European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes monday december 23, 199126 cemeteries facing backlog As diggers strike Chicago up a gravediggers demanding better pay Are striking 26 Chicago area cemeteries and funeral Homes and mortuaries say a backlog of hundreds of bodies May build up if the labor dispute drags on. Members of local 106 of the service employees Union walked out at four cemeteries Friday and the local cemeteries labor association ordered a lockout at 22 other graveyards a spokesman said. A strike against one of our members is considered a strike against All a said Bob Rothschild Secretary general of the cemeteries association of greater Chicago. A this could be a Long strike and we May have to store hundreds of bodies a Rothschild said. A it May be Jan. 6 or 7 before talks  in 1985, a similar work stoppage lasted 17 Days and delayed More than 350 burials. Contract talks Between the Union and the association broke off wednesday with both sides far apart on wages and an increase in health insurance contributions paid by the workers. The Union rejected management s last offer of a pay increase of si.20 an hour Over three years a Union spokesman said. Union members also oppose a management proposal that would More than double employees health insurance costs from $15 to $30 a month. Workers insurance contributions would Rise to $40 in 1992 and to $50 in the third year of a new contract. Local 106 represents employees that operate grave digging equipment and cemetery maintenance workers. The walkout does not affect Catholic cemeteries which have a separate contract with local 106. A a it a Tough to lose a loved one during the holidays but not to be Able to Bury them is a double tragedy a said Thomas Moriarty executive director of the funeral directors services association of greater Chicago. The strike affects nearly a third of the areas 90 cemeteries he  Book cartoonist Shelly Mayer Dies at 74 Copake . A Sheldon a a Shelly Mayer a cartoonist who created several . Comics characters died saturday. He was 74. A the cause of death was not Given. Mayer was an editor writer and an Illustrator for . Comics who created the comic Book characters scribble sugar amp Spike Binky and the three mouse be tears. Mayer helped boost comic Book Fame As the creative Force behind .�?Ts a fall american comic line in the 1940s, now considered by comics aficionados As the Golden age of comic books. Florence Bisset who lost two children in the bombing is comforted by John Anselmo the victims Grandfather victims families Mark 3 years since bombing of pan am Jet by Jessie Mangaliman new Day new York a in a somber gathering marked by rebukes of the . Government saturday the relatives of those killed in the bombing of pan am 103 marked the third year since the tragedy Over Lockerbie Scotland. A for me and for most of you . 21, 1988, is both yesterday and forever. It marked a break in our lives that will never be mended a said Dan Cohen of port Jervis ., whose daughter Theo 20, was killed in the crash. A about 50 people attended the gathering. Most were from new York City others were from Northern new York state Connecticut and Philadelphia. The relatives marched to the pan am building where they stood quietly for a few minutes then moved on to the . Plaza. A this kind of terrorism Wasny to the act of a single gangster a said Elen Engelhardt of Brooklyn who husband Tony Hawkins died in the crash. Syria and Iran must be held accountable for their roles in this a said Engelhardt who teaches ecology. Many of the relatives said they were not satisfied with the recent indictment of two libyan men a who have yet to be extradited to the United states for their alleged roles in the bombing. I d like to be further convinced that they the suspects acted alone a said Babette Hollister of Queens whose daughter Katherine also 20, was killed in the  Here because we want to keep reminding our government and other people of what happened three years ago a Hollister said. Paul Zwynenburg of West Nyack said a my brother Mark was murdered in a Way that can to be reconciled. My Effort is to keep this alive and to bring Justice to   Zwynenburg and  parents John and Barbara said they have not unwrapped the Christmas presents they were going to give Mark three years ago. A we Haven to celebrated Christmas since then a Barbara Zwynenburg said. A a it a too  sick children journey to make believe North pole re Vita Adimu e. M. N. By Kate Griffin United press International Chicago a nine year old Anna a Rezes travelled to the North pole on saturday night. If you done to believe it just ask her. Pare pcs a leukaemia patient at children s memorial Hospital was among the 56 children who boarded a United airlines Jet at Chicago so Hare International Airport. The plane taxied around the runway for 30 minutes before arriving at another concourse where the guests found themselves at Santa a Village. A we had food and they gave us some presents a Anna said adding that she asked Santa Claus for a new super Nintendo. Nancy Terrell the Chicago coordinator for the United airlines employees charitable program said 40 local businesses donated food and decorations for the event which was organized by kids fight cancer a non profit group. The festivities held for 57 patients and their families involved 150 United volunteers some of whom dressed up As clowns or Sang in a Barber shop quartet. The terminal was decorated with paper chains made by students at St. Peter lutheran school in Arlington Heights and a 10-foot Jack in the Box and 4-foot Gingerbread men that lined the route to Santa a throne. In another Holiday party Santa Claus presents and Holiday cheer were also on hand at Loyola University medical Center in Maywood hi., where 42 children born with heart defects decorated sugar cookies and make snowflakes from Coffee filters. Diane Podlecki the paediatric nurse who organized the party said it was held for patients who ranged in age from 1 month to 17 years old. Former patients were also invited. Podlecki said it helped parents and sick children to see others who had survived open heart surgery and were doing Well. C�u.rt0yerturns gan9 mom Law holding parents liable los Angeles a1 a a stale annals Mart Mirml to a. _ los Angeles at a a stale appeals court struck Down a controversial Quot gang Momy Law that held parents responsible for the criminal activity of their children. The 2nd District court of Appeal ruled Friday that the 1988 Law was unconstitutional because it did no to define a responsible  the Law allowed police to arrest parents for a failure to exercise reasonable care supervision Protection and control of their minor children. The american civil liberties Union foundation of Southern California challenged the Law which carried a penalty of up to one year in jail. The problem of gang violence is great but we do not need to abridge the Constitution in order to achieve  Acle c8al director Paul Hoffman to a Appeal a Quot a racy by be Coplen said la it Cir a on the policy level we feel its very important to have the leverage to require parents to get counselling if they need it a he said. The Acle filed its Challenge on behalf of Gloria Williams who was arrested in 1989 after her 17-year-old son was arrested for rape. Prosecutors argued that Williams condoned her songs gang membership. They dropped the charge after determining she had taken a parenting class and other Steps to try to supervise her son