European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday october 31,1991 at a glance Steinau once Home of the fairy tale writing Grimm Brothers is one of two picture perfect German towns explored in stripes Magazine. Fan convicted of murder the obsessed fan who stalked to actress Rebecca Schaeffer and shot her to death on her Doorstep was convicted of murder after he failed to convince a judge he was insane. A Page 4 croatian flotilla halted yugoslav Federal patrol boats stopped a flotilla carrying Dubrovnik residents and top croatian officials reports said. A Page 8 3rd-Quarter growth reported the . Economy grew at an annual rate of 2.4 percent Between july and september the first sign of growth in a year and the biggest quarterly increase since the Economy began to run out of steam in mid-1989. A Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers a a a a a 15 comics. 15-17 commentary. .13 crossword. .15 faces no places .14 letters. .12 Money matters 18 sports. 19-24 to listings. 23 weather. 11 a 2,657 soldiers to win stripes for master sergeant next year by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a Early next year the army will begin pinning master sergeant stripes on 2,657 sergeants first class recommended for advancement by a recent promotion Board. The files of More than 24,600 eligible sergeants first class a the most Ever considered by a master sergeant promotion Board a were evaluated in july and Early August said col. John Querfeld chief of the enlisted division under the army Deputy chief of staff for personnel. The promotion selection rate a 10.8 percent a was lower than last years 11.1 percent Querfeld said. Current master sergeant promotions Are coming off last years 2,571-name list which will have 979 names left on it As of nov. 2. The selection rate for soldiers receiving their first primary zone screening was 18.7 percent while the selection rate for soldiers in the primary zone who have been considered at least once before was 9.8 percent. A total of 5.4 percent of soldiers in the secondary zone were selected. Soldiers in the primary zone Are those being considered for promotion in step with the average for their time in service peer group Querveld said. Soldiers in the secondary zone Are those being considered for accelerated promotion ahead of their Peers a the real Cream of the crop a said it. Col. Timothy Decker who works for Querfeld. Promotions to master sergeant Are made each month based on requirements and vacancies As Well As seniority within each army military occupational specially mos. Army Force Structure changes particularly in Europe where heavy divisions Are slated for inactivation Are beginning to affect the promotion process and have made an Impact on the recent master sergeant selections. For example the Overall selection rate for Bradley fighting vehicle infantrymen who carry the 11m mos was almost three times lower than the rate for Light infantrymen with the 11b mos. That is because stateside Light infantry units have not Felt the effects of the Force Structure changes to Date while Bradley equipped divisions in Europe Are being inactivated. Master sergeant promotions in the Armor Field artillery and combat Engineer Fields Are also depressed for the same reason. Until the service opts to Force out mid career soldiers a a decision that has not been made yet a the current Force Structure draw Downs will naturally result in slower promotion rates in the combat arms Fields Querfeld said. By the same Token combat support and combat service support units Are being withdrawn from Europe but kept in the army inventory in the United states so promotion rates in those Fields remain relatively unaffected. For example Large career Fields with above average promotion rates for master sergeant include aircraft maintenance Supply and services administration and medical. The average sergeant first class selected by the Board is about 37 years old and has 17 years of service More than one year of College an average skill qualification test score of 86 out of a possible 100, and about five years and eight months time in Grade Querfeld said. Selections for promotion to master sergeant have ranged from 2,000 to 5,000 a year since 1981. Talks from Page 1 rect negotiations. Compromise. Give and take a Bush said. He Laid out a timetable for an israeli palestinian settlement urging a completion of terms for limited self Rule on the West Bank and in Gaza in a years time. Trying to coax the two sides to take chances Bush assured them that subsequent negotiation on a permanent settlement would be a determined on their own  the apparent . Message was that an interim arrangement could be experimental a and not binding on the final situation. Gorbachev said Success was Only possible if no one Side sought Victory Over another. All must seek a a shared Victory a he said. Arabs entered the talks demanding the return of