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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 25, 1992

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes tuesday february 25, 1992 at a glance fifteen key iraqi opposition Lead cars met sunday to seek once again a United front capable of toppling Saddam Hussein. See Story on Page 8 and related Story on Page 10.lawyers lining up Quot Are you a victim of a defective breast implant Quot the newspaper and asks. If your answer is yes lawyers Are lining up to help you sue. A Page 4nuclear weapons removed the Navy has removed Short Range nuclear weapons from All but Quot a handful of ships in line with president Bush a sweeping arms control initiative last fall. A Page 5did Friendly fire kill Juk a new Book based on research by a former Maryland gun shop owner concludes that president John f. Kennedy was killed by Friendly fire from a secret service agent. A Page 9�?~sweatshop of Europe Britain could become the Quot sweatshop of Europe Quot with the average male employee working 45.5 hours a week a 4,5 hours longer than his european counterpart a report says. A Page 10economic growth sluggish economic growth this year will Cap the worst three year period entered on a recession since the great depression a Survey of the nations top economic forecasters  Page 19 Index Abby Ann Landers 21 a a a m a to i action line. .18 comics. 21-23 commentary. .13 faces in places .20 letters. .12 Money matters a .19 sports. 24-32 to listings. .31 weather. .11 scud from Page 1 year everyone would Stop work at 4 30 and play volleyball. I played once since we came Back but it hurts when you turn around to give your buddy a High five and he a not  Gouker who joined the unit soon after it was organized in the fall of 1989, said he was sleeping on a cot after walking guard when the scud hit. Quot when i woke up i was getting thrown off a Wall. People were running and there was fire everywhere. Ammo was going off from the fire. I was hit by shrapnel and one Bullet in the leg and my eardrum was blown  other than nagging pains in his Back Gouker who attends a Trade school to learn automotive mechanics has recovered from his physical wounds. However he misses old friends and one new Friend. Quot i had just spent three nights walking guard with specialist Clark and i had gotten to know her like a sister a he said. Beverly Clark 23, was one of two women from the unit who died in the blast. Gouker also is worried about his psychological adjustment. Quot when i first got Back a he said Quot i was interviewed by the doctors that come Here from Pittsburgh. They said that if 1 had any trouble sleeping or anything to talk to them. I got off Active duty Early to go Back to school so i did no to talk to them before but in a going  the doctors Are part of a department of veterans affairs clinical team specializing in Post traumatic stress disorder a condition that came to Light with the return of veterans from the Vietnam War. That recognition came As the veterans experienced problems Long after they left . Pittsburgh is greens Burger Pennsylvania . S my. \ \ 1 a . Iraq \ \. Ltd a a 5 Iran Kuwait a persian v a. N it Gulf saudi Arabia q Riyadh % Qatar aps amps the Battlefield. However this time help was waiting for the reservists when they returned to the Allegheny Foothills. A was i recall it that scud attack was on a monday a said Greg Dubitsky a former army major who served As a psychiatrist at fort George Meade my. A i was notified on wednesday afternoon to be on a plane for Pennsylvania by 6  Dubitsky soon called for More support from fort Meade. A your Job was to help with the initial crisis management and to coordinate resources in the area a he said. A your first priority was to work with the family members of those killed in  within a week most of the unit was Back in Pennsylvania. A most of my Job was coordinating resources to set up 3 30-Day intensive program working through the trauma of losing buddies seeing others injured and being injured a Dubitsky said. A there were a number of people in a fair amount of  the pain and Shock extended to the Community As Well. A everyone expected them to be in a protected area a Dubitsky said. A there was some anger among some  staff sgt. Gary l. Everson who has been the local army Reserve Recruiter for More than three years had helped some soldiers get into the unit. A they All came Back. Some were injured a he said. Among the injured reservists was Eversons 22-year-old daughter Kelli. A newspaper photo featuring her in a redeployment ceremony is pinned to the bulletin Board in the recruiters office. A she received a concussion and minor shrapnel wounds in both legs a her father said. A a she a fully recovered  Everson said he initially Felt responsible for his daughters injuries. But the guilt subsided when his wife told him that she too Felt responsible. A and she s not a Recruiter a he laughed. One of his clearest memories is of the Day his daughter left for the War. A i had some concerns a he said. A traditionally fathers see their sons off to War. It