European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday april 14, 1992 at a glance conjugal spaceflight is on the horizon As America looks to space stations on Mars or the Moon a missions that could last years a in the coming Century. See stories on pages 14-15. Crystal Clear cola Pepsico inc. Has developed a Clear cola soft drink it Calls Crystal Pepsi and plans to Start Selling it in the next two weeks. A Page 4 teen honoured at match an 18-year-old whose arms were reattached after a farm Accident spent his first night on the town at a boxing match where fans gave him a standing  Page 6 Helmsley tells of threat hotel Queen Leona Helmsley fighting to avoid a prison term due to Start this week for tax evasion said the aryan brotherhood extremist group has threatened to disfigure her behind bars. A Page 7 labor Leader resigns labor party Leader Neil Klinock resigned monday saying he could no longer represent Britain a main opposition group following a fourth straight electoral  Page 8 Twa Lowers fares trans world airlines defiantly counterattacked its larger competitors reducing fares below the Range of lower prices its rivals  Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 20 action line.16 comics.18-20 commentary.13 faces a no places .10 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.21-28 to listings.27 weather.11 correction because of a reporting error Hie stars and stripes on sunday incorrectly identified the . Military medical facility nearest Garmisch Germany. Once Gar Mischo a army health clinic closes june 1, the nearest . Military medical facility will be the army Hospital in Augsburg a two hour drive away. Qadhafi reportedly softening on refusal to release suspects Tripoli Libya a with the deadline for . Sanctions approaching Moa mar Qadhafi is indicating he might Back Down from his refusal to surrender to the West two libyans suspected in the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103. President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt met with Qadhafi in Tripoli on sunday. Mubarak said on the flight Home that Qadhafi told . Envoy Vladimir Petrovsky last week of his conditional acceptance to the world body a demands. The libyan leaders reported acceptance would still appear to fall far Short of what is necessary to avoid the imposition of sanctions wednesday. The . Security Council has voted to impose the sanctions if Libya does not surrender two alleged libyan agents indicted by the United states and Britain in the Downing of flight 103 Over Scot land in 1988, which killed 270 people. As the Arab Community continued to pursue last minute efforts to try to forestall the air arms and diplomatic embargo Libya announced through its official news Agency that it would Cut itself off from the world today. The Agency Jana reported that All International travel and communication links would be severed to mourn 41 libyans killed in a 1986 . Air  Page 1 olice spokesman Jurgen Tomalla. About 50 buildings and 120 cars were damaged in the City he said. Following the quake five people were hospitalized from heart attacks nervous breakdowns or other problems in the North German communities of Mettmann and Krefeld in the North German town of Langen Feld officials said a Man suffered a head injury when he fell during the quake. Light damage to buildings was reported in at least five major German cities a mostly along the Rhine River a and in Many smaller communities. Hospitals in the Southern Netherlands treated an undetermined number of people for cuts and bruises. Ludwig Ahr Horner of the seismographic Institute of the University of Cologne said it appeared the quake was the strongest in Northern Europe since 1756. Belgian seismologists said a temblor registering 5.6, entered in the Central City of Ouden Aarde caused extensive damage in 1938. And Lokhorst of the dutch state geological Survey said the quakers epicentre was along the Peel Rand fault which extends into the Rhine  Page 1 Schouten said it was scary for a few minutes. �?�1 was shaking in my bed and almost fell out a she said. Schouten said she decided to remain in bed while the shaking lasted for what seemed like two minutes. From her bed Schouten said she could hear people Yelling and screaming in the Street below and people getting into their cars and driving away. Although the earthquake caused her apartment to shake violently Schouten said nothing was damaged even on her shelves full of Small collectibles. But near her office the earthquake caused a crack in the ground that measures about 330 feet Long 8 inches wide and More than 3 feet deep. The ground on one Side of the crack is about 1 foot higher than the other Side Schouten said and there Are other similar cracks in the City. Span Dahlem is located near a fault line that runs North from Basel Switzer land to Mainz