European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday september 10, 1991 at a glance w 4 Jesse Jackson is summoning friends and political advisers for a weekend meeting on whether he should run for the 1992 democratic presidential nomination. See Story on Page 7. Dances with lawyers a seafood restaurant chair is ignoring Legal threats and has once More started showing dances with clams a commercial spoof on Kevin Costner a award winning movie dances with wolves. A Page 4 democratic red army soviet military officers have enrolled in an academic Boot Camp at Harvard University to learn How an army operates in a democracy. A Page 5 allegations on Thomas the allegation that supreme court nominee Clarence Thomas billed the government for up to a dozen personal trips will be investigated at his confirmation hearings. A Page 7 hiring plans improve employers hiring plans for the Quot Quot last three months of the year improved slightly with the Midwest and South showing the strongest recovery for Job prospects. A Pago 17 Index .svviwxvvivvv.v.vvtvisvxswiwiviviv.v.vxv. Abby Ann Landers. 20 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 letters. .12 Money matters. .17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Kadzhi Kristan joins republics breaking from soviet Union Moscow apr the Central asian Republic of Kadzhi Kristan declared Independence from the soviet Union on monday the Independent inter fax news Agency reported. The declaration by a special session of the republics parliament was largely symbolic Given the decision by National and Republican lawmakers last week to transform the soviet Union into a Loose confederation. Tadzik lawmakers meeting in the republics capital of Dushanbe also declared sept. 9 to be a National Holiday known As Independence Day inter fax said in a Brief report. Kadzhi Kristan a largely mountainous Republic bordering China and Afghanistan is the eighth of the remaining 12 soviet republics to claim Independence. Boris n. Yeltsin a vast russian federation and neighbouring Kazakhstan Are unlikely to do so both having the political and geographic clout to simply shrug off soviet Rule. The Central asian Republic of turkmen a is seeking More limited autonomy from Moscow and Armenia has scheduled an Independence referendum for later this month. Kadzhi Kristan became part of the soviet Union in 1924, after having been ruled by mongols uzbeks and russians since the 13th Century. The majority of its 5.1 million residents Are sunni muslims dependent on agriculture mining and some Industry. Croatia from Page 1 richest republics in the North that seek to abandon the fragmenting federation. Slovenia and Croatia declared Independence june 25, setting off Brief fighting in Slovenia and More serious clashes involving the Federal army and ethnic serbs in Croatia. More than 300 people have died in Croatia since it declared Independence. Many of Croatia a 600,000 serbs who make up 12 percent of its 4.75 million people fear they would be ill treated in an Independent Croatia. Serbian rebels control about a Quarter of Croatia but croatian authorities say they will not cede an Inch of territory. Meanwhile leaders of Macedonia the poorest Republic in Yugoslavia have made it Clear they want to remain part of a looser confederation of Sovereign yugoslav states. They worry that neighbouring Greece and Bulgaria which have sizable macedonian minorities could raise claims to macedonian territory. Five european Community observers arrived in Osisek to Monitor a cease fire agreement Quot in Croatia a breadbasket Region of Slavonia Center of much of the fighting in the past two months. Croatian government representatives serbian insurgents and the local Federal army commander signed an agreement saturday to cease hostilities in the Region to allow an attempt to negotiate a settlement of the crisis. But fighting flared again sunday after a one Day Lull. Leaders of Yugoslavia a six republics its Federal leaders and the 12 european Community foreign ministers met saturday to begin a peace conference in the Hague Netherlands. Public statements showed the depth of disagreement Between the warring croats and serbs. But the fact that both agreed to continue talks in workshop sessions starting thursday offered a Glimmer of Hope that the crisis could be solved before it spreads to other republics. In a development that could intensify the fighting Milan Martic head of serbian forces controlling the Western croatian Region of Krajina was detained sunday by police in Bosnia Herzegovina the croatian defense ministry reported. A Large crowd of serbs gathered in front of the police station at Bosansky Krupa on monday to protest his detention Tangug said. A mar tick a detention could Lead to the worst possible clash in this state a said Nikola Holjevic a member of Bosnia a collective presidency Tan Jug reported. Bosnia a potentially explosive ethnic mix of Muslim bosnian orthodox serbs and roman Catholic croats has so far been unaffected by the