European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday february 8, 1992 at a glance Kelly Black left and Chris Bode await their turn to pack groceries at the Heidelberg commissary. Walk in the shoes of a Bagger on pages 14 and 15.Bush plugs health plan president Bush visited an inner City health clinic for the poor Friday As he campaigned for his health insurance proposals in vote Rich California. A Page 4a drop in the bucket the Federal government has collected Only $365,000 out of $84 million in fines and repayments in 55 savings and loan convictions. A Page 5building a new world hundreds of volunteers Are applying for a two year peace corps hitch in the former soviet Union. A Page 6,. A Canada trims forces the Canadian forces Are using retirement incentives and Cash benefits to persuade troops in overstaffed trades to leave the military. A Page 10 Index Sonoma Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 faces a no places. ____18 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Gates holding Mideast talks to assess Saddam s Power Washington a Cia director Robert Gates is holding secret talks in the Middle East to assess Saddam Hussein a hold on Power in Iraq and discuss other regional developments Bush administration officials say. The officials said that while the trip is primarily to acquaint Gates with his counterparts in Egypt Israel and saudi Arabia he is expected to bring up the situation in Iraq where Saddam holds onto Power despite an economic embargo imposed by the United nations. It is Gates first visit to the Middle East since he took Over the Cia Job in november. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater travelling with president Bush in California confirmed late thursday that Gates was in the Middle East but would not comment further. The new York times in fridays editions quoted sources As saying Gates was selected by Bush As a special emissary to discuss with the egyptians and saudis the diplomatic military and Covert efforts under Way to Force Saddam a overthrow. But the Agency issued a statement Friday denying Gates had undertaken a Mission for the White House and describing the trip As an Opportunity for him to a Exchange views on intelligence related matters of Mutual  Gates who left Washington earlier this week is intimately familiar with . Policy on Iraq from his Days As Bush a Deputy National Security adviser a Job he held until taking Over the Cia. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii told a congressional hearing thursday that the United states was concerned that Iraq might try to rebuild its nuclear weapons program which was largely destroyed by Allied bombing during the persian Gulf War. Baker said the United states was a very disappointed in the non compliance that has been demonstrated by the iraqi leadership toward its commitment to cooperate with . Inspectors seeking the remainder of iraqis nuclear chemical biological and missile stocks. Hinting at some form of retaliation Baker said that a we have seen in the past what has happened when there has been a disregard of solemn resolutions of the United nations Security Council by Iraq. He appeared to be referring to the Allied attack on Iraq when it defied . Resolutions calling for its withdrawal from Kuwait. A i think that perhaps there might be some additional measures considered within the context of the Security Council to Force Iraq to reveal its arsenals Baker added. The administration is increasingly irritated with its inability to Force Saddam  from Page 1 late the Economy. Steinberg said he expected the fed to push Short term rates a Quarter to a half of a percentage Point lower this month. Increases in jobs in government and in health and financial services were not enough to offset a Sharp drop in factory and retail jobs. Automakers alone Laid off 15,000. Construction lost 6,000 jobs despite increased building activity. The decline in retail jobs came despite weak Holiday hiring that had led Many analysts to Hope for fewer layoffs after Christmas. Meanwhile december a Job gain previously estimated at 31,000, was revised Down to 3,000. The january loss brought the number of jobs lost since october to 300,000, negating the gains that had been made in the previous six months a period when Many economists believed the recession was ending. Rising unemployment hit the South and West particularly hard in january after pushing rates up a month earlier in the Industrial Northeast and Midwest. Californians rate shot up to 8.1 percent in january from 7.7 percent a month earlier. Florida a Rose to 8.7 percent from 7.5 percent. The Texas rate was 7.8 percent up from 7 percent. Nationally the unemployment rate Rose for adult men particularly Black men. That rate 13.4 percent was the highest of the recession. The number of discouraged workers people who have quit looking for work remained at about 1.1 million the number