European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news update apology to Sullivan Washington apr rep. Pete Stark apologized to health and human services Secretary Louis Sullivan for calling him a a disgrace to his race last week spokesmen said tuesday. Neither Sullivan nor Stark a office would Rel Csc the text of the letter of apology. Stark a remark last week infuriated Sullivan the Only Black member of president Bush a Cabinet who called the statement a incomprehensibly offensive a Stark who said the intended target of his criticism was Bush administration policies he believes harm Blacks and the poor said on the House floor afterwards i blew  Star fined Paris apr a court wednesday fined film Star Gerard Depardieu 10,000 francs $1,800 and suspended his License for six months for driving while drunk and being involved in an Accident that injured two people. Depardieu who won the Best actor award at the Cannes film festival this year for his title role in a Cyrano de Bergerac a also was sentenced to a two month suspended prison sentence. Depardieu 41, was not present at the court in room. His lawyer. Serge Tillot said the actor a fully acknowledged his responsibility but Felt the proceedings would proceed More calmly if he was absent. Prosecutors said Depardieu a blood contained twice the Legal alcohol limit of 0.08 percent after the july 20 Accident. His car collided with another car on a country Road near Puy do dome slightly injuring the wife and daughter of the other Driver. The staffs and stripes Friday August 10,199010th weapons Convoy successfully completed Eckenbach West Germany a amps a army trucks on wednesday completed the 10th of an expected 30 convoys involved in the operation to remove . Chemical arms from West Germany. The Convoy which carried some of the 100,000 artillery shells being moved from Clausen army depot to a Railhead at Miclau travelled on autobahn 8 past Wei Brincken and ecu Skirchen to autobahn 6, and then East to the rail facility. Wednesday marked the first time that a Convoy had used that route said an army spokesman at the operations press Center at Eckenbach. Once the Road convoys Are Complete the weapons will be moved by rail to the North sea port of no Denham. From there they will travel by . Navy ship to a Pacific atoll for  identifies my found dead in room Augsburg West Germany a army officials on wednesday released the name of a 193rd my co Soldier who apparently killed herself. Spec. Sharon e. Wheeler 25, was found in her on Posi room monday morning. She is survived by her parents who Are natives of Barstow Calif Community spokeswoman 1st it. Sonja Smith said. A memorial service is planned for 2 . Aug. 14 at the Sheridan Cavern Chapel. No other information was available. The death is under investigation Smith  at 2 . Bases Athens Greece apr greek employees at two . Military bases scheduled for closure began a 48-hour strike wednesday to protest their impending dismissal. The president of the employees Union said that mass dismissals would begin on aug. 10 before the closure of the Nea Makri naval communications station later this month and Hill Nikon a Early next year. Both bases Are near Athens. V the Union said in a statement that the two bases had been crippled by the strike. A and this has created tension on the part of the americans with regard to their state of Alert because of events in the persion Gulf. It is Worth noting that two military transport planes were prevented from taking off because of the strike a it claimed. Union president Giorgos Alexandrou said the 1,000 greek employees at the two bases were crucial to their functioning As they were employed in every sector. Employees want to be relocated to other spheres in the greek civil service and claim that the United states refuses to pay them 1.5 billion drachmas $10 million they say it owes them in Back wages and 4 billion drachmas $26 million in unpaid social Security contributions. A we were paid less than we should have been getting said Alexandrou a and some employees were not covered by social Security. Greeks working at the two american bases Are officially employed by the greek air Force. Quot but the american government gives the Money to the greek air Force general staff to pay us Quot said  a a i the United states has had four major bases in Greece under a defense relationship it began with the nato ally in 1953. Earlier this year the United states announced unilaterally that the bases at Helle Nikon and Nea Makri would be closed As part of a worldwide Cost cutting plan. An eight year defense agreement signed Between Greece and the United states last month limits the . Military presence to an air Force communications monitoring station near Iraklion and a naval Supply base at Souda Bay both on the Southern Island of Crete. Those two bases employ about 430 greek employees and about 1,500 american servicemen and their dependents employees at the bases in Crete have formed their own Union and Are not on strike Alexandrou said. Fire destroys military Bowling Center bad Kissinger West Germany a amps a the Daley Barracks Bowling Center was destroyed late tuesday in a Blaze that engaged hundreds of firefighters for 10 hours a Community spokeswoman said. There were no injuries. The fire which caused an estimated $1.5 million damage was the second Blaze at the Bowling facility tuesday night. The first occurred about 5 . When a deep Fryer in the Kitchen caught fire. Firefighters extinguished that Blaze and the Bowling Center and its Kitchen reopened about 6 30 . However about 30 people were evacuated about 9 ., when someone noticed smoke coming from the ceiling the spokeswoman