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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, January 7, 1993

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday january 7,1993 a hat a glance somalian workers heave a 120-Pound hag of Rice onto a truck in Mogadishu on tuesday. For More on operation restore Hope see stories on pages 10 and 11. Congress opens the 103rd Congress its ranks filled with record numbers of women Blacks and hispanics has gone to work. A Page 4 secondhand smoke secondhand cigarette smoke is a human Carcinogen the environmental Protection Agency planned to announce. A Page 6 another big heist gunmen in Rochester n.y., have pulled off the nation s second Holdup of an armoured car company in fewer than 10 Days taking a reported $10 million. A Page 7 Dinosaur study scientists have moved closer to identifying the common ancestor of All dinosaurs. A Page 8 Asylum record set a record 438,191 Asylum seekers flooded into Germany last year. A Page 9 Index Abby Ann Landers .17 classified. 20-24 comics commentary. 15 faces a no places ,., 16 letters. Money matters. Sports. 25-32 to listings. ,31 weather. 13 correction because of a source error an article dec. 29 that listed units contributing personnel to task Force 5-158 in Somalia omitted the 3rd in 1st aviation kept from Ansbach Germany. . From Page 1 periodically in the last several weeks made attempts to Chal knee the . And the coalition rules that were set up at the end of the  on _ at the United nations the diplomatic source speaking condition of anonymity said the warning was to be delivered to the iraqis on wednesday or today. The warning also would warn Iraq to Stop Locking its radar onto Allied aircraft. But it with not specify How the allies will retaliate militarily the source said. A. A. A. The safety zone in the South of Iraq was established in August 1992 to protect the shiite Muslim population from Saddam. They Are seeking their own religious based Muslim government. The other no Fly zone in Northern Iraq is designed to protect kurd from attacks by iraqi troops. The missiles Are capable of attacking Allied military aircraft patrolling the no Fly zone. Pentagon sources said tuesday that Iraq had been warned not to atm antiaircraft radar at . Fighters. Pointing the radar at an air plane is considered a hostile act and one that warns pilots they May be under attack. Some . Pilots have reported they have been targeted. The incidents have not been confirmed one military officer at the Pentagon told the associated press on tuesday. Quot we have expressed our concerns to the iraqis the officer  iraqis were warned that if the radar were turned on it could be blasted away by . Attack jets said a second Pentagon source. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity. The warning was extended by the . Officers who periodically meet Wiatr iraqi counterparts in Northern Iraq to discuss Security Conod rns. President elect Clinton a spokesman offered support tuesday for Bush s stand. A i think Saddam should take no Comfort in the fact that Bill Clinton is heading towards the presidency a spokesman George Steph Nopoulos said in Little Rock Ark he said Saddam Quot must abide by. All . Resolutions. He must abide by the no Fly zone. And Bill Clinton supports president Bush in his efforts to enforce them and he will continue to support them As president at the Pentagon spokesman Bob Hall said he could not confirm reports that the radars have been turned on. Hall also refused to discuss responses to the missile shift but he issued a reminder that . Forces have acted to deflect aggressive iraqi activity. Quot we have made it very Clear to the iraqis that we Are determined to enforce the no Fly zones. We will enforce the no Fly zones. We will do it in the safest possible Way for our pilots and we will not allow them to be put at risk a Hall said. Ship from Page 1 Underbelly Quot Gomersall said. Authorities said the liberian registered Braer which had been sailing from Norway to Canada had at least two holes one in the Bow and one in the Stern. The department of transport said tuesday that it feared All the 24.6 million Gallons of Oil on Board would be spilled roughly twice the amount that was dumped when the Tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef in Alaska on March 24,1989. Unlike the Valdez a cargo of heavy crude Oil a a Ira Braer formerly Brae trader Hellespont Pride 25 pm a fair Island q Oil Tanker adrift in the Bay of que Dale Type of vessel Tanker owners Braar corp., Monrovia Liberia year place built 1975 / Tahlma Japan Crew 34 length 792 3 3/4�?