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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago a r i f. S Faro and g i rips monday december 14, Ign at a glance airman 1st class Christopher Nelsons Quick thinking helped save a life on a German Highway and lie received the thanks of the Man he assisted and recognition from the nearby City. See Story on Page 7.clinton quits state Post president elect Clinton resigned As governor of Arkansas delivering a teary eyed Farewell address. A Page 4students suspended three Illinois High school students were suspended for 10 Days for launching a Kun flux klan group at the school a Page 5taking the rap at a South Florida store Drivers can Purchase an alarm system that can play warnings in any two of four available choices English French Spanish or rap. A Page 6palestinian shot israeli troops shot and killed a palestinian Man and wounded nine others in the occupied Gaza strip As anti israeli riots continued into a second Day. A Page 8mini United nations Dodds High school students in Germany prepared for january s Model United nations Competition in the Netherlands. A Page 9pension fund worries the shortfall in employee pension funds increased to More than $50 billion from $40 billion in the past year. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .20 comics.18-20 commentary.13 faces a no places.10 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.21-28 to listing .27 weather .11 thousands Jam Frankfurt site for musical protest of racism Frankfurt Germany apr in a huge show of Solidarity with foreigners More than 100,000 people attended an open air Roek concert in Frankfurt on sunday to protest against Radical rightist violence that has killed 17 people in Germany this year. Standing before a sign bearing the motto a today them tomorrow you a a the German Rock group scorpions opened the show with their hit song wind of change. Spectators stood packed Elbow to Elbow waving their hands and swayed to the music at Frankfurt a huge Trade fair grounds. The show was broadcast live by Germany s Adf television  Moscow apr thousands of russians rallied in the Snow at Gorki Park on sunday to support president Boris n. Yeltsin and demand dissolution of the hard line Congress that has Given the president so much trouble. The rally came one Day after Yeltsin and the 1,041-member Congress of Peoples deputies reached a Compromise to end a political crisis Over the naming of a prime minister. Waving portraits of Yeltsin the demonstrators marched along Moscow a circular Garden ring Road and gathered at the Entrance to the Gorki amusement Park. The crowd variously estimated at 2,000 to 10,000 Strong was attracted in part by rumours that Yeltsin might speak. Master of ceremonies Fritz finer said at the Start of the concert he was thanking the �?o100,000 people Quot who came. A this Isnit about polities its about opposition to violence and racism a Egner said to the cheers of the mostly Youthful crowd. Police spokesman Karl Leinz Wagner also estimated the crowd at More than 100,000, adding that most were younger than 20 years old. The three hour concert began at 1 30 . As the afternoon progressed finer returned to the stage at one Point to say the crowd had swelled to 150,000. Between performances by 28 music groups and individual singers Egner read out messages from other top european artists including actress Vanessa Redgrave who congratulated the performers and the audience for taking a stand against Neo nazism. Standing on a huge scaffolding constructed As a stage in front of the Trade fair grounds main building other groups and performers included Peter Maffey Marius Mueller Westernhagen and German Rocker Udo Lindenberg. Herbert Gronomeyer who starred in the hit German film Das Boot the Boa the Story of a German submarine Crew prowling the Atlantic in world War ii also Sang. In Moscow rally most were Middle aged men and women in thick Wool Coats and round fur hats matted with Snow hut scores of veterans from the soviets one time occupation of Afghanistan also turned out in camouflage uniforms. Although Yeltsin never appeared the mood remained upbeat and the demonstrators cheered and listened to speakers for More than an hour before gradually dispersing. A we see the presidents errors but at the critical moments he is prepared to defend democratic reforms a Gleb Yakunin a reformist lawmaker and russian orthodox priest in a Long Black Robe told the rally. At the height of last weeks Battle with hard line legislators Yeltsin had appealed directly to the people and proposed a National referendum asking who should Lead the nation the president or the supreme soviet. A we believe in Yeltsin a said one Banner at the rally. Another urged the presidents principal opponent congressional speaker Ruslan Kha Bulatov to return to his ethnic Homeland in Southern Russia. A Okha Bulatov Back to Chechnya a it said. Leaders of the democratic Russia movement the grass roots Force behind Yeltsin a 1991 presidential election Campaign stood on a sound truck and denounced the Congress As a a reactionary a a a communist body fighting to preserve its privileges rather than to improve the lot of the  from Page 1chopper from Page 1 during the nine Day voyage to Somalia. The remainder of task Force 5-158�?Ts helicopters Are expected to depart Gie Belstadt Hanau and Wiesbaden Over the next few Days. Loading of the ship in Livorno is expected to begin this week. Today More than 120 soldiers assigned to the 159th medical co air ambulance Are scheduled to deploy in 15 uh-60a Black Hawk helicopters on the first leg of a journey to Somalia to support operation restore Hope. The unit located in Wiesbaden is part of the 7th medical Comdr a 421st medical evacuation in. The unit will deploy first to Livorno where its soldiers and equipment will be loaded aboard a c-5a aircraft bound for Somalia. Barbara Slifer a spokeswoman for the 7th medical come said sunday that she did not know when the c-5a would leave for Somalia. Been the Center of warfare Between opposing clans. The heavily armed . Troops wrapped in bulletproof Kevlar vests escorted 20 tons of French donated Rice Beans and cooking Oil to Northern Mogadishu. The marines Riding Shotgun in Light armoured vehicles and jeep like humvee encountered no resistance. In fact officials said they were greeted by thousands of cheering somalis in an area of Mogadishu that had not seen a food shipment since july. In the Exchange of gunfire saturday officials said marines in cobra helicopter gunships unleashed 20 my cannons and to of guided missiles on somalian gunmen in an armoured vehicle. The somalis had attempted to hit the helicopters with fire from a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on their vehicle. . Officials said the helicopters were not hit and that at least one somali was killed. A they the american helicopters immediately returned fire with Tow antitank missiles and 20 millimetre cannons and they destroyed that vehicle and two vehicles that accompanied it a said Marine it. Col. Fred Peck. A we do know All three have been destroyed a Peck said. I he Marine action confirmed that american troops will follow orders to take whatever action necessary to protect themselves and secure their Mission. . Ambassador Robert b. Oakley serving As special envoy in Somalia said he is hopeful the demonstration of american firepower will persuade others not to Challenge the .-led coalition. Oakley noted that the two major warring factions which signed a peace agreement Friday had earlier warned armed groups to stay Clear of . Forces. They know we Are not playing games a Oakley told can. 1 he ambassador said the factional leaders told him they were not upset with . Troops for firing at the somalis and in fact said a they had it  rear adm. Michael w. Cramer director of current intelligence for the joint chiefs of staff said the cease fire agreement Between Somalia a two leading rival warlords in Mogadishu a bodes extremely Well toward the pacification of the rest of the country. The meeting Friday Between warlords Mohamed Farrah aided and Ali Mahdi Mohamed was their first since they broke with one another after jointly overthrowing longtime somalian dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in january 1991.bias from Page 1 Long time a Hartmann told the newspaper. The report found that military women feel sexual Bias is so firmly entrenched and widely tolerated that Many of the most competent women Cut Short their careers rather than Challenge the mistreatment and risk reprisals. 1 Leel we Haven t come any farther than Vve did when we allowed women in the military in the �?T40s,�?T�?T said capt Susan Bier who lost her Job in the air i orce space c omd alter questioning a civilian executive s actions. The morning news said its investigation began after it received reports of mistreatment from personnel at several installations. I he report covered reviews of Pentagon records lawsuits private studies complaints to Congress and interviews with More than 50 current and former serv ice members and civilian employees  
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