European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes sunday september 16,1990 new York Post columnists Cindy and Joey Adams join the newsroom Friday night in celebrating a temporary reprieve for the 189-year-old newspaper which will close unless unions agree to major  York Post a ainu to Over yet As All but one Union agree to cuts new York apr the new York Post screamed the Good news. A a ainu to Over yet read the front Page in what could have been the final edition of the nations oldest continuously published daily. The Post got a temporary reprieve Friday night when All but one Union agreed to $19 million in concessions after More than 12 hours of negotiations. The ultimate Fate of the 189-year-old newspaper depends on a vote monday by members of the newspaper Guild. Its negotiating committee voted 7-3 against the settlement agreed to by bar gainers for 10 other unions. A if the Choice is death or three Days to live ill take three Days a said Jerry Nachman the newspapers editor. Publisher Peter Kalikow is demanding massive concessions to make the tabloid break even. The newspaper is losing about $27 million a year. The More than 850 Post workers represented by the 10 unions must ratify the agreement. The Guild represents 352 reporters and the advertising staff. A cheer went up in the newsroom when Kalikow announced in a televised news conference that the newspaper had at least another three Days. Eric Breindel editorial Page editor said Kalikow had written two columns for saturdays newspaper one celebrating its survival one lamenting its demise. On Friday some Post reporters worked on a live Post issues while others worked on a dead Post issues. Money troubles Are not new to the Post founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton. In 1939, heiress Dorothy Schiff bought the Post and made it one of the nations most Liberal newspapers. But the Post also became known for making do with a Small staff and old equipment. In 1976, Schiff sold the newspaper to australian Media Baron Rupert Murdoch for $31 million. At the time the newspaper was losing $500,000 annually. Under Murdoch the Post went conservative editorially and began running sexy pictures racy headlines a including the famous a headless body in topless bar a and a steady diet of crime stories. Murdoch said the newspaper lost $150 million before he sold it in 1988 for $37 million to Kalikow a real estate Developer who also acquired the newspapers valuable waterfront land in lower Manhattan. The Post said saturday that Kalikow is demanding that the Drivers Union give up 100 of 263 jobs the 70 printers Cut their workweek to four Days and the 17 paper handlers give up five jobs. The Guild was asked to give up 43 jobs and to agree to a four Day workweek for four Days pay. A i feel optimistic that when the members see it they will approve it a said Kalikow. A if they turn it Down the paper will Stop publishing  the daily news which also is losing Money and is in the midst of a labor conflict has demanded that any concessions the unions give the Post must be extended to the news under a me too contract clauses. The new York times said it would seek Union concessions related to the same economic conditions that have affected the Post and news and led to declines in and revenues. Stateside retailer helping troops Send video letter Home Chicago apr american troops in the Middle East will soon be Able to Send Home a video from the front. More than $2 million of video equipment is being donated and shipped overseas so military men and women will be Able to tape personal messages. The a better than a letter program was initiated by Montgomery Ward amp co., with help from its vendors and world Uso a non profit organization serving More than 5 million american military families worldwide. The donation includes about 450 video cameras 350 televisions 370 videocassette recorders 250,000 video tapes and video mailing materials. Families without a Var can arrange a private viewing at a local Montgomery Ward  Dallas police chief pleads innocent to perjury Dallas apr ousted Dallas police chief Mack vines entered an innocent plea to a perjury charge Friday telling reporters he was taken Aback by his abrupt firing after his indictment last week. A i Felt that we were going along Well and mending Bridges and building new Bridges a vines said before his arraignment in Dallas county criminal court  fact is in a not  vines who was fired two hours after he was indicted wednesday was released on his own recognizance and faces a pretrial hearing sept. 28. State District court judge Joe Kendall said he would probably move the trial out of Dallas. A frankly chief i done to believe that you can get a fair trial in this town a Kendall said adding that he does no to usually move a trial on his own but Felt obligated to because of extensive publicity Over the Case. The Misdemeanour charge alleges that vines lied to a panel investigating the firing of a police officer about a conversation he had with his assistant Greg Holliday on aug. 2. The police officer was fired after he shot an unarmed mexican National the dismissal was later ruled . Petersburg to Settle lawsuit by disabled fans St. Petersburg Fla. Apr City Council members unanimously agreed to Settle a lawsuit charging the City with discrimination against disabled people in building the Florida Sun coast dome under the settlement this week wheelchair seating would be dispersed throughout the stadium giving users the Opportunity to sit in different areas at different prices. The 43,000-seat stadium built As part of the City a efforts to lure a major league baseball franchise opened in february with 274 wheelchair spaces on the main concourse. The lawsuit demanded 440 spaces scattered across All Levels. The settlement provides for at least 308 spaces including spaces on All Levels. The agreement must be approved by the . District court and All plaintiffs involved but Lead plaintiff George Locascio expressed his satisfaction. A i think it was a Good settlement a Locascio said. Locascio and 13 other plaintiffs originally demanded changes that would have added $3 million to the Cost of the $138 million stadium. The structural changes required by the settlement will Cost $600,000 to $700,000. Samples taken from 2nd suspect in College slayings  Ada t a u 1-j j t a a Gainesville a. Apr i Vestiga t s took a body samples from a suspect in the slayings of five College students and considered searching an area frequented by another suspect in the Case. Searchers waded through Alligator infested swamps and scoured dense Woods Friday looking for body parts and other evidence near three complexes where the students bodies were found nearly three weeks ago. Authorities said they conducted the search because Edward Lewis Humphrey 18, frequented wooded areas. Rusty knives Metal paper products and clothing were among the items found in the search. Police it. Sadie Darnell said the objects must be Analysed to determine if they Are connected with the slaying of four women and one Man. Two of the women were mutilated and another was decapitated. Meanwhile Polk county authorities announced that the Florida department of Law enforcement had taken a body samples from Stephen Bates 30, a burglary suspect jailed in Bartow since aug. Investigators already have taken blood and hair samples from Humphrey at the Brevard county jail where he has been held since the aug. 30 beating of his grandmother. Humphrey also faces warrants in an aug. 25 assault on two male University of Florida students and an october 1988 armed burglary and attempted rape in in Dian River county. Bates and Humphrey Are the two suspects publicly identified by police. Six other people also Are considered suspects. Darnell said authorities May again search Sebastian Inlet state Park the area searched shortly after Humphreys arrest Humphrey a University of Florida freshman frequented the area. A we have a lot of information on or. Humphrey but we have not connected him to these murders a Darnell said