European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes wednesday october 10,1990 news briefs imagine All the people 1 billion Honor Lennon new York apr the 50th anniversary of John Lennon a birth was observed with a global Celebration tuesday As his peace Anthem a a imagine was played for an estimated 1 billion people in 130 nations. The song was played shortly after 10 . Following a Brief ceremony at the United nations that featured the former beatles widow Yoko Ono. Marcela Perez de Cuellar wife of the . Secretary general also provided a Brief introduction. A recorded message from Lennon was played As Well. He was fatally shot by an obsessed fan outside his Manhattan apartment building in december 1980. More than 1,000 radio stations and new orcs from 50 countries had signed on for the satellite broadcast by last week. . Armed forces television and radio beamed the event to 80-plus  Page 1 Jerusalem. The attacker and another Arab were shot and wounded police said. Clashes Between Stone throwers and police also erupted in three other Jerusalem Arab neighbourhoods Ana widespread protests were reported in israeli Arab towns where leaders called for a two Day strike Over the Temple mount bloodshed. Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza strip demanded . Protection and announced a protest strike beginning tuesday. The Call came As the palestinians anti israeli uprising entered its 36th month in the territories which were seized during the 1967 Middle East War. Mondays violence forced the palestinian question Back toward the top of the International Agenda. It was the bloodiest clash m Jerusalem since the 1967 War and the highest single Day death toll in the uprising. Arab leaders denounced the use of deadly Force by Israel. President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt which joined the multinational Force formed after Iraq invaded Kuwait said the violence could Lead to a grave  president Bush said tuesday that Israel should have acted a with More restraint at the Temple mount. But he said iraqis Saddam Hussein should not use the Vio. Lence to try to link his occupation of Kuwait with the israeli palestinian dispute. Moslem leaders said tuesdays closure of the Temple mount marked the first time police had blocked entry to the 35-acre site and its two mosques since Israel Cap. Tured the surrounding old City in 1967. The keys to the Gates of the Wall around the Temple mount were returned to moslem officials tuesday of. Lemoon and one of the mosques doors was opened moslem clerics said. 1 before control of the Temple mount was returned to the moslem the chief moslem cleric the Mufti of Jerusalem led 200 followers to a Gate of the shrine. Border police blocked their Way and ordered them to leave. When they refused police fired tear Gas and the Mufti Saad Al Din Al Alami was overcome an Arab reporter said. The moslem Leader who has a heart condition was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. 3 nato countries hold Joulwan to get Panama command joint exercise in Turkey Istanbul Turkey a turkish . And italian troops joined in an amphibious exercise in Western Turkey on tuesday but a nato official said it was unrelated to the Gulf crisis. . Gen. John Galvin natos supreme Allied commander in Europe said the timing of the Maneu vers was a a coincidental and that the exercise had been planned a year ago. The exercise named display determination took place at Saros Bay 118 Miles Southwest of Istanbul and just Northeast of Gallipoli in the Aegean sea. Turkish and . Air Force planes also joined the one Day exercise. Display determination was part of an annual nato exercise in the Mediterranean Region. The exercise began sept. 28 in Southern Turkey and is scheduled to end saturday following Maneu vers in turkish Thrace adjacent to Greece. Soldier kills fellow go wounds 1, shoots self Grafe Wohr Germany a amps a a Friedberg Soldier killed a fellow Soldier and wounded another tuesday in a dining facility shooting before he turned the weapon on himself a 3rd aured div spokesman said. The Soldier who committed the shootings was listed in critical condition at the Erlanger Hospital. The surviving shooting victim was in satisfactory condition at the Eschenbach Hospital spokesman capt. Charles Brunson said tuesday. All three soldiers Are assigned to 2nd in 67th Armor regt in Friedberg. Brunson could not confirm the Type of weapon used in the shooting which occurred at 1 45 . He also released no information on the nature of the injuries. All three names Are being withheld pending notification of relatives Brunson said. The incident is under of investigation by army criminal investigators. Washington a amps a army it. Gen. George a. Joulwan v corps commander has been nominated for promotion to four Star rank and reassignment As the next chief of the . Southern come in Panama Pentagon officials said tuesday. Joulwan 50, will succeed Gen. Maxwell r. Thurman 59, who is scheduled to retire after More than 37 years of service Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. No replacement for Joulwan has been named. Joulwan is a highly decorated infantry officer with three Tours of duty in Vietnam and a number of Tours in Europe. He has served As commander of v corps head quartered in Frankfurt Germany since August 1989 Thurman has leukaemia and has been undergoing a rigorous chemotherapy treatment program at the Jonns Hopkins oncology Center in Baltimore since july. He has kept his position during his treatment. But his Deputy rear . David f. Chandler has been handling Day to Day duties at the commands Headquarters located at Quarry Heights Panama. Thurman was scheduled to retire in july 1989 but was persuaded by officials