European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a the stars and Stripe housing from Page 1 mane vering. Bui the exception Only covers cases in which an employee is transferred from an official stateside station to a foreign location and retains Possession of a stateside residence on the expectation that the government will reassign him to the same stateside station some time in the future. If the government decides to reassign the employee to some other stateside location upon his or her return from overseas the employee can be reimbursed for expenses related to the Sale of a residence or termination of a rental lease at the original stateside station. The worker can also recoup some expenses involved in purchasing a residence at the new stateside station. But that wont help the thousands of overseas workers who Are expected to be sent Home in the next few years. Putnam said corps of Engineer employees could approach the comptroller general about handling special claims on their behalf but those claims must be approved by Congress. Quot the office of management and budget probably  like it but i think we would probably favor handling that kind of action a Putnam said. A a it a a bad situation and people stand to lose a lot of  but even if the comptroller general made such a claim and Congress granted approval it would Only apply to that particular group of employees named in the request. Anyone else who found themselves in similar circumstances in the future would be out of Luck Putnam said. A a what a really needed is a change in the Law a he said. Many past rulings left employees paying Bill Washington a most of the cases ruled on by the . Comptroller general in the last decade or so have a familiar ring to them the employee ended up footing the Bill. Here a a Quick look at four losing cases and the one that led to the 1987 exception. In 1978, w. Lane Abbott an Interior department employee was transferred from his duty station in the Canadian province of Ontario to Denver. He had to terminate Nis apartment lease and pay a penalty fee of $139. The comptroller general turned Down his claim because his old duty station was in Canada. An october 1980 ruling involved Thomas Shaver a defense department employee who was transferred from Frankfurt West Germany to fort Meade my. He had to forfeit a $604 Security Deposit to his German landlord. His claim was denied because his old duty station was in West Germany. A March 1986 ruling involved Daniel Grover a . Customs service employee who was transferred from Montreal to St. Louis. He claimed $2,731 in expenses related to breaking a lease in Canada and purchasing a Home in St. Louis. His claim was denied because his old duty station was in Canada. An August 1986 ruling involved a reduction in Force. Fred Newhouse another customs service employee was transferred to Vancouver Canada after his position in Arkansas was abolished. He claimed $5,077 in expenses related to the Sale of his House in Arkansas. The claim was denied because his new duty station was in Canada. The March 1980 ruling that became the basis for the 1987 limited exception involved 50 corps of Engineer employees who had been transferred from various stateside locations to Livorno Italy and subsequently reassigned in Masse to Berryville a. The employees claimed collective expenses approaching $100,000. The comptroller Genera denied the claim but shortly afterwards began the Effort to petition Congress for an amendment to the 1966 Law. The Effort took seven years but it succeeded Chuck Inch wednesday september26,1990 Romania offers Allied Gulf troops free use of resorts Bucharest Romania a the United states is considering a romanian offer to put up thousands of . And other troops on their Way to Ana from the arabian Peninsula in luxury resorts free of charge officials said tuesday. The offer would be Good through the Winter and extend to British and Canadian troops As Well economics minister Eugen i Amarescu said. Romania would become the first member of the crumbling soviet led Warsaw pact to permit  and other nato troops on its territory if the offer is accepted. The romanian proposal was revealed two Days before the departure of president Ion Iliescu on an unofficial visit to the United states where he is to address the . General Assembly on oct. 3. Iliescu who took Power during the december revolution that ousted Nicolae Ceausescu a communist dictatorship and won popular elections in May is seeking to repair his image in the United states. A minister under Ceausescu 20 years ago Iliescu is accused by critics Here of still harbouring communist attitudes accusations he strongly denies. His governments image suffered badly in june. Six people were killed in violence following brutal police suppression of a 53-Day anti government rally and miners answering an Iliescu Appeal for help in putting Down Street opposition terrorized the capital Tor two Days. The official speaking on condition of anonymity said romanian officials contacted the embassy last week and offered the Quot facilities for american troops both in the mountains and on the Black sea coast on favourable  Soldier 20, killed when hit by freight train Ebersbach West Germany a a 20-year-old Soldier was struck and killed by a freight train while he crossed the tracks at the Ebersbach train station a 2nd army Cav regt spokesman said tuesday. The victim and two other soldiers from the regiment were taking a shortcut across the tracks instead of using the pedestrian underpass when the Accident occurred about 5 47 . The three soldiers were on their Way to catch a train Back to Warner Barracks in Bamberg. There was no indication of alcohol use by the Soldier the spokesman said. The Many a name is being withheld until family