European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 21, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7gm-Uaw pact too costly for Chrysler Highland Park Mich. Up a two top executives of Chrysler corp. Said wednesday that the no. 3 car maker cannot afford an a a outrageous labor agreement like the one tentatively reached earlier this week by general motors corp. And the United Auto workers. During a preview of Chrysler a 1991 models Chrysler motors chairman Bennett e. Bidwell and president Robert a. Lutz said the pact which the Law Hopes to use As a pattern for agreements at Chrysler and Ford motor co., is far too expensive. A we have made our position Clear. Pm May have deep pockets but we done to. We can to handle an outrageous pattern settlement a Bidwell said. A what troubles us is the notion that you can provide Job Security regardless of economic conditions a said Lutz. A that clearly gives us great  the three year pm Law agreement includes a $4 billion income Security provision that essentially preserves paychecks not positions should pm reduce its work Force. The pact allows pm to shrink its work Force by 1993 if needed a but not without an extremely expensive a Golden handshake package containing generous Layoff benefits and buyout deals that could be an incentive for pm to keep its people working. The pact overwhelmingly approved by the a awl Sam bargaining Council on tuesday and headed for a ratification vote in about two weeks also provides retirees with generous pension improvements a something that could Hurt Chrysler because it has the oldest work Force in the Industry. Sean Mcalinden a labor economist at the University of Michigan a office of the study of automotive transportation said there is a likelihood of a fall strike at Chrysler. A the Union will have to decide whether it can allow once again a second tier agreement As it did Chrysler motors chairman Bennett e. Bidwell poses near the new Dodge stealth it Turbo. A 10 years ago a said Mcalinden who predicted that such a pact would anger Chrysler workers into a walkout. Bidwell said Chrysler Hopes to increase its eroding share of the . Car Market from 8.9 percent to about 10.5 percent by years end while its share of the Light truck Market should jump from 14.2 percent to nearly 18 percent. He added that Chrysler s jeep line has been hit hard by competitive entries such As Fords explorer. A we Are not Happy about our current share picture a Bidwell said. Oregon congressman accused of using office for personal gain Salem Ore. Apr rep. Denny Smith r-Ore., was accused wednesday in an ethics complaint of using his office for personal gain in transactions involving savings and loan associations. Allegations that Smith violated ethics rules were filed by the House democratic Campaign committee which also contends that Smith broke House rules by using his congressional office and equipment in his re election Campaign. Smith said the charges amount to a dirty politics by his democratic challenger Mike Kopetski. A the is a politician behind in the polls and will now do anything to get Back in this race including using dirty political tricks to confuse the voters a Smith said. Kopetski said he Hopes the committee will investigate the charges a and make a judgment prior to the  the complaint says that according to fenced off Washington apr advocates for the City a homeless protested on wednesday the construction of an Iron Fence to prevent people from camping on a steam grate beside an Entrance to the Justice department. About a dozen protesters shouted a take Down the Fence and a a ainu to too late to save our grated outside the Entrance used by visitors to the office of attorney general Dick Thornburgh. A a it a just really Barbaric and stupid a said Carol Fennelly an advocate for the news accounts Smith a fervently lobbied the Federal Home loan Bank Board for a softening of its policies against directors of failed savings and loan institutions who had been responsible for their institutions  Smith was one of the directors of a failing Thrift american Federal savings and loan of Salem. Smith also is accused of seeking special treatment for Jimmie Taylor a defendant in a civil lawsuit against former directors and officers of state Federal savings and loan of Corvallis. Taylor made Large contributions to Smiths re election Campaign. The complaint also alleges that Federal savings and loan regulations appear to have been violated by a $229,500 Home mortgage loan Given to Smith by american Federal savings and loan while he was one of its directors. The institution waived a Standard homeless. A you done to find people freezing to death on heating  during the cold months a Small number of homeless people have camped atop the steam grate. Justice department Security chief d. Jerry Rubino said the Fence is being built As a Security precaution because the grate covers a steam Tunnel that leads to the Agency a Headquarters and other government buildings nearby. A the steam grate represented a Security vulnerability a Rubino said. He also said that homeless people Liv $5,000 loan fee without making a required prior disclosure to Federal regulators according to the complaint. The complaint also says that ethical questions arise involving Loans that Smith obtained from citizens savings and loan for a Salem Industrial Park partnership in which he was a co owner. The Thrift lost $1.4 million on the loan and eventually collapsed in 1987. The complaint also charges that Smith violated House rules by listing his congressional Telephone number on Campaign literature and by using material produced by his congressional staff in a Campaign mailing. The Campaign committee chairman rep. Beryl Anthony d-ark., said during a visit to Oregon last month that his committee probably  file a complaint because it would seem to be political opportunism. Ing on the grate a posed health problems for maintenance  Rubino noted that the general services administration has installed alarms on the steam grate to notify Security officers of any intrusion. The Fence topped with Sharp spikes is nearly Complete except for a Gate which Fennelly said was taken away wednesday by a group of people who loaded it into the Back of a truck. Rubino said he did no to know what happened to the Gate but that it Wasny to taken away by , 2, mauled by rottweilers Pittsburgh up a a Butler county toddler dragged from a porch and mauled by six Rottweiler dogs was in critical condition wednesday at Allegheny general Hospital in Pittsburgh after 12 v2 hours of surgery. A Hospital spokeswoman said 2-year-old Steven Selfridge of Saxonburg suffered multiple severe injuries in the attack and physicians Are concerned about battling infection. The boy survived the attack partly because of Quick thinking by his 11-year-old aunt Jamie Ross who frantically tried to Stop the pack of dogs by spreading her body across her unconscious Nephew then ran into the House and called 911 for help. A a she a the hero Here Quot said paramedic Chris Jones of Butler ambulance service the first rescuer on the scene. Jones stopped the attack by blasting the dogs with a Carbon dioxide fire extinguisher. The girl was treated at Butler memorial Hospital for a fractured wrist cuts and bruises. Authorities said the two children were unattended at the Home of Stevens grandmother when the attack occurred. Their mothers were visiting the grandmother who was hospitalized after a heart attack. The dogs owned by an aunt of the victim and being cared for by the grandmother were placed under a 15-Day quarantine and will be transferred to an animal control shelter police chief Gary Garman said. Steam grate criticized