European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday april 29, 1992 at a glance Spring is a special time a particularly for photographers. Sec Story and photos on pages 14-15. Perot a threat to Clinton a third party presidential race by political Maverick h. Ross Perot poses a greater threat to Bill Clinton than to president Bush according to a new  Page 4 implant award upheld a Federal judge upheld a record $7.34 million damage award to a woman whose silicone breast implant ruptured ruling there was ample evidence the rupture caused her to contract a painful  Page 5 More fighting in Bosnia fighting flared in the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina hours after bosnian officials demanded the departure of Federal troops following the declaration of a new Yugoslavia by Serbia and  Page 9 Pilot poses for sculpture 1st it. Russell Gill a fighter Pilot assigned to Raf Lakenheath is the Model for Bossons latest Wall sculpture fighter Pilot operation desert storm. A Page 10 Index i.,t1. Is a twin. Abby Ann Landers 19 action line .16 comics. 19-21 commentary.13 faces a no places .22 letters 12 Money matters 17-18 sports23-28 to listings.27 weather.11 correction because of a reporting error the Date of the conversion of the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden Germany to an outpatient clinic was incorrect in sundays editions. The Hospital will convert to an outpatient clinic april 1, 1993. Rhein main Frankfurt agree to Swap land Sites at Airport by the stars and stripes officials representing the . Military and the Germany a Frankfurt Airport authority have agreed to a Deal involving the Transfer of land adjacent to the two Sites. The Deal will allow the air Force to build a softball Field and enable German officials to proceed with plans to construct a cargo Center a base spokeswoman said tuesday. Susanne Bartsch said Rhein main a will give the Airport authority a 4.19-acre area adjacent to the airports Lufthansa terminal. A cargo Center will be built on the site Bartsch said which ties into on going construction at the Airport s cast terminal. In Exchange the Airport authority gave Rhein main a an area similar in size near the bases Gateway gardens housing area. A the Transfer was announced thursday at Frankfurt City Hall. Andreas von Schoeler the lord mayor of Frankfurt Manfred Schalch the Frankfurt airports vice chairman of the Board and Brig. Gen. James l. Hobson jr., commander of the 435th Airlift Wing made the announcement. Bartsch said details of the Transfer Are being worked out by officials representing the German state government of Hes sen and the . Air forces in Europe. Rhein main will continue using the site to be shifted to the germans until the new softball Field is built she said. A this Transfer goes Back to an agreement Fin the 195081 that when the Airport authority needed the land it would be provided a a Bartsch said. A with the substitution of property we done to anticipate gaining or losing any  Bartsch said the two parties swapped maintenance hangars in june 1990. She said that Frankfurt Airport officials have a voiced interest in another Rhein main land tract of 124 to 198 acres near the Airport control Tower where officials plan to build an air freight terminal. 2 Spanish unions plan May 28 strike Madrid Spain apr Spain a two largest unions tuesday announced a halfday general strike for May 28 to protest cuts in unemployment benefits the first step in the governments plan for economic convergence with the european Community. A one Day general strike will be called in october if the government does no to restore the benefits and agree to negotiate proposed labor reforms the unions said. The unions the socialist general workers Union sgt and the communist led workers commissions co denounced the cuts which the government says Are required to bring Spain a spending debt and policies in line with those of other european economics by 1997. The unions also said a series of protests kicking off with a demonstration on May 1, have been planned. Government officials Are also concerned that a summer of labor unrest could disrupt Seville a expo �?T92, which runs through oct. 12, and Barcelona a olympic games which begin july 25.strikes from Page 1 emergency wards and service will not be effected. Rudi Vetter of the German postal Union said his groups strike will hit mainly postal banking facilities in selected cities which he did not identity throughout the country. Americans who pay balls through the German Post offices could be affected if the recipient companies have postal banking accounts. Vetter went on to say that postal delivery service has not been stopped a but bogged Down. That a because one shift strikes and another does to which is our strategy. Right