European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday August 6, 1991 at a glance across the United states americans Are suffering from what researchers Call an epidemic of Job stress. Sec Story on pages 14 and 15. I bus Driver stops hijacking a bus Driver slams on the brakes to throw a would be Hijacker off balance and then wrestles on the pavement with the gunman to prevent the Holdup in new Jersey. A Page 4 Pennsylvania boosts taxes Pennsylvania gov. Robert p. Casey signs a $13.9 billion budget that includes the largest tax increase in the state s history. A Page 6 23,700 slayings forecast about 23,700 americans will lose their lives in violence this year an increase of 260 Over last year s record a Senate committee report says. A Page 7 polish bodies uncovered soviet soldiers Are digging up the remains of thousands of polish officers slain five decades ago on orders of Josef Stalin. A Page 9 no change on cigarettes military commissaries will not change their policies on stocking cigarettes when the three service commissary systems merge oct. 1, Pentagon officials say. A Page 10 gis urged to get advice soldiers who avoid talking to their re enlistment or transition Counselor in the Rush to Check out from their european duty stations May be giving up the Chance to shape their futures officials say. 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 for Libya at Algiers Algeria apr Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii suggested monday that Libya would be Welcome As an observer at the upcoming Middle East peace conference. Baker wrapped up his 23-Day trip abroad with a Stopover monday in Algeria where he tried to enlist the Aid of Arab nations in North Africa for the peace Effort. An observer role for Libya is acceptable to the United states and would be a consistent with israelis policy As Well Baker told a news conference. Baker sought support from algerian president Bend Edid Chad i who held talks sunday with Palestine liberation organization chairman Yasser Arafat. Chad i and Arafat discussed holding a meeting in Algiers of the palestinian parliament in exile palestinian sources said. The Secretary of state also sought support Over the weekend in Morocco and Tunisia. Libya remains on the state department list of nations that d 5 Latic if palestinian arabs sign on and they May have Little Choice sponsor terrorism and the United states Siree 1986 has maintained an economic embargo on that a Tieff but to accept the peace conference will be convened perhaps in a Neutral european City such As Geneva. As Baker met in Tunis on sunday with tunisian president Ben Ali a senior adviser to Arafat said that a there is no obstacle which  be big enough to prevent the palestinians from  Arafat himself took a somewhat tougher stance. The Plo Leader told algerian radio a the palestinian revolution will continue wave after wave until the palestinian Flag Waves above the Walls the minarets and the churches of the holy City observer role Parley of Jerusalem.�?�. Islamic jihad a fringe group of Muslim fundamentalists issued a death threat against three palestinians who have met with Baker in recent Days. A violence threats such As this indicate Why it is so important to find a Way to move toward peace in a Region that has been troubled for so Many years a Baker said As he sat with Chad i. The question has been whether the palestinians will accept the Deal Baker struck with Israel excluding the participation of palestinians with current ties to East Jerusalem which Israel does not want even to symbolically put on the negotiating table. Many of the shrines Arafat referred to Are located in East Jerusalem. A the idea is to permit delegates who were born in East Jerusalem but no longer live there to be included in a delegation with jordanians and with palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza. Bassam Abu Sharif the Arafat adviser did not Rule out the arrangement As he said that a the Plo is very Well aware of the limitations and l think the palestinians will  but beyond the potential palestinian stumbling Block Baker has stressed that even with Israel and the Arab states agreeing to negotiate much work remains. The site of the conference is not set. Israel would prefer Washington the arabs want Cairo Egypt and the soviets Are Likely to lobby for a Neutral City which could be the solution. More important is what happens once the conference convenes. Israel faces negotiations on two tracks a with the Arab states and with palestinians. That would begin once the joint sponsors the soviet Union and the United states conclude the ceremonial opening. Crew from Page 1 airlifted to safety by helicopters. More than 570 people were rescued by military helicopters cargo ships and other Vesseis sunday said air Force