European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                At a glance retired Gen. Richard g. Stilwell whose career in the army spanned world War ii and Vietnam has died at the age of 74. See Story on Page 4. Texans flee flood Texas authorities urged 1,800 people who live along the Colorado River to leave their Homes saying the River swollen by rain would Crest Well above flood stage. A Page 4 trigger for breast cancer a rays even in a appallingly Low Quot doses appear to trigger breast can cer in people who carry a particular Gene scientists said. A Page 6 israeli Breaks silence Israel s outgoing air Force chief maj. Gen. Abihu bin nun said israeli leaders aborted orders to intervene in the persian Gulf War a at the last  a Page 8 sex i charges Bias three years of Legal warfare with the army have left Romeo Skepple with no savings and mounting Legal fees. However Skepple insists the conviction that led to his discharge was based on race not evidence. A Page 10 lethargic Economy stirs the nearly moribund Economy is showing Quot faint signals Quot of recovery following a three Day surge on Wall Street that experts tied to lowered interest rates. A Page 16 Index ,. Abby Ann Landers. .19 comics. 19-21 commentary. Crossword. Faces a no places. 18 letters. .12 Money matters. 16-17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. .11 Bush nominates Franklin As Commerce Secretary Washington apr president Bush announced thursday that he has selected businesswoman and Republican political activist Barbara Franklin As Secretary of Commerce. Bush announced the nomination of the former Nixon White House official at a White House news conference calling her a a Leader and role Model for Many women in  a she has been a determined advocate of free and fair Trade. Her first priority is the same As mine jobs and economic growth a Bush said. If confirmed by the Senate Franklin would succeed Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher who is stepping Down Jan. Is to be general chairman of Bush s Campaign. Franklin would be the third woman in the Cabinet Lynn Martin is Secretary of labor and . Trade representative Carla Hills holds Cabinet rank. Franklin from Pennsylvania Heads her own corporate consulting company in Washington. She was an original member of the consumer products safety commission stepping Down in 1979 after six years. She was appointed to the commission by Nixon after work ii the White House As women a advocate. Ing for him in Franklin also was one of the first women to get a masters degree in business administration from Harvard. She is a former director of the government and business program at the University of Pennsylvania a Wharton school. The president and chief executive of Franklin associates she serves on several corporate boards of directors including Aetna life and casualty co. Dow chemical automatic data processing Black and Decker Nordstrom inc. And Westinghouse electric. Franklin was an alternate representative and Public Delegate to the United nations in 1989. Bush also named Ner to serve on his advisory committee for Trade policy and negotiations. Bush also must name a successor to former transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner who replaced John Sununu As chief of staff. Bush made no announcement on that vacancy thursday. Fighting in Georgia reported at a halt Tbilisi Georgia apr fighting halted thursday Between militants Loyal to president Oviad Gamsa Hurdia and opposition forces besieging the parliament building an official said. But it was not known whether the two sides had agreed to a formal truce. More than 40 people have been reported killed and 260 wounded in five Days of fighting in Tbilisi Georgia a capital City. Earlier thursday gun Battles raged and both sides were pressing for More weapons from the army which so far has taken no part in the fighting. A fire also destroyed an apartment building next to the parliament. Later in the Day Nodar Ala Khaze a spokesman for the georgian Mission in Moscow said a the two sides have stopped shooting. Everything is headed toward  but he refused to say what he meant by a a stabilization and reported no formal cease fire. The fighting pits Gamsa Hurdia loyalists against the opposition which demands he step Down. The president has said that he is willing to open a dialogue with his opponents but claimed he has enough weapons to withstand the siege of the parliament building where he is holed up with about 1,000 Loyal troops. At the burning apartment building next door people struggled to save possessions fleeing with furniture household goods and even Holiday decorations. One woman screamed a Gamsa Hurdia is satan a Telephone and Telegraph communication to Georgia were working Only sporadically and the opposition continued to keep radio and television off the air. Gamsa Hurdia has the Strong support of the working class and of people outside Tbilisi while the intellectuals tend to Back the opposition. Soviet from Page 1 Tass news Agency reported. Former soviet citizens showed Little regret Over Gorbachev a resignation. Many blame him for their tumbling living standards. But Gorbachev whose reforms freed tens of millions from authoritarian communist Rule and encouraged the end of the cold War said in his televised resignation speech that he had no Choice but to follow the course of Reform. Gorbachev made Clear he was withdrawing Only from the government and said he would continue to play a role in the loosely formed Commonwealth which was endorsed by 11 of 12 former soviet republics on saturday. After the speech he signed a decree Yeltsin control of the 27,000-War fiend soviet nuclear Arsenal. Russia also inherited the czarist building Complex that came to symbolize soviet Power. The Hammer Ana sickle soviet Flag was lowered from the tallest Kremlin building and the red White and Blue russian Flag raised in its place. Yeltsin and other Commonwealth leaders now face the formidable task of restructuring economies ravaged by decades of a Brand of Centra administration that regularly ignored the Law of Supply and demand. The russian president said in an interview wednesday that More hard times Are ahead acknowledging that die unfree zing of prices on Jan. 2 in his Republic a is extremely unpopular with the  ukrainian prime minister Vitold Fokin called a meeting of his Cabinet to discuss disputes with Russia Over Ruble distribution and Price increases radio Russia said. It did not say when the meeting would take place. Other republics Are annoyed at russians plans to deregulate prices because they fear it will Lead to an influx of russians stripping their stores of cheaper food and consumer goods. Bush from Page 1 capt on their part of viewing the United states As an enemy As happened Over All the years of the cold War. Bush offered a few words of advice to Fidel Castro urging him to give the cuban people a the same kinds of freedoms that the people of the russian republics now enjoy. A a it a a dead end a he said of Castro a communist government. He said Castro is one of the few who believe a communism is a Good idea a but made no mention of the worlds largest communist country the Peoples Republic of China. Bush placed his signature on the instrument of ratification in the Oval office with no reporters in attendance. The pact is designed to reduce the number of troops and Quantity of weapons arrayed in Europe and is one in a series of accords that Bush negotiated with Gorbachev. Gorbachev resigned on wednesday As the soviet Union passed into history. In its place 12 Independent republics 11 of them joined in a Loose Commonwealth of Independent states. Bush in a televised address to the nation Christmas night that ushered out Gorbachev and extended . Recognition to six soviet republics praised a a a courageous Yeltsin the head of the dominant russian Republic. A Smook Forward to working closely with president Yeltsin in support of his efforts to bring democratic and Market Reform to Russia a Bush said. Bush on wednesday night extended . Recognition to Russia Ukraine Armenia byelorussian Kazakhstan and Kirghizia. No and son 5, killed in car Accident Raf Alconbury England a a 5-year-old boy died monday of injuries he sustained saturday in an Acci cent that killed his father according to information from the base Public affairs office. Devron l. Wimbley ii was the Only passenger in the car driven by his father Taff sgt. Devron Wimbley when it collided with a semitrailer at 3 26 . Sat urday. The Accident occurred As Wimbley attempted to pass another truck on Highway a604 about 12 Miles from Raf Alconbury. Wimbley who was assigned to the 10th aircraft generation so was dead at the scene. The boy was taken to pinching Brooke Hospital in Huntington where he was pronounced in critical condition a memorial service for the father and son will be at 11 30 . Monday at the Raf Alconbury Chapel. The funerals and burials will be held in Kalamazoo Mich. The Accident which also slightly injured Paul Thomas Fox 36, the Driver of the semitrailer is under investigation by local civil and air Force authorities