European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes at a glance Ulm High school senior Rebecca Fegurgur receives a hug from a classmate after graduation ceremonies. See inside Center for a special report graduation �?T91. Glitch snarls . Air traffic a Telephone company switching problem crippled a key air traffic control Center for More than an hour monday delaying airline traffic in the nations capital and along much of the East coast. A Page 4 Hopes for hostages the White House said recent contacts with Syria and Iran have left it hopeful that the Western hostages in Lebanon might be released. A Page 5 babies no More sometime in the last decade the last baby Boomer grew up. A Page 6 indians in Libya a group of american indians defies . Government restrictions on travel to Libya and accepts $250,000 from Moa mar Qadhafi to Honor their Quot struggle for  Page 8 Yeltsin blamed for woes the communist party newspaper pravda charges that Boris Yeltsin chairman of the russian legislature is responsible for the republics economic woes. Page 9index Abby Ann Landers .19 comics. 19-21 commentary. Letters a a a. .12 Money matters a a a a a 17 sports. A a 22-28 to listings. .22 weather. .11 correction a military Airlift come spokesman gave inaccurate information to the stars and stripes regarding the duration of a policy that allows family members to take Mac flights without their sponsors. Air Force staff sgt. Mark Johnson said in an article saturday that the program would end this month which is not True. He v i tuesday that the policy will Ltd a it True indefinitely. Since a id . Family members i f to deployed to the Middle last for operation Hebert shield storm base re mailable priority on military payments give . Us since 82 Washington a the United states enjoyed a rare foreign Trade surplus of $10.2 billion in the first three months of this year the government said tuesday. It was the first Trade surplus since the United states recorded a $3.61 billion surplus in the second Quarter of 1982. The Commerce department attributed the new surplus in the broadest measure of foreign Trade called the current account to $22.7 billion in Cash received during the first Quarter from saudi Arabia Japan and other countries to pay the costs of the persian Gulf War. Because of the . Fund raising for the War economists Are forecasting that the current account deficit for the year should narrow to the $40 billion Range compared with $92.12 billion in 1990. The current account imbalance also is expected to be helped by further gains in . Exports. A Strong showing in Export sales has helped to Cushion the severity of the recession and the administration is counting on further Export growth to help pull the country out of its first downturn in eight years. The current account is the broadest measure of . Trade because it measures Trade in merchandise investment flows Between countries and earnings on tourism and other services. During the 1980s, americans Trade deficit soared to record Heights As billions of dollars were handed Over to foreigners to pay for imported cars and television sets. That Money returned to the United states in the form of foreign investments transforming America from the worlds largest creditor nation to the largest debtor country. For the first three months of the year the country registered a deficit of $18.37 billion in merchandise Trade the smallest deficit in this category in nearly eight years. The improvement came As the recession dampened demand for imports while . Exports hit an All time High. Offsetting the merchandise Trade deficit was a $6.99 billion balance on services a category that includes such things As foreign tourist spending in the United states. The United states also ran a surplus of $4.65 billion on investment income indicating that americans earned More on their foreign holdings than foreigners earned on their . Investments during the first Quarter. The category known As unilateral transfers including the foreign payments for operation desert storm was in surplus by $16.94 billion in the first three months of the year. The allies Cash contributions were offset somewhat by . Foreign Aid payments and social Security payments to retirees living overseas. Of temptation fans stars turn out for Ruffin s funeral Detroit apr aretha Franklin and Stevie wonder Sang at mondays funeral of former temptations Singer David Ruffin whose drug death at age 50 silenced one of motown a leading voices. A we Are confronted with the most devastating slave owner of All time in this Day a wonder said. A More people Are killed by gang violence and drugs than in the War in  nation of islam Leader Louis Farrak Han also gave an Eulogy in which he urged Young Black people to look beyond entertainers and sports stars in seeking role models about 2,500 people jammed into new Bethel Baptist Church and thousands More pushed up against police barricades outside. Several people collapsed inside the sweltering Church and had to be carried out. Wonder brought the audience to its feet with a rendition of his song a i love  Franklin. Rocked them Quot with the gospel song a the looked beyond my faults and saw my  temptations members Melvin Franklin Eddie Kendricks and Otis Williams Drew a standing ovation with a my  Flowers decked the Sanctuary on both sides of the open coffin holding Ruffin who collapsed june 1 at a crack House in Philadelphia and died at a Hospital. A you were a great influence in me. Rest peacefully a said a note on one Floral display that was signed a emr. And mrs. Rod  a the was an inspiration to us All and we will miss him very much a said another front Daryl Hall and John Oates. Others were signed by Diana Ross the spinners and Martha Reeves and Thevan Dellas. A heart shaped display of White carnations was signed a with love from Michael  Jackson said he would pay part of the Cost of the funeral but would stay away for. Fear of crowds. _ a crowd rushed the Church As the service was beginning and one Many a thumb was severed when a door was slammed. On it.�?�. A a the Rev. Robert Smith pastor of new Bethel called for a return to a the kind of music that made Black women feel Good about Black men.�?�. A the word temptation Means that which is desirable and available. When Black women look at Black men there a not much that is desirable a he said citing the High rates of drug and alcohol addiction and imprisonment among Black men. Among the temptations hit songs with Ruffin were a my girl a a a ainu to too a proud to beg a a i wish it would rain and a a in a losing  to urges Roxana s process of economic Warsaw Poland a president Lech Walesa on tuesday urged prime minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki to use decrees a valid for one year a to Speed up the process of economic change in Poland. A having in mind the country a economic situation i notice the need to take up urgent effective actions aiming at fast improvement of the functioning of the Economy a Walesa wrote in a letter to Bielecki. A i am of the opinion that the Council of ministers for the period of one year should be authorized to regulate economic relations by Means of issuing regu lations which have the Force of Law a Walesa said. Walesa also wrote to parliament speaker Mikolaj Kozakiewicz with an Appeal to a facilitate the urgent realization of the government  with Poland s first free parliamentary elections since world War ii scheduled for october the proposal would permit an As yet unknown government to Rule by decree. Presidential press spokesman Andrzej Drzycimski would not specify what economic ditties uses had prompted the decree proposal. Bielecki a certainly supports the presidential initiative said Slawomir Siwek Deputy head of the presidential chancellery who announced the plan at a briefing for journalists. Government press spokesman Andrzej Zarebski was unavailable to comment on Walesa a plan. A economic matters after political ones Are one of the most important problems in Poland and one cannot wait any longer a Siwek said. A for completely natural reasons the Normal legislative process in the Sejm lower House of parliament must take Sonie time. Some matters however have to be dealt with More  woman 3 children killed in . Fire cd. A Berge Iteld . A a fire swept through a two Story House Early tuesday killing a woman and three of her children police said. A fourth child was critically injured. A police officer heard screams for help coming from the House in this northeastern new Jersey town said police capt. George Grube. Quot the dead were identified As Lelia Mcclain 39, and  her children Billy 16, Brian 13, and Kate 9. Eight Vear old Patrick was in critical condition at a Paterson Hospital. The father William Mcclain suffered minor injuries. When firefighters arrived the House was engulfed in flames Grube said. The lather told them his family was trapped inside but they were unable to get in the House because of the flames and smoke. Grube said. The cause of the tire which apparently started on the ground floor was under investigation