European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes sunday March 15, 1992 at a glance spec pretties Mcintyre keeps his american Home fires burning even if he a living at the Kalb housing area in Firth Germany. See details in sunday  Case resolved Tennis Star Martina Navratilova and her former Lover Judy Nelson have settled their Alimony dispute. A Page 4mars tasks handed out vice president Dan Quayle a National space Council has divided Nasa s responsibility for the . Moon Mars project. A Page 5scouts win ruling a Federal judge ruled on Friday that the boy scouts of America is not required to admit atheists. A Page 6tyson Case under study Federal authorities said Friday they Hope to determine before Boxer Mike Tyson s rape sentencing hearing later this month whether additional charges Are warranted. A Page 7ukraine halts arms Transfer the Bush administration on Friday informed top russian and ukrainian officials of . Concern about a halt in shipments of tactical nuclear arms from Ukraine to Russia. A Page 8re-use of games Sites the european parliament says Winter olympics should be held in countries that already have been hosts to the events to prevent environmental damage. A Page 9refunds mistakenly sent the internal Revenue service has mistakenly sent some tax refunds of up to $1,235 to Low income families who May have been ineligible. A Page 15 Index Abby Ann Landers. 14 commentary. 13 faces a no places. 14 letters. 12 Money matters. .15 Mutual. 16-17 sports. 18-24 weather. 11 tories worried As showdown with labor looms in England Torquay England a prime minister John major opening his election Campaign from the conservative heartland of England a deep South declared saturday that the a Battle of Britain has  Quot in a not interested in standing still. I want to Lead this country Forward to build on what we be achieved to continue to change the face of Britain a major said in his first Public speech of the Campaign. Neil Kinlock opened the labor party a Campaign a Day earlier in the scottish capital of Edinburgh. He promised to end the a slip and slide selfishness and sourness staleness and stagnation of the tory  at packed ticket Only rallies major and Tunnock returned to their natural territories for the Start of the race for the april 9 election a set to be decided by a few million wavering voters in the Center. The weekend rallies set the tone for a Campaign focused on the Economy and a personal contest Between major and Kinlock who have both led their parties toward the Center. A labor would change Britain. Shortchange Britain a major told 1,500 cheering party activists. A they would Stop the revival of Britain. We re major Kinlock going to Stop them dead in their  he added a the Battle of Britain has begun a that Battle is a Battle we re going to  but even Here the conservatives Are worried. They Are entering an election Campaign with polls indicating they wont win a something Britain a conservatives have not experienced since Margaret Thatcher swept a labor government from Power 13 years ago. A a in a absolutely terrified a said Tony Orr an electronics Engineer who started his own business six months ago after being Laid off by British aerospace a major defense contractor. A if labor Geft Back Small businesses can forget it. Kin Nocks still a socialist at heart a he said. Edward Nash a Middle aged personnel manager worried that the under-35s done to remember the economic crisis of 1976 when the labor government had to Call in the International monetary fund. A once we get through the end of this recession Well be perfectly of a its just the timing that a the problem a said Nash. The conservatives five year term expires in july. Major 48, who succeeded Thatcher 16 months ago set the election Date on wednesday after announcing a budget of modest tax cuts. But the opinion polls Haven to shifted. A Harris poll published saturday showed labor has 40 percent support the tories 39 and the centrist Liberal democratic party on 16 percent. The margin of error was 3 percent. The poll among 1,086 voters was taken in the two Days after the budget that major hoped would put the tories ahead. The polls Point to an inconclusive result a the conservatives losing their current commanding 88-seat Overall majority in the 650-member House of commons but with labor falling Short of outright  from Page 1 City a much of Erz incan was rebuilt from a 1939 earthquake that killed 32,000 people. Early saturday state television reported that at least 570 people were killed in the area of Erz incan a City of 150,000. Ministry officials declined to give any definite figures. The provincial governor Fikret Cuha Dagoglu said 78 people were killed in towns in the Eastern part of the province. A i am