European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes thursday november 19,1992 4 Marine officers punished for actions at Rota club in i duty status and the Admiral also recommended a review of the officer s re a i at a ounce of a a Young muscovite puts the finishing touches on a snowman after new Snow fell on the russian capital wednesday. The United states was also getting its share of wintry conditions with Snow falling across a wide area from the Midwest through new England. See Story on Page 13. Super sales gimmick the imminent death of Superman has set off huge demand for the comic Book that leaves Lois Lane waiting at the altar and collectors waiting for a  Page 4 Gay airman sues an airman who was discharged after disclosing his homosexuality sued for reinstatement tuesday saying he is encouraged by the Success of a lawsuit filed by a Gay  Page 5 future scares students More than half of the nations Best achieving High school students feel that they will have a More difficult time than their parents in starting a career buying a House or affording an  Page 7 closer Europe ties the european Community is preparing a massive Public investment package of. Roads rail lines and communications networks that could provide a burst of economic growth and bring East and West closer  Page 8 big gain for Thrift plan Federal workers investing in the Stock fund of their Thrift savings plan earned 10.12 percent Over the past 12 months according to the Federal retirement investment  Pago 12 Index Abby Ann Landers .17 comica.17-19 commentary.15 crossword. 17 faces no places 16 letters.14 Money matters.12 sports.26-32 to listings .31 weather .13 by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau one Marine corps officer faces possible discharge from the service after being found guilty wednesday of indecent exposure last week at an on base club at naval station Rota Spain. Vice . T. Joseph Lopez 6th Fleet commander who conducted the nine hour hearing also found three other Marine officers guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer a Marine corps spokesman said wednesday. The spokesman it. Col. Stuart Wagner at the Fleet Marine Force Atlantic Headquarters in Norfolk va., said none of the marines names or ranks was released because non judicial punishment is an administrative action in which the names Are protected by the privacy act. The officer convicted of indecent exposure also was found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer. He will have a punitive letter of reprimand placed in his record Wagner said. Lopez also sentenced the officer to 60 Days restriction ships from Page 1 blockade. Since summer five ships from natos standing naval Force Mediterranean already have been monitoring shipments in the Adriatic sea along with five ships from the Western european Union the european Community s Security . Currently the . Frigate Halyburton is assigned to the nato Force. Further Steps to implement the blockade will be taken perhaps As Early As Friday based on recommendations from the alliances military committee which Linton from Page 1 will face Early in his administration said tuesday that he wanted Bush a Quot candid assessment of some world issues some problems ill be facing at the beginning of my  in Advance of the meeting Clinton did not reveal precisely what he had in mind for his White House session with the Man whose eviction he arranged. But he said he was Quot pleased that he invited me up and ill be pretty much at his disposal. There Are one or two things 1 want to raise Quot As Clinton arrived the sounds of hammers and saws rang out in Lafayette Park across from the White House As workers smoking from Page 1 for the . Army Europe contracting Center in Frankfurt negative comments from militant non smokers Are a big turnoff for smokers and do More harm than Good he said. A you got to have someone around you to say you be done a Good Job a said Jim Sheimo a retired army warrant officer in Giessen Germany. Quot you need encouraging words not discouraging stuff when you mess  Sheimo averages Only about four cigarettes daily he said but the amount has in Cord for possible discharge from the Marine corps Wagner said. The 60-Day restriction Means the officer must go to work but can go Only to his see related Story on Page 9 Home and workplace along with places for meals and worship. It is a a moral rather than physical restraint a Wagner said. The non judicial punishment proceedings at Rota began at 4 . Tuesday and lasted until about 1 . Wednesday. Lopez had jurisdiction in the Case because the marines were serving aboard 6th Fleet ships including the amphibious assault ship iwo Jinia the Dock Landing ship Tortuga and the tank Landing ship Spartanburg county. The three marines found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer were notified they would receive letters of admonition. Meets today. Willem Vaneekelen Secretary general of the nine member Western european Union has said he expected the blockade operation to begin no later than next week. Earlier this month nato decided to reduce the number of vessels monitoring shipments in the Adriatic. Those ships had not yet left the area when the Security Council passed the Resolution monday. The Security councils latest Resolution prodded Bulgaria and Romania to enforce the blockade on the Danube which flows along their Border linking Yugoslavia to the Black sea. Washington has offered . Surveillance to help them pinpoint began building a stand and bleachers for the inaugural Parade. Meanwhile Clinton was focusing his attention on putting together a new government with a distinctly different tone from that of his predecessor. Clinton on tuesday appointed former South Carolina gov. Richard w. Riley a Washington outsider to oversee the hiring of the upper level bureaucrats a the insiders a for the new administration. After meeting with Bush Clinton was going to a Black business District for a walk through the neighbourhood. And in the evening he was scheduled to attend a reception for the children a defense fund the advocacy group that his wife once chaired. Since the nov 3 election Clinton and Bush have talked by Telephone and communicated through emissaries but creased lately because of the stress of Job Hunting. Although he hates to admit it an to commercials about the evils of smoking make him consider giving up the habit for Good. Quot they kind of revolt you at first Quot Sheimo said while sitting in the smoking Section at the Burger King in Giessen. He said however that the commercials put a thought in the Back of viewers minds and get them thinking about what a a Nasty thing Quot smoking is. What gives Sheimo the biggest incentive to quit is his physical reaction when his smoking causes Chest pains and a tingling sensation in his fingertips. Nonetheless Sheimo said he would join the smoke out and give up cigarettes a and he hoped lose the accompanying sym the letters which will be entered in their records indicate criticism of personal conduct. Nine officers originally faced charges for incidents at rascals an on base Al ranks club. Charges were dropped against one officer because of a unsubstantiated evidence Quot Wagner said. An officer charged with dereliction of duty and another charged with fraternization were found not guilty As were two other officers charged with conduct unbecoming an officer Wagner said. All eight officers were ordered to participate in alcohol abuse counselling. Witnesses alleged among other complaints that a Marine fondled the breast of a woman he was dancing with and that a Marine looked up the skirt of another woman. Originally 11 officers All members of the 26th Marine expeditionary unit based at Camp Lejeune . Were charged based on a letter of complaint sent to Rotas commander Wagner said. Suspicious ships. But those nations Are themselves struggling to emerge from the ravages of More than four decades of communist party Rule and enforcing the embargo has been far from a priority. Romanians among Europe s poorest people have found profit in smuggling to Yugoslavia. But romanians Deputy transport minister Calin Marinescu said wednesday that his country already was acting under the new . Resolution. Frontier authorities Are a stopping All vessels loaded with cargo of doubtful origin and or with doubtful destination for inspection a he said. The associated press contributed to this report wednesdays meeting was their first personal encounter. At the White House press Secretary. Marlin Fitzwater said three Clinton aides were meeting with three Bush aides whue Clinton and the president talked in the Oval office. Representing Clinton were his director of the transition Warren Christopher and two deputies Mark Gearan Ana Alexis Herman. Bush a people were Andrew h. Card Secreta of transportation Chase Untermeyer who handled personnel matters in 1988 and Bob Zoel lick Deputy to chief of staff James a. Baker Iii Fitzwater said he did not expect the harsh name calling of the Campaign to intrude into the Bush Clinton meeting. A Campaign rhetoric ends with the Campaign a Fitzwater said. Seroka Lund Toms. He plans to sit in the non smoking Section of Burger King from now on. Quot this time in be set myself a goal and 1 m going to do it a he said