European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The St Pes vol. 50, no. 337 350 tuesday March 17,1992 d 8693 a Linton says Brown lied front runner denies charge he favored wife s Law firm Bill Clinton right responds angrily to comments by Jerry Brown during a debate. Chicago a Bill Clinton said monday that democratic presidential rival Jerry Brown ought to a pack up his tent and go Home after accusing the Arkansas governor of directing state business to his wife a Law firm. In a heated debate sunday night former California gov. Brown said Clinton was involved in a a scandal of major proportions a saying the governor was a a tunnelling Money to his wife a Law firm for state  Clinton shot Back that it was a a flying accusations from a desperate candidate. Clinton was peppered with questions from reporters monday about his wife a Law work As he greeted voters at a Chicago restaurant just one Day before presidential primaries in Illinois and Michigan. A anyone who would do that is not Cut to be president and ought to pack up his tent and go Home a Clinton said of Brown and his accusations. A this process will be controlled by the american peo Campaign x  a s l see Page 2 pie a not by  his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton said she always made sure her work As a partner at the prestigious Rose Law firm in Little Rock ark., did not create any appearance of conflict. A a in be done the Best i can to Lead my see Clinton on Page 2yeltsin assumes control of russian military Moscow apr russian president Boris n. Yeltsin issued a decree monday creating a new russian defense ministry and named himself acting defense minister a senior official said. Vice Premier Sergei Shakh Rai said russian soldiers would stay under the control of the Commonwealth of Independent states for the time being. He said Yeltsin had assumed a the temporary functions of minister of defense to Calm the debate Between generals and politicians Over candidates for the Post. He stressed the ministry would be run by civilians. Shakh Rai said the decree does not mean that russian armed orces have been created a although they clo de Facto  the creation of a separate russian army would Deal a further blow to the Unity of the newly formed Commonwealth that replaced the soviet Union in december. Ukraine Azerbaijan Belarus and Moldova already have said that they will form armies. Yeltsin said earlier this year that Russia would form its own army if other former soviet republics did. On saturday Yeltsin is to meet in Kiev with other Commonwealth leaders. Military issues Are expected to be discussed. Military matters have deeply divided Russia and Ukraine which both claim control Over the Black sea Fleet based on Ukraine a crimean Peninsula. Ukrainian president Leonid Kravchuk also wants troops now based in Ukraine to swear an oath of allegiance to his Republic a demand Many russians stationed there oppose. Under an agreement reached earlier by the Commonwealth the 3.7 million members of the former soviet armed forces remained unified under the command of marshal Yevgeny Shaposhnikov. Yeltsin will have control Over the russian military a budget Structure and personnel As Well As be responsible for the troops social Protection Shakh Rai  suspect officers hid role in Friendly fire Nashville Tenn. Apr the parents of a persian Gulf War Soldier killed by Friendly fire said they done to believe a congressional study that found no cover up in their songs death. Debbie Shelton Mother of sgt. Douglas Lance fielder said that she never believed there was a cover up by the department of the army but that she suspected that officers involved in her songs death tried to hide their mistakes. Fielder a 22-year-old Winner of the Bronze Star died feb. 27, 1991, when his Squadron of combat engineers was hit by machine gun fire from a cavalry unit. Members of the 3rd army Cav of fort Bliss Texas mistook fielder and four others for iraqis after their vehicle broke Down in a desert Airfield. Fielders Superior sgt. James e. Napier was wounded. The House armed services investigations subcommittee said in a report sunday that the army through a bungles glitches errors and wrong assumptions mishandled notification of fielders see parents on Page 2 Whites vote on apartheid s Fate Johannesburg South Africa a president . De Klerk on monday issued a final plea to White voters to abandon apartheid amid predictions that right Wing forces opposed to today a referendum were gaining support. The country a 3.3 million White voters will decide whether to continue de Klerks moves to share Power with the vote less 30 million member Black majority. The result is not expected to be announced until wednesday. If Reform is rejected a there is no doubt where that must Lead us a to a dead end of division and destruction a he said in a message published monday in the Star newspaper of Johannesburg. De Klerk has said he would resign if the government loses the vote. A government defeat would plunge South Africa into political chaos with right Wing forces trying to reimpose apartheid and Black groups resisting. Political analysts said the governments Lead has slipped in recent Days. The citizen newspaper called the votes outcome  other newspapers forecast a close Victory for the government. The moderate sunday times quoted unidentified leaders of de Klerks National party As saying support has been slipping. They attributed the decline to in see Whites on Page 2 pm s Eaton picked to follow Iacocca Detroit apr Robert j. Eaton general motors  top  in Europe was named monday As the eventual successor to Chrysler corp. Chairman Lee Iacocca. Eaton was named the no. 3 automakers vice chairman and chief operating officer and Given a seat on the Chrysler Board of directors. He will become chairman and chief executive officer when Iacocca Steps Down dec. 31. Iacocca 67, has previously indicated he intends to retire As chief executive by the end of the year but stay on As chairman. He has led the company for 14 years. Chrysler president Robert a. Lutz will retain his cur rent responsibilities. Lutz 60, had been mentioned As a possible successor to Iacocca but a rift Between him and the chairman had been widely reported. The Chrysler Board met Over the weekend in new York to pick a successor to Iacocca. Eaton 52, has been a pm Star. He was responsible for operations that contributed $1.76 billion to the world s largest automaker last year. The company Overall lost a record $4.5 billion. Eaton a experience As a a car Guy is deep. He has spent nearly half his life at pm and worked his Way up through the engineering ranks and Chevrolet and Olds see Eaton on Page 2