European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes sunday april 12, 1992 Leo Wrd Watford nibs on his make up before he and his fellow students go on stage for the final theater production at Munich High school Les Mist Robles. See the Story on the drama behind the show in sunday  backs Clinton sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia endorsed Bill Clinton for the democratic presidential nomination on Friday. A Page 4noriega faces lawsuit Manuel Antonio Noriega a criminal conviction clears the Way for a $6.5 billion civil Case against the deposed dictator an attorney for the panamanian government says. A Page 7death March remembered prisoner of War medals were pinned on filipino and american veterans saturday As a memorial was dedicated to thousands imprisoned in the Philippines after the notorious Bataan death March in world War ii. A Page 8disease disables dreams Anthony Wein thought that some Day after leaving the army he would be a state trooper. But that was before he fell victim to Lyme disease. A Page 10�?~surplus�?T workers notified International business machines corp. On Friday began notifying thousands of employees that they Are  a Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 16 commentary. 15 faces no places. 16 letters. 14 Money matters. 17 Mutual. 18-19 sports. 20-28 weather. 13 euro Disney grand opening is no Mickey mouse event by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Marne la Vallye France it looked More like Hollywood than Europe. Don Johnson was sighted. So were Michael j. Fox Candice Bergen Cher and Angela Lansbury. The crowds that gathered also heard rumours of Bruce Willis Demi Moore and Arnold Schwarzenegger. A it was All part of a $12 million food and entertainment extravaganza in preparation for the euro Disney grand opening today. Fridays entertainment featured the temptations and four tops while Tina Turner was slated to perform saturday evening. The opening is big even by Disney a standards said euro Disney executive vice president Jim Cora. Cora who was involved in Disney openings in Florida and Tokyo said the european opening was a bigger by  Disney officials expect to turn Back about 400,000 people who will attempt to Purchase tickets for the opening. The 70,000 people expected today were preceded by about 12,000 Medja and 3,000 invited guests who took part in the three Day pre opening gala. The opening is not without potential Pitfalls which include a one Day local rail strike and a few unsettled contractor claims. Cora is playing Down the troubles saying they will have Little effect on the opening. The local rail system the re extended its service to the amusement Park 20 Miles East of Paris and its employees Are now seeking higher wages Cora said. A a it a going to Impact How we get our cast members to work a Cora said adding that Disney hired 160 buses to ensure that the portion of its 14,000 employees who commute from Paris arrive on time for the 9 01 . Inaugural. Those who had planned to commute from Paris will be Able to choose from Many transport companies seeking to capitalize on the strike Cora said. Several of the More than 1,700 contractors who participated in converting the 5,000-acre plot of beet Fields into Disney a most ambitious project had threatened to disrupt the opening but the threats have gone away Cora said. As of last month contractor claims against Disney totalled $157 million. While some of the claims have not yet been settled Cora sees no problem there. Early results show shake up in Iran Tehran Iran apr voters have ousted Many incumbent members of the parliament which was dominated by hard line fundamentalist opponents of president Hashemi a Sfanjani Early election returns showed saturday. The results of fridays elections were expected to strengthen rats Anjanie a hand As he seeks to improve the Economy and expand ties with the West. The results carried by the official islamic Republic news Agency listed 42 candidates elected outright to seats in the 270-member majlis or parliament. At least 23 of the winners Are new faces. If such a pattern were repeated in later results it would indicate a heavy blow for hard line islamic fundamentalists who still adhere to the policies of the late revolutionary patriarch Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The Early results came from towns and Small cities with key areas such As Tehran yet to report. Complete results might not be known for weeks because of the Complex electoral system runoffs and challenges. A we would like to think that these elections Are a stepping Stone for future political and economic decisions a a Sfanjani said after casting his ballot Friday. A Sfanjani battled the last parliament Over measures to bolster the private sector and allow foreign investment. With a new parliament for four years a Sfanjani is expected to have More room to Man Euver. Rats Anjanie a faction argues that economic Reform and More foreign Trade will help cure unemployment and inflation. But the radicals see ties to the West As a betrayal of Khomeini a teachings. It was the first such election since the 1989 death of Khomeini who led the movement that 10 years earlier toppled the . Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Iranians and diplomats said they expected rats Anjanie so a pragmatic faction which is trying to obtain credits from Western nations to rebuild Iran a Economy to win 70 percent of the seats. Irna said candidates in 53 districts were elected outright with the required two thirds majority although it actually listed the names of Only 42. Candidates in 21 other districts were forced into a Runoff second round ballot to be held later. Senate clears $1.5 trillion Federal budget Washington a the Senate on Friday approved a $1.5 trillion Federal budget for fiscal 1993, which starts oct. 1. The spending plan was approved 54-35, As 36 democrats and 18 republicans voted for it. Fifteen democrats and 20 republicans voted no. The plan would provide $292 billion for the military the amount president Bush says is needed in a world without a menacing soviet Union but with other unpredictable adversaries. Democrats said the end of the cold War justified slashing at least $4 billion from that amount but they were Defeated in three efforts to do so thursday. Turned Back on Friday was a coalition of republicans and conservative democrats seeking to include Caps on Benefit programs As a Way to reduce the mushrooming Federal deficit. Both the Senate budget and the spending plan Bush submitted in january Cany built in deficits of close to $330 billion which would be a record. Senate negotiators will next try to write a Compromise budget with members of the House which approved a similar plan last month. The final product does not need Bush s approval because it serves Only As a blueprint for spending  from Page 1 record $2.6 billion. Keating 68, was convicted in december of 17 state securities fraud counts alleging that Lincoln investors were duped into believing the risky Bonds were Safe. A i done to want to talk about jubilation but i would use the word satisfaction a said Bondholder Tom Shelley who had helped organize a support group for victims. A i believe that a relic of the �?T80s, the age of Over reach and excess has been dealt  Keating faces a number of other Legal Battles including Federal racketeering and fraud charges with a potential 510-year sentence and a civil fraud trial now under Way in Tucson Ariz. A Charles Keating finally found a system he  buy a the american system of Justice a said Joseph Cotchett lawyer for plaintiffs in the Tucson Case. Some investors addressed Ito at the sentencing. I hey pleaded for a maximum sentence saying Keating was a Robin Hood in reverse who stole from the poor to feed his family s lavish lifestyle. Keatings attorney Stephen c. Neal argued for probation. A the is a Man of boundless Energy that could be used constructively in Community service Quot he said. Neal read excerpts from a private probation report including stories of Keatings philanthropy. It included letters from such notables As Mother Teresa to whom Keatings companies gave $1 million. Ito said he was impressed by the report and the Devotion of Keatings family. But the judge said that Keating continued to allow junk Bonds to be sold As Safe investments even though it was apparent by february 1989 that a something catastrophic was going to happen to his companies. A i think when you go into a federally insured institution you expect it to have some degree of safety a Ito said. As the sentence was pronounced Keating sat with his Chin on his hand. Before being led away he embraced his family and said a hang in there. Be Brave. Done to worry about  prosecutors said Keating who maintains he is broke had an income of $36 million from 1985 to 1990, which includes most of the time that american Continental corp. Of Phoenix owned the Irvine  Lincoln. Keating told the judge that far from looting bondholders Money to support personal luxuries the Money went to solid real estate developments in Arizona. A someday i Hope i will be Able to Tell that Story in full a he said. Neal said the other pending court action including the Federal Case requires that Keating take the fifth amendment rather than testify. The Case also caused problems for five . Senators a the a Keating five a who received Large political contributions from Keating and met with the Bank examiners investigating Lincoln in 1987. The Senate ethics committee reprimanded one of the five Alan Cranston d-calif., and criticized the others