European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday february 1,1993 at a glance this statue often called Mother Russia glorifies the soviet Union s role in world War ii. Today russians and germans like Are reflecting on their coun tries rotes in that terrible stories and photos in focus. Gays demonstrate president Clinton s Compromise in his Effort to lift the military s Gay ban prompted a protest at a new York recruiting station. ". Page4 la. Subway on track thousands in los Angele clogged underground stations As the City inaugurated its first subway line. Pages recalling tet offensive Twenty five years ago Viet con commandos approached the . Embassy in Saigon and opened shots at the Start of the 1968 tet offensive proved decisive. Pages gis help somalian kids members of the army s 41st Engron Are helping fulfil a dream of so malian children to return to 10 checks and balances pfc. Stephanie Loveland has Learned that when it comes to per Sonal finances even honest mis takes can Hurt you. Page 16 Index " Abby Ann Landers 21 action line 20 classifieds 25-28 comics 21-23commentary15 crossword. 21 faces n places. 24 focus 17-20horoscope 27 Jumble 27 letters.14money matters 16 sports 29-36 to listings 35 weather 13 prayers separate slopes Mark ski resort for relaxing iranians e diz1n, Iran a Majestic peaks dazzling Sunshine and deep powder Snow could make this a hot ski resort any where but a few unmistakable signs put Pizzin in the heart of the islamic a club. Lie. Men and women ski on separate slopes. The ban on alcohol and most music Means no end of the Nin bar serv ing mulled wine to a disco beat. A mos que blasts the Call to prayer across the mountains five times a Day. And instead of billboards featuring the near naked pushing suntan lotion the Walls Bear slogans like All muslims re vere the the resort is an archetype of every thing that both inspires and throttles Iran As the islamic revolution enters its 15thyear. The mullahs who helped the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini topple the Shah Over the first 11 Days of february1979 Are firmly entrenched in Power. The number of novices tumbling Down Hill attests to the fact that the revolution has made skiing available to More peo ple but the paralysis brought on by inter Nal political wrangling has left the spirits of Iran s 60 million people sagging under rising prices economic stagnation an curbs on personal Freedom. I come because there is so Little to Doin Iran no dancing no casinos Noth ing said Yousef a 25-year-old medical student. Like most iranians he said he feared reprisals and would not give his full name. Iranians Sec the resort As a potentially lucrative tourist attraction if and when the country opens up to tourists. But there has been no investment i Dizin 60 Miles North of Tehran in the Alborz mountains since it was a play ground for the Rich under the Shah. Skis in the rental shops Are often worn Down to the wooden Core and boots Are held together with wire. I think the lifts arc Safe but i Don twant to look too closely said a euro Pean ski instructor brought in by Iran ski federation a private organization to work with iranian teachers. He did not want to give his name to avoid possible problems with the government which runs the resort but even if it were fixed up the resort would remain a strange place for most skiers. Like the rest of Iran it is policed by revolutionary guards who enforce strict islamic Laws. The european instructor stands out in his electric red White and purple ski suit. Most iranian ski outfits Are in the drab Earth tones that dominate wardrobes to such an extent that even resident Hashemi a Sfanjani recently told people to lighten up. Islamic Law requires women to Cove their hair and bodies. The ski version of the chador is a baggy knee length Nylon jacket Over trousers. Women also must Wear a Cap or Scarf. � the slopes Are segregated a islamic convention not All Are pleased with. I Don t like it. I want to ski with my husband said Ziba a 30-year-old schoolteacher. Ropes also Divide the restaurant. If the revolutionary guards feel lenient they May let husbands and wives eat together or they May penalize a male ski instructor caught teaching women by suspending his credential for a few hours. If the guards arc in a dour mood transgressors face jail terms. 16 die in Bogota car bombing Caribbean be Pacific i Colombia Brazil a Bogota Colombia a a pow Erful car bomb blamed on cocaine traffickers exploded saturday in a Commer Cial District killing at least 16 people including four children and injuring 33, Aradio report said. Police said at least four children were killed when the 22 Pound bomb went off in an area crowded with shoppers looking for school supplies. At least 100 buildings were damaged. Run radio quoted prosecutors in it report on the casualties. The report could not immediately be confirmed. Bodies were strewn about in Street covered with debris and broken Glass. A police officer told the Caracol radio net work that passers by took off their Jack ets to cover the dead. There was no claim of Resi for the bombing but suspicion fell on the Leader of the Medellin drug Cartel Pabl Escobar who escaped from prison in july and later announced plans to commit terrorist acts. The car bomb was typical of attacks aged by the Cartel. The bombing was the third explosion in the capital in the past 10 Days. On Jan. 21, two bombs went off in Northern Bogota injuring 17 people. Caracol reported that besides the fou children who died a number of Young sters were among the injured. At the moment of the blast Many Chil Dren were with their parents buying books and other supplies for the school year that begins monday. German soldiers linked to attacks Bonn Germany a the de sense ministry on sunday confirmed a re port in Bild newspaper that German sol Diers Are suspected of taking part in More than 50 cases of rightist activities including attacks on refugee centers and two cases of manslaughter. Last november defense minister vol Ker Rune vowed to expel Radical rightists from the military after reports said sol Diers had been involved in the wave of Neo nazi violence that totalled More than2,100 attacks in 1992 and 17 deaths. The Hamburg based Bild said its Edi Asp in from Page 1 men and lesbians in the after Days of negotiation and rancor Clinton on Friday was forced to Back Down from his plan to lift the ban Wininie Datery against homosexuals in the Mili tary. Instead he ordered a draft proposal prepared by july 15 on the Issue and eased military restrictions against Gays his decision came after Senate republicans and some democrats threatened to codify the existing Pentagon policy Lions today would report that the de sense ministry had a confidential report on soldiers involvement in 54 cases Withan extreme rightist background. Among them were two cases of manslaughter and14 attacks on refugee centers Bild said. Defense ministry spokesman confirmed that the report existed and said the allegations had no been cleared up in All the cases. He declined to comment further on details. Bild said soldiers had used their Mili tary weapons or ammunition in some at tacks on refugee shelters. The two in against homosexuals. As Pentagon officials prepared to draw up the regulations that would carry out a new policy an administration official Saida pm was open to the idea of barring homosexuals from combat As vell As Many other possibilities Only because he has t formed any opinions on a lot of these v anyone who s looked into this issues any depth knows that the potential to limit duty assignments is always there " said an administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. But it s entirely premature to talk about these stances of manslaughter which were revealed last november involved soldiers with skinhead backgrounds attacking German civilians. Twi snick said the military was no More prone to rightist violence than Ger Man society in general but every Case Isone too Bild said the Specter of the military a Snaz past was awakened by some of the allegations against soldiers including the Useo the stiff armed Hitler Salute and the nazi Sieg Heil greeting As Well As singing nazi songs and using racist slogans. Among the other issues Pentagon officials Are examining Are ways to respect the privacy of heterosexuals who feel uncomfortable sleeping in cranked bunk areas or showering with Gays. An Exten Sion of this concern is overseas deploy ment on Field exercises or actual combat if you have a stateside circumstance where people s privacy can be respected that s one thing said an administration official familiar with the Pentagon re View. But on a Field deployment Over seas that situation changes. What do you do right now this is just a list of things that is bumping around the do Sidn p i
