European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars a and stripes wednesday february 3,1993 at a glance defense Secretary be Aspin inspects troops As the department of defense welcomed us new chief in ceremony at fort Myrva on monday. See Story on Page 5. Ins and outs Butts Are out. And Broccoli is in at the Clinton White House. Page 4 senator to retire sen. John c. Danforth an influential Republican moderate from mis Souri will not seek a fourth term in 1994. Page 7 elderly at risk a Hospital stay could bring other complications to elderly patients causing them to end up in a nursing Home a medical journal reports. Page 8 anniversary of a Battle the monumental Battle of Stalin Grad ended feb. 2, 1943, with the surrender of German Field marshal Friedrich von Paulus to soviet forces. Page 9 Meg loss for pm general motors corp. Says that it faces monumental expenses Over the next 20 years for Retiree health care benefits and that it was taking a $20.8 billion after tax charge against 1992 earnings. Page 13 Index j Abby Ann Landers 21 action line 20 classifieds. 25-28 comics 21-23commentary.15 crossword 21 faces in places 24 focus 17-20 Horoscope 27 Jumble 27 letters .14 Money matters 12-13 sports 29-36 to listings 35 weather 16 Arab americans suspected of aiding anti Israel group _ Rutt _ _ t4 to maa not my m a Washington a the Fri believes some Arab americans Are raising Money for the political and welfare activities of Hamas a Radical palestinian mus Lim movement israeli occupied Territo Ries officials enforcement agencies Are monitoring several groups of Hamas support ers including those in Northern Virginia in Dallas in the Detroit and chicag areas and in Tucson Ariz. The groups Are disseminating anti Israel propaganda and raising funds for palestinian welfare and religious causes said one official. The monitoring was prompted by at tacks since 1989 by Hamas military Wing on israeli troops and civilians official who said some of those activities Are considered by the United states to be terrorist acts. Hamas will be mentioned for the first time this year in the state Many Dod department s annual report on International terrorism he said. Hamas born in the poverty Ridden Gaza strip in late 1987, advocates the creation of an islamic state in what Isnow the jewish one. Israel blames it for the killings of at least 11 israelis in the past four . Immigration and naturalization service is also keeping an Eye on some suspected Hamas supporters be cause they entered this country illegally or overstayed their visas he said. The official declined to elaborate but said their numbers were Low. But he and other officials dispute claims in the official israeli Media repeated following last week s arrest of Arab americans in Israel that Hamas main command and control Center is inthe United states. This is a great exaggeration said . Official familiar with the Issue who spoke Only on condition of anonymity. The command and control Center of Hamas military Branch is in the occupied Gaza strip and West Bank the official said. Israel has detained two Arab Ameri cans from the Chicago area accusing them of being sent to rebuild the Radical movement. An israeli Security official told report ers that the two men had Given $300,000 to operatives in the territories an planned to distribute $350,000 More. He said documents about armed Hamas at tacks were discovered among one of the men s possessions. But a . Official majority of financial support for Hamas comes from religious foundations in saudi Arabi and some from the iranian government. To receive new w by Chuck Vinch Washington Burea Washington about 141.000 defense department civilians Wilt be is sued new w-2 forms after printing errors were discovered in some of the originals officials said monday. The forms need to be reissued because of errors at a printing Plant in san Ber Nardino calif., said Jean Marie Ward spokeswoman for the defense finance and accounting service. The Plant asunder government contract to print the a result of the pruning problem a potentially Large Nunier of Dod civil ians will find their wr2 package contains information relating to other Dod employees in addition to their own w-2s," Ward packages include three copies of the w-2 one each for Federal and stat taxes and one for the employee s records. The problem first surfaced at Robin Safe da., and has since been reported in other areas mainly san Diego and thereat lakes Region. Accounting service officials were unable to estimate How Many of the forms printed by the contractor Are in problem forms Are related to pay processed by the Dias Center in Den ver. Ward said some civilians in Europe could be affected although most of themare paid through the Dias Center in Indianapolis. There s a slightly higher Chance that some employees in the far East could be affected but we really have no Way of knowing for sure at this Point she reprinted w-2s will have the Nota Tion reissued by employer printed inthe upper right hand Corner of each san Bernardino contractor has agreed to reissue the entire print run Atno Cost. The new copies will be printed and mailed by Friday Ward the entire run is being Reis sued some employees could receive an other w-2 package even if their first package was Correct. If that happens employees can use either copy of the w-2s they received but they should not use both Ward who have w-2 information for other individuals should take the erroneous forms to their local payroll of fice Ward that in t possible employees should destroy the erroneous forms by burning or shredding them and then advise their local payroll offices so that Dias officials can get a clearer picture of the prob Lem Ward Hope employees won t be unduly inconvenienced by the printing problem and will be Able to wait for the arrival of the reprinted w-2s before filing to Weir in come tax returns Ward said. However if employees do not want to wait internal Revenue service officials have agreed to accept photocopies of Cor rect w-2s for filing purposes allowing employees to retain an original. Man from Page 1 c. Hunt 20 Patric g. Gardone 23 an Walter g. Watkins 26 were charged with assault. They were released on $400bail each. The marines showed no remorse a they were booked police said monday. They were saying things like they hate All faggots and they wish they were All dead and they re not ashamed of sided Gibson police desk sergeant. In an unrelated Case monday four sail ors and two marines were sentenced to a year in jail in san Francisco after they pleaded guilty to beating a 33-year-Oldhomosexual Man they lured from a bar last feb. 17. Superior court judge Alfred Chiantelli accepted the pleas monday under an agreement with prosecutors said assist ant District attorney Chuck Haines. The men were Given administrative discharges under less than honorable circumstances Haines said. Pridgen credited three witnesses with saving Nim. One lady jumped on top of me an said that if they were going to beat me they were going to have to beat , be said i believe i would have been Pridgen went to Raleigh on monday and met with representatives of gov. Jim Hunt who was at the meeting of the National governors association in Washington . He gave them a letter to Hunt and a copy of the police report Hunt issued a statement denouncing hate crimes and ordered further investigation by the human relations commis Sion. Local police said they asked the Fri to investigate also. White House Deputy press Secretary Lorraine Voles said tuesday that she did not know anything about Podgen s state wish to meet with Clinton people want ing to see the president normally go through his appointment or scheduling offices and she did not know Whethe Pridgen had done so she said. Report from Page 1 by Paul Rusty cheering crowd Johnston see that image Over by that Twig it s not very dark and not very big. It s a like Riess of me that s my Shadow i see six wore weeks of Winter there la be Johnston read. The groundhog forecast is based on a German tradition brought to the Pennsyl Vania Hills in 1887. If a woodchuck or groundhog emerged from its Burrow in Early february and saw its Shadow it would be frightened and return to its Hole for another six weeks. The current Phil escaped a Date with the executioner to Mafre it to tuesday encounter with his Shadow. When the groundhog bit one of the inner Circle members last summer state and Federal health officials sought his head for1 a rabies test. But Phil got a re Prieve after the biting victim release health officials from liability. In three of the other . Towns that stage similar groundhog events two saw shadows but a third did not. Agreeing with Punxsutawney Phil that Winter would be Long this year were Staten Island Chuck at the Staten Island zoo in new York City and Jimmy the groundhog of Sun Prairie wis. The Lone dissenter predicting an Earl Spring was Gen Beauregard Lee a furry forecaster in Lilburn a
