European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday december 23,1991 at a glance Dawn Cave a librarian from new zealand reads letters by author . Coppard at the Harry ran som humanities research Center at the University of Texas in Austin where people come from All Over the world to do research. See Story on pages 1415.lockerbie memorial in a somber gathering in new York the relatives of those killed in the bombing of pan am flight 103 marked the third year since the tragedy Over Lockerbie Scotland. A Page 4wanted sheep painters a Kentucky Man has a $500 Christmas gift for anyone who fingers the culprit who Spray painted two sheep posing in a live nativity scene on his Lawn. A Page 6bottling your own tired of hearing bottled water companies boast about the superiority of their products the new Haven conn., water authority is offering Consumers containers for its Humble and cheaper beverage. A Page 74 killed in Northern Ireland four men were killed in a pre Christmas outbreak of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland and a firebomb exploded in a Belfast store. A Page 8new life for old Post conversion of a former army Post into an education Center has moved a step Forward with the University of Maryland s Call for applications to a four year program it plans to Start in Stuttgart Germany next fall. A Page 9more than a name american corporations  using Quot front groups with deceptive names or misleading goals to confuse the Public and win benefits through lobbying a consumer advocate group said. A Page 17 Index .v.v.v.-.v.ev.v.v.-.v.v.v.v\v?8w�?~w<bvifl�wv y v Abby Ann Landers. 20 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 faces a no places. .10 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 jury finds Muslim innocent in shooting death of Kahane new York a an egyptian born Muslim was acquitted saturday night of killing extremist rabbi Meir Kahane founder of the militant jewish defense league and a former member of israelis parliament. Al Sayyid nos air a naturalized . Citizen was convicted of four lesser charges including assault and illegal Possession of a weapon. Nos air 36, was charged with killing Kahane after Kahane delivered a lecture at a Manhattan hotel on nov. 5,1990. He also was accused of shooting two people As he fled and commandeering a taxi. Pandemonium broke out when the verdict was announced. About two dozen nos air supporters sitting on one Side of the courtroom started Yelling and praising Allah. A Young Kahane supporter on the other Side of the room began screaming a death to nos air death to nos air a in Israel Kahaney a son issued a statement promising to a revenge. The blood of Meir  a the Only punishment befitting to the crime of this individual nos air is death a said rabbi Binyamin Zeev Kahane. In Egypt opposition politicians praised the verdict and called on the United states to protect nos air. A supporter of Al Sayyid nasal and William Kunstler the defense attorney for nos air celebrate after nos air was acquitted of killing rabbi Meir Kahane. A the american judicial system did not submit to threats or blackmail by the zionist lobby in the United states a said Rifaat Al Saeed a member of the left Wing National unionist progressive party. The jury reached the verdict in its fourth Day of deliberation following a five week trial. Nos air who lived in Cliffside n.j., was convicted of two counts of second degree assault for shooting a postal service police officer and another Man As he fled the hotel. He also was convicted of coercion for commandeering a taxi at gunpoint. Nos air faces a maximum penalty of two to seven years for each assault charge and the coercion charge. He also faces five to 15 years for criminal Possession of a weapon. Had he been convicted of second degree murder he would have faced a sentence of 25 years to life. Sentencing was set for Jan. 29,1992. A the jury has spoken. We  preparing for sentencing a assistant District attorney William Greenbaum said. He declined further comment. Nos air a attorneys claimed nos air was framed by the rabbits followers who the defense said killed Kahane in a dispute Over Money. The defense said the real killers placed the murder weapon next to nos air s hand after Kahane was shot. They noted that no one testified they saw nos air shoot Kahane and no scientific evidence directly linked him to the  from Page 1 has said his Republic would retain its nuclear weapons if Russia does. The leaders urged Gorbachev who has ruled the soviet Union since March 1985, to resign with dignity and they said they would assure him of a Good pension. A the Fate of Gorbachev As a politician is in his own hands. We shall treat with great respect All the constructive things be did a russians state Secretary Gennady Burbulis told the russian information Agency on sunday. Gorbachev the charismatic reformer whose policies led to the collapse of the it 74-year-old communist state had no immediate reaction. A spokesman for the 60-year-old Gorbachev said the president would make a televised address to the nation but did not say when. In an interview with lbs to Gorbachev was asked when he would step Down and replied a was soon As i receive official documents and see that the Commonwealth is a reality i will then within a few Days make my  the Commonwealth was formed dec. 8 by Yeltsin and the leaders of byelorussian and the Ukraine. It has now been joined Fay All former soviet republics except Georgia which is torn by internal conflict. The former Baltic republics of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia which gained their own Independence after the failed August coup have not expressed interest in joining the Commonwealth. A now that we  no longer forcibly bound by the chains of the Center when the Center has been destroyed and the totalitarian communist system has been destroyed the Field is open for forming a democratic Commonwealth a the kind civilized countries should be in a Yeltsin said. The Independent states were expected to win Quick International recognition. The United states nato and the european Community have said recognition could come within Days. Despite the new Structure Many of the problems of the old soviet Union remain a shattered Economy an aging and dilapidated infrastructure and bloody ethnic  from Page 1 implement democratic reforms. It accuses him of dictatorial tactics including jailing opponents since winning a landslide Victory in the soviet unions first direct presidential elections in May. Georgia was the Only one of the 12 soviet republics on saturday not to sign the pact creating the Commonwealth of Independent states and nullifying the soviet Union. Tass quoted Samsak Hurdia a press of fice on sunday As saying seven people were killed and 50 wounded two seriously. The Independent Irinda news Agency said three people a All rebel guardsmen a were killed and 29 wounded including several people trying to remove the bodies. Tass said one of the dead was a woman. Tbilisi mayor Tamaz Vash adze and georgian lawmaker Avtandil Rtskhi adze were taken hostage by the Maverick guardsmen Irinda said. Television footage from Tbilisi showed automatic weapons grenade launchers cannons and at least one armoured personnel Carrier were involved in the fighting. For fend the parliament buildings a the government House on tree lined Rusta Veli Avenue Tbilisi a main Street. Weapons would be distributed to them there radio reports said. Georgian journalist Georgi Vardzel Elashvili said rebels surrounding the parliament building were fired upon by Samsak Hurdia a forces inside. Radio reports also said that Deputy Interior minister Ramon event Sadie was among those injured but gave no details. It appealed to georgians to give blood to help the  from Page 1 decision on reorganized regions. During a recent visit to Raf Laken Heath Millicent Woods the Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for personnel support families and education said that if Given a Choice she would support keeping Dodds District offices open rather than regional offices. A it just makes sense a since District offices  generally located closer to a the classroom teaching a she told a group of about 30 parents and teachers attending an open forum at Lakenheath High school on dec. 10. The decision to reduce the number of regions is based on results from the same defense management report a which examined Dodds and other government agencies for ways to save Money a that called for parents with non command sponsored children overseas to pay tuition for their children to attend school. The defense department rescinded that order earlier this month. The five regions oversee 250 schools worldwide that educate about 125,000 children. The Atlantic Region headquartered in London covers schools in nine from its Headquarters at Torrejon a Spain the Mediterranean Region is responsible for schools in the azores Bahrain Greece Italy Spain and Turkey. The Pacific Region from its Headquarters in Okinawa monitors schools in Japan Korea and the Philippines. The Germany and Panama regions handle schools in those countries