European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday april 28, 1992 at a glance a Mujaheddin rebel fires off an Reg rocket toward the presidential Palace during fighting Between rebel groups sunday in Kabul Afghanistan. Leaders reportedly agreed to a cease fire late monday. See Story on Page 8. Perot Calls on Rich h. Ross Perot the wealthy texan who is contemplating an Independent Campaign for president said that Rich americans should carry a bigger Burden than other people to help erase the Federal budget deficit. A Page 4 Seattle a water crunch the bluest skies in recent memory Are giving Seattle area water planners the blues this Spring As possibly the worst water shortage in the City a history looms. A Page 5 a Cosby show criticized the Cosby show desensitized Whites to the nation s racial inequalities because it features an affluent Black family according to a study funded by Bill Cosby. A Page 6 boys arms reattached a 6-year-old Wisconsin boy s arms were torn off in a farm Accident and doctors reattached them in an eight hour operation. A Page 7 bumper sticker Battle a Mechanic at Warner Robins fab ga., whose anti Bush bumper stickers were banned by his air Force Bosses is going to court for the right to display the messages on the truck he drives to work. A Page 9 Index Abby Ann Landers ____20 action line. 16 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 faces a no places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters a. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Genscher from Page 1 Atlantic a Gens Char is on both of  the departure of Genscher will remove from the German political landscape a figure who has consistently rated higher in personality polls than his Boss. Guns Cher a engaging diplomacy has earned him friends around the Globe. But his style and some of his utterances have also rankled allies. Early in Gorbachev a tenure he often angered a sceptical Reagan administration by insisting on cooperation with the soviet Leader. Genscher a insistence in Early 1989 on linking the reduction of Short Range nuclear weapons in Europe with cuts in conventional arms also initially provoked tension with Washington. The Veteran politician raised some eyebrows late last year when he virtually pushed the european Community into Quick recognition of Croatia by indicating Germany planned to take the step by itself. The United states had at the time advised against recognizing Croatia saying that could intensify the fighting. Genscher Arlund the opposite and a cease fire was reached in the breakaway yugoslav Republic not Long after dec recognition. Genscher has Seldom backed Down from his views. After the uproar Over Croatia Genscher boasted that his policy had helped quell the violence there. He also contended that in most foreign policy matters critics usually found themselves agreeing with Germany. Genscher is a member of the centrist free democrats the Junior coalition partner of Kohls conservative Christian democrats and is not considered to be resigning to pursue the chancellors hip. That Post has traditionally been filled by politicians from Germany a two largest parties the Christian democrats and social democrats. Genscher has been Long troubled by health problems including previous heart trouble and a bout with tuberculosis in the 1950s.born in Weideburg near the Eastern German City of Halle in 1927, Genscher returned to the soviet occupied sector of his Homeland after capture by the americans and imprisonment in or Kinin until the end of world War ii. Strike from Page 1 the strike would not occur. Police expect vehicle traffic to increase today. Air Force facilities Are a fairly Well away from major population centers a air Force spokesman it. Col. . Crowley said adding that Rhein main a near Frankfurt was an exception. In Aschaffenbur although City buses did not run monday and bund Spahn trains ran sporadically the military Community did not experience problems with late arrivals for work said Hannelore Ludwig spokeswoman for the Schaffen Berg military Community. A from what i understand Aschaffenbur has not been affected much a she said. A a we re a rather Small Community and i think the real problems were in much larger  George Polich a spokesman for the Wiesbaden military Community said the strike had Little Impact there. A the Only thing we re aware of is that we done to have rail connection to Mainz a Polich said. Mainz is located a few Miles from Wiesbaden. Those who rely on Public transportation had to find rides to work Polich said. Of from Page 1 idea that it can be stopped if the situation changes. A from a realistic standpoint a Crowley said a the air Force will really have to Hump to get to the 7,500 number by May 29. That a the reality of  separations Are being offered to airmen according to rank and Job specially. Air Force specially codes have been divided into tiers. First tier airmen hold the most critically manned jobs. Fifth tier airmen have specialities that Are Over manned and less critical. Those airmen added to the eligibility list include a regular officers