European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                J the stars and stripes Page 9 courier suit Miami apr Contra courier Eugene Hasenfus who was jailed in Nicaragua while the . Govern ment disavowed knowledge of a Clandestine rebel Supply network is due no damages because he knew the risks involved a jury decided. The Federal court jury on monday denied damages for Hasenfus his wife and the family of Pilot Wallace Sawyer jr., who was killed when sandinista troops shot Down their Supply plane in 1986. Jurors agreed Hasenfus and Sawyer were working for Miami based Southern air transport and had been hired by retired air Force maj. Gen. Richard Secord but Rule Tihe men were Independent contractors Well aware of the risks in the Supply Effort. Hasenfus his wife and Sawyers family sought to recoup lost wages and other damages resulting trom the crash in a civil lawsuit against Southern air transport and Secord who helped Supply the Contra rebels. Hasenfus of Marinette wis., was dejected after the decision. Quot in be had so much taken from me already a he said. A this is a  Hasenfus sought $57,000 in Back pay and his wife. Sally sought $66,000 reimbursement for Legal expenses involved in extricating her husband from the nicaraguan jail where he was held for three months after the crash. Mrs. Hasenfus said state department officials had assured her that they would help pay for her husband s Legal expenses while he was in jail in Nicaragua. But Hascon fuse attorneys were unable to link Secord and Southern air transport to those state department officials explained one  names pm target for talks on new contract Detroit apr the United Auto workers on tuesday picked the biggest of the big three automakers As its target company in contract negotiations covering 450,000 Active hourly Auto workers Law sources speaking on condition of anonymity said general motors corp., which employs 300,000 of the Active hourly workers affected by the three National contracts would be the target company. Talks at Ford motor co. And Chrysler corp. Will be put on hold while the Law tries to work out a three year agreement with pm that then would be used As a pattern for talks at Ford and Chrysler. The target was picked with Only two weeks to go before National contracts Between the Union and the automakers expire putting pressure on negotiators to reach an agreement quickly to avoid laying the groundwork for a possible strike. The contracts cover issues common to All unionized autoworkers such As wages and benefits. Local contracts Many of which Are being negotiated cover issues such As local work rules and seniority rights. Chief negotiators for each company have said they want to be the National bargaining target because it gives the automaker a Chance to negotiate a agreement tailored to its needs. Pm and Ford negotiated their current agreements with the Law in 1987, when Ford was chosen As a target. Chrysler a current contract was negotiated in 1988. In 1984, pm and Ford were selected As dual targets. In the last week of bargaining the Law decided to focus on pm. The Union hit pm with a seven Day strike that shut Down All of its Assembly plants and other factories. Speculation about which company would be the unions target this year has been going on since talks began in mid july. Observers gave Little Chance of Chrysler being chosen As the target because of its relatively weak financial condition. In fact one of the biggest questions is whether Chrysler would remain part of the bargaining pattern the Law fought to re establish this year. The last time the three contracts had a common expiration Date was 11 years ago. Chrysler broke from the pattern in the Early 1980s, when Union members accepted concessions to help the strapped automaker survive a near Brush with bankruptcy. Quot if they could have proved the state department employees were agents of Secord and Southern air. We would have Given them Money a juror Lvis Charbo Nic said. A we did feel there was a secret operation a said juror Wade Harris. A a we tried very Bard to live by the evidence that they gave us but there was t any proof of any Oral  Hasenfus had claimed in the lawsuit against Secord and Southern air that they controlled the illegal network and were responsible for damages suffered As a result of the plane crash in Nicaragua. Attorneys for the defendants argued that Hasenfus and Sawyer knew the risks of the operation but were acting on their own and were owed no special responsibility by the defendants. A we do intend to Appeal if we can raise the funds a said Brian strange an attorney for Hasenfus. A defense attorney said Secord was overseas and unavailable for comment. Secord is currently on probation after a pleading guilty to charges of lying to Congress about the Iran Contra affair. Before deliberations began last week . District judge c. Clyde Atkins ruled in favor of Secord and Southern air that the jury should Only consider claims for