European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday january 21,1993 at a glance the Ages out instr stability of the Sphinx is being penetrated during its restoration. See stripes  on Cabinet Senate leaders were planning Quick action on president Clinton s Cabinet selections to help him get his new government under Way As rapidly As possible. A a a. / �?page4 cripple executed a Man who had used a wheelchair since his spinal Cord was injured in a prison Brawl was executed in Virginia late  pages teen distress probed a study of adolescents indicates that a number of distressing events hitting them at once can Lead to extreme unhappiness for some of them. A Page dangers Stilt lurking. The wounding in Mogadishu of another Comrade reminded 560 marines who were to depart for Home of the Ever present dangers in the chaotic land of Somalia. A Page 10big Blue sees red ism on tuesday announced the worst financial performance in american corporate history Quot including a toss of nearly $5 billion for the year just concluded. A Page 12 i ind6x i Abby Ann Landers 17 comics v .1819 commentary. 15  17 faces a no places. 16 letters.14 military.11 Money matters. 12 sports a a a a a a a a a a 26-32 i listings 31weather13 Saddam keeping his word Over cease fire for Washington a Iraq offered no challenges wednesday to . Warplanes flying patrols in Tio Fly zones and appeared to keep a cease fire pledge honouring Bill Clinton a inauguration. Hours before becoming president Clinton got an Early morning briefing from Brent scowcroft the National Security adviser of outgoing president Bush. Bush was at work in the Oval office. In Iraq u.5. Planes flew Quot routine patrols Quot Over the Northern and Southern zones where . Fighters skirmishes the past week with iraqi jets and ground based anti aircraft installations said a senior Pentagon official Quot there were no iraqi provocations Quot said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Quot it would appear Saddam Hussein is keeping his word but the big test will be whether the . Flights go in on terms acceptable to the United nations Quot the official said. The iraqi president promised tuesday to Stop shooting at . Planes to Honor the incoming chief executive. But aides to Clinton insisted there will be no easing of Bush a demands that Saddam abide by All . Resolutions including unrestricted Access for weapons inspectors. As president Clinton faces new cracks in the Allied coalition against Iraq. In parts on wednesday. Foreign minister Roland Dumas criticized sundays  cruise missile attack on a Baghdad factory. As reported by government spokesman Louis Merman Dumas told the Cabinet that the attack Quot overstepped the Security councils resolutions Quot on Iraq. But in London prime minister John major on wednesday called the bombardment wholly justified. He rejected French criticism and said France had been consulted beforehand. Quot this was a raid made by the United states rather than the allies because they had the equipment in site to do it a major . 10 Downing St. Office. At the Pentagon there were Hopes for a quiet inauguration Day after a week of the heaviest military action in Iraq since the persian Gulf War ended nearly two years ago. But one senior official speaking on condition of anonymity said vigilance will not be relaxed. Quot we will continue to Fly Quot surveillance missions in both Northern and Southern Iraq he said. Quot i certainly done to wish to throw cold water on what i suppose potentially could be a serious statement Quot Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said of Baghdad s peace offerings tuesday. Quot but the Only Way the world is going to judge Iraq is by its  in Baghdad the ruling revolutionary command Council headed by Saddam said that As a gesture of Good will toward Clinton Iraq would Stop All attacks on Allied planes in both contested no Fly  from Page 1 Power after a 12-year drought. First was the Parade traditional fun filled noisy and Quirky a witnessed by the Clinton and daughter Chelsea from an enclosed reviewing stand in front of the White House. The marching was to go on for hours with participants from every state including the High school band from Hope Ark. Clinton was Bora there 46 years ago. He was William Jefferson Blythe in then but his father died in an Auto crash before his birth. As a teen Ager he took his Stepfather a last name. The new first family was to open the White House for a handshaking Welcome today for members of the Public whose names were drawn in a postcard lottery. Twenty minutes were allotted for Clinton a inaugural address spelling out his presidential vision a his concept that citizens must give to society As Well As draw benefits from government but Clinton is notoriously incapable of staying within such limits. Clinton gave a foretaste in a spirited address tuesday to 150 former present and incoming governors Many of them colleagues from his 12 years As governor of Arkansas. He asked them to Quot please please Quot let him know when he goes astray. V a. Tie said the