Germany including the sch Wabian Alps said Jurgen Kopera an Engineer at the Institute for meteorology and geophysics in Frankfurt Germany. Kopera said the fault also includes the lower Rhine Basin near the German cities of Aachen and Cologne. Kopera said the epicentre seemed to be in Roermonde Netherlands near the German Border. After researching quakes in German history Kopera compared mondays quake with one at Euskirchen Germany in 1951, and another in Duren Germany in 1756.marinesfrom Page 1 after noon As the explosives blew up along the lava Stream oozing Down mount Etna. Residents of the Village prayed and worried As the steaming Black lava reached the last earthen Barrier a 800 Yards away. A Only a Miracle of the Madonna can save our Village a said Maria Leonardi a resident. Demolition specialists using about 1,320 pounds of int and other explosives blasted the Tunnel first at a Point 6,435 feet High on the Volcano near the Crater spilling the lava. The second attempt was at a Point near the threatened Village. Marine helicopters dropped five 10,000-Pound blocks of Concrete into the lava Stream close to the volcanoes Snow capped top. The blocks were intended to split the main lava Stream into rivulets that can Cool Down and solidify. The blocks used As anti terrorist barriers by the Navy and dubbed Beirut busters Are about 3 feet High by nearly 5 feet wide and were trucked from Nas Sigo Nella to the site on saturday and sunday said . Navy it. Mark Mccaffrey the spokesman for Simonella the base coordinating the american Effort in the Rescue operation. Poor visibility saturday and sunday prevented the Marine helicopters from carrying out the bold plan to divert the flow by placing the enormous blocks in its path. The Stream heading for the Village has been flowing from the Snow capped Volcano since mid december but has accelerated its Pace in recent Days. It has destroyed several acres of Forest and Orchards coming within about 800 Yards of Zafferano Etna. A there is no risk to life in the Village Only to property because the lava is flowing so slowly a Mccaffrey said. Late Friday night the . Navy at is. J Mccaffrey a the governor was very specific in his request because he had a plan in mind to divert the flow a Mccaffrey said. The american part of the plan Mccaffrey said called for Marine ch-53e super stallion helicopters to Airlift the Concrete blocks from a site near the flow and to place the blocks in the path of the lava. Nas Simonella and the Navy a 6th Fleet immediately responded to the italian Call for assistance and diverted ships to Sicily. On saturday two ch-46 Heli copters from the combat stores ship Syl Vania began flying site surveys of the area to determine whether the plan would be feasible. Also working in the Rescue operation is the amphibious transport Dock Shreveport the tank Landing ship Fairfax county and the amphibious assault ship Inchon. A three super stallions from the Inchon tried to carry out the Mission on saturday and again on sunday but were turned Back by poor visibility in the area a Mccaffrey said. Meanwhile Earth moving equipment strengthened a 39-foot-High lava Barrier located about 880 Yards from a residential neighbourhood. Civil defense minister Nicola Capria said the explosives had helped to slow the flow and that More would be used today. Thick fog postponed plans to detonate about 2,200 pounds or additional explosives monday afternoon. In Zafferano Etna residents nervously went about their business monday with fish and fruit vendors Selling their products along the town s streets and City gardeners tending Bushes and Flowers. Catania a Catholic archbishop monsignor Luigi Bommarito said he hoped to take a helicopter up the Mountain and bless the soldiers As they readied the explosives. Staff writer j. King Cruger contributed to this report j . Sends new team to destroy iraqi arms m a m am a Pati Roin a a i 1 k1 a  to Manama Bahrain a a . In Gulf War spectres headed for Iraq on monday to in a March a 35-member team led the de supervise the destruction of scud mrs Sale Striction of missile production and repair factories and other weapons Sites. Equipment. Repair it is the second  Mission sent to the seven member team that left Mon Demosh Iraq s capability to produce Day seeks to dismantle a a series of fact Long Range scuds which were fired at is Riesz within 60 Miles of Baghdad said team Rael and saudi Arabia during the persian Leader Chris Holland of Brinit no i Cunt it Council warned of a serious Conse 6 inns Noriana of Britain. He de quenches a if Iraq hindered the inspectors. Lined to be More specific. The iraqis in february prevented . Inspectors from destroying equipment to make scud missiles saying the machinery could be converted to civilian use. But Baghdad backed Down after the . Security Council warned of a serious Conse