European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of Heffes 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 12 350 wednesday april 29, 1992 d 8693 Agerman strikes spread Union says walkout to continue until talks resume by de Reavis staff writer the second Day of strikes that crippled Public services in Many Western German cities ended with no sign that the work stoppage will end soon. A the strikes will escalate every Day until the employees ask to go Back to the negotiating table a said Sabine Ehrhardt a press spokeswoman for the Oto Public service and transport Union on tuesday. The Oto with its 2,1 million members is the largest of seven unions for Public service workers organized under the German federation of unions or dub. And in the strikes third Day Union members were threatening to target hospitals As Well As transportation postal and garbage services in various German cities. After forcing commuters to seek alternate Means of transportation in Western Berlin Frankfurt Hannover Essen Munich Stuttgart and other larger cities the Union planned to spread the strike today to still other cities throughout Germany Ehrhardt said. For example Union spokesman Werner Rohre said the entire commuter transportation system will be crippled in the German state of Hessen which includes the cities of Darmstadt and Wiesbaden As Well As Frankfurt a a there la be no streetcars trains buses or subways moving tomorrow in those areas Quot Rohre said. A in addition the trash collectors in the same areas will continue their  today strikes arc scheduled for hospitals in Munich Heidelberg Ludwig Surg and Mainz Rohre said but see strikes on Page 2walkouts an irritant but pose no problem to . Communities by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau . Military communities in Germany suffered Only minor inconveniences again tuesday As a result of a nationwide Public workers strike army and air Force officials said. A it has been an irritant but it has not had a major effect at All a army spokesman Peter m. Dressier said of the strikes Impact on americans in Heidelberg Karlsruhe and Mannheim. Heidelberg s inbound traffic was better tuesday morning than monday morning when the trip from the City outskirts to downtown took 45 minutes by car. But dressier said passengers on an inbound commuter train were discharged at the City limits because the lines electrical Power was shut off inside the City. In Niernberg buses and streetcars were not operating but the commuter trains were still in business army spokesman Hermann Gailer said. A whoever has a car has no problems Quot he said but then corrected himself by adding that the amount of time it took to drive to work had doubled. The situation in Wiir Burg another City in Northern Bavaria was similar. Trolleys were not rolling but the buses were according to City spokesman Klaus Walther. Trash collection continued but the City had to store the collected refuse because the strike had shut Down the incinerator he said. Army workers in Stuttgart Baden Wirt Temberg a Industry saturated state capital complained of Long backups on major traffic arteries leading into town tuesday morning. That happened because police had altered the rhythm of key traffic lights to keep the jams on the City a Periphery and make sure inner City intersections would not become clogged police spokeswoman Rosalinde Busch said. A if they re closed then nothing runs in the City she said adding that no such planning could control the afternoon traffic jams. As in Niernberg buses and trolleys were Idle in Stuttgart but some trains were running. Aside from personal inconveniences officials at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center said the strike should not affect the Hospital and its patients much. Delivery of Hospital supplies and Medicine is continuing to the facility located in the state of Rheinland Pfalz near Kaiserslautern. A we have military Drivers and we have military trucks so we Are not concerned a said Hospital spokeswoman Marie Shaw. Air Force spokesmen in two locations in the state said they had seen Little Impact on activities at their bases. Garbage collection for members of the see walkouts on Page 2 a Frankfurt pedestrian appears to hold her breath As she pusses piled up garbage.. Stops drug surveillance flights Over Peru Washington a the United states has suspended drug surveillance flights Over Peru after an attack on one of the planes in which a Crew member was lost and two others were wounded the state department said monday. The peruvian air Force said two of its jets fired on the unarmed c-130 on Friday because the Pilot had ignored warnings to land. . Officials expressed anger Over the attack and the Pentagon and Peru have launched a joint investigation. The suspension of flights was announced tersely by the state department in a response to a question whether there were any plans for future c-130 flights. A the aircraft that was shot at was returning from Peru after completing a counter narcotics Mission Quot said the statement issued by the departments press office. A it was part of a regular program we conduct with peruvian authorities to combat drug trafficking. We cannot give details of the  the statement added Quot As a result of this incident we have suspended these  the c-130 was intercepted about 60 Miles off Peru a coast. Peruvian authorities said the aircraft was hundreds of Miles off course. The plane was hit with 23mm Cannon fire from a peruvian fighter bomber. An american airman was apparently sucked out of an open door of the aircraft As the plane lost pressure before Landing at a military base the peruvian military said. The Pentagon on monday identified the missing crewman As master sgt. Joseph c. Beard or. Of Kalamazoo Mich. The peruvian air Force said the cm30 was carrying a Crew of 16. In a statement monday the Pentagon emphasized that the c-130 was in International airspace when attacked. A while Peru claims sovereignty Over territorial sea and airspace out to 200 nautical Miles from its coast see flights on Page 2