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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 5, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes monday August 5,1991 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 another botched stamp on 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. A 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 Tunis Tunisia apr Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii arrived sunday for talks with Tunisia a president after urging Morocco a King to help ensure that the palestinians wont Block Arab israeli negotiations. Meanwhile the . Plan for a Middle East peace conference in october got a boost sunday when the israeli Cabinet approved prime minister Yitzhak Shamire a conditional decision to attend. Interior minister Arye Deri said All but three ministers voted for peace Negolia. Tons after a four hour meeting. Shamire a conditions for attending the ., soviet sponsored peace conference Are that palestinians not be represented by anyone identified with the Palestine liberation organization or anyone from Arab East Jerusalem or outside the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip. Baker headed immediately for talks with president Zine Al abiding Ben Ali. His spokeswoman earlier insisted he would not talk to officials of the Plo in the tunisian capital where the group is headquartered. Baker will visit Algeria monday before his return to Washington. Palestinians who insist that the Plo and East Jerusalem be represented have not yet agreed to attend the conference. In Rabat Morocco a King Hassan ii offered no commitment when Baker asked him saturday to persuade the palestinians to drop their resistance to the talks. Hassan had met wednesday with Plo chairman Yasser Arafat. Baker invited Morocco to be an observer during Arab israeli negotiations and to participate in discussions of regional issues. Hassan Long has sought to Bridge differences Between arabs and is to talks Rae Lis and is considered a valuable Channel to the Plo. But the United states is determined to avoid any show of interest in Arafat and his organization even though his influence is considered significant among the palestinians Baker is trying to woo. Baker cast his Appeal to Hassan in broader terms. A we suggested to the King that he and his government could use their influence on anybody to move the process Forward and to counsel the palestinians not to Block this process not to pass up an Opportunity which May not come soon again a the official said. The . Government suspended direct talks with the Plo in june 1990 after guerrillas from a faction headed by Abul Abbas staged a raid on an israeli Beach. Dec says yugoslav peace bid failed Belgrade Yugoslavia a european Community efforts to Clinch a cease fire in the strife torn yugoslav Republic of Croatia have collapsed the Leader of Alec peace Mission said sunday. A we did not succeed a dutch foreign minister Hans Van Den Broek told a news conference after a series of meetings with top yugoslav leaders. A we have to conclude there is no unanimity and that there is a Lack of political will which would allow for a comprehensive cease fire  the three foreign ministers from the european Community were holding emergency talks with serbian croatian and Federal leaders to find a lasting truce in Croatia where scores have died in ethnic violence since the Republic declared Independence from Yugoslavia on june 25. Clashes continued in the Slavonia Region of Croatia that Borders Serbia. Croatian radio said one reporter was killed when a boat carrying As Many As nine journalists came under fire late saturday on the Danube River that forms the Serbia Croatia Border. Other unconfirmed reports said several journalists died when the reporters attempted to go by boat from Osisek to Dalj a Village where at least 80 croatian guardsmen were reported killed in clashes Friday. No other confirmed details were  from Page 1 the ship As it started to list saturday night Evert  people just jumped into the  when the ship started to go Over a 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. Tic Tours of Johannesburg which leased the oceans said the ship was earning 374 passengers 180 Crew and 26 of employees. The 7,554-ton oceans 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 just left East London on saturday when it began taking on water lord said. The ship foundered in gales that gusted up to 88 Mph off Coffee Bay on the a wild coast a a sparsely inhabited area littered with shipwrecks from rough seas. On land the storm killed at least one person ripping off roofs uprooting Trees and blowing Down Power lines. The ship which lost Power after the engine room flooded drifted toward Coffee Bay which is part of the trans Kei Black Homeland 80 Miles Northeast of East London. The last message from the ship said a we have heavy Waves a the South african press association reported. The ship left Durban on july 28. Lloyd s Register of ships says the oceans was built in 1952, was owned by the hellenic co. For  and water ways . Of Greece and managed by Epir Tiki lines based in Piraeus  from Page 1 Tri coloured advisory system. As Long As the amount of water in storage ranges Between 500,000 and 700,000 Gallons the base is in condition a Green a Burk said. A a during condition Green Normal water conservation measures Are in Force. That Means lawns can Only be watered Between 6 and 9 . And 6 and 9 . On Odd or even Days for Odd or even numbered buildings a Burk said. Green also Means that water can to be left running while dishes Are being done and that Only full loads of laundry Are to be washed in machines. Additionally no one is allowed to Hose streets driveways or sidewalks and base personnel Are encouraged to take it upon themselves to turn off any water they see being misused Burk explained. Enhanced conservation measures come into Force during condition yellow when water in storage is Between 300,000 and 500,000 Gallons. When the condition is yellow lawns pachment at Adana May no longer be watered no laundry and no military or civilian vehicles May be washed and showers must be taken instead of Baths. Condition red mandates essential water use Only and comes into Force when water in storage dips below 300,000 Gallons. A water Levels tend to get unmanageable below 300,000 Gallons. Then there is a danger of running out of water a Richmond said. During condition red water is curtailed for All but cooking sanitary health or safety reasons burls said. Conditions sometimes change several times daily. Base personnel Are advised of current conditions via announcements on the bases radio and television stations. Personnel from the housing office patrol base neighbourhoods to Check on compliance Burke said. Since the Start of the year the Adana area has received Only 8 inches of the 16 inches of rain that normally should have fallen according to maj. Anthony Guif Frida commander of the weather de a we Are having a pretty severe drought Here. Now it is almost physically impossible to have a rain Shower and the Rainy season will not Start again until september or october a said Guif Frida 37, a resident of Jamestown . Southern Turkey shelters in summer. August with temperatures regularly Topping 100, is the hottest month of the year. As summer temperatures climb demand for water is expected to Rise. Adana population 850,000, has yet to impose water conservation measures say air Force personnel who live in the City. A the shortages Are a localized base problem a said Richmond a 46-year-old resident of Weymouth mass. While the possibility exists that continued pumping during the dry spell will lower the bases water table there is no indication of a drop so far Richmond said. A we should be of a Richmond said adding a if the Rains come during the Rainy   
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