European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2the stars and stripes monday january 13, 1992 at a glance one year after iraqi president Saddam Hussein refused to give in to International pressure to withdraw forces from Kuwait he remains a formidable villain in the eyes of most americans an a poll says. Sec Story on Page 7.history-making Black Dies James e. Hair one of 13 Blacks who broke the Navy a color Barrier and became officers in world War ii died Jan. 3 in Manhattan. He was 76. A Page 4environmental revolution the world watch institutes annual report urges individuals corporations and governments worldwide to fashion a an environmental  a Page 5shootings anger Bird lovers Federal officials shot almost 15,000 gulls near Kennedy International Airport last year in an Effort to reduce air plane Gull collisions. They plan to resume the program this Spring which is angering Bird lovers. A Page 6miami men get death three Miami men who allegedly tried to invade Cuba and Start a rebellion against president Fidel Castro were sentenced to death by firing squad. A Page 8japan at Trade limit japanese prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa said that the latest agreements represent the limit of what his country can do to even out its huge Trade imbalance with the United states. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 faces a places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 algerian election cancelled in Wake of Leader s resignation Algiers Algeria apr the army backed government on sunday cancelled a second round of voting for a new parliament apparently an attempt to Stop fundamentalist muslims from democratically taking Power. The announcement came a Day after the Surprise resignation of president Chad i Bend Edid and As the army kept a tight lid on the capital with tanks positioned near key buildings. The state Security Council which had been holding an emergency meeting made the announcement. The second round of voting had been scheduled for next thursday. Muslim fundamentalists had scored a crushing Victory in the first round of balloting dec. 26. The Council also declared it was a temporarily taking Over All matters that could threaten Public order and state  the Council is made up of the Premier defense minister military chief of staff and Interior and Justice ministers. The announcement said that because of the Quot impossibility of continuing the electoral process a the elections set for thursday were cancelled. A leading opposition figure said the takeover of Power by the new interim government was a coup do eat. Algiers and other Large cities were Calm sunday but in recent months the government has blamed the fundamentalists for sparking bloody riots and it apparently feared an angry reaction to the latest developments. A Given the dramatic events Algeria is witnessing i cannot continue in my Post a Algiers radio monitored in Cairo quoted Benj Edid As saying in a letter of resignation. A so i offer my resignation to protect the nations  Benj Edid said he quit to defend the Cash strapped country a National Unity. He Askea the algerian people to remain Quot Calm and adhere to the  the algerian islamic salvation front Fis needed Only 28 More seats in the Runoff elections to achieve a majority in the 430-seat parliament and oust the algerian National liberation front Al which has ruled the country since Independence from France three decades ago. The fists electoral Success raised fears among members of the armed forces that algerian islamic fundamentalists will set up an islamic style theocracy implement shariah or Muslim Law and disregard the  Page 1 were All but clicking their heels Over a lengthy series of stories written by two of the most prominent writers for the Washington Post. Investigative reporter Bob Woodward and political columnist David Broder painted an Overall positive picture of the vice president the Brunt of so Many late night to jokes. In fact Quayle was up before Sunrise Reading the latest instalment when the a situation room at the White House called him at 6 20 . Wednesday with the news that Bush had fainted at a Tokyo dinner. Quayle said later that he had never been concerned because he was assured that it was merely a Case of flu. Making no schedule changes he soon boarded air Force two to launch the Bush administrations Campaign in the hotly contested new Hampshire primary. It was Quayle Schance to begin trying to wipe the slate clean after his Gaffe prone 1988 Campaign. With the news of the Bush illness his trip suddenly became major National news and the press corps following him swelled to As Many As 75 members. On the first stops of his Campaign swing the presidents health was the major focus As Quayle tried to Dampen concerns about his potential accession to the top spot and reassure voters that Bush was Fine. Asked whether he was prepared to take Over he snapped Back a i m  but soon voters interest in the