European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Pressure builds on Shamir from wire reports Jerusalem a the opposition labor party on monday echoed Arab demands to freeze new jewish settlements on occupied territory but prime minister Yitzhak Shamir said doing so would weaken Israel s hand in this week s peace talks. On sunday the chairman of the Palestine liberation organization Yasser Arafat demanded that the settlements be dismantled and another Plo official said Arab leaders wont proceed past the talks opening session unless Israel at least stops the building. The statements come just before Israel confronts its Arab enemies in Madrid Spain. The Issue strikes at the heart of what is Likely to be the main conflict who will control the lands Israel seized from the arabs in 1967? meanwhile president Bush said monday there is still a a Long Long Way to go to achieve real peace in the Middle East. But he said the Effort was Worth it and the Madrid peace conference was an important first step. A this is historic a Bush said several hours before he was to Board air Force one for the trip to Madrid to join soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev in opening the conference which begins wednesday. A a in a looking Forward to this and in a hoping that it will be a first step. In bringing peace to this part of the world that has suffered too Long from War and conflict a Bush told a White House audience. A i done to want to get Peoples Hopes too High because thereto a Long Long Way to go before we have the makings of or have agreement for peace in that troubled Corner of the world a Bush said. A but its Worth it believe me its Worth it a he added addressing a group of travel and tourism Industry officials. The president said that it was a Only the United states it is Only our country that can serve As this catalyst for peace. The question of the plots influence on the negotiations also continued to weigh heavily As sharpshooters and police see Shamir on Page 2 defining the issues see pages 8 and 9 How about those twins Minnesota players celebrate after Gene Larkin s 10th-inning single clinched the world series for them. The twins beat the Atlanta braves 1-0 sunday in Minneapolis. It was the first world series to have three extra inning games and the first game 7 since 1924 to go into extra innings. See stories and More photos in Force no killed in Turkey by car bomb by the stars and stripes Ankara Turkey a a 31-year-old air Force no was killed when a bomb blew apart his pickup truck monday morning in Ankara. In a separate incident a Short time later an egyptian Diplomat was seriously wounded when his car exploded. Staff sgt. Victor d. Marvit died shortly after the 7 50 . Blast according to air Force tech. Sgt. Annette Crawford a spokeswoman for the 7217th air base group in Ankara. Mar Victr a wife Lucinda was slightly injured by the blast and was treated at the clinic at Ankara air station two Miles away Crawford said. Responsibility for the attacks was claimed by the religious fundamentalist islamic jihad Crawford said. A they called two turkish newspapers this morning to claim Marvit the electronic mail administrator for the 7217th comm group at Ankara air station was on his Way to work when the blast occurred in front of his rented apartment in a Ankara a residential District in the turkish capital. A the Marvit turned on the ignition and the bomb exploded Quot Crawford said. The explosion is being investigated by both turkish and air Force police she said. A this wife was nearby. We done to know if she was in the vehicle at the time of the blast a Crawford said. Marvit a resident of Vacaville calif., had been assigned to Ankara air station since March of 1989, Crawford said. The egyptian was seriously wounded by a blast that went off in a Ankara shortly after the fatal explosion. Terrorist attacks earlier this year in Turkey killed three americans. Responsibility for those attacks had been claimed by Dev sol a leftist underground organization in will recommend 4.7% pay raise for 93 by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington the army will recommend a 4.7 percent military pay raise for 1993 to help narrow the existing 11 percent lag behind private sector pay said the army a Deputy chief of staff for personnel. A we would All love an 11 percent pay raise a said it. Gen. William h. Reno. A we would have to involuntarily separate 100,000 soldiers to make up the Cost of such a the army s proposed pay raise has a Long journey ahead before it could become Law. First Secretary of defense Dick Cheney will consider each of the individual services budget proposals when makes his recommendations to president Bush for the 1993 defense budget. After considering All input the White House usually passes its proposed de sense budget on to Congress by february of each year. Committees from both the House and the Senate then consider the proposed budget and come up with a combined Bill in the fall. The final step is president Bush signing the bilt into Law usually in november. Reno made his comments recently to delegates of the 1991 army family action plan planning conference. A at this Point we re just trying to pre clude further erosion of benefits a he said. The five Day conference was held to discuss matters of interest to the total army family a term which includes Active duty single and married soldiers single military parents members of the Reserve and National guard retirees and Federal civilian employees. Although the past eight conferences see raise on Page 2