members Are notified. News briefs2 nato military leaders Pla n visit to Moscow Brussels Belgium a amps two of natos top military commanders will visit Moscow in mid november a spokesman at the alliances military Headquarters said tuesday. . Army Gen John r. Galvin natos top european commander and Gen. Vileik Eide of Norway the chairman of natos military committee recently accepted an invitation from soviet defense minister Dmitri Yazoo the spokesman said. It will be the first time that natos top military officials have visited the soviet Union. Nato Secretary general Manfred Womer went to the s Oviet Union in july. The Western Alliance proposed the visits during its London Summit in july As a part of a series of military contacts Between nato and the soviet Union and other Eastern european capitals. Most details of the visit remain to be worked out including the time of departure length of the visit and its  freeze on hiring extended until dec. 31 Washington a amps a a defense department freeze on civilian hiring that was due to end sunday has been extended through dec. 31, officials said tuesday. A it is a Basic prohibition on the hiring of civilian personnel a Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. Officials have authorized several exceptions to the freeze a to meet urgent requirements since defense Secretary Dick Cheney announced it Jan. 11, Williams said. The exemptions have included employees in medical safety and Security Fields teachers in the overseas military school system non appropriated fund workers and child care and commissary employees. In april Pentagon officials also relaxed a restriction on internal transfers for civilian employees that was part of the origin Al freeze. Since january the departments civilian work Force has dropped by about 26,000 people slightly More than 2 percent of the total of 1.1 million employees. Officials could not estimate How much Money the freeze has saved. Cheney took the action partly in response to recommendations contained in last years defense management review which looked at ways to streamline Pentagon  from Page 1 refugees fleeing Iraq and Kuwait and make them productive workers in their own countries. A superpower rivalry has dissipated but the Gulf crisis poses an obvious threat to world peace a Conable said in a text for delivery to the firs Public session of the International monetary funds annual meetings. Finance officials from 152 member nations and the soviet Union Are attending the meetings. Bush planned to discuss a Burden sharing for the .-led military deployment later tuesday before the if. American allies have pledged at least $20 billion to the Effort. Bush also was planning to meet with turkish prime minister Turgut Ozal. A ranking . Official said the president had no plan to offer him any increase in direct . Assistance. Turkey agreed soon after iraqis aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait to shut Down a pipeline carrying iraqi Oil across its territory a even though the decision posed a big economic hardship. The United states is depending on other nations to help compensate Turkey for lost Revenue which the turkish government has estimated at about $4 billion a year. On monday France Iran Brazil Argentina Poland and Indonesia condemned Iraq and demanded an immediate pullout from Kuwait Shevardnadze was to preside tuesday evening Over a special session of up to 12 of the Security Council nations15 foreign ministers. The session is expected to end with passage of a Resolution extending to air corridors the .-ordered embargo on Trade with Iraq and occupied  from Pago 1 under tables at the after school hangout authorities said. Several children were among the hostages la Verne police it. Jim Crawford said. The gunman had fled to the Mcdonald a from a Holdup at a nearby clothing store and took the hostages about 5 30 . Monday. A second participant in the earlier robbery was arrested outside the Mcdonald Sas the standoff began authorities said. Six hours later swat officers rescued 12 hostages from the restaurant basement authorities said. Shortly after Midnight they said Quot Flash bang grenades intended to disorient with a burst of Light and noise were used to divert the gunman. Then a Deputy seized him and rescued the last eight hostages. A they were Able to get inside without being detected Quot sheriffs Deputy Bill Wehner said. A a Deputy leaped Over the counter and took the suspect into  some of the freed hostages and onlookers broke into applause As authorities took Girard to a command Post. The freed hostages were escorted to nearby lutheran High school where Deputy Dick Dinsmoor said they would get a Chance to talk to a psychologist. The children were Given Teddy bears be said. The sheriffs department revised the number of hostages inside the restaurant several times before finally settling on 20, said sheriffs Deputy Roger Horn. Girard 32, and his alleged accomplice Frank m. Teresi 38, of Anaheim were booked for investigation of armed robbery and false imprisonment Horn said. Girard was treated at Pomona Valley Hospital for slight facial injuries he suffered while being arrested Horn said. A .38-caliber revolver was recovered in Side the restaurant said police sgt. John Ortega. It was earlier believed two gunmen were inside the restaurant authorities said. Negotiators had struggled to reach the gunman by Telephone but never made Contact to learn whether he had any demands. The sheriffs 18-member special enforcement team had been called in to negotiate for the hostages release. Dozens of police officers surrounded the restaurant. La Verne is about 25 Miles Northeast of los Angeles. Mironas said he communicated with the 12 people in the basement with a Headset used by workers at the drive up window