European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday april 7, 1992 at a glance in less than 36 hours inst Spring three babies were born without brains at a medical Center in Brownsville Texas. Their condition was like that of the Florida baby pictured above. See stories on pages 14-15.threatening snails giant nigerian snails sold As pets in Florida were smuggled into the country and pose a threat to crops and wildlife. A Page 5ultimate takeout restaurant a pair of enterprising restaurateurs have come up with the ultimate in trendy takeout a restaurant to go. A Page 6reluctant War on drugs documents show the White House had to prod five agencies to seek More Money for treatment and prevention efforts in the War on drugs. A Page 7yeltsin Battles legislators Boris n. Yeltsin lost a round in the opening session of the russian Congress which is threatening to strip him of his sweeping presidential Powers. A Page 8bomb rocks London a bomb that was dumped in a Street near Piccadilly circus rocked the heart of London a West end on monday morning. A Page 9walton to succeed father s. Robson a Rob Quot Walton was named chairman of Wal Mart stores inc., succeeding his late father Sam Walton who helped build the company into the nations largest retailer. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 action Une. 16 comics. 1820 commentary. 13 faces a places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 dec agrees to lift Oil embargo to Reward s. Africa for Reform Luxembourg a the european Community agreed monday to lift an Oil embargo against South Africa because the White minority government there is moving toward ending apartheid. A British official said the decision taken at a meeting of dec foreign ministers would scrap prohibitions imposed in 1985 that barred sales of crude Oil and Oil products to South Africa. As the meeting continued the foreign ministers were also expected to end measures restricting cultural scientific and sports contacts Between the 12-nation trading bloc and South Africa. Quot the Community and its member states. Reaffirmed their commitment to the creation of a democratic and non racial South Africa and the Well being of All its people a said a draft statement prepared for release by the ministers later monday. Bhadra Ranchod South africans ambassador to the dec welcomed the ministers decision. Quot these arc important Steps a he said. Quot we cannot have a Normal relationship with the Community As Long As we have  a eliminating sanctions will contribute to creating a climate of business Confidence in South Africa a he said. A a it a very difficult to Deal with a country that is being  Ranchod had no estimates on the Cost of the embargo. A the Oil Boycott Cost South Africa a lot a he said. A we had to buy Oil through third parties and we had to pay fairly High  without the restrictions he said his nation will have Access to North sea crude Oil and a wide Range of european Oil products. European Oil companies he said will now be Able to expand their operations in South Africa. He said the lifting of the embargo would help the nation strengthen its Economy. Science fiction writer Asimov Dies new York apr Isaac Asimov the prolific writer of science fact and fiction who Laid Down the literary Laws of How robots must behave died monday his brother said. He was 72. Stanley Asimov a vice president of new Day said his brother died of heart and kidney failure at 2 20 . At new York University Hospital. Earlier this year Asimov announced that a prostate operation had slowed him Down and he was cutting Back on his writing. He also suspended his monthly column in fantasy and science fiction Magazine to which he had contributed some 400 columns and articles Over 33 years. Publishing 10 or More titles in a year was no big Deal for Asimov and his pro Asimov duct Ion had continued after a heart attack in 1977 and triple bypass surgery in 1983. Among his nearly 500 books three Early novels known As the foundation trilogy were honoured in 1966 with a special Hugo award As the Best science fiction series Ever. The Hugo is science fiction a equivalent of the pulitzer prize or Academy award. Other notable novels included the caves of steel in 1954 and the naked Sun in 1957, in which a police officer is teamed with a robot detective. The two characters reappear in later books. Asimov was a biochemist by training and a hallmark of his fiction was that the science sometimes mind boggling a like faster than Light travel a was nonetheless convincing. One exception he conceded was the popular fantastic voyage in 1966, about a medical team being miniaturized and injected into the bloodstream of a dying Man. The microscopic characters