European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday april 15, 1992 at a glance now we know where the easter Bunny goes to get beautifully decorated eggs to 111 children a baskets a he hops around to the Many easter festivals around Europe. To find out where these festivals Are see the Story and other photos on pages 14 and 15.killer confesses police say the arrest of a paroled rapist who authorities say confessed to murdering five women has failed to Calm fears in East Orange . A Page 4 Security clearance lifted the army has lifted the Security clearance of Pentagon scientist and Quot Star wars Quot whistle Blower Aldric Saucier on charges that he steadily lied about his academic credentials since he was hired 23 years ago. A Page 6 mixing meals with religion american troops have called their Field rations by Many names but Quot Kosher Quot has t been one of them. That May change with the introduction of More of or meals ordered ready to eat Multi Faith. The Standard rations Are called res for meals ready to eat. A Page 7 no War crimes trial an appellate court in Paris ruled that Paul Rouvier one of Frances most notorious suspected War criminals will not stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity. A Page 8 Cia shifting focus the Bush administration has asked the Cia for a dramatic increase in intelligence on the economic policies of other countries the spy Agency s director said. Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .19 action line. .16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 crossword. .19 faces a no places .22 letters 12 a a a a a a on Money matters a 17-18 sports. 23-28 to listings. Weather. .11 a i i my Wea a a . Announces destruction of suspected iraqi atomic Hub Vienna Austria a iraqis supervised by . Experts used explosives to destroy a building believed to be the Core of iraqis atomic weapons program an International atomic Energy Agency official said tuesday. A the first building of ultimately 10 has been partially demolished by two or three charges we Laid yesterday Quot Agency spokesman David Kyd said of the Mission at the a1 atheer nuclear Complex. Demolition efforts focused monday on an 18,000-Square-Yard metallurgical building in the Complex of scores of buildings on the euphrates River 40 Miles Southwest of Baghdad. Most of the other buildings Are much smaller. Kyd said by Telephone that some of the bunkers used for explosives testing would be filled with Concrete to Render them harmless. He said it would be impractical to demolish them As they Are made of thick reinforced Concrete. A we also have demolished equipment a furnaces machine tools and isostatic presses for shaping highly explosive charges for warheads a and about 90 percent of that work is finished Quot he said. But Kyd said a we still have a Long Way to he said destruction May not even be completed during the next Agency Mission to Iraq probably at the beginning of May. The 26 . Inspectors were scheduled to Complete their 11th Mission to Iraq tuesday. The International atomic Energy Agency last month ordered destruction of much of a1 at jeer which iraqi officials claimed served purely civilian purposes. Agency officials have estimated that Iraq was one to three years away from Industrial scale production of enriched uranium for nuclear bombs. Kyd said several Hundred iraqis working under the . Teams supervision had been cooperative. He said however that Quot Many of them Are unhappy at the site where they worked seeing things go up in a it is important to move ahead while the iraqis cooperate a he said. According to terms of the persian Gulf War cease fire Iraq must destroy its chemical weapons ballistic missiles and nuclear facilities. Plea from Page 1 walked out of the courts ornate great Hall of Justice Stony faced and would not answer questions. In Washington White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater praised the rejection of libyans Case. A we believe Libya must comply with our request for the am 103 perpetrators a he said. The Security Council has demanded the surrender of the two men indicted for the bombing of am flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scotland in 1988, an attack that killed 270 people. It also says Libya must provide proof it has renounced terrorism and cooperate with France in the investigation of four other libyans in the bombing of a French Airliner that killed 171 people in 1989, col. Moa mar Qadhafi a a government appealed to the International court the . Judicial in an indirect attack on the . Sanctions. The court hears Only cases Between Sovereign states so Libya sought orders barring the United states and Britain from taking any military or economic action intended to Force Tripoli to give the two men up for trial. Although the courts panel of International judges refused by an 11-5 vote to Block military attacks there was no indication either nation planned such actions. Quot we be been working for a