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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday october 28,1992 at a glance there was a special Wake up son for shuttle Pilot Michael Baker on tuesday As he and the Crew of co Lumbia continued their 10-Dayspace Mission. See Story on Page 4. Inadequate plans residents would need nearly four Days to evacuate from Southeast Florida if another major Hurricane threatened during the fall tourist sea son a study says. Page 5 so Long Hanoi Hilton a prison where captured . Prisoners endured brutal conditions Dur ing the Vietnam War is reportedly being torn Down to make room for a modern hotel. Page 8 crumbling Alliance the disputed croatian Conquest of a town West of Sarajevo and a re ported serbian croatian cease fire have increased doubts that govern ment troops and croatian militia would renew their anti serbian Alli Ance. Page 10 Bank charges denied the Bush administration and banking regulators denied charges that they had postponed closing ail ing Banks to delay bad news until after election Day. Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 comics 19-21 commentary 13 crossword 19 faces n places 22 letters 12 Money matters 17-18 sports 23-28 to listings 27 weather 11 correction Bush from Page 1 that it did t  but Bush note twice that Perot had done that Only after going on a National program and making All sorts of  As for Perot s spending of perhaps $75million of his own funds on the Campaign Bush said i find it a Little  s strange strange. But let me but it this Way Don t worry about him a s got plenty left the president added. Perot on monday said he withdrew from the presidential race last summer after key Republican sources whom he has declined to name separately in formed him of the plan to disrupt his daughter Carolyn s wedding in August. I decided it was a risk i should no take could not take did not have to take Perot said. I adore her. And would not risk ruining one of the most important Days of her life and i did  Perot also charged that Republican operatives tried to wiretap his Dallas office. But an Fri sting operation against Texas Bush Quayle chairman Jim Oberwetter turned of nothing. Oberwetter said he sent packing the undercover agent who offered to sell him for $2,500, a Pur ported audio tape and documents from Perot s  said that he told Bush about the incident and that Bush assured him he would review the Fri s conduct after the election. Fri director William s. Sessions said the wiretap allegation was investigated and no evidence of criminality was , Perot repeated the wiretapping allegation monday claiming he had gop sources he could not name publicly. His statements Drew Sharp denials an bemusement from the republicans. It would seem that if there was any thing to this they would provide at Leas some tiny bit of evidence to support what Perot puts a Little bite into alleged killing plot from wire reports Dallas Ross Perot refused monday to provide the name of a former Security guard the candidate says could confirm an attempt to assassinate him 22 years ago. But he offered an account of a guard dog s role in the episode. At a news conference in Dallas Perot was pressed to provide details of an alleged infiltration of his Dallas estate 22 years ago by a team of five hit men sent by North Vietnam. The guard dog chased them offend bit a big piece out of the seat of one of the Guys Perot said monday. But unless the dog could talk the texan said i m not sure we could Ever satisfy  asked to name the Security guard who Perot said was on duty the inde pendent candidate for president said it s none of your  the dog again figured in Perot s answer when the candidate was asked Why he had not gone to authorities to report the alleged assassination at tempt. We looked through the Hospital the next Day Perot said. The Guy s got a we did t get anybody. The trick was to find one of these Guys. The Way to find a Guy that if you know anything about wounds in the seat there s normally tremendous bleeding. We thought he d have to go get sewed up. But when you look at the piece of that Guy that the dog had in his Mouth that Guy is sitting. With a list somewhere  Are very very serious charges Whitehouse chief of staff James a. Baker Iii said of the allegations about Carolyn per of s wedding. It s so crazy that he seems to have latched on to this theory much like other people Latch on to ufos theories and he seems to believe it said Bush spokes Man Marlin Fitzwater. Democrat Bill Clinton said that he did not know what to make of the Perot Bush Exchange but that he wanted to win Back Perot supporters who might have strayed from the democratic ticket. You Don t interrupt your opponent when he s making a fool of himself said Linton Campaign strategist Paul Begala. But Perot s running mate retired vice adm. James b. Stockdale defended him. This was