European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday March 22, 1992 at a glance will the military a new postal system really give your letters More zip above postal workers in in Cir Elk Turkey stay Busy sorting mail. See sunday Magazine. Billionaire plans race h. Ross Perot working to set up an Independent Campaign for the presidency plans to open two offices in Houston to gather petition signatures for placing him on the Texas ballot. A Page 4court accepts census Case the supreme court agreed on Friday to decide whether the 1990 census wrongfully included overseas military personnel an Issue that will help determine if Massachusetts loses a House seat. A Page 5music sales curbed Washington gov. Booth Gardner signed into a Law Friday a Bill making it illegal to sell sexually explicit Rock music to teenagers. A Page 6children Send hate mail a newspaper editor who failed to publish a schoolteacher s photograph said he was deluged with death threats from third graders in the Philadelphia area and thinks the teacher put them up to it. A Page 7hot spot for Job Hunters the . Military Community in Berlin has a unique offer in these Days of draw Downs and hiring freezes a Job openings galore. A Page 9war with Disney forecast the director of Sterix Park which next month loses its status As France s biggest theme Park says he is bracing for a War against soon to open euro Disney. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 16 commentary. 15 faces a places. 16 letters. 14 Money matters. 17 Mutual. 18-19 sports. A. 20-28 weather. 13 arabs to discuss stand on Libya Cairo Egypt up a Arab foreign ministers plan to meet Here today to work out a unified stand on Libya s confrontation with three Western nations Over accusations that libyan agents were responsible for the bombing of american and French airliners. The meeting was called by Libya following reports that the United states Britain and France will ask the . Security Council to vote for a draft Resolution calling for imposing sanctions on Tripoli. The sanctions would be for libyans refusal to surrender two suspected libyans to . Or British authorities to face trial on charges that they were behind the blowing up of a pan am Airliner Over Lockerbie Scotland in december 1988, killing 270 people. The Resolution according to diplomatic sources in new York would ban air links with Libya urge other nations to expel most libyan diplomats and halt arms sales. France demands that Libya Send to Paris four libyans suspected in the bombing of a French Uta flight Over niger in september 1989, which killed 170 people. Arab league officials said they expected the Arab foreign ministers to Appeal to the United nations to postpone action on any Resolution until the International court of Justice issues a verdict in libyans dispute with the Western nations. Rome s main Airport on terrorism Alert Rome apr the major International Airport in Rome has stepped up Security after receiving word that it could be the target of terrorists authorities said saturday. A there is information from our ministry of the Interior about the possibility. Of attack by terrorists a said a top police official at Leonardo a Vinci International Airport. An Interior ministry spokesman Iceland from Page 1 speaking on condition of anonymity said the government periodically received such indications. He declined to say what group was suspected. But the police official said authorities feared terrorism linked to the Arab israeli conflict. The increased Security measures which did not apply to other italian airports were expected to last several Days. They came four Days after a bomb demolished the israeli embassy in Argentina killing 28 people. Extra Security officers were sent to the Airport to help out As Long lines of passengers snaked outside the International terminals saturday morning. Police checked passengers passports airline tickets and suitcases before allowing them into the terminal. Authorities also stepped up a Ray checks of baggage the police official said. Since june 1989. A the country has been in isolation thousands of years a Wright said. A when they finally joined nato Fin 1949it Wasny to until the 1960s before their Standard of living started coming on Par with that of the rest of Europe and the United  icelanders had Little until then Wright said. But when the americans came there the icelanders recognized the visiting troops comparative wealth. To prevent Black marketing of hard to get items that were available Only to the americans the icelanders came up with the customs restrictions. Fri Thor or. Eydal Deputy Public affairs officer and an icelandic citizen had further explanations for the restrictions especially when it applies to meat and Dairy products. A the restriction for uncooked meats milk Dairy products and eggs came about because of a fear for the local livestock contracting diseases from the states and Europe a Eydal said. A Iceland