European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday november 9,1991 at a glance Danielle Jones of Nimberg was among those taking part in the Usa eur youth services cheer leading championships. See Story on pages 14-15.abortion Issue pressed abortion rights advocates ask the supreme court to state clearly whether abortion remains a protected constitutional right. A Page 4opposition to Duke David Duke is shocked by the number and diversity of endorsements received by his opponent in the Louisiana governor s race. A Page 6papers drop Trudeau series at least seven newspapers will not run a series of the comic strip doonesbury featuring allegations that vice president Dan Quayle took drugs. A Page 7canada s gun control plan Canada s House of commons overwhelmingly approves a gun control Bill that goes far beyond restrictive measures in the United states. A Page 9stepmottier on trial the sex wife of a . Soldier is on trial charged with the unpremeditated murder in the death of her 8-year-old stepdaughter last year. A Page 10retail slump continues Consumers worried about their jobs and the Economy further curtail purchases of clothes and household  Page 19 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 action line. 16 comics. 21-23 commentary. 13 crossword. 21 faces n places. 24 letters. .12 Money matters. 18-19 sports. 25-32 to listings. 31 weather. 11 two feared dead after plane crashes into apartment building by Kevin Dougherty Staft writer Darmstadt Germany a a single engine aircraft crashed into a three Story. Apartment building in downtown Darmstadt on Friday night apparently killing the two people aboard the plane. The crash at 7 30 . Set ablaze the roof of the building located across from wolfs Kehir Scher Park said Darmstadt police spokesman Werner Ruehl. Five people in the building who suffered minor injuries were taken to a local Hospital. A it seems to be a German plane a said Darmstadt police president Peter c. Ber net. The Fate of the planets occupants was unknown. Rescue workers were unable immediately to get to the aircraft which Hung Between the buildings roof and third floor. However police believe the plane s two occupants died. Witnesses said the plane which could carry up to six passengers was flying Low Over the City which is 15 Miles South of Frankfurt when it crashed. The cause of the crash was undetermined late Friday night and police did not know if weather contributed to the Accident Ruehl said. Air traffic controllers at Frankfurt International Airport were tracking the plane on radar Ruehl said a but it disappeared from the  authorities did not know where the flight originated or where it was heading at the time of the crash. It took firefighters More than an hour to put out the flames and investigators continued to comb the area for bodies and debris. Police cordoned off roughly two blocks around the scene. The Accident slowed traffic along a major business Street. More than a dozen police and fire vehicles were on the scene. Hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch in the misty rain. Tbs associated Praia contributed to Thea Raport Small plane hits apartment building s&3nato from Page 1 toning continued . Involvement in a now democratic Europe. Bush pointed to turmoil in Yugoslavia and in the soviet Union saying a fall is not Serene. One can to predict with totality where these events will Lead us. A the Alliance is the guarantor of the Security and stability of Europe a Bush said in the afternoon news conference held in the Garden of the . Ambassadors residence. As for opinion polls. Bush said he is not going to neglect the foreign policy aspects of his Job a because or some carping by people that simply Don t understand that it is the president that has these responsibilities. Bush reportedly postponed his trip to the far East scheduled for later this month for political reasons. The president denied the reports. A i cancelled it because i done to want to be out of town when Congress is still in session a he said. Bush said his meeting with Japan is a terribly important domestically and a to be driven away from it by people holding up silly to shirts is  Bush was referring to shirts donned by the democratic National committee that read a George Bush went to Rome and All i got was this Lousy recession.�?�. Bush skirted the question of whether the United states should continue to Lead the Alliance militarily. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said thursday that  of the 42-year-old defense organization had been very successful and americans were still in a position to Lead. The United states is a developing a More balanced partnership with our european allies a Bush said. The United states has Long argued europeans should own defense play a neater role in their Baker said thursday. Summit leaders also issued a special statement on the soviet Union that stressed the need for the country s revolution to transpire a peacefully democratically and with full respect for individual and minority rights a Bush said. French president Francois Mitterrand told a news conference later that he objected to those portions of the declaration that urge the soviet Union to change its backward Economy into a free Market system. Nato does not have a the right to pretend we re solving internal problems or dictating policies a Mitterrand said. Nato leaders also expressed their support of a european Security identity As Long As it complements and does not replace the Atlantic Alliance. Bush a Rome visit included a meeting with Pope John Paul  from Page 1 Middle East systems was an important part of his Mission. A we had to do site surveys to make sure the height of the Antenna we were installing was adequate to reach the area we were going to cover and that the Power was enough to reach the area a Alcantara said. Such surveys were important because Alcantaras team was installing Tow Power equipment to repeat the signal. A soldiers in the Field had Walkman headsets. It takes real Power for them to hear your  a stations in the states have 150,000 Watt transmitters but we were working with systems that put out 50 to 5,000 Watts. Later we received some antennas that could handle 50,000 Watts a Alcantara said. Shifting desert Sands did no to help matters. A Sand was a big problem especially with such Low Power transmitters. It was like trying to transmit from underground. In one Case i could actually see a transmitter but i  hear its signal Quot he said. While he had to contend with problems nature threw his Way Alcantara also had a taste of what the enemy could throw at him. A scud missile hit about 100 Yards from his transmitter at King Khalid military City. A i was going through the Gate at the time. Another 15 minutes and i would have been at the transmitter a he said. The missile landed harmlessly in an empty Field Alcantara said. Some troops feared that the networks transmitters might help iraqi scuds find them. A one night my commander a Sailor and i went to a place near the iraqi Border. A lieutenant there asked us not to put it a repeater there because a scud might follow its signal to her unit. A when the fighting was Over i went Back to pick up the equipment and the same officer thanked me for All the news and information the network provided for her troops.�?�. Troops at other locations also thanked Alcantara and his colleagues for keeping them in touch with the states during their Middle East deployment. Alcantara returned to iral Dion on May 25. He received his Bronze Star on sept. 19.ec from Page 1 Are cooperating in the peace Effort Van Den Broek said. While not yet detailed those would Likely involve exemptions to sanctions. It could include up to four of the country s six republics. The ministers said a determination on eligibility would be made at the next Council of ministers meeting. Judgment on whether parties will be compensated will depend on their a be Havior on the ground and the position they take in the conference Van Den Broek said. Yugoslavia a Independence seeking republics of Croatia and Slovenia Nave been involved in a bloody ethnic Battle Over Borders with serbian led Federal troops since late june. As the dec tried yet again to end the civil War the yugoslav army on Friday warned Croatia that it has missiles on launching pads aimed at targets in the War torn Republic. If the threat is carried out it would represent a Sharp escalation of the fighting. Meanwhile Belgrade television said the besieged croatian Border town of Vukovan had finally fallen to the army. But a spokesman for the croatian defense ministry dismissed it As disinformation. If the report which was based on unofficial information is confirmed it would be a severe blow to Croatia. Van Den Broek said additional economic and political measures regarding the yugoslavian crisis could be considered by the ministers but Friday the group chose Only sanctions that they Felt could be imposed right away. A a a contributing to Thea Raport the associated Praia