European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 c the stars and stripes sunday october 20, 1991 from left Dave Bristol Dave Gia Chettle and Mike Caudle All air Force captains Are full aircrew members who will make the switch to the f-i5e. See the stories on the changes at Raf Lakenheath on Page 9. Twins unfazed by attention Chad and Chelsea Uchytil the historic pair of twins delivered by their grandmother met the world Friday a and yawned. A Page 4 alleged mobsters convicted three reputed members of organized crime families were convicted of extortion and conspiracy. A Page 5arkansas Gazette folds the Arkansas Gazette published its last edition Friday after being sold to the rival Arkansas Democrat. A Page 6cadet quits a amp a a female Texas a amp a University student has quit the school s corps of cadets alleging she was disgusted by verbal abuse and physical harassment that she and other female cadets claim is rampant. A Page 7boorda gets assignment vice adm. Jeremy Boorda the Navy s personnel chief has been tapped for promotion to Admiral and re assignment As commander of . Naval forces Europe a Page 10delta buyout oked the transportation department approved Delta air lines Purchase of most pan american world airways routes across the Atlantic and beyond. A Page 15 Abby Ann Landers. 14 commentary. 13 faces a places. 14 letters. Money matters. 15 Mutual. 16-17 sports. 18-24 weather. 11 Index problems need to be solved before Mideast talks begin Jerusalem apr Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii left the Middle East on saturday after announcing plans for a regional peace conference but Loose ends remain to be tied up before the meeting in Madrid on oct. 30. Required approval by the israeli government and details of palestinian representation make the convening of the first Broad gauged Middle East peace Parley since 1973 less than a certainty. Baker arrived in Madrid amid heavy Security to discuss conference arrangements with Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzales. After that he was to Fly Home. Invitations to the conference have already gone out and responses were beginning to trickle in. President Hosni Mubarak said saturday that Egypt a delegation to the conference will have Only observer status. Previously Egypt had said it would attend As a participant. Egypt is the Only Arab state tied by peace treaty to Israel and had been expected to act As a go Between for the arabs and the jewish state. But Mubarak speaking to reporters would not say whether egyptian delegates would intercede in or mediate israeli Arab talks expected after the conference. Despite potential stumbling blocks both . And israeli officials agreed As the conference was announced Friday that the Best Way Forward was simply to Issue the invitations despite the remaining problems. A without negotiations we can never reach peace a said prime minister Yitzhak Shamir saying he would recommend that his Cabinet approve participation a because i done to see a better a senior . Official who briefed reporters in Jerusalem said when asked Why the invitations were issued despite the problems a we just think if we done to make it happen it very Likely would not Baker and soviet foreign minister Boris Pankin jointly announced the starting Date for the talks a the first since negotiations failed in Geneva in 1973 a in Jerusalem on Friday hostage from Page 1 affiliated Beirut University College on Jan. 24,1987. Turner taught mathematics and computer science and Steen taught journalism. The islamic jihad for the liberation of Palestine made the announcement in a Brief statement sent Friday to the Beirut Independent newspaper an Nahar and a Western news Agency. A photograph of Turner and Steen accompanied it. The statement said that Quot for humanitarian reasons agreement has been Given for the visit provided it is sponsored by the United nations which has pledged to help in this . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar has taken the Lead role in mediating the release of the nine westerners held in Lebanon. The United nations has called for the kidnappers to allow humanitarian visits. The statement also appealed to humanitarian organizations to a carry out their duties toward prisoners in zionist jails who Are subjected to severe shiite extremists hold five americans a briton two germans and an italian. They have indicated they will Swap them for up to 300 shiites held by Israel and by israeli Allied lebanese militiamen. Israel first wants further details about five israeli servicemen missing in Lebanon. All but one Are believed dead. The kidnappers also released a letter in English saying it was written by Turner. He purportedly wrote Quot i asked those holding me prisoner if i could see you and Joanne for one hour. They agreed that 1 could see you and Joanne for one hour. A but you and Joanne must come to Beirut As soon As possible to see me. After that everything will be of. Dear Badr i am waiting Here for you a Badr Turner had been living with her parents in the persian Gulf emirate of Dubai since 1989. She has been staying recently in Idaho where Turner s family from Page 1 May have wanted to mimic the plot in the Fisher King. Meanwhile gov. Ann Richards joined a Large number of mourners Friday As the town prepared to hold a service remembering several of the victims at the first Baptist Church. Killeen an army town of about 63,000, has been hit hard by defense department cutbacks at nearby fort Hood last year and then was called on to Send 26,000 troops of the 1st Cav and 2nd army dive to the persian Gulf. Richards called Killeen a a Tough Little town that has survived other hardships and expressed Confidence it will rebound from the horror wrought by Hennard. In response to questions from reporters Richards a Hunter and gun owner said the need for an a instant Check on the background of gun purchasers a certainly bears meanwhile about 3,000 fans filled the stands for Friday nights Homecoming game Between Killeen High school and Pflugerville which Killeen won 21-14. Before the game senior class president David Swift whose father was one of nearly two dozen people wounded in the massacre prayed for the victims and their families. A the tragedy in Killeen affected the lives of All of us but we Are thankful for the lives that were spared and thankful for All of us to be Here on this special night a he said. As police continued to to try to learn what motivated Hennard a attack they examined a letter the statements of other people that he was often hostile and his reaction to losing his merchant Seaman a papers in 1989. Hennard a former lawyer David r. Mccormack said Hennard had been devastated when the coast guard revoked his Seaman a License for smoking from Page 1 appeared to be honouring the truce around the key port City of Dubrovnik. However heavy rocket and artillery attacks were reported in the croatian towns of Osisek and Nova Gradiska saturday morning croatian radio said. In Vukovan shells rained Down around a 12-vehicle Relief Convoy for 30 minutes As it prepared to leave the City said a spokeswoman for the humanitarian group doctors without Borders which is conducting the Relief Effort. The Convoy finally left carrying about 109 of those who needed a absolute intensive medical care a Joanne Stirch a coordinator for the Relief group told reporters gathered in a Village just West of Vinkovic where a Field Hospital had Beer set up. She had no reports of injuries but sait the Convoy was a in great Stirch said she did not know what launched the mortar attack. Earlier croatian defense officials ii the City told the associated press tha while army guns were silent serbian loyalists were still firing. The Federal Arm has limited control Over the serb fighters Fra issues recall on Progresso Clam chowder Heidelberg Germany a the . Food and drug administration has ordered a recall of 72,000 miss Abele cans of Progresso Brand new England Clam chowder according to 7th medical come officials. The cans Are miss Abele because they do not indicate that the chowder contains sulfite to which some people May have allergic reactions. Fra regulations require manufacturers of processed food with More than 10 parts per million of sulfite to Label this in the products list of ingredients. The military a newly formed defense commissary Agency does not buy the Progresso Brand new England Clam chowder 7th medical come and deca officials said. However it May have been stocked by former air Force or Navy commissaries according to a release issued Friday by the 7th medical come. Concerned customers May return any cans of this Brand of chowder to their nearest commissary for a full refund. Officials at pet inc., the manufacturer of Progresso products have stated that they have already re labelled a majority of the chowder cans to reflect the sulfite presence the release said. Sulfite when added to prevent food from spoiling and disc Loring Are not a Hazard to most people. But they can trigger a mild to severe allergic reaction in certain people such As asthmatics in particular. Officials at 7th medical come said that consuming sulfite could be life threatening to extremely sensitive people
