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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday november 7,1992 a i at a ounce a i living afloat suits Stephen d. Clements. He commutes from his office on Takkunen Barracks in Worms Germany to the Wahoo a canal boat moored at a Marina on a Rhine River Inlet see Story photos on Page 16. Magic lawsuit reported a woman has filed a lawsuit in Mic in Federal court claiming magic Johnson gave her the aids virus in june 1990, Abc s primetime live said. A Page 4 Auto tests ordered the government ordered tougher Auto emission tests thursday for 181 metropolitan areas plagued by dirty air. A Page 5 Fischer blames jews former world chess Champion Bobby Fischer blamed a world jewry Quot Friday for his 20-year-Long self imposed exile from Public Competition. A Page 8 investors weigh future five Hundred Money managers and financial advisers have converged on san Francisco this week looking for an answer to the big question How will Bill Clinton shape investment trends Over the next four years a Page 17 1 1 Abby Ann Landers. 19 go macs ,�?�.,��>>�?�?� 1921 commentary. .13 faces no places. 18 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 religion. 10 sports ��.�?��.� 2228 to listings. 27 weather. 11 correction because of a reporting error a Story Day r p Gross of Schopp Germany voted in the sporting thursday incorrectly Saia Democrat Jim Gross of Schopp be 1976 presidential election. War from Page 1 said he was Only trying to resolve the Trade dispute in a Way that would be acceptable to . Interests. A no Trade War just looking after the interest of world Trade he said. President elect Bill Clinton would not state an opinion on the dispute but an aide said Clinton generally believes the United states Quot must get Tough Quot when foreign countries will not open their markets. Washington contends dec farm subsidies make some euro pea Quot far billion in 199& agriculture products including wine account for about 15 percent of France s exports. The tariffs affect an estimated $300 million in imports. White wine accounts for about 90 percent of the targeted products rapeseed Oil and wheat gluten make up the rest. French winemakers said the resulting tripling of prices now about $8.50 a bottle on average Woula virtually halt sales of their wine in the United states. American wine importers said they had enough stockpiles to last through Christmas. Meanwhile Trade ministers from the 12 dec nations met Friday at an English country House North of London and were expected to concentrate on dealing with the . Action. Dec foreign ministers planned to discuss the situation monday. British prime minister John major current president of the dec met with Jacques Delors the French chief of the eco a executive commission and both agreed talks should resume quickly with the United states spokesmen said. Some european officials have accused debtors of sabotaging the Trade talks a charge he denied when he arrived in London for a previously scheduled speaking engagement. Delors has ambitions to become president of France. And France s major parties on the right and the left Are wary of alienating the powerful Quick to protest farm lobby especially ahead of legislative elections in March farms employ about 6 percent of French workers a much greater percentage than in Many Industrial nations. The Community s chief negotiator on farm subsidies Ray macs Harry of Ireland resigned thursday. Dec officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said Delors had tried to Stro Garm macs Harry into slowing Down the talks. Macs Harry said Friday he believed an agreement could be signed in Quot five  but Frances agriculture minister Jean Pierre Soisson repeated his country s unyielding stance. Quot if we lie Down every time the americans raised their Finger we  exist Quot he Saia. Tariffs effect on military unclear by the stars and stripes wine merchants who Cater to . Military personnel in Europe were Uncertain Friday whether an import tax hike proposed by the Bush administration would drive up prices of european White wine at cafes class i stores. Quot i done to think so but it is a bit premature since it was Only announced yesterday Quot said Terry Hemsley who buys wines and spirits for the package stores. He said cafes does not buy its european products from a stateside distributor. A we done to get our French wines from the .,�?