not a last minute cock and Bull Story. Ross Perot is the most honest Man i have Ever dealt with Stockdale said in Albuquerque . Perot who throughout the Campaign has maintained that character questions even the candidate s past records were irrelevant said he hoped that by Dis cussing his suspicions they would quickly be Laid to rest. Even As he said he wanted to change the subject at the briefing he continued to bring it up. In one of several scornful remarks to reporters Perot said i m sure you la want to play with this All week but i m not going to fool with it  Perot said he tried at the time to get denials from White House officials but received none. He said he accepted their recent denials however. Package from Page 1 with the notable exception of voters i British Columbia the Globe and mail newspaper of Toronto said. Many believe the right of self government would strengthen natives claims on land. Nationally voter turnout was about 72 percent. Negotiations to Reform the Constitution were originally undertaken to meet que Bec s demands for special status to protect its language and culture. Over time however other provinces and the natives began pushing their concerns. A major Issue in the West was replacing the appointed Senate with an elected Bod including an equal number of senators from each province. That would give prov inces with Small populations a better bal Ance of Power with Ontario and Quebec which control parliament s lower House. The Reform package would have recognized Quebec As a distinct society and would have guaranteed it 25 percent of the seats in the lower House. It also would have guaranteed the pre sent practice of filling at least three of the nine seats on the supreme court with que Bec judges. In addition the agreement would have Given the provinces greater jurisdiction and recognized the inherent right of indians and eskimos to self government. Nick auf Der Maur a Montreal City councilor called rejection of the complicated Reform package inevitable. We be had a populist revolt he said. Usually a populist revolt is in favor of change. Here we be had a populist revolt in favor of the status quo. That s typically  pre referendum polls had predicted the defeat and Many people considered the vote a rebuke to Mulroney. Hugh Segal the prime minister s chief of staff nevertheless said there was no doubt Mulroney would Lead the conservatives into the next National election which he must Call by november 1993. Steffi from Page 1 circulation newspaper Bild. Teske said his celebrity passenger did very Well. She appeared to enjoy the flight. We took off. And flew for 15 to 20 minute before we climbed above 1q,000 feet where we did some aerobatics and forma Tion flying Teske said. A second f-16joined in the flight. She is obviously in extremely goo shape Teske said of Graf. We did about an 8-g turn and she did t even blink he said referring to a Man Euvertha produces upon a person eight times the Force of his or her weight. I Don t even think she breathed hard during the entire  Teske of Truman minn., said Graf called the flight an awesome experience and kidded him about trading jobs. Defense department and air Force regulations allow taking celebrities and news Media on flights in military jets if itis deemed As giving a positive impression of the . Air Force Tillman said. Colonel Teske has to Fly a certain number of hours each month anyway so it did t Cost much extra to take he along he explained. The world s no. 2 player also has Bee flying High in recent Tennis tournaments winning at Leipzig Germany Zurich Switzerland and Brighton England. Private charged with murdering her baby because of reporting errors stories Sun Day incorrectly cited some costs associated with busing pupils in the Niernberg area. Busing contract costs were $6.2 million for the 1991-92 school year and 1.8 million Ger Man Marks for the 1992-93 school year. Wurzburg Germany is a 3rd inf div Soldier has been charged with the premeditated murder of her infant daughter according to information from the division s Public affairs office. Pvt. 1st class Cassie r. Byrd of co a 603rd aviation support in at Katter Bach army Airfield in Katterbach was charged after an investigation by Crimi Nal investigation come agents according to a division news release. The 6-week-old girl was found dead by military police called to Byrd s quarters in the Bleidorn housing area in Ansbach on july 10. The press release tuesday was the first information released about the Case since the original news of the death. An article 32 investigation the military equivalent of a grand jury is ongoing. Mili tary Justice officials said results of the investigation will be considered by the Divi Sion commander maj. Gen. Richard f. Keller who will determine if Byrd will be tried by a court martial  
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