to take Over the . Command in Panama. He spearheaded the planning for last december a . Invasion of that country to topple former pan i dictator Gen. Manuel a. Onega. Amman i Point of View and to recognize the fairness of such a  Bush signed the emergency spending legislation shortly after 7 . The House gave final congressional approval to the emergency funding legislation on a 362-3 vote at 1 45 . The Senate passed it on a voice vote. The Lon term deficit reduction plan was passed monday 250-164 by the House and ratified by the Senate Early tuesday morning on a 66-33 vote. Bush from Page 1 program spending cuts. Increases in medicare fees were rolled Back slightly and an alternative plan has been approved although it contains fewer specifics than the one that was rejected. Democrats have complained the budget plans have been unfairly weighted against Middle income taxpayers to the Benefit of wealthier americans and Bush a remarks indicated that the final tax package is still in negotiation. One subject the a a Bubble by which some taxpayers pay a 33 percent rate rather than the 28 percent he a  m rate applied to the wealthiest taxpayers. K a f iw1 asked about the possibility of raising tax rates on the a w a wealthy Bush said a a that son the table. That a been talked about. And if its proper if it can be worked in proper balance Between the capital gains rate and income tax changes  it was the first time Bush has stated explicitly he could go along with a hike in income tax rates. His opposition to changing the rate Structure had been the last remnant of another Campaign pledge a no new taxes Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine said he was heartened by Bush a statement. A i have personally advocated an increased tax rate on those making More than $200,000 a year for some time a he said. A and in a pleased that the president has now come around or apparently come around to our from Page 1 department of defense dependant schools Germany i Region had told her such moves might be necessary. A i think if it was a problem someone would have said something a Gessling said. A we done to worry about it. Kids have to learn and teachers have to  David f. Ryan a social worker in charge of the Stiitt Gart military Community a family advocacy program said he did no to expect a furlough even though his Job might be considered inessential. A it seems when the political system has its feet to the fire a he said a they generally come up with something. Icho from Page 1 refused his request to provide fresh food from saudi supermarkets. But even if they could buy fresh food there were doubts among army officers and enlisted men that the food could be properly cooked. Experienced Cooks have been in Short Supply since president Reagan began forcing the military to hire private contractors to do jobs once performed by soldiers. The decision the source of controversy at the Pentagon at the time was part of the Effort of the conservative Republican president to Transfer government functions to the private sector. Under the a army of excellence program implemented m 1986, the number of Cooks was Cut Back to increase combat personnel while reducing support elements. A the army was streamlined for combat a said maj. Baxter Ennis a spokesman for the 82nd airborne div. A More tooth less logistics  aggravating the situation is the Lack of Obue Kitchen trailers. Some Are arriving by ship but there still is a severe shortage according to the military officials. By contrast the marines have Field kitchens and their own Cooks who routinely prepared food at bases stateside because the leadership decided to keep Cooks and make cutbacks elsewhere. A typical Marine meal in recent Days included fresh shrimp and vegetables bought from saudi merchants Ana other Gulf suppliers said capt. Patrick Sweeney a corps spokesman. But the Only fresh food available to most army line units appears to be fruit. Many interviewed received fruit daily while others got it three or four Days a week. But members of at least two Divi Sions said that they were prohibited from the next Day we have a rations for do a buying local fresh food or even ice to Cool a a liquids in the desert heat. Senior commanders live and eat in the saudi capital Riyadh far from line troops in the Eastern province. Many sleep and eat in the City a four Star hotels. Some of those commanders insisted that the troops Are getting one hot meal and often two hot meals a Day. In addition to to rations the troops also get combat rations called meals ready to eat or res. A meals refused by Ethiopia a was the Way one 82nd airborne artillery sergeant described the rations. Almost All troops on Maneu vers away from their base Camps eat res three times a Day. But 82nd spokesman Ennis said that at base Camp his unit was getting fresh food a known in the army As a rations a at least once a Day. Werthe 101st takes a harder line about its mess fare. _ i a a we re not Here to Sample the cuisine a said maj. Dan Grigson the division spokesman. He contended that the packaged food provided More than enough calories and nutrition to sustain combat troops. Grigson said that the 101st was a a elements of fresh fruit and a we vary it a fresh eggs for breakfast res for lunch and to rations for dinner. Read from saudi and other suppliers. The search for escape from to rations and res has led Many soldiers to towns and Village markets where Arab food is both tasty and inexpensive. All of those interviewed at these locations were under orders not to talk to reporters and requested not to be identified. A a it a getting so bad that my buddy put a pinup in the tent a of a woman holding a Platter of barbecued Chicken a said a ser Geant in the 101st