� Hemsley said. A we get our French wines from France italian from Italy and German from  a Navy Exchange buyer said Friday that no Navy policy has been established regarding the Sale of French  at Exchange outlets in Europe. A we done to know anything about it a said Beverly Prater senior buyer in the Navy Exchange service come consumables division located at naval station new York at Staten Island. Prater said the Tariff would probably Only apply to outlets within the Continental United states though she emphasized that was a guess based on news reports. Natos outlets Are entitled to Relief from taxes and tariffs said air Force Mai. Mike Pachuta head of the morale and welfare activity at natos Allied forces Southern Europe Headquarters in Naples Italy. Any French wine sold at of South a save Center outlet is bought from vendors in Europe Pachuta said. Ban a we done to know How Many but its a from Page 1 Versay of the current anti Gay policy and what an appropriate time it would be to end this homophobia and prejudice a Bray said. A number of service members Are awaiting discharges after either declaring their homosexuality or being discoverer by military authorities. W Many Small number a it. Col. Doug Hart a Pentagon spokesman said Friday. Quot in All of 1991, we discharged less than 1,000 people for homosexuality out of a total of More than 250,000who left the  discharges based solely on homosexuality can be completed in As Little As a month. If there Are charges of misconduct involved it takes longer to Iron out the Legal issues a Hart said. Military Law views homosexual acts As criminal and punishable by fines discharge and jail. _ while Bills to derail the military a ban on homosexuals were introduced in both houses of Congress this year neither Bill addressed changes to the military Law. Press aides at Clinton a Arkansas Campaign Headquarters did not have details on now rules might change or whether new rules would offer reinstatement to those forced out of the military. A act from Page 1 Mance of Usa eur . Army Europe and Safe us air forces in Europe and their Protection of the rights of most soldiers Lamberg said. A the military is not in the hands of any one ethnic group. At the same time the team arriving will be asking the Tough questions about the slate of affirmative action programs and other things and the effect the draw Down is having on equal  people attending the meetings should bring copies of any documentation to Back their complaints or cases Lamberg said. A this will help Usa eur and Safe Speed up the examination process a he said a confidential session will be held sunday from 1 30-5 3 1 . At the Lester a Pearson building in Patrick Hemy Village in Heidelberg Germany. Anyone interested May attend. Public hearings Are scheduled for a Heidelberg monday from 2 30-5 30 . And 7-10 . At the Patton recreation Center. A Niernberg Germany tuesday from 2 30-5 30 . And 6 30-9 30 . At Nymberg High school a Stuttgart Germany wednesday veterans Day from 2-5 . And 6 30 30 . At the Panzer Community club. A Ramstein a Germany thursday from 2-5 . And 7-10 . At the recreation Center. A Frankfurt Germany Friday from 1 30-5 . And 7-10 . At the Terrace club on the Abrams Complex the team also plans to visit Aviano ai3 and Vicenza Italy but locations had not been set Friday for information on that Section of the tour Call the local equal Opportunity office in Italy. Rumor on Library s closure false officials say by Chuck Roberts staff writer Derheim Germany a a widely circulated Rumor about the closure of the Pex Heim base Library is false 53rd area support group officials said Friday. Four letters protesting the supposed closure recently were sent to the stars and stripes and a petition has circulated in Pex Heim in an Effort to keep the Library open. However the Library has never been considered for closure said Sieve Cooper a Public affairs spokesman for the support group which oversees the communities of bad Kreuz Nach Derheim and Baum older. A no one is anticipating closing that Library a Cooper said. A nothing has been targeted. There is no More possibility of that than anything else at this  still according to a Friday news release the Community considers it a prudent to say that there is no guarantee that the Library or any other federally funded program will stay open. With the cuts in Federal budget that May be soon on the horizon no program is Safe from  Cooper said he does not know How the Rumor started. Justine Walak an accounting technician at the commissary in Pex Heim said she heard about the Library closure from a woman circulating the petition. Walak was one of the four people who wrote to the stars and stripes to complain about the rumoured closure of the Library and other service cutbacks in Derheim. The release encourages people to it Call the commanders office at the 410th base support in in Derheim if they have questions about the Library closure or an it other subjects. The release said one person called the military command to Check the Rumor  
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