European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes monday july 15, 1991 at a glance by. A. A special Fri unit employs old fashioned detective work combined with psychology to Hunt Down America s most elusive criminal a the serial killer. See Page 14. Gates May not quit soon . Police chief Daryl Gates says he May stay in office until 1993, despite reports that he had agreed to step Down. A Page 4 patients fear aids infection patients have grown wary about safety since an aids stricken Florida dentist infected five patients. A Page 5 Cheney backs pow search defense Secretary Dick Cheney says the administration will push for the return of missing prisoners of War from the Vietnam War even if it interferes with Vietnam relations. A pages lottery growth slows the growth of state lotteries across the nation is slowing an Industry analyst says. A Page 7 Santa Maria sets sail again a copy of Christopher Colum Bush ship the Santa Maria leaves Barcelona Spain for an asian journey that Columbus dreamed of. A Page 8 its a Tough task thirty years after it was built and nearly two years after it was breached the Berlin Wall is proving Tough to take Down. A Page 9 . Insurer in trouble after a run by policyholders to withdraw their Cash new Jersey insurance officials say they expect to take Over Mutual Benefit life insurance co. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. A .19 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. A .22-28 to listings. 22 weather. 11 three nation i winding up Mission to Clear Gulf aboard the Zierik Zee up a Allied ships from three nations Are concluding their min Hunting operations in the Northern persian Gulf. The last of the belgian and dutch min Hunters left Dubai on sunday morning and three French ships Are scheduled to leave tuesday officers said a we had quite a Good time Here actually. In a a bit sorry to leave a it. Cmdr. . Sepp Captain of the dutch mine Hunter Zierik Zee said in an interview. Frances departure from the coalitions min Hunting forces leaves ships from six nations a Italy Germany Japan saudi. Arabia Britain and the United states a to Clear floating and moored mines from shipping routes. A statement on the final status and ending Date of Gulf mine Clearing operations is expected saturday. The .  japanese ships will continue mine Clearing operations until september. Italian and German vessels Are expected to leave this month. Because of similarities in their ships the French dutch and belgian navies were assigned to Clear two danger zones near the saudi coast a a string of minefields arching from the coast out into the Central Gulf toward the West coast of Iran. Since 1978, the three nations have shared technology and cooperated on a $40 million project to build min Hunters Sepp said. The first vessel became operational in 1982. A through a coordinating., office in France we have built 35 min Hunters using dutch propulsion French mine countermeasure electronics and belgian Power Supply technology a he said. Sepp said the tripartite group has cleared almost half of the More than 1,200 mines discovered by multinational forces since the operation began in february. A the three navies began scaling Down their Gulf presence a month ago. On june 13, two dutch two French and three belgian min Hunters and support ships left the Gulf a belgian embassy statement said. No one Hurt when fire starts on cruise liner off Bahamas port canaveral Fla. Up fire broke out aboard the cruise liner Sta ship Majestic off the Bahamas Early sunday forcing 1,120 passengers and Crew members to Don life jackets and gather by lifeboats on the upper deck. No injuries were reported and no one was forced to abandon ship. The fire broke out in the auxiliary engine room of the 536-foot vessel about 2 a.m., said coast guard Petty officer Joe Dye. The Crew notified the coast guard that the fire was out at 3 47 a.m., Dye said. The cause had not been determined. The ship carried 739 passengers and 381 Crew members. It was 40 Miles Northwest of Freeport in the Bahamas or 100 Miles Northeast of Miami. A smoke could be seen from aircraft overhead. All the passengers were preparing to abandon into lifeboats which never occurred but they had them standing by to do that a Dye said. A the fire is out. Everybody has pretty much returned to what they were doing before the fire whether it was sleeping or having a Good time. The ship itself is still dead in the water pretty much sitting there. The engines Are not  the ships owner Premier cruise lines ltd., described the fire As Small and said it was quickly smothered by the ships Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers. The fire damaged an auxiliary Generator disabling the vessel said Bjornar Herman sen premieres chief operating