European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday october 9,1991 at a glance pvt. 1 Stephen Shaefer attended by fellow combat engineers gives a convincing performance As an injured Soldier during the 1991 . Army Europe sapper stakes Competition. See Story on pages 14 and  Back Home an american telecommunications Engineer jailed in Iran for five years on spying charges returned Home to Georgia. A Page 4school system criticized americans education system must change with the times if the nation is to reclaim its leadership role in the business world Lee Iacocca says. A Page 5oz Park coming financier Kirk Kerkorian broke ground for his grandest dream yet a $1 billion wizard of of theme Park and hotel for Las vegas growing family Market. A Page 6dieting can be dangerous the diet Industry endangers the health of americans who spend billions every year on weight loss plans a group of medical experts said. A Page 7pullout Date in doubt a soviet military commander said he cannot withdraw troops from the capitals of the Baltic states by a dec. 1 deadline. A Page 8help for homeowners some service members and civilians who were assigned to fort Hood Texas Are eligible for the homeowners assistance  Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .19 action line. .16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 crossword. .19 faces a no places .22 letters. .12 Money matters a 17-18 sports. 23-28 to listings. .27 weather. .11 guns fall silent in Yugoslavia As leaders reach another pact Zagreb Yugoslavia apr most guns were quiet across Croatia on tuesday As military leaders of the secessionist Republic and the serbian dominated Federal army hammered out details of yet another cease fire in the civil War. Gen. Andrija Raseta Deputy commander of the Federal District covering Croatia met for three hours with Imre a Otic head of the croatian National guard. The talks were arranged by european Community observers and came after croatian president Franjo Tadjman gave written Assurance that Raseta could safely leave his blockaded Barracks. Dec observers escorted Raseta to a hotel for the meeting. Simon Smits an dec spokesman de scribed the talks As a productive a but said agreement has yet to be reached on How to implement the cease fire. He said the two men were to meet again later tuesday a to get Down to basics and details and arrangements of the cease fire to make it  dec officials initially said croatian defense minister Gojko Susak was representing the Republic in the talks but that proved to be incorrect. Federal forces and ethnic serbian rebels opposed to Croatia a secession now control nearly half of Croatia and have turned their guns toward the republics capital of Zagreb and Adriatic ports. The army a ultimate goal is not Clear but its attacks have targeted Sites beloved to croats and important to its once flourishing tourist Industry. A a they re trying to destroy everything. That a of importance to the croatian people a said Ana Ruzicka of Zagreb. The civil War has steadily intensified despite six previous cease fire agreements. At least 600 people have died since Croatia declared Independence june 25. Some estimates have put the death toll As High As 2,500. Gen. Johann rosters Deputy head of the dec monitoring Mission in Zagreb said Tadjman and Federal defense minister Veljko Kadijevic agreed to Stop shooting at Midnight monday after dutch foreign minister Hans Van Den Broek telephoned both parties. The dec had set Midnight monday As a deadline for factions to halt fighting or face economic sanctions. Bush plans Steps to ease credit Washington a president Bush is nearing a decision on easing Federal banking rules to help alleviate the nations tight credit conditions and to help Speed the recovery spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said tuesday. Bush wants to take Steps that will make it easier for Small businesses to get Bank Loans Fitzwater noted. The president was meeting tuesday with his top economic advisers to hear recommendations from Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady on Steps that would make such Loans More available. It was the latest in what have become almost daily meetings involving Bush with his advisers and outside experts on the Economy. He met on monday with top corporate leaders who told him the Economy is recovering but doing so unevenly and in need of help. A we want to do what we can to nurture expansion a Fitzwater told reporters in Advance of tuesdays meeting of Bush a Cabinet level economic policy Council. Fitzwater did not say what Steps the president might take to encourage Banks to make More Loans. However at a similar meeting last week Bush Stop aides suggested a Range of ways to ease the credit crunch. They included easing tight Federal regulations that recently have made Banks wary of making Loans to applicants other than their most creditworthy Large corporate customers. Federal Bank regulators have tightened their scrutiny of Banks in the aftermath of the savings and loan and banking scandals of the 1980s. The current tight regulations on Loans combined with the weak Economy have severely limited loan Money economists suggest. The administration is also expected to pressure the Federal Reserve Board to  More Money into the banking system. Confusion violence reign in Haiti port a Prince Haiti a prospects for Jean Bertrand Aristides return appeared Bleak tuesday after menacing soldiers stormed parliament and forced lawmakers to name a supreme court judge to replace the exiled president. Lawmakers said they agreed to declare supreme court Justice Joseph Nerette As provisional president Only at gunpoint throwing the question of Haiti a leadership into greater confusion. It was not known whether Nerette would accept the Post. About the same time As renegade soldiers besieged the legislative Palace on monday another group barged into a meeting at the International Airport Between a High level diplomatic Mission and Haiti a military chief. No one in the meeting was Hurt and the organization of american states delegates resumed their discussions. Later the delegates angrily left for Washington having failed in their third trip to Haiti to gain Aristides reinstatement despite threatening harsh sanctions. Troops at the Airport roughed up port a Prince mayor Evans Paul an Aristide supporter and briefly took him into custody. The attacks seemed to confirm suspicions that the armed forces commander Gen. Raoul Cedras cannot control his forces. Cedras has said he did not plan the sept. 30 coup and Only took charge after lower ranking soldiers threatened to kill Aristide the Caribbean nations first freely elected president. Earlier monday Haiti had appeared to be returning to Normal with people going Back to work and Many shops opening for the first time in More than a week. By Nightfall however soldiers and police were Back on the streets in Force. At least 150 people Are believed to have been killed during the nine Days since Aristides  from Page 1 the equal employment Opportunity commission during the Reagan administration. A i can Only say that i think this is part of the frustration that i am experiencing and a lot of women Are experiencing a that these kinds of claims and statements Are not taken seriously that this is not an Issue that men can Deal with necessarily without a lot of different supporting documentation and that just does not happen in most  she called it a a unfortunate that no one from the committee or the full Senate 3uestioncd her As a follow up to her affix Avit and the Fri report. A nothing was done by the members of the committee to talk to me and that is part of my concern a that this was not Given full consideration a she said. The White House was publicly reserved on the upcoming Thomas vote. A we believe judge Thomas will be confirmed a presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said tuesday. He declined to make further observations. Sen. Paul Simon d-ill., a judiciary committee member who voted against Thomas said tuesday on lbs this morning that a my Strong feeling is we ought to treat her charges More seriously. We ought to delay this  another Democrat j. James Exon of Nebraska withdrew his support Thomas for Thomas on monday. And several other senators said they wanted to read an Fri report on the alleged improprieties but did not drop their support. Senate democratic Leader George Mitchell of Maine said the vote would proceed As scheduled at 6 p.m., even though a a number of senators who had previous expressed their intention to vote for Thomas have asked for a  Only a unanimous agreement to a delay could alter that time. A if the vote were 7 o clock tonight i would not vote to confirm because i would not have an Opportunity to make a judgment a Exon said monday. He said Thomas supporters would be unwise to insist on the scheduled vote. The White House denounced Hills allegations As a smear and president Bush said he was unconcerned by them. A the still has my full Confidence a Bush said. The White House attempted to discredit Hill by providing names of Leoc employees who could vouch for Thomas character. The administration also pointed out discrepancies in the chronology of her allegations. Hill 35, responded to questions during a televised news conference from Norman where she urged the Senate to investigate and consider her accusations that Thomas had harassed her with talk of sex and pornographic movies