European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday april 21, 1992 at a glance Carl Icahn chairman of Twa says american airlines is cutting fares to drive weaker competitors out of business and will raise prices if it succeeds. See Story on Page 17. Execution Back on a Federal appeals court lifted an order blocking the execution of Robert Alton Harris opening the Way for californians first execution in 25  Page 4 court takes test Case the supreme court said it will use a Michigan Case to decide whether Federal courts generally May second guess state courts that say a defendant s so called Miranda rights were not  Page 5 a killer bees near Texas City sometime this summer or fall san Antonio will become the first major . City reached by the northward Advance of a killer  Page 7 second thoughts on pullout with less than eight years to go until the United states ends its military presence in Panama Many panamanians Are starting to doubt whether the withdrawal is  Page 8 senators on Mia Mission five . Senators met monday with Cambodia s prime minister to assess Progress in resolving the Issue of americans listed As missing in action from the War in  Page 9 executives optimistic . Executives Are More optimistic about the Economy and expect to create 1,9 million new jobs this year a Survey said. A 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 Libya asks Western reporters to Stop work leave country Tripoli Libya apr the government of col. Moa mar Qadhafi on monday asked Western reporters to leave the country muzzled Arab journalists and continued expelling diplomats. On the sixth Day of . Sanctions against Libya Syria retreated from plans to begin flights to the country in Defiance of the .-ordered air embargo. Syria said it did not have permission to Fly through the airspace of several countries a reflecting that most countries in the Region Are adhering to the sanctions. The flight would have been the first violation of the . Ban on flights to and from Libya. The United nations also has asked countries to Stop Selling arms to Libya and expel libyan diplomats until it turns Over two suspects in the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 indicted by the United states and Britain last fall. Since the . Security Council sanctions went into effect wednesday the syrian government has been silent on whether it would abide by them. But its state run Media have soundly condemned the sanctions which also Call for cutbacks in libyan diplomatic personnel abroad and a ban on arms sales to the Tripoli government. Similar views have been expressed throughout the Arab world. However Only officials in Sudan and Iraq which is still under . Embargo itself have said the sanctions on Libya should be disregarded. A libyan information ministry official monday told journalists a westerners and arabs a representing Western organizations that they can no longer work in Libya. The official who refused to let his name be reported said Libya was not officially expelling Western reporters but that they were expected to leave As soon As possible. He said arabs working for Western organizations can remain in Tripoli but not report. Libyans keep tight control on journalists working in Tripoli. Photographers and television Crews Are accompanied by a a minders whenever they leave their hotels and must have permission to photo graph almost anything. The permission does no to always come. But libyans Security state system is deeply ingrained and journalists interviewing people on the streets often Are stopped by other civilians who demand written permission for the conversation to continue Libya also has been expelling foreign diplomats in response to the sanctions. Monday ambassador Leon Doyen of Belgium said three of the eight diplomats in his embassy were ordered expelled. Belgium had ordered out three libyan diplomats under the . Sanctions. Sweden said sunday that one of its three Tripoli based diplomats was ordered Home in retaliation for Stockholm a expulsion of five libyans. Italy announced last week it was losing six members of its Tripoli embassy. A russian Diplomat speaking on condition he not be identified said his country was seeking permission from the . Security Council to Fly in planes to evacuate 3,000 russian military experts and their families. Indian men swindled by iraqi marriage scam new Delhi India a More than 125,000 poor Indian men have been swindled after buying fake application forms that Promise lifelong benefits and Cash gifts if they marry iraqi War widows iraqi embassy officials said. Aji iraqi Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity said the embassy has been receiving an average of 2,000 application forms daily by Post since february. About 100 men come to the embassy every Day with the application forms apparently circulated by a nationwide net work. The form quotes a hindi language newspaper As saying that the iraqi government is offering about $900 for marrying iraqi widows. The decade Long Iran Iraq War and the recent persian Gulf War left tens of thousands of widows. The hindi language forms All identically formatted also say the grooms will be Given a $355 monthly salary. Other benefits include $7,140 Worth of life insurance and $2,165 for those who stay on for five years. An average unskilled worker in India earns about $77 per month. The scam was apparently inspired by news reports from Jordan published last september in Many hindi language newspapers. The reports quoted the aug. 27 editions of several state run iraqi newspapers As saying that president Saddam Hussein a government would give $940 to men who marry widows and loan them $1,250 As  from Page 1 gence reports show that the saudis transferred american made armoured vehicles to that country after the end of operation desert storm in february 1991. During the same period Bangladesh received .-made armoured personnel carriers. . Officials Learned about the transaction after Bangladesh officials asked . Authorities to provide spare parts the times account said. Boucher also dismissed a Story in mondays new York times that said the Bush administration ignored pointed warnings a two years before the Allied coalition went to War against Iraq a that the iraqis had embarked on a major Effort to build a nuclear bomb. It was Only in the aftermath of the War that officials Learned that the iraqi program had been in an advanced state of development. The times Story alleged that the warnings were made in Early 1989 by the Energy department which discovered that Iraq had begun secretly buying nuclear parts. Boucher said the United states had been concerned about iraqis nuclear program Well before 1989 and sought to deny Iraq items that helped develop its nuclear potential. A we made this an Issue in our discussions and relationship with Iraq out the course of years a Boucher said. A is the fact that there was concern in the . Government about iraqis nuclei programs going Back a Long time i Don think this is anything new. Whether w were successful. Is a judgment we have to make  the state department inspector Ger eral concluded april 1 that As a result c Sloppy . Oversight sensitive militia technology sold to allies had been ilk gaily transferred to third countries. A we identified a number of instance where , items Nind technology wer used in violation of restrictive provisos the audit  from Page 1 up the economic ladder. Air Force staff sgt. Mckinley Thomas who recruits in Washington area High schools said a the kids hear about downsizing and they ask a Are you still recruiting a a the answer is yes but the emphasis is on Quality. Three years ago the army recruited 120,000 new soldiers. This year that number will drop to 75,000. Making the Grade is Likely to get steadily More difficult. A a you la see a consistent increase in people with High school diplomas people with higher test scores and a decrease in those with the lowest acceptable  said maj. Gen. Jack c. Wheeler head of army recruiting. The  in the is decade i it dra Matic. In 1980, 54 percent of All army recruits held High school diplomas. This year it is expected that All recruits will have them. The army is not alone in its upgrades. First Quarter figures from the defense department showed 99 percent of All new recruits have High school degrees 2 percent More than in the same period last year. Test scores also Rose and so did the number of enlistees who scored exceptionally Well. A the economics have helped a Marine corps maj. Nancy Laluntas said about the last few months of recruiting. A we Haven to had any difficulty and we be exceeded our Quality  the new goals Are still fluctuating As the services assess How Many service members will leave through downsizing. The expected drop however will leave Many Young people without what once was a predictable springboard to a career. Quot probably Fie years ago three out of four who wanted to get into the scr could have gotten in. Today one out four will get in a said Charles Moskot sociologist at Northwestern University Evanston Iii and an authority on military. The armed services National a Titi Battery a the standardized test to measures language arithmetic and n Chancial aptitudes a May not i changed dramatically in the last couple years but the cutoff Point for qualify has risen. One of the results in the i two years has been that the number Black army recruits has dropped from percent to 20 percent. What does this mean for the Arr traditionally viewed As the great equal or for race and Opportunity a we May Well have to re look that an implied Mission of the army a where said. A when you reduce the fori you re going to reduce Opportunity across the