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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday april 18, 1992 at a glance the National museum of Germany in a Tumberg offers a treat to americans a monthly Tours for English speaking people. See Story on pages 14 and 15. Expanded Loans sought president Bush on thursday proposed expanding the Federal student loan program to include everyone who wants to take classes even part time. A Page 4 sex officials investigated former Secretary of state George p. Shultz and former Secretary of defense Caspar w. Weinberger have come under investigation by special prosecutors into the Iran Contra scandal. A Page 5 killer denied clemency California gov. Pete Wilson on thursday denied clemency for condemned killer Robert Alton Harris who on tuesday is scheduled to become the first person to be executed in the state in 25 years. A Page 6 Relief flights delayed swirling Snow on Friday forced the postponement of Relief flights to Zafferano Etna Sicily a town threatened by a River of lava pouring from mount Etna. A Page 8 a Yuppie flu studied a scottish study has provided further evidence that the so called Quot Yuppie flu is a physical illness distinct from depression. A Page 9 Trade deficit plunges the . Trade deficit turned in its Best showing in nearly nine years by failing to $3.30 billion in february. A Page 17 Abby Ann Landers .19 action line. .16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 crossword. .19 faces no places .18 letters. .12 Money matters a .17 sports. 22-28 to listings. .27 weather. .11 Guam s ban on abortions overturned by appeals court from wire reports Washington a Federal at court thursday overturned Guam s sweeping ban on abortions declaring that recent supreme court rulings have not eliminated a woman a constitutional right to choose abortion. A three judge panel of the 9th . Circuit court of appeals which is based in san Francisco said that although a majority of supreme court justices has criticized the 1973 Roe is. Wade ruling establishing a constitutional right to abortion the High court has shied away from overruling it. A in the face of these pronouncements it would be both wrong and presumptuous of us now to declare that Roe is. Wade is dead a judge William c. Canby or. Said. Canby and another judge on the panel Dorothy Nelson were appointed to the court by former president Carter while the third judge Herbert Choy was named by former president Nixon. A if the Core of Roe remains Good Law a he said Guam a statute a is clearly  the Law enacted by the territory in March 1990, outlawed abortions except when pregnancy would endanger the life of the Mother or a gravely impair her health. The Guam ruling is expected to be appealed to the High court and would present the justices with the need to confront the Bottom line holding of Roe and decide whether states May outlaw abortion in most circumstances. The Guam Law blocked by a Federal judge in March 1990, is one of several measures aimed at challenging the Roc is. Wade ruling that proclaimed a woman a right to an abortion. Similar Laws in Louisiana and Utah Are being challenged in lower Federal courts. The supreme court is scheduled to hear arguments wednesday on a less restrictive Law in Pennsylvania that could affect the 1973 decision. Libyans from Page 1 television. About 1 million foreigners live in the nation of 4.2 million people. Many said they had not been harassed because of the sanctions and did not plan to flee. In London Mitchell told sky television news that the accused libyans have always said they would travel to any country a where they could get a fair  but he added a they asked us to recognize that a trial in the United states or in Scotland would itself be unlikely. A fair  asked about the report that the suspects would surrender for trial in Scotland or the United states Eagleburger said a we have had so Many other offers and then so Many offers withdrawn that i think we re going to have to wait and see if this is serious or  at the United nations in new York sources said Egypt had inquired whether it would be allowed to Send a plane to pick up Qadhafi. Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa denied Friday that Cairo had made a request but said Egypt would Welcome Qadhafi for talks on settling the crisis. Palestine liberation organization Leader Yasser Arafat on Friday called on Western leaders to seek a Compromise and said he was ready to help find one. Pilgrims from Page 1 evening was leading the traditional a Way of the Cross ceremony at the ruins of the roman colosseum. This years Observance on Jerusalem a via Dolorosa or Way of sorrow was the biggest in recent years. The israeli religious affairs ministry said 40,000 christians had come More than three times the number than last year when the crowds were especially Small after the persian Gulf War the tourism ministry estimated that an additional 40,000 foreign visitors Are in Israel for the passover