European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse B the stars and stripes sunday january 17,1993 at a glance Petty officer 1st class John Wilson used to have a problem that nearly rained fits military career and marriage he liked has liquor. For Sto rules on alcoholics Anonymous and some service members who Are sue Cess Folly battling alcoholism see sunday transition president elect Clinton a chief spokesman acknowledged Friday that the transition to the White House has been rougher than expected. A Page deserter charged James Douglas Pou the air Force staff sergeant who deserted and led a secret life has been charged with robbing a Texas Bank in a Comman do state raid in 1988. A pages Katie offered help a custody fight intensified Tor Katie Beers the girl kept in an underground cell while hundreds of people offered to help the youngster. A Page 9deadly eruption blazing rocks smashed scientists Bones and seared flesh during the eruption of a colombian Volcano that left at least nine people presumed Pago 10bedroom politics a new phenomenon has burst into israeli politics the sex scandal. A Pago 12trade deficit jumps the . Trade deficit shot up to $7.59 billion in november As . Exporters suffered declines in nearly All categories the government said a Pago 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 16 classifieds. 20-23 commentary. 15 faces no places.16 letters. 14 Money matters.17 Mutual. 17-19 sports. 2532 weather .13iraq from Page 1 about the removal of six Border Security posts that were supposed to be dismantled to later than Friday. President Bush said saturday that he would a wait and see How the United nations responded to iraqis latest conditional offer of Safe passage for . Weapons inspectors before deciding whether to take military action. Bush made his comments at the Camp David md., presidential Retreat where he was conferring with Canadian prime minister Brian Mai Proncy. Bush said he intended to consult with other Allied leaders As Well before taking further Steps. Aziz said six Border posts that Are in kuwaiti territory since the United nations redrew the Border were being discussed with . Officials. They Are not being reinforced he said but he be fused to say if Iraq would withdraw the soldiers stationed in . Spokesman said that Iraq had failed to meet a . Deadline to remove the six police posts. The Baghdad government was supposed to have removed the posts by Midnight Friday but it has rejected the .-drawn Border. In another possible Concession Aziz denied that Iraq has any claims against neighbouring Kuwait which it invaded and an Nix cafin 1990, to the persian Gulf War two years ago. A a Aziz said Baghdad Hopes for better relations with Washington after president elect Clinton is inaugurated wednesday Busty he said was pursuing a a personal vhf Idetta of harassing Iraq and imposed the Southern no Fly zone in August As pan Ofhie failed re election Campaign. Anti aircraft batteries and missiles Are now free to Shoof Down any Allied aircraft Over Iraq he said. Bush administration officials said Friday that the allies May mount another air raid unless Iraq obeys the conditions of the . Cease fire and the no Fly zones. In other developments saturday a thousands of Baghdad women demonstrated the Day before the second anniversary of the Gulf War. A the United states deployed the last of 1,100 troops in Kuwait to bolster the defense of the emirate in Case of iraqi retaliation for the airstrike a a. A a a from Pago 1 fungal infection he contracted before arriving in Somalia on Christmas eve. The infection was exacerbated by the filthy conditions blowing winds and tropical heat of the Eastern african nation. He had arrived at Lan Stuhl on Jan. 4. The Pierz minn., native is one of 36 serv inc members who have been medically evacuated from Somalia and Are being treated As inpatients at Lan Stuhl and at the army Hospital in Frankfurt Germany said Marie Shaw a Lan Stuhl spokeswoman. Mcdonald spent most of his time in Southern Somalia. His squad patrolled and secured the perimeter of his units Post and Mcdonald occasionally patrolled in nearby Kismay. His squad stayed and slept at a former russian air base just outside Kismay. Russian Mig jets and abandoned animals had once occupied the hangar. Mcdonald soon moved into a tent. A that was better a he said. A a we were sleeping on the floor and sometimes cots but i was bothered by the cockroaches that crawled Over me at night As i was trying to sleep. The smell of the animals was still pretty Strong in the hangar. Maybe that a what the cockroaches were Mcdonald later was involved in psychological operations in which he passed out pamphlets to somalis. A we were telling them we were their friends and were there to help them. They seemed grateful a he said. He described Kismay As a Small Dusty town not unlike towns in the wild West of the 1800s. A shuts lined the roads leading into the City. More animal carcasses lined the roads we travelled a he said a there was a Market in