political solution All along and we re very pleased that there a no interference with that a said Edwin Williamson Legal adviser to the . State department. It was not Clear when the sanctions would officially begin. Diplomats at the United nations said they would take effect at 12 01 . Edt today or 6 01 . In Libya but Fitzwater and other . Officials in Washington put the time at some 24 hours later a Midnight Edt today. Libyans position was supported by judges from Algeria sri Lanka Madagascar Nigeria and Egypt. Those opposing were from the United states Britain France Italy Russia Japan Poland China Norway Guyana and Venezuela Reagan from Page 1 Springer 41, of Areata calif., said secret service spokesman Carl Meyer in Washington. Meyer said Springer wore a badge required to attend the convention but he did not know whether Springer had a legitimate reason to be there. Uniformed Security workers had taken tickets at the doors then left As the luncheon began. Meyer said he did no to know How Springer got past secret service agents and onto the stage. Springer was in secret service custody on a preliminary charge of assaulting a Federal officer a secret service agent Meyer said. He said Springer would be brought before a Federal magistrate once he gets a lawyer. Springer founded the 100th Monkey anti nuclear group said Lisa Law a group organizer. She said he was leading a we Klong series of events protesting nuclear testing at the Nevada test site 65 Miles Northwest of Las vegas such pre easter protests have been held annually for the past decade. Leroy Schneck a broadcaster from Warren pa., said he was near the stage taking photos of Reagan when he saw the Man walk up stairs to the right of the stage head toward the Back and suddenly turn and run to the lectern. The Man picked up the 2-foot-High Crystal Eagle statue raised it Over his head and smashed it on a Pedestal on which it had rested. Meyer said the statue weighed 30 pounds. Flying Glass hit Reagan in the face and upper body but apparently did not Cut him. The Glass also broke off a piece of a teleprompter near Reagan. The incident occurred at the Las vegas Hilton. The association gave Reagan its distinguished service award. Cafes from Page 1 suits a have been officially released to our Ammirati denied tuesday that the findings have been released. The cafes review was initiated following the March publication of a stars and stripes series examining new car sales Ana service practices on . Military installations overseas. Cafes is responsible for monitoring the three year contracts it has with oms and Ford motor co., a $250 million a year business. Cafes receives $3 million from the transactions. The articles indicated that overseas customers often More for vehicles through cafes than they would for the same vehicle in the states. The articles also pointed out that customers have less consumer Protection because cafes contracts do not provide a Lemon Law safeguards available in 49 of 50 . States. The series included a Survey of 21 cars offered for Sale on military installations in Europe. In More than a third of the cases the written prices offered by car salespeople exceeded the 7 percent markup limit imposed by the contracts. The surveys findings matched the results of a Survey of 33 1991 models conducted six months earlier. Other articles highlighted customer complaints. Ammirati said tuesday that the findings would not be made Public until a Headquarters review was conducted. However Eugene t. Leavy executive director of oms issued a statement through von Maur on april 6, saying that the auditors report will show that Price markups on new cars do not exceed the cafes contractual ceiling of 7 percent. A the cafes audit covered the period february 1, 1991, through january 31, 1992, and involved 12,814 deliveries made during that time a Leavy said in a one Page statement. A rather than finding overcharges the transactions audited averaged $208 below the authorized cafes Price a Leavy said. Ammirati expressed Surprise when in formed of Leavy a comments. Ammirati said oms apparently obtained the information from auditors who gave a a Courtesy out briefing after examining the records. Oms has called the stars and stripes Auto series a totally oms also said it does not charge higher prices than the contract limits. No complaints about the series were received from Ford. The newspapers Survey dealt with prices quoted by salespeople while of Sci a response concerned final sales prices. The contracts require set prices and prohibit Price negotiations. Leavy has said that salespeople can make mistakes but the errors Are caught before transactions become final. A the results of the audit Are exactly what we have maintained All along Quot Leavy said in the april 6 statement. A since we have never exceeded the cafes authorized markup and since we offer additional discounts in response to Market conditions the actual average Price has to be less than the authorized
