European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes 1 monday july 15,1991 at a glance a special Fri unit employs old fashioned detective work combined with psychology to Hunt Down americans 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 Page 6 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 Columbus ship the Santa Maria leaves Barcelona Spain for an asian journey that Columbus dreamed of. A Page 8 it s 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. .19 letters. .12 Money matters. 17 sports. 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 info the Central Gulf toward the West coast of Iran. Since 197.8, 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, Quot through a coordinating office in France we have built 35 min Hunters using dutch propulsion French mind 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. 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  fire1 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 flared 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 and 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  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 Tel until it comes Back in a Dye said. N. Koreans criticize speech Tokyo apr North Korea responded sunday to a speech by South korean president Roh Tae woo by saying he is stalling Unity efforts until the South can gain a a German style reunification Quot in which it would absorb the North. The official workers communist party newspaper Rodfong Shimun was commenting on a speech Friday in which Roh proposed a joint peace March across the Border and various exchanges including a cultural festival at the Border and visits by family members separated by koreans division. He also proposed a non aggression declaration and a peace treaty Between the two Korea technically still at War since the 1950-53 korean conflict. A the puppets propose and belatedly to mechanically introduce in Korea the Mode of Exchange Between East and West Germany in the past a said a Rodfong Shimun commentary broadcast by the North a official korean Central news Agency. The broadcast was monitored in Tokyo. A this reveals their sinister intention to keep the division of the country for an indefinite period and pave the Way for a German style reunification through absorption while dragging on the time with exchanges a it said. It said Roh did a not indicate a fundamental Way to solve the reunification question or Clear measures to guarantee peace a he also said nothing about removing . Troops and nuclear weapons from the South it added. About 43,000 . Troops Are stationed in South Korea under a defense treaty aimed at deterring a repetition of the 1950 North korean invasion of the South. Under a Long standing policy the United states refuses to confirm or deny that it keeps nuclear weapons in South Korea. Roh often has called for measures to open North Korea one of the worlds most closed societies. Last september the prime ministers of the two sides began meeting in the highest level talks Ever. They hoped to ease relations Between the communist North and capitalist South divided since 1945. After three rounds of talks the North called them off to protest annual .-South korean joint military exercises. Last week it proposed resuming them and South Korea accepted the proposal suggesting that the two sides meet Friday to arrange details. 3 scouts killed 14 Hurt in Van Accident Cedar City Utah up three Las vegas boy scouts were killed and 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