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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, July 24, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes wednesday july 24, 1991 at a glance once again Mai Ngoc Sang is see ing his life uprooted by a decision of the . Government. See Story on pages 14 and 15. Gates planning to quit Daryl Gates says he will retire in april As the los Angeles police chief if a replacement is found by then. A Page 4 pm Ford recall vehicles general motors corp. And Ford motor co. Issue recalls covering nearly 313,000 cars and Light trucks. A Page 6 headphones called Hazard stereo headphones Are emerging As a major cause of hearing problems among Young people experts say. A Page 7 germans cancel Market a major German supermarket Chain and the local government agree to cancel the opening of a nearly completed store adjacent to the site of the Ravens Bruck nazi concentration Camp. A Page 8 police leftists Battle Hamburg police Battle with More than 1,000 leftist protesters trying to prevent workers from starting construction of a Public housing project. A Page 10 savings plans criticized financial advisers say . Investors should stay away from High in Terest savings vehicles offered by Banks in Britain Germany Denmark and other european countries. 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. 27 weather. 11 official urges . To let Iraq sell Oil for emergency needs p a a senior United nations envoy the Cost of destroying its weapons of mass destruction the be United nations apr a senior United nations envoy for the persian Gulf urged the Security Council on monday to allow Iraq to sell Oil to pay for desperately needed food Medicine and other humanitarian Aid. A there is a feeling that we Are up against a serious humanitarian crisis which could degenerate into a catastrophe unless we do something a said Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. Sadruddin in charge of humanitarian Aid for the Gulf spoke at a news conference after briefing the Security councils sanctions committee. He said that Iraq needed $2.6 billion for four months Worth of humanitarian Aid. A it is obvious that the iraqi people Are being punished right now As a result of sanctions a Sadruddin said. He did not recommend the lifting of economic sanctions however Only a relaxation to let Iraq use its Oil resources and Frozen Bank assets to pay its own Way. Sadruddin said iraqis Oil sales would be carried out under . Supervision but made no recommendations As to How. Western diplomats said there would be no immediate Niove to lift sanctions but said there could be a one time Sale of iraqi Oil to finance humanitarian Aid. They emphasized that the United nations would have to act As custodian of the sales Revenue and supervise purchases and distribution of Aid. The Bush administration is drawing up a plan whereby the Security Council could allow Baghdad to sell its Oil for the Purchase of food and Medicine payment of War reparations and the Cost of destroying its weapons of mass destruction the new York times reported tuesday. It quoted senior officials. The sanctions committee was to meet wednesday to discuss Sadruddini a recommendations and iraqis separate request to sell $1.5 billion in Oil to finance emergency purchases. Committee chairman Peter Hohen Fellner told reporters that the committee might take As Long As three weeks to come up with a recommendation for approval by the Security Council. Iraqi Oil sales have been prohibited under a sweeping economic Boycott imposed after Baghdad a army invaded Kuwait on aug. 2. The embargo never covered medical Aid and it has been eased to permit the importation of food. But Iraq says it cannot afford vital imports without Revenue from Oil sales. In briefing the sanctions committee Sadruddin described iraqis need for food agricultural Aid medical supplies and equipment to rebuild its Oil electric Power water pumping and telecommunications sectors. A it is absurd and indefensible for the United nations to pay for these needs when numerous other urgent crises and disasters from Bangladesh to the Horn of Africa cry out for our attention a he said. A Iraq has considerable Oil reserves and should pay to meet these needs  Sadruddin a pakistani considered by some As a possible successor to . General Secretary Javier Perez de Cuellar also said at the news conference that he was a very disappointed Iraq had not agreed to permit . Humanitarian centers to Aid shiite Muslim refugees in its Southern marshes. Kennedy from Page 1 Spring of 1988. The police in Washington and new York have said there is no record of any charges lodged against Smith for sexual assault or other felonies. In both of the two attempted rapes the court documents said Smith a forcibly restrained the women but a failed in the perpetration or was intercepted or prevented in the execution of said  he was said to have tackled and fondled one of the women and to have a