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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes saturday october 31,1992 a at a glance j civilian blood Bank representatives have appealed to the defense department to drop its 1-year-old ban on donations of blood from 560,000 persian Gulf War veterans see Story on Page 4. Black youth acquitted a Black teen Ager was acquitted of killing a hasidic scholar during anti jewish riots last year despite what police said was Strong evidence that he was the killer. A Page 4 . Treasurer probed the Fri has raided the Home of . Treasurer Catalina v. Villalpando to investigate allegations that she collected payments from a former employer after president Bush named her treasurer sources said. A Page 5 Spain Italy Back treaty lawmakers in Spain and Italy overwhelmingly endorsed the embattled maastricht treaty on european Unity thursday. A Page 8 lag in wealth found a study has found that while the a super Rich Quot enjoyed rapid growth of wealth the Bottom 60 percent of families found their wealth either stagnating Orfall Inq Between 1983 and 1989. Page 17 speeding rewarded Alvin Texas honoured its most famous son by renaming a stretch of Highway 288 the Quot Nolan Ryan  a Page 18 Index j Abby Ann Landers. 19 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 faces a no places. 18 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 religion. 10 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 race from Page 1 everyday concerns. A this idea that in a disconnected is a Clinton Gore myth a Bush said appearing on a taped interview on Abc tvs primetime live. Clinton was on the same show in a separately taped interview. Perot appearing on in no a Larry King live answered a viewer question on the same subject by noting that he buys his own food and clothing and had on thursday been in a convenience store where he spoke with the clerk some construction workers and a police officer. Bush said a a lot of families Are hurting but a the Economy Isnit in As much doldrums As governor Clinton and Ozone would have you  Perot on can insisted he can win. Bush has no Chance Perot said. A the Good people who Are voting for him Are throwing their votes away a Perot said on the King show. Forces from Page 1 Pear to Lack weapons delivery systems to carry out the threat. Poison Gas has not been used by either Side and it does not appear that the serbs have any stocks. Bosnia a civil War began when serbs rebelled against the majority muslims and croats who voted to secede from Yugoslavia in february. More than 14,000 people have died in the fighting. Izet Begovich a threat broadcast on iranian radio appeared to have been prompted by the string of Battlefield defeats and frustration Over the disintegration of a Muslim croatian coalition against the serbs. The nominal allies have fought each other fiercely in several towns Over the past two weeks and on thursday president Franjo Tadjman of the neighbouring Croatia urged muslims to accept Bosnia a division along ethnic lines. Elsewhere bosnian radio reported heavy fighting in Gra Acac and Brcko in northeastern Bosnia. Fighting also raged in an area South and Southwest of Gra Acac around the Industrial Center of Tula and Droboj and Baglaj radio reported. In Sarajevo Only a few shells landed overnight mostly on the Southern Edge of old town to the East and in the Western suburb of Dobrija. Among Bosnia a three warring groups Only the muslims agreed to a proposal wednesday by International mediators for the country a decentralization along economic and geographic lines. Security from Page 1 appropriate for civil aviation  postal officials in Europe were notified thursday that the new requirements go into effect nov. 1. The rules Are part of a list of eight Security measures agreed on by the Federal aviation administration and the defense department. Other measures in the agreement already were a part of mail operations such As transporting mail in locked vehicles and training mail clerks to detect and handle mail bombs. The commanders of both the army and air Force mail agencies in Europe apologized for any inconvenience caused by the new form. However they pointed to the importance of the Security measures. A we Are also users of the system and have to make the same changes a said col. Elizabeth Gibson commander of the army postal group Europe in Schwet Zingen Germany. As a positive Side to this Many of us will have loved ones flying on commercial aircraft in the near future and this is just one More safeguard on the planes that also carry military mail. A a a i Only wish we could have been Able to give it More publicity before we had to implement the Security  the new Security measures Are similar to the scrutiny Luggage gets before being allowed onto an aircraft said it. Col. Robert Demmel commander of the 7025th air postal so at Ramstein a Germany. A they ask questions about who packed it and if it has been with you All the time a Demmel said. A this just gives the same consideration to mail that is placed on the  a form has been produced for use at Post offices operated by both services and it will be available in the same locations As customs declaration forms. One form can be used for multiple mailings. A for those who already take the customs forms Home to prepare their packages they can take this Home too a Gibson said. Air Force Post offices will have an employee in the lobby to answer questions about the measures when staffing Levels allow it Demmel said. Air mail facilities still will have mail a Ray capability said maj. Bruce Kinser a spokesman for the military postal service Agency in Alexandria a. Random checks still will be used to Monitor mail Security he said. The new Security requirements will affect All services. However Navy officials could not be reached for comment Friday. Repairs Force closure of Naples Airport Naples Italy a amps a Cap Dichino Airport which serves both civilian and military air traffic in Naples will close monday for about two weeks for runway repairs forcing civilian International travellers to Fly to Rome and make their own Way to Naples. The Airport is expected to be closed through nov. 16, during which time All direct International flights there will be cancelled military and travel officials said Friday. During the closure . Navy and air Force flights which normally operate out of Cap Dichino will use the italian Graz zanies air Force base about 30 Miles North of Naples. Quot american military aircraft will be maintaining full service during the time of the closure a said Navy cmdr. Wes Maughan a Fleet air Mediterranean staffer. A the military terminal at Cap Dichino will remain open for Check in and passengers will be bused Between Capo Dichino and  civilian airline passengers headed for Naples from outside the country will Fly into Rome a Fiumicini Airport and then take a train to Naples or make their own Way airline passenger representatives said Friday. Domestic civilian flights ordinarily scheduled to operate in and out of Naples also will use Graz Anise. Free buses will shuttle those passengers Between Graz Anise and Cap Dichino. Civilian and military passengers flying out of Graz Anise will need to Check in at Cap Dichino two hours before the scheduled departure. During the repairs helicopters will be permitted to use Cap Dichino. Nato naval Force visits bulgarian port Naples Italy a amps a visit by natos standing naval Force Atlantic to the bulgarian port of Varna which began Friday is the first time a nato flagged Force has gone to a non nato port in the Black sea. Announced thursday in Naples by the Headquarters of Allied forces Southern Europe the visit is part of a military contacts program that has seen exchanges of visits Between military delegations of nato and Bulgaria. The standing Force is comprised of the flagship Harry Yampell an american Cruiser the Canadian frigate Gatineau the dutch frigate Piet Heyn the German frigate Emden the norwegian frigate Bergen the Spanish frigate Victoria and the . Frigate Andromeda. The turkish destroyer Sav Stepe will join the Force during its deployment to the Black sea. Meanwhile standing naval Force Atlantic remains on duty in the Adriatic sea continuing a monitoring Mission it began july 16. It monitors shipping to the  republics of Serbia and Montenegro the Only republics left in Yugoslavia. Search underway after Utah copter crash Hill fab Utah a Rescue workers searched Early Friday for people aboard an air Force helicopter from Florida that crashed into the great Salt Lake. It Wasny to known How Many people were on Board. The Mh-60g pave Hawk helicopter crashed thursday evening about 100 Yards from an Island in the Lake and 13 Miles West of Hill fab said base spokesman Len Barry. Such copters carry a Crew of three and up to 12 passengers. Staff sgt. Barbara Fisher another Hill spokeswoman said she did not know How Many casualties were involved or whether anyone died. Rescue efforts were hampered by bad weather with rain and Snow  
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