fighting in neighbouring Croatia. Baltic from Page 1 who protected Lithuania m its misfortune and in happiness. Thank you for being together with those who defended lithuanian  Silva is the site of Lithuania a holiest shrine where the faithful believe the Virgin Mary appeared in the 19th Century. The mass was broadcast on lithuanian radio. An emotional moment came when Landsbergis was greeted outside the Church by his father also named vytau tas. The elder Landsbergis a former mayor of Vilnius wept As he embraced his son who led the fight to regain lithuanian sovereignty. Another big festival Drew More than 5,000 people to Vilnius Central Cathe dral. Square on sunday night. Under the Bright arc lamps of National television Landsbergis awarded the states highest distinction the Cross of Vecio posthumously to the 13 people killed in january while resisting soviet tanks taking Over Lithuania a broadcasting Tower. A in front of us we will have Many obstacles and discomfort but Lithuania will never be enslaved again a Landsbergis told the crowd. A we have our Independence in  the mood was lighthearted in Estonia where people dressed As Vladimir Lenin Josef Stalin and Leonid Brezhnev Cavor Ted onstage to ridicule the former soviet rulers. People swayed from Side to Side to keep warm in the bitter autumn weather but the pouring rain did no to Dampen spirits. A we have waited for this moment so Long that i can hardly believe it is True a said one participant Ellen Laine. She carried a Large Blue Black and White estonian Flag. Enno Sel Irand chairman of the rally organizing committee reminded the crowd that three years earlier More than 300,000 people gathered at the stage to begin the republics drive for Independence. A now i can say greetings Estonia greetings free country a Sel Irand said through booming loudspeakers. Estonian foreign minister Lennart Meri sitting next to president Arnold Ruutel did not hide his pleasure. A today my younger son asked a done to you work too much a Well i done to know the answer i Only know that i done to sleep every night and yet i m not tired a said men 62. A i have never Felt myself better and younger and perhaps that is the real feeling  correction an article yesterday about the military overseas address standardization program provided an incorrect Sample address. The new format is sgt. John Doc military unit car or unit xxxix if Rainy Box number pc xxx if air Force or Navy Box number Apo a 09xxx almanac from Page 1 said. A a we be gone through 12 editors in that time 41 presidents eight wars and approximately 73,000  those sunsets phases of the Moon and movements of the planets Are charted in what Clark Calls a the heart of the  a the one thing an almanac must be is a Calendar of the what a happening in the sky a he said. A although we re most famous for our weather forecasts the heart of the almanac is still what a happening in the  when Robert b. Thomas printed the first edition almanacs were the Only source of information Many people had. Most people owned Only two books a the Bible and an almanac Clark said. A two Hundred years ago it was not quaint. It was High tech. It was a handheld computer. It allowed a scientific and progressive Farmer to calculate exactly when the growing season was a Clark said. The almanacs also enabled people who had no clocks to calculate time provided Home remedies for various ailments and included useful information such As landmarks for travellers and the schedules of circuit judges Clark said. Today the old Farmers almanac is a a storehouse of ancient knowledge and lore a Clark said. It tells when the Sun will Rise and set each Day details the phases of the Moon divulges secrets of the Zodiac and describes various uses for herbs. It can Tell you that one of the Best times to go fishing is when the Breeze comes from the West. The maximum life Span of a Kangaroo in Captivity is 16 years while a Polar Bear can reach the age of 41, and a Box Turtle can live to be 138. The 200th anniversary edition also includes features such As a weird competitions you can enter a ranging from the International worm fiddling contest in Caryville fla., to the world championship cow Chip throw in Beaver okla. A feature on a How to get Rich without doing any work includes such Folksy maxims As a dream of snakes Money will arrive the next Day and a a girl with hairy arms and legs will marry a Rich  Clark believes a Large part of the almanacs Appeal is readers aversion to the scientific. A it seems that what people want to believe is that we done to use science that we tap into a deep Well of Folk Wisdom and that Folk Wisdom is always right a he said. A wide spectrum of people consult the almanac for a wide variety of purposes. A a it a sort of surprising. We get phone Calls and letters from people who use it to decide when to schedule a wedding. We get Calls from commodities traders who want to know what kind of summer its going to be in the Midwest. They usually try to be sort of casual about it a Clark said