European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes sunday May 13, 1990nicaragua May fire striking workers Managua Nicaragua apr the government threatened saturday to fire about 60,000 Public employees who held sit in strikes to demand that their wages be doubled and that a Law protecting labor rights be restored. Meanwhile. President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro ordered a sweeping review of property seizures during 10 years of Sandim Sta Rule. About 2,000 Public workers shouting a Power to the people Quot broke through a cordon of 100 policemen late Friday and took Over a Pla a outside the presidential offices. A workers on strike should return to their jobs Quot said Guibor minister Francisco Rosales. A otherwise we will declare the strike illegal and apply the labor Law and those who do not show up will be  government officials refused to meet with Union representatives. The workers then asked for a meeting monday and sowed to continue the strike. Rosales speaking Friday at a news conference with Chamorro said the government would negotiate wage increases but not under pressure. Government employees rejected a 60 percent pay increase Chamorro had ordered earlier saying it did not keep up with the Steep Price increases. In the latest round of Price hikes the government last week doubled water rates tripled electricity rates and raised the fees for Telephone services by 1,300 percent. The Public transportation subsidy was removed. The Cordoba Nicaragua a currency was devalued for the fourth time in less than a month. 1 he devaluations make imports More expensive and encourage exports by making them cheaper. The moves have sent consumer prices soaring. T he civil service Law suspended by Chamorro. Protects employees from being fired nicaraguan president Violeta Chamorro announces Friday in Managua she will review Laws imposed by the sandinista regime. A and Grants them the right to strike and bargain collectively. Rosales has said that it a ties the hands of the new  the Union called the general confederation of Public administration workers maintains that the president does not have the authority to change Laws while the National Assembly is in session. A the strike is the Only instrument the workers have to preserve their rights a said Jose Angel Bermudez Secretary general of the federation. Chamorro told the news conference Friday Quot we have inherited a country that was virtually sacked and in Complete bankruptcy and it is our responsibility to get it going  she announced her government would review All Laws passed by the leftist Sand nistas in their last two months in office. Chamorro took Power on april 25. At the time the sandinista had control of the National Assembly but Chamorro s 14-party United National opposition took a majority in the parliament with its Victory in the feb. 25 elections. Chamorro said All property seizures implemented by the sandinista will be reviewed. During their Rule the sandinista confiscated some private businesses and turned them into state enterprises. The president said Spring planting would Start this month and she ordered that All agricultural and pasture land be opened provisionally to rental to revive farm production. Romanians protesting the interim government demonstrate Friday in Bucharest for the 20th straight Day. Major romanian party protests attacks on opposition leaders re in u a d tron i a big Harest Romania apr the National i peasant i arty one of three leading parties on Friday pulled out of romanians makeshift parliament to protest recent attacks on opposition leaders. The walkout symbolized the tension ahead of Romania s first free elections in More than 50 years on May 20 anti government protesters seeking the resignation of former communists including interim president Ion Iliescu demonstrated for the 20th straight Day in downtown Bucharest while about 5,000 government supporters rallied half a mile away. 6ove��ent on thursday the United states announced that it was recalling its ambassador because of concerns that the elections will not be wholly free and fair. Ion Diaconescu vice president of the peasant party announced to a session of the provisional Council of National Unity the interim parliament that his group was pulling out its three deputies. Two other deputies joined the peasant party in the sit a i a. A pro no cd by opposition accusations that the National salvation front is behind recent attacks on its opponents and is using its dominant position in politics to manipulate state funds and the Media. In an afternoon session. Parliament abrogated a 1978 decree that placed the state radio and television under government control. The decision was requested by the opposition who consistently have claimed that the government dominated by the National salvation front has interfered with Independent broadcasting. Until the elections radio and television will be Suh Jet to control by the provisional parliament ote 9asa�?~ t party was one of romanians main political parties before world War ii. It claims to have attracted some 600,000 members since communist a i to december Quot Quot a used by popular on wednesday Ion Ratiu the peasants candidate for president in the May 20 elections joined wham other opposition Leader Radu Campeanu of the a  0frcrin8 ,0 withdraw from world today Swiss to vote on plan limiting Alpine traffic Bern Switzerland apr a proposal demanding tight restrictions on trans european traffic through the Alps has gained enough support to Force a National referendum on the Issue an environmentalist said Friday. Reto Gamma one of the sponsors of the Alps initiative a said a petition signed by 110,000 people had been delivered to the government. Under Swiss Law 100,000 signatures Are enough to prompt a National vote on amending the Constitution. Under the proposal trans european trucks would be loaded on to trains at the Swiss Border for transportation through the Alps by rail. If approved at the polls the proposal would also prevent the construction of new transit highways through the Alps. Gamma told a press conference that last year More than 2,000 trucks passed each Day through Gotthard Tunnel a one of the main routes linking Northern and Southern  maker launches plan to test for aids virus los Angeles times san Francisco a against a backdrop of scepticism. Burroughs wellcome the maker of the antiviral drug at is launching an initiative in the 25 cities with the highest rates of his infection to persuade people who might be infected with the t u aus nov rus tested voluntarily. The research Triangle Park n.c., pharmaceutical company told the los Angeles times on runday that it is instituting the program because hundreds of thousands of infected but asymptomatic americans who might Benefit from at apy Are unaware they Are infected. The drug company which has responded to Sharp Cut scism of a to a High Cost with two Price cuts of 20 percent each said that it will conduct the outreach program through local aids serv a7-Rr�Anizat,0ns an it Community based groups. At now costs about $3,000 a year at the dose currently advised by Public health officials