European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday january 24,1989 rape suspect a composite drawing of the suspect in at least three rapes in the Kaiserslautern West Germany area. Investigators believe the Man is 25 to 35 and has Short hair and a medium build. The attacks occurred in isolated areas where the victims were walking or jogging. Anyone with information about the suspect or the attacks is asked to Call ets 480-5506 or 06371-47-5506. Quake military base seized by Argentine civilians Buenos Aires Argentina a armed civil ians seized a Small military base near the capital Mon Day and at least six people were killed before troops were Able to retake most of the facility news report Sand officials said. The civilian attackers who stormed the base were earring pamphlets supporting officers who have led three previous uprisings the private news Agency Diario y Noticia said. Soldiers and Buenos Aires provincial police backed by tanks surrounded several buildings where the civil Ian fighters were holed up state and Independent news agencies reported. Under a hazy summer Sun two Small tanks opened the noon counterattack firing on the officers club in which the civilians were thought to be isolated the state news Agency team said. Sporadic shooting continued several hours. From Page 1 evaluated at up to 1,000," said the official Tass news Agency. It said hundreds died in Shatora but did not Given exact figure. Officials said the quake struck at 2 02 . About 20 Miles Southwest of Dushanbe 1,800 Miles Southeast of Moscow North of Afghanistan and bordering China. It was the strongest temblor to hit the soviet Union since the dec. 7 quake that struck Armenia and killed about25,000 people. The magnitude of the latest earthquake was Uncertain however. The . Geological Survey in Golden colo., said it measured 6.0 on the Richter scale. The Survey offices in Menlo Park calif., and Reston va., put the magnitude at5.4 on the Richter scale. Rescue teams were searching for survivors and sol Diers were rushed to the area to keep order and restore communications Power and water to any buildings left standing Nas Reddino said. Many injured were rushed to hospitals in Dushanbe and other Large cities. Tass reported that roads into the area were damaged and thousands of cattle were killed. Bulldozers and cranes were being sent into the area to help rescuers the report said. Nas Reddino said soviet president Mikhail s. Gorba Chev called Kadzhi Kristan officials to Promise help from the National government. Everything is destroyed All the Homes the schools the hospitals and clinics the stores Nas Reddino said. Tass reported that the quake caused a serious land slide some 2 Kilometres 1 /4 Miles Long from a Hill near the Village burying Shatora beneath 45 feet of mud and rocks. In addition to the deaths in Shatora 70 More people were estimated to have died in the villages of Akul Bolo and Akul Poyen near the epicentre according to Narred Dinov. He said several other villages were damaged. A quake of magnitude 6 on the Richter scale can cause severe damage in populated areas. A quake of magnitude 7 is considered a major earthquake capable of wide spread heavy damage. The Richter scale is a measure of ground motion re corded on a Seismograph. Every increase of one number Means that the ground motion is 10 times greater. Bush from Page 1 opinion in a meeting of senior advisers. I was struck that he had intervened. That seemed a Little bit unusual to me and i was pleased that he had the newspaper quoted Mcfarlane As saying expanding on remarks made to the new York times Magazine. It was hardly a ringing stance of opposition Mcfarlane continued. But it s important to understand the Way the vice president operated. He almost never intervened in the setting of these meetings. He reserved his counsel usually for private sessions with the  whatever Bush s reservations the Ransom of . Weapons for hostages the Type of policy Reagan had vowed to oppose continued through the fall of 1986 and led to the secret diversion of profits to nicaraguan Contra rebels despite a Legal ban on official . Aid to the guerrillas. Mcfarlane who attempted suicide after his own role in Reagan s worst scandal became known recalled advising the president to end the arms shipments at the december1985 meeting. I said that the original purpose of making Contact with iranians Able to change policy had not developed and that instead we d gotten skewed toward shipping arms to peo ple we could not certify were interested in change he told the times. There remains some dispute about whether Bush at tended that meeting but Mcfarlane said the vice presi Dent was there and people kind of looked Over  the vice president had t said anything up to that Point Mcfarlane told the times. " but he nodded and was kind of pensive and looked Over toward the president and said i think Bud s probably right " Mcfarian nicknamed Bud said he did not recall Bush speaking again at that meeting but remembers a similar comment at a meeting after his own Mission to Iran in May 986, five months after he had resigned As Reagan s adviser. Mcfarlane currently awaits sentencing for his guilty plea to Federal charges of withholding information from Congress about the arms shipments. East Germany plans defense cutbacks Berlin a East German Leader Erich Honecker monday announced his nation will reduce its armed forces by 10,000 soldiers and reduce defense spending 10 percent. Honecker said that As part of the