European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday february 27,1993 at a glance growing numbers of men and women Are choosing to remain cell Bate in Between serious relation ships rather than engage in the risky business of casual sex therapists say. See Story on pages 1819. Taxes Likely president Clinton acknowledged that his health care Reform package will require new taxes. A pages i a a Chase details told the first full Day of testimony began Friday in the Federal civil rights trial of four policemen with prosecutors using audio tape and a dispatcher to describe the Chase that led to Rodney g. King s beating by police. A pages Somalia calms Down nigerian soldiers traded fire with a sniper Friday morning but signs of Calm were returning to Mogadishu Somalia after two Days of rioting. A Page 10 Clinton campaigns continuing his drive to win Pas Sage of his economic plan president Clinton called two dozen business and labor leaders to Washington in an Effort to push his proposals. A Page 16 c Index Abby Ann Landers 21 automotive. 12 classifieds. 25-28 comics. 21-23 commentary. 15 faces in places 24 focus. 17-20 Horoscope. 27 letters .14 Money matters. 16 religion. 11 sports .29-36 to listings .35 weather .13 russians got inaccurate report of speech Shalikashvil says by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau natos top military commander in Europe expressed regret late thursday that russian foreign ministry officials had accused him of clinging to cold War stereotypes based on an apparent a misinterpretation Quot of a speech he gave last week in London. . Army Oen. John m. Shalikashvil made the speech feb. 18 before about 150 members of the International Institute of strategic studies. Quot it appears the foreign ministry May have received an inaccurate report of the speech Shalikashvil said in a statement. Quot contrary to cold War language my speech repeatedly cited examples of nato extending the hand of Friendship and cooperation to Central and Eastern a Russia astern european nations including and called for accelerating that the russian news Agency itar Tass quoted a foreign ministry statement As saying Shalika Shvili a speech Quot seems to have come straight out of a newspaper from the cold the ministry statement said Shalikashvil spoke of a threat from the East and the need to strengthen nato. A spokesman for Allied come Europe said Shalikashvil had said the Alliance Security Structure should be maintained As a guarantee against instability and change and cited examples of current conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Magorno Karabash. Shalikashvil said his remarks stressed the Quot inextricable link Quot Between the Security of the East and West and praised russian officials who led the country in democratic and economic Reform. Quot i regret what appears to be a misinterpretation of my remarks by the russian foreign ministry Quot he said. Shalikashvil delivered his speech in what the Institute Calls a Quot private discussion meeting Quot in which no tape recorders Are allowed. A few reporters Are permitted to attend if they agree Only to use the information As background material. After some deliberation officials at the Alliance s european military Headquarters in Casteau Belgium decided the misunderstanding did not warrant releasing copies of the speech which they said would Compromise the privacy of the Fonkim. Quot someone in the room took what he said and misinterpreted it Quot said a spokesman for the command. Quot we suspect that there might have been a Lan Guage problem from Page 1 of the Hessen state government and the German military Ana representatives of the other nato nations. In the Idle hour theater near the Chapel nearly 500 friends of the victims children Ana mourners who could t get into the Chapel gathered to watch a live television feed of the service. The Headquarters Complex was quiet during the service As Gate guards limited Access to the area and most activities closed. As mourners filed into the Chapel Security patrols scoured the grounds and military police monitored traffic. The quiet was broken when a chorus of in to. .1______1____�. 500 voices in the cd jul echoed through after the song Rutherford gave a Short the grounds singing the Battle hymn of of the Republic. After the song tribute to his fallen soldiers. Quot every Soldier has two families a their immediate family and the army family Quot he said Quot and As part of both families we re Here today to pay tribute to four great soldiers who dedicated their lives to the service of our great the 45-minute ceremony was punctuated by a 21-gun Salute and the playing of taps during which the Abrams Complex nato from Pago 1 allies that have troops on the ground delivering Aid to victims of fighting. Quot i did not come Here to ask for their participation in the Airdrop. As the president said thursday we would Welcome other participation. Some May be coming along Werner said he expected More