European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes thursday March 19, 1992 at a glance Brittany is a land of wild Rock formations mysterious Stone monuments and fresh seafood. For More on this wind swept Section of France see stripes Magazine. Racism found among Young Young people in the United states Quot tend to believe Only the worst about youth of other races Quot a new poll indicates. A Page 5 Earhart find questioned two former Lockheed employees who worked on Amelia Earhart a plane say a piece of a fuselage found on a Remote atoll could not have come from her aircraft. A Page 7 group takes credit for blast a pro iranian group in Lebanon claimed responsibility for the israeli embassy bombing that killed at least 11 people and injured More than 250 in Argentina. Israel meanwhile vowed retaliation. A Page 8 Bush backs aides president Bush no longer joking about the House rubber Check scandal is standing by three Cabinet members caught up in the affair. A Page 9 pilots spirit coming Home a Monument to an american world War ii Pilot is heading to the United states from Germany. A Page 10 Job losses forecast los Angeles county the nation s most defense dependent county could lose 420,000 jobs by 1995. A Page 18 Index i Abby Ann Landers 15 comics. 15-17 commentary.13 crossword 15 faces a no places .14 letters 12 Money matters.18 sports19-24 to listings.23 weather.11 resounding South african vote lets de Klerk close Book on apartheid Johannesburg South Africa apr president . De Klerk has scored an overwhelming Victory in a Whites Only referendum on ending apartheid and sharing Power with the Black majority for the first time. Based on results issued wednesday from All 15 election districts de Klerk had 68.7 percent of tuesdays vote. De Klerk won All but one of the reporting districts including four traditionally pro apartheid districts. Voter turnout was 85.7 percent much higher than expected. A today we have closed the Book on apartheid a the president told cheering supporters in Cape town. De Klerks margin of Victory exceeded most predictions and cleared the Way for him to continue reforms on scrapping apartheid and giving Blacks the vote. It was an unprecedented declaration for peace and Compromise by Whites in a nation branded for decades As an intractable stronghold of racism. De Klerk had staked his political future on the vote which followed a passionately contested three week political Battle. The president who has abolished major apartheid Laws needed the Victory to push ahead with his last and most important Reform a a new Constitution extending full political rights to the 30 million member Black majority. Any attempt to reimpose apartheid would have been resisted by the Black majority plunging the country into political chaos. A White voters have faced up to reality a said Ken Andrews a lawmaker of the libera democratic party which backed de Klerks governing National party. Helen Suzman the Veteran anti apartheid activist said a at last South Africa has embarked on a new  Nelson Mandela president of the african National Congress hailed the Victory saying a an overwhelming a yes vote Means the process of democracy is definitely on  Andries Treu Nicht Leader of the pro apartheid conservative party conceded defeat. A de Klerk has won. That is Clear a he said. Patrick Lekota another Leader of the Anc the nations main Black opposition group told a rally in Johannesburg that the Days of White minority Rule were almost Over. Quot we say its the last time the White constituency votes by itself. We be had enough of that a he said. Wednesdays Johannesburg papers said the government was boosted by Strong voter turnout. Business Day the country a leading business newspaper said it had Learned pro apartheid leaders were privately admitting defeat. The government and pro apartheid forces had waged a frenzied Campaign for the support of the country a 3.3 million member White voters with both sides predicting civil War if they lost. The president who had promised to quit if the measure failed said after voting tuesday that he was Quot full of enthusiasm and sure of Victory. A a never in 40 years have i seen people vote like this a said Zach de Beer Leader of the democratic party. Several stations nearly ran out of ballots and Many reported at least 80 percent turnout. Past voter apathy has been attributed mainly to English speakers who tend to be More Liberal than afrikaans speaking Whites. The right Wing groups opposing de Klerk warned tuesday that they would not abandon their struggle for a White Homeland if they lost the referendum. Rejection of the referendum and a de Klerk resignation would have cleared the Way for a Whites Only general election that pro apartheid parties would have been favored to win. Violence in Black townships has surged since de Klerk called the referendum claiming almost 300 lives in the past month. Police said wednesday that 14 people were killed overnight in factional violence. De Klerk said the country a Only Hope is a negotiated Deal with the Black majority which would signal the end of White domination stretching Back to the arrival of dutch settlers in the 17th Century. De Klerk called the referendum after his governing National party