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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes saturday december 19, 1992 at a glance 1-1 even though the company went belly up nearly 30 years ago the Indian motorcycle keeps on trucking thanks to Christian Timmermann who restores the old bikes in his Berlin workshop. See Story on pages 14 and 15. Abortion ban rejected a Federal judge has struck Down a Section of Utah Law Banning abortions during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy but allowed restrictions after that. A Page 6 Weinberger fights Back Caspar w. Weinberger a attorneys plan to attack the Iran Contra prosecutors office and the Fri for allegedly misleading the grand jury that indicted the sex defense Secretary court papers show. A Page 7 Egypt tourism Down Muslim extremist attacks have slashed egyptian tourism As much As 75 percent an official says. A Page 9 Trade deficit Narrows the Commerce department has reported that the nations Trade deficit narrowed sharply in october to $7 billion. A Page 17 j Index Abby Ann Landers .19 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword.19 faces in places.18 letters.12 Money matters.17 religion .10 sports.22-28 to listings .27 weather .11 1 correction h because of a source error an article Friday incorrectly identified a warehouse in Griesheim Germany. It is a warehouse used by the Darmstadt Germany morale welfare Ami recreation services division. . Seeks joint training plan with sex Warsaw pact troops by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagle Burger said Friday that he hoped France would not prevent nato allies from training with their former enemies for peacekeeping missions. In a reference to France Eagleburger expressed Hope a that the one nation which has been unwilling to agree to such cooperation will recognize that we must move  Eagleburger a remark came during a meeting of nato foreign ministers with their East and Central european counterparts at Alliance Headquarters. France is not part of natos military command. Its ambassador to nato Gabriel Robin was not available for comment Friday after representing France at the meeting. Most of the meetings 33 participants favor drafting a plan for joint planning training and exercises for peacekeeping missions involving the allies and their former Warsaw pact adversaries. France however has opposed such activities because they Likely would be led by . Officers. Eagleburger said close cooperation with the Eastern european countries in peacekeeping preparations was vital to forming a the kind of partnership and habits of cooperation which within nato transformed ancient enemies into True friends and allies.�?�. He also said the cooperation could also eventually Lead to a transforming the composition of the Alliance  it was unclear Friday whether the East West forum addressed possible joint action in the former Yugoslavia. The talks come one Day after Allied foreign ministers agreed to Back further military action to end the fighting in the former Yugoslavia. The ministers said late thursday that nato a would be prepared to support a . Resolution for enforcement of a no Fly zone Over Bosnia and Herzegovina if passed by the .�?Ts five member Security Council. Not wanting to influence sundays presidential election in Serbia the Council has postponed consideration of the Resolution until Early next week. If passed the Resolution would Likely authorize planes to shoot Down aircraft violating the . Flight ban and believed to be carrying arms and ammunition to the serbian nationalist forces led by president Slobodan Milosevic. Eagleburger said the United states was willing to have its aircraft participate. So far military planning for enforcement of a no Fly zone has Only included nato assets. Specific actions would have to be decided by nato ambassadors based on the plans which Are expected to be completed in a few Days. Several nations including Britain Germany Denmark and Spain have expressed reluctance to exert greater Force in the area fearing retaliation against their troops on the ground. They also suggest such intervention could squelch humanitarian Relief efforts in the area. Eagleburger acknowledged the danger of Aid being Cut off but suggested it might be necessary a for some hopefully Short  a of course there is a certain dilemma and of course it involves not Only one of the nations a said nato Secretary general Manfred Worner but Worner said a solutions to that problem Are possible and our military authorities Are looking into such possible  the Leader of the bosnian serbs Radovan Karadzic threatened retaliation on . Peacekeepers if the no Fly zone were reinforced. Worner said the Alliance a is not influenced by  along with considering enforcement of the no Fly zone which Worner said had a a Clear priority in the planning process a nato military experts have been looking at How allies could create havens for civilians and prevent the violence from spilling Over into neighbouring areas such As the yugoslav province of Kosovo and the former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The ministers expressed their support thursday for stationing . Troops in Kosovo and along the Borders of Macedonia to deter possible serbian aggression. Worner said the Alliance was also prepared to take a appropriate measures if members of the . Protection Force were harmed or if Kosovo were invaded. He refused to elaborate on what would constitute an appropriate  from Page 1 bounced deportations and complained about Israel s Choice of Lebanon As a place of exile. Bernard Pfefferle of the red Cross said in Beirut Lebanon that the organization was sending food tents blankets Kitchen sets stoves and medical care to the deportees. A was Long As they Are stuck in a no Many a land area we will provide them with shelter and Relief supplies a Pfefferle told the associated press. The deportees dressed in Khaki raincoats waited for word on their Fate in the cold Muddy Rocky terrain. Many had swollen oozing wrists after wearing Handcuffs for several Days. At midday they Knelt on their raincoats and performed the noon prayers their voices echoing across the Hills and ravines As they chanted in unison a May god shake the Earth under the state of  one Deportee Jamal Mahara prayed on a Stretcher. He said he had Hurt his legs and left hand in a confrontation with the israeli army a month ago. The Muslim fundamentalist group Hamas which killed the israeli trooper threatened Friday to Kidnap More israeli soldiers to Trade them for the  Page 1 been concentrated at the Airport and port in South Mogadishu. . Spokesman Ian Macleod said forces would move into North Mogadishu in the next few Days a because the Security situation is deteriorating Quot Shiekh Ali Haj Yusuf a Muslim religious Leader and clan elder said the bandits initially left the City or stowed away their weapons when the foreign troops arrived a but when hey realized that the marines were not going to confront them they have been digging up their guns a he said. A now no one dares to go into the streets after 5 . For fear of being robbed a Angela Mackay a spokeswoman for care International said a number of killings were reported in North Mogadishu but no details were available. She said Relief workers for the Irisi Charity goal were advised not to go t work at a feeding Center in an area o North Mogadishu where fighting has Beer intense. Mackay also said snipers had fire three shots at French forces Headquarters in Mogadishu overnight. No injuries were  Page 1 and outlaw troops who previously terrorized and looted at will. One Convoy on t thursday took food to villages that had been too dangerous to approach for weeks. Quot the last time we sent a Convoy Here was dec. 3,�?� said Warner Passanisi a 27-year-old australian who represented care on the Relief Mission. Quot we had six people killed five injured and no food got to the people. That is the reason we Are sending the military out  though delivery of the food was the immediate goal Long term concerns involve Security. Marine it. Gen. Robert b. Johnston commander of the multinational joint task Force in Somalia toured the Airport after the marines and French had dug in Quot it to going very Well Quot he told reporters. Quot we have improved  the general guarded front and rear by marines was asked whether he considered the Airport area totally secure a not at All a he said. But according to Hughes As Well As reports trom the Bush administration the foreign Torce s commitment to provide Security Only As is required for food delivery worries the somalis and has fuelled cynicism about Long term prospects Awe is said who hired out his pick truck to carry a half dozen journalists it 1 thursday s Convoy said a technical have Only been driven out of town in the same country where the food conv delivered Grain. A these Are poor people Quot he said one Village. A they Are weak people. We will protect them after the . Goes�?~3 think no one. The looters Wilf Cor Back. A Load master aboard a British to air Force flight commented while watch my somalis remove 14 tons of the irom hts modified c-130 Hercules. They Are smiling now. Buried the weapons in the Bush.  All be a in a month a he said  
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