European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 2,1993 Page 2 b the stars and stripes at a glance scores of people in Liverpool land turned out in Al rally winds to bid Farewell to Little Janies Bolger who wandered away from fats Mother in a shopping Center and was found dead two Days later see Story on Page 10. Fewer gimmicks president Clinton s budget plan contains far less trickery than the budgets that presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush produced and Many of the gimmicks Clinton does use were made famous by his Republican predecessors. V a Pago 5 smoking curbs on Rise a government report linking secondhand cigarette smoke to lung cancer and children s diseases has triggered a surge in smoking restrictions across the United states. A Pago 6 retirement incentives the military sen ices now Are Able to offer voluntary Early retirement and separation incentives to defense department civilians As a Way to reduce the need for offs. A a Page 9 tax called unrealistic a democratic lawmaker suggested that Congress probably would go along with financing part of the health care program with higher cigarette taxes but called a proposed $2-per-pack tax Quot unrealistically  a Page 16i a Hoe i Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds  2528 comics. 2123 commentary. 15 computers .12 crossword. 21 faces a places 24 focus 17.20 Horoscope. 27 Jumble. 27 letters 14 Money matters .16 sports .2936 to listings.35 weather 13 Bosnia from Page 1measure Quot to support the Mission of of cration provide Promise to assist the people in the War torn Region. But he said future missions would consist of three to five planes. Current missions Are conducted during nighttime at High altitudes to steer Clear of enemy attack. One aircrew reported seeing ground fire during the Mission but it was not directed at the c-130s, Loranger said. The cargo planes flew without support from combat aircraft. The c-130s Are equipped with radar system called Quot snowstorm to identify approaching missiles but the Crew must spot anti aircraft artillery themselves said maj. Pete Schweyher a navigator aboard one of the aircraft. A a Loranger said the precision of the the Airdrop was difficult to determine because it is isolated terrain. A but 1 can say with great Confidence we Are very confident of the accuracy said Loranger who noted that the air Force had been performing the same Type of High velocity Airdrop Mission since he was a Young lieutenant. He described it As a a very very accurate system Quot the accuracy of the Airdrop was questioned because some targeted areas did not receive the 1.2 million leaflets dropped Over the weekend that ported people about the Airdrop according to Nceachpc-130 carried 6,912 of meals the medical kit included lindane shampoo to kill lice and kaolin and pectin to treat diarrhoea. Before ther la to plies were inspected by officiate from the United nations and members of the warring factions in the former Yugoslavia. A we have nothing to hide and seek no confrontation with anyone to the Region Loranger said noting that drop was made without regard to the ethnic background or religious persuasion of who gets the supplies. When the planes reached their drop Point that was determinedly radar and computer the rear end the c-13u opened the cargo rolled out and a Stabi a Al ahanfl/1 in pan Franl Fofi 1 i5b ivol Jiuu Uva. �?7� # Schweyher said. A my heart kind of skipped a beat after we got Load Clear. It col. Lany Radov another Pilot on the Mission had a special reason to be pleased with the Success of the it ight. Germany s Adf television network which sent a reporter on one of the flights reported that Radov s father comes from the former Yugoslavia and that he still has Distant relatives on one of the islands along the coast. A so 1 kind of feel like there is a Little bit of family left there Quot Radov told the Adf reporter As he sat in the cockpit. In determining drop Sites the military is attempting to find locations that Are not too close to Homes and not too far away to find the supplies said maj. Tip Stinnette who helped select drop Sites among those submitted by the . High commissioner for refugee amp if aircrews Aren t confident they can hit their drop Sites in Case of heavy winds they i 1 scratch the Mission and return Home with their cargo said Stinnette who served As Schweyher s navigator. As part of the usual air support for operation provide Promise three c-130s were scheduled monday to Fly Relief supplies from Rhein main a to Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina. A each plane was to carry a cargo of about 10 tons to 12 tons that consists mostly Ofa res said master sol Charles Fick a spokesman for the operation. The planes then Fly to split Croatia to Side up a Load of . Supplies such As our Means firewood yeast and plastic sheeting and then Fly Back to Sarajevo. Ibis Mission is sometimes repeated before the planes return to Rhein main a. Tii associated pres contributed to in who Texas from Page 1 . Sunday letting them go in pairs. Eight of w hat Are believed to be dozens had been released by Early monday said a Mclennan county sheriffs Deputy. Armoured vehicles from nearby fort Hood find a special police weapons team arrived after dark joining 250 Federal agents and dozens of state police. The at said four agents and one sect member were killed in the first gun Battle. Two helicopters were hit by gunfire. A it sounded like a War zone