European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday August 8, 19$1 at a glance a Small company in Toledo Spain has an International reputation for making Sharp looking swords including some used by the . Mili Tai a. See stripes Magazine. The right decision an air Force Reserve gunship Crew receives medals for refusing to follow orders to fire a decision that officials believe saved american lives during the 1989 invasion of Panama. A Page 4 More murder charges eight additional murder charges Are brought by a District attorney in Milwaukee bringing to 12 the number of victims Jeffrey l. Dahmer has been formally accused of killing. A Page 5 cigarette sales to end the head of the nations a hospitals announces an end to tobacco sales at the health care centers. A pages murder suspect detained an italian court rules that a Man Catling himself Glen Donald Hawton is actually John Barrett Hawkins wanted by . Officials in connection with a 1988 slaying in California. A Page 8 vacations feel the Pinch growing members of americans say they will forgo vacations this year which Means hard times for the travel Industry one analyst says. A Page 17index Abby Ann Landers. 14 comics.14-16 commentary. 13 crossword .14 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.18-24 to listings.23 weather.11 of massive German by Mary Neth staff writer Heidelberg Germany a the . Military in Europe May eliminate the jobs of thousands of German civilian workers if the Bonn government does not help pay their salaries a spokesman for the . Army confirmed this week. The possibility was discussed at a meeting Friday said Hilda Patton of the . Army Europe Public affairs office in Heidelberg Germany. The meeting was Between Ullrich Galle social and employment minister for the German state of Rheinland Pfalz and Archie d. Grimmet the army a personnel director she said. Galle said he was told by Grimmet that the army expects that the department of defense budget for fiscal 1992, which begins oct. 1, will Cut Money for Lerman civilian workers by 25 percent. Congress pushed the Burden sharing initiative last year which resulted in a 26 percent Cut a about $270 million a in funds to pay foreign National employees in the current budget. Some Money was transferred from other parts of the budget for such payments this year but . Representatives told Galle last Friday that such a fix May not be possible for the next fiscal year. Congress is still pressuring the military to reduce the number of local National employees or shift the Cost to the Host nation. The re is no official position yet Patton said noting that the new . Budget has yet to be passed by Congress. If costs Are not shared by the German government Galle said he was told that 10,000 civilian workers might have to be let go. About 49,200 germans work for the . Military in Germany. A it was estimated that the Cost sharing will mean an outlay of around ,$221 million for the German government a Galle said in a press release Friday. According to a report in Der Spiegel a Hamburg based newsmagazine it is possible that Only american civilians will be employed by the-. Military. Galle said however that in their talks the . Representatives showed understanding for his demand that Cost sharing be tied to improved Legal status for German employees. Galle said he appealed to the army to hold the reduction of German civilian jobs in Rheinland Pfalz As Low As possible pointing out that a great number of civilian positions already Nave been eliminated there. Rheinland Pfalz has the highest concentration of americans outside the United states and a number of major . Installations including air bases at Ramstein Sembach we Brucken Pitburg and Span Dahlem anti army posts in Pir Masens we Brucken Kaiserslautern and Mainz. Negotiations Between the unions and nato forces representatives broke off in March when the two parties stumbled Over the Issue of Severance pay. Usa eur which is the designated representative for the . Forces in the negotiations has claimed that Union demands exceed the financial capabilities of the . Military. The French government has signed an agreement with the unions granting employees three months of Severance pay said Ingo Peters of the German ministry of finance. The British announced on july 22 a similar decision and the belgians and canadians have said they will do the same Peters said. A previously members of the nato forces always presented a United bargaining front a said Peters who represents the nato forces in their bargaining with the unions. A this time after the americans said a we Are sorry. We done to have any Money we can to negotiate further a the other countries decided to make separate  after the bargaining broke off Otto Jung Tariff Secretary for the Stuttgart based Oto Union of Public service transport and traffic workers warned that the a Ball is now in the hands of the .  a if we done to get Back to the negotiating table by Summers end i see Little Hope that All out strikes can be prevented a Jung said noting that he believes that the american attitude displays poor treatment of Long term employees. A i believe that the americans will lose More than they gain. There will be a decided Lack of Trust a he said. Turkey from Page 1 government official provided no details of the proposed Buffer  official said iraqis kurdish groups would be banned from the zone. The leaders of the iraqi kurd Massoud bar Zani and Jalal Talaban would be notified of the plan he said. Officials have so far released no details of the operation to flush out turkish kurdish guerrillas operating from bases in the neighbouring country. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties. Turkish newspapers reported wednesday that turkish f-4 and f-104 warplanes had flown at least 70 sorties Over kurdish guerrilla Camps in Northern Iraq in two Days. The operation also involved at least 20,000 turkish soldiers and Light tanks the reports said. Turkish newspapers said turkish planes belonging to the Allied coalition made flights in Northern Iraq to locate the kurdish guerrilla Camps in preparation for the incursion. . Army maj. Michael Mckanny an Al lied task Force spokesman at in Ciurlik a said he had no information about the turkish flights. But he said the .-led Force had no role in the turkish operation. Kurdish rebels have been fighting since 1984 to set up a separate kurdish state in Southeastern Turkey. They Are not formally Allied with the iraqi kurdish guerrillas known As pesh Merga who have controlled the Northern rim of Iraq since the Allied humanitarian Force pulled out on july 15. However turkish officials accused some iraqi kurdish refugees of handing their weapons to turkeys kurdish  Page 1 agencies and the israeli Mossad a the caller said. In its statement tuesday the islamic jihad did not identify the envoy it said would be carrying an a extremely important message to Perez de Cueller. It did not elaborate or identify the envoy. It was the first time the kidnappers had declared their intention to address the United nations on the hostage Issue. The islamic jihad abducted americans Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland in 1985. Its announcement was accompanied by a photograph of Anderson. Perez de Cuellar said in new York on tuesday that he had not been contacted by the islamic jihad but was willing to meet any emissary. A i Hope that what i am hearing is the beginning of a solution a he said. Thirteen westerners including six americans Are missing in Lebanon and believed held captive. The longest held is Anderson. His sister Peggy say said the state department notified families of american captives on monday of a possible hostage release. Moreover the Tehran times reported tuesday that an american and a briton might be freed by the weeks end. Say said the United states had received reports through diplomatic channels of a forthcoming release of an american and a briton. A i think a report like this one is the cruellest treatment of the hostages families a she said from her Home in Cadiz by. A it is part Hope part Joy for whatever family is going to get their loved one Back but incredible agony for each family to wait and wonder. Kit Sutherland Sutherland a daughter said in fort Collins colo., that she was heartened by the islamic jihad statement. However she said a we be seen All this  italians suspect woman of terrorist tie correction because of an editing error a Story incorrectly stated that the 50th tac fighter Wing at Hahn a will deactivate sept. 30. The Wing will be inactivated meaning the unit can be reactivated at some future Date. Deactivation Means a closing unit will never be Active again. Florence Italy apr a woman found carrying a Street map of Florence that included the site of the . Consulate has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism italian authorities said wednesday. Florence Deputy prosecutor Gabriele Chelozzi said Carla Biano 31, was being held on suspicion of membership in an armed gang. He said Biano had been arrested on terrorist charges in the past but was never convicted. Italian press reports said she was recognized by a Security officer on saturday As she walked by the . Consulate. Chelozzi refused to discuss the circumstances of her arrest but told the associated press by Telephone that the map she was carrying was of a Section of the City that included the consulate and that it was the Only important Public building in that area. Chelozzi said the woman was also found with documents related to the German terrorist gang red army faction but he declined to give any details of me documents