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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday june 3, 1992 at a glance a French policeman keeps watch Over vehicles stalled by sudden floods on a Highway Between Paris and Lille Early monday As violent storms caused havoc in the Paris area. See Story on Page 8. For More european and stateside weather information see Page 11.officer�?Ts dad Speaks out the Only police officer who faces a retrial in the beating of Rodney g. King Quot did him a favor Quot by not killing the Black Motorist the defendants father  Pago 4 hearing for Navy officers five naval officers underwent a preliminary hearing on claims regarding the alleged sexual assault of a woman hired to dance at a fellow aviator s Bachelor party. A Page 6 Vietnam returns remains Vietnam has returned to . Authorities what is says Are the remains of 10 More american service members killed during the Vietnam War a Page 8jaguar sales Reed up it costs nearly three quarters of a million dollars but that has t stopped 1,500 Jaguar buffs from competing for a Chance to buy Jaguar s new xj220, one of the fastest sports cars Ever. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 faces a no places. 22 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 23-26 to listings. 27 weather. 11 10 die in Detroit Blaze Detroit a a Smoky fire roared through a boarding House Early tuesday killing 10 people and seriously injuring two others authorities said. The Blaze broke out around 2 30 . And gutted the three Story Brick building. It was was extinguished about three hours later fire officials said. Sixteen people were believed to have been inside the House called new wave development fire chief Harold Watkins said. He said four of them escaped without injury and two others a Man and a woman were in serious condition. The 10 other residents were found dead inside Watkins said. Many of the residents were physically or mentally handicapped authorities said. A i had been asleep when they said a its a fire its a fire a a said Willis Darnell one of the residents who escaped. A i  walk. I fell Down the  Quot i grabbed my Blanket and put it Over my head and i got out. I walked fast a said Delores Strempeck 60, another resident. It was the most deaths in a single fire in the More than 30 years he had been on the Detroit Force he said. The cause of the Blaze was unknown the chief said. Caretaker Tyree Fluckes 37, said that he heard a fire alarm and that he and a resident Glenn Gregory tried to Wake up the other residents knocking on their doors. But the smoke got so thick that he and Gregory finally had to flee he said. Quot those people were like family to us a Fluckes said. Fluckes said the fire started in the Kitchen. Watkins said he could not confirm that. Janie Nelson 69, who with her husband Robert has owned the Home for 33 years said the place undergoes annual City inspection and licensing. A some of them have been there 27 years a she said. Quot its  Nelson said she was on her Way to the site. Her husband is recovering from a stroke and unable to go. Chuck peller of the state department of social services in Lansing said he could not immediately confirm a broadcast that the Home had at one time been licensed for handicapped care but had lost its License. The Home is in Detroit a new Center area on the City a West Side. At Dawn the building was still standing with Little sign from the outside that 10 people had died there. Smoke damage was visible around the windows. Diana Leone nursing supervisor at Henry Ford Hospital said the injured Man and woman suffered from smoke inhalation. Earth Summit delegates flood Rio Rio de Janeiro Brazil a the atmosphere is festive in Rio on the eve of a world Summit devoted to the planets Well being. Thousands of diplomats ecologists and native leaders have packed the City a bars restaurants and taxis easing the pain of a protracted recession. Residents Are reveling in the worlds attention and dozens of special events and concerts Are planned. But beneath the Bustle Many activists fear Little Progress will be made in addressing serious environmental issues. And some brazilians say the same delegates trying to protect Trees and animals have shown Little interest in human beings a especially brazils poor. The Earth Summit formally known As the . Conference on environment and development opens today at the Rio Centro convention Center 25 Miles West of downtown Rio. Twelve thousand environmentalists were to open the global forum a parallel non governmental conference. Groups ranging from an esperanto association to friends of the Earth were to meet in 36 Green and White striped tents at flamenco Park. At the Earth Summit delegates from 185 countries will debate and negotiate until june 11. An estimated 100 presidents premiers and Kings will meet for the final Days. Not All delegates have titles. Former soccer great pel6, named special Earth Summit ambassador is bringing 17 kenyan Street children