European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 4, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 5clinton jumps in with eyes on dream Little Rock Ark. A gov. Bill Clinton on thursday entered the 1992 presidential race accusing president Bush of turning his Back on americans Middle class. He promised to provide a leadership that will restore the american  a the country is headed in the wrong direction fast slipping behind losing our Way and All we get out of Washington is status quo paralysis a Clinton said in remarks at a noon rally outside Arkansas old statehouse. A together we can make America great again and build a Community of Hope that will inspire the  Clinton is the second governor and fifth major democratic candidate to join the 1992 democratic Field. All Are newcomers to National politics positioning themselves As outsiders ready to seize a government they portray As shortsighted and gridlocked. It is a message Clinton has carried for More than a decade and particularly in the last year As Leader of the democratic leadership Council. The centrist group was formed by Southern and other democrats who View the National party As too Liberal and too tied to minorities and special interests. A the change we must make Isnit Liberal or conservative a Clinton said. A a it a both and its different. The Small towns and main streets of our country Arentt like the corridors and Backrooms of Washington. People out Here done to care about the Idle rhetoric of the a left and tight and a Liberal and a conservative and All the other words that have made our politics a substitute for action. A these families arc crying out desperately for someone who believes the Promise of America is to help them with their struggle to get ahead and offer them a Green Light instead of a Pink  Clinton earlier thursday Clinton 45, took a three mile jog through downtown Little Rock. In running for president Clinton is breaking a 1990 Campaign Promise to skip the 1992 presidential race if re elected. He said he decided he could do More for his state As president than As governor. Those already in the democratic Field Are Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey Iowa sen. Tom Harkin former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas and Virginia gov. L. Douglas Wilder. Former California gov. Edmund g. Brownjr. Shows All the signs of running but has not formally announced and a few other democrats arc mulling the race. Scathing Gao Gulf report attacks National guard combat brigade shot argument Ted Maschal a nightclub fire eater being tried wednesday on a Drunken driving charge spouts a plume of flame outside san Francisco a courthouse in an attempt to show that alcohol on one s breath is not always a crime. The judge jury and a stenographer gathered in a parking lot and watched Maschal strip to the Waist and make his fiery protest. He said the kerosene he uses in his act led to the arrest. The trial was expected to end today. By Cox news service Washington a when the Georgia National guards 48th inf brigade was called to Active duty last Winter the soldiers could hardly fix their own tanks. When they tried to order spare parts on an unfamiliar army computer they sometimes ordered the wrong ones. Those Are among the findings in a scathing report released this week by the general accounting office on three National guard combat brigades that were supposed to take part in operation desert storm but which instead spent the War training in californians Mojave desert. Congress and the Pentagon Are already engaged in a debate Over the future of the army guards combat units which under a 20-year-old a total Force concept Are supposed to rapidly a around out the ranks of regular army divisions in time of War. A the army has not adequately prepared its National guard round out brigades to be fully ready to deploy quickly a the report concluded. The Pentagon generally agreed with the findings and said it had already instituted some corrective measures. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney has suggested that the guard be held for More training in wartime and be used for a rapid reinforcement rather than rapid deployment with Active units. Some members of Congress contend the army has a Bias against the guard. The Gao the investigative Arm of Congress found that a one out of every three guardsmen reporting for duty with the combat brigades could not be sent overseas because of dental problems. Several soldiers More than 40 were found to have health problems including ulcers and chronic asthma. A during peacetime most of the guards tanks and armoured personnel carriers Are maintained by civilians. When the units were mobilized the guardsmen had trouble diagnosing and repairing their own vehicles. During one mock Battle in California the report said the 48th had More vehicles disabled by mechanical ills than it had in the Field. During another Only