Back Salai for Hasenfus and death benefits for Sawyers wife in Magnolia Ark. The plaintiffs had sought payment for Legal Bills lost income mental stress and other damages but were unable to prove their claims of corporate a and . Government a responsibility for their actions. A they removed their fingerprints quite Well from everything a a shaken Hasenfus said afterwards. A we won a War Here but we lost a Battle in a  Eugene Hasenfus leaves Federal court monday in Miami after his lawsuit for damages was denied. Push to promote in cities across Beaverton Ore. Up a the civil rights group operation push planned to distribute fliers in at least 12 cities this week urging Consumers to Boycott products made by the athletic shoe manufacturer Nike. Victoria Holland a push spokeswoman said monday that supporters planned to distribute the fliers As part of a Boycott against the Oregon company to protest its minority hiring practices. Push has called on Nike to hire More Blacks and increase business with Black owned companies. Nike officials have defended their record of minority hiring saying that the push Campaign began shortly after the groups Magazine ran an advertisement for Reebok a competing shoe company. Flier distribution was originally planned for stores in Portland Seattle Louisville by. Dallas Houston Cleveland Memphis Tenn. Atlanta Miami and Columbus Ohio Holland said. She said that new York and Detroit had since been added to the list and that More cities were also targeted. Holland said the fliers urge people to Boycott Nike products but not to deter stores from Selling the products. A we want it to be very Clear that the object is Nike a she said. Nike spokeswoman Liz Dolan said monday that none of the company a retailers in the original list of cities had reported pickets outside their stores. Dolan questioned whether push has enough support in Oregon to stage an effective protest on Nike s Home turf. Last monday push officials showed up unannounced to demonstrate in front of Nike s Beaverton Headquarters. Push officials led by the groups executive director the Rev. Tyrone Crider had hoped to meet with Nike executives that Day. But the demonstrators were greeted by Only a Security guard. The two sides met Friday in the nations capital at the suggestion of Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson but nothing was resolved. The Boycott has had Little or no effect on Nike a sales Dolan said adding that sales have been particularly Good in Chicago where push has its Headquarters. A they be push officials said they re going to do a lot of things but we be yet to see them do any of them a Dolan said. Nonetheless Nike a Stock has fallen recently. After hitting an All time High of More than $80 a share earlier this year the Stock closed at $61.50 Friday on the new York Stock Exchange. During one two Day stretch last week the Price dropped More than $10. Dolan attributed the slump to profit taking and a general downturn in the Market. A we have a shareholders meeting coming up sept. 17, where orders for the next six months will be announced a Dolan said. A a we la know then if the Boycott has had any  workers at pushes Chicago Headquarters now answer the Telephone a operation push say no to  israeli officers face trials in bribery scam Jerusalem apr some top ranking officers will be tried for receiving bribes from reservists trying to evade their Annua army duty or service in the occupied territories Israel radio reported monday. An army spokesman confirmed trials were planned but said he could not elaborate since military police were still investigating the affair. During the 32-month-old palestinian uprising a lieutenant and a major have been convicted of helping reservists avoid duty. But a trial of High ranking officers would Likely produce a Shock in a nation where the military remains highly respected. The radio report said investigators have questioned the chief of the artillery corps Brig. Gen. Doron car Miel As Well As the former artillery chief Brig. Gen. Shmuel Reshey. The report did not say whether the two would be charged. The investigation was sparked by complaints from regular soldiers in the artillery the radio said. It quoted them As saying they were forced to serve in the occupied Gaza strip while reservists were in comfortable rear Echelon Headquarters. All israeli males serve in the military from the Ages of 18 to 21. They then do 45 Days of Reserve duly a year until they Are 55. Reserve duty has been difficult during the uprising since reservists have borne the Brunt of suppressing the revolt. The radio said the present inquiry unearthed a string of similar incidents involving businessmen journalists and restaurant owners who allegedly bribed officers to release them from Reserve duty or to arrange an easy posting. It said some of the Reserve soldiers donated Money to the artillery corps Treasury for entertainment events in return for preferable treatment during their Reserve duty