to the conference. In deference to his soccer Loving citizens president Fernando Collor de Mello has called the Summit the a world cup of  others disagree. Quot the conference is just a Circle of Lead ers looking for electoral retreading a said Alfredo Sirkis president of brazils Green party. Much of the criticism has been directed at president Bush. Bush pressured european leaders to remove goals and timetables from an agreement to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions. The United states produces about one fourth of the worlds Carbon dioxide which scientists believe contributes to global warming. Last week Bush also said he would not sign a a a biodiversity agreement to protect the worlds plants animals Ana resources. Officials have since hinted that he May change his mind. A the Bush administration has recklessly undermined the Earth Summit a Josh Karliner Greenpeace a Summit coordinator said monday. A the Summit would be better off if he did no to  from Page 1 Campaign Democrat Hamilton Jordan and Republican de Rollins. Both met in Dallas with Perot Over the past two Days. Jordan former Campaign manager and chief of staff to president Carter is vice president of whittle communications in Knoxville Tenn. Rollins is a Washington political consultant who managed president Reagan a 1984 re election Campaign. Neither Jordan nor Rollins returned phone Calls monday. Squires confirmed that Perot a has talked to both of them but said that a neither has been hired As of now. A it might happen and it might not happen a Squires said. Analysts from both parties have said that getting both Jordan and Rollins aboard would be a major political coup for the Dallas computer tycoon. Perot aides had told troth Rollins and Jordan that they would be paid As much As $5 million for their services sources in both parties said. One prominent gop consultant who spoke on the condition of anonymity said monday that he was told by Perot aides that their employer was prepared to spend Welt Over $ 100 million on his Campaign. The consultant who said he turned Down a request to come to Dallas for a Job interview said he was told Perot did not take the reported $100 million figure seriously. A a a yeah i did no to think you a spend that much a the consultant said he told Perot a representatives. A they said a no no you done to understand. He d spend Many multiples of this a a the gop consultant reported. Perot Worth at least $3 billion has said he would spend a what it takes a often pointing out that the $100 million figure bandied about was just an estimate made by journalists not himself. Squires said a i cannot believe that a Perot representative would make such a statement. A that is so alien to everything i see and believe. That sounds like spin doctor  Perot a professional staff continues to grow As his Effort to get on every state ballot plods Forward. On monday he qualified for Arkansas general election ballot his 12th, following a weekend nominating  from Pago 1 Central bosnian town of Tula on monday. It gave no details. Since Bosnia s majority muslims and croats voted overwhelmingly for Independence on feb. 29, More than 2,200 people have been killed in fighting Between them and serbian irregulars backed by the serbian dominated yugoslav army. Serbs have seized about two thirds of Bosnia in the fighting. The United nations and most of the world blame Serbia and its Small ally Montenegro for the War. The world body imposed Tough sanctions saturday on the two states which formed the new truncated Yugoslavia after Bosnia Slovenia Croatia and Macedonia each broke away. But serbian president Slobodan Milosevic the dominant politician in Yugoslavia spoke defiantly. Milosevic told Belgrade radio that parliamentary elections sunday represented a Victory Over enemies at Home and abroad. The opposition boycotted the elections and International observers disregarded them. The Only candidates were from Milosevic a socialist party a former communists a and Allied Ultra nationalist and communist groups. In Montenegro communists reportedly won overwhelmingly. Results in Serbia were expected late tuesday. A coalition of opposition parties in Serbia on tuesday described the International sanctions As a a Serbia a worst defeat in history.�?�. A we View with deep concern anguish and bitterness the position into which the current regime has forced the serbian people Ana the serbian state through its irrational policies/1 the opposition said in a statement. In Belgrade Serbia a capital divers lined up Mieir can for Miles overnight to wait for gasoline. Gasoline prices doubled at  newspaper Politika considered close to Milosevic a government said Yugoslavia would Stop repaying its estimated 8 billion foreign debt because of the sanctions. Politika said Yugoslavia had the resources to survive for 18 months. The sections banned Trade froze Yugoslavia a foreign assets and imposed an Oil embargo  
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