European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The sect amp my filpes vol. 50, no. 336 350 monday March 16,1992 d 8693 errors but no cover up found panel s Friendly fire probe Washington a the army through a series of Quot bungles glitches errors and wrong assumptions Quot mishandled notifying the family of a Soldier killed by Friendly fire in the persian Gulf War says a congressional study released sunday. The House armed services investigations subcommittee found no evidence of a conspiracy or cover up in the death of army sgt. Douglas Lance fielder a 22-year-old from Tennessee killed Acci dentally by . Gunfire. The family initially was told fielder was killed by enemy fire. A in this instance virtually everything that could go wrong did go wrong a the panel said in its report. The subcommittee is conducting a full investigation of the military process for notifying families of casualties and plans a Complete report later in the year. Because of the Large number of inquiries the panel issued a nine Page report on the fielder Case. Fielder was one of 35 american service members accidentally killed in the Gulf War by . Forces the defense department said in August. In the army alone Friendly fire was blamed for 21 of the 96 deaths and 65 of the 354 injuries. The subcommittee report detailed the notification process that occurred after fielders death in the Early morning hours of feb. 27, 1991. His unit stranded in Southern Iraq after its vehicle broke Down awaited assistance. A there were a total of 11 bungles glitches errors and wrong assumptions that cascaded one after another to make the handling of this particular death notification Little Short of an administrative disaster Quot the report said. In a statement the army which is see probe on Page 2second quake rattles Turkey disaster area Erz incan Turkey apr a second earthquake struck Eastern Turkey on sunday two Days after a major temblor that officials fear May have caused thousands of deaths. The second quake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale and occurred at 6 17 p.m., according to the Kandill Observatory in Istanbul the sem official Anatolia news Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of fresh casualties from the second quake whose epicentre was in Tuncell province Anatolia reported. The first quake left at least 800 people dead according to turkish government and red Crescent figures cited by the office of . Disaster Relief coordinator in Geneva. Officials say Many More victims May still be buried under rubble. Aslan Yildirim the governor in Tuncell province said the hardest hit town in the second quake was Pii Lumur. There were no known casualties in the Tow see quake on Page 2 turkish army troops search for earthquake survivors in the rubble from an apartment building in Erz incan. Early retirement old for Usa eur civilians by the stars and stripes Heidelberg Germany a Pentagon personnel officials have Given the Green Light for voluntary Early retirements for civilian employees of the army in Europe it was announced sunday. Usa eur civilian employees of any age who have 25 years of service and those employees who Are at least 50 years old with 20 years of service Are eligible to retire. Employees can retire from May 15 through nov. 15, according to officials. Millie Waters a spokeswoman for Usa eur said sunday that no information about retirement pay and benefits for those who retire Early was immediately available. The limited voluntary Early retirement option was approved for Usa eur civilians by the office of personnel management and the office of the Secretary of defense. The move is aimed at lessening the Impact of Job losses among the civilian work Force which is shrinking As a result of the draw Down of . Forces in Europe Waters said. She said Usa eur had requested permission to offer voluntary Early retirement to its civilians. She did not know if the Early retirement option applies to civilians working in other army commands. Usa eur officials announced a hiring freeze last month aimed at reducing the civilian work Force. A civilian personnel official said in an american forces network interview aired earlier this month that one of every two civilian jobs will be eliminated. Usa eur officials advise those eligible for Early retirement to Contact civilian personnel offices for More  is eligible a Usa eur civilian employees of any age who have 25 years of service. A Usa eur civilian employees at least 50 years old with 20 years of service. Tsongas says he d reject no. 2 spot on Clinton ticket Flint Mich. Apr presidential hopeful Paul Tsongas on sunday ruled out running for vice president on a ticket led by Bill Clinton. He also said that he would show his rivals that he is made of  Tsongas asked on Abc televisions meet the press if he would accept his party a nomination for the second place spot said  but he said he would support Clinton if the Arkansas governor wins the democratic nomination. Tsongas noting that his economic policies differ from Clinton a said a i done to want to be part of something i know is  the normally quiet spoken Tsongas said that he will defend himself against Clinton a attacks in his upcoming Campaign appearances. The former senator from Massachusetts described himself As a More hard edged than before a saying he will need a tougher image if he is to win the democratic nomination in july and go on to the general election in november. A when in a president if i have a Saddam Hussein or a Moa mar Qadhafi who has concluded that if you can hit Paul Tsongas and he wont hit Back in be got real problems Quot Tsongas said referring to the leaders of Iraq and Libya. A a they be got to see the steel inside of me a Tsongas said in Advance of tuesdays primaries in Illinois and Michigan. Clinton meanwhile asked churchgoers for votes an see Tsongas on Page 2