European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of Flo 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday january 27,1993 re at a glance a singing Star Michael Jackson won two trophies and his. Third special award monday at the 20th annual american Musk awards see faces v places on Page 24.aftermath of shooting a shocked Cia la considering an array of measures to help protect its employees outside its Headquarters Gato after a Rifleman fired deadly shots there monday. A Page 4navy seeks probe Tho Navy tearing that thousands of deckhand were exposed to lethal dust Clouds in Tho 1970s, has asked a Federal health Agency to conduct a major review of naval personnel records. A Page phone hazards denied Motorola inc., Tho world s leading cellular phone maker said suggestions that portable phones might be linked to brain cancer Are unfounded. A Page 8booming business the draw Down of . Forces in Europe is not making it any easier to got hotel accommodations during Peak periods at Armod forces rec Root Lon Contor resorts in Tho bavarian Alps officiate say Page 12 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 action Lino. 20 classifieds. 25-28 comics. 2123 commentary. Crossword. Faces in places. 24 focus. 17-20 Horoscope. 28 Jumble. Letters. 14 Money matters. 12-13 sports. To listings. 35 weather. 18 High winds hamper return of chinooks to Home base by Mark Kinkade a Start writer Bremerhaven Germany bad weather is doing what warring somalian warlords could t do stopping part of task Force 5-158 in us tracks. Record High winds up to 70 Mph have battered Germany s Northern coast this week delaying the return from Bremer Haven of to Chinook helicopters to their Home base in Mannheim. The helicopters of the 502nd aviation rest originally were deployed with the task Force in december when american forces joined the . Relief Effort in Somalia. They were sent Back to. Germany the first week of january without seeing scr fee in the Eastern african country. The american Falcon the civilian freighter leased to the . Government for the deployment returned to  with the helicopters Jan. 20. According to army staff sgt. Timothy Boynton a safety inspector from the 70ln trans co in Mannheim the Falcon was unloaded within six hours after arrival. The helicopters were unloaded just before the weather turned bad Boynton said. Flans originally called for them to Fly to Mannheim last Friday but High winds and icy rain socked the coast shutting Down Many of the port facilities at the German operated Dock in Bremer Haven. According to a spokesman for Bremer Lagerhaus  the company that leases the Dock space to the . Army the weather has been so bad that Only sporadic work has been possible on the docks. Cranes and trucks used for loading and unloading freighters have been shut Down by the weather. The task Force will try to leave thursday and Friday if the weather Breaks As anticipated said maj. Marc Brodeur commander of the transportation unit. As soldiers and aviators began arriving last week to support the return of the aircraft the 42-person transportation team began assembling the helicopters and preparing launch areas on Breme Rhay Cne Scarl Schurz casern., Brodeur said the helicopters had to move from the Dock to the launch area for final checkout prior to making the Mannheim trip. The weather has hampered More than flight operations at Bromer Haven Brodeur said. While some flight Crews arc on hand to help with test flights of the aircraft the bulk of the Crews Are due to arrive today aboard another Chinook. The Crews were scheduled to arrive earlier but bad weather in Mannheim delayed that flight As Well. As of tuesday half the helicopters had been flown from the Dock to the launch area on what was once the Bremerhaven Cavern s Golf course. Two helicopters took advantage of a break in the weather tuesday morning to make the 400-Yard trip but the wind began blowing harder bringing heavy rain and sleet. Crew chiefs for the remaining aircraft were forced to tic Down rotors and wait for another break in the weather. While the unit tries to move the helicopters it also has completed loading nearly 70 ground vehicles onto trains for shipment to Mannheim and Livorno Italy. Some of the vehicles arc assigned to units in Italy and Are being returned Brodeur said. Since much of the work in Bremerhaven is Complete Brodeur has sent some members of his team to their Home Post. The rest of the team has used the time to enjoy some of the Bremerhaven Post s services. For example the task Force took first place in a 24-hour Bowling Marathon for the Post saturday night. Brodeur who flew into Bremerhaven on Jan. 15 to make housing and dining arrangements said the Mission has received Strong support from the Bremerhaven military Community even though the Post is scheduled to be closed in sep Timber and Community staffing is Down to 500 people. Quot they have gone out of their Way to make us feel like part of the family Quot he said. Quot with the bad weather and