thrown Down the other. Smith is scheduled to go on trial aug. 5 on charges that he raped a 29-year-old Florida woman at the Kennedy family a Palm Beach estate on March 30. Smith has pleaded not guilty. Mark Schnapp a lawyer for Smith declined to comment on mondays developments citing an order issued by the trial judge Mary Lupo that restricts lawyers in the Case from discussing it outside of court. The names of the three women who claimed Smith assaulted them were listed in mondays filing but no other personal information about them was provided and it was unclear whether they knew their names would be made Public. It was also not immediately Clear whether they had approached the Florida a ice and prosecutors on their own or been sought out by the prosecution or state investigators. The documents listed a private Manhattan lawyer for one of the women but Only the Palm Beach prosecutors office As a Contact for the other two. Eric Seiff the lawyer who represents the Manhattan woman who says she fended off an attack declined to elaborate on How his client came to be involved in the Case. A a in a not saying anything a Seiff said. Asked if the woman would testify in court he answered a a that a up to the  the three women were listed As a additional witnesses a but a spokesman for the Palm Beach county prosecutors office would not say whether the women would be called to testify or would merely file statements. Citing the judges restrictions prosecutors also declined to elaborate. Legal experts not connected with the Case said they regarded the new filing As an attempt by the prosecution to bolster its Case by establishing that Smith had a history of similar offences. Fire from Page 1 a opening fire without provocation using machine guns and Rifle launched grenades at soldiers and army vehicles guarding the Bridge. The army said in a statement that it returned fire and suffered no casualties. There was no word on killed or wounded from the croatians. Fighting also broke out Early tuesday in the Village of Papua near the Danube and the Border with Serbia Tan Jug reported. Ethnic serbs fleeing Papua said croatian Security forces clashed with serbian defenders of the Village Tan Jug said. The refugees said there were casualties on both sides but no figures were available. A cease fire Between the army and Republican defense forces has held for nearly three weeks in Slovenia where dozens of combatants were killed after the Republic declared Independence and moved to take control of its International Border posts. The leaders of Serbia the largest yugoslav Republic have shown themselves willing to allow ethnically homogeneous Slovenia to secede. But Croatia does not appear negotiable and ethnic Battles have escalated in the Republic. Airman sentenced for theft other crimes Raf upper Heyford England a amps a an airman was Given a four year jail sentence for stealing and trying to sell military Auto parts and other crimes during a two Day general court martial at Raf upper Heyford last week. Airman 1st class Leone Demartino in a surgical service specialist with the 20th tac fighter Wing Hospital also was demoted to the lowest enlisted rank ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances and Given a bad conduct discharge by a nine officer panel. Demartino had pleaded guilty to and was found guilty of a two counts of attempting to sell military property in excess of $100. A one of conspiracy to steal military property in excess of $1,500. A one count of wrongful appropriation of property valued at less than $100. A one count of actual theft of military property. He pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and Battery against his wife whose name was not revealed. The acts occurred Between March and May. In May 1990, the 25-year-old had been convicted of the same Type of crime in a special court martial and was Given a jail sentence and a reduction in rank said maj. David Moussette 3rd air forces chief of Justice. Demartino was acquitted of wrongful communication of a threat to his wife and wrongful solicitation to commit simple arson. He had been accused of trying to solicit someone to set fire to his first sergeants vehicle. Base spokesman capt. David Fruck said Demartino tried to sell an Auto engine to an Active duty member and a Carburettor fuel pumps and an engine to a civilian sometime in March. Between january and april Demartino conspired to steal military property including carburettors fuel pumps and engines that were valued at More than $1,500, Fruck said. The parts were taken from upper Heyford. No further information could be provided on his attempted Sale and theft of the Auto parts because of an ongoing investigation Moussette said. Other people May be involved he said. Another count stemmed from his theft of hand tools valued at less than $100 from the base Auto Hobby shop Between april 1989 and april 1991, Fruck said  
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