European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 306 saturday february 15,1992 d 8693 californians await drenching motor Homes and cars stuck in debris litter the Countryside in Ventura county after storms struck an re  build sandbag barriers during Brief break los Angeles apr californians made the most of a break in the weather to sandbag canals and Shore up Sodden property from killer storms but a new storm was already making itself Felt alone the coast. The National weather service said the weekend storm could dump More rain on top of the foot or More some parts of Southern California received during the week. A a we re just ready for it a said Paula Aliano a dispatcher for the Ventura county fire department. A the search and Rescue teams Are up and  the new storm was heading South from the Gulf of Alaska on Friday the weather service said. In Advance of its arrival wind blowing at up to 40 Mph whipped the coast from Santa Cruz northward. Gale warnings were up along the North coast. Showers were reported Friday in parts of California but the heaviest ram was not expected until today the weather service said. One Inch to 2 inches of rain were expected in coastal areas and the weather service warned that Southern californians saturated soil made More flooding and mudslides a threat. Snow was expected Down to an Elevation of 2,000 feet near the Oregon Border and above 4,000 feet in Southern californians mountains. The los Angeles unified school District closed its see break on Page 2 Aeroflot s fare for foreigners hits . Turbulence Moscow up the . Embassy is protesting a new fare system introduced by Aeroflot the Cash strapped russian airline that requires foreigners to pay much More than russians for the same flights. Embassy spokesman John Ohta said officials were continuing to travel at the inflated rate while awaiting an answer from the russian foreign ministry. Other embassies and resident foreigners whose jobs brought them to the russian capital were pondering what to do about Aeroflot a action. In some cases they Are not flying. A a were still trying to decide what to do about it a said Noel Jones of the British embassy. A a we re see Aeroflot on Page 2 3 Cis members reject role in combined armed forces Minsk Belarus apr three former soviet republics refused Friday to participate in a United Commonwealth armed Force. Ukraine Moldova and Azerbaijan opted out of any military role in the Commonwealth of Independent states said a belorussian foreign ministry spokesman. The remaining eight republics appointed a group to set up a temporary a unified command a spokesman Stanislav Ogurtsov said. During a two year transition individual republics could form their own armies that May or May not join the unified Force. The latest division is another blow to the commonwealths fragile Unity and widens the split Between its most powerful members Russia and Ukraine. Wrangling Over military issues has preoccupied the Young Commonwealth of 11 nations that arose from the disintegrated soviet Union nine weeks ago. It has overshadowed other pressing issues such As the coordination of economic Reform. Ary it uld Democrat tax plan favors Middle class Washington apr House democratic tax writers Are nearing agreement on a plan favouring the Middle class at the expense of the wealthy. But the White House on Friday attacked the plan As a forerunner to tax hikes for everyone. The democratic Bill would Cut taxes on capital gains and corporations but put the bite on High income individuals. And responding to widespread complaints about the multimillion Dollar salaries of some corporate executives it would prohibit a company from deducting any compensation above $1 million. President Bush a spokesman Marlin Fitzwater on Friday lashed out at House democrats accusing rep. Dan Rostenkowski d-ill., of laying a trap for Bush. A a there a a feeling that he set us up a Fitzwater said of Rostenkowski. He said Rostenkowski chairman of the House ways and Means committee asked the White House for a pared Down Early version of his economic package that could be passed More quickly and that contained easy ways to pay for its proposals. But the democrats immediately blocked that seven Point plan and Bush was subjected to criticism that he was abandoning other parts of his plan including Middle class tax Relief. A a there a a feeling that he set us up a Fitzwater said see plan on Page 2 Russia has been pressing for the unified Milita while Ukraine believes that a single military Wou dominate and even threaten individual members. Ogurtsov stressed that strategic nuclear weapons a now housed in Russia Ukraine Belarus and Kazakhstan a would remain under a previously agreed to Central command. The agreement by eight republics to create a United military appears to be based on a proposal by kazakh president Nur Sultan Nazar Baev presented to fellow Commonwealth leaders at their third Summit. Presidents prime ministers or parliamentary chairmen of All 11 Commonwealth states attended the meeting in a former communist party Central committee building in Minsk. The Industrial capital of Belarus is also the administrative Center of the Commonwealth. Georgia the Only former soviet Republic that does not belong to the Commonwealth sent defense min see members on Page 2 inside tomorrow s i Al sunday i3e n e Ltd it. By focusing on satellite and Cable to in Europe