European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday january 30,1993 in i at a glance they say Beauty is lit the Eye of the beholder. Sometimes it can be in the nose of the beholder. See Story and photos on Page 17.magic made difference a Survey of people s sex lives found that Many started playing it a bit safer after magic Johnson said he had the aids virus a Page 5 super violent Day super bowl sunday is a Day of dread for Many battered women a Tiff Sissay. A Page 7 rally against racism germans Are marking the 60th anniversary of a Black Date in their history with protests against racism meant to strike a Strong contrast to the weakness and illusion that put Adolf Hitler in Power Jan. 30,1933. A Page interest rates could fall Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has endorsed president Clinton s deficit reduction goals and said that Long term interest rates would fall dramatically if they were met. A Page 16 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 automotive. 12 classified. 25-28 comics.21-23 commentary .15 crossword .21 Dally horoscope.27 faces n1 places.24 focus .1720 Jumble .27 letters. .14 religion. 11 Money matters.16 sports.29-36 to listings .35 weather .13 unrest in Gulf area Europe of f-4gs by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Span Dahlem a Germany the phased withdrawal of f-4g wild weasel aircraft from Span Dahlem has been delayed because of events in the persian Gulf and Europe according to base officials. Four planes were scheduled to leave last week for Nellis fab nev., but their departure was delayed said tech. Sgt. Sandra Whipps a base spokeswoman. The air Force still intends to Transfer All 18 planes to Nellis by april she added. While that is the intention recent events involving Iraq and the possibility of . Action in Bosnia and Herzegovina a could cause that transition to slow Down Quot said it. Col. Dan Shelor the commander of the f-4g Squadron at Span Dahlem. A i done to think they will be out by then april a Shelor said of the aircraft. Six of the units f-4cs Are at Spang Dahlum. The. Remaining 12 of the 81st fighter Sqq a planes Are currently deployed to in Ciurlik a Turkey in support of operation provide Comfort and to saudi Arabia in support of Southern watch. Tie former operation involves patrolling the no Fly zone North of the 36th parallel in Iraq while the latter is responsible for the no Fly zone South of the 32nd parallel. F-4gs were used in recent air strikes against Iraq. For Security reasons Shelor and Whipps would not disclose How the planes Are distributed within the Gulf Region. A a it a a Little strange possessing the air forces oldest fighter and being in such great demand that we arc unable to bring about this transition because we arc deployed a Shelor said. F-4gs Are used to locate and destroy or at least disable radar systems that support enemy anti aircraft artillery and surface to air missile Sites. During the persian Gulf War the 81st registered 142 radar kills against iraqi forces. The squadrons successes led the air Force to delay the removal of the f-4gs from its Active duty inventory which led to the planned move to Nellis. Span Dahlem is the Only Active duty f-4g Squadron in the air Force. The wild weasels at the base Are being replaced by f-16 fighting Falcons Clinton from Pago 1 intend to change my Clinton spoke after several Days of private negotiations with Senate democrats in an Effort to form a United front against an expected Republican bid to keep the ban in announcement came a few hours after a Federal judge in California ruled the ban unconstitutional. The ruling by . District judge Terry j. Hatter or. On thursday applies Only within portions of California but the White House said before Clinton a comment that an Appeal was unlikely. Military officials described the action As the most profound social change in the military since the armed forces were racially integrated in the 1950s. Clinton met earlier in the week with Gen. Colin l. Powell and the rest of the joint chiefs of staff to hear their concerns. Senate democratic leaders met thursday night at the White House with Clinton a and were meeting in the Oval office when the court ruling was announced. Clinton said the court s ruling strengthened his hand by both supporting the principle that he had endorsed Ana by making it possible to put the principle into practice. Tonal. The ruling gave the president powerful leverage to use in overcoming congressional and military opposition to his vow to lift the ban. Clinton Learned of the court ruling in vol Vine Navy sonar operator Keith a due a White House press