European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The a jump Fries vol. 50, no. 196 saturday october 26,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35$ d 8693 a Bush says . Will be Active in Mideast talks Washington a president Bush said Friday that next weeks Middle Hast talks Are a first step toward peace in a troubled part of the world and promised the United states will be a a committed and Active partners in the negotiations. A the United states cannot make peace. Only the parties themselves can do that the president told a news conference at the White House. He also said he would meet privately with israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir while in Madrid Spain for wednesdays ceremonial opening of the conference. The meeting expands his role beyond a ceremonial opening speech. Bush also is planning a private session with soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev who is attending As co Host. He said his talks with Gorbachev would be a open ended a covering such subjects As nuclear weapons and the soviet Economy a a anything that he a interested it will be their first meeting since the collapse of a hard line communist coup against Gorbachev in August and since the announcement by the two leaders of striking Steps to Cut their nuclear arsenals. Bush said he would not use the occasion to present another detailed arms initiative. Bush opened the news conference by announcing agreement with Senate leaders on a civil rights Bill to combat Job discrimination. The Compromise would permit victims of sexual discrimination and harassment to collect punitive and compensatory damages for the first time. Current Law limits them to receiving Back pay while victims of racial discrimination May seek unlimited damages. The Bill would establish these limits on see Bush on Page 2 turning Back the clock most of the . Will return to Standard time by turning clocks Back one hour Early sunday morning. Great Britain clocks will be pushed backward one hour on sunday also. See Story on Page 2ex-hostage Turner Back on . Soil from wire reports Chicago a with his wife and Little girl beside him freed american hostage Jesse Turner arrived in the United states on Friday after a Stopover at a . Military Hospital in the Wake of his five year ordeal in Lebanon. I Turner and his family arrived mid afternoon at Chicago so Harc International Airport on a United airlines flight and were to continue on to their Home in Idaho the airline said. United spokeswoman Sara Dornacker said Turner had requested privacy and was not planning to pass through Public areas of the terminal nor make a Public statement. Earlier in the Day Turner smiled and took relaxed As he and his family left on their flight from Frankfurt Germany to Chicago. His lebanese born wife Badr carried their 4-Ycar-old daughter Joanne whom Turner saw for the first time on wednesday at the . Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden. Turner wearing a new Brown jacket made no comments to reporters on his departure from Wiesbaden or before leaving Frankfurt. Turner an american mathematics professor had been held captive for nearly five years by shiite moslem kidnappers in Lebanon. He arrived at the Hospital in Wiesbaden on tuesday for a round of medical tests and state department debriefings. Turner was hustled out of the air see Turner on Page 2 Jesse Turner his wife Badr and their daughter Joanne prepare to Board a Chicago bound United airlines flight at Frank flirt International Airport. Birthday wishes sent to Anderson Beirut Lebanon apr american hostage Terry Andersons sister sent him a letter that was published in two Beirut newspapers Friday two Days before his seventh birthday in Captivity. Freed hostages John Mccarthy and Brian Keenan also broadcast messages of Hope to their former cellmate Friday including a special birthday wish. The greetings came four Days after kidnappers released american educator Jesse Turner who returned to the United states on Friday. Turner was freed As part of Complex negotiations mediated by the United nations that have raised Hopes for the release soon of All eight westerners still held in Lebanon. Peggy say in her letter to Anderson who turns 44 on sunday wrote that the family was heartened by the Way he looked on a Cable news network videotape oct. 6. A the family is still basking in the glow of your robust Good health which was quite obvious on your videotape a say wrote. A equally apparent was the survival of your sense of humor and emotional Andersons 6-year-old daughter Sulom sent him a videotaped birthday message. More than 2,200 army cos to face ouster by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the army has targeted 2 percent of its sergeants first class and 3 percent of its sergeants to be forced out of the service because they done to meet current performance standards officials said Friday. The latest Soldier Quality review Board held in conjunction with recent master sergeant and staff sergeant promotion boards screened the performance of 41,684 sergeants first class and 51,262 sergeants said it. Gen. William Reno the army a personnel chief. Of those 736 sergeants first class and 1,538 sergeants were identified for separation Reno said. A sergeant first class promotion Board is in session and involuntary separations of staff sergeants under the so called qualitative management program May also be announced when that Board finishes its work said army spokeswoman maj. Barbara Goodno. The amp is designed to a identify soldiers whose demonstrated history of substandard performance failure to meet physical and weight standards continuing disciplinary problems warrant their separation Quot Reno said. Soldiers identified by the Board will be notified by their commanders. Letters to those soldiers commanders have already been mailed Goodno said. Written appeals must be submitted so that they reach the army a enlisted records and evaluation censer at fort Harrison ind., within 60 Days of notification. Soldiers whose appeals Are denied have 90 Days from the Date of notification to separate. Troops who must leave the service under the amp Are eligible for benefits such As half pay under the military a new separation pay plan 120 Days of extended medical benefits two years of extended see cos on Page 2 Gene Roddenberry of Star trek Fame Dies Page 3
