European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes Friday March 20,1992 takeover of merchants by National City corp. Shareholders Are to meet april 27 to vote at a glance nato needs to continue flexing its anti submarine warfare muscle because there Are plenty of potential threats says italian . Carlo Alberto Vandini the alliances senior naval commander in Southern Europe. See Story on Page 10. Clunker junking plan set the Bush administration on wednesday announced a plan to take the nations dirtiest cars off the Road in a Trade off that will allow More pollution from factories. A Page 5helmsley stricken hotel Queen Leona Helmsley collapsed and was hospitalized wednesday after a Federal judge told her she probably would begin a four year prison sentence within a month. A Pago 6subic shopping restricted philippine spouses newly married to american service members Are no longer allowed to take discount goods from the . Base at Subic Bay Pacific stars and stripes reported thursday. A Page 8foreign revenues Star All of the growth in the . Movie Industry last year came from a 9 percent increase in foreign revenues while Domestic performance was Flat a study shows. A Page 17 Index Fabby Ann Landers 19 action line.16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword .19 faces no places .18 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings.27 weather.11 correction because of a reporting error an article thursday incorrectly stated the number of Beds that will be available for paediatrics patients when Lan Stuhl army regional medical centers paediatrics Ward and same Day surgery Ward Combine. The paediatrics Ward will have four of the 11 rooms available each room having two Beds. From wire and staff reports Cleveland a Federal Bank regulators approved National City  takeover of merchants National corp. Of Indianapolis National City announced tuesday. The takeover will have Little effect on merchants customers overseas merchants officials said. National City a $24 billion Cleveland based Bank holding company with operations in Indiana Kentucky and Ohio said the Federal Reserve approved National City a application monday. Shareholders of merchants National will meet april 21 and National Cit friends from Page 1 firm that fact. A they did no to think i was that far along a she said of the Hospital staff. A but the labor pains never  or. It. Col William Hamilton chairman of the hospitals obstetrics gynaecology department said the Hospital admits pregnant women a if they Are in Active labor or if there is a possibility of a problem  it. Col. Frank Schmidt associate Hospital administrator said the hospitals nurses and midwives would not have released Griggs if they thought she were ready to deliver. At 2 p.m., Jennifer was Back Home but 10 minutes later. A a Jennifer a contractions were happening every three minutes a said Grimsley 22, whose husband is assigned to the 435th aircraft Generator so at Rhein main. A a the Grigg ses had a Little Volkswagen Bug. She needed to lie Down so we took my  from Page 1 by 1 percent to $35.54 billion while imports Tell by 1.4 percent to $41.30 billion. For All of last year the Trade deficit posted a dramatic improvement falling to $66.26 billion the first time in eight years that it has been below $100 billion. However Many economists Are forecasting that the 1992 deficit will Start climbing and that the imbalance will be close to $100tsongas from Page 1 Hampshire primary feb. 18 and got an immediate fund raising boost to propel him through super tuesday and then the first big contests in the Midwest. But after being trounced in the South on super tuesday and then again this Stuttgart Germany a amps a a memorial service for a Soldier shot to death at Nellinger Barracks last week is planned for 11 30 . Saturday at the Post theater said an army spokesman in Stuttgart. The Soldier was sgt. Jose Martinez 26, of Norwalk conn., according to the spokesman George Huettig. Martinez on the $641 million Deal. W. Glenn Smith National City executive vice president in charge of military banking said in a Telephone interview thursday from Indianapolis that the merger will not affect merchants overseas military contract in Europe. A the merger of National City and merchants will be transparent to overseas merchants customers Smith said. A we Are satisfied that merchants has been doing a great Job managing the defense contract. There will be no change in management approach or  Smith also said that the military Community Banks overseas will continue to be while Grimsley and Watkins drove Jennifer Griggs to the Hospital her husband followed in his Volkswagen. He took a shortcut but the women were caught in traffic. Fifty minutes into the trip it became Clear that the Mother to be a still 10 minutes from the