European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday March 11, 1992 pay raise pension fight in t Over yet in Congress by Mike Causey the Washington Post Washington a although the budget Battle is Likely to continue for months the Bush administration lost the first round in its Effort to delay the 1993 Federal pay raise for three months and Force the 1.5 million workers in the civil service retirement system to pay More for their future pensions. The House last week easily rejected the White House budget plan that would have delayed the 3.7 percent Federal pay raise from january until april 1993.to pay to the system. Most now put in 7 percent of pay. The president asked that it be raised to 9 percent in two years. That proposal comes out of the White House with almost recent Federal pay raise trom january Unin april it also rejected the idea of forcing people in the c pension plan nearly everybody hired before 1984 contribute More of their pay to the system. Clockwork regularity and is just As routinely buried by Congress. Instead of going along with specific civil service program cuts Congress is Likely to mandate Dollar savings to programs and allow committees with jurisdiction Over civil service matters a the Senate governmental affairs committee and the House Post office civil service committee a to decide How those cuts should be made. Federal postal and Retiree groups Are delighted with the Early win. But they will stay nervous until the budget is settled. That a because Congress especially in an election year can reverse itself at the last minute. That happened several years ago when Congress retroactively repealed the Rule that allowed retirees to get. Back their previously taxed contributions to the pension fund. Windfall from suits is turning homeless Man s life Topsy Turvy by Henry Stern the associated press Morristown . After More than a decade on the Street Richard Kreimer is about to become Rich. Kreimer 42, sued a Library that wanted him banned because he smelled and stared. He also sued the police who he said harassed him. He settled for at least $250,000. Supporters Hail him As a Champion of the homeless critics Call him a Money hungry publicity hound. Kreimer just wants to Retreat from the spotlight and get his life together. A it will be the most difficult Job of my entire life a he said in an interview last week. Beyond following his favorite baseball club the Cincinnati reds and travelling he said he Wasny to sure what he might do with the Money. Kreimer describes himself As an avid Reader who goes to the Library to read newspapers sports biographies and magazines ranging from people to National geographic. Backed by the american civil liberties Union he sued after the joint free Public Library of Morristown and Morris township ejected him several times because his smell and his staring upset other patrons tie also filed a separate lawsuit accusing police of harassing him. A judge last year overturned the Library a Rule that banned loitering staring at people and Hygiene that is a nuisance to other patrons. The Library appealed that decision but its insurer settled last week with Kreimer. A source close to Kreimer said the settlement was close to $100,000. The town settled the police harassment lawsuit for $158,000. Kreimer expects to receive that Money this week the Library settlement will be paid later. Kreimer and his supporters say he fought to defend his rights to use the Horary and end police harassment of the homeless. Opponents say he s an opportunist who bothered Library users and lied about harassment by police. Quot what the Media has made him out to be is not what he is a said mayor Norman Bloch. Quot he is not an advocate for the homeless. He is an advocate for Richard  Richard Kreimer at a restaurant in Morristown ., says handling his new found wealth Quot will be the most difficult Job of my entire  Elaine Weil head of the Library a Board of trustees said Quot every Library has a right to reasonable rules. Otherwise it becomes part of the Street. A Richard keeps claiming his rights but he never claims his responsibilities a she said. Kreimer said his sudden Fame had put a Burden on his shoulders. A a in a a Little nervous about whether ill be Able to pull it All together a he said. A i now represent an image of homeless people even though its not that Way. Its Richard Kreimer. I am now Tike a Martyr for homeless  Margret Brady a former councilwoman and Friend of Kreimer a said there is a a lot of pressure on him. A everyone is waiting to see what he does with the Money a she said. A i think he was really looking Forward to getting the Money. He thought it would be the end and its really the  gambling becomes Legal on some . Cruise ships from wire reports Washington a president Bush on monday signed into Law a Bill legalizing gambling on some american cruise ships. The Bill a sponsors in Congress said the intent is to make .-flagged cruise ships More competitive with foreign flagged ships that offer gambling. The measure eliminates current Federal prohibitions against gambling on cruise liners operating outside the three mile state Waters limit. Gambling will be allowed provided it is not the main purpose of the cruise. Boy Dies of aging disease Durham . A Shomari a pee die Snipes who had a rare genetic disease that aged his body to that of an old Man died sunday at a Hospital. He was 14. The victim of the disease Rogeria had been unconscious since undergoing triple bypass heart surgery Friday and his family decided to disconnect life supports. His wish to meet Chicago bulls basketball Star Michael Jordan was fulfilled recently when he flew with family members to Atlanta for a game against the Hawks. A pee die got a closed door meeting with Jordan a former Star at North Carolina and then a court Side seat for the game. Park protesters arrested Berkeley Calif. A at least 16 people were arrested monday when they tried to halt the construction of basketball courts at Peoples Park which they say is a Symbol of free speech and should remain an open space. Those arrested were among a group of about 100 protesters. Police could not say exactly How Many people were arrested because they still were being processed late monday. 8 Hurt when roof Falls Millvale a. A the roof collapsed at a suburban Pittsburgh Bank monday injuring seven employees and a customer. Part of the roof of the two Story Pittsburgh National Bank office crashed through the first floor ceiling into the tellers area shortly before 11 . The injured were taken to hospitals for treatment of neck and head injuries and Shock said police chief Robert Dugan. The roof apparently collapsed under the weight of Rainwater he said. Bush decries teen crime Washington a president Bush urged City officials across the United states on monday to focus their Energy on reversing juvenile crime in neighbourhoods Quot where the unthinkable has become the  he mentioned three a truly horrifying incidents a 12-year-old convicted of the murder of a cab Driver in san Antonio two teen agers shot dead in a new York Public school and an Ltd ring broken up in Washington a Virginia suburbs. A we can to expect change overnight a Bush told an audience of 3,500 in Washington for a meeting of the National league of cities. A but make no mistake change will come a because change must  fumes cause illness on Disney ride Dinkins hospitalized again a i Kic i Vani t 1 Anaheim Calif. Apr thirty people on the pirates of the Caribbean boat ride at Disneyland became ill from unidentified fumes and the ride was temporarily shut Down and evacuated. The cause of the saturday night sickness was still undetermined monday but Park inspectors said the popular swashbuckling attraction was Safe and it was reopened an hour later said Park spokesman Greg Albrecht. Quot we be done our lest and did no to find anything a said Albrecht noting passengers on Only two of the huge boats complained of fumes. A it the odor was immediately  at least six people were treated saturday for coughing tightness in the Chest burning eyes skin blotches and nausea. Two victims said their doctors told them a Gas similar to Mace could have caused their symptoms. No one was hospitalized overnight. Mace is a chemical compound that temporarily stuns by combining the effects of tear Gas and nerve Gas. New York a mayor David n. Dinkins who left the Hospital monday morning with what he thought was the flu returned to the Hospital monday afternoon after feeling feverish during a Bill signing ceremony. New York Hospital officials said his doctors Learned shortly after the mayors release that he. Had a bacterial infection. They decided to order him Back for More tests and Antibiotic treatments the Hospital said