European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday april 16, 1992 at a glance work Crews Pul the Inal touches on expo �?T92 in Seville Spain. For an idea of what visitors can expect see stripes Magazine. Some Power restored heavy Rains wednesday halted efforts to Stop the leak that caused Chicago a underground flood but Power was restored to the Northern portion of the blackened Loop. A Page 4 Gephardt bounced checks House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt d-mo., has acknowledged that he wrote 28 overdrafts against his account at the House Bank. A Page 5 army times accuses the army times has complained that some information in pulitzer prize winning articles by new Day reporter Patrick j. Sloyan had appeared first in its pages. A Page 7 Green berets pulled out the Bush administration continuing to distance itself from the unconstitutional government in Peru is withdrawing All 20 . Army special forces troops from that country. A Page 8 reunion of raiders Doolittle a raiders the men who led the first air raid on Japan during world War ii Are gathering in Columbia s.c., to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the attack. A Page 9 american dream dying the american dream is vanishing for families with Young children As a result of two decades of shrinking incomes and soaring poverty the children a defense fund said. Page 18 4 Abby Ann Landers. A a a a 15 comics. 15-17 commentary. 13 faces a no places. 14 letters. 12 Money matters. 18 sports. 19-24 to listings. 23 weather. 11 Nitro i 1 Tui m a a. A we _ workers scared by plan to Cut army civilian jobs by Chuck Roberts staff writer a plan to eliminate 2,804 local National jobs in the German state of Hessen has caused a reaction of Shock and panic among those affected according to a German labor Union official. A a it a horrible right now because everybody is scared they will get hit a said Dieter Hecker chairman of the Giessen works Council that represents about 1,000 local National employees. A the bad part is that nobody knows when and where the cuts will take place. Anything can happen anything can  the proposed Job cuts were delivered from Gen. Crosbie e. Saint to the state chancellery in Wiesbaden Germany according to German newspaper reports. . Army Europe spokesman Jim Boyle confirmed the number of Job cuts but knew no other details about the proposal. Saint who is the Usa eur com Mander met with state chancellery officials april 8, but Boyle said he did not know what was discussed. Phone messages to the chancellery wednesday went unanswered. According to an april 10 newspaper article in the Wiessener All Gemeiner More than half the local National employees will lose their jobs by the end of fiscal 1993 in the Frankfurt Giessen and Wiesbaden areas. In Frankfurt 947 of 1,802 jobs Are scheduled to be Cut in Giessen 633 of 1,182 jobs and in Wiesbaden 840 of 1,343 jobs. Other cities affected Are Darmstadt 88 of 467 jobs Fulda 189 of 530 jobs and Hanau 107 of 928 jobs. The proposed Job cuts in Hessen Are part of a comprehensive Usa eur plan to Cut civilian jobs that was sent april 2 to the German head works Council in Heidelberg Boyle said. That plan proposes that the current number of 56.000 civilian employees be trimmed to 50.000 by the end of fiscal 1992 and to about 37,000 by september 1993, Boyle said. The Overall plan includes both local National and . Civilian employees. The head works Council represents local nationals in Germany who work for the . Military. The Council which is having its annual meeting in Kaiserslautern Germany this week has 20 Days to respond to the proposal. Boyle said that the Job cuts Are Only a proposal and that a nothing is set in  nationals who lose their jobs in Giessen will face stiff Competition in the local Job Market Hecker said. Those who have specific skills  As electricians May not have too much difficulty but those with general administrative backgrounds will have a Tough time competing against an influx of foreign workers and German soldiers affected by the reduction of the German military Hecker said. Military damage minor in quake by the stars and stripes . Military installations in Europe escaped with Only minor damage stemming from mondays earthquake military officials said. The damage was restricted to the roof of a Supply building at Lindsey air station in Wiesbaden Germany where a few ceiling tiles fell. A spokesman at Lindsey said local officials were unsure if the damage was caused by the quake. There were no reports of damage to army installations said Usa eur spokeswoman Millie Waters. Mondays earthquake Shook parts of Belgium France Germany