European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 13 350 thursday april 30 1992 c d 8693 traffic jams from strike americans biggest worry bicyclists in the Frankfurt area Breeze by motorists caught in one of the Many traffic jams caused by the Public workers strike. By Joseph Owen and Kevin Dougherty staff writers As the German Public employees strike reached the Middle of its first week wednesday americans in the country seemed to he suffering from traffic delays but Little else. Harry Connors an army spokesman in Karlsruhe said roads around the City seemed hardly More traffic clogged than usual and attendance at work was Normal at local army posts. As in Many see related stories on Page 3 other German cities . Military facilities in Karlsruhe Are located on the City s fringe not in its Center in Stuttgart some posts Are closer to downtown. Traffic on one Road leading into the City from the North has been As heavy at 6 30 . Ford he past three Days As it is at 7 30 . On Normal Days. American children in l Frankfurt were Able to take local Public transportation to school As they always do department of defense dependents schools spokesman Trank of Gara said. Quot the military was standing by with some buses it help us out if need be but see strike on Page 2 Clinton s problems waning Bush nomination assured Philadelphia a Bill Clinton was seeking endorsements wednesday from democratic congressional leaders As he began to wrap up the presidential primary season with a convincing Victory in Pennsylvania Ana Clear signs that his character problems Are diminishing. A it was my kind of Campaign rooted in the desires of the Pennsylvania people and their yearning for a change a Clinton said tuesday night after trouncing rival Jerry Brown 56 percent to 26 percent. President Bush captured 77 percent of the primary vote to Patrick Buchanan a 23 percent. The White House called the race Over mathematically but it counted delegates who wont be awarded until this weekend. Brown and Buchanan gamely pledged to fight on although the Republican challenger acknowledged that a it looks like George Bush is going to be the nominee no doubt about  Buchanan said in a television interview wednesday morning that his goal was now to change the party a direction and added that he hoped for a a Nice primetime Slot to address the Republican National convention. Brown blasted a Republican fund raising dinner tuesday night As an Quot obscene spectacle and said his  was to steer the democrats away from a similar course. But the Pennsylvania vote merely underscored the obvious the challengers Are Little More than diversion As the primary season Heads toward its end on june 2, with voting in California new Jersey Ohio and elsewhere. Quot Bill Clinton has now moved to a general election Campaign focused on George Bush and its Only april a said democratic National committee chairman Ronald Brown. A it is truly historic for the democratic party see Bush on Page 2 Pennsylvania results Here Are returns in Pennsylvania a presidential primary on tuesday. V hams big g a i pal Buchanan 23% Jurry Brown. 26% Paul i or Jav 13% Bob Kearny 2% i Yuri in i . 2% Shalikashvil nominated to head nato forces i by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a the United states has nominated it. Gen John m. Shalikashvil to command Alliance forces in Europe nato sources said wednesday. The army general a nomination was expected to be confirmed by nato ambassadors As Early As today the sources said. Shalikashvil 55, would replace Gen. John r. Galvin who will retire in june after serving five years As supreme Allied commander Europe. Along with heading the nato command Shalikashvil would serve As chief of the . European come headquartered in Stuttgart Germany. The native of Warsaw Poland is currently serving As senior assistant to Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the . Joint chiefs of staff. Before that he was Deputy commander of . Army Europe. In that position he also commanded the Heidelberg Community where those who knew the three Star general with the Tongue twister name nicknamed him Quot Gen.  if approved to steer natos european command Shalikashvil would face the task of maintaining its viability during this Posl cold War period when Allied nations Are anxious to make deep cuts in their defense budgets and troop Levels in Europe. The United states has said it would Cut its Force in Europe by More than half to 150,000 by 1905. Canada recently said it would see nato on Page 2