Observance. Since the wars end the United states has persuaded Israel and its Arab neighbors to talk peace. A now people Are bolstered up by Confidence in the peace talks that Are going on a said John Lang who led a tour group from St. Louis to groups of germans swedes australians americans and palestinians supported Large wooden crosses on their shoulders As they wound along the narrow Cobblestone Street toward the Church of the holy sepulchre. The Holiday signified a personal emancipation for Many of the More than 140,000 soviet and ethiopian immigrants celebrating their first passover in the jewish state. A we can freely practice Judaism in Israel a said Hanna Zile gov a doctor from Moldova formerly part of the soviet Union. She said that in the now defunct soviet Union her family hid the holidays Observance. Food from Page 1 planes belonging to the 437th will Fly out of Oesterberg a in the Netherlands with supplies while the other aircraft will each make two trips to Yugoslavia from Pisa Italy carrying excess . European come food stocks. As Many As 160,000 people Many women and children have been forced to flee from their Homes in the last 10 Days As serbian forces have swept through or fired on cities and towns in the newly declared state of Bosnia and Herzegovina state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said at a briefing thursday. A flow intensity fighting continues throughout much of Bosnia a she said citing reports that paramilitary forces from Croatia also have been reported making forays into bosnian territory. A fall such efforts to destabilize Bosnia Are totally unacceptable a she said. Special . Envoy Cyrus Vance Secretary of state to former president Carter Neld talks in the bosnian capital of Sarajevo on thursday then headed Back s to the serbian stronghold of Belgrade in continued efforts to broker peace among the three ethnic groups a serbs croats and the slavic muslims who Are the predominant population in Bosnia fighting has accompanied the disinter ration of Yugoslavia primarily As Serbia Jas tried to keep other republics from splitting off As Independent states. Serbia which is trying to maintain a truncated version of Yugoslavia still controls the yugoslav Federal army that has been involved in clashes. The . Flights will carry out the Airlift of food and blankets in coming Days Tutwiler said assuming Sarajevo s Airport remains open and secure. The de Arment is reviewing a on an urgent Asiso other emergency humanitarian Relief measures she said. Tutwiler said state department officials continued extensive contacts with allies in an Effort to get Serbia and the yugoslav army to Back off. The United states was instrumental in securing a Resolution by the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe accusing Serbia of inciting the violence and warning it May be expelled from the Csc. But she did not say. Any More extreme Steps a such As sanctions a were in the works at the . Security Council. Serbia has been under limited . Sanctions since december. In the most recent major fighting on Friday serbian forces trying to Annex part of Bosnia and Herzegovina continued to Battle Muslim and croatian militias leaving several dead and wounded and defying a . Plea to halt the fighting. At least three people were killed and More than 30 wounded in fighting overnight and Friday but an Overall casualty loll for Bosnia was not available. Vance on his third Day of a visit to the crumbling yugoslav federation was scheduled to have talks with Croatia a president Franjo Tadjman in the croatian capital of Zagreb. Stall writer Chuck Emch in Washington contributed to this report car from Page 1 vials. Von Maur Drew a distinction Between the 7 percent markup limit imposed by aares contract and the two cases where customers paid More than they should have. He said the matters Are unrelated. Referring to the auditors review von Maur said it a a. Found no violation of the contract and no overcharging of cafes customers by  in his letter von Maur blamed the failure to credit a customer with a $1,000 rebate and the $250 Power steering overcharge on human error. A in this connection it bears noting that the orders reviewed by cafes required 392,300 input keystrokes into the mechanized computer pricing program referred to in colonel skeet a memo the two human errors identified by cafes occurred during this input  in a previous interview Jeff Gardner general manager of oms said any overpricing of new car sales would have been caught during computer crosscheck at Headquarters in Kronberg Germany. Gardner did not respond to a stars and stripes query thursday on Why computers failed to catch the two overcharges found by auditors. In announcing the auditors results thursday cafes commander maj. Gen. Albin g. Wheeler pledged a a top to Bottom review of the new car sales program cafes officials were unable to respond by press time on the scope of the review  
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