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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, December 15, 1992

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                At a glance Eagleburger urges tribunals Apollo 10 astronaut Eugene Cernan says that although the United states went to the Moon it did no to go far enough in its space program. Sec stories and photos on pages 1416. Office reportedly empty . Rep. Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois has paid More than $73,000 in Campaign funds to himself and his Sisters for a Chicago office that appears to be vacant a newspaper  Page 4 . Help sought the organization of american states wants . Help to strengthen an ineffective Oil and arms embargo against  Page 7 21.5 million Gallons lost official estimates indicate the greek Tanker Aegean sea which ran aground off Spain lost almost twice the amount of crude Oil spilled in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in  Page 8 tax suggestions time is Short but there Are still two weeks and a few Days left in 1992 to take Steps to reduce this years taxes. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .20 comics.18-20 commentary.13 crossword .20 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.21-28 to listings .27 weather .11 1 to our readers l because of handling and processing problems at Frankfurt International Airport sundays editions of the stars and stripes were delivered late to the United kingdom and Southern Italy. The newspaper is printed near Darmstadt Germany and trucked or flown daily to military Sites across  War crimes in Balkans Stockholm Sweden apr Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagleburger urged Europe and the former soviet republics monday to identify a perpetrators of crimes against humanity in War torn former Yugoslavia and make sure they were tried As War criminals. Calling the serbian a ethnic cleansing of muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina intolerable Eagleburger said those responsible should be judged by International tribunals and treated a exactly . From Page 1 As Early As monday night. In Washington White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said . Special envoy Robert b. Oakley would go to Bairoa today. Unofficial sources in the City said Oakley would meet with Relief agencies and possibly aided a a military commanders to prepare the Way for . Troops. Fitzwater said . Forces a will be going very soon to Bairoa. On sunday Marine it. Gen. Robert b. Johnston commander of . Forces in Somalia said he would not Send marines to Bairoa until troop strength increased. In an indication either that Security was improving or that Relief agencies unit from Page 1 Bridges v corps spokesman. A we got word saturday and within 24 hours had helicopters in the air on the Way to Livorno. A a there May be a delay Here and there but nothing has been put 011 hold a he said. Knapp said the specific objective for her company Hasni to been decided. Soldiers at the Wiesbaden gym got immunizations and updated their wills and personnel records As needed Ives said. The mood of the deploying soldiers seemed upbeat. A i m glad to go a said spec. Norman Hance an aviation Mechanic with the 159th. A a in a a Little Touchy about kids. Seeing the suffering of the kids might get  staff sgt. Joe Parks an aircraft technical inspector with the 159th, said that although he is glad to be going to help starving people he is trying to prepare for what he will see. A a it a different when you actually see it than on to or in the paper a he said. Quot its an Opportunity to help people who really need help a said capt. Keith Johnson a uh-60 Black Hawk helicopter Pilot with the 159th. Quot we train and normally Transfer patients who Are stable. This is a real world Mission where their conditions Are not  were hitlers associates at Nuremberg a referring to War crimes trials in Germany after world War ii. Eagleburger speaking at a foreign ministers meeting of the 52-nation conference on Security and cooperation in Europe also sought increased economic pressure on a those who continue to prosecute the War in the former yugoslav Republic. And he said a we must redouble our efforts to prevent the War from spilling Over were trying to Force Johnston a hand six unguarded care trucks delivered food to a Village 25 Miles South of Bairoa. It was the first time in months that a Convoy had gone without armed guards. Two associated press reporters arrived monday in Bairoa and in contrast with Mogadishu found guns openly displayed. But far fewer gunmen and armed vehicles were seen than before the marines arrival in Somalia. The six . Planes that flew to Bairoa delivered enough food to feed 330,000 people for one Day. The City has 100,000 people More than half of them refugees. The troops that began arriving last week Are the first wave of a multinational military Mission a now numbering More than 4,000 troops a that Aims to end the lawlessness that has kept food from Somalia a starving. . Secretary general Boutros Bou into neighbouring regions and  the United states is gathering information to use against serbs suspected of organizing the expulsion and killing of hundreds of thousands of muslims. Eagleburger called former Yugoslavia a a shocking reminder that barbarity exists within our midst and that we cannot Call the new Europe either civilized or secure until we have developed stronger mechanisms for dealing with this and similar  pros Ghali said monday in new York that disarming fighters in Somalia should be a priority for the .-led mercy Mission. He tried to play Down questions about possible frictions with Washington Over the Issue saying a there is perfect  but Johnston said his Mission is clearly delineated get food safely to the hungry. A the notion that you can disarm Somalia is an enormous Challenge a he said. The americans Are leading the .-au-thorized operation to safeguard food supplies to starving somalis. Concerning the attack on the woman in Mogadishu Security forces Loyal to Mohamed Farrah aided the clan Leader who controls the Southern part of Mogadishu said the victim was taken to a nearby police building. Relatives brought her clothes they said. Rule from Page 1 whose absence from their duty stations has been duly authorized a said usar eur spokesman Jim Boyle. A the form of authorization for military personnel is an internal administrative matter. Civil  sgt. Ken Heller pfc. Cindy Leimkuhler immunized staff sgt. Ray Riley of the 159th medical co. Quot its different than saudi a said sgt. 1st class Rodrigo Carlos a motor Pool sergeant with the 159th. Quot being a Soldier is to train and fight we re carrying guns. At the same time you re seeing families die and  i m prepared for what in a going to see said pvt. Denise Mccracken a heavy diesel Mechanic with the 159th. Quot i know its not going to be anything Nice Lan personnel travelling any time they Are not scheduled for work should be considered a persons on  a family members can travel any time and need not be accompanied by their sponsors when shopping in Germany Boyle said. Military police authorities took a More literal interpretation of a on leave in recent weeks. They began demanding that personnel from outside Germany show but i can handle it. A knowing that we re going Over there to do something to help people makes me feel better about going Mccracken said. In addition to getting its people ready to go the 421st medical evacuation in at Wiesbaden also is refitting some of its 15 uh-60 Black Hawks with 250-gallon external fuel tanks for the 159th to use. Seven already Are outfitted with the tanks. Some were prepared during operations desert storm and provide Comfort said capt. Peter smart aviation maintenance officer with the 159th. Another two will be refitted within a few Days for use in Somalia. It takes up to eight hours to refit each aircraft and not All of the bases Black Hawks have the capability to have the tanks installed smart said. A we needed a Long Range capability in theater because of the Lack of refuelling locations smart said. A this gives us Long legs to get out there and Back to Transfer the patient. A with a patient on Board you can to refuel a smart said. A a it a urgent to get from Point a to Point b without  smart said each Black Hawk equipped with the tanks will have about a 200-mile Range and about five hours flying time. The helicopters also will be equipped with an ejector rack and explosive Cartridge to drop the tank in an emergency smart said. Actual leave orders. The authorities were Able to spot these shoppers by watching for their non Usa eur License plates in shopping Center parking lots. People assigned to the Netherlands for example have yellow and Black dutch License plates. When startled shoppers could not produce orders they were told to return their merchandise or in some cases simply were issued a warning  
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