European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 9, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 Israel resists plan of peace for land for palestinians. Jerusalem apr defense minister Moshe Arens. Countering Western pressure on Israel to Trade land for peace with the arabs on Friday tried to revive a stalled plan to Grant limited autonomy to palestinians. Israeli leaders on the far right Mea while spoke out against any move to give up the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip. Western nations have launched a postwar diplomatic offensive to Settle israelis conflict with the palestinians a and neigh Boring Arab states. The Arab israeli enmity had threat Ned to drag the jewish state into the persian Gulf War and jeopardize Arab support for the  coalition. Arens spoke about peace prospects on israeli radio Friday a Day after visiting european Community and Canadian leaders endorsed the land for peace formula and talks with the Palestine liberation organization if need be. However Arens said a i done to see any alternative for israelis peace initiative and i Haven to Tigard of any alternatives from the left or  the 1989 israeli plan called for restricted autonomy for palestinians in the occupied territories. It did not Call for handing Over the territories captured in the 1967 Middle East War to the arabs. _ the package has been stalled virtually since its introduction by prime minister Yitzhak Shamir. After meeting with Shamir and palestinian representatives Canadian foreign minister Joe Clark brought up israelis greatest fear since the end of the Gulf War a that Western nations having driven Iraq out of Kulak under . Resolutions will try to enforce resolutions on ending israelis occupation. A the ., having found a new effectiveness on this Issue should apply it to others a Clark told reporters. On wednesday president Bush renewed a Long standing american and  Proposal that Israel Swap occupied land for secure Borders. Secretary of state James Baker will make his first visit to Israel this week. Faisal Husseini a leading pro Plo palestinian said it would be up to the Plo leadership to decide whether palestinians would meet with Baker. Israeli officials have consistently rejected talks with the Plo which they consider a terrorist group. Baker said that he would be willing to meet with palestinians when he visits is race. A a a a a a Geula Cohen a Leader of the right Wing Dehiya party told israeli radio she expected the . Push for a peace settlement to a go to the political  let the americans plan with that formula in America not Here a said agriculture minister Rafael Eitan Leader of the rightist Toomet or Homeland move Merit. Palestinians have criticized the concept because it does not Lead to their goal an Independent state in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip. In addition Many israelis on both the left and right have questions about the plan a though for different  abounds with pedals a amps Dave Didio As Spring approaches it gets tougher each Day to find a parking spot even for bicyclists As this Man discovered at the train station in Heidelberg  boy loses dress code Appeal Pharr Texas apr a school Board refused to waive the dress code for a 4-year-old boy whose parents say they promised god they  Cut his shoulder length hair until they re certain he a free of cancer. Joshua Garcia was barred from class starting Friday under the thursday night ruling. Attorneys said Federal courts will decide the Issue. Board members cited a need to maintain classroom discipline when they voted against the exception. A we have decided tonight that he has to Cut his hair a said Jaime Ruiz president of the Pharr san Juan Alamo Independent school District Board. The Only dissenting vote came from Board member Robert Contreras he questioned Why the District should expel the boy in the Middle of the school year when his hair has violated the dress code since the year started. The boys Mother Sandra Garcia appeared at the meeting and appealed for an exception. The districts dress code prohibits male students hair from falling below the Collar. Several secondary school principals at the meeting spoke in favor of strict enforcement of the dress code beginning in Early grades. They said the code created in 1987, has helped reduce disruptive gang activity in the District. A it leads to discipline a Junior High school principal Eleazar Romero told the Board. A without discipline you cannot have any learning take place a Joshua had attended pre kindergarten at Carnahan elementary in Pharr. Mrs. Garcia said principal Sofia Valdez told her feb. 4 that Joshua a hair violated the dress code. The parents then filed a lawsuit against the District. Their at Torney Aaron Pena jr., won a temporary restraining order feb. 6 barring the District from expelling the boy. But a state District judge feb. 14 refused to continue the order saying the school Board Hadnot formally expelled the child. The Case moved to Federal court this week. A a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a mrs. Garcia and her husband Manuel Garcia said they promised god in november 1987 that As a sign of Faith they  cult Lee boys hair until his cancer was gone. They made the vow after doctors feared that cancer removed from one of his Testicles had spread to his Lymph nodes. The parents said after they made a a pro Mesa or Faith Promise at the Virgin de san Juan Del Valle shrine in nearby san Juan the Lymph nodes cleared up. Mrs. Garcia said they May Cut his hair this summer if blood tests continue to show no sign of cancer. The Bubble bursts Washington apr us one us two us three and a $500,000 a National embarrassment has ended for some members of Congress. The House voted thursday to. Withdraw a Grant to develop bandleader Lawrence Welkus North Dakota Hometown a Rural development project that became a Symbol of wasteful government spending last fall. A we no longer can afford projects that have Little or no Merit a said rep. Cliff Stearns a Fla. A can anybody in this body argue that restoring the Birthplace of Lawrence Welk is absolutely essential a an amendment to a supplemental appropriations Bill that rescinds the $500,000 Grant passed and was sent to the Senate. The  Grant is typical of pet projects that Are routinely inserted into the Federal budget every year. The late rep. Silvio Conte r-mass., brought the Welk project to National attention when he lampooned it last october. More deaths blamed Philadelphia a a heroin substitute blamed for 17 deaths in the new York City area last month May have killed 11 people in and around Philadelphia a newspaper reported Friday. Six of the deaths were in one 24-hour be. Rod. The drug enforcement administration is trying to determine if illegal clones of the tranquil Izer Fenta nyl caused the deaths which began in mid february the Philadelphia inquirer reported. The a designer drug versions of Fenta nyl can be 25 to 100 times More powerful than heroin. It is hard for makers to control the Potency and easy for addicts to overdose authorities said. Designer Fenta nyl was believed responsible for the deaths of 17 people and hospitalization of 200 in and around new York City last month. Sam Billbrough the special agent in charge of the Dea office in Philadelphia said he did no to know if the local deaths were related to the new York cases. Most of the heroin sold in Philadelphia comes from new York he said. Billbrough said toxic ologies tests were s being done to see if six deaths in Philadelphia during the weekend were caused by kinds of Fenta nyl