and the Netherlands at 3 21 . The quake which measured about 5.5 on the Richter scale injured about 60 people and was blamed for the death of a 79-year-old woman who suffered a heart attack. The earthquake also damaged dozens of automobiles and buildings m the Komi Western europen nations. Authorities estimate damage at $61.7 million. Libya from Page 1 to the nearby Island of Malta. Nations around the world heeded the Call to punish Libya. Belgium Denmark Italy Japan and Sweden asked libyan diplomats to leave and countries across Europe and the Middle East grounded flights to Tripoli. Many in the Arab world denounced the a new crusade a As a lebanese newspaper characterized the . Action. But Arab states were nonetheless complying. Morocco and Jordan cancelled flights. The sanctions do not include what would be the most crippling measure a a Boycott of libyans Oil sales. But British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd told British broadcasting corp. Radio wednesday that Oil sanctions May be next. A we Are deliberately taking it one step at a time and not looking Forward to the future because we Hope the existing measures will be persuasive a Hurd said. . Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii has noted that the United states and its allies went to War with Iraq last year to ensure its compliance with . Resolutions. At the United nations the Security councils first discussions on enforcing the sanctions were to be held wednesday. . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali said in Beijing that he would continue seeking ways to compel Libya to surrender the two suspects in the bombing of pan am flight 103. The United nations is demanding that Libya turn Over two men indicted for the 1988 bombing of the pan am flight Over Lockerbie Scotland which killed 270 people. It also says Libya must prove it has renounced terrorism and cooperate with France in the investigation of four other libyans suspected in the 1989 bombing of a French Airliner that killed 171 people. Qadhafi a a offers to have the suspects surrender to a Neutral country have not satisfied Washington London or Paris. Tax from Page 1 Midnight postmark. . Citizens living overseas receive a two month Extension on the tax deadline because of the battered Economy millions of taxpayers made an extra Effort to file Early this year. Nevertheless the irs figures that up to 20 million May have waited until the last two or three Days before the deadline. The irs said 5 million taxpayers were Likely to take an automatic four month filing Extension by mailing a form 4868 by the deadline. However the Extension is Only for filing a any tax due must be paid when form 4868 is filed. For the 20 percent of taxpayers who owe failure to file on time can result in expensive penalties and interest charges. The penalty for failing to pay what is due is considerably less leading tax professionals to advise filers to pay what they can with their returns Ana work out an instalment plan later with the irs. Although most taxpayers look on april 15 As an absolute deadline in fact there is no penalty for filing later a if a refund is due. Although the irs could eventually file criminal charges against a procrastinator the Only realistic Sanction is the loss of a refund that is not claimed within three years. The irs expects 114 million couples and individuals to file returns this year. Through Friday 75 million returns had been received 64.1 million had been processed and 51.6 million refunds averaging $975 apiece had been certified. The tax foundations tax Freedom Day has become a closely watched gauge of How workers Are faring in their fight to hang on to More of their Money. The calculation assumes that individuals pay All taxes a even those that Are collected from corporations. Helmsley from Page 1 a a Leona Helmsley told her a Only the Little people pay  Helmsley denied saying that the Queen of mean As she was dubbed because of alleged abusive treat ment of her employees has paid about $8 million in fines and restitution. She remained free on $25 million bail during her appeals losing each time. The . Supreme court refused to hear the Case in february. Last month her lawyers argued that a four year term could amount to a death sentence for Helmsley who has High blood pressure and for her ailing Hus band from whom she would be separated. But Griesa said that Helmsley a health problems can be treated in prison and that Helmsley has had 2vi years to find suitable medical care for her husband. Attorneys said she was afraid of going to Lexington because of anti semitic hate mail warning of abuse from other inmates