European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Switzer says he made stupid1 error Page 21 the stars and ripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 305 sunday february 19, 1989 Good morning 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a novelist of ology to moslem London a author Salma Rushdie on saturday apologized to mos lems angered by his novel the  in a statement he said i profoundly regret the distress that publication has occasioned to sincere followers of islam. Living As we do in a world of Man faiths this experience has served to re mind us that we must All be conscious of the sensibilities of  the statement was also issued Toiran s islamic Republic news Agency and a Story was sent to Iran a spokes Man for the Agency said. It was Uncertain whether the apology had been accepted. At first the government run Agency said the statement fell Short of the apology demanded by president Ali Khame Nei to void a death sentence imposed on Rushdie by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The report was followed by a dispatch that indicated that the apology had been accepted. A third report however asked editors to note that the acceptance was in fact the personal observation of the copywriter and that it does not allow for any specific interpretation  Rushdie apologized after his Book was banned in six countries and was re moved from the shelves of major bookstores in the United states. Two iranian religious  offered a $5.2 million Bounty to the Slayer of Rushdie. Moslem condemned the satanic verses when it was published late last year to critical acclaim in the West. Another round of protests began Las sunday with demonstrations in Pakistan where six people died. The protests see apology on Back Page Bowling Champ Una of a Beijing acrobatic troupe appears to be biting her Tongue saturday As she begins a difficult stunt tossing bowls and stacking them atop her head. The chinese troupe was per forming at Oakland Calif. Emergency declared by afghans Kabul Afghanistan a the government declared a nationwide state of emergency saturday and blamed . Aid to afghan guerrillas in part for the move which sharply reins in civil liberties. Related Story photo Page 9. The emergency was announced on state run radio by president Najibullah who said it is needed to ensure peace and Security in Afghanistan. It came three Days after the last soviet soldiers who had been backing Najibullah s army in its War with moslem guerrillas left the country. The emergency allows the government to suspend or limit constitutional rights that protect against confiscation of property and searches of property provide for confidentiality of correspondence and Telephone conversations allow peaceful Assembly and demonstrations protect Freedom of expression and provide for Freedom from compulsory labor. Najibullah said the emergency is temporary Buthe did not set a time limit. Under the nation s Constitution an emergency can last three months but it can be extended with the consent of the National Assem Bly. Foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Nabi Amani said Clandestine activities terrorizing the afghan people prompted the declaration. Speaking at news briefing he said these activities include the circulation of night letters unsigned pamphlets warn ing residents to stay off the streets close their businesses and stay away from the Airport. These created an air in which people were being terrified of a rocket attack on Kabul Amani said. Amani also said the refusal of the United states an Pakistan to halt the Supply of arms to the rebels makes the state of emergency necessary. Islamabad Pakistan s capita Washington an certain other circles Are conspiring to disrupt the Polit ical and economic stability and Are endangering peace and trying to Stop the realization of the policy of National reconciliation by demanding the continuation of War and bloodshed he said. This is a serious threat see afghans on Back Page groups wage Battle for fort Dix s life by Wayne King fort Dix . Not it was Al supposed to go smoothly the elimination of training activities at this sprawling army base in Central new Jersey where generations of recruits had their head shaved and Learned to Tell their right feet from their left. But politics and economics being what they Are it has not worked that Way. At age 71, fort Dix refuses to Muster out quietly. On a bulletin Board at the base s pub Lic affairs Headquarters is a cartoon depicting an angry civilian charging the Pentagon. They have Only begun to fight declares a startled general to bugler. Sound  while Retreat does not appear to depart of the administration s Battle plan it seems Clear that opponents of cutbacks proposed at fort Dix and scores of other military installations around the country Are in no mood for a Quick surrender. We re going to lobby we re going to make noise we re going to do whatever we  John e. Diamon in new Jersey elected officials Busi Nesses and service groups Are lining up to save the fort a mainstay of the local Economy and a bastion of memories for regiments of veterans. We re going to lobby we re going tomake noise we re going to do whatever we can said John e. Diamon former state Republican chairman who now Heads an and hoc citizens group formed tonight the proposal. Congress and the Reagan administration had hoped to outflank groups like Diamon s. With bipartisan support a presidential panel the commission on base realignment and closures was formed to handle the politically charge task of choosing which installations to shut or scale Down. The commission s recommendation i december to close 86 installations and scale Back or realign 59 More to save$6 billion Over the next two decades was offered to Congress As an All or nothing package. The idea was that by spreading the suffering Congress could resist the regional pressures that usually accompany piecemeal base cutbacks. But Central new Jersey lawmakers an citizens alike yelped in pain when the defense department revealed the com Mission s plan to Stop training at fort Dix one of the nation s largest military training bases eliminating up to 3,000 military personnel and 1,500 civilian employees along the Way. Rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of see fort Dix on Back Page Snow hits .areas by the associated press a storm socked Southern Virginia and Northern North Carolina with Snow sleet and freezing rain saturday Downing Trees and Power lines and causing dozens of traffic accidents and parts of the Northwest got their worst Snow sofar this Winter. Widely scattered Snow showers fell Over the Northern Plains the Central High Plains of Eastern col Orado and Western Kansas and the upper Mississippi Valley. The storm that began Friday night left up to 8 inches of Snow in North Carolina and up to 6 inches see Snow on Back Page