of people holding part time jobs Rose by 400,000 in january to 6.7 million. All of the increase was accounted for by people who were looking for full time work but could not find it. Analysts expect the unemployment rate to Inch higher in the next few months before improving later in the year even if the Economy skirts a continued recession. So far the Economy Isnit expanding fast enough to create jobs to accommodate the growth in the working age population  from Page 1 during a soviet tank assault on the lithuanian television and radio Center. Quayle and his wife Marilyn Laid Flowers at the Monument honouring the victims before driving on to the former communist party Headquarters now the site of prime minister Gediminas Vagnol Riuso office. A who does no to like America a said a smiling member of the crowd outside the government building. He gave his name Only As Regimantas. A Man next to him flashed the thumbs up sign to Quayle. Quayle is the highest ranking . Official to visit the Baltic states of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania since they achieved Independence in september. On thursday Baltic leaders appealed to Quayle for . Help in getting an estimated 130,000 former soviet troops out of their newly Independent republics. Quayle said Russia knows the United states supports a total troop withdrawal but a solution to the Issue Wilt have to be worked out Between Russia and the Baltic republics. Russia agreed sunday to begin negotiations aimed at total withdrawal but linked a pullout to finding housing for the departing troops said inese Birz Nieze a .-born adviser in the latvian presidents office. Earlier Friday Quayle met with finnish president Mauno Koivisto in Helsinki. Corrections because of a reporting error the plane captained by former Twa Pilot John Testrake during a hijacking ordeal in 1985 was misidentified in fridays editions. The plane was a Boeing 727, because of a reporting error a Story in fridays editions gave the incorrect number of 2nd army div soldiers killed in the persian Gulf War. Eight soldiers and one civilian from the unit were killed. Because of an editing error an article on separation pay programs that appeared in thursdays editions incorrectly said the air Force had a policy of retaining second term  from Page 1 dead crewmen As maj. Richard a. Strang 39, floyds knobs ind. Master sgt. William g. Hawkins 41, Crest Wood by. Capt. Warren j. Klingaman 29 2nd it. Vincent d. Yancar 25 and master sgt. John m. Medley 38 All of Louisville by. A former paratrooper who witnessed the crash told air Force investigators Friday that the plane appeared to be banking too steeply to the right before the crash. One Wing lip was pointing almost toward the around when the plane lost Altitude and fell just after taking off from a nearby Airport former paratrooper Fred Collins recounted. Although Many witnesses have said the plane appeared to nose dive into the ground thursday Collins said he thought the Wing hit first. A i saw him trying to get Back to the Airport and i said to myself a it looks like he a in  in be flown in those dozens of times jumped out of them when i was in the service a said Collins who served in the 82nd airborne div. David Bretz a plumber and chief of the nearby Cynthiana Volunteer fire department said Friday he believed he saw the plane hit nose first. A if you Hadnot known you would swear someone had set off a nuclear warhead. It just went up in a huge Ball and mushroomed a Bretz said. The breakfast crowd had about gone thursday and Cook Michael Kelley was preparing for the lunch Rush when the plane Ana flames hit. A the Wall and ceiling they just came in on us and the Grill came out toward me and knocked me Down a said Kelley who was in the Kitchen. Jojou a manager Dennis Serio said about 20 people in the restaurant escaped without serious injury. The two who died he said were in a Corner of the building demolished on Impact. A there was this incredible fireball bursting through our window. Where there should have been Daylight was a big spinning Ball of flame a said William Capodagli who was directing a Quality control seminar at the hotel for the plumbing Supply company Capodagli 48, suffered first and second degree Burns and smoke inhalation. He was in fair condition Friday at Evansville a deaconess Hospital. The 24-hour restaurant part of a Chain and the Drury inn Motel Are near . 41 in this City of 125,000 at the southwestern tip of Indiana. About one fourth of the restaurant was destroyed. The four Story hotel was damaged mainly by fire. The twisted Metal of the plane was not recognizable As an aircraft. The planets Crew of the Kentucky air National guards 123rd tac Airlift Wing in Louisville was practising touch and go landings at Evansville regional Airport about a mile away said guard spokesman David Altom. In the routine training Man Euver a plane lands and then takes off immediately