� Width 131 2 3/4&Quot weight 89,700 tons minister responsible for the environment told bbl radio that it Quot is a Mammoth task to Deal with this  the owner of a tug that tried to help the Braer on tuesday said he believed the Crew abandoned ship too soon. Barry Cork managing director of a tug company Scotland source crisis consultants the Oil aboard the Braer was a Light Grade that is easier to disperse and More Likely to evaporate. Department of transport the but environmentalists predicted a wildlife disaster nonetheless. A a sport Esti a a it a one of the most Rich and diverse mated that about 40 percent of the spill areas for Birds and sea life in Europe quoted Oil would evaporate and 20 percent to said Jeremy Leggett science director for 30 percent would disperse in the Choppy the environmental group Greenpeace. Seas. Sir Hector Munro the scottish office in Aberdeen. Said the tug reached the Tanker two hours before it ran aground but could not attach a towline because no one was aboard. A helicopter put several Crew members Back on the Braer about 20 minutes before it grounded but they were unable to Hook up a line in time. Bob Driver regional controller of coast guard a search and Rescue in it Aberdeen defended the decision to evacuate the Crew of 34. Quot the first priority is the safety of life and that was the Crew a he said. The Braer built in 1975, is owned by Braer corp. Of Monrovia Liberia and managed by b and h ship management co. Of new York. Ice from Pago 1 in most areas surface temperatures were below freezing causing rain to turn to ice on Contact he said. The next couple of Days should bring More typical weather for Germany this time of year a daily temperatures in the mid to upper 30s and Low 40s with Light drizzle. Nighttime temperatures will hover around the freezing Mark Sjostedt said. . Service members and civilian employees in the Nurnberg and Grafin Wuhr areas reported seeing numerous minor accidents As people slipped and Slid into work wednesday morning. However wednesday was a German Holiday in two states hardest hit by the freeze a Bavaria and Baden i Ittem Berg a causing traffic to be lighter than  the Northern state of nor Rhein westfalen German police said five people died in traffic accidents. Two were reported dead in the northernmost state of Schleswig Holstein. In Berlin police said there were 700 crashes overnight most of them fender benders. Buses in the German capital were running behind schedule and City officials pleaded with motorists to leave their cars at Home. Police said about 180 people fell on berlins icy sidewalks and were injured badly enough to require Hospital treatment. However military officials reported Only minimal disruptions throughout Germany. The army s primary training areas a Hohenfels Grafe Wohr and Wil Flecken a Are in one of the hardest hit areas Tyd no units were training in any of the locations said a 7th army training come spokesman sgt. 1st class Steve Barrett. The first weeks of each year usually Are devoted to maintenance work on the ranges he said. At Rhein main a officials reported Slick roads two minor accidents and a two hour school delay. The departure of two c-9 nightingales was delayed and an incoming c-5 Galaxy was diverted to Ramstein a on wednesday morning said Rhein main a spokesman senior master sgt. Basil Kuzyszyn. W most army airfields were closed wednesday because of the German Holiday celebrating Epiphany said usar eur spokeswoman Millie Waters. Although department of defense dependents schools in the Kaiserslautern area were closed there were no disruptions of operations at Ramstein a said spokesman staff sgt Doyle Tillman american schools in Nimberg and Wil Flecken where Road conditions were listed As red also closed wednesday. Many school openings were delayed because of hazardous driving conditions according to school and Community officials. Nearly All military communities announced Amber Road conditions. Red is the most dangerous Road classification followed by Amber. Green Road conditions denote dry and Clear conditions. Ballet dancer Nureyev Dies in Paris at 54 Paris a Rudolf Nureyev the soviet Ballet dancer who stunned the world by defecting to the West and be Eamel he most celebrated classic dancer of its i generation died wednesday at age 54. Nureyev widely reported to be suffering from aids died of Quot a cardiac complication following a cruel illness a his physician Michel Canesi said in a statement  
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