cutback six tank regiments and an air Force Squadron would be mustered out resulting in a reduction of 600 tanks and 50 War planes. At the same time the National outlay for defense will be reduced by 10 percent Honecker said. The Surprise move follows an announcement by soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev last month that the Kremlin was reducing its own troops including those stationed in Eastern Europe. East Germany has about 120,000 soldiers 3,000 main Battle tanks and 350 combat aircraft according to nato estimates. The communist Leader said the tanks would either be destroyed or converted for civilian use. He did not elaborate. Gorbachev in a speech to the United nations in de Cember said the soviets would be pulling 50,000 men and 5,000 tanks from East Germany Czechoslovakia and Hungary Over the next two years. It is believed the soviets have 500,000 troops in that Region. Court from Page 1 cannot be said to be narrowly tailored to any goal except perhaps outright racial balancing. It rests upon the completely unrealistic Assumption that minorities will choose a particular Trade in lockstep pro portion to their representation in the local  the ruling is expected to have far reach ing Impact on the use of so called set aside programs by states and cities. Most states and More than 190 local governments have such programs Accord ing to a study by the minority business. Enterprise Legal defense education fund. The High court in recent years has upheld key affirmative action programs in other areas although always by narrow margins and with no Clear consensus on How to evaluate their lawfulness. In a stinging dissent monday Justice Thurgood Marshall said the Richmond Rul ing Marks a deliberate and giant step backward in this court s affirmative action jurisprudence. Cynical of one municipality s attempt to redress the effects of past racial discrimination in a particular Indus try the majority launches a grape shot at tack on race conscious remedies in  Marshall said the harsh reality of monday s ruling will be to discourage or prevent cities and states from acting to rectify the Scourge of past  he was joined by justices William j. Brennan and Harry a. Blackmun. O Connor Drew a distinction Between Richmond s plan and one enacted by con Gress that the court upheld in 1980. The congressional plan required 10 percent of Federal Public works contracts be ear marked for minority controlled businesses. O Connor said Richmond officials Are not entitled to rely on a finding by con Gress that there has been nationwide discrimination in the construction Industry. Also o Connor said the congressional set aside excused local governments from complying under certain conditions. The Richmond plan was challenged by building contractor . Croson co. After it lost a City contract to install stainless steel urinals and water closets at the City jail. Croson did not include a minority owned business As a  officials adopted the affirmative action plan in 1983.Richmond s population is about half Black. But the City s minority owned Busi Nesses historically received less than 1 per cent of the value of the City s Public build ing contracts. In other action the court ruled that police do not need court warrants before searching from helicopters for marijuana growing in fenced in Yards. The court by a 5-4 vote said sheriffs deputies in Pasco county fla., did not Vio late anyone s privacy rights five years ago when searching for marijuana from a Heli copter hovering 400 feet above the ground. Ruled in a Case stemming from the 1982 War Over the Falkland islands that Argentina May not be sued in . Courts for attacking a Neutral Oil Tanker. The 9-0 decision killed a lawsuit against Argentine officials by a foreign corporation engaged in . Trade. The former Reagan administration urged the justices to throw out the lawsuit. Refused to let a financially troubled Utility company increase electric rates to help pay for a controversial nuclear Power Plant in Seabrook . The court citing the Lack of a properly presented Federal question left intact a new Hampshire Law barring rate hikes to pay for nuclear Plant construction before the facilities Are completed. Refused to shield new York from pos Sibly paying part of the $702,000 award won by the family of a Man who died 26 years ago in a secret army chemical War fare Experiment. The court without comment let stand a ruling that new York May be sued by fed eral officials seeking to Force the state to help pay the award. Rejected an Effort to preserve longshoremen s jobs in the face of changing technology. The court without comment let stand rulings that labor agreements Between the International longshoremen s association and shipping companies softening the Impact of containerization at Gulf and at lactic coast ports violate Federal shipping Law. Refused to hear an Appeal by a pest control company ordered to Roll Back a fee increase it charged to More than 200,000 customers nationwide. The court without comment rejected arguments that Orkin exterminating co. Acted in Good Faith in hiking renewal fees to produce More than $7.5 million in extra Revenue. Refused to revive actress Vanessa Redgrave s lawsuit against the Boston sym phony orchestra for cancelling her performances following threats by protesters. The court without comment let stand a $39,500 breach of contract award won by Redgrave but barred any additional dam Ages based on claims that her civil and constitutional rights were violated