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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes saturday August 17,1991 a competitor refreshes himself at a he Halfway Point of the 13th annual Fulda Marathon on sunday As 3,600 sneakers Pound the pavement. Pages 14-15. New York s love affair Paul Simon and new yorkers seem to have an ongoing love affair As police estimate a crowd of 750,000 turned out thursday night to hear the Singer at Central Park. A Page 4 a cautious View investigators in Gulfport miss., Are taking a wait and see approach to claims by Donald Leroy Evans that he May be the nations worst known serial killer. A Page 5 _1 _ wont Stop growing the Federal budget deficit just keeps on growing. It s expected to jump from $279 billion this year to a. Record $362 billion in the coming year. A Page 6 help to ease the pain Uncle Sam is setting aside $150 million to be used Over the next two years to assist As Many As 80,000 civilians affected by defense department cutbacks and base closings. A Page 7 sunken Barge found that Oil exploration Barge that Sank off Hong Kong has been located but Hope is dim that More Crew members will be found alive. A Page 8 More fare cuts for International travellers the news is Good a both pan am and Virgin Atlantic Are cutting fares. A Page 17index Abby Ann Landers 19 comics .19-21 commentary a 13 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings.27 weather.11 won t to expand jobless benefits Kennebunkport Maine up a vowing not to break the deficit cutting budget agreement president Bush said Friday he will not Issue an emergency declaration needed to fund a $5.3 billion proposal to expand jobless benefits. At a news conference outside his Seaside estate Bush said he believes the Economy is on the mend and new jobs will be created for the unemployed. A scheduled rally by hundreds of unemployed persons who also planned to March to Bush a vacation Home to voice their support for the expanded unemployment benefits. A i wont bust the budget a Bush said adding that he would probably sign the Bill but will not Grant the authority needed to fund it. Upon receiving word of the presidents Long anticipated intentions sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., voiced disgust thursday and promised that the fight is not Over. Noting that Bush has funded emergencies for the kurd in Iraq and other foreign nationals in recent months Kennedy said a it is distressing that he demonstrates such callous disregard for the plight of unemployed workers and families who need help on his own Doorstep in  Congress should re pass this legislation in september and in a form that requires the president to veto it if he persists in refusing to recognize this continuing emergency a Kennedy said. A i believe Congress would override that  several labor groups and advocacy organizations for the unemployed arranged to hold a rally in Kennebunkport on Friday followed by a March to the vacationing presidents Seaside estate. They scoff at Bush a Contention that the Economy is on the mend and that they will soon be Able to find new jobs. Keith Brooks a coordinator for the new York unemployed committee complained a maybe the president knows something that 8.5 million americans done to where to find a Job. A a we la be bringing resumes and asking the president where do we find work a a Brooks said. In addition to Brooks group others who organized the demonstration included the Maine Al Cio the Long Island progressive coalition and the philae phia unemployment project he said. Brooks said they sent the president a Telegram wednesday asking that a the take time out from his vacation and talk to  a White House spokesman said he was unaware of the Telegram but said Bush had no plans to meet with the groups. Brooks said several Hundred unemployed people planned to attend the rally ranging from teachers to carpenters to Iron workers. In Washington democrats have accused Bush of a fishing while the nation is  . From Page 1 of starvation and living on the Brink of disaster a Anbari said. A this will not be permitted by  however the Only Way that Iraq could avoid the . Restrictions would be to refuse to sell any Oil. The Security Council vote on the Resolution a sponsored by Belgium Britain France the soviet Union and the United states a was 13-1 with Cuba voting against it and Yemen abstaining the Council unanimously adopted a companion Resolution requiring Iraq to pay 30 percent of the proceeds from this and any subsequent sales into a fund to be used for War reparations. From the Al towed $1.6 billion $1 billion would go for food and Medicine $480 million for reparations and the rest for such postwar expenses As Boundary surveys and the administrative costs of returning looted kuwaiti property. The United states had earlier sought a 50 percent diversion for reparations but agreed to accept the lower figure. Iraq wanted reparations limited to 10 percent which would not be collected until 1993. A third Resolution also approved unanimously condemned Iraq for concealing information and materials from . Inspectors assigned to destroy the country a nuclear chemical and biological weapons potential. Vii corps a i. A from Page 1 backs Are the 3rd inf div and the 1st army div. Other combat units including one of the army a two armoured cavalry regiments also will be withdrawn but no decisions have been announced. Vii corps with More than 71,000 soldiers 2,200 combat vehicles and 300 helicopters has defended a 30,000 Square mile Section of Germany along the former Iron curtain since the end of world War ii. Now that the cold War is Over the Bush administration sees less need for a Large military presence in Europe a we need a Force that makes sense for the evolving threat Quot rather than one tailored almost exclusively to handle a soviet led invasion of Western Europe said col. William Foster chief of the army a War plans division at the Pentagon. Foster said that whereas the . Military previously planned mainly for global War it is restructuring its forces to respond to As Many As two major a regional contingencies a such As the Gulf crisis simultaneously. The Story of vol corps began in 1918 when it was assembled in France to train doughboy for combat in world War i. On a Day june 6, 1944, the Vii corps led the Allied assault on German positions along Normandy a beaches. Under the command of Gen. J. Lawton a lightning Joe Collins Vii corps rolled East through France and later fought in the decisive stages of the Battle of the bulge in the ardennes. I the army has known for weeks it would remove one of its corps from Europe. The decision on choosing which , especially because Many of the army Stop brass have been a part of one of the corps. Europe s single corps with the inactivation of Vuk corps Only one corps will remain in Europe currently that is v corps which has Headquarters in Frankfurt Germany. The remaining corps Wilt induce two divisions the 3rd inf div which will remain in Wurzburg and the 1st army div which will move from Ansbach to 8ad Kreuz Nach Germany i Bonn Frankum Yyi a bad Kreuz Nach s4s Peter Jaeger hostages from Page 1 Sponden of the associated press is the longest held hostage. He was kidnapped on March 16,1985. Another american Thomas Sutherland 60, who taught at Beirut University was taken three months later. His brother Willy who lives in Scotland told him Over the radio a Hope your health is Good and 1 know it is hard but keep your spirits up As things seem to be looking a lot better for  Anderson Sutherland and Church of England envoy Terry Waite Are among the 11 westerners believed held by pro iranian kidnappers. Mccarthy freed after More than five years in Captivity brought first confirmed word that Waite is alive and said Waite had heard previous Outlook programs. American Edward Austin Tracy and Frenchman Jerome Peyraud were freed sunday. �?o1 think there is nothing better i could say than a keep the Faith a a David Waite told his brother who was on a mercy Mission trying to secure the Freedom of Western hostages when he disappeared on Jan. 20,1987. , Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar is mediating negotiations for a reported Swap involving the Western hostages israeli servicemen missing in Lebanon and nearly 400 Arab prisoners held by Israel. Israel has demanded a videotape or other solid evidence on the status of the seven israelis before it releases any Arab detainees. Perez de Cuellar and Uri Lubrani the israeli negotiator who met with the . Chief in Geneva at midweek said they do not anticipate a full hostage release for Days or weeks  
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