European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes private s frostbite injuries Likely to Lead to discharge from wire report Castro Valley Calif. An army private Frostbitten after he and his family were trapped in the Frozen Northern Nevada desert May be discharged from the service. The Stepfather of James Stolpa said wednesday his son has been in Contact with his commanding officer at Camp Roberts and has been told that he was Likely to be honorable discharged. Kevin Mulligan said that because portions of Stolpa s Frostbitten feet were amputated a discharge was almost 999 percent  however Stolpa first will be examined by doctors at let Turman Hospital at san Francisco s  said that in Light of the anticipated discharge Stolja and his wife Jennifer arc considering their options including Selling the rights to their Story. Tot killed in fall from car fort Lauderdale Fla. A 17-month-old girl left alone in a car was killed wednesday when she unfastened her child restraint hit the gearshift and fell out As the car began rolling the Florida Highway patrol said. The patrol said Monique a. Morris was struck by the left front tire after falling out the Driver s Side door which had been left open As the child s Mother went into a House to do some errands. Villanova closes cafeteria Villanova a. Villanova University closed a Campus cafeteria wednesday after at least 60 students became sick. At least 26 students complaining of nausea and vomiting were treated and released at Bryn mawr Hospital and Paoli memorial Hospital. Others were treated at the Campus infirmary and by paramedics. The cafeteria was closed As a precaution University spokesman Stephen Dell said. State health officials arc investigating. High bail set in shooting los Angeles a Man accused of shooting three emergency room doctors and taking hostages during a five hour siege pleaded innocent wednesday to charges of attempted murder and unlawful  Ybarra Torres 40, was arraigned before municipal court commissioner John Ladner who set bail at $1.5 million despite Torres declaration that he agreed with the prosecutor s recommendation of no bail. Your Honor i agree with no bail Torres said. When Ladner explained that bail was appropriate in the Case Torres Shook his head and said  is charged with attempted murder in the shootings of the three doctors at los Angeles county University of Southern California medical enter on monday. One of the doctors remained in critical condition wednesday with Bullet wounds to the head and body. The other two were listed in serious condition. Boy 12, ruled rapist Wilmington . A 12-year-old Bov was ruled delinquent the juvenile equivalent of guilty after a a year Ltd girl testified that he raped her. New Hanover county District court judge Shelly Holt ruled tuesday that the boy had committed second degree rape said assistant District attorney Susan Sutton. He will be held at the local juvenile Center until sentencing Sutton said. The penalty could Range from probation to six years in a Reform school. No sentencing Date was set. Celebrity lawyer improves los Angeles celebrity divorce lawyer Marvin Mitchelson hospitalized with Chest pains right after being convicted of tax fraud was feeling better wednesday his attorney said. He s stable and we re All Happy about that said Scott Clarkson who represents Mitchelson in his bankruptcy Case. Doctors at White memorial medical Center had t determined Whethe Mitchelson suffered a heart attack. He s optimistic about lift and optimistic about the future Clarkson said. Mitchelson 64, complained of pain shortly after he was convicted tuesday of failing to report nearly$2 million on his Federal income tax returns. . Friday february 12,1993 needs of military weighed in budget cuts Aspin says Washington a Secretary of defense Lisa spin reassured the defense Industry thursday that budget cuts will be made on the basis of military need Sand not simply on the basis of deficit reduction needs. Aspin also told More than 400 members of the american defense preparedness association that the responses of the four services on How to Cut some $10.8billion from the fiscal 1994 budget had been very very , in his first speech since taking office told the breakfast meeting that the Clinton administration planto slice $60 billion from defense spending Over the next five years grew out of an analysis of defense needs not simply a calculation of what we needed for deficit  he also said the $10.8 billion in cuts outlined by the services earlier this week at Aspin s request was not Bottom line figure. Items also will be added to the Bud get he said without specifying. He said the final reduction figure is certainly not going to be As big As this Gross  Secretary made no mention of plans announced wednesday to Send . Peacekeeping forces to Bosnia and Herzegovina if a peace agreement is reached there. He took no questions from either the audience or the press. Aspin outlined five key elements of the Clinton defense strategy with top priority Given to reducing the total number of Active forces to 1.4 million by fiscal year 1997, from the current level of 1.8  said . Troops in Europe will be reduced to 100,000 by fiscal year 1996, Down from the previous plan of 150,000, and said the army was moving aggressively to achieve that  other three cements included improving Mili tary mobility through better lift capabilities giving priority to theater