was battered in two elections for vacant parliamentary seats raising questions about whether it had a mandate from Whites to push ahead with a Power sharing agreement. Metal crowd control barriers kept spectators at a distance from the dignitaries As they moved from the theater to the Sun splashed cobblestones of the courtyard. Security officials brandishing Walkie talkies seemed to be everywhere. A we strike the colors today and take them Home a said the . European commander Gen. John r. Galvin one of several High ranking military speakers. A Well done Jay Hawks Farewell Mission accomplished a  is the nickname for Vii corps soldiers. Vii corps commander it. Gen. Michael f. Spigelmire presented Rommel with a bust representing an average Vii corps Soldier. A civilian employee Rick Gallagher designed the bust. Across the Schmo Blatz a Large Par like Square anti Mih tary demonstrators gave their own speeches. They held aloft banners with slogans such As a be All you can be make Germany army free and a Bye Bye gis take the German forces with  aside from Spigelmire 10 past commanders also attended wednesday including Gen. Frederick m. Franks jr., who led the february 1991 Vii corps invasion of Iraq during operation desert storm. At that time it was the largest corps in . Army history. The Farewell ceremony was intended As a Way for the City of Stuttgart and the states of Baden Wiir Temberg and Bavaria to thank the corps for its four decades of service. The last corps soldiers Are scheduled to depart a month from now and the corps inactivation will occur in the United states. Vii corps fought in both world War i and world War ii including the a Day invasion of Normandy. It was deployed to Germany again in 1951 As part of the american contribution to natos defense of Western Europe and has been there Ever since then. Until late last year corps units were stationed throughout Baden i Ittem Berg and Bavaria and corps Headquarters is still at Kelley Barracks in  from Page 1 1946, said America wanted to return German government to the germans. Teufel said the Marshall plan helped the United states achieve that goal shortly afterwards. A you came to us As victorious forces in the second world War As liberators from nazi dictatorship As occupying forces Quot Teufel said. A you stayed on As trustworthy allies and for More than 40 years defended our common Freedom. Now at a time of do tent and disarmament you return to your Home country As partners and friends of a Sovereign Germany. Stuttgart lord mayor Manfred Rommel Saia a i mentally take my hat off to the americans for making peace in Germany possible for the last 47 years. About 250 ., German French and Canadian soldiers marched into the nearby Castle courtyard. Hundreds of Yards of victories from Page 1 Ager Angela Bay Buchanan said her brother eventually a is going to endorse George Bush and he is going to support him and want him to do  Bush vowed to stay put and looked beyond Buchanan a Challenge after running his primary record to 16-0. A i will seek the support of everyone who believes that we can change America As we changed the world a the president vowed in a statement that called his nomination a virtually  Clinton also tried to look beyond the primaries and focus on economic themes he would use in the fall if he is the nominee. A two thirds of the people work harder for lower incomes a he told lbs. A the Bush cannot change that because he does not believe in changing our economic policy. Ill change that. That s what the election is going to be  Tsongas a former Massachusetts senator called Connecticut a a must win state and conceded he needs a string of victories to remain in the race. In an interview on Abc Tsongas refused to be drawn into a personal attack on Clinton. Brown a former California governor was less reserved. Buoyed by his second place finish in Michigan Brown linked Clinton to the political establishment. A they raised their pay. They can Bounce their checks a he said on Abc even As the results suggested the ant Bush protest vote was waning an anti incumbent sentiment was stirring sen. Alan j. Dixon d-ill., was Defeated in his primary bid for a third term by Carol Moseley Braun a Cook county official who if victorious would be the first Black woman and the first Black Democrat elected to the Senate. A we Are going to make history in november a she said. Illinois voters also ousted outspoken rep. Gus Savage and rep. Charles a. Hayes identified by sources As one of the 24 worst abusers in the ongoing House rubber Check affair. Clinton ended the night with roughly 44 percent of the delegates needed for nomination. With nearly All Michigan precincts reporting Clinton had 49 percent of the vote Brown 27 percent and Tsongas 18 percent. In Illinois with nearly All the vote in Clinton had 52 percent Tsongas 26 percent and Brown 15 percent. Bush took 67 percent of the Michigan gop vote to Buchanan s 25 percent. In Illinois Bush had 76 percent and Buchanan 22 percent. Illinois was awarding 164 democratic nominating votes and Clinton led for 108, Tsongas 45 and Brown 11. In Michigan 131 delegates were at stake and Clinton led for 72, Brown 37 and Tsongas 22. Bush was winning 147 delegates in the two states Buchanan none