European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday May 28, 1992 at a glance mail order retailer relaxed alter the Supre lne court handed them at least a Short term Victory in their fight against having to collect out of state sales taxes. See Story on Page 4. Nazi Hunt gets Aid the . Justice department is gaining a wealth of once secret soviet archives in its search to find suspected nazi criminals. A Page 4 koreans wary of gangs widespread scepticism surfaced tuesday Over an announced rapprochement Between Black gang members and korean american merchants. A Page 7 . Move on Iraq reported iraqis Economy is the target of an american led destabilization Campaign to pour vast amounts of counterfeit currency into the country Arab and Western officials say. A Page 8 Mission of memories As if making a pilgrimage to a holy shrine scores of american veterans have returned to England to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the . Military in Europe. A Pago 10 Oil prices cause concern the Specter of higher Oil prices has returned stirring speculation that Opecz a quest for More Money could hamper the . Economic recovery. A Page 15 Index Abby Ann Landers comics. Commentary. Crossword. Faces n places letters. Money matters a sports. To listings. Weather. 17 17-19 .1417161315 26-32 .31 .12 Mit Cio Liliu Douay ii us a a coast guard cutters return intercepted refugees to Haiti. A rare. 12.500 refugees last week the Coas Miami up a the coast guard has returned 38 haitian boat people to port a Prince the first sent directly Back to their Homeland under a new presidential policy condemned by refugee advocates. Representatives from the . Embassy and the haitian chapter of the International red Cross met the returning haitians tuesday at the pier in the haitian capital a coast guard spokeswoman in Miami said. The haitians were aboard a Trio of 15-foot sailboats intercepted monday night in the Windward passage Between Haiti and Cuba said Petty officer Toni Long. Coast guard Crews took them aboard the cutters Escanaba and Alert where the haitians were fed Given medical care and briefed on procedures for filing political Asylum claims with the . Embassy in port a Prince. The 38 were the first haitians interdicted at sea since the president issued an executive order sunday directing the coast guard to Send them Home without first taking them ashore for imm Migra Tion screening. Until last week the Agency had been taking the refugees to a temporary Camp at the . Navy base in Guantanamo Bay Cuba where immigration agents determined whether they had valid claims for political Asylum. When the Camp reached its capacity of . From Page 1 unfair and  he pledged to work toward a unhindered engagement of the . And of International Relief agencies in Bosnia. A i done to buy that a responded Diego Arria venezuelans ambassador to the . And a Security Council member. A the time for cordial relations is finished. Nothing they can do will Stop the actions of the  diplomatic sources at the ., speaking on condition of anonymity said the ambassadors of Britain France and the United states a three of the five permanent Security Council members a met tuesday to decide which sanctions to push against Serbia. A decision was not expected until later this week when a Resolution could be presented to the full 15-member Council. Diplomatic sources said the Resolution would sever air links reduce diplomatic representation and Block Oil shipments to Serbia. An arms embargo is already in place for the new Yugoslavia and four former republics. T the United states in the past week has withdrawn diplomats from Belgrade closed two yugoslav consulates and forbidden the yugoslav air Carrier from Landing in the United states. 12,500 refugees last week the coast guard began halting Only those boats in immediate danger of sinking. President Bush said sundays order was a necessary to protect the lives of the haitians whose boats Are not equipped for the 600-mile sea journey to the United states. But Cheryl Little an attorney for the haitian refugee Center in Miami said the order amounted to a a death sentence for haitians who face political reprisal in their Homeland. The centers attorneys said they were considering a Legal Challenge to the presidents order claiming it violated the United states treaty with Haiti As Well As other International refugee agreements. European Community members met tuesday in Brussels Belgium to consider punitive Trade and other measures against Serbia but took no action. In addition to the shelling in Sarajevo which has been under serbian siege for several weeks six serbs died in a clash with government forces in the mainly Muslim town of Kiseljack West of the capital Sarajevo radio said. Two croats died when their positions in the Southern part of the state came under serbian artillery fire the radio said. On tuesday night the City a maternity Hospital was set ablaze in serbian shelling that eased around Dawn the radio reported. Tanks from Page 1 of co f were called to ease a situation by showing available american Force. A a it a kind of sad to see the tanks go a said spec. Paul Hutchinson of the regiments artillery division. A they were the main  but he said there is Good reason to bid them Farewell. A we were Here for a reason and now the Mission is Complete a he said. A it just shows we did our  the tanks will not completely evacuate the City until aug. 15. The soldiers and equipment have been slowly Given Over to other units both in Europe and the United states. Remaining when the two tank companies leave will be a company each of engineers artillery and anti tank launchers As Well As a Light infantry brigade. But the tanks Are a symbolic loss and Yates mentioned this in his remarks. A the face off that occurred Between . And soviet tanks at checkpoint Charlie left no doubt in anyone a mind about the willingness of the United states and her Western allies to maintain unhindered Access to All Berlin a he said. Berlin mayor Eberhard Diepgen said that his City now United will never forget the Protection Given it by the soldiers of the regiment. He said berliners say goodbye a with a sense of Joy that these troops protected our Freedom for decades without having to fire a  americans Here Are a members in Good standing of the Berlin family he said. A we will pass on this message to the members of the younger generation so that they can continue to vitalize the partnership of the German american Community of values a he said. Also paying respects to the departing unit were Gen. Crosbie e. Saint commander of the. . Army Europe and retired Gen. William a. Knowlton the regiments honorary colonel who served in the Berlin office of military government in 1945 and 1946. A it is with a great Deal of Pride that i stand Here today As your honorary col Nel. You have done an awesome Job in Berlin a Knowlton said. A to All of you today to whatever assignment you Are Ott to i give you the old Battlefield greeting of a Farewell and Good  a depots from Page 1 Pean conflicts. Nato foreign ministers plan to meet next week in Oslo Norway to formally approve the new peacekeeping role for the Alliance in the Post cola War Era. In the past nato troops have been limited to crises on the territory of the 16 member nations. In response to questions Cheney said the United states has no plans to Send american soldiers to the bloody conflict in breakaway republics of Yugoslavia. There has been persistent speculation that nato forces could be sent to help quell the violence there once the allies approve the peacekeeping plan. Cheney also said he still had a some unanswered questions about a Franco German proposal for an All european army which dominated the ministers two Days of discussions. Germany a defense minister Volker Rishe sought during the talks to reassure the allies especially the United states and Britain that the new corps would not Hurt the Alliance. A some Progress has been made a Cheney told a news conference. A that does no to mean that we have yet reached a Complete understanding within the  in their final statement the allies emphasized that the first allegiance of european troops assigned to nato should remain to the Alliance and not to other defense groups. A we stressed the importance of main Taining existing assignments to nato of forces being considered for use by the Western european Union a the ministers statement said. The Western european Union a nine nation Security group is set to become the european Community a defense Arm in the coming years. Its members All belong to the dec and to nato. French president Francois Mitterrand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl last week announced plans for Ai join 35,000-member corps that would be ready for deployment outside Natu t Mitory by 1995. The corps which would have its Hea quarters in Strasbourg France was signed to further Western Europe s sire to play a stronger role in its defense and reduce the part player of the United states. But it has prompted fears by officials that it could weaken Naiu encourage critics in Congress Dema 6 further cutbacks of . Troops in it rope. Washington already has Anno plans to slash american forces by n. 150,000 by 1995. The ministers also agreed to pare t e alliances joint command str Cut part of plans for a leaner Force Post cold War Era. The reductions Tny said would amount to a Cut of a percent in Headquarters personnel