Isnit too often they see their daughters off to War. A but i knew it was her Job and she knew it. There were no hard  from Page 1 Tsongas led for 8, Brown for 7, uncommitted for 4, Clinton for 3 and Harkin for 1. By the time South Dakota a polls close there could be three different winners from As Many wide open elections. That would leave Clinton the Man viewed As the front runner a month ago with none. Harkin cleaned up in his Home states caucuses but none of the other candidates competed there. Brown revealed in the Maine results calling it a a major  Quot we the people finally won one a Brown said saying his Campaign had been Able to a break through the cynical Barrier of established politics that relegates you to Media non existence if you done to have a War Chest full of $1,000  Brown runs a shoestring Campaign that limits contributions to $100. Tsongas a former Massachusetts senator had been expected to win because of his Victory in last weeks new Hampshire primary. He shrugged off suggestions that Browne a finish demonstrates Tsongas is a vulnerable candidate undeserving of front runner status. After sundays debate Tsongas noted that his 29 percent was better than what Clinton Harkin and Kerrey polled All together. A i think that a a pretty powerful  a i give Jerry Brown full credit for a very aggressive Effort a he said. Earlier he had brushed aside questions with a my fight is with Bill Clinton at this  Clinton was runner up in new Hampshire Brown finished last there. Brown spoke on the Campaign Trail about How people called him a Flake. With Maine a Victory in hand he said a people know what my flaws Are. They be been written about. This is not a personal candidacy. Its a Call to arms. Its a Call to take Back this country while we still have the  sundays debate gave South Dakotas their Best look at the candidates who up until the past few Days had been preoccupied with new Hampshire. It gave the candidates a Chance to Campaign on issues that will be crucial in the Midwest such As the plight of the family Farmer health insurance and taxes. The Winner will get a boost heading into March 3 primaries in Colorado Maryland Georgia and other states. In contrast to the last Button Down debate in new Hampshire that provided few Sparks sundays forum had sometimes Lively exchanges Between the candidates. Tsongas came under fire from Harkin for favouring a Gas tax increase while Kerrey knocked him for a Senate record he said showed Tsongas is not a Friend to Farmers. Clinton accused Kerrey and Harkin of distorting his record on agriculture during the South Dakota Campaign reminding them a a in be been a farm state governor for 11 years. In be always supported the family  Tsongas conceded from the outset that he could not match the agriculture expertise of his farm state rivals. But he said �?o1 know How to listen i know How to  Brown said he a would no to give a Penny in foreign aids unless american Farmers and Small businesses were getting All the help they need. A new twist to this debate was that Long shot candidate Larry Agran got to participate after being excluded from past forums. The former mayor of Irvine calif., immediately mixed it up accusing Brown of hypocrisy for railing against monies politics As a presidential candidate after raising millions in Campaign contributions As governor and state party chairman. A when i hear Jerry Brown the grand Champion of raising special interest Money. In a up to Here with it a Agran said putting his hand under his Chin. Haitian lawmakers exiled Leader sign Accord Washington a leaders of Haiti a National Assembly reached agreement with exiled president Jean Bertrand Aristide to install a new prime minister and a a consensus government to pave the Way for his return. An organization of american states negotiator Augusto Ramirez Ocampo called on All factions in Haiti to accept the plan. But there was no indication that military leaders who ousted Aristide sept. 30 would go along. The army installed interim government had disavowed the latest negotiations before they began. Aristide ousted five months ago in a military coup and the leaders of Haiti a Senate and chamber of deputies signed the agreement just before Midnight sunday after three Days of talks at Oas Headquarters. The Oas Hopes that the appointment of Rene Theodore As prime minister will Lead to a restoration of constitutional Rule in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Theodore is a moderate communist Leader who participated in some of the talks and witnessed the signing ceremonies. The agreement signed by Aristide Senate president Dejean Belizaire and chamber of deputies Leader Alexandre Medart recognizes Aristide As the duly elected president of Haiti and says he must be restored to office. But it provides for the organization of a a consensus government led by a prime minister to be installed before Aristides return. The plan Calls for an immediate lifting of an Oas backed economic embargo once an Aristide appointed prime minister is installed  
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