European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes thursday november 19, 1992 a i at a glance 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 age 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 Lor a resurrection. A Page 4 payment for Nixon Richard m. Nixon May be about to collect from the government for the documents and tapes seized in the watergate investigations that drove him from the presidency. A Page 5 future scares students More than half of the nation s 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 education. A 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 together. A 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 tie Federal retirement investment Voaid. A Page 12 Index Abby Ann Landers .17 comics.17-19 commentary.15 crossword.17 faces a no places.16 letters.14 Money matters.12 sports.26-32 to listings .31 weather .13 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 Nat o Force. Further Steps to implement the blockade will be taken perhaps As Early As Friday based on recommendations from the Alliance s military committee which meets today. Willem Vaneekelen Secretary general of the nine member Western european Union has said he expected the blockade operation to begin no Taler 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  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 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 a poorest people have found profit in smuggling to Yugoslavia. But Romania s Deputy transport minister Calin Marinescu said wednesday that his country already was acting under the new . Resolution. Frontier authorities arc a stopping All vessels loaded with cargo of doubtful origin and or with doubtful destination for inspection a he said. He could not say How Many boats had been stopped for searches but added that a chinese Craft and several russian and ukrainian vessels were being clucked. He said no Force was used to Stop the boats for inspections. Donald Russell the . Team Leader of an International croup monitoring traffic on the Danube said three or four ships thing the yugoslav Flag also had been stopped since monday. Bulgarian authorities have allowed a Stream of Tanker trucks to Cross into Yugoslavia saying they could not halt trucks whose Drivers had documents saying the fuel was destined for a third country. However the . Resolution adopted monday bans transshipment across Yugoslavia of crude Oil Petroleum products Coal Energy related equipment metals chemicals rubber tires vehicles aircraft and motors. Romanian and bulgarian officials insist they Are honouring the sanctions. So do the greeks who themselves rely on shipment through Yugoslavia of goods from other european Community nations. Too Assoc nod Pross Contri Buflod lofts report officers from Page 1 in a duty status and the Admiral also recommended a review of the officers record 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 Home and workplace As Well As places for meals and worship. It is a a moral rather than physical restraint a Wagner said. The non judicial punishment proceed Ings at Rota began at 4 . Tuesday and lasted until about 1 . Wednesday. Lopez the Navy 6th Fleet commander had jurisdiction in the Case because the marines were serving aboard 6th Fleet ships including the amphibious assault ship Avo Jima 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. Nine officers originally faced charges for incidents at rascals an on base Al ranks club. Charges wore dropped against one officer because of a unsubstantiated evidence a 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. Originally 11 officers All members of the 26th Marine expeditionary unit based at Camp Lejeune n.c., were charged based on a letter of complaint sent to Rotas commander Wagner said. Smokers from Page 1 Vidd by the american cancer society. Kooistra said a similar number of survival kits were distributed this year to such areas As schools military units and the Public. But Lund said he does no to give the smok out a second thought adding that it will take something More drastic Tor him to give up his i i packs of cigarettes each Day. Lund is among a High percentage of service members who smoke. In 1988, 41 percent of the military people smoked compared with 28 percent of their civilian counterparts according to the american cancer society. Reasons include peer pressure stress boredom inexpensive cigarettes in Post 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 or Hundred times a but those attempts weren to prompted by the great american smok soul. Stress and a craving for nicotine make it hard to kick the habit said the re cords manager for the directorate of information management in Rad or Cugnach. What would it take to kick it for Good "1 wish i knew a Caffery said. Oliver Soroka will join millions of smokers who Lay Down their cigarettes today thursday for the 24-hour smoke out but Soroka has quit before and he knows that it takes More than a on Day Campaign to make it work a person needs self Confidence to quit and smokers need a lot of support from their friends to kick the habit said Seroka who works for the . Army Europe contracting Center in Frankfurt Germany. Negative comments from militant nonsmokers Are a big turnoff for smokers and do More harm than Good. A you got to have someone around you to say you be done a Good Job Quot said j in she i to a retired army warrant officer in Giessen Germany. A you need encouraging words not discouraging stuff when you mess  Sheimo averages Only about four Cigar. Irettes daily but the amount has increased lately because of the stress of Job Hunting. Although he hates to admit it an commercials about the evils of smoking make him consider giving up the habit. Schroka Lund a they kind of revolt you at first Quot Sheimo said while sitting in the smoking Section at the Burger King in Giessen. However he said the commercials put a thought in the Back of viewers minds and get them thinking about what a a Nasty things smoking is. But Sheimo is going to give up the cigarettes a and he Hopes the accompanying symptoms a and join the smoke out. He plans to sit in the non smoking of Burger King from now on. A this time in be set myself a goal and i m going to do  to get Bush s views Little Rock Ark. A Bill Clinton was about to leave for Washington and his first meeting with president Bush to gel a a candid assessment about world issues the president elect will face. Clinton did not reveal precisely what he had in mind for his w Hite House meeting with the Man whose eviction he arranged. But he said t tuesday that he was a pleased that he invited me up and fun be pretty much As his disposal. There Are one or two things 1 want to  meanwhile the Arkansas governor was focusing his attention on putting together a new government with a distinctly different tone Tolian that of his predecessor. Clinton on tuesday designated 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 to go 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 Hillary once chaired. Since the election Clinton and bus have talked by Telephone and comm mated through emissaries but wednes Day s meeting was their first face to fac it encounter. Foreign policy was expected u top items on their Agenda. I want to get his candid assessment about some world issues some problem Iii be facing at the beginning of my term a Clinton said tuesday. After a picture taking session in that Kose Garden their private conversation was to be held in the Oval office the sym Bolic Center of presidential Power