European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 298 350 thursday february 11,1993 b d 8693 a . Bosnian truce to enforce troops Washington apr Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher on wednesday outlined a six step plan for ending ethnic warfare in Bosnia and Herzegovina that he said the United states a cannot afford to  he said the administration would be a prepared to do its share to help implement and enforce Quot a cease fire see related stories on Page 8 and 11 agreement a including possible . Military  the Secretary of state said the president was seeking creation of a War crimes tribunal to punish those responsible for atrocities. A this conflict May be far from our shores but it is certainly not Distant from our concerns Quot he said. The plan also tightens economic sanctions against Serbia Calls on All parties to Stop the violence seeks tighter enforcement of the . No Fly zone and insists that the Only solution is in negotiations among Bosnia Serbia and Croatia Christopher said lifting the arms embargo on Bosnia do. A a �?~p1. He said use of american air Power against serbian positions also was rejected. The White House said the proposal would a build see . On Page 2 was considered but rejected. A on balance we thought it was a step that would be unwise to take Quot he said. A . C-130 transport Bottom sits at split Airport in Croatia on tuesday while another plane lakes olt for Sarajevo. Relief flights have been diverted from Zagreb Croatia to split after a German plane was shot at Over the  says hell finish term if Clinton desires Washington a Gen. Colin l. Powell said wednesday that he will Complete his term As chairman of the joint chiefs of staff if asked by president Clinton but would prefer to leave a bit Early. In a Day of appearances on to interview shows Powell strongly disputed a new York times report that his desire to retire Early was reinforced by disagreements with Clinton Over the new presidents policies on homosexuals and budget cuts. Powell 55, is the nations highest ranking military officer As Well As the chief unitary adviser to the president. Me has held the Job since oct. 1,1989. A i am not unhappy. I am not disappointed. I am not crosswise with the administration a he told Cable news network. Powell said he had wanted to quit a a month or so before his term As joint chiefs chairman ends sept. 30 a in order to get my Powell family resettled. He said he had made his wish known privately before Clinton took office and a Powell a spokesman said it was reiterated to los Aspin the new defense Secretary. In a later can interview when told that White House spokesmen had said Clinton wants him to serve out his full term Powell indicated he would stay on the Job if asked. A i will stay for whatever period of term that the president wishes Powell said. A i serve ultimately at his pleasure and i Haven to heard that Clinton wants him to stay through september but in a delighted to hear that. The Law allows Powell who has spent 35 years in the army to serve a third two year term As head of the joint chiefs. But custom dictates that he leave after four years. Clinton has Given no indication that he would renominated  a largely overlooked in the extraordinary Flap Over Powell a retirement plans was his statement wednesday that he now believed the defense budget could be reduced even More than planned by the Bush administration without hurting . Security. A we believe that we can make additional reductions now without doing damage to the Force Quot Powell said on no cd a today show. A and president Clinton in the number of conversations in be had with him and Secretary Aspin have Soe Powell on Pago 2carnival Tim europeans get ready to celebrate end of Winter. Stripes Magazine fewer recruits have diplomas army shows largest decline in High school grads by Ciuck Vinci staff writer Washington a the military services continue to meet their Overall recruiting objectives but statistics released wednesday show that the record Streak of recruiting Success enjoyed by the military since the mid-1980s May be coming to an end. The military made its quotas for numbers of recruits according to statistics covering the first Quarter of fiscal 1993. But to do that All the . Services except the air Force had to take in More recruits without High school diplomas compared with the same period a year ago. The army had the largest decline. Its percentage of High school graduate recruits dropped to 94 percent in the first Quarter of fiscal 1993, compared with 100 percent in the first Quarter of fiscal 1992. The Navy a percentage of High school graduate Enlis tees dropped from 98 percent to 92 percent while the Marine corps figure dropped from 99 percent to 97 percent. The air Force was the Only service that managed to hold steady at 99 percent. The army also saw a drop of four percentage Points in the number of recruits scoring in the top three mental categories on the armed forces qualification test. It is the Only service to experience a decline in that area. Service officials and Independent military manpower experts say the statistical trends arc not unexpected. Army recruiting officials cite several factors. A a there a a widespread perception that the army is not Estrea _ hiring Quot said Doug Smith Quot a spokesman for the army recruiting come at fort Knox by. Because of incessant news reports about the Down see recruits on Page 2