European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes tuesday May 5, 1992 at a glance almost $16 billion for a Black Quot or top secret programs is buried in the Pentagon a new $281 billion budget request according to an analysis by Jane a defense weekly. See stories on pages 14-15. Fear spreads with fires fear is spreading in Lawrence mass., where 53 arson fires since january have Laid waste to abandoned buildings and left chunks of the historic Mill City in ruins. A Page 4 Reagan honors Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev received the first Ronald Reagan Freedom award monday at Reagan s presidential Library in Simi Valley Calif. A Page 7 investors seek guarantees Many american companies convinced that it is too risky to invest in the former soviet Union have appealed to the Bush administration for Federal investment guarantees. Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 action line. 16 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 faces in places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters a. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 riots from Page 1 education and former chairman of the Board of Xerox corp., to head a Small delegation of Federal officials going to los Angeles to assess what needs to be done. Kearns plans to talk with Peter Ueberroth the former head of the los Angeles olympics who is leading the local rebuilding Effort and others. Kearns will report Back to Bush a on a continuing basis a Fitzwater said. The president was to meet again today with Cabinet Heads to weigh Long Range solutions to Urban problems Fitzwater said. Bush plans to go to los Angeles himself on thursday to meet with people involved in the riots As Well As in the rebuilding. The trip was previously scheduled to focus on Trade but Fitzwater said a a we be knocked everything out of the schedule. We Are starting  �?o11m very pleased that it has calmed Down out there Quot Bush said As he met with several Cabinet members. A we will do everything we can to support people out there to make things  he did not respond to a question on How Long Federal Law enforcement officers and troops will remain on duty in los Angeles. A a we be had some very Good proposals on the table right now programs that have clearly come of age a the president said. The focus at today a Cabinet meeting was to be on a a Little longer term perspective a he said. The president earlier met briefly with attorney general William p. Barr and senior military officers. Afterwards Bush huddled with Barr health and human services Secretary Louis w. Sullivan housing and Urban development Secretary Jack Kemp labor Secretary Lynn Morley Martin and Commerce Secretary Barbara Hackman Franklin to discuss approaches to rebuilding los Angeles and other ailing cities. Sundays relative Calm in los Angeles was shattered when National guardsmen shot and killed a Motorist who tried to run them Down bringing the death toll to 55. It was the first shooting by troops sent to los Angeles to quell the unrest. �?o1 think our actions helped a the president said sunday As he returned to the White House from Camp David my. Bush federalized the National guard and ordered 4,500 army soldiers and marines to Back them up Friday night. He declared los Angeles a major disaster area saturday night opening the Way for a variety of Federal financial assistance. Meanwhile stirred to action by a National radio talk show Host callers deluged several newspapers May 1 with complaints they had published the names and descriptions of jurors in the King Case. The callers accused the papers of putting the jurors in jeopardy Many said they a been alerted to the Issue by Rush Lin Baugh whose conservative talk show originates in new York and is aired on stations around the country. At least three California papers published juror profiles written by the daily news of los Angeles and distributed by the new York times news service which gave the jurors Home communities but not addresses or phone numbers. The associated press also distributed the names of jurors but did not include hometowns. Strikes from Page 1 should Call their local traffic management office Murphy said. In Bonn Germany the Interior ministry said Federal state and local governments were prepared to sweeten their offer of 4.7 percent pay increases but did not specify a figure. Chancellor Helmut Kohls government is trying to keep wage settlements Low to avoid fueling inflation while the Oto a Public service transport and traffic Union a is demanding raises of 9.5 percent. The government said that it and the Oto had agreed to resume negotiations which were broken off last month. Roland Bachmeier a spokesman for the Interior ministry said talks would Start wednesday in Stuttgart where the Oto has its Headquarters. The Union welcomed the resumption of talks but said the strikes set for today would go on. A the Public employers have finally Given up their blockade attitude a said Willi Hanss an Oto negotiator. The walkout at Frankfurt a Airport was added to escalate the widespread effect of the strike and to let government employers know that the Union Means business said Andreas Braun an Oto spokesman. He estimated that about 220,000 Union members Are striking in Western Germany. A starting today we want to Force the employers to make us a new offer a Braun said monday. The Frankfurt walkout was scheduled to begin at Midnight and continue for 24 hours but the duration could change Braun said. A we have very flexible strike