European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 25, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3hiring gets added exemption Heidelberg Germany a the defense department has granted an additional exemption from its hiring freeze for family members of service members and civilian workers in Europe. Before nov. 8, Only spouses of service members entitled to the military spouse preference could be hired for defense department jobs in Europe. The program gives a one time top priority in overseas hiring to spouses of service members. The latest exemption applies to family members of All civilian employees As Well As to military family members and spouses who have used their one time hiring privilege. Under both exemptions Community leaders May fill one position for every two vacancies As needed. The exemption applies to family members of non appropriated fund employees As Well As appropriated fund workers. Also included in the exemption from the freeze As of nov. 8 Are defense department employees returning to the work Force after having recuperated from work related injuries. Persons with severe disabilities such As blindness deafness or partial to Complete loss of use of limbs Are also excluded from the hiring freeze. Officials of the . Army in Europe requested the exception to the freeze in june based on the commands need for More flexibility in filling openings. An earlier exception that permits government employees to move internally Between defense department jobs did no tease hiring difficulties because Europe a is not a big Dod Community a said Jim Biggs of the Usa eur civilian personnel division. The command also sought the exception to be fair to family members of the civilian work Force a facing the same employment circumstances As their military counterparts a Biggs said. Planning for secession of Quebec reported Ottawa up a Canadas finance department and Central Bank already Are gearing up for Quebec a possible secession including monetary Union Between English and French speaking Canada a leading Quebec economist said Friday. Pierre Fortin economics professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal said the finance department was calculating Quebec a share of the National debt estimated to be $400 billion while the Bank of Canada was considering a future monetary Union. A they Are doing their Homework. Competent managers should be prepared to face the worst scenario a Fortin said. Fortin estimated Quebec would be responsible for 23 percent or 24 percent of the National debt but would get credit for its snare of about $120 billion Worth of Federal buildings and other assets scattered across the country. A there is a stunning ignorance outside Quebec of what is happening a Fortin said adding that nearly 65 percent of Quebe cers now favor sovereignty. A a there a a in train coming and the momentum of that train is very Strong a he said. A spokesman for the department of finance in Ottawa said he was unaware of any special project concerning Quebec a possible autonomy but Dia not Rule out the possibility the government was working on it. A spokesperson for the Bank of Canada said a the Only thing i can Tell you is the Bank keeps up on different Points of  a commission sponsored by the Quebec government which is to report next Spring on the provinces political and constitutional future is expected to Call for sweeping changes in Quebec a relationship with Canada. Fortin said the commission which is conducting Public hearings throughout the province is hearing mainly from those who want the province to separate or believe it should be far More Auto Monous. He said the commission probably would urge Quebec to negotiate autonomy Over the environment Justice communications education health and culture. These Are very profound changes a he said. Quebec which rejected separation in a historic 1981 referendum has been reconsidering the question since the defeat in june of the so called Meech Lake Accord a proposed constitutional amendment that would have Given the province Broad Powers to promote and protect its French language and culture. The amendment required the consent of All 10 provinces but two refused to endorse it. Quebec took the defeat As a rejection of French speaking canadians. Continuing crises will keep nato intact Worner predicts Budapest up a nato Secretary general Manfred Worner in Budapest for an official visit predicted Friday the Western military Alliance will be a fixture in Europe for years to come although its role May become increasingly political. A Onato will be As necessary As it was in the past and it will exist As Long As its needed a Worner told a news conference in Budapest on the second Day of his visit the first to Hungary by a nato Secretary general. Worner said the ongoing conflicts in the Gulf and the Balkans were examples of the kinds of crises that will continue to make the Alliance necessary Long after the cold War is Only a memory. A we want to insure ourselves against those risks a he said. Worner said the Issue of nato membership for Hungary was not discussed during his meetings with prime minister Jozsef Antall. He stressed however that nato is committed to using its political influence to reshape East West relations and added it was of a historic importance to extend a hand of Friendship to Hungary now that the time of confrontation is  Antall a government has declared its intention to withdraw from the Warsaw pact and some officials have suggested Hungary should consider applying for membership in nato. Boys girls you can win a Bike the stars and stripes annual Christmas Loring contest i starts nov. 26th a bicycle awarded to each first place Winner in both categories. 34 other prizes