European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes monday augusts 1991 at a glance volunteers from the Netherlands visit a seriously ill woman at a romanian Hospital for the disabled. A a it Shell on Earth a said one worker. See Story on pages 14-15. Milwaukee outraged the revelation that police May have been Able to Stop Jeffrey Dahmer Skilling spree two months earlier unleashed a tidal wave of discontent in Milwaukee. A Page 4 or a another botched stamp of the heels of several blunders in stamp production the . Postal service has done it again a and some say this time with racist overtones. A Page 5 police policy changed police in Union City calif., under fire from aids activists agreed to Stop broadcasting whether a suspect carries the his virus and to destroy a computer list of people infected with the illness. A Page 6 dads equals jobs Ramstein a dads club a Volunteer organization puts 10 to 17-year-Olds to work around base at the local exchanges convenience stores Post offices youth centers and libraries. A Page 9 Gulf video a hit Welcome Home to Wiesbaden a 30-minute video on the persian Gulf crisis Impact on local residents was previewed at the military Community a Victory fest and received raves. A Page 10 Bank investigation the Fri is investigating whether the Bank of credit and Commerce International tried to manipulate the political process in Georgia. Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 comics.19-21 commentary.13 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings. 27 weather.11 won t be from talks Plo Tunis Tunisia apr palestinians will participate in the Middle  peace conference proposed by the United states and soviet Union a senior adviser to Plo chairman Yasser Arafat said sunday. A i believe that palestinians will attend this conference. There is no obstacle which will prevent the palestinians from attending a Palestine liberation organization spokesman Bassam Abu Sharif told reporters. He made his comments As Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii met with tunisian leaders. Sharif said a formula for palestinian participation in such a conference could be found despite the israeli governments refusal to meet with a palestinian Delegate from East Jerusalem  identified with the Plo which Israel regards As a terrorist group. A the Plo is very aware of the limitations and i believe palestinians will at tend a Sharif  cannot exclude our Brothers and Sisters from East Jerusalem nobody has that  on sunday the israeli Cabinet boosted the prospects of a conference in a 16-3 vote approving israelis participation if a satisfactory approach to Jerusalem is  to Tunis from Morocco Baker said he was a obviously very pleased with the cabinets vote. Israeli prime minister Yitshak Shamir had earlier agreed to a . Formula for the conference which he said assured the exclusion of palestinians living in East Jerusalem members of the Plo and palestinians from anywhere except  West Bank and Gaza. Israeli defense minister Moshe Arens said Friday that Israel would have a no reservations about the participation of palestinians born in Jerusalem who Are citizens of Jordan. Jordan a King Hussein has agreed to form a joint palestinian jordanian delegation. But he stressed in Amman after seeing Baker that the palestinians alone have a right to choose their representatives. Sharif said the strategy of admitting Jerusalem born palestinians As negotiators in the conference provided a room for a formula that will facilitate the peace  he said however that the Plo must choose the delegation. As he posed for pictures with tunisian president Zine Al abiding Ben Ali Baker said a we still have some work to do and we will continue to work on the Issue of palestinian representation. A we Are very hopeful of course that now that Israel is on Board through the approval of the Cabinet and Arab states Are on Board that the palestinians will decide that they too want to participate in an Active and viable peace  of Gays to hold civilian jobs with military Washington apr defense Secretary Dick Cheney on sunday defended the right of homosexuals to hold civilian a is at the Pentagon saying that As Long is they fulfil their professional responsibilities a their private lives Are their  homosexuality is grounds for dismissal from the uniformed military services. Cheney noted that he inherited this policy and did not vigorously defend it. He said merely that he did not find it a fundamentally wrong Given unique aspects of military life. In an appearance on abcs this week with David Brinkley Cheney was asked by reporter Sam Donaldson about a report in a Gay publication the advocate that a High level Cheney aide was homosexual. Donaldson did not name the official. A a take it or. Secretary that this individual who must defend department regulations As a spokesman is not going to be asked to resign a Donaldson asked. A absolutely not a replied Cheney. A i have operated on the basis Over the years with respect to my personal staff that i done task them about their private live0,�?� said Cheney a former congressman. A was Long As they perform their professional responsibilities in a responsible manner their private lives Are their business. A i would also argue that its none of your business a Cheney added. The advocate in its article criticized the Pentagon for its policy against Gays in the military. The Secretary said the ban on homosexuals in the uniformed services a map plies specifically to the military not civilians. And. Its a policy i  he added �?o1 done to think its fundamentally wrong for us to make a distinction Between civilian and military  he said the military ban was a based upon the proposition that Gay lifestyle is incompatible with military  he cited such a unique aspects of military services As lengthy deployments at sea. A you cannot make the kind of separation in the military Between private and professional life that you can with respect to civilians a Cheney said. Last week when asked about the military policy toward Gays Cheney dismissed the fear that homosexuals posed Security risks As a a bit of an old  ship from Page 1 been on the ship. Tic Tours of Johannesburg which leased the ship said the Occa nos was carrying 374 passengers 180 Crew and 26 tic employees for a total of 580 people. The discrepancy could not be resolved immediately. Passenger Graham Kingsley Wilkins said the tourists spent the night wearing life jackets and sliding around the deck when the huge Waves hit the ship. A they did t Tell us anything a Kingsley Wilkins said of the Crew. A they just said there was a  his wife Hester said there a were not enough lifeboats and the swells were too big for other ships to get  the couple were eventually rescued by helicopter. The ship had been listing at a 75-degree Angle after its engine room flooded in Stormy seas. At least 15 military helicopters airlifted More than 200 people of the Oreanos As it foundered a mile off the Indian Ocean coast said air Force maj. Gertie Evert. The rest were saved by ships that picked up people in lifeboats or plucked them trom the sea. Terrified passengers had leapt into the sea As the cruise ship started to list saturday night Evert said. Planes dropped life preservers to people in the water he said. People in lifeboats were saved by three merchant ships including an Oil Tanker that rushed to the scene passengers and Crew had launched the life rafts a with great difficulty in the heavy seas said air Force Brig. Gen. Dick lord. The 7,554-ton Oreanos was carrying mostly South african passengers. The Crew consisted of britons greeks egyptians hungarians and mauritian. The boat was making a Durban Cape town Durban cruise and had left last London on saturday when it began taking on water he said. A South african air Force Hercules flies Over the greek cruise ship Oreanos before it sinks sunday