European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes saturday december 1,1990 a it German contract offer by Mary Neth staff writer the Union representing civilian York ers who have held warning strikes at nato military facilities has rejected the German governments latest con tract offer. A the government s response was totally unacceptable and did not address the issues a said Gunter Strasser a representative in Stuttgart for Oto the Union of Public service transport and traffic workers. A we have responded with a letter demanding full negotiation of our  u although Union members work for nato forces their employment contracts Are negotiated through the German ministry of  spokesman said Friday that finance ministry representatives will meet with nato forces employers on monday before responding to the unions letter. He refused to discuss the specifics of the Union response the Union claims that 23,000 of the 60,000 nato workers will lose their jobs in the near future because of Allied troop cuts. Most of those work at . Installations. The Union seeks a new contract that guarantees retraining programs an Early retirement system providing those Over 55 with one month s pay for every year worked. The Union also wants a guarantee that Cavern workers will be hired for environmental cleanup programs when facilities close. Strasser said he did not know if failure to negotiate might Lead to a full strike. About 12,000 Union members participated in three Days of warning strikes this week. A we Are waiting for an answer to our letter. We need to get a grasp of the whole picture. A decision As to whether to go on full strike or not would then be up to our  from Page 1 enterprises use up what Little credit they have left in coming months. �?o1 have a child and a Job that i Only work four hours a Day a said Fischer 33, a postal employee who lives in the Village of Schildon North of Berlin. �?o1 just believe my vote won t make a difference a she said. / a. Fischer who would have supported the environmental greens party or the Lef Heaning social democrats says she believes even they done to have a Strong enough message to lure her to a voting Booth on sunday. Karin Wernecke a 30-year-old Berliner and former communist will vote As she always has for the communists now reformed and renamed the party of democratic socialism. A we wont win but we need this voice a she said. Wernecke a single jobless Mother says she has Little Hope for the future under the Christian democrats. Harry Schneidereit is one of the optimists. At 65, he has a Chance to finally do what he always wanted to do. A i have been a watchmaker for 40 years a said Schneidereit who runs a Small shop in Northern Berlin. A this is the first time in my life i can decide what i want. This is the essence of life for a  Schneidereit could not visit his parents in West Berlin after the Wall was built. He had to let the government decide what he could Stock in his shop what prices to charge How much he could pay his employees. Now he has a new product line but is struggling to still he said he would have it Jio other Way. That a Why he said sundays election is important to continue the former nations evolution. A it is important that we have no apathy a he said. A this Man this big Man he has promised that he would help and now he should help. This is the Way to hold Jum to his  a the a big Many is the rotund giant Kohl who promised East germans both Unity and Westem style Prosperity if they elected his party in March. T. Unity came but Prosperity still has not. A Schneidereit detects apathy among the people in his shop stunned by the realization that times Are hard and things Are Likely to Worsen before they get better. Schneidereit will vote for Kohl but he says Eastern germans themselves carry much of the Burden for making the chancellors promises come True. _ a we can to say of we poor people a he said. A look at the soviet Union. A we have to find the right Way a he said. A we have to take our destiny into our own hands a Date from Page 1. Could live or die. And never have a Chance to marry. 1 Hope it War does no to Start because i la be the one tagging the bodies and putting them into body bags a at least one Serviceman Felt the ote gave Saddam too much time which the iraqi president can use to dig in and improve his defences a it should have been done two months ago said Seaman Steven Simpson of Hartford corib., part of the . Navy a Seabee construction battalion. A a we be Given this Guy ample opportunities to with draw from Kuwait a he said a who knows if there s a Kuwait left he stripped it Down. He pillaged the whole country. He deserves what a going to happen to him Quot. A. / /  -/�v., a Quot a a a a a Conru Juhuns to Ohlf of port of Jeff Waltor Rob of in pm Kuffle stori�nd8trfjt a injuries from Page 1 about three weeks and his jaw became infected and painful a especially while eating hard res he said with a laugh. / he lifted his head up and to the Side to show a thin red scar about 2 inches Long where the surgeon entered to repair the fractured jaw. He has lost about 15 pounds while his jaw was wired shut the past six weeks. Jones a tank ammunition loader with the 1st in 8th Cav regt from fort Hood is an exception to the usual method of dealing with saudi patients. Other Long term patients usually Are sent Back to the United states but the 1st Cav div Soldier asked to stay in Germany because he did no to want to Deal with possible air sickness on the lengthy plane ride to the United states and then Back to saudi Arabia. He suffered from Shock when he got off the plane in Germany in october. A a a i like to froze to death when i first got Here a said Jones who is ready to get Back to his unit. It was easier to make the transition from Texas to saudi Arabia than from the desert to Germany he said. Jones is among 1,199 service members flown to the two army hospitals in Germany As of thursday. Of those,123 have been treated and sent Back to saudi Arabia and 948 received