lands won by Israel in past wars dating to 1948. Israel demanded the peace that has eluded it since its founding and palestinians thirsted to fulfil a centuries old dream of a state of their own. In Madrid the delicacy of arrangements was exquisite. By diplomatic agreement Only the cars bearing Bush and Gorbachev could Fly their nations flags. The ones carrying other diplomats could not to avoid giving offence. The diplomats arrived at the Granite Royal Palace to handshakes from Spanish King Juan Carlos i. The israelis some in Skullcap quickly fell into Lively conversation with delegates from Egypt the Only nation to have signed a peace treaty with the jewish state. But for the most part the arabs gathered on one Side of the room the israelis on the other. Bush outlined goals that have been elusive for centuries. The goal he said is a not simply to end the state of War in the Middle East and replace it with a state of non belligerence. Rather we seek peace real peace treaties Security diplomatic relations economic relations Trade investment cultural Exchange even  just As his Call for territorial Compromise seemed aimed at Israel his vision of a real peace was aimed at Syria which follows the hardest line of the Arab participants. Syrian president Hafez Assad blocked Bush from citing peace As a goal in the conference invitations. At most Assad is willing to consider an end to belligerence in return for israeli concessions. Gorbachev declared that the goal of the talks must not simply be a cessation of hostilities but a real peace. A we must break the Fetters of the past and do away with hostility militarism terrorism hostage taking and those actions that turn people into refugees a he said. A the real work will not happen Here in Madrid Bush said a but in direct bilateral  he addressed the most delicate Issue a land for peace a directly. A we believe territorial Compromise is essential for peace a Bush said. This charge to Israel was balanced with the Call for real peace a message to Arab leaders who have not acknowledged israelis right to exist. The timetable for an israeli palestinian settlement looks like this terms for limited self Rule on the West Bank and in Gaza would be set in a years time. In the third year the two sides would begin negotiations for a permanent arrangement that would take effect at the end of five years. Collection time your stars and stripes Carrier will be collecting soon at government housing areas for the subscription period please have your payment of $11 ready iranian from Page 1 a participants Are classed As Mohareb a meaning those who wage War against god. A in accordance with islam the blood of a Mohareb must be shed. A no doubt the revolutionary muslims at the earliest appropriate Opportunity will carry out their religious duty against them under any circumstances a he said. A president Bush As the Initiator of this big crime is considered the top the first degree criminal and is classed As the most hated individual a Mohtashemi added. A this hatred a he warned a will remain until the moment of his punishment. The United states of America shall pay for this shameful conspiracy against the oppressed nation of Palestine and islam and it shall not remain immune from the Wrath and anger of the Hezbollah cells. A the revolutionary and Martyr nurturing offspring of the Imam the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini will turn the world into a graveyard and an inferno for the criminal americans and zionists and their  it was not Clear whether his comments carried the weight of a religious decree which All muslims Are bound to carry out. Europe from Pago 1 Tion and the time it takes to break Down again would eat up months of an already Short tour Saint said. Saints comments came after he spoke for 40 minutes to members of the european chapter of the association of the . Army on the final night of the chapters annual convention held in Heidel Berg on monday and tuesday. The association serves As a Liaison Between the army and businesses supporting a Strong . Military. During his address Saint said that training will be More important to the smaller Usa eur of the future if the United states is going to break the habit of relaxing its guard after military victories. The effectiveness of the army has declined after every War a and when we have gone Back to War we have had to pay for it in blood a Saint said. Although the armies once thought to be a threat Are now in disarray the general told the group that there is still a threat and a need Tor the . Military in Europe. That military envisioned As a rapid reaction Force could find its Mission in combating destabilizing conflicts such As the one in Yugoslavia Saint said after his speech. A that particular conflict in tone that threatens our National Security Quot Saint said. But if Washington decided to met into a conflict a a in a there tomorrow a said. Move he