European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes saturday june 6, 1992 changes fail to entice . To of Earth Summit treaty at a glance Edward Gross a professor who is writing a Book about embarrassment assumes an a embarrassed look in his office. See stories on pages 14 and 15. Illegal child workers a nationwide strike Force uncovered nearly 5,000 illegally employed children at about 1,300 businesses the labor department  Page 4 weapon sales skyrocketed californians snapped up weapons last month after the los Angeles  Page 5 Farmer picked As Leader president Lech Walesa on Friday nominated a 33-year-old Farmer who Heads the polish peasants party As Poland a fourth Post communist prime minister. A Page 8 use of troops backed japanese lawmakers have rammed through a Bill that would allow the first japanese troops to be sent overseas since world War  Page 9 open House closing soon the air Force sponsored open House at Berlin s Tempelhof a is about to come to an end after More than two decades of giving visitors a taste of aviation and ice  Page 10 Japan to boost purchases Japan s electronics Industry agreed thursday to Quot emergency measures to boost purchases of foreign semiconductors. A Page 17 Index a i Abby Ann Landers 19 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword .19 faces a no places .18 letters .12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings.27 weather.11 Rio de Janeiro Brazil a the . Government has rebuffed last ditch efforts to win its approval for a treaty protecting endangered plants and animals calling proposed changes in the documents language too superficial. Signing of the biodiversity treaty a key document of the Earth Summit was to begin Friday. The Days activities began with the ceremonial planting of 11 Brazi Lwood seedlings a now rare tree that gave Brazil its name. Brazilian president Fernando col Lor de Mello and Sweden a King Carl Xvi Gustaf joined schoolchildren to Plant the Trees on the Lawn of the Rio Centro convention Center where the Summit is being held. A Bush administration official in Washington said late thursday that the brazilians had offered to make a cosmetic changes to the biodiversity treaty to win . Support. A the  stuck to its guns a because the brazilian suggestions did not address fundamental . Concerns said the official who spoke on condition he remain anon correction because of administrative delays the planned change of command of the . 6ih meet has been postponed. Rear adm. Thomas j. To pc will relieve View adm. William a. Owens. No Date for the change has been set. A Fleet spokesman said  from Page 1 stockpile of tanks artillery and other conventional arms across Europe. It was originally designed to prevent the soviet bloc from launching a lightning strike on Western Europe. A this is an important step for our common Security Ana the future of arms control disarmament and Confidence building measures Quot said Manfred Wornor the nato Secretary general. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from nato nations and the former Warsaw pact. The ministers who have met twice before will discuss ways of forging closer tics. The signing was delayed for 50 minutes by a Sharp discussion of the ethnic conflict Between the former soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan . Deputy Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagle Burger  from Page 1 army from attacking other states of the former yugoslav Republic a took a swipe at Perot a Independent presidential candidacy by lauding the two party system for giving the nation a fantastic historical stability a meanwhile former president Nixon in an interview on Abc tvs today program said of the Campaign for the White House a at the present time its a two Man race a race Between Bush and  Nixon said he supports Bush and believes he will win in november but he said Perot will be a a formidable candidate. He has a Chance to  Quot i do not think Perot is going to flame out a Nixon said. A this Isnit simply because he has a lot of Money to spend. It defense from Page 1 of . Troops stationed overseas. Secretary of defense Dick Cheney told reporters thursday that he already was planning to recommend that Bush veto the Bill because of the extra spending cuts and other requirements specifically faster troop withdrawals and increased Burden sharing by . Allies. A what the House did raises the possibility by forcing us to go to lower troop Levels quicker that the ones who pay a real penalty for that would he our men and women in uniform and we wont accept that Quot Cheney said. Foreign ministers from both newly Independent nations attended the session and Womer was seen with his arms around the ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia encouraging them to talk to each other. Eagleburger said the talks a went Back and Forth Over How much detail to include about the disputed Region of Magorno Karabash an enclave mainly populated by armenians but controlled by Azerbaijan. In the final statement the ministers said they were a profoundly disturbed by the escalation in the fighting loss of life suffering and extensive destruction in the  they gave their backing to a proposal to Send civilian observers to the Region under the auspices of the 52-nation conference on Security and cooperation in Europe a group that includes the United states and Canada with european nations. The conventional arms reduction pact is the latest weapons agreement to survive the fall of Kremlin Power. Because he is a non politician. He is for change and the american people want  Bush used the news conference a rare session in the formal East room of the White House to push for congressional passage of a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced Federal budget. Perot at a Las vegas Campaign rally thursday took credit for bringing attention to that Issue. Bush has backed the idea previously but this week has chosen to make it a High profile objective. Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton interviewed on can s Larry King live to program thursday night said he found Bush a support for a balanced budget amendment a somewhere Between amusing and amazing because Bush had presided Over the quadrupling of the National debt. Clinton also chided Perot for saying the government could Cut billions in without a breaking a  the measure would require american forces in Europe to be Cut to 100,000 by the end of fiscal 1995, the Pentagon is seeking to have 150,000 serv ice members there. In addition it would require Europe and South Korea to pay 70 percent of the most of maintaining . Troops in their countries much As Japan does. The authorization measure being crafted by the House would budget $274.2 billion for defense compared with $281 billion being sought by the president. The Senate is expected to approve legislation providing Lor $277 billion or More. The Bill was expected to be passed in full Friday after lawmakers vote on amendments designed to restore funds for the administration s strategic defense initiative Mous. In a gesture that could Blunt some criticism of american hesitation on Summit agreements chief . Delegate William k. Reilly head of the environmental Protection Agency announced thursday that the Forest service would end Clear cutting As Standard policy in National forests. Another key document of the Summit the global warming treaty was made available for signing thursday in a ceremony led by . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali. President Bush plans to sign it when he arrives next week. The four nuclear Powers in the former soviet Union a Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan and Belarus a have agreed to abide by a pact calling for reductions of about 38 percent in Long Range nuclear missiles bombers and submarines. The United states will Cut its weapons by about 30 percent. After much squabbling the republics last month agreed on How to divvy up the conventional weapons cuts assigned the Kremlin. Russia will retain the Lions share of the arms. In addition to Russia other former republics pledging to abide by the pact Are Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Moldova and Ukraine. A table released by nato showed Russia holding on to 6,400 a or nearly half a of the 13,150 tanks allotted the former soviet Union under the Accord. It would keep More than half of the 20,000 armoured combat vehicles and nearly 50 percent of a total of 13,175 artillery pieces assigned by the agreement. The agreement provides for an extensive inspection  from Page 1 try slipped into recession. The jobless rate is based on a Survey of american households. A separate Survey of businesses showed that payrolls increased by 68,000 in May. That Advance also was a disappointment to Many economists who had been looking for a stronger figure. The big jump in the jobless rate during a presidential election year was certain to be used by president Bush a political foes. The president said at his thursday night news conference that his political problems stemmed from a this sluggish anaemic  the president insisted that the Economy was beginning to improve but he conceded that the weak Economy was hurting his approval ratings. Known As the a Star wars program and for the ill fated b-2 bomber. The defense conversion plan crafted largely by the armed services committee would a a increase Aid for Job training programs. A provide $5,000-a-year stipends to help former service members and Laid off defense workers win certification As elementary and High school teachers. A help finance the creation of new government business consortium to help develop critical technology that could be applied for both military and civilian uses. A give Laid off personnel medical and retirement benefits and some hiring preferences