European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday March 10,1992 at a glance studies show dolphins Are turning out to be exceedingly Clever but not in the Loving utopian socialist manner that sentimental Flipper philos might have hoped. See Story on pages 14-15.dod blocks imports the defense department is blocking the Purchase of millions of dollars of highly advanced space related technology from Russia including a nuclear reactor designed to Power spacecraft. A Page 5mock trial for Columbus Christopher Columbus was charged with murder theft slavery kidnapping torture violence genocide and crimes against humanity rape and terrorism by a mock grand jury. A Page 6freighter in open Waters a North korean freighter believed to be carrying scud missiles to Iran and Syria is still Well outside the area where american warships Are prepared to intercept the vessel. A Paga 8havel agrees to split czechoslovak president Vamp clan Havel has agreed to allow his nation to split up into two Independent states provided the people approve such a change in a referendum a something considered unlikely. A Page 9london losing out London once a capital for global business is increasingly being bypassed As a crowded expensive polluted City on the fringes of Europe s emerging single Market. A Page 17 Index a a vex Abby Ann Landers. 20 action line. .16 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 faces a no places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Harkin from Page 1 democratic Field in South Carolina with 63 percent of the vote. Clinton also won in Wyoming on saturday and placed a Strong second to Tsongas in Arizona. Bush meanwhile scored a 67 percent Victory in South Carolina extending his string of shutouts but still encountering the roughly one third protest vote he has seen in each primary this season. Buchanan trailed in South Carolina with 26 percent and former Kun flux klan Leader David Duke was a Distant third with 7 percent. Bush returning to the White House on monday morning from Camp David md., shrugged off questions about Why Buchanan was staying in the race. A i thought saturday was fantastic and i think Well have a Good Day tomorrow a the president said. A a we re waging a pretty Good Campaign. Its High level. Bush said. A a it sleeping my sights on the major issues. A of of them such As world peace seem to be obscured by the Hue and cry of the Campaign Trail. Buchanan said monday that he will continue to wage his Uphill Campaign beyond super tuesday although Bush a is winning a mathematical number of the a we Are the ones gaining recruits. Our Campaign has All of the Energy and excitement. The Money is pouring in More to our Campaign than to his a Buchanan said in an interview on cd so this morning. Buchanan campaigning monday in Rhode Island Mississippi Tennessee and Louisiana said he has already succeeded in moving the president and the party More to the right. But his aides were disappointed that the conservative commentator has yet to better his 37 percent second place finish sen. Tom Harkin Speaks with sign language at Gallaudet University in Washington before announcing that he was dropping out of the democratic presidential race. In new Hampshire. He won 36 percent of the vote in Georgia last tuesday. Buchanan strategists Are looking beyond super tuesday toward a showdown on March 17 in Michigan hoping an upset there could energize his flagging Campaign As Ronald Reagan a Victory in North Carolina did for him in 1976. Although Republican officials say it is Only a matter of time before Bush mathematically eliminates Buchanan his weekly Challenge to Bush continues to underscore the presidents vulnerability in the general election. Bush loyalists said his South Carolina Victory strengthens the presidents hand and predicted he would sweep All eight gop super tuesday states. A the president comes on stronger and stronger and the important thing is he a winning them All a Campaign chairman Robert Mosbacher told from Page 1 have on servicemen stationed in Europe he . European come has requested that the department of defense examine the possibility of minimizing the cola adjustments immediate Impact perhaps by spreading cuts Over several pay periods. A we have not yet received an answer from the department of defense to our Mcmillin said a what bothers us is the Impact and Speed of Mcmillin pointed out that cola entitlements Are usually based on Exchange rate fluctuations of 2 or 3 percent. But with the More dramatic increase in the Dollar the cola rate drop May catch service members off guard. According to the Way the Pentagon committee calculates costs it was about 24 percent More expensive to live in Germany than in the states at the previous cola Benchmark Exchange rate of 1.46 Marks to the Dollar the Washington official said. Today a rate is 1.63 and the new cola figures Are calculated on a rate of what bothers us is and Speed of a col. Harry Mcmillin 1.66. Based on the new Exchange rates it is now Only 16 percent More expensive to live in Germany a and so the cola has been adjusted accordingly a he said. But he stressed that no one is actually a a losing Money because any decrease in cola is offset by the fact that a Dollar will buy More local currency than it would have a few months ago. A with the Rise in the Exchange rate a he said a a they re getting More dollars for their German Marks so their purchasing Power stays about the same. That a the Way the allowance is designed. This is just a routine the Dollar has been slowly rising since the beginning of the year. A but since we kept using the 1.46 Exchange rate to calculate cola through january and february service members actually came out ahead Over those two months because technically they got More cola than they should have the official said. A similar adjustment has been made in cola for service members stationed in the United kingdom which is also set to show up in mid March paychecks the official said. The new rates Are an attempt to a balance the Ledger a said it. Col. . Crowley a spokesman for from Page 1 prime minister Yitzhak Shamir and president Chaim Herzog to Ordinary israelis. Benjamin begin a member of parliament who is considered a possible future prime minister recited the jewish Kaddish prayer Over his fathers body. The 48-year-old begin wore an open necked shirt its Collar ripped in the traditional jewish gesture of mourning. At the request of the family the burial was a simple ceremony without eulogies. Mourners dumped sacks of dirt into the grave then converged on the grave and placed pebbles on it. A simple White sign with begin s name in hebrew was stuck in the Earth. When news of the death became known 13 hours earlier a crowd gathered outside the Home of Leah begin where the former israeli Leader lived. Flags were lowered to half staff. Begin had received his harshest criticism for keeping up the attack on Arab enemies bombing of iraqis nuclear re and sending the army into allowing year to drive out the ordering the actor in 198 Lebanon the Ngy Palestine liberation organization. In 1983, six years after leading the right Wing liked bloc to Power and one year after his wife a death begin resigned. He never explained his reasons to the Public and went into virtual seclusion. An old Friend Yaakov Meridor said monday that begin told him he resigned because a the stand the Pace of losses from israelis daily casualties in Lebanon. Begin died of heart failure at 3 30 . At Tel Avivm Sichikov Hospital. Begin who had a history of heart trouble had suffered a heart attack tuesday. The Cabinet convened a special session broadcast live on television. A we Salute a great Man of our people a Leader a teacher a guide a Prophet and dreamer this great jew the sixth prime minister. He will remain an inspiration to us a Shamir said. For making peace with Egypt begin shared the 1978 Nobel peace prize with that nations former president Anwar Sadat who was assassinated three years later by islamic radicals. Former president Carter who brokered the peace negotiations with Egypt last week called begin a the Only israeli Leader who has been successful in bringing about major Steps toward peace for his
