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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 23,1993 . The stars and stripes pag09 airline strike halted after Clinton Calls Washington a president Clinton announced monday that american airlines flight attendants agreed to halt their crippling 4-Day-old walkout and that both sides would submit their differences to binding arbitration. I have spoken with both parties involved. Both have agreed in principle to end the strike and return to the bargaining table immediately Clinton said at a Whitehouse news conference. American said it hoped to return to a full schedule by the end of the week. Passengers who hold american airline tickets if they come to the Airport tomorrow can do so with some Confidence. I have no doubt Well get everybody where they re going in time for thanksgiving said american chairman Robert l. Crandall. The strike by the association of professional flight attendants which began thursday had disrupted thanksgiving travel plans for thousands of americans and forced passengers to scramble for seats on other airlines or to use other modes of transportation. Amer ican lacking enough flight attendants to staff its planes sent Many aircraft aloft carrying Only cargo. I want to encourage All people involved in the american airlines family to now return to work together without any bitterness and with a spirit of Mutual re Spect Clinton said. The president s announcement came one Day after Crandall said he was opposed to further arbitration be Lieving it would Cost the airline too much Money. However Cunt on who called the airline chairman just after noon monday persuaded Crandall to change his mind. Although we prefer a different approach we Are anxious to put our air planes Back in the air and put our people Back to work Crandall said at an afternoon news  attendants saw Clinton s announcement As a Vic tory. At Chicago s o Hare International Airport striker walking a picket line cheered after hearing the news. Later Shaw a skycap at american airline deserted baggage claim area in Chicago s of fare International Airport gets in some Reading. The Union had requested a special presidential panel to help referee the dispute but the airline opposed the idea. Transportation Secretary Federicd Pena had indicated earlier monday that Quick action was unlikely. The 21,000-member Union walked put thursday in contract dispute Over pay medical benefits staffing and work rules. The strike the first by flight attendant sat american was the biggest against a . Airline since 1989. Crandall said monday that the strike which forced Many american flights to carry cargo but no Passen Gers was taking a heavy financial toll on the airline. After Clinton s announcement Crandall said this will not repair our fourth Quarter projections. We expect we will have a loss for the  earlier Crandall said the airline was losing More than $10 million a Day during the strike. Crandall said that he was at least partly swayed bythe president s personal involvement and that binding arbitration was less troubling than an emergency mediation panel. Man reportedly Dies at Kevorkian s Home Royal Oak Mich. A a Man died monday morning at the apartment of or. Jack Kevorkian a spokeswoman for Kevorkian s attorney said. The woman speaking for lawyer Michael Schwartz identified the Man Asah Khalili of Oak Park iii., and said he suffered from Bone cancer. She said that he inhaled Carbon monoxide but that she did not know whether Kevorkian was present when the patient died. The spokeswoman refused to give her name. Royal Oak police it. Don Novak said officers were at Kevorkian s apartment at 9 30 a.m., but he declined to comment further. Since 1990, Kevorkian an outspoken proponent of physician assisted suicide for the severely ill has. Been present at 19 suicides in the Detroit area. In an Effort to Stop Kevorkian the Michigan legis lature approved a measure outlawing assisted suicide. The measure went into effect earlier this year. Kevorkian is facing a january trial in one of the suicides that took place since then. Wallets purses collected in Church service robbery Nashville Tenh. A two masked gunmen burst into a Church robbed worshippers of their wallets an purses and then told them say your  one suspect was arrested sunday after police fired teargas into a nearby House where he had barricaded himself for six hours. Police were searching for the other suspect. Police charged Gary Bell 30, of Nashville with violating his parole for second degree murder. He was expected to be indicted monday in the robbery police detective Ricky Roll said. About 40 members of mount Herman missionary Baptist Church were nearing the end of their sunday service when the gunmen wearing ski masks burst in and ordered them to turn Over their wallets and purses. Then they had the nerve to say count to 100 and say your prayers said churchgoer Tanya Phillips. The Church s minister the Rev. Brian Coles managed to sneak outside and Call police during the robbery. Forget the dinner Rolls by i nature Recife dinner Rolls giving special buy two packs of nature s recipe dinner Rolls for. A Only $1.49 offer Good Only with Coupon through december 1,1993, at any cafes Europe shop Pette. I i am a a air farce Exchange Stevica  
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