European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday april 29, 1992 at a glance Spring is a special time a particularly for photographers. See 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 poll. A Page 4implant 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 disease. A Page 5more lighting 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 Montenegro. A Page 9pilot 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 Abby Ann Landers 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 faces n places .22 letters. .12 Money matters. 17-18 sports a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 23-28 to listings. .27 weather. .11 inconveniences an irritant but no problem to military 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 spokesmen said. Quot 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 Nurnberg buses and streetcars were not operating but the commuter trains were still in business army spokesman Hermann Gailer said. Quot whoever has a car has no problems a he said but then corrected himself by adding that the amount of time it took to drive to work had doubled. The situation in Wurzburg 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 Badin Wirt Ternberg 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 a she said adding that no such planning could control the afternoon traffic jams. As in Nurnberg 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. Quot 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 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 Ramstein 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 a said Iise Maria Regensburg or a spokesman for the Mainz military Community. A if the Normal containers Are full they should store them next to the containers a 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 bund 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 the Public service and transport Union c tout 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 to most american families assigned to the 2nd army divin nearby Karlstedt All City services Are running normally according to the town Halls German american Liaison office. Department of defense dependents schools rely on Public transit to get to school in Frankfurt Niernberg and Wiesbaden according to school system spokesman Fred Drath. The strike caused some 60 or 70 students to arrive at school late in Nurnberg but the Pupil Absentee rate there was Normal he said. No morning delays were reported in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Staff writers Ken Clauson in Bremerhaven Kevin Dougherty in Kaiserslautern and Ron Mckinney in Darmstadt contributed to this report 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 economies by 1997. Quot this plan was stillborn a sgt Leader Nicolas Redondo said. A it Isnit a convergence plan a its a divergence plan in terms of poverty and social  the unions also said a series of protests kicking off with a demonstration on May 1, have been planned. Although Spanish unions have one of the lowest membership rates in Europe the last 24-hour general strike in december 1988 paralysed much of Spain. 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.flights from Page 1 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 c-130 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 these claims contravene International Law which does not Reco Cal mile Toni be claims beyond a 12-Nauti-limit,�?� the statement said. The attack posed another delicate diplomatic problem for peruvian president Alberto k. Fujimori who was quoted saturday As saying the plane a did not exhibit any Flag. Fujimori is under heavy International criticism for suspending the peruvian Constitution and closing the country a Congress on april 5. Fujimori claimed the crackdown was necessary to fight drug traffickers and political corruption the White House Cut off $45 million in Aid to  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. From Page 1 sure about hitting the target for officers. For that reason Hendricks said air Force Secretary Donald b. Rice decided Friday to set the reduction in Force process in motion and to Convene the Board for officers on july 20 with the 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