town that sold Rotten fruit that seemed to attract every Fly around. There weren to Many shops but everyone seemed to be Selling Mcdonald said he was shocked while patrolling in Kismay about three Miles from the russian air base. A everywhere we went Young kids followed us. Even driving Down the Street they would run after us. While we were driving a somali truck swerved in behind us and several kids started run Ning after it. Maybe the Driver was mad because they were following. I done to know. A but after a Short distance a Mcdonald continued a the threw the truck into reverse and ran Over the three kids. He turned off onto a Dusty Side Street and let the kids Lay there. It was on purpose. He ran Over those kids without even thinking about it. One of the Guys in my track handle it. It was Tough to watch.�?�. Parts of Kismay were once Nice Mcdonald said with italian style Villas. But those houses have been destroyed by years of civil strife. Mcdonald does not know How Long he will be in the Hospital and he Isnit sure if he Wilt return to his unit in Somalia or to fort one time he said his dream was to own a porsche. Now he a Content with what he has and is thankful to be alive. A things in Somalia Are pretty sad. People Are killing each other Tor no reason. 1 done to think americans know How great things Are in the United states a he said. A it really makes you appreciate what you be from Page 1 blocked Many roof vents and caused Gas fumes to accumulate inside Homes said City spokesman Jeff Irons. In Long Beach a 44-Ycar-old Man died Friday troops from Page 1 after he was spotted floating face Down a rain swollen Creek. The family of Jessie Hernandez told authorities that he had gone for a walk. Rescue workers in Chula Vista ripped a Hole through a sidewalk to save a 12-year-old boy who was washed into an underground drainage pipe while wading in a ditch with friends. Edward Cassidy was dazed but unhurt after being trapped for two hours. He was found when a woman heard shouts from under the sidewalk. A i said to myself a am i going to die a v Edward said after his Rescue. I just told myself i did no to want to Small Waves began washing Over the top of Lake Ca Chumas a spillways for the first time in a decade. Patrol came under fire about 10 . Friday near the Village of Burl go Northwest of Mogadishu. Peck said 10 to is bandits holding up a truck carrying about is civilians opened fire on the soldiers. The soldiers returned fire. A we Are not sure but they might have been trying to use civilians As Shields a Peck said. A was far As we can determine the soldiers did what they were trained to do. They were fired on at night and they returned fire a Peck said. He said one of the dead and one of the wounded were thought to be bandits two of the dead were still unidentified and one of the wounded was a woman shot by the bandits before the soldiers arrived. Peck said marines shot one somalian Man in Mogadishu on saturday after the Man aimed a pistol at a Marine. The marines said that the Man went Down but that the troops left the scene and did not know the extent of the somali s wound. Peck said somalian civilians led army police saturday to the 30 bunkers of arms lice 0/n Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a Twenty six air Force Security police specialists from Ramstein a and Rhein main a have deployed to Somalia to augment the existing police Force a . Air forces in Europe official said Friday with thursdays deployment the number of Safe personnel directly supporting the somalian Relief Mission is 188, a command spokesman said. The number is Down from 213 earlier in the week. The drop occurred because 51 airmen who were deployed to Souda Bay Crete Force in Somalia returned to Raf Mildenhall England after being replaced by air mobility come forces the spokesman said. The airmen Are assigned to the 100th air refuelling Wing at Mildenhall. The Security police who left for Somalia on thursday Are assigned to the 569th . Forces police flight in to Jelweh in Kaiserslautern which is near Ramstein and the 435th Security police so at Rhein main. Each unit sent 13 police officers. The 569th unit is assigned to the 86th Security e0ce so based at Ramstein. And ammunition South of the town of of Goose Vest of Mogadishu. A i done to want to Start using cliches but you would have to say this is the Mother lode of arms caches a Peck said. E a a military police expecting to 7r pc. A six. Stinkers uncovered 30 stuffed with All kinds of ordnance. He said the army was beginning the massive task of counting the weapons and ammunition. It seems to be an old somali military Cache but some clan could have been drawing arms and Small arms ammunition from it a Peck said. The military spokesman said five my Rines and a Sailor were injured in a traffic Accident Friday and two of the marines were evacuated to Germany for treat ment. Two were in a military Hospital in Mogadishu and one was treated and released he said. The Navy corpsman was flown to Mombasa Kenya
