European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday june 13, 1992 at a glance \ he a the Village of Bradour sur glane stands As it was the Day nazis Mas sacred 642 people on june 10, 1944. Sec Story on pages 14-15. Cuomo a candidate profile gov. Mario m. Cuomo the Man who wont be president but can to Stop talking about the men who would be said that Ross Perot could be but that Bill Clinton should Page 4 sensitivity for sailors fifty one men and a woman who train the Navy s sailors underwent sensitivity training thursday discussing dirty jokes flirting and taking advantage of Page 5 russian hot spot the russian legislature on Friday declared a state of emergency in North Ossetia and russian troops were airlifted to the Region where hundreds of people have died in Battles with georgian militants. A Page 8 hostage release predicted a German newspaper said two germans held hostage in Lebanon for three years will be freed and returned Home next week. A Page 9 a thou shall not Snoop snooping in someone else s computer files would constitute a keyboard sin under a proposed set of a a ten commandments of computer a Page 12 Price increases minimal consumer prices Rose a 0.1 percent in May the smallest increase in four months As a drop in food costs helped offset higher Energy prices. A Page 21 Abby Ann Landers 24 comics.22-24 commentary.19 faces in places .20 letters .18 Money matters.21 sports.25-32 to listings.31 weather.13u.s., russian officials trying to reach Deal on missile cuts London a . Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii began talks Friday with russian foreign minister Andrei Kozarev on carving out a missile reduction pact in time for next weeks superpower Summit. Baker and Kozarev made no Public statement when they met at the russian embassy for their last minute attempt to find common ground for an agreement. The latest meeting was arranged in a Telephone conversation with Kozarev that evidently gave Baker reason to Hope details could be worked out Over the weekend. Russian president Boris n. Yeltsin scheduled to arrive in Washington on monday is to hold White House talks with Bush and Baker on tuesday and wednesday and Fly to Kansas on thursday to visit a meatpacking Plant and a University. State department spokesman Richard Boucher said Baker and Kozarev would end their talks in time for the Yeltsin talks. Both sides Are committed to reducing their arsenals of Long Range bombers missiles and submarines beyond the cuts required under the strategic arms reduction treaty. But Yeltsin saying the Bush administration was trying to get an advantage criticized a . Proposal to eliminate missiles with multiple warheads that Are based on land but Only one third of those kept at sea. Land based missiles Are the Backbone of russians strategic forces while submarine launched ballistic missiles Are prize by the United states. Apart from the dispute Over multiple warhead missiles talks in Washington last monday and tuesday Between Baker and Kozarev failed to produce Overall limits on Long Range warheads specific ceilings on various weapons or an understanding on How quickly banned missiles would be from Page 1 said. By fiscal 1997, total budgeted civilian employment in the defense depart ment is due to drop to 940,000, a Cut of 212,000 from fiscal 1989 Levels. Most of that reduction will be achieved through attrition a not replacing workers who retire or leave voluntarily a and hiring restrictions that have been in effect for More than two years. The Pentagon official said some rims Are probably unavoidable. A but offering a financial incentive to induce employees to resign or take Early retirement will significantly reduce the number of employees who will have to be involuntarily separated a he from Page 1 opposed linking Aid Levels to the economic indicator. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl also committed Germany to reducing Carbon dioxide emissions by 25-30 percent by the year 2005. He said Germany was the first Industrial nation to accept that target. A a peaceful future can Only be assured if we make our peace with nature a Kohl said. A a we Are ready to assume our share and Hope other Industrial countries will do the separately the 12-nation european Community pledged to increase Aid for environmental projects by $4 billion portuguese prime minister Anibal Cavaco Silva said but he offered no timetable. British prime minister John major called for a world Bank facility for environmental Aid to developing nations to be increased by $2billion to s3 billion from its current level of $1.3 billion. The facility is funded by Vot Ontaiy contributions primarily from industrialized nations. The . Contribution is currently $150 million for projects it approves. Major also announced a plan to stud budget from Page 1 can people Are mad now just defeat this one Ray of Hope we have now for finally reducing the Federal deficit and you will see a real revolt Quot rep. Rod