European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 13, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3more retire when offered incentives by Mike Causey the Washington Post Washington a Federal government workers will take Early retirement even during a recession and with reduced pensions if the government makes them an upfront Cash offer. That could be Good news for younger defense department civilians who under last hired first fired rules will be the first to go As the Pentagon downsides. Most workers who got unsweetened Early retirement offers last year allowing them to leave at age 50 with 20 years service or any age with 25 years said no. That meant less senior workers a often women and minorities a got the a. Most of those eligible rejected Early outs because of the depressed private Job Market and the pen Sion hit for Early retirees. Annuities Are reduced 2 percent for each year the Retiree is under age 55. But two places that gave workers Cash to retire got lots of takers. That could be a Factor As two subcommittees of the House Post office civil service committee Mark up a package designed to help workers hit by reductions in Force. They were scheduled to meet tuesday. Last year the office of Thrift supervision with special authority from Congress offered Many employees a six month salary Bonus if they would retire. About 38 percent of those workers offered Early retirement took it. The District of Columbia government offered selected workers payments ranging from three months to six months salary. Of those offered Early retirement almost 14 percent took it. Starting Friday Federal and postal workers can sign up to put part of their salary into a variety of tax deferred investments currently paying from 7.625 percent to More than 11 percent. During the open season for the Thrift savings plan which runs through july 31, workers can also reallocate their future payroll contributions. Workers can invest in the a fund Stock the of fund Bonds or the a fund Treasury securities. Employees under the old civil service retirement system can put up to 5 percent of pay in the tax deferred investments. Those under the new Federal employees retirement system can invest up to 10 percent. Crowning insult after being tossed from the Bull he was Riding Rodeo expert Kevin Kordahi decides not contest his adversary a right to claim the fallen hat. Kordahi of Helena mont., was competing sunday in a professional Rodeo at Missoula. Italian trains collide kill at least 3 Arezzo Italy apr two commuter trains crashed head on near this tuscan City tuesday killing at least three people and injuring 70, Railroad and City officials reported. Two of the dead were Crew members aboard one of the trains and a third was an italian passenger. At one Point Rai state television re sorted that there were at least five dead it authorities said they could confirm Only three dead. A railway police officer suggested that the discrepancy might have been caused by Early unconfirmed reports that two of the injured had died while being taken to a Hospital. An official at Arezzo a police Headquarters speaking on condition of anonymity said at least two of the 70 injured were in very serious condition. The crash occurred on the rail line linking Arezzo about 40 Miles Southeast of Florence to the Small town of Sina Lunga near Siena. Rai reported that the train coming front Arezzo was running a few minutes late and that apparently the train coming from Sina Lunga should have waited for the other train to arrive at Badia Dipino a station near the crash site before pulling  say european Jet fighter too costly Berlin apr Germany a defense ministry claiming that the four nation project to build a european fighter Jet for the next Century has grown too expensive is seeking cheaper alternatives in tight budget times. Officially the government is still studying the fighter which is being jointly developed by Germany Spain Italy and Britain. Yet news reports and interviews say it is unlikely that Germany will buy Jager 90 fighters As they Are called in Germany to replace aging f-4 phantoms after the turn of the Century. On sunday the Welt am sonntag newspaper quoted defense minister experts As saying the projected costs for the Jager 90 had jumped to 593 million per plane. The newspaper quoted defense minister Volker Rishe As saying that at the Jager 90�?Ts current Price it is questionable a whether we can obtain a sufficient number of fighter  Germany is grappling with a mounting budget deficit at a time when the end of the cold War is making Many people sceptical of the need for Ultra expensive weapons. On the other hand German business leaders argue that the Jager 90 project will create jobs and keep the country a technology on the cutting Edge. The aerospace giant mob a subsidiary of the Daimler Benz conglomerate is the prime contractor in Germany for the european fighter. On tuesday defense ministry spokesman Walter Eichenmiller said a the defense minister Rishe made Only one condition the aircraft must be  the spokesman said that even a Price of $79 million per aircraft was too High. Eichenmiller said highly touted Mig-29s, once the Pride of the soviet air Force probably wont fit the Bill. He said there Are difficulties with maintenance and in getting spare parts. A the aircraft a performance is very Good when it flies a Eichenmiller said with a laugh. A Many of the aircraft Are sitting on the  the German Luftwaffe inherited 24 Mig-29s from the former East German air Force. Eichenmiller said officials Are considering several alternatives to the Jager 90, a name that Means Hunter in German. They include the . F-16, f-1h and projected i-22, As Well As the swedish made Gripe and the French rafale. A German government panel is expected to make  recommendations Early next month. Eichenmiller defended the Jigger 90 As a the Best of All of them from a pure technical  a the Only question is whether we can afford it a he added. A prototype of the Jigger 90 is supposed to make  first flight this fall. Russia India in trouble Over rocket Deal Washington a the United states has imposed limited sanctions on Russia and India because of a Deal involving the Sale of Booster rockets. Deputy state department spokesman Richard Boucher said the transfers from Russia to India did not follow guidelines of the missile technology control regime an International group that attempts to curb trafficking in sensitive military technology. He said the United states was imposing a two year ban on All .-licensed exports to the russian Enterprise Glav Kosmos and to the Indian space research organization. In addition the United states is Banning for two years All imports from these enterprises As Well As . Government contracts with them Boucher said. Boucher had no information on How much business might be lost As a result of the sanctions but speculated that exports to these enterprises that require . Licenses might be the most important of the three sanctions. Under the Deal Agency is Selling the russian space India technology needed to build rocket Booster engines designed to launch communications satellites into orbit. The Bush administration is concerned the rockets also could be used to deliver  Wynette has operation St. Louis a Tammy Wynette underwent surgery monday for a recurrent bile duct infection. The country singers condition following the operation at Barnes Hospital was not immediately disclosed. Wynette was hospitalized on May 5, her 50th birthday after the painful infection struck again