European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday april 11,1992strike May Dampen Disney opener by the new York times Paris a the Long simmering cultural clash Between the left Wing of the French labor movement and the eminently capitalist Enterprise of euro Disney appeared Likely to culminate in a rail strike sunday that would severely disrupt the opening of the $4 billion theme Park. Robert Fitzpatrick the president of euro Disney said in an interview thursday that he expected the strike to occur this weekend and that it would be a a considerable  he added that he believed the general confederation of labor whose French initials Are Cut was behind the move. A the Cut has a certain anti american Bias a he said referring to the communist led Union a and we Are a perfect american  Pierre Verbrugghe the Paris police chief predicted traffic chaos if the strike went ahead. He issued a statement saving that a government Survey indicated As Many As 90,000 cars would head Down the single freeway to the Park where parking is available for Only 11,500 cars. The Park which is one fifth the size of Paris is opening on schedule after six years of work. Unprecedented in scope it is seen by Disney As the first stage of a project that will eventually include one or two further Parks a film and television production studio and 13,000 hotel rooms beyond the 5,200 already built. Further investments of at least $3 billion Are already planned. The projects very conspicuous Ness makes it an easy target for labor protest. The general confederation is among unions that have threatened to strike sunday on the specially built commuter line that links Paris with the 4,800-acre Park 20 Miles to the East. The labor unions contend that the increased pressures posed by working on the extended line mean they should receive a pay increase. The line had been expected to bring Many of the tens of thousands of visitors expected to attend the Park sunday As Well As much of Disney a 15,000-member staff. Fitzpatrick said be was organizing special shuttle buses for employees. Michel Dubois a spokesman for the Paris Region rail transportation system said that a although this is dressed up in terms of a pay fight its really directed against euro  nobody in the general confederation press office was available for comment. Relations Between the Union and Disney have never been Good. But they wors ened last september after the company began recruiting and its strict dress code became known. Disney a stipulations on a appropriate undergarments a limited use of makeup and the length of fingernails and hair were lambasted by the Union As Quot an attack on individual  Fitzpatrick defended the dress code although he conceded that Disney might have been a Little a a naive in presenting things so directly. Even if the opening is badly disrupted however most analysts expect euro Disney to prove a resounding Success. Richard Simon with the firm Goldman Sachs said that Quot the sheer unprecedented scope of the Park will so impress people that i done to expect the current economic slowdown in Europe to affect their  John Forsgren euro Disney a chief financial officer said in an interview that the break even Point for the Park was about 8 million visitors a year and that he was expecting 11 million in the first year As happened when Disney opened theme Parks in Florida and Japan. A moreover Here we have a Market that is at least 40 percent bigger a he said. A attendance could certainly go to 15 or 16 million annually in a few  gives of to build Over jewish cemetery Hamburg Germany apr a Hamburg court thursday reversed a construction ban on the site of an old jewish cemetery Clearing the Way for a planned shopping Center. Construction at the site was suspended in March after orthodox jews from Britain Belgium and Switzerland protested claiming the 17th-Century cemetery still contained some remains of4,000 people buried there. Developers stopped work at the site after the demonstrations and pending the court decision. In the 1930s, the nazis ransacked the Ottense cemetery and built air raid bunkers on part of the  reinstates fired worker after colleagues strike Sydney Australia up a a freight worker fired for drinking in a club after reporting in sick was reinstated thursday ending a strike by 100 colleagues that crippled freight movements by Qantas airways. The National Union of workers claimed the 40-year-old Man whose identity was not disclosed and who declined to be interviewed was the victim of a a switch Hunt and a a Gross invasion of  fellow freight handlers walked off the Job for 24 hours wednesday in Sydney in support of their colleague causing the pileup of More than 370 tons of air freight that win take a week to Clear officials said. The unions Secretary Frank Belan accused the National airline of tracking Down the Man after he called to report he was ill a the Issue at question is whether an employer should be chasing workers to find out if they Are at Home in Hospital or having a drink at a club a he said. A people can have a terminal illness and still be Able to sit Down and have a drink. A the Man rang to say be was unwell and 1 think after 18 years on the Job be knows what his sick leave entitlements Are a Belan said. But Garry Brack executive director of the new South Wales state employers federation said the Man could reasonably have been fired. A you have taken 100 people out on strike jeopardized Qantas reputation Ana added to the International impression that Australia is a joke country a he said. Brack attacked the strike saying sick leave was for sick people. A Qantas spokesman said the Man would face a disciplinary action but declined to be specific. The strike occurred on the same Day the australian Bureau of statistics released near record unemployment figures for March of 10.5 percent of the work Force or almost 1 million workers. In 1950, the Hamburg jewish Community sold the site to private developers who built a retail outlet and parking lot at the location. The Hamburg administrative court ruled thursday that Sale of the property for private development by the local jewish Community in 1950 cancelled the cemetery status of the site. Despite the court ruling the new developers who had already razed the previous retail outlet and a nazi Bunker to construct an apartment building and shopping Center said they would hold off until further negotiations with jewish leaders. Peter Voss of the Buell and Liedtke developing company said he wanted to make sure jewish groups were Quot not disturbed a before continuing construction. He declined further comment. However Hamburg jewish Community Leader Heinz Jaeckel said discussions with the developers included possibly buying Back the property or negotiating a Compromise to ensure planned construction would not be built directly Over remaining Graves. The developers had previously said that any remains found at the site could be removed and reburied at another City  the wave soldiers of the Canadian forces Europe in Lahr Ger train station. They were embarking on a . Peace Many wave thursday As they depart from the Lahr keeping Mission to breakaway republics of  sprouts once a decade Flower show Zoe Termeer Netherlands map about 2.5 million people Are expected to visit the greatest Flower Shower on Earth As the nation known for tulips Bills its Blooming extravaganza. Queen Beatrix unfurled the flags of two dozen nations thursday to open Floriada �?T92, a once a decade horticultural exhibition. The show in the heart of Hollands Flower growing Region runs for six months. The dutch began the show in 1962. A 230-acre Park has been planted with 4,500 Trees 70,000 shrubs 6,000 Ros Bushes and 20,000 other plants. Other attractions include a viewing Tower pavilions streams lakes and a mile Long Monorail. Twenty three countries contributed gardens or Floral displays. The site is to be turned into a residential area after the exhibition which took six years of planning and about $100 million to put on