European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 c the stars and stripes thursday april 16, 1992 Germany cautious Over leftists offer to halt terrorist acts Berlin apr the German government will discuss leftist terrorists offer to Stop their murderous attacks but it warned wednesday that its too Early to say the red army faction has abandoned armed struggle. Yet for Many germans there a finally Hope for an end to the violence against ., nato business and political targets that has racked the country for More than two decades. On monday the red army faction sent to a news Agency a letter offering to suspend bombings and shootings in return for Freedom of imprisoned gang members. The gang also acknowledged it had made mistakes. Justice minister Klaus Kinkel had already said he favored Early release for seven terrorists. On wednesday in Bonn spokesman Norbert Schafer said the government would discuss the red army factions offer after the easter holidays. Schafer said Bernd Schmidbauer the top intelligence aide to Chancellor Helmut Kohl would coordinate the governments further consideration of the Issue. Government officials say that for the first time the red army faction has indicated a willingness to renounce shootings killings and bombings. Schafer said that could Lead to a break in the �?o20-year Cycle of  in their most recent attack red army faction terrorists shot to death Detlev Rohwedder in his Disseldorf Home last april. Rohwedder was the head of the Mammoth Trust Agency Selling off former East Germany a state owned businesses. Meanwhile Interior minister Rudolf Seiters warned that it is too Early to signal an All Clear in the fight against terrorism. A whether the red army faction really will give up murderous attacks remains to be seen a Seiters said in a statement. Seiters spokesman Roland Bach Meier added that the government was not considering any amnesty for imprisoned red army faction terrorists. He said German courts will have to decide who May be paroled. In their letter the terrorists acknowledged the gangs tactics had made the group a weaker not stronger and admitted the group had made a a key mistake by isolating itself. German newspapers and commentators have seized on those comments As a virtual confession of the futility of armed struggle. A red army faction murders Are stopping a we made a mistake a the mass circulation Bild newspaper blared in a front Page headline wednesday. Bild then ran pictures of 10 prominent germans killed by the red army faction with the commentary a for them its too  the letter made Public monday demanded immediate Freedom for the longest held red army faction members and for those with health problems. It said that would be a crucial step in the decision to refrain from further attacks. More than 30 members of the group Are serving sentences ranging from 12 years to life in prison for murders Bank robberies and bombings. The attacks include the August 1981 bombing of the  Air forces in Europe Headquarters at Ramstein a Germany and the August 1985 bombing of the  Air forces Rhein main base just outside Frankfurt. Gang members also killed Alfred her Hausen Germany a most powerful commercial banker in a bomb blast outside Frankfurt in november 1989. The red army faction grew out of the infamous Baader Meinhoff gang of the late 1960s. Army sol. A. Scott Low Ronco training in Germany pfc. Christopher Cook Aims his grenade launcher during a training exercise in Rammelburg Germany. The Soldier and spec. Curtis Mcvaney covering behind Cook Are assigned to cob 3rd in 325th airborne combat team in Vicenza Italy. Their unit travelled to Germany last month for the training  age of cutbacks Junior workers face threat by Mike Causey the Washington Post Washington a younger Federal workers especially in army Navy and air Force offices could find themselves taking a greater interest in the want ads unless their More senior office mates Start taking interest in Early retirement offers. Many  Offices anticipate Job cuts Over the next few years. The department of defense which employs about 45 percent of the Federal civilian work Force nationwide is already downsizing but the biggest cuts May be yet to come. The number of civilians fired will depend on How deep a and fast a Congress wants the cuts. To protect the jobs of Short service workers Many of whom Are minorities and women downsizing agencies have been getting Early retirement authority at a record Pace. The problem is that older workers Arentt taking the bait. To get an immediate unreduced pension under Normal rules employees must be 55 with 30 years of service 60 with 20 years of service or 62 with five years of service. Annuities Are based on length of service and the retirees highest three year average salary. A worker retiring with 30 years of service with a High three average of $42,000 a the average Federal salary in Washington a would get a starting Benefit of about $23,600. A Retiree with 20 years service and the same High three would get a pension of $15,200, and a Retiree with five years service at that salary level would get about $3,800. Pensions Are reduced if the employee takes a survivor Benefit and Are adjusted upward each year for inflation. In 1990, the office of personnel management approved a record 86 Early out authorizations. Most were for defense department units. Last year pm approved 81 Early out authorizations. So far this year it is ahead of the 1990 Pace with 19 Early outs approved and More in the pipeline. In previous years one of every six workers offered an Early out took it. But now Only about one in 20 is retiring Early. Officials blame their reluctance on two things the tight private Job Market and the Hope Springs Temal workers who hike would be car buyers anticipating a rebate Are waiting for a better offer. Some employees Are convinced that Congress will make a special Cash or service credit offer although nobody in Congress believes it. The White House recently rejected some Early out options proposed by Senate leaders. But until older workers Are convinced that Early retirement is a Wise move the jobs of some younger workers remain in  strike looms for Spanish hotels bars Madrid Spain a a strike threatens to cripple hotel restaurant and bar service throughout Spain during the easter holidays one of the country Seak tourist periods a Union official said wednesday. The stoppage called for today and Friday for the sectors 650,000 employees was expected to hamstring services in thousands of establishments said Javier Gonzalez spokesman for the hostelry % federation. The strike comes during one of the country speak tourist periods and is scheduled to end three Days before expo �?T92 starts in Seville. Gonzalez said the strike the first nationwide was called to demand negotiations to update the sectors 48-year-od National labor agreement. Proposals for talks were rejected by the sector s four main management associations he added. A we have no wage problems. We simply want to sit Down and negotiate a Gonzalez said. A we Are not calling for hotels and restaurants to close. We just want salaried employees to Back the  the strike was not expected to affect service in thousands of family run establishments. A spokesman for Vontur the association of hotels in tourist areas said he expected few workers in the country a estimated 7,000 hotels to follow the strike Call. He said the four management groups rejected the idea of a National Accord because they believed that provincial pacts in the sector were sufficient and that a National one would prove impossible to implement