European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 at a glance two . Soldiers keep watch at the Airport in Kigali Rwanda during recent humanitarian efforts in the african nation. This was just one of the Many images seen during the . Mission to Aid refugees in Rwanda and Zaire. See photo pack age on pages 4 and 5. Y Home Sweet Home when a Long Island family re turned Home from vacation just about everything was gone right Down to the soap and the shampoo from the bathroom "  v.". Page 6. Population pact nations participating in a . Population conference Are very close to agreement a . Official said. "  -. Paged Vette to the Core a 3,500-car caravan 6f corvettes stretching nearly 70 Miles converged on the new National Corvette my. Seum. "  page9 playing Chicken a woman dressed As a Chicken tried to throw a pie in Kenny Rogers face during a concert. Page 10 real wages fall most american workers have yet to see increases in their paychecks despite the improving Economy according to a study. Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 automotive. 9 classifieds. 21-24 comics. 18-20 commentary .13 crossword. 20 faces Fth places. 10 focus 15-17 Horoscope. 23 Jumble 23 letters 12 Money matters. T4 sports. 24-32 to listings .31 weather 11 from Page 1 states has agreed to assume All costs of their presence in Panama arid to assume responsibility for eventually removing  ". Meanwhile Cuba s chief negotiator said saturday that president Fidel Castro would no longer insist on discussing the . Trade embargo of his Island National a condition for settling the immigration dispute that has fuelled the exodus of thousands of cuban refugees fleeing their Homeland by boat. At the same time two leading Mem Bers of Congress urged the Clinton administration to consider lifting the dec Ades old cuban embargo and broaden talks with Castro. _ the negotiator Ricardo Alarcon said that despite his country s Concession on monday september 5,1994 including the embargo in the current negotiations he and american diplomats still had a Long Road to travel before reaching a detailed agreement that would end the flow of cuban rafters who have been trying to reach the . Mainland through the Straits of Florida. Alarcon a former foreign minister and . Ambassador resumed talks with . Negotiators at the american Mission to the United nations in new York on sunday afternoon. Play from Page 1 likes the Philadelphia Phillies. Morrell was one of 13,400 members of the United Auto workers who walked off their jobs june 20 at Caterpillar plants in Illinois Colorado and Pennsylvania in an angry dispute that is the latest turn in one of the nation s longest Sto Miest labor  father of four is More supportive of players than Geiszler  Don t agree with everything that the baseball players want but a lot of it is principle said Morrell who earned $18an hour building engines that Power giant earthmover. I think what they re trying to do is Reform the relationship be tween the players and the  As the baseball strike drags on chances of completing the 1994 season Are diminishing. Federal mediators failed last week to get the two sides Back to the bargaining table and each Side was promising not to give  is a parallel Between the base Ball strike and walkouts in Industrial America said Arthur Johnson a political science professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore  Way we re talking about a collective bargaining system he said. There is a common  is baseball s highest paid player this season followed by Chicago White sox Pitcher Jack Mcdowell at $5.3 million. Boston red sox Pitcher Roger Clemens and Toronto Blue jays second baseman Roberto Alomar Are next with base salaries of $5 million  1985, Geiszler earned $13,85 an hour operating a laser machine that looked for perfect top Grade walnuts. She and other Diamond workers gave Back part of their wages to help save the cooperative from financial ruin. By 1991, the growers were again turn ing a profit but they offered workers 10 cent an hour raises and asked employees to pay $30 a month of their health insurance premiums. Y the Union struck and Diamond re placed the workers r in june the Union s strike fund went broke cutting off the $200 a week in strike benefits that Geiszler had been receiving. It s heartbreaking she said. Geiszler and her firefighter husband own a modest Home and two cars. We were Middle class she said. But i Don t consider myself in the Middle class any  the Caterpillar strike has ripped apart Decani in a City of 85,000 in the heartland of Illinois. We be been on strike before but never like this said Murrell who has spent 28 of his 47 years working for the world s largest manufacturer of Earth moving equipment. Traditional labor unions have thrown their support behind the players. But Man fans Are angry with both sides. People probably see each Side As greedy Johnson said. The average per son can t identify with a baseball player and his salary. But we Are talking about an elite group of workers who Are the Best at what they do. And