European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse The or amp Ait 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 24 35c monday May 11,1992 d 8693 army marines leave . As residents rebuild lives los Angeles a about 3,500 . Soldiers and marines were sent Home saturday but 10,000 National guardsmen will remain on the riot torn streets indefinitely gov. Pete Wilson said saturday. A a in a speaking for a lot of people in telling you they re very grateful for the Job you be done a Wilson told some of the troops gathered at the armed forces Reserve Center in los Alamitos. Meanwhile Blacks Whites and hispanics joined together to clean up battered los Angeles neighbourhoods and help the needy As the City struggled to recover from devastating riots. Cardinal Roger Mahoney met with see related Story on Page 4 about 30 Blacks and korean americans at a Church in South Central los Angeles the fourth meeting since december set up by the City archdiocese to help ease ethnic tension. A putting Back the buildings is the easy part a Mahoney said. A understanding and recognizing racism and discrimination is really our greatest in Washington the head of the National association for the advancement of coloured people criticized the Bush administrations response to the riots. A we have a president who docs not seem to know which Way to turn a Benja see . On Page 2 members of the California National guard remove sandbags from a barricade near the los Angeles coliseum on saturday.26 Canadian Coal miners still trapped Plymouth Nova Scotia apr Rescue Crews using drills and heavy equipment struggled to reach 26 Coal miners buried a half mile underground after an explosion saturday. Relatives of the trapped men gathered nearby to await news. The blast occurred shortly after 5 30 . During a shift change at the Westray mine located about 75 Miles North of Halifax. Some workers made it to the surface before the explosion which Shook houses More than a half mile away said Ivan Baker a Constable of the Royal Canadian mounted police. The cause of the blast which police said hurled a heavy steel door to the surface from 350 Yards underground was not immediately known labor minister Leroy Legere said. A i Felt the Shock the windows rattled. 1 knew right away it had to be the mine Quot said Marshall Doyle whose 27-Ycar-old son Robbie is among those trapped. A you always live with the possibility that something like this is going to Doyle said he went to the mine site after the explosion and saw twisted steel covered with dust an see miners on Page 2 higher fees foreseen from German walkout the Issue drug testing Berlin apr trains roared to life and mountains of mail began moving saturday As Germany tried to shake off the hangover of a costly 11-Day strike by Public employees. Officials meanwhile sought to rein in a demanding work Force As the nation faced a possible replay in the private sector. The giant steel workers Union in metall has vowed to strike for More Money. In numerous interviews the government issued the same warning High wage demands will come Back to haunt workers and Hurt the already stagnant German Economy. A the fat years Are Over a Stuttgart mayor Manfred Rommel said in an interview published sunday in the Bild am sonntag newspaper. He said the wage settlement that ended the strike by Public workers May mean higher fees for trash pickup and other municipal services. A we must clearly economize and the citizens must More strongly share the costs a he told the paper. Negotiators agreed late thursday on a settlement that would raise wages More than 5 percent for More than 2.3 million g a guv i a astern Germany was not hit by the Public employees in Western Germany. Germa a a a strike. The Accord satisfied no one but it signalled the end of the inconvenience the strike had wrought uncollected garbage undelivered mail and idled mass transit. Most commuter traffic was Back in of see fees on Page 2 editors note the associated press has been asking tha major presidential candidates for their views on particular issues and assembles their Are the views of the major presidential candidates on the question Quot do you support mandatory drug tasting for fed trial employees Quot he Bush administration Supporta a there is suspicion of on the Job impairment or in jobs in which the safety of others is at stake. Patrick Buchanan a spokesman said Buchanan had no position on the Issue. Jerry Brown Quot i do not support mandatory drug testing for Federal employees because it is an invasion of Bill Clinton a spokesman said Clinton had no position on the Issue. Sas