Chandler r-wash., said shortly before the climactic vote. Democratic leaders fighting the measure lobbied it so intensely that 11 lawmakers All democrats who sponsored the amendment ended up voting against it. House budget committee chairman Leon e. Panetta p-calif., said Quot we re saying we re so weak so cowardly so helpless that we be got to Amend the Constitution to give us a Little spine. Quot that is not the heritage i want to leave to my children a Panetta said. White House reaction to the vote was Switt. Quot Phis is still just the beginning of the Effort and we Are within striking distance a said Marlin Fitzwater the White mouse spokesman aboard air Force one the worlds biological resources and make British climate control technology available to developing countries according to an Advance text of his speech tie proposal on studying resources appeared similar to one made by the United states. A the environment is no longer the specialized concern of a few a major said. Quot it has become the vital interest of us More than 110 world leaders were attending the Summit to sign treaties that set a framework for International cooperation to improve the worlds environment. A when there Are no More pretexts for arms races military expansion and cold wars what prevents the developed countries from offering funds for environmental Protection a cuban president Fidel Castro asked the Assembly. President Bush came hoping to vanquish criticism that the United states cares Little for Earth Summit initiatives. In his speech Friday he planned to trumpet the record of the United states As a Leader of environmental Protection programs for More than 20 years while stressing the need to balance environmental Protection and economic growth. Delegates have been working since june 3 to finish the documents but some As it was heading to the . Environmental Summit in Rio de Janeiro Brazil with the president. Treasury Secretary Nicholas f. Brady called the outcome a another sad example of Congress inability to Deal with a National problem. Missed was a Chance for the Democrat controlled Congress to exercise House majority Leader Richard Gephardt d-mo., said the vote showed that most members of Congress Are a willing to take extraordinary measures to get the deficit under he said democratic leaders would soon unveil a deficit reduction Bill. The Defeated measure would have required a balanced budget As soon As 1998, a contrast to red Ink that now runs to about $400 billion a year. But opponents noted that it did nothing to reduce the deficit simply leaving decisions about tax increases and spending cuts for the future. Whatever the arguments there was no doubting the political stakes. Bush lobbied for the measure and used it As a weapon in his Campaign year attacks on Congress spending habits. Points a particularly on questions of Money a remained for the world leaders to wrap up. On the table Are two legally binding treaties and three other documents that Are Broad statements of principle and action. More than 60 nations have signed the climate control treaty which Calls for the worldwide reduction of Carbon dioxide emissions and the biodiversity treaty which Aims to protect Plant and animal species. The United states has been widely criticized for opposing the biodiversity treaty and for weakening the climate control pact before agreeing to sign it. Because of . Insistence the climate treaty no longer includes european backed targets of reducing Carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 Levels by 2000. It was not immediately Clear if Germany a pledge was equivalent to that level. The United states is the largest source of Carbon dioxide emissions which Are believed to be the main cause of global warming. Chief . Negotiator William Reilly said thursday the Bush administration Wilt spend $1.4 billion for climate control research and monitoring and will share the results with other countries. He was Allied with conservative groups such As the National association of manufacturers and the National taxpayers Union. They argued that the Public was demanding that the Constitution s weight be used to control unchecked Federal shortfalls which Are about to drive the National debt past $4 trillion. House speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., denied twisting arms to defeat the amendment. But he joined the debate on the floor a rarity that signified the importance he attached to the Issue. A the Constitution will not balance the budget a he said echoing the arguments of others who said higher taxes and smaller social Security checks would inevitably follow enactment of the amendment. A this is nothing More than the constitutional equivalent of hanging garlic in windows to w Ard off vampires a said rep. Mike Synard okla. They were joined by representatives of the elderly unions Many businesses and the poor who warned of disastrously deep cuts in programs such As social Security and medicare