ballistic missile and ground based missile defences in the strategic defense initiative an stepping up military responsibility toward the Environ ment. Aspin said he also expected to hear by the end of March from an Independent panel he named last wee to Analyse whether a Cost cutting Effort initiated by for Mer president Bush would achieve the promised Sav Ings. Aspin once put it on for Playboy by the Washington pos Washington it s not often that a play boy Model becomes a Cabinet  White House Farbeen criticized for leak ing that judge Kimba m. Wood had been entraining in the Early 1970s to work in the Playboy club in London. But she never went to work there. Defense Secretary Les Aspin however was confirmed with nary a Peep from the Senate armed services committee about his work for the Rabbit  seems that Aspin shown in a 1971 washing ton Post photo in a poolside lounge outfit pose provocatively Barefoot and showing an unusual amount of skin to publicize a Playboy fashion show. A Post Story at the time described the jacket As yellow and the pants and shirt of every color  Aspin former sen. John Tunney of Californi and rep. Ronald v. Dellums d-Calif., now chairman of the House armed services commit tee modelled designer outfits provided by play boy on the Hill. Their three outfits were shown afew Days later at a Hospital Benefit at the Corcoran gallery of  material and pattern of Aspin s suit Are believed to have been discontinued and picked up by a company specializing in garage wallpaper a knowledgeable source  spokesman Vernon a. Guidry jr., when queried about the photograph asked whether twas the one where he dangling a Bare foot Over the Arm of this chair he s got a goofy smile on his face and he s wearing the most ridiculous suit  that s the one Vern. Pm handing ads Back to Abc apology Over test accepted but Federal tank probe goes on Detroit a general motors corp. Said thurs Day it is putting ads Back on Abc news programs because it is satisfied with the network s efforts to retract and apologize for its newscast on the automaker s trucks. Pm one of the nation s top advertisers said it sus Pended the ads monday when it sued the network for a segment of dateline Abc that blasted the safety of the automaker s full size pickups. Abc publicly apologized tuesday for the nov. 17 Seg ment apparently in return for pm s dropping its first defamation suit Ever. It accused the network of using rigged tests to demonstrate a pm truck exploding inflames. Thursday s announcement that the automaker was re storing the Abc ads came from pm spokesman Billo Neill. Based upon Abc news full disclosure of facts and its apology on Abc news dateline Abc we Are reinstating our advertising immediately and have communicated that to Abc officials o Neill said. The automaker had shifted advertising to Abc sports and entertainment programs o Neill said. The Detroit free press reported thursday that Abc had agreed to pay pm $2 million to cover costs including props pm used to re stage an Abc test crash hauling of trucks for inspection an transportation for experts. The Abc apology in wording worked out by pm and Abc minutes before it was read on dateline Abc seemed to end one chapter in the debate Over the safety of pm s 1973-87 full size pickups. However a Federal investigation that could Lead to a recall of some of the 4.7 million Csc and Chevrolet trucks still on the Road continues and pm is appealing a $105.2 million Atlanta verdict that found it negligent in the design of the trucks sidesaddle Gas tanks which Are mounted outside the Frame. Pm dealers said they have heard Little from customers about the Issue though some clearly Are concerned. Critics claim that at least 300 people have died in fiery Side Impact crashes of older pm trucks because the Gas tanks Are More vulnerable to puncture. In its demonstration of such a crash Abc had in stalled tiny Model rocket engines under the truck to pro vide a spark if Gas leaked. Abc said it did t Tell viewers about the rockets because a broken headlight actually caused the fire. On tuesday night the network confessed that rigging the truck was a bad idea from Start to  clip mix up puts shuttle flight on hold Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa says it flew eight shuttle missions since March 1992 without proper inspections because of an equipment mix up. The mix up and a related paperwork problem have forced the space Agency to delay the next shuttle flight and possibly the one after that. The confusion involved retainers or Metal clips that hold seals in place in the shuttles engine pumps. If a retainer Breaks a piece could cause the engine to shut Down Nasa s Larry Salter a main engine expert said wednesday. Sailer said two types of retainers an old variety and a new tighter one got mixed up and technicians for Rockwell International s Rock Tyne division in stalled some old ones. The paperwork does not make it Clear which retainers the old or the new were in stalled in each pump. To find out for sure Nasa will have to take apart and inspect All 22 pumps Salter said. The old retainers Are supposed to be inspected after each flight. There is no such requirement for the new retainers. Because Nasa did t know that old retainers had been installed the space Agency flew eight missions since March inspecting the retainers Only when the pumps were routinely overhauled after about Ever three flights officials said