tactics a he said. A we can change our plans Day to  a there is nothing moving at Tempel Hof a said John Hermansen an air Force Public affairs spokesman at that Airport. Hermansen quoting German Media reported that some passengers were allowed to Check in at Tempelhof and were bused to an Airport in Eastern Germany where the strike is not in effect. About one third of the employees at Frankfurt a Airport Are Union members with jobs that Are vital for the airports continuous operation Braun said. Between 800 and 1,000 air planes land and take off at the Frankfurt Airport each Day he noted. A a it a very difficult for us to predict the situation for tomorrow a Braun said monday. Examples of How the airlines planned to Cope include a a Delta air lines flight from Atlanta to Frankfurt was to be diverted to Amsterdam Netherlands where passengers would be transported to Frankfurt by bus according to a ticket agent. A a Lufthansa ticket agent said no alternate plans were being made for today because it was unclear if the strike would be widespread enough to halt operations. A Northwest airlines was to cancel flights scheduled for today and reschedule them for a later Date if the strike occurred said an airline employee. A americans who Are scheduled for trips through the scheduled airlines travel offices overseas also should Call for More information said Bob Wyatt assistant managing director for Sato. Wyatt suggested that concerned customers could obtain updates by calling the airline company they Are booked with or the Sato Vendor they used. It would be up to the Vendor if any changes were made Wyatt said. After talking with three different airline companies monday Wyatt said the strikes effect is even More unclear. A there Are no answers at this stage of the game a Wyatt said. A a it a going to vary from airline to  the 9-Day-old strike has snarled Public transportation caused Mounds of uncollected garbage to pile up and disrupted other services such As Telephone repairs and custodial and food help at hospitals. Staff writer Kevin Dougherty contributed to this report correction because of an editing error a quote published in the stars and stripes on april 23 was taken out of context. The quote which was attributed to capt. James Munsterman commander of Nas Kef Lavik Iceland should have reflected Praise of volunteers who help out around the base. In its entirety the quote would have read a if we did not have family members people who Volunteer to work at the red Cross Uso Over at our child care Center family services Center if we did no to have volunteers who Are involved in those things this base would be a pretty miserable place to be. I spend a lot of time supporting those organizations and those  americans from Page 1 port service and the radio reports kept coming in and out a said Wilbur Mcelroy of South Bend ind., one of about 135 people flown into Rhein main on c-141 Ata lifter jets late sunday. A the military did this Job very  in All about 500 people have been evacuated from Sierra Leone according to officials with the . European come in Stuttgart. The command is coordinating the evacuation of americans and other foreigners at the request of the . State department said Neucom spokesman cof Ron Maples. The state department ordered most of its embassy staff members and All their dependents a a total of about 40 people a to leave Sierra Leone following the coup despite assurances from the military Junta that foreigners were in no danger from the new government. According to one of the first evacuees to land in Germany embassy staff Mem Bers had met with the leaders of the coup and a were not impressed that they would be Able to maintain control of the country. So we were ordered to  also evacuated were 79 . Military medical specialists who were providing humanitarian Aid to local citizens and training the nations fledgling medical corps. The . Medical personnel most of whom Are assigned to units in Germany were the first to be evacuated from Sierra Leone. Despite the coup medical team members reported Only a temporary halt in their work with local medical staff. On wednesday All treatment and training ceased when word of the coup reached the military Camp across the Bay from the capital. A on thursday morning we went Back to work and before we left id say we completed 85 to 90 percent of what we wanted to do a said or. Maj Randy smart of the 86th medical group at Ramstein a. The medical team immunized 4,000 people during its shortened stay in Sierra Leone with most immunizations administered after the coup smart said. In addition to the embassy staff and military personnel about 600 private american citizens live in Sierra Leone. Most Are missionaries from various churches eur come a Maples said. Another 80 americans were working there for the peace corps he said. The americans were offered transportation via the Neucom planes to either Germany or nearby Dakar Senegal Maples said. But they did not have to accept a the Choice was theirs a he said. Freetown was Calm monday according to associated press reports. But the ruling National provisional defense Council established by coup leaders repeated Stern warnings for government workers to return to work a for face appropriate  its appeals for a return to Normal and for shops to reopen broadcast since saturday have largely been ignored although a few shops opened monday. Civil servants and shop owners said they were frightened for their lives and property after Days of looting and detentions of government ministers