European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 216 35c thursday november 19,1992 b d 8693 au.s., nato will Send ships to help beef up blockade by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a the United states and its nato allies agreed wednesday to commit maritime forces to a naval blockade in the Adriatic sea intended to Force an end to fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The . Security Council voted Mon Day to Institute the blockade to enforce compliance with its earlier resolutions that called for economic sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro the Only republics remaining in Yugoslavia. Serbia is widely viewed As the aggressor in the civil War. The blockade would allow ships to Stop inspect and if necessary turn Back vessels they suspect Are carrying cargo that violates the embargo previously ships had been authorized Only to Monitor shipments by radio. In addition the Resolution encourages Bulgaria and Romania to ensure that illegal cargo is not shipped to those republics through the Danube River. It also forbids shipment of key Energy and Industrial commodities such As crude Oil Coal and vehicles through Serbia and Montenegro without . Approval. According to a nato statement a Onato forces would coordinate and co crate with the Western european Nion and possibly other countries wishing to participate in enforcing the see ships on Page 2 of Arclinton has terrific meeting with Bush president Bush Waves after welcoming Bill Clinton on the president elect s first postelection visit to the White  May find Many out smoking Washington a president elect Clinton held what he called a a terrific meeting Quot wednesday with president Bush in which the two men discussed Domestic affairs and world trouble spots the new president might confront. The two men spent nearly two hours together at the White House including 90 minutes alone in the ova office and a Quick tour of offices in the West Wing. A it was a terrific meeting. The president was very helpful a Clinton said. A we talked about a dozen potential trouble spots in the world. Mostly about Thesee related Story on Page 5 kinds of problems 1 might face in the rest of the  Clinton said they talked about Russia Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Middle East along with the problem of skyrocketing medical costs in the United states after 1 he meeting Bush walked Clinton Back to his motorcade and the two men Shook hands. His meeting with Bush was the first event on the democrats Busy two Day itinerary. The Arkansas governor who turned Down Bush a offer of a military Jet arrived at National Airport shortly after noon in the chartered jetliner he used during his Campaign. Clinton sat on his plane for half tin hour before joining a motorcade that took him across the Potomac River for the Short ride to the White House. He and his wife Hillary came Down the Steps of the plane holding hands. Then Clinton Shook hands with Colice officers and a group of greeters on the Tarmac Leforc climbing into his limousine. Clinton looking ahead to foreign policy decisions he see Clinton on Page 2 inside today by Chuck Roberts staff writer some smokers would rather quit than smoke but most smokers agree it will take More than today a great american smoke out to make it happen a if i want to quit ill quit a said sgt. 1st class Donald Lund a postal supervisor in bad Kreuz Nach Germany. A if you done to want to then it does no to matter How Many people Harp at  last year 17.7 million smokers in the United states participated in the great american smoke out and 7,1 million survived the 24-hour smokeless period. No statistics Are available about american participation in Europe but about 600 smoke out survival kits were Given away last year to the military Community in Frankfurt Germany said Carol Kooistra health promotion coordinator for the Frankfurt military Community. A survival kit contains items such As gum Candy headless matches and pamphlets provided by the american cancer society. Kooistra said a similar number of survival kits were distributed this year to areas such As schools military units and the Public. But Lund said he does no to give the smoke out a second thought adding that it will take something More drastic for him to give up his 1 i packs of cigarettes each Day. He once quit smoking when he became a Long distance runner he said but he lit up again when he found that running marathons and smoking done to have to be mutually exclusive pastimes. Lund is among a High percentage of service members who smoke. In 1988, 41 percent of military members smoked compared with 28 percent of their civilian counterparts according to the american cancer society. Reasons for smoking include peer pressure stress boredom the inexpensive Price of cigarettes in exchanges and commissaries and Lack of other forms of recreation. The american cancer society estimates that 434,000 people will die this year because of tobacco related diseases. Skip Caffery said its easy to quit smoking. He a done it a a couple of Hundred times a but those attempts weren to prompted by the great american smoke out stress and a craving for nicotine make it hard to kick the habit said the records manager for the directorate of information management in bad Kreuz Nach. What would it take to kick it for Good a i wish i knew a Caffery said. Oliver Seroka planned to join millions of smokers who Lay Down their cigarettes today for the 24-hour smoke out. But Seroka has quit before and he knows that it takes More than a one Day Campaign to make it work. A smoker needs self Confidence to quit and a lot of support from friends to really kick the habit said Schroka who works see smoking on Page 2 the lure of Germany a Northern Gem a