European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 0 the stars and stripes monday december 28, 1992 at a glance the fall of the Berlin Wall and the celebrations surrounding the reunification of Germany Are almost forgotten in some areas of former East Germany lost jobs Neo nazism and Battles Over property arc on the minds of Many residents. Sec stories on pages 14-16. Words of Wisdom Latoya Hunters diary published earlier this year reflects the lives of Many Young people growing up in troubled times. A Page 4 numbers add up All the jobs president Bush held before he ran the country add up to a Good pension when he leaves office. A Page 5 Clinton playtime finally completing his Cabinet selections president elect Clinton jogged and played Golf in near freezing weather in a Day of relaxation. A Page 6 making travel plans Secretary of state designate Warren a Christopher is Likely to travel to the Middle East soon after president elect Clinton s inauguration aides said. A Page 7 attention shoppers Kmart is transforming 13 communist Era department stores in Czechoslovakia with its own formula for mass marketing. 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 Bush gave pardons to avoid testifying prosecutor suggests Washington a the Iran Contra prosecutor in the Caspar w. Weinberger Case said saturday that president Bush might have granted pardons in the scandal to avoid being a witness at Weinberger a trial. Quot there a a serious question As to whether George Bush granted this Pardon because the defense told him that he would be a witness in the Case if it went Forward a James j. Brosnahan said. Quot by granting the Pardon president Bush avoided the situation in which he would have been a witness and would have had to answer questions about his role in  White House spokesman scan Walsh had no comment on Brosnahan a accusation. A lawyer for Weinberger Robert s. Bennett called it a a nonsense and a sour  according to Brosnahan Weinberger a lawyers said at a meeting wednesday in the Chambers of . District judge Thomas Hogan that they were thinking about calling Bush and Ronald Reagan As witnesses in the trial. Bush pardoned Weinberger the next Day along with five other Iran Contra figures. A we had no intention of calling or. Bangkok Thailand up seven people were missing sunday after a floating pier being used by a japanese company for a staff party capsized in Bangkok a Chao Khraya River plunging hundreds of revellers into its murky fast flowing Waters. Police said the pier which belonged to the Riverside Menem hotel was overcrowded with More than 400 people when the Accident occurred at about 10 . Saturday. Witnesses said the raft like Structure began listing before it broke in half. It quickly Sank in about 15 feet of water. Hundreds of screaming people Many Bush As a witness a Bennett said. But he added a we did indicate to the judge a that we might Call president  Bennett acknowledged however that in the wednesday meeting he did not close the door on conceivably calling Bush. Such a move could have taken place if prosecutors had presented a Case that mentioned Bush prominently. Iran Contra prosecutors a change their target daily depending on their latest defeat in court a Bennett said. Meanwhile Brosnahan a Boss said he wants to a learn the facts behind the new disclosure that Bush kept notes about the arms for hostage affair. The White House declined to say whether Bush would submit to an interrogation on Iran Contra. A a that a a hypothetical question and we re simply not going to comment on a hypothetical situation a said White House spokesman Walsh. Iran Contra Independent counsel Lawrence e. Walsh said his office had intended to seek answers from Bush this fall on other Iran Contra matters but postponed the attempt and a indicated we would not bother him until the Campaign was  Walsh refused to say whether he would of them intoxicated fell into the dark polluted Waters of the Chao Khraya witnesses told officials. Most either swam to safety or were picked up by Rescue boats or ferries owned by other nearby hotels. Police said no bodies had been found As of sunday afternoon but seven people All thais were listed As missing. The search by police and Navy divers was hampered by the Speed of the River currents and the murkiness of the water. News reports said the pier was leased by yes International a japanese company for a new years party for its Bangkok employees and their families. Seek to question Bush. But Brosnahan said Bush a typed notes a Are highly relevant to  a one entry is that vice president Bush expresses his unhappiness that former Secretary of state George Shultz handed his notes Over a Brosnahan said. With their comments the prosecutors and the White House set the stage for a possible confrontation probably after Bush leaves office. On saturday Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas accused prosecutor Walsh of trying a to turn his own six years of incompetence into a personal vendetta against president Bush. Dole said Walsh a is completely out of control and should resign immediately. Bush a typewritten notes Are the latest piece of evidence to surface in the labyrinth of Iran Contra a and they May Well hold some answers explaining what took place after the scandal unfolded in november 1986. The Iran Contra affair involved secret sales of missiles to Iran with profits used to buy weapons for the contras although Congress had banned such dealings with the nicaraguan rebels. It was hoped the missiles could be traded for .  party police and Harbor department officials said the wooden decked steel pier which measured about 150 by 60 feet was too old and overcrowded and should not have been used for a party. The hotel a adapted the raft for the wrong purpose a said Harbor department director Satien won Wichian. He said the hotels License for the pier expired five years ago. A fall we can do is Fine them a he told reporters. A so we want a Law that will allow for tougher  however police said they plan to charge the banquet manager with  from Page 1 launchers machine guns and ak-47 assault rifles and their assault underscored the volatility of Northern Mogadishu where the .-led military coalition has yet to establish its presence. A senior american Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity said . Marines would soon move into Northern Mogadishu but no timetable was Given. The United nations is overseeing the shipment of food to the desperately hungry in this East african nation where famine and fighting have claimed 350,000 lives. Two million More people Are at risk. The military coalition has taken Over seven of eight towns it plans to use As food distribution Points. At Nightfall sunday a 45-vehicle armoured Convoy of italian airborne troops entered the town of Gail Alassi after a 12-hour trip from Mogadishu about 90 Miles to the South. Small arms fire was heard Midway Between Mogadishu and Gail Alassi but its source was unclear. American fighter jets and a pair of . Marine helicopter gunships provided air cover during the trip and a few american military police and Liaison troops accompanied the Convoy. A plane was scheduled today to deliver the first significant shipment of Aid to the Loun m nearly two weeks. . Marine John Voss a medical corpsman from Portland. Ore  a it girl for an car infection saturday in Mogadishu. A a a Quot an 7 missing after pier sinks