European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday september 21, 1991 at a glance the Usa eur commander s private luxury train is for Sale a victim of the end of the cold War. Sec Story on pages 14-15.at&t techs were at school technicians who Monitor the at amp to Call switching Center that shut Down this week in new York were absent because the company had sent them to class on a new alarm designed to avoid the very trouble that caused the outage. A Page 4thomas called unworthy five Black members of the House of representatives testified that judge Clarence Thomas would be an unworthy successor to Thurgood Marshall the Only Black to serve on the court. A Page 5new diet plan want to lose weight fast go into space. Preliminary results from nasal a most elaborate medical research Mission show the seven astronauts lost up to 6 pounds each after just one Day in orbit. A Page 6arsonist sentenced a Bronx judge nearly wept As he recalled the human devastation of the Happy land social club fire before he sent Julio Gonzalez to prison for 25 years to life. A Page 7referendum in doubt philippine president Corazon Aquino said she would give up her plan to Call a National referendum to save the . Naval base at Subic Bay if it fails to generate Public  Page 8 Index Abby Ann Landers 21 a a a a a v comics. 21-23 commentary. .13 letters. .12 Money matters 18-19 sports. To listings. Weather. Palestinian reports headway in talks with Baker on Israel Damascus Syria up Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii met Friday with a palestinian representative in Jordan who raised questions about israelis settlement activity the future status of Jerusalem and the rights of palestinians. A there was some Progress but not sufficient Progress. We will have to work some More a said Hanan Ashrafi a palestinian professor who met with Baker in Amman Jordan. A this will be just another draft on the Road to further drafts in order to achieve a final  after the meeting Baker returned to Damascus to receive a response from syrian president Hafez Assad on a letter Baker delivered wednesday. Similar letters which contained Broad agreements on issues to be discussed at a Middle East peace conference also have been Given to other prospective participants. In his meeting in Amman Baker said the United states was a prepared to respond to some of your concerns a a senior . Official said. But it was unclear what if any Assur ances Baker gave to Ashrafi during the one hour meeting which was approved by the Palestine liberation organization. Ashrafi who lives in the israeli occupied West Bank is one of three palestinians who have previously met with Baker to discuss a peace conference. The other two negotiators were unable to make the trip to Jordan. On thursday Baker seemed to suggest the conference could Convene to address Arab israeli disputes one facet of the two track approach envisioned in the talks. The other track involves disputes Between palestinians and israelis. Syria has suggested that it would attend a peace conference even if the second track were not negotiated. But it seems doubtful that Jordan a King Hussein would be willing to take the same stance and risk alienating the hundreds of thousands of palestinians living in Jordan. On thursday Hussein said Only that �?o1 believe everybody concerned is desirous of obtaining a solution to this problem. I Hope that everybody realizes their re  Hussein urged the palestinians to join the talks when he said a i Only Hope that we will All realize that time is Short. This Opportunity will not come again Ever and the Only alternative is  Baker trying to create momentum for the peace conference agreed. However it was unclear whether Israel would climb aboard. The Bush administration has suggested it would halt loan guarantees to Israel if it finds that . Guarantees were used to build settlements on the West Bank and Gaza strip activity the . Government considers illegal. Baker on his seventh Middle East peace Mission since the end of the persian Gulf War is walking a Fine line on the question of loan guarantees to Israel. Some Arab states have hinted they would reject a peace conference if new . Loans Are granted. But . Officials also fear israeli participation could be jeopardized if loan conditions Are too stringent. Israel plans Jerusalem settlement Jerusalem a the housing ministry on Friday announced plans for a jewish settlement in the heart of Arab East Jerusalem the latest in a construction drive that has exacerbated tensions Between Israel and the United states. The plans were disclosed As Secretary of state James a. Baker 111 was on his seventh trip to the Middle East to arrange a regional peace conference. The report of the plan coincided with a Sharp attack by finance minister Yitzhak Modai on the acceleration of jewish housing construction in the occupied Arab territories. A a there a no particular need to anger the americans Quot Modai said in an interview published Friday in the daily be doth Ahro Noth. A accelerated  the territories As a deliberate provocation