European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday january 9, 1993 at a glance a worker wearing a mask to protect against toxic fumes holds an Oil covered shag found alive of the Beach in the Bay of que Dale Shetland islands on thursday. Live Birds soaked from the spill from the Tanker Brach arc being cleaned and treated. See Story on Page 9. Upscale epidemic an estimated 15,000 coloradans May have been exposed to hepatitis in an outbreak traced to a Kitchen manager at a High society catering company. A Page 4 change in plans worsening deficit projections May Force president elect Clinton to drop plans for certain tax Breaks. A Page 5 liver toll Down. The death rate from chronic liver disease is dropping As americans reduce their alcohol consumption officials say. A pages Slovik Pardon asked president Bush is being asked to Pardon pvt. Eddie Slovik the Only . Soldier executed for desertion since the civil War. / a Page 7 december sales Strong the nations Chain stores on thursday reported Strong sales in december their Best Holiday season since 1988. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 comics. 1921 commentary. Crossword .19 faces no places. Letters. Money matters. 17 religion. Sports. 2228 a listings a a a a a a a a a 27 weather. From Page 1 a Means its right to self defense against threats from Iran or the  the editorial carried by the state run iraqi news Agency said the allies a have become hysterical after failing to break Iraq up by  v the Gulf War in 1991 and a subsequent plots by. The allies. Haye made Iraq reach the highest Levels of readiness and gave it the experience to confront aggressors. Quot More than Ever before iraqis heroic army is ready for any potential showdown Quot Al thaw a said. Iraqi foreign minister Mohammed Al Sahaf summoned the ambassadors of China Pakistan and Morocco and the charge do affaires of Russia late thursday to urge their governments to prevent military action against Iraq the news Agency  told the envoys whose countries Are members of the . Security Council that Baghdad was ready to defend itself against any aggression the Agency said. Senior . Military officials said thursday that Iraq has moved anti aircraft missiles positioned in the Southern no Fly zone. A. Quot a a but the Washington sources said it was not Clocar where the batteries had been shifted or if Baghdad complied with the ultimatum a which required Iraq to remove missiles from below and near the 32nd parallel the Northern limit of the air exclusion zone. T. The current confrontation began dec. 27, when iraqi Mig 255 began intruding into the no Fly zone. One was shot Down that Day by a . F-i6, but the incursions have continued possibly in an attempt to lure Allied warplanes into Range of the missiles. In recent Days Iraq moved Mobile soviet made Sa-2 and Sa-3 surface to air missiles into the zone. . Officials said the iraqis began focusing the batteries radars onto patrolling Allied aircraft a move considered hostile because it indicates the planes Are being targeted. Quot i done to think it would be hard to take them out a Cia director Robert Gates said on Public televisions Macneil Lehrer news hour program on thursday. President Buslov already frustrated by Saddam a continued hold on Power has grown increasingly irate Over Saddam a provocations since the nov. 3 presidential election. President elect Clinton who takes office on Jan. 20, has said he intends to uphold Bush a policies on Iraq. Among the military options open to the allies Are air strikes on the missile batteries radars without which the weapons Are useless. The United states also could bomb the runways of the air bases from which Iraq is launching the intrusions below the 32nd parallel officials said in Washington. In Kuwait the Prospect of renewed hostilities raised fears that the emirate adjacent to Iraq could be a target for Baghdad a retaliation. Western officials estimate that Saddam still has an estimated 100 to 150 surface to surface scud missiles which can reach Kuwait Northern saudi Arabia and Israel. Fears from Page 1 to meet with Marine commanders to express their concern. Relief workers said Mogadishu had a quiet night after . Forces killed seven somalis Early thursday in a counterattack on two of aided a a arsenals. Snipers in the buildings had repeatedly fired on Marine patrols. A a Strong display of resolve determination and Force is the Best Way to prevent the next one from happening said maj. Gen. Charles e. Wilhelm commander of the 1st Marine div and the officer who ordered the assault. A we hit them with a  the attack involved 400 troops attack helicopters tanks amphibious assault armoured vehicles and other heavy weaponry. More than a dozen somalis were taken prisoner from the two walled compounds. The assault in which one Marine was injured by Allied gunfire was the biggest show of firepower from Anfe rican troops since president Bush dispatched them to Mogadishu to protect food shipments dec. 9. 