were so Small that a molecule of oxygen would have been too big to breathe he later said. Fantastic voyage was also made into a movie starring among others Raquel Welch. Asimov a works ranged through history the arts and humor As indicated in such titles As the sensuous dirty old Man in 1971, and the shaping of France and Asimov a annotated Don Juan in 1972. In his books of science fact Asimov was a master explainer of the abstruse and complicated a. Plain English guide for the Young or the scientifically Semi literate. His most recent entry in who a who said he was the author of 467 books and actually lists 249. He was bom in Petrovici in the former soviet Union on Jan. 2, 1920, and brought to the United states when he was 3. His parents ran a Candy store in Brooklyn. At age 9, Asimov helping out in the store began Reading the Stock of science fiction  from Page 1 again on this Issue a said Marcia Banks who works in a Palm Beach county abortion clinic. Missy Mullinax came with 26 other students from Agnes Scott College in Decatur a. The group sported buttons saying a pro Choice y  Mullinix was born the year before the supreme courts 1973 decision legalizing abortions but she said she never Felt women a rights were assured. "1 think the patriarchy sucks a she explained. A a in be always been afraid that abortion restrictions would return. Both sides of the emotional Issue believe the supreme court will allow further limits on abortion when it rules in a Pennsylvania Case this summer. Oral arguments in the Case Casey is. Planned parenthood will be heard april 22. However the justices Are Likely to Stop Short of an outright reversal of Roe is. Wade the 1973 decision that said the Constitution Grants women the right to end an unwanted pregnancy. The justices Are a too political to explicitly overturn Roe in a presidential election year Quot said Patricia Ireland president of the National organization for women. If the decision is reversed state legis gis natures or Congress could decide whether abortions should be Legal and under what circumstances. Sundays March thrust abortion into political campaigns everywhere. A in 1992, we must elect pro Choice officials from the statehouse to the White House a said Kate Michelman president of the National abortion rights action league. A a it a going to be a major election Issue. Senators will be Defeated on it a predicted Eleanor Smeal president of the feminist majority foundation. Democratic candidates Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown both attended to show their support but did not speak. Bush spent the weekend at the presidential Retreat at Camp David  from Page 1 . Presence in other persian Gulf nations is a not significant not As Large in terms of  according to Marine staff sgt. S. Williams a Central come spokesman the air Force has in the Region f-15e strike eagles f-16 fighting Falcons a-10 Thunderbolt 11s, f-4gs, ef-111 Ravens f-117 stealth bombers u-2 spy planes and e-3a Sentis also known As the airborne warning and control system in die theater. The air Force also has periodically deployed Kc-135 Strat tankers and Kc-10 extenders for refuelling missions and c-5 Galaxy and c-141b Star lifters Boih cargo air planes. On land the Navy has p-3c Orion an anti submarine patrol aircraft and the Marine corps Nas av-8b harriers for air to ground support Williams said. At sea the United states has about two dozen ships in the persian Gulf red sea arabian sea and Gulf of Oman said it. Fred Henney a Navy spokesman in Washington. The most formidable aircraft Carrier America which entered the persian Gulf on March 12, has Between 80 and 85 aircraft. The America has Between 20 and 24 f/a-18 hornets and f-14 tomcats apiece Hen nay said. The number of a-6e intruders ranges from 10 to 16, there Are about four ea-6b prowlers and a similar number of e-2c Hawk eyes Henney said. In addition there Are six s-3 Vikings and about eight sh-3 sea King helicopters Henney added. If another aircraft Carrier were needed the most Likely candidate would be the Independence Henney said. The Independence has returned to its Home port of Yokosuka Japan following exercises in the Pacific. Henney said the Carrier could reach the Gulf in two to three weeks. The America Carrier group includes the command ship la Salle the guided missile cruisers Monterey and non Nandy the guided missile frigates Boone and Simpson the destroyers Scott John Hancock and Thorn the destroyer tender Sierra and the replenishment Oiler Savannah. Besides the Carrier group Henney said there Are various support vessels and about half a dozen Marine amphibious ships in the Region. A we Are maintaining a pretty continuous presence a Henney said