European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes Friday december 4, 1992 i at a glance egyptian cuisine can be a treat and a threat. See Story and photos on pages 14-16. Riot planning woes bad planning and a Lack of ammunition held up deployment of National guard soldiers mobilized to help quell rioting in los Angeles a report says. A Page 4 Packwood accused five More women have reported Quot direct personal experiences of sexual misconduct by sen. Bob Packwood r-ore., a group  Page 5 Bentsen chances Bright Senate finance committee chairman Lloyd m. Bentsen appears to be atop president elect Clinton a shortlist for Treasury Secretary sources  7 skinhead sanctions the German government has banned several Neo nazi Rock groups including one that urges germans to kill turkish children and rape their  Page 8 overpayment returned defense contractor Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Says it has returned a multimillion Dollar overpayment to the government but it in t saying much More about the  Page 17index Abby Ann Landers 19 comics.1921 commentary.11 crossword.19 faces a no places 18 letters.12-13 Money matters .17 sports.22-28 to listings .27 weather .10buck from Page 1 de states will raise its interest rates. By definition Germany Isnit in a recession yet Fels said because that would mean an Overall decline in economic activity. A that Isnit the Case in Germany a he said comparing Gross National product figures from 1992 that represented a growth of 1.5 percent from 1991. The Gnu represents the total value at retail prices of All goods and services produced by a nations Economy in a Given time. However Fels said Germany May experience a recession next year if the current slump in manufacturing spreads to service industries that make up half of the country s Gnu. Recent numbers show the scenario Fels outlined May be emerging quicker than he expected. Monthly figures released this week by the German Federal statistics office in Bonn show the nations Gnu fell 1.5 percent from july to september compared with the previous Quarter. Also the Federal labor office announced that unemployment Rose in Western Germany during november with 54,300 joining jobless Rolls. In contrast unemployment fell by 11,000 people in Eastern Germany. Jochen Schober chief economist of the he Sische Landes Bank in Frankfurt said the recession is already in Germany. A a it a not very deep a Schober said a but there a been a tremendous slowdown in the German Economy Over the last month and a further slowdown is expected in the months  slowdown is a result of a drop in private consumption of goods and services Schober said. Germany enjoyed an economic Boom through 1991, but the expense of absorbing the former East Germany has now hit the former West Germany through taxes and government benefits flowing to support the East Fie said. A this could be a downward spiral a Schober said. A there is a risk of a deep  Schober also forecasts a stronger . Dollar possibly touching the 1.80 Range. And with a weaker German Mark embattled currencies like the British Pound the italian lira and the Spanish peseta May be Able to get Back in line with other mainstream european Community currencies he  from Page 1 off the coast of Somalia Williams said. Those troops will act As the spearhead of the . Effort if and when the word comes Down to go in. They would go ashore in the capital of Mogadishu and secure port and Airfield facilities there in preparation for the arrival of the main Force he said. In addition Marine maritime repositioning ships Are moving through the Indian Ocean and will resupply the beachhead Force Williams said. The 1st me based at Camp Pendleton calif., is the contingency unit assigned to the . Central come which has jurisdiction Over the operation. The 10th Mountain div based at fort drum n.y., is one of the army a rapid response units with experience in combined arms operations As Well As peacetime humanitarian missions most recently the Hurricane disaster Relief Effort in Florida. The 1st me has about 50,000 total troops while the 10th Mountain div has 10,200, but neither unit will deploy in its entirety Williams said. A bits and pieces of other units throughout the military Are Likely to take part and the possible Call up of Reserve and National guard combat support and combat service support units also can to be ruled out he said. Williams said he could not comment on operational details such As when the stateside based troops might depart or potential rules of engagement that . Forces might be Given. He was careful to stress the humanitarian nature of the Mission. A we re not seeking confrontation a he said. A we re not looking to go in with guns  there Are now More than 550 . Troops on the ground in Mombasa Kenya taking part in operation provide  from Page 1 sgt. Bob Tobias chief spokesman for nearby Hahn a. The two units assigned to the annexes a the 6911th electronic Security so and the 7451st tac intelligence so a Are scheduled to be inactivated in a ceremony this afternoon at the Hahn no club. At Peak operation the 6911th had about 550 airmen and five non-. Workers the 7451st had 92 airmen and 90 contract workers. More than two thirds of All those people have left already and the rest will leave within the next six months Tobias said. The air Force also will give up seven Small Sites in Turkey including four in the capital of Ankara. The army a new losses consist mainly of Small depots and training areas in Germany. Neu Orticke Hospital near Baumhoffer also is on the list but the facility will lose Only a Small strip of land with no major buildings said Hilde Patton a spokeswoman for the . Army Europe in Heidelberg. The Navy is surrendering Only a Marine corps Barracks in London. Saudi based servicewomen get ban on Public driving Manama Bahrain apr american servicewomen have been ordered not to drive in Public in saudi Arabia to avoid conflict with the kingdoms islamic society . Military sources disclosed wednesday. The sources insisting on anonymity said . Commanders introduced the ban three weeks ago in Dhahran the base for . Air Force units. They said similar orders earlier had been issued to women serving with . Units deployed elsewhere in the kingdom like Riyadh the capital. They did not say exactly when the prohibitions were introduced or explain Why they had been kept secret. Women serving with . Forces in saudi Arabia now May Only drive inside the military compounds the sources said. No specific incident was cited As the reason for the ban which was not applicable during the persian Gulf crisis when the size of american forces in the kingdom reached half a million. Saudi Arabia which houses islam a holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina is a deeply conservative society where men and women Are totally segregated. N women Are covered head to toe in Black and May not drive cars or travel outside the kingdom without permission from a male relative. The influx of Western forces As part of the .-led coalition that assembled against Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 had raised Hope of some social changes in the kingdom. Encouraged by the presence of Western forces and kuwaiti women who Are considerably More Liberal a group of 47 saudi women drove cars through a Riyadh neighbourhood in unprecedented protest against their limited rights in november 1990.Germany/. 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