people were being hit you could hear people screaming with the agony the pain of it Quot said John Mclymore a a Wax to reporter who witnessed the initial shootout. One sect member was killed and one captured in the second gun Battle Stanford said. A third Man apparently was wounded but retreated Back to the compound about 10 Miles East of Waco. At least Lei other at agents and three cult members including Koresh were wounded the at said. The assault came one Day after the Waco Tribune Herald began publishing a series on the cult quoting former members As saying Koresh May have abused children of croup members and claimed to have at feast 15 wives. Authorities said about 75 people were at the compound but Koresh said there were Many More including children of Alt Ages. A there Are a lot of children Here Quot he told can. A a in be had a lot of babies these past two years. It s True that i do have a lot of children and i do have a lot of wives Quot in past interviews Koresh has denied he had More than one wife or two children. He told can that he would release two children each time Keld broadcast a lengthy statement on his religious beliefs. The statement was played several times More through the right. Shortly before 2 . Monday a woman who claimed to be Koresh s Mother called Keld and said in a halting voice a fall i want to say is i love you and god bless  Jack Killorin at spokesman in Washington said the assault had been planned for several weeks. Authorities believe the cult got a phone tip As the agents moved in Killorin said. The cult s fortress called mount Carmel is dominated by a Tower with Lookout windows facing in All directions. Guards reportedly patrol the 77-acre grounds at night. The at identified the dead agents As a Steve Willis 32, of Houston. A Robert j. Williams 26, of Little Rock Afke a a and Conway Lableu 30, and Todd Mckechan 28, both of new Orleans. The Branch Davidian sect claims to be an offshoot of the seventh Day adventist Church but that denomination has renounced any connection to the sect or  Page 1 ing to some Headquarters personnel. The special assistant position is typically a a Nice sounding title for a Guy who does t have a Job said one air Force official last fall. A it could apply to a Guy who got canned or to a rising Star. Either Way the person is usually in a state of transition. The general court martial proceeding against Kaufman was withdrawn sept. 22 in lieu of a nonjudicial review known As an article 15 hearing. The hearing was held soon after the general court martial Case was terminated. For months Kaufman his attorneys and air Force officials have refused to discuss the results of the review which was closed to the Public. Kaufman 54, had been charged with one count each of soliciting a subordinate to dispose of captured or abandoned property and taking War trophies and four counts of taking unnecessary temporary duty travel. The charges stemmed from Kaufman s tour As chief of the . Training Mission to saudi Arabia from july 1989 to september 1991. The solicitation charge against Kaufman involved the disposal of Materiel from the persian Gulf War including two russian made ak47s, a rocket propelled grenade and a hand grenade. The War trophy charge concerned the ak-47s, while the alleged unauthorized temporal duty trips were based on travel to Ana from Dhahran and Riyadh saudi Arabia and Washington d.c., Denver Detroit Boston Dallas and Houston. According to the air Force s 1992 pay and allowance Chart the difference tie tween retiring As a two Star general and a colonel is about $1,200 a month. Kaufman will receive retirement pay at the rank of colonel said it. Col. Mike Gannon of the air Force Secretary a office. Had he retired As a major general Kaufman would have got about $5,300 a month before taxes according to the Chart. The fact that Kaufman was arraigned technically makes him the first air Force general in history to be the subject of a court martial Case. Chambers who was the convening authority in the court martial Case and capt. Earl f. Martin one of two attorneys assigned to defend Kaufman declined monday to discuss the Kaufman proceedings. Commenting on Kaufman s demotion the leading defense attorney in the cases it col. Frank spinner said a i think to is unjust. He said Kaufman had a no adequate Opportunity to respond to the notification that he received which was basically retirement Grade determination and i done to think it was supported by the  spinner said Kaufman plans to Challenge the ruling through the Board for correction of military records. If necessary he added the former Genera May file a suit in Federal court challenging what spinner said amounted to a a denial of due  Kaufman was Given Only 10 Days to respond in writing to the demotion and there was no hearing of any kind. A i believe that there Are arguments to be made that this is denial of due process a spinner said. Col. J. Jeremiah Mahoney who was the presiding judge in the court martial proceedings said the decision to retire Kaufman at the rank of colonel a was totally apart from anything in the court martial process Quot a the had the retirement application submitted prior to the court martial Mahoney said monday. A a us a up to the Secretary of the air Force when and if to accept a retirement Quot request. The retirement application was submitted in Early 1992. It was a in lieu of court martial a Mahoney added a but Secretary Rice did t accept it at that  h 1< c a e