European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a the stars and stripes news briefs enter cancels contest for Saddam look alikes Furth Germany a amps a the Darby recreation Center has cancelled its Saddam Hussein look alike contest because it  find anyone who really looked like him. A a it a not like they had to have a Mustache and actually look like him a said recreation Center manager Laura Koene. A we just thought they could get dressed in Robes and stuff. But nobody wanted to get dressed  Koene said she had spent weeks asking club regulars if they would participate in the Competition touted in earlier promotions. But she said that they just laughed at the idea of posing As the iraqi Leader whose aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait spurred the massive . Military deployment to the persian Gulf. The Competition was to be held As part of an a arabian nights program which also encouraged people to dress As sheiks and harem girls. The rest of the scheduled activities will go on As planned thursday evening at the posts 49er club. They include an arabic customs trivia contest and a Midnight performance by a belly dancer. A Saddam Dart tournament will continue throughout the evening. A a we la use his face As a target and try to hit him Between the eyes a Koene said. The prize is something that the desert shield troops would love to have a free drink.f-15 crashes in med but Pilot ejects safely Pitburg a Germany a amps a an air Force Pilot ejected safely wednesday As his f-15 fighter crashed in the Mediterranean sea about 30 Miles from Decimo Mannu a Sardinia. Maj. Bob Siegrist is assigned to the 525th tac fighter so at Pitburg a. He was on a noon training Mission when the Accident took place said tech. Sgt. Joel Ragan a Pitburg a spokesman. Siegrist was picked up by an italian sea air Rescue helicopter and taken to an italian Hospital near Decimo Mannu. Ragan said the Pilot appeared to be in Good condition. No efforts Are being made to recover the plane. Personnel from Pitburg a deployed to Decimo Mannu on sept. 27 for training. They Are to return in mid november Ragan said. A Board of officers will investigate the  corps releases name of sergeant found dead Hohenfels Germany a v corps has released the name of a Soldier who died monday at the Hohenfels training area. Sgt. Robert h. Callahan a training no with the 130th engr brigade in Esch bom Germany was pronounced dead monday morning after he was found at the base of a Cliff near his bivouac site. The 28-year-old was a native of St. Paul Minn. He is survived by his Mother Joycelyn p. Callahan also of St. Paul and his father Charles j. Callahan of St. Charles Minn. An investigation into the cause of death is being conducted by military officials. A corps spokesman would not answer questions about the circumstances of the death saying investigators have not officially released information on the  in Darmstadt crushed to death by truck Darmstadt Germany a amps a a Darmstadt Soldier was crushed to death tuesday afternoon when a 2v�-ton truck rolled into him As he worked on another vehicle in the Kelley Barracks motor Pool. A v corps spokesman said the Soldier was a Mechanic assigned to the 130th engr brigade in Darmstadt. His name is being withheld until his family in the United states is notified. The spokesman said military officials Are investigating the cause of the Accident. Thursday october 25,1990 dispute Over compensation test of Friendship Union says by de Reavis staff writer a German Union says its dispute with the . Military Over compensation for Laid off local employees is a test of 40 years of Friendship. A we Lack a Legal leg to stand on in this dispute a said Rudi Lichtenhagen a Legal expert for the Union of office workers. A so morality is the Best weapon in our Arsenal for the social compensation plan we want. A now the americans have a Chance to prove what our Friendship has been  the Union does no to have any Legal recourse because of article 56 of the supplement to the nato status of forces agreement Lichtenhagen said. A that article makes second class citizens of local employees of the allies. That a Why we also want the German government to declare that part of the sofa invalid. We be been a Sovereign country since oct. 3. The government must  the Union Isnit meeting the same resistance on negotiating the compensation plan from the other allies. A the French and British Are ready to negotiate because they know the concept from their own countries a Lichtenhagen said. A but Usa eur commander Gen. Crosbie saints reply has been that we have enough social plans under German Law to take care of the unemployed. We find this attitude  a meeting Between the Union and the allies is set for nov. 27-28 at the German finance ministry in Bonn. To support the Union Effort germans who work for the . Military marched through Kaiserslautern Germany tuesday evening. Nearly 200 Union members paraded through the Market area carrying flags signs and a fake coffin which represented the jobs they will be a a burying when american forces Are reduced in Europe. Cafes from Page 1 Ries to the  when crude prices Are falling the companies can then say they re still using More expensive Oil he said. Crude Oil prices peaked at $44.10 the second week of october. Steep decreases in response to reports that Iraq had ordered some of its troops out of Kuwait brought the Price to $28.40 on monday before a rebound tuesday to about $29.50. While cafes has been holding steady at $1.86 a