said. About 300 firefight ers were called in to Battle the second Blaze which was brought under control about i . Wednesday. Repeated flare  however kept firefighters at the scene until about 7 . V the Cavern a a gymnasium adjoining the Bowling Center suffered water damage the spokeswoman said. Both fires Are under investigation she said. Anti War protester who lost legs settles suit san Francisco apr an Antiwar demonstrator whose legs were severed by a Navy munitions train has agreed to Settle his lawsuit against the government and the train Crew for $920,000, his lawyer says. The settlement is subject to approval by the Justice department said attorney Thomas steel. Brian Willson 49, sued for personal injuries and civil rights violations after his legs were Cut off below the knee As he sat on the tracks outside the Concord naval weapons station in 1987. He and others were protesting against . Weapons shipments to Central America. A i Hope this settlement at least Means that the government can to use lethal Force to Stop demonstrators a Willson said in wednesday s san Francisco chronicle. Lawyers for the defendants a the . Government the three member train Crew and two supervisors at the Concord base a agreed to the settlement steel said. The lawsuit had been set for trial sept. 10 in Federal court. Steel said that under the agreement none of the defendants admitted any wrongdoing. Assistant . Attorney John Penrose who represented the government said lie was barred by a confidentiality order from commenting on the settlement. German elections move closer to reality East Berlin apr East German lawmakers voted wednesday to merge with West Germany in two months setting the stage for a showdown in West Germany a parliament Over when the historic unification should take place. Under the proposal the first United German elections in almost 60 years would be held oct. 14, formal Unity would take place either immediately before or after the balloting. The West German parliament must approve the constitutional changes needed to allow elections to take place so quickly. Opposition social democrats in West Ger Many have vowed to Block those changes which require a two thirds majority in the lower House of parliament the bundestag. The Christian democrats of East German prime minister Lothar de Maiziere and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl want unification and United German elections on oct. 14. Social democrats the second largest parties in both nations want unification alone on sept. 15 and elections on dec. 2. Kohl needs the approval of the social democrats to shorten the constitutional timetable for holding elections. Earlier wednesday East German Law makers voted overwhelmingly for a proposal that the merger Only take place after major International and Domestic questions on Unity Are resolved. That vote blocked an attempt by a Small conservative party to seek an instant merger so West Germany could assume responsibility for East Germany a weak Economy. Lawmakers then voted 187-148 to hold elections on oct. 14, along with formal German Unity. There were it abstentions. Oct. 14 is also the Date that East Germany will hold elections for the state governments it will create to match West Germany a Federal system. Turkey from Page 1 ing stores shopper pcs dining facilities and stars and stapes bookstores. The Union and the contractor Vinnell Brown amp Root broke off talks this week after negotiators presented a new pay proposal said capt. Marcella Adams a spokeswoman for Ankara air station. The new wage offer includes a 60 percent pay increase during the first year of the contract for employees hired before oct. 1, 1984, newer employees were offered an hourly increase of 400 turkish Liras or about 15 cents. Union representatives want to Complete All administrative negotiations before discussing wage issues Adams said. The administrative issues include turks working overtime and being shifted to new work areas. Adams said they Are expected to meet again on monday. During the strike base officials Are helping families Cope with the lost services by preparing pamphlets offering local shopping and dining alternatives and by providing translators who can give tips for shopping on the Economy. Clinics also Are Selling limited supplies of baby formula and diapers at Izmir air station said base spokesman capt. Bryan Holt. The family support Center also is giving information to assist people in finding shopping centers and restaurants on the local Economy. Holt said the Community has initiated an a adopt a family program that expands the roles of sponsors. A the Community is pulling together to get through the strike a Holt said. A fam Dies have opened their Homes to incoming and outgoing families for dinner and  at Ankara air station the strike closed the base dining facility and gave a taste of reality to a Field feeding exercise which had been in the works for four months. Quot what we have is a miniature deployment Quot within the base itself said capt. Wade o Neil who holds a dual role As the base services and staff officer and the 7217th air base group Section commander. About 20 volunteers constructed the Field Kitchen which serves hot meals at breakfast and dinner to about 80 customers a Day. The facility is open to people who normally go to the dining facility of Neil said. Airman 1st class Brian Williams who works at the base military personnel office enjoyed a dinner of Steak and potatoes tuesday night. A the food is real tasty a Williams said. A a it a a lot better than what i expected from a Field  Williams did offer one suggestion a they do need to work on the potatoes a Little