one of the brigades six scout vehicles functioned. Use separate and incompatible systems to to acc personnel and to order supplies. When the guardsmen were mobilized they had to switch to the unfamiliar army system and computers. Supply personnel with the 48th inf a were so unfamiliar with How to order parts a the Gao said a that they ordered older m60 tank parts for the brigades newer my  a although regular army tank Crews Smith rape trial to begin oct. 30 normally qualify in gunnery after one or two tries Many of the guard units required eight attempts. Tank Crews from the 155th army brigade had used one firing Range in Mississippi so often they had memorized the location and distance of targets. A evaluation reports that the guard units and army examiners had prepared before the War were next to worthless. Units thought to need Only 28 Days of training were found to need three times that much or More. The 48th info 4,200 soldiers for instance spent from dec. 27 to March 4 at fort Irwin in California following a month in Georgia. A Many soldiers had not been fully trained in their specialities officers had to be sent to tactical school and Many sergeants had been promoted with no leadership training. It had been reported earlier that 10 percent of the 48th info 150 officers were replaced during training but the Gao found deeper problems. In one brigade the report said non commissioned officers suffered from a a Lack of initiative of discipline or proficiency in Basic soldiering skills and a a so what  army officials told the Gao that maintenance sergeants in the 48th inf a had developed a Standard workday mentality and lacked the discipline and leadership to handle the heavy workload of disabled vehicles. In thl stalls and strip s West Palm Beach Fla. A William Kennedy Smiths rape trial was moved up More than two months a with jury selection to begin oct. 30 a because of a scheduling conflict for his lawyer that could have meant a Long postponement. Quot circuit judge Mary Lupo announced the revised schedule wednesday and said she intends to Complete the trial by dec. 20, even if sessions have to be held on saturdays and sundays. Opening arguments will begin dec. 2, she said. The trial had been set to Start Jan. 13, but Smiths chief attorney Roy Black has a previously scheduled racketeering trial starting a week earlier. A the court cannot tolerate the possibility that trial. Could be delayed to May or june 1992,�?� Lupo said. Smith a 31-year-old Nephew of sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., is accused of raping a 30-year-old woman March 30 at his family a Palm Beach estate. Sex broker convicted of fraud theft in Seattle Seattle up a jurors on wednesday rejected the claim of a former Merrill Lynch stockbroker that a personality disorder prevented her from knowing it was wrong to steal More than $400,000 from her clients and spend it on personal expenses. In convicting Molly Wilson of one count of securities fraud and 14 counts of first degree theft jurors had to wrestle with a defense put Forth by a psychologist that Wilson suffered from a a narcissistic personality disorders that prevented her from forming the intent to commit fraud. It took the jurors nearly four Days but in the end Wilson was convicted on All counts. She now faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when she is sentenced nov. 22, Deputy prosecutor Scott Peterson said. Peterson said that despite the Success of the Case the difficulty the jury had with what prosecutors considered a fairly Flimsy defense would cause them to reexamine their strategy in future fraud cases. Wilson a income Stream of Between $400,000 and $500,000 a year was Cut off when she was fired As a vice president in Merrill Lynch a Seattle office. Yet she attempted to maintain her lavish lifestyle with the clients she took with her prosecutors said. Among other things they said Wilson used the Money in her clients accounts to make payments on her $185,000 Rolls Royce convertible her $21,000 porsche sports car her $1 million Home and her clothing Bill at i. Magnin. Some of her clients were elderly including one who suffered from alzheimer a disease court records show. Wilson a attorney Bruce Erickson did not dispute the facts but argued that because Nis client did no to understand the Gravity of her situation she  have been found guilty of criminal wrongdoing.10 years ago oct. 4,1981 a protesting Irish Republican army guerrillas in Northern Ireland a Maze prison ended their seven month hunger strike.20 years ago oct. 4,1971 a unopposed president Nguyen Van Thieu and his a democracy slate piled up 93.5 percent of the first 925,000 votes counted.30 years ago oct. 4,1961 about 120,000 production workers at Ford motor co. Walked off the Job in the first nationwide Ford strike in 20 years. 40 years ago oct. 4, 1951 a a White House statement said the soviet Union recently had exploded another atomic bomb