European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday january 11, 1992 at a glance cuban Pilot German Pompa Gonzalez Center and co Pilot Eduardo Lara Cavazzana left recently flew Pompay a wife Maria de la Cavazzana right and 31 others to Freedom in a helicopter. See stories on Cuba on pages 14, 15 and 16. Tough pollution Laws California has ordered Tough new regulations to take effect in 1995 on 2,600 common household products in an Effort to reduce air pollution. A Page 4 spy catchers join crime War the Fri will reassign 300 agents now chasing spies to investigate Street gangs in major cities plagued by an upsurge in violent crime. A Page 5 unhappy with Bush two thirds of surveyed americans disapprove of the Way president Bush is handling the Economy according to a new lbs new York times poll. A Page 7 finding a match americans Michael and Teresa Kochera have met their match a the couple finds animals that need Homes and Hooks them up with people who want a pet. A Page 10 firms playing to win Sega and Nintendo claimed to have beaten each other in last years sales of video games a and upped the stakes for 1992 by announcing cd attachments for the machines. A Page 17 Index i Abby Ann Landers .19 action line. .16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 crossword. 19 faces no places a. 18 letters. .12 Money matters. .17 sports. 22-28 to listings. .27 weather. 11 sailors May Mutiny if Cis tries to split up military officers say from wire reports Moscow a military commanders warned Friday that pilots will Fly their jets from Ukraine to Russia and sailors May Mutiny against each other if Russia and Ukraine split up the former soviet military russian Media said. Top naval commanders echoed those warnings to Commonwealth foreign ministers who were meeting in Moscow to try to resolve ukrainian claims to scores of warships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. A i will not make the Black sea Fleet choose whom they swear allegiance to a the Fleet commander adm. Igor Kasat nov said in the port of Sevastopol according to the russian information Agency. But splitting the Fleet up into strategic and non strategic elements is a absurd and hollow a Kasat nov said. A despite the disintegration of the soviet Union i must not permit the disintegration of the Fleet which must remain unified and indivisible a he said adding that a breakup of the Fleet would disrupt the balance of Power in the Region and give the american 6th Fleet an advantage in the Mediterranean. The foreign ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent states tried Friday to soften their recent harsh words Over the Issue with both russian and ukrainian leaders emphasizing Hope for a Resolution. A i would not talk about a conflict Between Ukraine and Russia but rather a conflict Over Points of View a russian foreign minister Andrei Kozarev told Central television before the Start of the ministers closed door session. Kozarev also said he favored joint use of the former soviet unions armed forces during a transition period. The dispute Over command of 3.7 million former soviet troops and the powerful Black sea Fleet has rocked the Young Commonwealth and drawn its two biggest members russian and Ukraine into a menacing War of words. Jobless from Page 1 ment rate for october and november. New data show the jobless rate was 6.9 percent rather than the 6.8 percent originally reported for each month. The United states started 1991 with a jobless rate of 6.2 percent before the recession began in july 1990, unemployment was holding at 5.3 percent. William Barron Deputy commissioner of the Bureau of labor statistics noted that in Early 1991, there was a rapid sunup in the unemployment rate Ana sizable Job losses. During the Spring and summer the deterioration slowed. A was the year came to a close though private sector employment once again began to fall and the jobless rate inched up a Barron said. Congressional democrats seized on the unemployment surge As fuel for arguments that Bush has mishandled the Economy. A the president must now put away his suitcase and provide the leadership we need to get the Economy moving again a said rep. Tom Downey of new York who led the fight to extend jobless benefits for the Long term unemployed. Sen. Edward Kennedy a mass said the Bleak numbers should serve As a Wake up Call to Bush and Congress to get moving on an anti recession package. Private analysts said the numbers show the Economy is Likely still in recession. Quot the Economy a still going nowhere a said Allen Sinai of the Boston co. A the jobs creating machine is not  the dreary news on the nearly 300,000 people who joined unemployment ranks in december came from the labor departments Survey of households. A separate Survey of business establishments showed that Overall non farm employers added 31,000 jobs. But the gains All came in government hiring because private payrolls showed that jobs plunged by 35,000 for the month. In november Overall non farm payrolls were Down by 265,000. The calculation of lost jobs and the estimate of the newly unemployed can differ not Only because they come from different surveys but also because the unemployment total includes people who just entered the labor Market but Haven to found work. However most of december a unemployment Rise stemmed from a surge in the number of people who had lost their last jobs especially those who had no expectation of being called Back to work the household Survey showed. In december factories lost an additional 32.000 jobs the fourth consecutive loss of that magnitude the government said. That leaves manufacturing employment nearly 450.000 below its year earlier level. The largest Over the month decline in factory jobs came in transportation equipment primarily in aircraft and autos. Bush from Page 1 promises promises a a a there a nothing new Here a said House majority Leader Richard Gephardt do. At an informal morning news conference on the Tarmac at Andrews fab md., Bush joked when asked whether the trip had turned out to be a political liability. A i done to think collapsing with the flu helped Quot he quipped. But Bush quickly added that a i done to think its a bust at  later before heading to Camp David for the weekend he began an upbeat speech to his drug advisory Council with the quip a a you be got to admit when i get the flu i do it in a very dramatic Way. But it was so embarrassing a he made no attempt to conceal his disappointment with the latest jobless report. A clearly with december a unemployment figures our Economy is not growing fast enough a Bush said. He reiterated his intention of presenting an a action plan in his Jan. 28 state of the Union address a to get the Economy growing  the White House mounted plans for a Public relations Blitz to buttress Bush a Rosier View of the trip. A a we re a Little concerned a acknowledged White House chief of staff Samuel Skinner who planned to argue the administrations Case on weekend television shows. A a it a important for the american people to understand that this is not a one time  a Bush himself will Fly to Kansas City mo., on monday to report to the american farm Bureau federation convention of Progress in opening markets for american farms. And he also will make his first foray to recession racked new Hampshire on wednesday four weeks before its feb. 18 primary. A make no mistake about it our Progress this week will translate into Progress on jobs and economic growth in America. The results will be Clear and measurable a the president promised. A a there a nobody suggesting anyone Here is totally satisfied. What in a saying is we be made dramatic Progress and it will result in jobs for the american  Cheney from Page 1 role in world affairs Cheney said adding a i done to see that As something the United states should object  asked what the . Reaction would be to German troops participation in . Operations other than peacekeeping missions Cheney said a i think its a decision for Germany to make but i think its a development the United states would  despite the quarrel that has developed this week Between Russia and Ukraine about control of the former soviet unions Black sea Fleet Cheney said the chief . Concern about the new com Monteath of Independent states is that it find a Way to preserve unified control Over its nuclear weapons. He said nato can serve As a role Model of stability for the nations of Eastern Europe including those of the new  Secretary plans to visit the training facility at Grafe Wohr on monday and then visit Kohl in Bonn. Army incentives subject of an program Frankfurt Germany a american forces network television and radio will air a 90-minute Call in program wednesday aimed at answering questions about two army voluntary separation programs said Ann Mulligan an news director. Two experts from the department of the Annys personnel Branch in Washington will be on hand to answer questions about the voluntary separation incentive and special separation Benefit. The program army update voluntary separation programs will be simultaneously broadcast live on an television and am and pm radio at 7 05 . Soldiers can submit questions to their local radio station or Send questions via fax to the an Headquarters at ets 3294300 or 069-15688300. An plans to air a similar live program Jan. 22 with air Force officials who will explain air Force separation options Mulligan said