is fairly isolated and the livestock Here is extremely susceptible to these  for sanitary reasons Eydal said not even garbage such As beef carcasses and uncooked Dairy products from the base commissary is normally mixed with icelandic garbage for fear that Birds will carry livestock diseases to outlying areas. Such garbage is usually incinerated on base. If it cannot be incinerated on base then precautions Are taken to prevent the remains from being exposed to the environment. For Seaman Richard Howard who Iceland officials list items with customs restrictions following is a list of Iceland customs restrictions on items service members May want to take with them any time they leave the base a food a Iceland defense Force members and their families can pack a cooler or picnic Basket with food they will use during a trip off the base. The amount of food must be a a a reasonable amount for personal consumption with regards to the number of people in the party and the length of the stay. Note uncooked non icelandic meat cannot be taken off base. A beverages a All non alcoholic beverages can be taken off base in quantities reasonable for the trip. A alcohol a taking distilled spirits off base is still prohibited. However Beer and wine in specific quantities Are allowed off base. That a one bottle 0.75 liter of wine per adult and one six pack 12-ounce containers of Beer per adult on any Day. But there is a limit of five times per month and these items must be declared on ration cards at the Gate. A tobacco a rules on tobacco items Haven to changed. The limit is either two packs of cigarettes five cigars one Pouch of pipe tobacco one can of snuff or one Pouch of chewing tobacco. For cigarette smokers the Only change is that neither pack of cigarettes needs to be open. For those who run out a pack of cigarettes on the local Economy costs approximately $3.75. A photographic and audio equipment one still camera and accessories per person with 10 Rolls of film one video camera per family and 10 videotapes and 25 audio cassette tapes or compact disks per vehicle May be taken off base. Meridith Winder lives in the dormitories the old rules meant not getting a Chance to enjoy himself at a Navy run recreational facility located three hours away from the base. Quot it was real hard to enjoy yourself up there a Howard said. A they had All of the Kitchen facilities you a Ever want. But you had to be real careful in what you took off base in the Way of food. It was real hard to have enough to  Howard said that the same applied if you wanted to go camping for a couple of Days. But under the new rules he can take enough with him to eat. Since the new rules were introduced More americans apparently Are getting off base and seeing the Island. A there a More spontaneity when plan no to do something off base a Abbott said. A with the Way the weather changes Here you have to take advantage of every  from Page 1 and missile warheads containing nerve Gas ekes head of the . Commission charged with eliminating iraqis nonconventional arms said Iraq claims to have destroyed All the missiles but not the chemical arms. The disclosure did not include nuclear or biological weapons programs. . Officials reported that in averting or at least postponing an International confrontation Iraq also promised to permit . Destruction of key equipment for scud missile production and repair. They said Iraq has Given up pressing for conversion to civilian use. A 35-member inspection learn arrived saturday in Baghdad on a flight from Bahrain to begin a nine Day Mission Kevin St. Lewis a . Staff member said by Telephone from Baghdad. During its stay the team will verify iraqis new weapons disclosures receive iraqi proposals for destroying missile production and repair facilities and possibly destroy some weapons British team Leader Derek Boothby said. Iraq under president Saddam Hussein Nas walked at complying with demands made by the . Security Council when it agreed to a cease fire after the .-led Alliance drove Iraq from Kuwait in february 1991. As a result the United nations has kept in place painful economic sanctions on Iraq. President Bush and British prime minister John major have warned that military strikes against undeclared weapons installations were possible if Iraq did not comply. On Friday Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said the military is prepared to strike against Iraq if Bush gives the order. A if we Are called upon to be a part of this solution we will perform our role in an absolutely professional Way with desired results Quot Powel told the Senate armed services committee. Rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee suggested that the United states in conjunction with the United nations should Issue the following ultimatum to Iraq if it fails to comply with demands for destruction of its War might it would face air strikes by the coalition forces that won the persian Gulf War