1 a. A. Central authority collapsed in Somalia two years ago when dictator Mohammed Siad Barre was driven from Power. Since then clans have carved up the country and famine and warfare killed an estimated 350,000 people last year. The . Assault was meant to instill fear in the feuding clans and murderous thugs who have been growing bolder by the  have skirmishes in the capital even in Southern Mogadishu where . Troops Are mostly deployed. And .-led troops Haye increasingly been targets of looters Rock throwing youths and snipers. The violence has intensified safety concerns of Relief agencies trying to provide food and Medicine to Somalia a starving. A funeral for the Only foreign Aid worker who has been killed since . Troops arrived was held in England on Friday. Sean Devereux lived a a totally generous life crowned by a heroic death the Rev. Brian Jerstice who had been one of Devereux s teachers said at the service in Gateley England. Devereux 28, was shot to death last saturday As he left his Unicof office in Kismay. His coffin was draped in the Unicof Flag As it was driven away for a private burial. Clinton from Page 1 and while performing their duties. Under a memorandum of instruction the new Secretary of defense would oversee such decisions As whether the military should extend dependent benefits to the homosexual partners of service members and whether Gay social dubs should be permitted on . Bases. Other issues left to the defense Secrce tary and military leaders would include whether homosexual personnel could express their sexual preferences openly under circumstances that could be re added As disruptive and whether Gay or lesbian service members would be permitted to live together in base housing. The military has strict regulations about sexual behaviour among its members who work together. Clinton has said those rules would continue to apply to homosexuals and heterosexuals. For Clinton adoption of the recommendation would represent a Compromise Between military leaders who Nave a rottsted lifting the ban and Gay and Les Ian activists. The activists Hope Clinton will lift the ban by issuing an executive order a the vehicle presidents traditionally have used for bold historic action. President Harry Truman for instance issued an executive order to racially integrate the military services. Clinton advisers however favor using a new less symbolic Way to lift the ban a Quot memorandum of instruction Quot has the same Legal Force As an executive order they said but does not carry the same historic significance. They View the distinction As important because they believe the action will bring Strong opposition from military Leaden which they Hope to mute by avoiding use of an executive order. Transition aides also Hope to shield Clinton from military and congressional reaction by using language in the memorandum that directs the defense Secretary to carry out the task rather than simply proclaiming the presidents order to lift it. A Clinton understands there Are two issues Here he can t Waffle and he does no to want to expend a lot of political Goodwill upfront on this Issue a said one adviser to the Clinton transition team. A what they re trying to do is find the Best mechanism to achieve the commitment and not Hurt  sources said the concept of using a memorandum of instruction to lift the ban is the brainchild of Clinton Friend John Holum a Washington attorney who was asked to review the president elect s options on the Issue. Holum and Aspin Are expected to discuss the proposal within several Days along Witri several other options that Holum considers less advisable Politi Cally such As an executive order. Other Clinton advisers said the memo of instruction is a Way to move swiftly to change the policy without excluding an executive order later after civilian defense officials and military leaders review the matter. 23 killed in hindu Muslim clashes Bombay India a mobs burned alive at least 10 people Friday in hindu Muslim clashes in India s largest City a month after riots swept the nation Over the demolition of a Muslim mosque by hindu nationalists. Police said 23 people had been killed and nearly 100 injured in three Days of mob violence in Bombay. The news Agency United news of India quoting inde pendent reports and doctors put the death toll at 40. In Ahmadabad another City in Western India 11 people were killed and 80 injured when hindu and Muslim mobs attacked each other with knives and stones the news Agency said. It did not give details. Police had feared further clashes As thousands of muslims prepared to Block roads for noon prayers Friday the mus Lim Sabbath. The hindu Muslim violence began after hindu zealots demolished a 16th-Century mosque in the holy town of Ayodhya. More than 1,200 people were killed nationwide in the ensuing clashes. Many hindus say the mosque was built on the site of an earlier hindu Temple marking the Birthplace of the Warrior god Rama