gallon for super unleaded the major German retail companies have dropped prices by 20 cents a gallon. In the United states prices also have remained steady Over the last week said Jerry Cheske a spokesman for the automobile association of America. Cheske said prices on tuesday were one tenth of cent higher than a week earlier or 30.5 cents Over pre invasion prices. Iraq invaded Kuwait on aug. 2. Three Days later cafes Europe raised its prices 14 cents a gallon. In those three Days crude Oil prices climbed $8 to $28.14 a barrel. Esso stations followed a fest a suit two Days later on aug. 7, with its first increase of 17 cents per gallon. In the ensuing weeks the Price of crude Oil More than doubled from its pre invasion Price and retail prices increased 48 percent at cafes pumps and 21 percent at Esso Gas stations. Some of the signs questioned Why the German government is paying about $9 billion to support the soviet military pullout from Eastern Germany. A what about us a the signs asked. Lichtenhagen said the Union wants to pressure the German government to create jobs and ensure benefits by moving civilian Industry onto bases closed by the allies and to finance a re training program for younger workers. The unions social compensation plan would provide a Job Security through relocation to same kind of position. A retraining at the employers Cost. A an average of 20,000 Marks in Severance pay. A continued pay for employees who Are within two years of retirement. A group health insurance. The plan differs from the benefits granted by Ger Man american agreements. A statement issued by the . Army Europe said these benefits include j a a retraining and relocation program when possible Usa eur pays full relocation costs that average about $9,700. A income Protection for Long term employees. The provision allows the employee to work at a lower Grade while earning the salary of the higher Grade for six to 15 months depending upon their age and years of employment. For those employees who must be terminated both the army and German government provide various benefits the Usa Ruer statement said. Included is Severance pay that the army gives to any employee who is 21 or older and has worked for the army for at least two years. The Severance pay is limited to four months. Contributing to this report Peggy Davidson in Kaiserslautern Germany Essow a Quick reduction in retail prices a what German motorists pay at the pump a May not have been purely voluntary though a company official said wednesday that it was driven by the world Oil Market. The German Oil Cartel office in Berlin can put pressure on the five big German Oil companies to lower prices said Esso spokesman Alexander Geek. The Agency did that last week demanding that Esso and the other four companies a aral British Petroleum Dea and Shell a explain their pricing methods in court. But Geek said the recent reduction in German retail prices May make that unnecessary. Kippe of adar said the Cartel office intercedes Only when it believes Oil companies have banded together to artificially inflate the Price of gasoline. Meanwhile officials at both Esso and cafes said their organizations have seen profit margins shrink. Geek said Esso has lost Money in some areas of Germany because of Competition from other companies. A fest profit margin dropped from 25 cents to 16 cents per gallon said Davis the Exchange service spokesman. That has meant a decrease in profit of nearly $850,000 a month. Still cafes has netted about $1.5 million each month on sales of 9.5 million Gallons. Experts Are reluctant to make predictions on fuel prices. Cheske said that increases Are moderating but a we shy away from making predictions. Who a to say what will  Davis concurred. A i done to want to give people a false Hope a he  from Page 1 As Well As economic  among those mentioned As possible successors were Constance Newman head of the office of personnel management and rep. Lynn Martin r-ill., should she lose her bid for the Senate in the nov. 6 election. There had been speculation that Dole wife of Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole might use the red Cross position to Lay the groundwork for a political race. During a question and answer session however she said a a in Mon my Way to the red Cross. I have no plans to run for  she said she made her decision now even though the red Cross vacancy has been open for some time because the organizations Board meets this week. A a it a very important that they have their president in place As they look to the new year a she said. A it was now or  the red Cross Job pays $185,000 a year. Cabinet secretaries make $98,400. Dole called Al Cio president Lane Kirkland on tuesday afternoon and told him about her decision said Ken Young Kirkland Stop aide. A Lane told her he was sorry that she was leaving and he had enjoyed working with her and that he thought shed done a Good Job a Young said. Janice Lachance a spokeswoman for the american federation of government employees called Doles departure a a genuine loss to the Bush administration and to working people across the country. It will be very very difficult to replace  Dole got her first Cabinet Post in 1983, when president Reagan appointed her transportation Secretary. She resigned that Cabinet Job to work on her husbands 1988 presidential Campaign. A Harvard educated lawyer Dole also worked in the old department of health education and welfare the Federal Trade commission and president Nixon a commission on consumer interests