government must find a Way to Experiment to adopt what works Ana reject what does not. And he pledged again to enact a Law within a year to replace a health care system that is out of reach for millions but still threatens to bankrupt government. Before wednesday was Over the new president was expected to Start putting is own stamp on the government. Awaiting action is a sheaf of executive orders. They would Carty out some of Clinton s Campaign promises and reverse the policies of 12 years of Republican Rule that viewed Active government As a costly obstacle to free Enterprise. One order will put into effect Clinton a new ethical standards for his appointees. Another will create a National economic Council a step in fulfilment of Clinton s Promise to put the country a economic problems at the forefront. On Friday he is expected to rescind Bush a restriction on abortion counselling at Federal clinics. Clinton believes a a passionately Quot he likes to say a in government s possibilities. He spelled that out in the address to the governors. Quot when the same values that Are fundamental to the american character arc fundamental to governing a values like Opportunity and responsibility work and family Ana Community a government seems to work pretty  from Paget november shortly after being elected. That kind of talk in turn has angered Gay rights groups which see it As Backie baling under pressure. T military personnel policy analysts said this is one of the most contentious issues that the military has had to Deal with in recent memory. Quot its definitely a Tough one a said Martin Binkin a military manpower expert with the nonpartisan Brookings institution. Quot my personal View is that equal Opportunity is an important goal but so is National  while there Are Many Gays serving in the military right now Binkin said they Are not prompting much disruption because Quot for the most part nobody knows about them Quot Binkin said. Quot but what will happen if a couple of Gays get up to dance together at the fort Bragg no club Quot he said. Quot it Wasny to too Long ago that you had some troops from the Marine Barracks right Here in Washington going to Gay bars just to Bash  the Navy recently acknowledged that the fatal beating of a Gay Sailor in Japan is under investigation As a Case of Gay bashing. On tuesday the Navy held a hearing to determine whether a shipmate should of court Martiale in the killing. But some analysts downplay the Poten tial explosiveness of the issuer Quot i have trouble believing that Gays who stay in will be very visible Quot said Doug Bandow a military analyst with the Cato Institute. Quot i Don t  la get much flagrant flaunting of the lifestyle Quot a Host of other related issues will also come to the fore if Clinton abolishes the Gay ban. These include defining what is permissible conduct whether pending cases against Gays in the military should be dropped and whether Gays previously discharged should be allowed to petition for reinstatement. The Issue of allowing women to serve in combat jobs while not As thorny is also festering and must be resolved soon by the new administration. The 15-member presidential commission on the assignment of women in the armed forces recently split sharply on most of the issues contained in its final report issued in november. The commission recommended against allowing women to serve aboard combat aircraft submarines amphibious assault ships and Landing Craft. It did say women should be allowed to serve aboard other types of Navy combat ships. Senior military officials generally have resisted Calls to broaden combat Job opportunities for women although they have been hard pressed to justify those views. A the military leadership can to offer any reasons for not allowing women aboard combat aircraft and ships except to say that As men they just Arentt comfortable with it a said a House armed services committee staffer who worked on 1991 legislation that would have lifted the 47-year-old combat exclusion Laws for women. Quot that View just makes them look like out of touch chauvinists especially after the nation saw the Way women performed in the persian Gulf War Quot the staffer said. One indication that some Pentagon officials Are changing their views about women in combat came in a surprising Farewell speech at the . Naval Academy two weeks ago by outgoing Navy Secretary Sean of Keefe. Of Keefe whose service has been battered by numerous recent incidents of less than enlightened behaviour by Navy men toward their female colleagues said the presidential commission did t go nearly far enough. In the most far reaching statement on the Issue of any High level Bush administration official of Keefe said women should be allowed to serve on All Navy ships including submarines and aboard All Navy combat aircraft. For his part Aspin supported the legislation lifting the combat exclusion Laws but More recently he has said he wants More time to Quot carefully study Quot the presidential commissions final report before moving to make any changes in current policy