European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday october 21, 1991 at a glance the German villages of Remagen and Erpel recently honoured 140 world War ii veterans who crossed the Ludendorff Bridge on March 7, 1945. See stories on pages 14-16.reagan knew North says Oliver l. North in a new Book called under fire says that he is now convinced Ronald Reagan a knew everything Quot about the Iran Contra scandal. A Page 4man wins steroid suit a Man who lost his left Eye after it was injected with a synthetic steroid won a $127.6 million jury award against the drugs  Page 5 near hit Over Chicago Faa investigators searched for the Pilot of a Light plane that came within 50 feet of an american airlines Jet in the third near collision Over Chicago within a month. A Page 6arafat, Assad meet Plo chairman Yasser Arafat held talks with syrian president Hafez Assad seeking to heal a rift and map a coordinated strategy for a Middle East peace conference. A Page 8germans sponsor program the German government will pay More than $5 million Over the next two years for an extensive German american language and cultural Exchange program for . Service members. A Page 9economy stalls again after seeming to rebound in the third Quarter the nations Economy May be stalling again. A Page 17 Index Sassy Abby Ann Landers 20 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 faces no places a .10 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. .27 weather. 11 Relief Convoy reaches safety in Croatia after dangerous trip Belgrade Yugoslavia apr a Relief Convoy reached safety behind croatian lines sunday after a passage of horror through mud and minefields to evacuate scores of seriously wounded people from the besieged croatian City of Vuko Var. Two nurses were seriously injured after they were hurled from a truck in the Convoy which struck a mine after returning saturday from the ravaged Danube River town on the Border with rival Serbia. But despite orders to both Federal and croatian forces to observe a cease fire a the 10th such bid to halt the fighting a each Side accused the other of continued shelling in different parts of the War torn Republic. More than 1,000 people have died in the fighting that began after Croatia declared Independence june 25. All previous cease fires have failed to arrest the fighting that pits croatians against ethnic serbs and the Federal army. In new York . Envoy Cyrus Vance who helped negotiate the latest truce briefed . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar on the situation. Afterwards Vance voiced pessimism. A a it a Clear that time is running out and running out rapidly a said Vance a former Secretary of state under president Carter. Federal and croatian military leaders held talks in Zagreb on saturday night european Community spokesman Simon Smits said. There were a a indications the army would withdraw from Croatia Smits said adding that the two sides were to meet again later sunday to discuss a timetable. Serbia says the troops Are needed to protect the 600,000 ethnic serbs who claim Harra sment by Croatia a nationalist leadership. In Vukovan mortar shells rained Down around the 12-vehicle Relief Convoy escorted by dec monitors As it prepared to leave with More than 100 badly wounded people said Joanne Sotir Chu. She is a coordinator for the French Relief group doctors without Borders. A few Miles outside Vukovan the Convoy was met by an escort of Federal army troops who searched the vehicles and changed its route citing safety concerns Sotir Chu said. On the new route one track in the Convoy drove Over a land mine that exploded injuring the two nurses the spokeswoman told reporters in a Village just West of Vinkovic. A Field Hospital had been set up there for the wounded. Another spokeswoman for doctors without Borders Anne Marie Huby in Zagreb identified the two nurses As gis Laine Jacquier of Switzerland and a Bienne Schmidt of Luxembourg. The yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug said they were taken to a military Hospital in Belgrade. Jacquier suffered broken legs while Schmidt had a  from Page 1 the outcome of an a intensive stage of negotiations Between . Secretary general Javier p6rez de Cuellari a special envoy Giandomenico Picco and a negotiator identified As Abu Abdullah. Picco has been in the Middle East for the past week trying to break a logjam in efforts to free the Western hostages and an estimated 300 Arab prisoners held by Israel. A the efforts of the Secretary general of the United nations to solve the humanitarian problem of hostages detainees and the missing israelis in Lebanon have undergone an intensive