officer. An emergency Generator provided Power for lights and air conditioning. A commercial tugboat was scheduled to reach the ship sunday afternoon to Tow it to port canaveral its Home port. Six coast guard cutters sped to the scene but the Crew extinguished the fire without their help Dye said. Three cutters stood by sunday in Case the fire hared up again. The ship was on its Way Back to Florida after a three Day trip to the Abaco islands in the Northern Bahamas. It is registered in the Bahamas and is one of three ships owned by Premier which advertises As the official cruise line of Walt Disney world. The company specializes in vacation packages combining bahamian cruises Ana trips to the theme Park. The ship was originally scheduled to return to port canaveral on sunday morning. A fall passengers returning from the cruise will be provided Complete assistance in arranging their return travel plans a Hermansen said. He said the ship was expected to return to service in three to four Days. However other arrangements were being made for passengers who had been booked on the next cruise which had been scheduled to leave port canaveral on sunday night. The coast guards Marine safety office in Jacksonville will investigate the fire. A a there a not a lot they can Tell until it comes Back in a Dye said. Syria s Assad lauds . Peace idea Damascus Syria apr president Hafez Assad said sunday that . Proposals for a peace conference Are a an acceptable based to reach peace in the Middle East the syrian Arab news Agency reported. Assad s statement came in a letter to president Bush responding to the american plans for convening a conference. Foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa handed the letter sunday to the . Ambassador to Syria Edward Djerejian the Agency said. Washington has been awaiting the syrian response in order for Secretary of state James a Baker Iii to continue his efforts to Convene a Middle East a can a conference. Baker has travelled to the Region four times this year. The israeli foreign ministry had no initial comment on the syrian announcement. Foreign minister David Levy a spokeswoman Aliza Goren said they were still trying to obtain a text of syrians response. William Murphy a spokesman for the . Embassy in Damascus said any comment on the syrian response would have to come from Washington. In the letter Assad praised the efforts of Bush and Baker a to Cope with difficulties that Block convening the  under the Baker proposal talks would be held Between Israel and the palestinians on the future of the occupied Gaza strip and West Bank. At the same time there would be a peace conference sponsored by Washington and Moscow involving Israel and its Arab neighbors. Assad a letter said Bush a proposals Are a positive and balanced and constitute an acceptable base to reach a comprehensive solution and achieve a peace process in the Region because the proposals Are on the basis of previous . Resolutions. Assad expressed satisfaction that Bush had undertaken to make the United states and the soviet Union a driving Force behind the peace process. If the United states considers the syrian reply positive and believes it does not contain complicating conditions Washington will be faced with the task of bringing Israel to the conference. The syrian Agency said Assad in the letter expressed satisfaction a because Bush a proposals Are based on the principle of International legitimacy and a . Role in the peace  Israel has demanded a regional conference with no . Role which would include Only a formal opening and then break up into separate talks Between Israel and each Arab state and the palestinians. Israel has agreed to have the United states and soviet Union co sponsor the conference. 3 scouts killed 14 Hurt in Van Accident Cedar City Utah up three Las vegas boy scouts were killed arid 14 others injured when their Van skidded off a Mountain Road and rolled Down a Hill before hitting a tree. The dead scouts were identified As Bryan Briscoll 15 Douglas Lawson jr., 14 and Theodore Malony 15. They died at the scene at right hand Canyon Road about 3 30 . Saturday Utah state trooper Boyd Woolsey said. The 14 other boy scouts who were not identified were taken to Valley View Hospital in Cedar City. One of the boys was airlifted to a Las vegas Hospital. He was listed in critical condition Woolsey said. The cause of the Accident was still under investigation. The Van reportedly rolled 100 feet Down the Steep Hill and struck the tree. A the tree kept them from going straight off the Mountain a Woolsey said. The boy scouts were Counselor for cub scouts at Camp Dale Webb on Cedar Mountain he said. A fall we know is that they were coming Down the Road for a night off to get some things done in town a Woolsey said