Secretary Dee Dee Aid she Aid department to _ _ _ _ Federal court ruling in los Angeles de Myers said she did not expect the Justice department to Appeal thursday nights daring the 50-year-old ban on homosexuals m the armed services Union Stith ing a main hold during an Oval office session with Senate majority Leader George j. Mitchell a Maine and Nunn in search of a Way to avoid a congressional backlash to his decision. Clinton a proposal to lift the ban on Gays in the military riveted americans in the first week of his presidency. Thousands of people called the White House and congressional offices and the overwhelming majority opposed Gays in the military. Public opinion polls however were split on the Issue. Dam from Pago 1 ing serbs yawned in the Asphalt Road running atop the dam which crosses the be Tina River North of the Adriatic port of split. A third Crater appeared in the 66-foot-thick Structure but there was no water leaking there. Instead water spouted As if from a natural Spring from the dams base. Croatian soldiers were not on the dam Friday but were stationed in the surrounding area. Many villages immediately downstream already have been deserted. The nearest town nine Miles downstream is sin with a population of 60,000. Earlier 80 kenyan peacekeeping troops fled the area. They were part of a , contingent of 16,000 that is trying to contain the ethnic and political animosity As they did in the six month War that killed about 10,000 people. As the situation in Croatia deteriorated fighting also raged in Bosnia and Herzegovina a like Croatia a former yugoslav Republic. Peace talks in Geneva on Bosnia a future remain paralysed. Meanwhile an eight ship French naval task Force steamed toward the Adriatic on a Quot Mission of ten French peacekeepers in the . Force who were trapped in scr croat crossfire Verc evacuated to safety by. A . Convoy thursday but France still has 2,500 peacekeepers in Croatia the most of any country. French officials did not mention evacuating them. In addition to the 10 French peacekeepers who were flown to safety thursday serbs freed 11 . Policemen from eight nations who they a been holding in a hotel in Benkovic for a Security Rea sons Quot . Spokeswoman Shannon Boyd said in Zagreb. Another 10 police in the hotel were to be released Friday she said. The reasons for the timing of the croatian offensive which began in .-pa-trolled areas remain unclear. But croatian president Franjo Tadjman is under Domestic pressure to win Back lost territory and his party faces parliamentary elections Friday. The . Security Council has threatened sanctions unless the croats withdraw to their old positions. But Tadjman has refused to order a pullback unless serb militias in the Region Are disarmed. There was no sign thursday that either Side would Compromise. The surge in fighting threatens to make a shambles of peace talks on Bosnia taking place in Geneva under . And european Community auspices conference spokesman Fred Eckhard said thursday that there had been no Progress because of the latest clashes. The Leader of Bosnia a rebel serbs Radovan Karadzic said in Geneva that he would approve a peace Deal for Bosnia on saturday a with some very Small but a bosnian government official and conference sources dismissed talk of a breakthrough the talks scheduled to resume saturday Are expected to focus on the entire peace package including a controversial plan to break the nation into 10 autonomous provinces. Navy opens fortified Hospital on Sicily mad i a i in. Nas Sigon Fla Italy a amps the . Navy on thursday opened its first contingency Hospital built to withstand chemical weapons and bomb blasts. The 17-bed facility which Cost $20 million will operate As a Small general Hospital at the . Facility on the italian Island of Sicily. The first floor of the Hospital is designed to be closed off and can operate for 30 Days without outside resources in Case of a disaster. The Hospital currently employs about 215 Active duty and civilian personnel services offered at the Hospital include paediatrics family practice obstetrics by deliveries. Radiology services include mammon a ecology Gen Craf surge Amer seems Al Roscoy and the Abi Medicine radiology psychiatry and o2 �?o2 a wet Sas,romte6�?o&Quot temp Fri it a tests and kidney a rays. In addition to Navy surgeon Genen vice adm. Donald f. Hagen opening Day visitors to the Hospital included of Navy Europe commander adm. Mil Cha so a a Ana optometry. Internal Medicine will be offered in a few months. Obstetrics services include a delivery room and three birthing Beds with the capacity to deliver four babies at one time