now there a about 30 million undelivered letters piling up in Post offices hit by our  he said about 50 million letters Are mailed each Day in Western Germany. Vetter also said that no repairs will be made to telephones during the strike although regular Telephone service such As directory assistance will continue. A if your phone goes on the blink it will remain so until the strike is Over and god knows when that will be a Vetter said. But the strike Isnit bad news for All a for example Peter Gaus who runs a private special delivery service in the Darm Stadt Mainz Wiesbaden area. A my business has jumped 25 percent since the strike because businesses want to be sure their wares and documents arrive on time a Gaus said tuesday evening. The Union strike began monday with 75,000 participants Ehrhardt said and increased to 130,000 on tuesday. She emphasized that the strike involves a pay increase for 500,000 of the unions 2.1 million members. A there is a coincidence of strikes Here that have been coordinated. For example the Railroad and postal workers Are not in our Union but their contracts came up for renewal about the same time As ours and the strikes have been coordinated Quot Ehrhardt said. Michael Yelderman spokesman for the . Army Europe said the strikes have had no Impact on Usa eur rail moves. Among those in the Oto Are theater workers trolley operators bus and subway Drivers incinerator operators trash collectors and Hospital workers ranging from nurses and aides to Cooks and laundry workers. Airport employees River boat personnel and operators of River locks Are also organized in the Union. The strike stems from a dispute Between the Oto and the employers Over the unions request for a 9.5 percent raise plus 550 Marks or $339, for vacation Money and another 300 Marks or $185, for training a  from Page 1 Kaiserslautern military Community will not be affected except perhaps for american residents who live off base in a town where the military does no to contract for such service. Military housing areas typically contract with local German refuse companies for trash pickup said staff sgt. Doyle Tillman a spokesman at ram Stem a. In Mainz where garbage collection has stopped a we asked our people to put their trash in plastic bags and put them in the Normal waste bins at their Normal containers Quot said Ilsc Maria Regensburg or a spokeswoman for the Mainz military Community a if the Normal containers Are full they should store them next to the containers Quot Regensburger said. A we Are just working out a plan what to do where to store these things if the strike lasts  the strike did not affect City services in Bremerhaven and osterholz Schrambeck in Northern Germany. A Bunde Spost customer service representative in Bremerhaven said All mail received in the City was being delivered. All buses in the City were running on schedule. The assistant head of the City bus Drivers works Council said that the Drivers Are members of Oto Public service and transport Union but their labor negotiations Are separate and the current strike does not affect them. Trash pickup in Bremerhaven also remains unaffected so far. In osterholz Schrambeck Home t most american families assigned to the 2nd army divin nearby Karlstedt a City services Are running normally according to the town Halls German american Liaison office. Department of defense dependent schools rely on Public transit to get t school in Frankfurt Niernberg and wies Baden according to school syster spokesman Fred Drath. The strike caused some 60 or 70 student to arrive at school late in Niernberg but the Pupil Absentee rate there was Normal h said. No morning delays were reported i Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Staff writers Ken Clauson in Bremerhaven Kevin Doug nerdy in Kaiserslautern and Ron Mckinney in Darm Stai contributed to this report flights from Page 1 these claims contravene International Law which docs not recognize claims beyond a 12-Nauiical-mile limit a the statement said. The attack posed another delicate Diplo Matic problem for peruvian president Alberto k. Fujimori who was quoted saturday As saying the plane a did not exhibit any  Fujimori is under heavy International criticism for suspending the peruvian Constitution and closing the country a Congress on april 5. Fujimori claimed the crackdown w As necessary to fight drug traffickers and political corruption. The White House Cut off $45 million in Aid to Peru but has continued anti drug programs. Peru is the worlds largest producer of coca Leaf the base material for cocaine. The peruvian president expressed his regret Over the incident to the . National Security adviser Brent scowcroft. On saturday Fujimori said it was a lamentable for the loss of life of one of the Crew