in the company Grade ranks except for pilots. A some medical officers who were previously deferred for promotion. A sergeants in the first tier. A staff sergeants in the first tier except for those receiving selective re enlistment bonuses. A technical sergeants and above in tiers two through five. Training resumes fort Knox by. Apr gunnery training resumed monday morning at fort Knox two Days after three marines were killed and nine others were injured when a truck Slid off a wet Road and overturned. A that seems to be the Only effect its had on us. But things could change in the future a Polich said. Union officials said 35,000 Public transportation workers were taking part in the on Day strike which will be followed by other walkouts throughout the week. It is the first Public employees strike since 1974. Public transportation was the primary target of the first Day although thousands of workers in other sectors also stayed off the Job. Officials of the bund Spahn the Federal railway system said operations had not been seriously affected monday morning although a number of trains were running late. Railway workers unions said that the strikes would soon be extended to freight and Long distance passenger trains. In the Central state of Hessen garbage collectors refused to pick up trash. In Hamburg Harbor workers walked out disrupting the City a Busy shipping traffic. Some train service was also affected in Western parts of the country. Several thousand government clerks in Federal agencies in Bonn and Berlin also stopped work monday. Angry opera goers had faced closed doors saturday evening shortly after unions representing Public sector railway and postal employ Guadalajara Mexico a negligence and poor planning by state City and government Oil company officials were behind the sewer line blasts that killed 191 people in Mexico a second biggest City a Federal probe has concluded. Before Dawn monday seven officials were taken to the Jalisco state Penitentiary outside Guadalajara where they had been ordered detained by a judge. The four Lemex and three municipal water and sewer officials were among 11 officials sought for questioning pending determination by a judge on whether they should be charged with negligent homicide. Investigators said the officials were directly responsible for the disaster. The probes determined it occurred after gasoline leaked for several weeks from a pipeline owned by Lemex the government Oil monopoly. An eighth official the Jalisco state Secretary for Urban development Aris Teo Mejia suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. Guadalajara a mayor is seeking an injunction to stay his detention and there was no news monday on the other two officials. Ignacio Morales Lechuga attorney general of the Federal District ordered the officials sunday to appear before a yes voted in favor of a strike. Airport workers Are among those scheduled to walk off the Job in coming Days. There already has been talk of putting the German army to work hauling trash if More garbage collectors take to the picket lines. The Public service and transport Union Otvis pressing for a 9.5 percent pay hike. Government officials say they cannot come anywhere near to meeting such a demand and have counter offered with 4.7 percent. Eastern Germany and Eastern Berlin Are not affected by the current labor stoppages. Postal workers already have been striking at 30 Post offices across Western Germany leaving a backlog of tons of mail and packages. The postal Union said it will now strike in other sectors including Tele Kom the Agency responsible for Telephone and other communications. However postal Union spokesman Rudi Vetter said in Frankfurt that service to radio and television stations will be continued a so the Public can remain informed on the strikes. Contributing to this report were staff writers Joseph Owen in Stuttgart and Luke Britt and Ron Mckinney in Darmstadt magistrate. Morales Lechuga said the official negligence stemmed from a failure to evacuate residents after Strong gasoline fumes were reported coming from sewers and from the Lack of Swift action to repair the problem Lemex has denied responsibility but on sunday offered More than $30 million to help rebuild the devastated working class neighbourhood. Wednesdays blasts injured 1,470 people damaged or destroyed 1,422 Homes 450 businesses and 600 vehicles and gouged trenches in five Miles of streets according to the probe whose results were detailed by Morales Lechuga residents of the stricken Reforma neighbourhood were sceptical about whether Justice will be done. A they have now blamed some people a said Fausto Rojas Ramirez a shop owner in the District. A we will have to wait and see if anyone will be  the latest body was discovered sunday evening a that of a 10-year-old boy. The probe found that a water main had sprung a leak eventually corroding and causing a leak in the gasoline pipeline below. The gasoline entered the City sewer system where it mixed with volatile chemicals including hexane. Mexico jails seven officials Over sewer line explosions