European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51 no. 212 senators Clinton asked to go slow on overturning Dod s ban 1 am. Washington apr a congressional leaders urged president elect Clinton on sunday to proceed slowly on removing the military a ban on homosexuals arguing that sudden action would create a juror in Congress and could endanger lives in the armed forces. A the ought to put it on the Back Burner a Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas said on Abc to s meet the press. A i can to give him any advice except to go slow a Dole said. A there Are other things you can do by executive order that  blow the lid off the Capitol. I think this one might come  5am. Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee appearing on lbs tvs face the nation said Quot i think we ought to proceed very cautiously. A if you did it overnight id fear for the lives of people in the military themselves a Nunn said. A i think there could be some very emotional feelings. So i would prefer that it be stretched out Over a period of  Nunn Dole and Senate democratic Leader George j. Mitchell of Maine who appeared with Dole on the Abc panel show said congressional action would be required to Amend the uniform code of military Justice even if Clinton did Issue an executive order changing the policy. A a in a be surprised if he won that vote Quot Dole said. However Mitchell said a i think the governor will be supported in that because i think he will do it in a sen Ein lift Natl. 99 the Arkansas governor said wednesday in Little Rock that he intends to consult with military leaders about Quot the mechanics of a change in policy. He did not say when this would occur. A i done to think homosexual status alone in the absence of some destructive behaviour should disqualify people from serving in the military the president elect said. On tuesday a Federal judge in los Angeles reaffirmed an order that the Navy reinstate a homosexual Sailor but did not Rule on whether the military ban is constitutional. The Sailor Petty officer 1st class Keith Meinhold see Gay on Page 2 German firefighters look Over a battered train engine after its collision with a derailed freight car in North Elm Germany Early sunday. German rail crash kills 11 Northeim Germany a passenger train slammed into a. _ a de railed car of a freight train in this North German town Early sunday killing u people and injuring 52. Hundreds of rescuers struggled to recover bodies and survivors from the twisted wreckage hours after the Accident at the train station of Northeim 40 Miles South of Hannover. Peter Munc Schwander a member of the German railways directorate in Hannover said 11 people were killed and 52 injured Many of them seriously the passenger train was travelling from the austrian Alpine town of Innsbruck to the danish capital of Copenhagen. The train slammed into a derailed car of a southbound freight train. Munc Schwander said 15 of the freight trains cars derailed after a see crash on Page 2 Mash troops go into action by Vince Crawley staff writer Zagreb Croatia a the american military Hospital in Croatia officially opened for business sunday although it began seeing patients the Day before when a croatian Bulldozer Driver was injured in a land mine explosion. A i heard there would be land mines but i did no to expect that they would really blow up a said a . Army nurse who heard the explosion about two hours after arriving in Zagreb on saturday. Land mines remain subjects of discussion among the 350 american soldiers deployed with task Force 212 at Plazo Airport about 18 Miles South of 7aj�a1. M a a a _ Austria Amon can Milit by Hospital Romania a x =v.s/% Zagreb the capital of Croatia. The 212th Mobile army Surgi pit commonly called a Mash is set up in front of a Bullet riddled hangar about half a mile form the Airport s passenger terminal. The task Force is located on a fenced guarded compound at the Airport that is Home to . Peacekeeping forces in the area. When Croatia declared its Independence on june 25, 1991, the serbian of n Macedonia not Reece it it a amp dominated yugoslav army vandalized the area and put land mines across the Airport before turning it Over to croatian officials. Because of this task Force soldiers literally must walk Between minefields to get to the eating area. The procedure is easier than it sounds however. All the paved areas arc considered Safe and soldiers Are being warned to see Mash on Page 2 scientists could make res shockingly Good Spokane Wash. Apr Pood researchers Are turning to electricity to improve meals ready to eat for service members Washington state University in Pullman said Friday that it will share a nearly $1 million army Grant with Tacoma based Nalley a Fine foods to develop More palatable fare for the Field. Bacteria and other undesirable organisms in liquid food can be destroyed with pulses of High voltage electricity rather than traditional heating methods researcher Barry Swanson said. The technique destroys bacteria without subjecting food to High temperatures which can Dull flavor and decrease Vitamin Content said Rich Meyer a vice president at Nalley a. Using a set of electrodes about 1 millimetre wide scientists pulsed electricity through Raindrop sized portions of grape juice Yogurt and Bouillon. The electricity kills food borne microorganisms while leaving vitamins and minerals intact Meyer said. If the process proves feasible on a Large scale electricity could be pulsed through food immediately after it is processed in the factory he said. The research was made possible by see res on Page 2