afraid the death toll will increase dramatically Quot prime minister Suleyman Demirel told reporters in Ankara after inspecting Erz incan. Hundreds of tents and thousands of blankets were being rushed to the Region and . Personnel at in Ciurlik a in Southern Turkey prepared to join in the Relief Effort. In a statement saturday afternoon officials at the combined task Force said american aircraft took . Service members and emergency assistance items to Erz incan. The aircraft were a c-130 Hercules and three Mh-60 pave Hawk helicopters from in Ciurlik alone with uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Piri Cilik. The supplies consented of four pallets of food water blankets and clothing said air Force staff sgt. Doris Jackson a task Force spokeswoman. State television repeatedly broadcast appeals for blood donations nationwide. The quake struck Friday evening As Many of the Muslim faithful were praying in mosques. A makeshift Hospital was set up on the grounds behind Erz incan s mob Pye Hospital to treat hundreds of injured. Others were flown out by helicopter to other hospitals. In one of the Days most dramatic moments much of the nation watched As a state television reporter waded into the rubble of the medical school and called out to see if there were any survivors trapped in the debris. We re Here a a weak voice called Back. A Are you a Soldier have you come to Rescue us a a no but rescuers Are coming a the reporter assured. A How Many Are you a  they were rescued. By la by late saturday afternoon a 26 students remained trapped. Three bodies were pulled  from Page 1 tween the Senate Bill and a similar House passed plan probably will be worked out this week and sent to Bush by the March 20 a a deadline he imposed. Although the Senate Bill contains a version of the seven Short term tax changes that Bush proposed to stimulate the Economy he opposes it a and the House measure a because of the tax increase on the Well to do. At the heart of the Senate Bill is a permanent tax credit of up to $300 a year for each child younger than 16 in families with incomes under $60,000. It also includes a tax deductible individual retirement accounts for All workers a deductions for interest on student Loans. A a capital gains tax Cut focused on Middle income investors in Small business. A repeal of an unpopular luxury tax on expensive yachts planes jewels and furs. The tax reduction Worth nearly $70 billion in 1992 through 1996, would be financed by raising taxes on the wealthiest 0.7 percent of All taxpayers. This would be done chiefly by raising the current 31 percent top individual tax rate to 36 percent. That generally would affect single people whose total incomes exceed about $180,000 and couples above the $210,000 Range. In addition about 60,000 people with annual taxable i curfew from Page 1 they were complying. Almost All americans stationed in Iceland live on base with the exception of a few who Are married to icelandic men or women and a limited number of civilian contractors. Hall who arrived in Iceland nearly three years ago asked the icelandic government whether it could eliminate the curfew on a trial basis. Beginning in january 1990, the curfews were eased gradually by rank Over the two years. A during this trial basis not one person got into trouble a Hall said. A that was the proof to everyone that these restrictions did not  and for now icelandic officials also seem pleased with the relaxed restrictions on americans including an easing in the last year of rules on food and beverages that May be taken off base a comes above $1 million would pay a new surtax of up to 10 percent. The Bill would implement the democrats election year a tax fairness slogan. They say the shift in tax Burden is necessary because the richest 1 percent of americans took such a Large share of the tax cuts enacted in the 1980s. Although Bush has ridiculed the $300-per-child credit As Worth a Quarter a Day democratic leaders said the Bill would reduce the tax Burden of a typical $35,000-a-year family of four by about 25 percent a this is a fairness Bill Only if fairness Means misery loves company a said sen. Slade Gorton a Wash. He said 80 percent to 90 percent of the tax increase would come from Small businesses whose owners Are taxed As individuals. Democrats challenged that estimate. Despite what one said were some Early doubts about the outcome. A i regard this As a Quality of he Issue for the people on base a said Robert Trausti Amason director of the defense department of the ministry of foreign affairs for the icelandic government. A we  forget that we the icelandic government invited them to come Here and we should treat them with the respect they deserve As professionals and As visiting Friendly