they have relatively Short Ca Reers compared to other types of  Jordan Kern of new York is leading a fan revolt. His organization sports fans United has received More than 15,000 Calls to its toll free Telephone line from enraged fans who want their game Back. How can he raise such a fuss Over a game when people such As Geiszler and Morr Ellare fighting for their livelihoods those issues Are a lot More important than baseball he said. But baseball is a big part of people s lives and they will pour out a lot of emotion Over  1 _ from Page 1 Jack o Malley said he will try to have Derrick charged As an adult. Sandifer known As Yummy for his love of cookies had been on the run from police for two shooting sprees one of which left a 14-year-old girl Shavon Dean dead.  a  the gang hid him for several Days then decided the pressure was too much. Gang members took Sandifer to a Railroad overpass and shot him twice in the head police say. Police believe that Cragg Hardaway was the gunman but that neither teen Ager ordered Sandifer s killing or the two shooting sprees aug. 28 that killed the girl arid injured two others. Police have been searching for other gang members. The Hardaway boys had won awards in math and science and played on the school basketball team. But they were members of the Black disciples gang. Both of them have a hell of a tem per their former coach John Michaels said Friday. Their attitude got in the Way of their  in juvenile court Cragg Hardaway has been convicted of Auto theft and was charged in May with attempted murder. His brother has been convicted of Crimi Nal trespass to a vehicle and has drug and weapons Possession cases pending. Cragg Hardaway or. Said neither of his sons shot Sandifer. But he s mad at his sons too. They know better than  he said his sons Are upset and afraid the Black disciples will retaliate _ they re fearful for their lives and for our lives if they say anything he  Daniel Miranda set Cragg hard away s Bond at $5 million and is keeping the brother in custody for his own safety. Labor from Page 1 competitive International commercial shipbuilding Market. The new contract empowers workers to make decisions and become More versatile and efficient. In return the Union now gets an equal say in the future of the company. About 400 invited guests filled the school auditorium for the address. Among them were local officials from the Island s political jurisdictions police offi cers who were on duty during the Holiday weekend and some of the people who had sent messages to the Clinton offer ing them hospitality or Best wishes. Clinton ticked off a list of accomplishments including opening Trade ave Nues passing an anti crime Billand reshaping the Federal budget. He said his deficit reduction package helped Spur an Economy that created 2 million jobs this year. In a slap at previous Republican administrations he said the friends of the failed policies of the past the people who raised taxes on the Middle class Low ered them on the wealthy reduced in vestment in our people and exploded the deficit they predicted this economic strategy would  Michigan gov. John Engler slapped Back in the Republican response saying labor Day notches up a Century Washington a the toil of the millions of americans who built today s society and Industry is celebrated nationwide for the 100th time this labor Day. President Cleveland signed a Bill giving the Holiday National recognition in 1894, widening an event already recognized in More than half the states by  for originating the idea of honouring the nation s workers remains in dispute. Many sources cite Peter j. Mcguire of new York one of the founders of the United brotherhood of Carpen ters and joiners according to Materi als compiled by the department of labor. But some labor historians disagree crediting to Matthew Maguire of Pat Erson n.j., a Leader of the International association of machinists and new York s Central labor Council. Whether the idea originated with Mcguire or Maguire the first labor Day Observance took place sept. 5, 1882, in new York City. The idea spread from City to City and Oregon became the first state to enact labor Day legislation in 1887. Colorado Massachusetts new Jersey and new York joined in by the end of the year. By the time Cleveland signed the Federal Bill 31 of the 44 states had official labor Day observances. Clinton and the democrats Aren t listen ing to working people. The liberals continue to Jack up your taxes rack up deficit spending and stack up government bureaucracies doing the very things that hamper Job growth Engler said. They just Don t get  Clinton said that despite the improvements much needs to be done. For the past two decades More and More people have had a harder time achieving the american dream he said. Too Many americans have found themselves working longer and harder for stagnant wages. Crime and terrible social problems have rendered our Quality of life More  Clinton hailed the Holiday s Unsung heroes such As police and health work ers who will be on the Job today