European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Budget cuts Don t discourage recruiters by David Tarrant a a staff writer Washington a like so Many others in the military today Ammy Recruiter staff sgt. Carlos m. Toro finds himself defending his Job to a lot of people. A in general whenever i approach Guys they ask me a How come jew re still recruiting when the army is building Down so much a Well i Tell them even though the army a building Down we still have a recruiting Force to maintain and we re still looking for Quality Young  so in this Twilight period Between the flush of a victorious desert storm and the cold aftermath of budget cuts Toro continues to put in Long hours at the storefront office of his Springfield va., recruiting station working the phones knocking on doors and buttonhole ing High school seniors. Almost 200,000 Young people will be coming into the military this year As nearly 300,000 personnel will be leaving. But at a time when Many  Are being offered hefty bonuses ranging up to several see cuts on Page 2miyazawa says no slur intended Tokyo a prime minister Kii Chi Miyazawa sought tuesday to play Down his grim assessment of american labor habits saying he never meant to disparage . Workers by saying that America was losing its work ethic. A i did not intend to criticize . Workers at All a Miyazawa told a nationally televised session of parliament. On Mon coup attempt in Venezuela beaten Back Caracas Venezuela apr Loyal soldiers repulsed an attack by rebel troops and tanks on the presidential Palace tuesday crushing an attempt to overthrow on of latin americans 1 Quot oldest democracies. A newspaper reported that 14 people were killed in the Early morning attack in Caracas and government forces arrested 300 rebel soldiers As the rebellion against president Carlos Andros p6rez Rodriquez quickly collapsed. Perez by tuesday afternoon defense minister Fernando Ochoa said Loyal troops had a completely suffocated the rebels who had earlier abducted one state governor and staged attacks As Well in the Western cities of see attempt on Page 2 More haitians heading Home Miami up the coast guard loaded two More cutters with More than 400 haitian refugees for return to their Homeland tuesday in the latest round of repatriations. The cutters Northland and Bear were carrying the haitians from the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba to port a Prince where they were scheduled to arrive today coast guard Petty officer Veronica Cady said. A both boats Are 270-footers so there will be 400 to 500 haitians Between the two cutters a she said. The Pace of repatriation will slow later see haitians on Page 2 Day he told fellow legislators that the belief in a producing things and creating value has loosened too much in the past 10 years or so in the United states. The comment was the latest Public criticism of . Economic practices by Japan a governing elite. The recent statements have incited a wave of Japan bashing in the United states. Nissan corp. President Yutaka Kumcu defended american workers at Nissan a . Factories describing them tuesday As a fall serious and hard working and Well motivated and eager for  a the products they turn out Are As Ood As those we turn out in Japan. I ave full Confidence in american work i cars a Kumcu said. Miyazawa a comments monday were prompted by a question from fellow conservative lawmaker Kabul Muto a former Trade minister. In posing his question about the . Economic situation Muto complained see slur on Page 2 new Frontier a Flag raising ceremony officially opens the new . Embassy in the Kazakhstan capital of Alma Ata one of four such ceremonies monday in the former soviet Union. American embassies were also opened in Belarus Armenia and Kyrgyzstan for a total of six in the 11-member Commonwealth of Independent states. Wrong stones found in some Mother s rings by Randy Pruitt staff writer stones in some mothers rings sold at military exchanges in Europe last year May not have been genuine the army and air Force Exchange service announced tuesday. Cafes issued a product Alert citing six cases in Avi Ano Italy two in Wurzburg Germany and one in Span Dahlem Germany where customers did not get the gems they paid for. Mothers rings Are Multi stoned. The Center Stone is the mothers or grandmothers birthstone while surrounding stones represent each child a birthstone. An Exchange spokesman said cafes sold approximately 2,500 mothers rings worldwide last year. Prices varied from $100 to $300, depending on the number and Type of stones selected. No breakdown was available on How Many were purchased in Europe. It. Col. Joe Cato Public affairs officer for cafes Europe said cafes is looking at 19 additional cases throughout Europe to determine if customers received the ring they ordered. Cato stressed that the Alert is limited to mothers rings sold in Europe last year. The Alert follows a stars and stripes inquiry initiated see rings on Page 2 inside today s paper an army officer s dreams come True in the German hockey leagues. See pages 14-15 capt. Mark Boussy