European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 16, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3 it a zoo gets their Goat British soldiers of the 1st in Royal Welsh Fusiliers accompany their 9-year-old Mascot Goat Billy to berlins zoo Friday. Billy is moving to the zoo because the battalion is withdrawing from Berlin. The goats appearances in military parades have made him Well known in the City phone probe targets Robb paper reports Washington a sen. Charles s. Robb has been notified he a the target of a grand jury investigation into the illegal taping of a Telephone Call by Virginia gov. L. Douglas Wilder said a report published Friday. Robb d-va., received a letter from Federal prosecutors More than a week ago saying lie was under scrutiny in the yearlong investigation the Washington Post reported. Prosecutors previously told Robb that he Wasny to under scrutiny and the letter apparently indicates new information has come to Light the newspaper said. The Post quoted unidentified sources As saying investigators want to question Robb about his role in the taping or disclosing of the ear phone conversation Between Wilder and a political supporter a Virginia Beach  a electronics Buff who was a Friend of Robby a intercepted the conversation in 1988 and gave the tape to Robb s office. On the tape Wilder a longtime rival of Robby a within the democratic party chortle that Robby a political career is finished because of rumours about Robb s associations with drug dealers and prostitutes. Robb aides tried to use the tape last year to discredit Wilder by releasing it to selected members of the Media. It is illegal to intercept or play such Telephone conversations. One source told the Post that prosecutors May also try to determine whether Robb gave false testimony when he appeared before the grand jury in Norfolk va., last summer. In can Wii Uci Cullu it Pih Mill ii. Cwt steel companies workers holding 1 Ltd hour talks in a Vil Pitt  a it \ in  Inlo to fire Frankfurt Germany a Metal workers seeking higher wages Are to meet with employers for weekend talks in a last minute Effort to Avert a damaging strike officials said Friday. The atmosphere before the crucial talks improved when the employers said they were willing to sweeten their offer of a 3.3 percent salary hike. The powerful in metall Union has been demanding a 9.5 percent raise. Union leaders have Given employers until monday to resume talks with a higher offer or face a strike ballot by 3.7 million Union members. A strike could begin As Early As May 25, the Union has said. A full blown walkout could shut Down Germany a Auto Industry. Hans Joachim Gottscholl president of the employers association Gesham metall said his group was willing to Settle for More than 3.3 percent. In a television interview late thursday Gottscholl said he expected a settlement to come through a free negotiations and urged the Metal workers not to strike. The latest round of wage talks will be held in the local bargaining Region of Northern Baden  in the City of Karlsruhe one of the unions 14 regional districts. Late thursday talks broke Down in another of the districts nor Rhein westfalen. The announcement of new talks today also follows the failure of talks in three other districts. The agreement to resume talks comes one Day after Germany a largest Public workers Union voted against a wage pact that was negotiated Between Union leaders and the government. The agreement which included a 5.4 pre cent wage increase ended an 11-Day strike. Although Union rank and file voted against the pact More strikes were not expected. A a a a a. Said his group was willing to Settle Tor Ait noun Union rank Gnu me Voicu it i parades have made him Well known in the City. More than 3.3 percent. The pact More strikes were not expect German program to take Good look at . By Ron Jensen and three cities around it Firth Erlanger they were told of the project and asked Bunch. She said the idea is to use Piip Nikorn Herf a Aii and Schwabach. From now until Decem to offer ideas. Topics to address what have by by Ron Jensen Niernberg Bureau Erlanger Germany a from coca cola to levies jeans from Mark Twain to the Mickey mouse club american culture has influenced Germany. The project a facing american will kick off sunday in Erlanger. It will explore the culture of the United states a country about which nearly every German has an opinion. A there is no country on Earth germans have such a distinct opinion about a said Uli Glasser director of the program. Those opinions Are both pro american and anti american he said. The programs within facing America will provide forums for discussion for both sides. Facing America is a project of Niernberg and three cities around it Firth Erlanger and Schwabach. From now until december a series of Art and photo exhibits films speakers and readings by american authors will highlight this years edition of the annual cultural cooperative. In other years the program has featured a look at the Federal Republic of Germany on its 40th birthday in 1989 and a look at Brazil in 1988. Glasser said this years project is the culmination of a 10-year-old desire by Erlanger to have some kind of program on the United states. The cultural cooperation provided the forum. Glasser who works for the cultural office of Erlanger said about 120 agencies institutions and organizations Are combining to Send sources for the program. They were told of the project and asked to offer ideas. The result includes a look at american history such As the Era of the Cowboy american music including a program in the fall on jazz and americans ethnic heritage including a photo exhibit in september and october called a life in a Day of Black  other programs will address the . Political system and Media. Most programs Are in German Only but photo and Art exhibits will be open to All visitors. Also English language Tours of Erlanger Firth and Niernberg in the fall will emphasize the american influence in those cities. Karla Sohrbeck of the cultural office in Niernberg called the program a a Flower  she said the idea is to use these topics to address what have become cliches about the United states. A sampling of the program she said a will make it difficult to reconstruct the cliches  a this i think is important a she said. Glasser said that although individual programs Deal with culture in a narrow sense when taken together they will provide a Broad look at the United states. Studying America through its culture instead of simply its politics is a Way of provoking thought he said and politics is too rigid a forum for the Exchange of ideas. A in cultural affairs a Glasser said a there is a Chance to have an open  trips up Walker s search for Good folks Beaufort . Apr a Man who set out to walk across America to prove to himself that most people Are Good said he was robbed and pushed Over a Bridge not far into his journey. Fred Turner 53, left May 6 from Beaufort in Southeastern South Carolina saying he thought the walk would show that Only one out of 100 people is bad. A i found my one bad one a he said. In a Telephone interview from a bait shop in Effingham county ga., Turner said two men in a pickup pulled up next to him while he was walking across the Tuckas eking Bridge Over the Clyo River in Eastern Georgia. A they asked me if i was the Guy walking across America. I told them yes and they said a Good give me your Wallet a a he said thursday. Turner suspects the men saw a newspaper Story published May 6 about his trip. After taking his Money one of the men pushed him. Turner said he lost his balance and went tumbling Over the Bridge railing into the River. He said he drifted to an Island and spent the night in a vacant Cabin. He was picked up by a Fisherman thursday morning. Turner suffered Black eyes some bruises and a stiff Back. A this could be happened two months from now and i  feel so bad. I Only got through one state. I started wondering a am i going to go through this in nine states a a Turner said his encounter Hasni to dampened his spirits and he still believes that most americans Are generally Good people. He said he still plans to make the trip but wants to take some time to plan strategy. A a in be just got to regroup and think More about How to do it a he said