European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday May 15,1992 at a glance German Baker Wilhelm Glen places a Sample of his award join Nung bread in the display Case of his bakery. Glen and his wife Marion done to loaf around when it comes to making bread. See their Story on pages 14 and 15.oswald file released the file on Lee Harvey Oswald that the Cia had collected before the assassination of president Kennedy was made Public but it offered slim pickings for longtime students of the Case. A a Page 4breast cancer factors three factors strongly predict which women will get breast cancer after menopause a a family history of the disease late age first pregnancies and having an Appl shaped body according to a report. A Page 6tv dad Dies Robert Reed a shakespearean trained actor who played the Model father on to s the Brady Bunch died of Colon cancer at age 59. A Page 7italian lawmakers try again for the second straight Day parliament failed to elect a new italian president with no candidate receiving the required two thirds  Page 8 encouraging indications a Strong gain in retail sales coupled with a modest 0.2 percent Rise in consumer prices last month encouraged government officials and private economists that the economic recovery is gathering strength. A Page 17 Index i Abby Ann Landers. .19 action line. .16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 faces no places. 18 letters. .12 Money matters. .17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 senators Bill would protect benefits for guard. Reserves Cox news service Washington senators Sam Nunn of Georgia and John Glenn of Ohio said thursday they had introduced legislation guaranteeing retirement and transition benefits for National guard members and reservists who will lose their jobs in upcoming military cutbacks. A these people deserve More than just a a thank you when their Pink slip arrives a said Glenn chairman of the armed services subcommittee on manpower and personnel and the principal author of the Bill. The Issue he said is a Basic  Nunn chairman of the armed services committee said that while he thinks the Pentagon is a moving too far too fast on its plans to Cut 258,100 reservists in the next three years some reductions Are justified and a common decency demands transition help similar to that accorded Active duty personnel. Among the provisions a the defense department could not abolish any Reserve unit until a transition plan has been drafted. A reservists with at least 20 years service could retire and draw an immediate reduced annuity. The sponsors think this would encourage Early retirement. A reservists with 15 to 20 years of service could enter the Reserve retirement system and be eligible for benefits at age 60. A those with six to 15 years service would receive separation pay under a formula similar to that Given Active duty personnel. A a six year service requirement for i Bill assistance would be lifted allowing some benefits for those who have been in the reserves More than two years. A those forced to leave the reserves could retain their group life insurance policies and commissary privileges for one year. Nunn in remarks prepared for delivery on the Senate floor thursday said the Pentagon a plan for Reserve reductions is far from final. The defense department Nunn said has a not really thought through How to align its Reserve personnel in order to achieve a balance of age experience and skills and How to Best use the experience of those leaving Active duty. A quite frankly i do not know of any methodology that we could rely on at this Point to validate the Pentagon s proposal a Nunn said. A we arc m the same boat last year when the Pentagon proposed similar Large cuts which we  from Page 1 Germany a largest Metal workers and engineers Union appeared to be heading for its own general strike. On thursday several District Union offices declared that wage talks in their regions had failed. Union leaders Are expected to decide monday on whether to Call a strike. A full blown walkout which could shut Down Germany s Auto Industry As a similar strike did in 1984, could begin As Early As May 25, the Union has said. In metall originally demanded 9.5 per cent higher wages for this year although it has since shown some willingness to but employers thus far their origin original offer Compromise Haven to budged from of 3.3 percent. The negotiations apply Only to Western Germany a Metal Industry workers. Eastern German Metal workers conduct wage negotiations  from Page 1 along with Pierre Thuot and Richard Hieb. Intelsat the International communications consortium said it expected to have the satellites 120,000 Telephone circuits running in time for the olympics in july. A i think we have seen some incredible work by some awfully Brave men at Nasa said Irving Goldstein Intelsat chief executive. A this Means that we Are out of the  a misfired rocket had left the satellite in the wrong orbit. Wednesdays spacewalk a the first by three people a was the last Chance for endeavour to retrieve the satellite. The shuttle did not have enough fuel for a fourth try. The astronauts risked puncturing their spacesuits which could be fatal m the vacuum of space. And if they had caused the 12-by-17-foot, 4v4-ton satellite to wobble it could have smashed into the shuttle. They finally caught the Craft by waiting arms raised on cargo Bay platforms until it was within reach. Three pairs of gloved hands 225 Miles above the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii gripped Intelsat at its base. A got it a shouted Thuot. At Mission control in Houston flight controllers applauded. A Houston i think we got a satellite a said Brandenstein whose precision steering put endeavour a few feet below the Intelsat As it whizzed around Earth at 17,500 Mph. After they grabbed it the astronauts held the drum shaped satellite steady for 90 minutes one Fuu orbit of Earth. Then with Akers keeping both hands on Hieb and Thuot attached a bar that allowed the satellite to be grappled by the shuttle Crane. The Crane lowered it to the rocket and it was bolted on. Later it took several tries to release the satellite rocket combination but Intelsat ultimately floated away slowly Over the Pacific. A a you be made the Agency proud today a Mission control told the astronauts. The Success came As Many members of Congress want to whittle away Money for manned space flight. The Bush administration has replaced nasal a leadership viewing it As too wedded to shuttles and big expensive projects. Scientists have said nasal a exploration could be done better and cheaper by robots but Nasa argues that thinking creative astronauts have a role in space that robots cannot fulfil. A a we be rewritten the Book on a number of things a flight director a1 Pennington said. The Thuot Hieb Akers team spent eight hours 29 minutes in the cargo Day breaking a 20-year-old space walking record set on the final Apollo Moon flight. The capture Cost Intelsat $147 million a $93 million to Nasa $46 million for the rocket and $8 million in other  from Page 1 serbian suburb of Tidza and nearby Muslim areas As Battle raged for the City a Airport held by serbs. A decisive Battles for the liberation of Sarajevo Are being fought a bosnian radio announced. To footage from do Brinjak site of an athletes Village during the 1984 Winter olympics indicated some House to House fighting next to the Airport. Meanwhile a Canadian forces Europe spokesman in Lahr Germany said thursday that no Canadian soldiers had been injured during the shelling of Sarajevo. A we checked with the Headquarters and they re All Safe and sound. But they Are being shelled a Canadian army Mai. Norbert Cyr said. The canadians in Sarajevo who number fewer than 100, work on the Headquarters staff of the . Peacekeeping Mission to nearby Croatia. Since the . Troops deployed there in april ethnic violence has erupted in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Canadian forces Headquarters in Lahr has been Able to Contact Canadian troops in the former yugoslav republics Cyr said. Stall writer Joseph Owen contributed to this report 1st army Soldier Dies in training Accident ran vdci17mapu a. A i m a tvs m of a. 1l a in bad Kreuz Nach Germany a 1st army div Soldier was killed wednesday morning during a training Accident involving two m109 howitzers at the Gra Fenohr training area according to the emergency action office in bad Kreuz Nach. Sgt. Michael Cary 24, who was assigned to the 2nd in 3rd Field arty in Giessen was taken by a civilian ambulance to a German Hospital in Weiden where he was pronounced dead. According to a spokesman for the bad Kreuz Nach office Cary died about 7 10 . While repairing a howitzer which usually carries a Crew of six. The spokesman said another of the self propelled 155mm howitzers struck a Metal door on Caryl a howitzer which slammed into him. He died of head injuries. The Accident is under investigation local military police according to a Nev release from the 1st army div Public a fairs office in bad Kreuz Nach. Cay who was a native of Coatsburg 111., is survived by his wife Astrid. A memorial service is scheduled Sui Day in the Camp Aachen theater it Grafe Wohr. No time has been Ai bounced