All this could have been a. Tough trip. But the Community has made it a lot easier on  from Page 1 nation. There was resistance to Blacks to . Kennedy appearing on Abc tvs today show said a it in t a question of whether there will be Gays in the military. There already arc. The question is whether they have to lie about  administration officials said Clinton has prepared a two step process to re voc the ban. First the president would direct defense Secretary los Aspin to halt the practice of asking about inc sexual orientation of new recruits and Stop proceedings to oust declared homosexuals. The second phase Calls for developing an executive order to lift the ban and to address the problems raised by the joint chiefs of staff and others. Several influential senators including Nunn criticized Clinton a plan monday. Nunn said be will conduct hearings on the Issue in March. The Georgia Democrat who favors the prohibition said Congress and the president have a a shared responsibility Quot for the armed services and should take time to deliberate the a complicated Complex Issue Quot a anyone who thinks that you can just make a decision sign an executive order and that s it Hasni to looked at the underlying questions Quot Nunn told reporters on Capitol Hill. Senate Republican Leader Robert j. Dole of Kansas expressed doubt that Clinton could overcome the Strong bipartisan support for maintaining the ban. A Jan. Is draft of a memo from Aspin to the president said Mitchell has estimated that if Senate conservatives were to propose a Resolution in support of the current policy there would be a no More than. 30 sure votes Quot against it. . Army Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs and the chiefs of the four main military services told the president in a monday meeting that they opposed ending the ban but would respect his decision. George Sie thanopoulos the White House communications director said Clinton told the chiefs that he would take Steps within a week to end the nearly 50-year-old prohibition. A a it a the presidents decision Quot Stepha Nopoulos said. Clinton a reiterated his commitment to ending discrimination against homosexuals in the military solely on the basis of status and to maintaining morale and cohesion in the military Quot the spokesman said after the meeting which lasted nearly two hours. A the joint chiefs expressed their concerns and difficulties with the president s commitment but also expressed their respect for his decision making Power As commander in chief Quot Ste Nanopoulos said. Military officials have raised concerns about housing spousal benefits discipline and requests for same sex marriages. They also have warned of potential violence against homosexuals to the military. Nunn said Congress has a constitutional duty to provide for the armed services. A it s Fine for the president to give his views. It s Fine for him to decide what he s going to do in executive orders Quot Nunn Saia. A but the fundamental policy dealing with our military is a shared responsibility and the Congress of the United states needs to speak to  Nunn also said he would seek a Broad Range of witnesses for hearings in March particularly men and women in the armed forces. A we have to take into account Quot Nunn said a not Only the views of homosexuals which Are important a Many of them have served ably and in a sure Many of them continue to a but also the rights to privacy of those men and women in the military that Are not  from Pago 1 350,000 somalis have died. But the troops Are increasingly going beyond their original Mission Anu critics say the . Risks getting bogged Down in the country a civil War. Earlier this month . Military spokesmen said they hoped to turn Over control of their mercy Mission to the United nations by months end. But . Officials Are in no hurry. They want the .-led Allied Force to make the famine racked country safer first. Mawlawi denied a . Accusation the . Security Council was dragging its feet on a Resolution to hand Over Power. Marines make up fewer than 9,000 of the some 25,000 . Troops in Somalia but have been assigned the most hazardous jobs such As patrolling Northern Mogadishu at night. Spokesmen said Botello was hit by one of four to six shots a sniper fired from a House at a patrol West of the soccer stadium where More than 1,000 marines Are encamped. The patrol returned the fire but it was not known if the sniper was hit spokesmen said. Botello died less that two hours later in a swedish Field Hospi Tal. Marines have regularly been the t gets of snipers in the area the other n nne was killed there one week ago Ali on night patrol. _ in the space of an hour Friday Banc in Northern Mogadishu attacked \ workers five times in Broad Zaylig prompting pleas from Relief org Anizan for More Protection. Marine col. Chip Gregson Deputy Rector of operations for the .-led t Force said tuesday that the . Miss has been More than just escorting Cut Voys. A it was the creation of a secure i Rosment a he said