further treatment before being sent to the United states. There Are 128 desert shield patients currently in the two hospitals. As of thursday the air Force Hospital had treated about 620 service members and sent 68 Back to duty in either the United states or saudi Arabia fifty five remain in the Hospital add. Col Emmanuel Cassimatis Deputy commander for clinical services at the Frankfurt Hospital said illnesses and injuries of the saudi soldiers Are not much different from his staffs usual work Load. But the extra business Means extra work for the Hospital staff. Nurses now occasionally pull 12-hour shifts Cassimatis said. Also space in some of the Hospital wards has been predesignated. At Lan Stuhl the staff also does More with less these Days because staff members from nearly every department Are leaving for saudi Arabia. The exact number of transfers is classified. But or. It. Col Eric Shoemaker Deputy commander Forlini Cal services said the staff is using a lot of creativity to continue to properly provide for families of soldiers do. Played to saudi Arabia. Three doctors have been assigned to Deal solely with the saudi patients who Are placed in their own Ward. Each doctor is called the pizza Man which actually stands for patient traffic control agent. These doctors Are on Call 24 hours a Day arid their Job is to know every aspect of the desert shield patients said Marie Shaw a Hospital spokeswoman. At Wiesbaden the Hospital staff does no to have to worry about a drop in workers. None of the staff at he air Force Hospital will be deployed said or. Col Earl w. Ferguson the medical Center commander. He said his staff of about 950 is doing its persian Gulf Mission in  we could handle a Large number of casualties in a Short period of time a he said. A a we re ready for what we have to  if War Breaks out non essential treatment such As dental and paediatric care would be curtailed and those doctors would be assigned other tasks. A dentist might become an assistant Anaesthesiologist. Officials also Are looking at the possibility of using bed space in local German hospitals which have approximately 3,600 Beds Ferguson said. / uke4anker Jones Marine Lance Cpl. Mathew Klopfer also is ready to get Back to saudi Arabia. But he is going to have to wait awhile. Kopfer who was in the Gulf Region for about three months injured his hip when he Felt backward into an 8 foot deep Hole while digging a Bunker. He is waiting to Fly to the United states Tor an operation and a lengthy recovery. / y. By. A a a Quot a a a a a a a a a Quot a Quot he said he will request to go Back to saudi Arabia As soon As possible to be with his comrades despite morale problems there. The Alton ill native said morale in his combat engineering unit is a minus three on a scale of one to 10. The reason he said is that they Are without a Job it y y a a a / a a a Ltd in. The marines corps we work and we like to work a Klopfer said at the Frankfurt Hospital. A a we re trained to work and we re trained to do a Job and we like the Job that we do. And when we can to do that its pretty frustrating. If there a a Job to do lets do it a Bush from Page 1. Determination. A the Best to to get that across is one on one Baker i joking him in the Eye. It Isnit a trip of  t. He said Baker would be prepared a to discuss All aspects of the Gulf crisis Quot but said the United states would not waver in his objectives of total iraqi withdraws restoration of the kuwaiti government and release of All hostages thursday the Security Council  approved the use of Force Resolution but Iraq rejected the ultimatum As illegal and said its passage was the result of . A pressure terrorism and bribes a. The Council voted 12 to 2 to authorize the United states and its allies to use Force to drive Iraq from Kuwait if Saddam has riot withdrawn his troops by Jan. 15. China abstained Yemen and Cuba voted against. It was Only the second time in the 45-year history of the United nations that the Council authorized the use of Force to counter aggression. The first time was in 1950 during the korean conflict Bush hailed the . Resolution and pointedly observed that economic sanctions alone might not be sufficient to Force Saddam to withdraw his troops Lff hostilities break out he said Allied troops a will have the Power to get the Job done a in his speech and news conference Friday Bush also. A disclosed that iraqis have recently appeared unexpectedly at the besieged ., embassy in Kuwait with deliveries of cigarettes fruits and vegetables. _ a said he would not summon Congress into special session to debate the Gulf crisis he said he would riot object to onre but the democratic leaders of the House and Senate have shown Little interest in reconvening. Bush said he wanted to see Congress pass a Resolution enthusiastically endorsing the . Vote. A disputed critics who have minimized the potential iraqi nuclear threat. He said sen a1 Gore d-tenn., might not be concerned about it a but i am riot going to err on the Side of underestimation.�?�. Bush acknowledged some american misgivings about the prospects of War and vowed that if hostilities erupt this will not be another Vietnam. This will not be a protracted drawn out War a he said he saw no need Tor an american military  a speech and news conference came against a backdrop of rising criticism of his policy. He announced three weeks ago a further buildup of the 230,000 amen can troops already in the Region. A roster of former government officials told Senate hearings this week the president should exercise caution and give economic sanctions a Chance to work before committing the United states to to Lutary Etin. ,. A prominent congressional Republican rep. William Broomfield of Michigan said the diplomatic Avenie would provide a wiggle room for Saddam and saw anything the president can do to keep Fife focus of the crisis on diplomacy and not on War is All to the Good. _ speaking of Saddam Bush said a i am hopeful that now he will realize he must leave Kuwait immediately