European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday october 26, 1991 at a glance Huey p. Long left a legacy of rough and Tumble politics in Louisiana. Sec stories of the states often controversial politics on pages 14 and 15. Fires Cost reduced a City official reduced by More than half the damage estimate from the Blaze that ravaged Oakland and Berkeley Page 4 benefits for troops Pentagon officials Are counting on Congress extend unemployment benefits for service members who voluntarily leave the military. A Page 7 sub Accident revealed Greenpeace representative Josua handler says soviet officials have told him about an Accident in a soviet nuclear powered submarine in 1985 that killed 10 sailors. A Page 8 race against Winter the fear of attacks from Saddam Hussein a forces is hindering efforts to provide shelter for hundreds of thousands of kurdish refugees. A Page 9 Clifford denies charges despite mounting evidence Washington attorney Clark Clifford denies that he knew his Bank holding company was secretly owned by the acct. Page 17 i Index Abby Ann Landers 19 action line .16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword .19 faces a no places .18 letters .12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings.27 weather.11 clocks to move Back in . By Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau clocks in most of the United states will return to Standard time sunday morning and timepieces in the United kingdom line up with Greenwich mean time when the clocks Are turned Back one hour at 2 . Only Arizona Hawaii and parts of Indiana remain on Standard time year round in the United states. Most of Europe turned its clocks Back sept. 29, so clocks on the continent and the United kingdom have been telling the same time for almost a month. Now the United kingdom will once again be an hour behind its Continental neighbors but it will be on the same time for instance with another Island nation Iceland. Iceland remains on Greenwich mean time year round a move it made in 1968 to avoid the hassle of changing time twice a year. Changing the clock made Little difference in a country where there Sas Many As 20 Daylight hours in the summer and As few As slightly More than four hours in the Winter. The City Greenwich from which Greenwich mean time derives its name is located in England. In 1989, the British Home office did a study on whether the United kingdom should synchronize its clocks with the rest of Europe whose clocks remain one hour ahead of Greenwich mean time during the summer and two hours ahead of Green wich mean time the rest of the year. The study showed International business and most people in the Southern part of the country mainly in England and Wales favored such a change. Most people in Scotland however did no to like the idea because they would lose More morning Daylight in the Winter months. Despite the fact that two years has lapsed since that study the Home office which handles Domestic issues is still discussing the Issue said a Home office spokeswoman thursday. A a we re still discussing it but at the moment there is no change in this British tradition a said the spokeswoman. The fact that 1992, the year Europe will come together on Many issues is just a few months away a will not be the trigger for any action a she said. A it is certainly something which has been taken into account in the comments we have received but whether or not we would harmonize with the rest of Europe would be More of an internal British the British government is in a ongoing consultations with the rest of Europe on a draft for a european economic Community directive on this Issue the spokeswoman said. But for now apparently the Only aspect of time in which the United kingdom and its european neighbors can agree on is when to make the switch to summer time the european equivalent of Daylight savings time. That will happen at the end of March. Turner from Page 1 Force regional medical Center in Wiesbaden at 8 . Friday and taken to the Frankfurt International Airport for a United airlines flight to the United states. Military Public affairs officials announced his departure Only 30 minutes earlier. Journalists waiting at the Frankfurt Airport for a glimpse of Turners departure or a possible statement from the former hostage were told by a United airlines spokesman that Turner did not want to be exposed to the Media until his arrival in the United states. On thursday his Stepfather Eugene Ronneburg and his Mother Estelle Ronneburg abruptly left Germany after state department officials criticized Ronneburg for videotaping Turners reunion with his family and then allowing lbs television to broadcast it. The Ronneburg later arrived in Boise Idaho where they live. State department officials banned Ronneburg from the Wiesbaden Hospital where Turner stayed and the owned hotel where the Turner family was staying after the videotape was aired. A one of the most Basic elements of . Concern for any freed hostage is his or her privacy. Yesterday or. Ronneburg violated that policy a Joe reap spokesman for the state department debriefing team said thursday. After arriving in Boise Estelle Ronneburg said Turner