European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes Friday May 22, 1992 a historic Facelift workers at mount Rushmore National memorial in South Dakota Are dwarfed by the presidential faces they arc inspecting for cracks wednesday. Two of the by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the Pentagon and major news organizations have reached Accord on a set of nine new principles for covering . Combat operations that Cut Down on the use of inc much maligned a a Pool system officials said thursday. The new guidelines also Call for sensitizing military commanders to the needs of the Media As Well As giving journalists Clear Cut ground rules to follow in their coverage. But the two sides remain at Odds Over the Issue of Security review of news gathered in combat zones a policy criticized during the persian Gulf War by Many journalists who Felt such reviews were often used to delay news considered unfavourable by the Pentagon. The announcement follows eight months of talks Cheney Between military and Media officials on ways to improve future combat coverage. A i have directed that those nine principles be made part of defense department policy a defense Secretary Dick Cheney said. A they have now been formally incorporated into our  Media representatives who took part in the discussions were led by Louis Boccardi president of the associated press Boccardi said in a statement that while journalists Are a not comfortable negotiating with our government about anything the guidelines offer the Promise of the kind of coverage the citizens of a democracy Are entitled to  a we began this Effort Quot Boccardi said a because what unfolded in the persian Gulf was unacceptable in Many w ays. Despite the appearance of a flood of coverage the restrictions on reporting were severe Well beyond the undisputed need for military  a but our group Quot he added Quot Felt a heavy responsibility to address the issues raised in the Gulf outside the Lile and death pressure of wartime. And we found the department of defense likewise willing to discuss the issues to see if we could find a better basis for whenever next time might happen. A we believe we have accomplished  one of the most significant victories for the Media was in getting the Pentagon to adopt a policy that Media pools in which a limited number of reporters Are Given Access to operations and later share their a technicians Are attending to Thomas Jefferson while a third Man stands atop George Washington. Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt Are not seen. Trial with ail their colleagues would not be the Standard Means of covering future . Military operations. Journalists in the Middle Hast often railed against the Pool system because of the Way it restricted their movements in the theater. Military officials defended the use of pools because they Felt allowing unlimited Access to the several thousand accredited reporters would have created chaos for operational commanders on the Battlefield. The new guidelines state that pools May sometimes he the Only practical Way to afford Media Access in the Early stages of an operation and May still be appropriate for coverage of specific events in extremely Remote locations or where space is limited. But the guidelines also state that the pools should be As Large As possible and should be disbanded at the earliest Opportunity a within 24 to 36 hours when possible. The disagreement on Security review of news material could not be resolved despite lengthy discussions the Media originally proposed a tenth principle stating that no news material would be subject to Security review. The Pentagon countered with a principle stating that a military operational Security May require review of news material for conformance to reporting ground  the news organizations argued that journalists would abide by Clear operational Security ground rules in the course of their reporting As they did in Vietnam and that additional Security review of news material is a unwarranted and unnecessary a the defense department would not Budge maintaining that the Security review policy must remain in effect a to avoid the inadvertent inclusion in news reports of information that could endanger troop safety or the Success of a  the guidelines Call for news organizations to make even Effort to assign experienced journalists to cover combat operations a Clear reference to the numerous reporters in the persian Gulf theater who were unfamiliar with the military. Some of the other principles would a guarantee Media Access to All major military units although special operations restrictions May limit Access in some cases. Quot a Cali Lor military Public affairs officers to act As liaisons but not to interfere with the reporting process. A allow for w Ider opportunities for journalists to ride on military vehicles and aircraft whenever possible. The guidelines have been endorsed by key Media organizations including the american society of newspaper editors the american newspaper publishers association and the radio and television news directors association among others.  More found dead on mount Mckinley from wire reports Anchorage Alaska a three More climbers have been found dead on mount Mckinley. Authorities said they had been stranded and rationing supplies for a week and apparently fell while trying to reach help. The National Park service said the mountaineers Alt South koreans were found wednesday evening at 15,000 feet by a Volunteer Rescue team. Two italian climbers died in a fall Friday and a Swiss Mountaineer died sunday of an apparent heart attack while trying to scale the 20,320-foot Peak North americans tallest. About 1,000 people try to climb mount Mckinley 130 Miles Northeast of Anchorage each summer. About half make it to the top. Authorities say about 420 climbers Are on the  Over Toothache Caledonia Minn a a Man complaining of severe dental pain took his dentist hostage wednesday quickly released him and fatally shot himself. Randy l. Otterness 37, took or. Mark Zard hostage at the dentists office in Mabel then drove the 10 Miles East to Caledonia where Zard also had an office authorities said. A this family said he was in great pain 10 times More than a migraine. He attributed it to his dental care a said Houston county sheriff Dennis Swedberg. Otterness was armed with two shotguns and a  Lincoln museum Washington a Interior Secretary Manuel Lujanjr. Has dropped plans to build a museum honouring the 16th president beneath the cavernous Lincoln memorial. The decision was viewed As Good news by rep. Richard j. Durbin d-lll., who wants to build a museum and research Center in Springfield 111. Lujan started the dispute earlier this year when he expressed interest in a Lincoln memorial museum. The . Capitol historical society headed by a self described a Lincoln nut a said it was willing to raise Money to build  opposed Asheboro . A the state Baptist convention has voted to expel two churches that took stands supporting homosexuals. Members of Pullen memorial Baptist Church of Raleigh voted in March to bless the Union of two Gay men. Olin t. Binkley memorial Baptist Church in Chapel Hill voted in april to License a Gay divinity student to preach. A we All feel compassion and a sense of pain but this was necessary a the Rev. Glen Holt of Fayetteville the conventions president said after the 5928 vote tuesday by its general board.2 die in spat Over roses Burbank Calif a a Burbank Man convicted hours earlier of beating his next door neighbor in a quarrel Over trimming roses burst into the Many a Home with a Rifle wednesday killing two women and wounding two others. All the victims either had testified against the gunman or had been involved in the assault Case Burbank police sgt. Bob Brode said. The incident began when Thomas Paul Humenik 25, went into his neighbors Back Yard and began firing at several women there Burbank police said. Humenik pursued the women All his neighbors into the House firing at them said Burbank police it. Chris Welker. Welker said Humenik then fled in a 1970s White Chevrolet Al Camino and was still at Large wednesday night. He was seen going into the House with a Rifle and then seeing leaving with a Rifle a Welker said. Merle Boyd 73, was pronounced dead at the scene and Sheila Young 45, died about three hours later at a local Hospital authorities said. Geraldine Correll 70, was in Good condition at another local Hospital with a gunshot wound in her shoulder authorities said. Elfriede Brauchle 48, was treated at the scene for cuts from flying Glass. Pentagon Media agree on combat coverage rules