European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes wednesday May 6,1992 Airport from Page 1 Tion garbage collection and mail service. Striking rail workers tuesday also halted the High Speed intercity trains that link Hamburg in the North with Munich it in the South. The government on monday said it was sweetening its wage offer but no details were made Public. Talks were to resume today. A we will meet tomorrow and then we expect Concrete numbers. Before then we wont know what they Are actually offering a Sabine Ehrhardt spokeswoman for the Public service transport and traffic Union or Oto said tuesday. A there Hasni to been a Concrete offer to accept or  in Bonn the Interior ministry said monday that Federal state and local governments were prepared to increase their offer of 4.7 percent pay raises to the unions 300,000 Public sector workers but did not specify a figure. The Otvis demanding 9.5 percent but Chancellor Helmut Kohls government is trying to keep wage settlements Low to avoid fueling inflation. Frankfurt Airport officials said tuesdays walkout by firefighters forced the cancellation of arrivals and departures for safety reasons. The Airport strike was scheduled to last until Midnight tuesday. Lufthansa German airlines had appealed to . Air Force fire Crews to keep the Airport open but the . Military refused. The . Air forces Rhein main base is next to the civilian Airport. Many of the few Hundred would be passengers in Frankfurt scowled at the departure boards that said flights had been cancelled. Some slept or relaxed on chairs in the lounges. Shops at the Airport were practically empty although they remained open. In addition to Frankfurt strikes virtually paralysed airports in Disseldorf Hamburg Western Berlin Munich Cologne Bonn Hannover and Niernberg. The strikes have been almost exclusively confined to Western Germany. Workers in Eastern Germany Are covered by separate wage agreements. A Ltd. S&8 Ken George Chi. Jeffrey Adams his wife Sonja their 20-month-old son Stephen and Trixi the family dog sweat out the Frankfurt Airport shutdown in the Uso lounge. Soldiers make their Way across a Field during a a pre rangers course at Wil Flecken Germany. For those who meet the Challenge its off to the honest to goodness . Army Ranger school at fort Ben Ning a. See pages 14-15 to find out what it takes. 2 More leaving House the head of the House investigation into bad checks and one of the worst abusers of the House Bank joined the record number of congressional retirees. A Page 4 not so sour Deale american Auto manufacturers Are producing cars with fewer defects than european manufacturers and their work is on a Par with japanese competitors Florida a attorney general said. A Page 6 Captivity remembered Terry Anderson recalled life in Captivity being wrapped like a Mummy and tied under a truck and having to lock his own chains when his guards forgot to. A Page 7 sizing up Market it remains one of the toughest to answer of All investment questions when is the Market near its High and due for a fall a Page 18 Index i Abby Ann Landers 19 action line.16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 facet a no places .22 letters .12 Money matters 17-18 sports.23-28 to listings.27 weather.11 because of a reporting error the name of col. Don Maple a spokesman for the . European come was misspelled in an article tuesday. Walkouts from Page 1 Europe. Airport officials recommended that travellers Contact individual airlines to find out the latest information on flights. Even if the strike ended tuesday night As planned service today could continue to be disrupted because aircraft might be scattered at airports around Europe said Wolfgang Schalm a spokesman for Frankfurt Airport. A . Air Force charter flight carrying 364 people to Charleston s.c., was apparently the Only passenger aircraft to depart from the Airport tuesday. About 150 military passengers were also scheduled for official travel on civilian flights tuesday an air Force spokeswoman said but she did no to know How Many of the stranded passengers transferred onto the Charleston flight. The Airport strike also halted military mail to and from the United states for most service members stationed in Europe an air Force mail official said. Mail sent to Frankfurt on monday and tuesday was scheduled to be flown out on a military Airlift today said it. Col. Robert Demmel commander of the 7025th air postal so. No mail was received or dispatched from the Frankfurt Aerial mail terminal on tuesday. The terminal handles the majority of military mail in Europe according to an air Force news release. Military express mail service to the United states is also being cancelled until further notice because it a Xann to guarantee delivery a an air Force postal official said. Germany s National airline Lufthansa criticized the decision to close the Airport As Well As the German governments failure to request . Air Force firefighters to replace strikers according to United press International. Rhein main a the military a main passenger terminal in Germany is across the runway from the civilian terminal. A base spokeswoman said Rhein main officials Are hesitant to get involved in the labor dispute which has disrupted rail and air traffic As Well As garbage collection and other Public services for More than a week across Western Germany. According to the base lease agreement air Force firefighters a would respond to any emergency said capt. Toni Kemper a base spokeswoman. A but As far As sending people Over to stand in for Lufthansa people we  do  a a we re not crossing picket lines or Indianapolis a Boxer Mike Tyson was placed in a special cell and faces a disciplinary hearing after threatening a member of the staff at the prison where he is serving a rape sentence authorities said tuesday. Tyson was placed in a segregation cell breaking any strike a the base Public affairs officer maj. Steve Knechtel told the associated press. Lufthansa said it had lost millions of German Marks on monday alone when ground staff at most other Western German airports joined the Public workers strike. A spokesman for the airline said Lufthansa was considering suing Hessen state officials for damages. In addition to Frankfurt strikes virtually paralysed airports in Disseldorf Hamburg Western Berlin Munich co Logne Bonn Hannover and Niernberg. The Uso was helping reroute stranded passengers to the Charleston flight on tuesday afternoon but there was Only room for people on permanent change of station orders said Amy Benz who works at the Airport Uso. Many military passengers said they would opt to remain at the Airport overnight. Among them was army staff sgt. Cecil Hovis who said he did t qualify for the Charleston flight because he was on at the Indiana youth Center West of Indianapolis and will remain there at least until the hearing later this week said a terse statement from the Indiana department of correction. Tyson was removed from the general prison population after the incident of leave. He had just finished a monthlong vacation in Germany and did no to look Forward to keeping his family overnight at the Airport. A i  care too much myself a said Hovis a construction Engineer stationed at fort Leonard Wood to. A a in be stayed worse places on Field  at a nearby table 2nd it. Anthony Piccone had arrived at the Airport to pick up his wife Cathrine Only to find out that her air plane had been diverted to Luxembourg where passengers were then being bused to Frankfurt. Other flights were diverted to Zurich Switzerland Leipzig Germany Brussels Belgium and Amsterdam Netherlands Benz said. Pfc. George Washington an army Mechanic from Gulfport miss., drove v/2 hours from Wil Flecken Germany to pick up a Friend flying in from new York. A i thought the strike was Over with to Tell you the truth a Washington said As he discovered that his friends flight had been diverted to Zurich. Curved about 10 . Monday said the statement. It was signed by corrections department spokesman Kevin Moore and read by a prison guard. The statement provided no other details about the incident. Tyson segregated after alleged threat