and his wife had Given permission both for the videotaping and for its release. Asked whether there was a misunderstanding Between himself and Turner Over whether he had permission to video tape the reunion Ronneburg said a i done to know if he misunderstood me or what but Estelle said he . Sources said Turner had asked for privacy and his Stepfather had known of the request. Ronneburg did no to reveal he had an arrangement with . Television and implied he was recording the reunion for Home use said one of the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Ronneburg a video of Turners meeting on wednesday with his wife and daughter was shown on lbs on wednesday and again thursday. Joanne who was born after Turner was kidnapped in Beirut on Jan. 24, 1987, is shown in the tape As initially reluctant to approach the father she had never met. But eventually she blows Turner a kiss. Since his arrival in Wiesbaden on tuesday Turner has said nothing about his almost five years in Captivity or his feelings about his reunion with his family. Cos from Page 1 commissary and Exchange privileges among others. Additionally the army career and alumni program provides a transition assistance package to help soldiers in resume writing Job search and interview techniques and salary negotiations. The program also provides referrals to potential employers. Reno said the amp is not designed to meet lowered personnel strength Levels. A the program is a qualitative not quantitative program designed to retain Only the Best qualified soldiers Quot he said. A because the amp is a leadership tool to help build a Quality army there Are no quotas associated with the a there arc no ceilings or floors Given to the amp hoards Quot As far As numbers of people the boards must identify for separation Goodno said. A a it a driven strictly by still Goodno acknowledged that the army which must Cut the largest number of people of any service to meet fiscal 1995 manpower goals is paying More attention to physical fitness and performance standards than in the past. A a there a a recognition that because the army will be smaller it is even More important that we ensure Quality a Goodno said. An indication of that philosophy came in june when the army announced it would crack Down on those soldiers most Likely to be flagged by amp boards a those who Are overweight use drugs or have disciplinary problems. For example a the army will separate soldiers in grades e-4 and below with More than three years of service after their first incident of drug use. Previously soldiers in those grades were not separated until their second incident of drug use regardless of time in service. Also under the old policy soldiers who failed to Complete or refused to participate in army alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs could be separated. Now they will be separated. A soldiers in the army weight program who done to lose 3 to 8 pounds per month and have no medical reason for their condition will be separated or barred from re enlisting. Previously such soldiers could be separated. Similarly soldiers who failed to maintain body fat standards for one year following removal from the weight control program could be separated. Now such soldiers will be separated. As of aug. 31, the army had about 720,000 soldiers on Active duty. The service must reduce that number to 618,000 by the end of fiscal 1993 and to 536,000 by the end of fiscal 1995. Bush correction Washington a amps the unit deployed to Kuwait was the 11th army Cav regt based in Fulda Germany. A Story that appeared in the stars and stripes on thursday identified the unit incorrectly because of a reporters error. From Page 1 damages in sexual cases $50,000 for companies with 15 to 100 employees $100,000 for those with 100 to 200 employees $200,000 for those with 200 to 500 employees $300,000 above 500. The latest version was worked out late thursday evening after a Long Day of private negotiations. At the news conference Bush also a seemed to leave the door open to Compromise on his Call for production of 75 b-2 bombers an aircraft under fire in Congress for alleged technological shortcomings. A a we be got a proposal up there and lets see where we go with it a he said. A urged enactment of a capital gains tax Cut to stimulate the Economy but seemed Cool to a general tax Cut. On the Middle East Bush turned aside questions on the specifics of the talks in which arabs Are hoping Israel will give up land in Exchange for formal recognition and peace. But he said a we Are trying to be a his comments suggested he May have private suggestions for Shamir about shaping a settlement with the arabs. Countries attending Are Israel Syria Egypt Lebanon and a joint jordanian palestinian delegation. Bilateral negotiations Are scheduled four Days later in which Israel will sit Down with each Arab country separately at locations still to be determined. Even As the clock ticked Down thorny issues cropped up. Israel threatened to pull out if a palestinian Delegate who openly sides with the Palestine liberation organization attends. Israel has vowed never to Deal with the Plo which it views As a terrorist organization