against them is an act of stupidity of the highest  he accused the housing ministry of failing to provide the Treasury with a reliable information about the scope of building. He said his ministry knew of plans for 3,000 housing units in the territories. However housing minister Ariel Sharon Hais promised 16,000. In a related development the parliaments finance committee on Friday approved a special $6.4 million allocation to settlements in the occupied West Bank Gaza strip and Golan Heights. The funds will be used for Industrial and tourism projects mounted by jewish settlements in the territories committee members said. Baker s talks have been marred by a fight with Israel Over the jewish states request for $10 billion in loan guarantees to help Settle soviet jewish immigrants. The Bush administration has asked for a 120-Day delay before the measure is considered. Bush has said he fears a debate Over israelis policy of settling jews on land won from arabs in the 1967 Middle East War could hamper the proposed talks. Kuwait . Sign accords Ulf by the new York times Washington the United states and Kuwait signed a military Alliance on thursday that Broadens the Long term presence of american forces in the persian Gulf Region. The 10-year Security pact is the first of several such accords expected to be signed with other Gulf nations to allow Access to ports by . Navy ships the storage of military equipment and joint training. The Accord with Kuwait does not provide for a permanent american Garrison in Kuwait. With president Bush a decision wednesday to authorize american warplanes to Fly into Iraq to protect . Inspectors if needed thursdays action underscores the administrations military commitment to the Region. A the purpose of the agreement is to enhance postwar Security and stability in the Gulf a Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said earlier this week. Williams said thursday that discussions with other countries in the Region a Are progressing very  but some administration officials have expressed impatience with the Pace of talks with other Gulf states. Saudi Arabia is the Centrepiece of the network of Security arrangements the United states is trying to forge but negotiations with the Riyadh government have bogged Down Over issues such As How Many tanks the United states will be allowed to store there and who pays for maintaining repositioned equipment. The kuwaiti Accord had been negotiated since the end of the persian Gulf War. From Page 1 saudi Arabia. There Are about 36,000 . Troops in the Region including about 16,000 at sea around the arabian Peninsula. The aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln is making a port Call in Dubai in the United Arab emirates that was scheduled to end Friday and the Carrier for Restal is in the Eastern Mediterranean. Williams said that Iraq a has a Long Way to go before the inspection teams have a full picture of where their weapons of mass destruction  he said each inspection turns up More information so a a it a very important to continue these  inspections Williams said make it hard for Iraq to attempt to reconstitute any of its nuclear chemical or biological weapons  Gina Youngkrantz will autograph her Cookbook aut inf a German Home style recipes from noon to 2 . Sept. 28 at the stars and stripes Bookstore in the Heidelberg Germany shopping Center. The Date for her Heidelberg appearance was wrong in an article on yesterdays food pages. A hostage from Page 1 and five missing israeli Servic members in Lebanon a or information on their Fate a for about 300 Arab prisoners still held by Israel. Earlier this month Israel released 51 prisoners and the bodies of nine Arab guerrillas after getting evidence that one of the servicemen was dead. Israel has also received the body of another Serviceman. But the statement thursday by the revolutionary Justice organization said Israel had agreed in negotiations to release 80 Arab prisoners. A we were surprised with the release of 51 detainees and nine martyrs a the statement said. A we waited for some time for the number to be completed. But unfortunately agreements and pledges do not mean anything to them israelis a the statement added a it appears that the Issue is Likely to be complicated anew unless 20 More detainees Are released by Israel according to the agreement and thus we arc freed from our  an israeli defense official dismissed the statement and said Israel was still awaiting word on its other missing servicemen. A we made our gesture just a few Days ago and there is no Point in getting into a Public debate on numbers Here a said the official speaking on condition of anonymity. A there in Israel we Are waiting to receive further information or real evidence on our pos and  shiite leaders have said previously that no More hostages would be released until Israel takes Steps to free Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid 39, a Muslim cleric taken by Israel commandos in july 1989. Israeli defense minister Moshe Arens indicated wednesday that Israel would not Rush to release Obeid