nato nations will offer Quot some Concrete assistance Quot once details of the Airdrop Are worked out. The Alliance also is drawing up plans for enforcing a peace agreement if one can be reached Between the warring parties. Werner said it would be premature to came to a standstill As people on the streets turned in the direction of the music. Lisa Rhodes widow of the Wiesbaden Crew chief flew out of Frankfurt International Airport three hours before the memorial service and was escorted to her Home in Orange Park fla., by a sergeant from her husband s unit. According to maj. Susan Ives a v corps spokeswoman in Frankfurt Rhodes asked to be flown Home rather than attend the service. Quot i think she wanted to be at the services Quot Ives said Quot but she wanted to get Home to make funeral arrangements and the Best time to leave was Friday the Rhodees lived in Germany Only two months before the Accident Ives said. During the memorial service Rutherford a voice broke slightly As he spoke about his fallen Crew chief. Quot the death of spec. Rhodes is esp Dally tragic in that he was Only 23 years old he said. Quot i knew Gary for several months As one of my helicopter Crew chiefs. He was an outstanding Soldier who always met me at the helicopter with a smart Salute and a great Deal of members of Rhodes unit have made sure his widow in t forgotten in the Wake of the Accident Ives said. A casualty assistance officer from the unit helped make funeral arrangements Book flights and so speculate about How Many troops would be needed for such a peacekeeping Effort. The russian government on wednesday raised the possibility of its troops joining a . Peacekeeping Force if a peace plan is signed. Christopher said he and fellow nato ministers did not address the russian suggestion because forming a peacekeeping Force was still Quot Way Down the however he called it Quot very desirable that nato continue with its very preliminary planning Quot so that the organization will be ready if a peacekeeping Force is needed. Christopher called americans commitment to Europe and to nato Quot a key element Quot of president Clinton s foreign poli Lich he Delineator for correction a Center because of an editing error an article Prim Friday a source of info Reva rage 1 lion on . Air forces in Europe personnel involved in operation restore Hope. Doug Moore is a spokesman for Safe. Black smoke. Even the emergency lighting is the explosion knocked out phone service on at East some floors. Kirin urm Union s foreign policy which he delineated for fellow ministers an estimated 100,000 people work daily in the Complex. Radio and television stations broadcast messages to the workers still stuck in the building telling them not to panic. Williams estimated the number of in Jurod at 300. The fire caused limited damage to some Over the counter Market computers cure All pay and entitlements for her. Quot obviously everyone s heart poured out Quot Ives said. Quot the unit made sure she was taken care also Friday two soldiers injured in the Black Hawk crash left Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center in Germany bound for a stateside Hospital. The two who Are being transferred to Brooke army medical Center in san Antonio Are maj. William k. Rasmussen 38, assigned to the 302nd military intelligence in and chief warrant officer 2 Christo 8her s. Mancini 25, of the 158th aviation left. They were taken by ambulance to nearby Ramstein a on Friday morning. They flew to the United states about 2 p.m., according to staff sgt. Doyle Tillman a Ramstein spokesman. Both patients suffered bums in the crash and Are in critical condition. The Pilot of the helicopter chief warrant officer 3 Michael p. Coker was released thursday in stable condition from the army Hospital in Frankfurt. Capt. Eric j. Johnson 30, assigned to v corps Headquarters As Robertson a aide de Camp was listed in critical condition thursday at St. Josephus Hospital in Wiesbaden. Contributing to this report Tuff vat tire Vine Crawley in Oam Waill Germany and Stiava scholar in Kaiserslautern Germany into three elements a the United states is committed to developing Quot a healthy vibrant Economy Quot which will make the country a More effective participant in foreign policy. A the country is committed to preserving military strength. Quot let me make it Clear that while we Are reducing the level of . Military forces in Europe to correspond with the sharply reduced threat we will continue to Field an Overall Force Structure that is credible capable and sustainable Quot he said. A the United states is committed to doing its part to help spread Democrat and free Market principles abroad. At downtown brokerages and led to the Early closing of two commodity exchanges at the world Trade Center Complex. They Are the new York mercantile Exchange and the commodity Exchange. The twin world Trade Center towers near the Southern tip of Manhattan dedicated in 1973, Are the tallest buildings in new York City