Hospital on the autobahn a was going to deliver. As they approached Wiesbaden the traffic and construction made it impossible to pull off the Busy Highway Grimsley said. A since id already had three kids i told Niki Watkins to stay Calm and we told Jennifer to breathe a Grimsley said. A i told Niki to feel inside the womb. She sort of freaked out at first. She Felt the water bag then the baby a head. Then Niki cleaned the baby a Mouth with her fingers. A a German police car passed us As the baby a head came out a Grimsley said. A they told us to go to the next exit and they would Call an ambulance. We  wait for an  Watkins 22, from Dallas is married to an airman assigned to the 435th Security police so at Rhein main. Her first reaction was one of disbelief when Jennifer gave birth. Billion again by 1993, providing ammunition to administration critics who contend that president Bush has not done enough to lower barriers to american products m such markets As Japan. In january the largest deficit occurred with Japan an imbalance of $3.82 billion or two thirds of the total. The second biggest imbalance was with China a deficit of $1.4 billion. The United states had a surplus of $1.88 billion with the 12-nation european Community. The deficit with Canada americans largest trading partner dipped to $188 week in Illinois and Michigan his fund raising dropped off substantially. Tsongas As recently As tuesday night said he planned to stay in through the democratic National convention in july. Tsongas declared his candidacy nearly a year ago on a Rainy Day in Lowell mass., the Mill town he helped to revitalize. He called himself an a economic Paul Revere and proposed a program Many who joined the army in August 1983, was a Supply sergeant assigned to the co Sec communications and Security logistical support unit Nellinger. A woman Soldier a specialist assigned to the same unit shot Martinez last Friday morning at the Post in suburban Ostil Dern Huettig said. The specialist is in Cus National approved called merchants despite a move Over the next 36 months to rename several Banks in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana As National City. National City said it expects to Complete the takeover by May 1. The merged Bank will have assets of $29.6 billion making it among the 25 largest Banks in the country. The expanded National City corp. Will have 588 brandies in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana. About 600 of the 3,500 merchants National employees will lose their jobs National City said. Most of the cuts will come from administrative and support offices. A i turned the baby a head and i looked Down at him and went into Shock a said Watkins who has two children. A i pulled As Jennifer pushed and the baby came out. A i know what to do now a Watkins added. A this has inspired me to pursue being an obstetrician in  Thomas Griggs said it probably was Best that his wife a friends were driving her to the Hospital. A if id been in the car id have probably locked my brakes and had an Accident a said the new father a native of Hopewell a. He can identify with Watkins state of Shock. After seeing Camron in the emergency room All he could say was a gee its got dark hair. When can we have another a Jennifer has not answered her husbands question. However if she has anything to say about it she wont give birth again without her Impromptu a delivery team close at hand. A your average neighbors  let you have a baby in their car let alone deliver it a she said of her two friends. Million Down from $915 million in december. The 1.4 percent decline in imports was led by an 8 percent drop in Petroleum imports which fell to $3.62 billion in Jan Saiy. Non Petroleum imports were Down a smaller 0.7 percent to $37.69billion. If the january deficit held for the entire year it would give the county a merchandise Trade Gap of $69 billion up slightly from last years $66.26 billion imbalance. Many analysts believe the actual deterioration will push this years deficit above $70 billion. Called More Republican than democratic a capital gains tax cuts business incentives and other measures he said would help create jobs and revive the manufacturing base. Tsongas personal Story was dramatic. He left the Senate in 1984 a after being diagnosed with cancer a to spend More time with his wife and three daughters. He later underwent an experimental Bone marrow transplant and Nas been free of the disease for five years. Tody at the army a confinement facility in Mannheim. The army is withholding bet name pending the filing of charges against her. Martinez who was single is survived let it his Mother Norma i. Navarro of South Norwalk conn., and his father Jose Martinez. Staff writer Kevin Robinson contributed to this report rites scheduled for slain Soldier