European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes sunday april 21, 1991 at a glance Hank Brown left prepares to swat at a shot by his son Henry Brown Iii 15, who has been selected to play on one of Britain a National teams. See sunday Magazine. But can she Type a Boss who used his Secretary a. Name to buy plane tickets for a trip with his Lover and then gave the Secretary a Job to his Girlfriend has been named the bad Boss of 1991. A Page 4 toy gun control while politicians debate gun control the customs service has decided that hundreds of toy m-16 rifles pose such a safety threat that it has banned their import. A Page 5 health of women studied the government will launch the most far reaching study of female health Ever undertaken involving hundreds of thousands of women. A Page 6 Italy gets government prime minister Giulio Andreottis new four party coalition won a Confidence vote in the Senate saturday formally installing it As Italy s 50th government since world War ii. A Page 8 videotape Library usage urn a audio visual Library will distribute its collection of More than 8,000 videotapes to army libraries. A Page 9 catching Dow fever americans in Europe Are in a Stock buying mood now that the Dow Jones average has brushed the historic 3,000-Point level. A Page 15 Index Abby Ann Landers. 14 commentary. 13 letters. 12 Money matters. .15-17 sports. 18-24 to listings. 18 weather. 11 meets in Aqaba Jordan apr Secretary of state James Baker Iii held talks saturday with Jordan a King Hussein in an Effort to develop a Middle East peace process then flew to Cairo Egypt Baker described the meeting in Jordan a red sea port As a very productive and useful but did not elaborate. Also attending the talks were Hussein a younger brother Prince Hassan As Well As Jordan a prime minister Mudar Badran foreign minister Taher Masri and other close aides to the Monarch. Bakery a Stopover came after a . Official said saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states should be excluded from any negotiations following bakery a meeting in Jerusalem with israeli and palestinian officials. A a a a a a. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity also told reporters that Baker had made Little headway during his Middle East trip in setting up peace negotiations a a a a Quot j Vav v the saudis had been expected to play an enhanced role in the Region following their prominent role in the persian Gulf War. A a it a not because saudi Arabia is refusing anything a Baker explained. A a i think there is a feeling on the part of the sometimes called front line states neighbouring Israel that the issues in dispute Are issues that affect Israel and those countries and issues that affect Israel and pales winians a said Baker. A if you bring other Arab states to the table at the same time where do you draw the line a he asked. Israel and its Arab neighbors agree Nei Thor on arrangements for a peace Confer knee nor on Aho would represent the palestinians the official said. Bui Baker before leaving Jerusalem to see Hussein said a we Are going to keep plugging Baker met with three palestinian leaders before leaving the israeli capital. They urged him to Stop jewish settlement in the occupied territories and to reject a unacceptable conditions Israel has set for a peace talks. A a bakery a Stop at Aqaba was his first in the Arab world on the current trip and Hus seines first direct involvement in the peace process. A. A \ Hussein condemned the War by the United states and its allies against Iraq As a conflict against All muslims. Several years ago he said he was dropping but of the search for a peace settlement because the United states was hopelessly in favor of Israel this is bakery a third Mideast ,March .it,.on his trip to the area last week he won agreement from Israel and the arabs to hold peace talks. His task this time is to set them up. A was we get closer the decisions get tougher a said the official. A i think that a what you Are seeing. These Are Tough Calls and Tough however the official added a no one has definitely said they would not attend a peace while Baker met with Hussein about 10 islamic students from Jordan University demonstrated in Amman the capital of the Arab kingdom. A Baker go Home a some of the students chanted. Cape canaveral Fla a for the second time in 2vi weeks a Nasa countdown clock started ticking for a space shuttle launch. The countdown for tuesdays liftoff of discovery began at 8 45 . Saturday. The seven astronauts were to arrive at Kennedy space Center later in the Day. As discovery orbits 161 Miles above Earth the Crew will work in shifts to gather information needed by the Pentagon to develop sophisticated sensors for detecting enemy missiles. Many of the experiments Are designed by the strategic defense initiative known As a Star wars a the eight Day Mission will be the 40th flight of a shuttle and the eighth Mission devoted to defense department work. It had been scheduled for Early March but was delayed to replace cracked door hinge mechanisms. As Nasa readied Friday for the countdown the five astronauts from the last Mission talked with reporters about their trip. Atlantis lifted off on the years first shuttle flight april 5 and returned to Earth six Days later. Or her. Steven Nagel said he swung a Little too wide when turning in for the final approach at Edwards fab Calif an unusual wind Shear then caused the shuttle to lose Altitude and the aircraft landed More than 600 feet Short of its Landing target. It was the first time a shuttle had touched Down Short of a runway. The flight was highlighted by release of the Gamma Ray Observatory and the first spacewalks by americans in More than five years. Astronauts Jerry Ross and Jay Apt freed the Observatory a jammed Antenna on the first of their two outings the second was devoted to tests for building a space station Ross said it took Little Effort to shake the Antenna Boom free. Analyses show Thermal covering on the Boom became a up on the Observatory he said. Kurdish leaders rebel Headquarters Northern Iraq apr kurdish rebel leaders were in Baghdad on saturday to negotiate terms for ending their latest uprising with the iraqi government in Baghdad the rebels said. Sources close to the leadership Here said the kurdish delegation is led by Jalal Tal Alvani the Lead or of the patriotic Union of Kurdistan and includes leaders of three other kurdish factions. The talks started Friday in response to an invitation by Saddam Hussein who expressed readiness a to discuss everything with the kurdish Side except secession a said one source who spoke on condition of anonymity. An authoritative kurdish source said the decision to go to Baghdad was reached after con Sulla Lions with the five permanent members of the United nations Security Council the United states Britain France China and the soviet Union. A they were asked whether they would be prepared to guarantee any agreements reached with Saddam and some have already agreed to do so a said the source who would not elaborate. Though distrustful of the iraqi president the kurd Are equally sceptical that president Bush and the other persian Gulf War coalition allies would be prepared to support their latest efforts against Saddam a spokesman for the Kurdistan democratic party in Damascus Falak cd Deen Kaka i said the trip followed meetings Between the kurdish groups and a delegation from the iraqi government. The main kurdish demand is that Iraq respect a 1970 agreement granting the kurd full autonomy in their Region and Institute a democratic government. An estimated 2.3 million kurd fled Saddam s forces following a failed uprising. Kaka i said the attempts to Start dialogue with Saddam were mainly spurred by the refugees pathetic situation along the rugged iraqi Border with Turkey and Iran. Hand in hand protest three kurdish children walk in front of a kurdish Flag in Berlin on saturday during a demonstration by several Hundred people. The protestors demanded More help for kurdish refugees in Turkey and Iran the Berlin protest was one of Many that occur cd in Germany where More than 15,000 people turned out saturday in Berlin Bonn and Cologne on behalf of the kurd
