European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes tuesday april 21, 1992 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 California s first execution in 25 years. A Page 4highway a candid camera new Jersey motorists who ignore Speed limits Are Likely to get a letter in the mail warning them that they Are being watched a and photographed. A Pago 5�?~killer bees near Texas City sometime this summer or fall san Antonio will become the first major . City reached by the northward Advance of Quot killer  a Page 7saudi ambassador freed yemenite commandos freed the saudi ambassador after he was held in his office in san a for 19 hours by a gunman described As desperate and apologetic. A Page 8deserters, not pos sen. John Kerry d-mass., said soldiers who deserted during the Vietnam War May account for a number of sightings of americans in Indochina after prisoners of War were returned in 1973. A Page 9executives 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 in 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. An iraqi Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity Saia 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  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 apartment a a Deputy assistant Secretary for intelligence concluded a it May be worthwhile to apply department of Energy resources to concentrate on the Iraq Issue. However we Are uncomfortable with a secretarial level  the report said the intelligence official subsequently told Congress that he Felt the warning developed by subordinates was  the paper reported that a just where the initiative died is  it did not address whether the information that so alarmed the Energy department staffers was already known to . Intelligence agencies or whether it found its Way to them through some less formal mechanism than direct Contact Between Watkins and Baker. Bush talking to reporters in Kennebunkport Maine denied that he had allowed the saudis to Transfer .-made arms secretly to Syria and Bangladesh As the times said the documents showed. He did not discuss the reported transfers to Iraq. An administration official said the syrians obtained american made trucks the United states had provided to saudi Arabia for the coalition in operation desert storm the military Effort to oust Iraq from Kuwait. The United states has told Syria through diplomatic correspondence that it wants the trucks Back said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The bangladeshis were also part of the coalition. A we Are complying fully with All aspects of the arms Export control act a said Gary Foster a Deputy White House press Secretary with the vacationing president. About the report that the Reagan administration allowed the saudis to Transfer bombs to Iraq Foster said Only that a the state department is looking into this and All allegations of arms Transfer  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 Stilt 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 you la see a consistent increase in people with High school diplomas people with higher test scores Ana a decrease in those with the lowest acceptable standards Quot said maj. Gen. Jack c. Wheeler head of army recruiting. The change in the last decade is 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. Quot 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. A probably five years ago three out of four who wanted to get into the service could have gotten in. Today one out of four will get in a said Charles Moskos a sociologist at Northwestern University in Evanston iii., and an authority on the military. The armed services National aptitude Battery a the standardized test that measures language arithmetic and mechanical aptitudes a May not have changed dramatically in the last couple of years but the cutoff Point for qualifying has risen. One of the results in the last two years has been that the number of Black army recruits has dropped from 25 percent to 20 percent. What does this mean for the army traditionally viewed As the great equalizer for race and Opportunity a we May Well have to re look that As an implied Mission of the army a Wheeler said. Quot when you reduce the Force you re going to reduce opportunities across the