maj. Gerrie Evert. The South african air Force said All 361 passengers were Safe but officials were still trying to determine whether All Crew members had been rescued. J Evert said four Crew members had not been located but added a we Haven to seen any bodies in the  search operations were continuing. However the missing four May be on two ships that helped in the Rescue but had not been contacted officials said. A spokesman for Epir Tiki lines the owner of the ship said Crew members played a critical role in the evacuation which he said was carried out according to a plan drawn up to keep Many passengers from the raging seas. A the fact that the operation was so successful with All on Board saved proves that the Rescue amp plan was the Correct one a the spokesman capt. Alevizos Klaudatos said in a Telephone interview from Athens. Capt. Yiannis Vranas defended his decision to be a a a a a a a among the first to leave the ship saying it was necessary to direct Rescue operations from Shore. �?o1 done to care what these people say about me. I am separated from my family who were rescued by one of the other ships and 1 lost my own Vranas ship a what More do they want a he told reporters. Terrified passengers wailed for help All night on the ships upper deck. As the ship began to list some leaped Over Board Evert said. One Man was rescued after 10 hours in the water eight Miles from where the ship Sank said air Force maj. Andres Steenkamp. The last people on Board were rescued at midday sunday a Only 90 minutes before the oceans Sank. Military officials said they did not know Why the ship began taking on water but that its proximity to Shore suggested it May have hit a reef off the dangerous a wild coast a the Captain said a Piston in the engine room burst knocking a Hole in the Hull. The ship foundered when its engine room was flooded and began listing heavily after it was battered by Waves up to 24 feet High. The 7,554-ton oceans a 495 feet Long and 64 feet vide a was carrying mostly South african passengers. It left the Indian Ocean port of East London on saturday on the return leg of a Durban Cape town Durban cruise. It Sank off Coffee Bay part of the trans Kei Black Homeland. Croat from Page 1. About 12 percent of the republics 5 million people. The Republic of Slovenia also declared Independence june 25, but fighting ended there lust month after the army agreed to a truce effectively permitting secession. Serbia s leaders have shown themselves unwilling to allow Croatia to break away. Clashes Between serb militants and croat territorial forces have grown bloodier. Croatia accuses the Federal army of siding with serb guerrillas who have made significant territorial gains in the past week forcing thousands of ethnic croats to flee. The army says it intervenes Only to separate the two sides. The dutch foreign ministry said the foreign ministers of the 12 dec nations would hold an emergency meeting today in the Hague to discuss Yugoslavia. German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher has called for economic sanctions against Serbia Quot the serbian leadership has not Only blocked a cease fire. It has also destroyed the basis for negotiations and for peacefully settling the future of Yugoslavia a people a Genscher said monday in a radio interview. The yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug reported fighting sunday near the town of Deal from Page 1 connection Between the timing of the hostages release and the arms sales that followed. 1 he fact that both events occurred does no to prove that they were the product of a secret Deal and that they occurred one in Exchange for the other a he said. Allegations of a hostage Deal have been circulating since 1981. When the hostages were freed minutes after Reagan was sworn in As Carters successor. Soon afterwards weapons began flowing Kadrin 18 Miles North of split. Both croatian television and the army reported the fighting Between croatian forces and the Federal military. No casualties were listed by either Side. Croatian television said the fighting began when croatian police took control of an abandoned army Buffer zone. Tan Jug said the army responded with mortars cannons and infantry weapons. Tan Jug said residents of three nearby towns fled because of the fighting. The Agency also quoted the army As saying it was attacked in Eastern Croatia near the town of Belo Bro East of Osi Jek. And radio Belgrade reported fighting in Podralska Slatina 50 Miles East of Zagreb. To Iran through Israel it is alleged. Bush has denied knowledge of an scheme to delay release of the hostage but he also has said he would have n objections if Congress wants to investigate. Carter who for years gave Little credence to the allegations also say now that he thinks a probe would n Good