stage during the last several Days a the statement said. The . Statement came hours after Israel announced it had received solid information that one of its five missing servicemen in Lebanon Josef Fink was dead. Israel has said it must have information on its five missing soldiers before releasing up to 300 shiite prisoners. The release of the shiites is the major condition for the freeing of the nine Western hostage profiles americans kidnapped and missing in Lebanon. Terry Anderson current age 43 occupation journalist missing since March 16, 1965thomas Sutherland current age 60 occupation College Dean missing since june 9,1965josaph Cicle pro current age 61 occupation College administrator missing since sept. 12, 1986alann Steen current age 52 occupation educator missing since Jan. 24, 1987 Jesse Turner current age 44 occupation educator missing since Jan. 24, 1967 a ass ers held in Lebanon. A we weren to ready to move without this information reaching us a israelis chief negotiator Uri Lubrani said on army radio. He referred to news received saturday that Fink missing since 1986, was dead. Earlier Ori Slonim an israeli defense ministry attorney involved in the contacts hinted that Israel May now free More shiite Muslim detainees. A presumably in the future there will also be some gestures made a he said. Asked whether this meant More lebanese detainees would be freed Slonim replied a i suggest we suffice with what i said a that in the future there will be some gestures made within the framework of the  on saturday israeli televisions military affairs correspondent Moshe Shlonsky reported that a in the coming Days the release of one of the Western hostages in Beirut is expected and perhaps also a limited release of shiite prisoners from Al Khiam  lebanese guerrillas captured Fink and Serviceman rahamim Alsheikh in 1986. Last month after Israel received proof that Alsheikh was dead it freed 51 prisoners and returned the bodies of nine. In a similar set of circumstances two weeks after the body of israeli sgt. Samir Assad was returned to the jewish state on sept. 13, British hostage Jack Mann was  from Page 1 saints go marching in. When Duke finally spoke to his adherents he promised a equal rights for every Louisi Anian a if he wins the Runoff. Duke a Republican who has been repudiated by the Republican party for his anti Black pro nazi anti semitic views tried to downplay the rift As he spoke to supporters. A i think we be got to realize something very clearly that the Republican party in this state and soon to be in this country is becoming the voice of the working people of Louisiana a Duke said. Duke also predicted backers of Roemer will support him in the Runoff nov. 16. Edwards thanked supporters for placing him in a Runoff Slot and a giving me another  a the reason that in a running. And i think the reason i am going to win i think the people Are beginning to realize that hey this is not a boys Job. This is a Tough serious business a Edwards said. Duke 41, As a former Kkt official fond of celebrating Adolf hitters birthdays is a charismatic politician who won his first elective office in 1987, a suburban new Orleans seat in the Louisiana legislature. During the Campaign Duke recanted his earlier klan and pro nazi stances and spoke frequently of his Christian Faith and love of his family. Some louisianans however Are not convinced. A Roemer 48, elected four years ago As a Democrat changed his party affiliation to Republican and picked up endorsements from president Bush and vice president Dan Quayle. Edwards 64, a Southern populist Democrat who forged an Alliance of Ca  Blacks and organized labor to win Lis first term As governor in 1971, was ridding for his fourth term As Louisiana a chief  from Page 1 general of police Sumit Shankar Baner Jee. Banc Jec said at least 200 people were feared dead in it Takashi District where several hindu Pilgrim towns Are located. The Chimoh and it Takashi districts stretch for about 125 Miles along the tibetan Border. Communications Are tenuous in the rugged sparsely populated Region of valleys and mountains soaring More than 20,000 feet above sea level. Sinha said there were fears of flooding farther South because landslides had dammed the Bhagirathi River which flows Down from the Himalayas and becomes the Ganges at the Pilgrim town of Hardwar. The last major earthquake in the Region was aug. 21, 1988, along the Indi an nepalese Border. More than 1,000 people were killed. In new Delhi Many residents were jarred awake As their Beds scooted across the floors and ceiling lights swayed like pendulums. Electricity was knocked out in at least one neighbourhood