subject waned. Early in the second Day Quayle dropped the subject altogether and concentrated instead on the poor health of new Hampshire a Economy. Stopping at 13 towns and villages he completed two error free Campaign Days and was greeted by relatively Large mostly Friendly crowds. In this first Campaign �?T92 trip he revealed in meeting voters shaking their hands and wooing them one by one. He found doubters too. Sebastian and Nancy Mudry vacationers from Tolland conn., came to a Lincoln shopping mall to picket Quayle with a handmade a Danny boy sign. As the vice president Shook their hands Nancy Mudry told him a emr. Quayle i done to think you re ready to be president. Quayle looked directly at her and kept his a miss America smile she said. The vice president demonstrated that he has Learned the politicians Art of smoothly deflecting even the most belligerent criticism. When a woman in a Woodsville High school gathering blasted the Bush administrations record on the Economy he said Good Nat redly a a in a putting you Down As a  and when a Man Drew cheers from the Woodville crowd for saying a we want american made tvs Vars and compact disc players a Quayle responded a i do  he continued a you can put me right Down on your Side. I am for american jobs and american labor and american jobs right Here at  his answer won a big round of applause. Despite the smooth performance Quayle often failed to hit Home runs when asked questions that came right into his strike zone. He has carved out parental Choice in schools As his Issue and he Heads the presidents space Council. Yet when asked about education in Littleton he offered a rambling answer. And when questioned about space exploration at a Laconia chamber of Commerce gathering Quayle offered the platitude a space is the next Frontier to explore a and we re going to explore  but Over All the vice president appeared to win Points during the Campaign trek. New Hampshire s Republican gov. Judd Gregg who travelled with Quayle said he was a a amazed at the size of the crowds. A the was personable relaxed and i think presenting a very Strong image a he said. Should Quayle decide to run for president in this crucial first primary state in 1996, Gregg said thursday a a today a going to help  a a thereto a lot of people who Are going to remember he passed through a Gregg  Page 1 after the experts work on this decision a said Viktor Antonov a ukrainian official. Commonwealth members have been taking affairs into their own hands because the Commonwealth was proving unable to resolve disputes Over former soviet conventional forces. Yeltsin earlier threatened to seize All troops in the Commonwealth until Ukraine and the other states agree to a unified Force. He apparently was trying to ease Western concern about military fragmentation and Force Ukraine and other states either to accept control by the Commonwealth or face a new adversary in Russia. Lawmakers in Belarus on saturday approved their own oath of allegiance and planned to administer it to any soldiers there not connected with strategic nuclear forces the inter fax news Agency said. Apparently anticipating difficulties Yeltsin a government had prepared a presidential decree that would form a russian defense ministry and declare it the successor to the soviet military until the former republics forge a joint command of the armed forces a newspaper reported saturday. The decree has not yet been signed the newspaper Nezah Ishimaya gazeta re ported. The usually reliable news said it obtained the text of the decree from a trustworthy  it did not say when it was prepared or when it would be issued. There Are an estimated 3.7 million former soviet service members stationed with both conventional and nuclear forces. The Black sea Fleet comprises 45 surface warships and 300 smaller vessels and is among the strongest in the former soviet Navy. The newspaper also said Yeltsin on Jan. 5 approved a russian oath of allegiance to be administered to russian soldiers. Kazakh president Nur Sultan Naza Bayev said Friday the step might compel his state to a take our own measures a Tass  Page 1 used to be so there a a lot of room for maintaining a prudent level of deterrence with less than we planned to do. And that a where you la see big  in any Case there will be substantial costs associated with the manpower shrinkage before the Pentagon begins to realize the savings of a smaller Force. A a it a much like closing bases you be got shutdown costs involved that Are incurred in the year you get a person off your Rolls a said Martin Binkin an expert in military manpower at the Washington based Brookings institution. Thus Pentagon officials Are expected to argue to lawmakers that faster reductions would have even stiffer up front costs As Well As a demoralizing effect on the military. A what we Hope is that the number of involuntary separations will be close to Zero a Christopher Jehn the Pentagon a manpower chief said Friday