European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes thursday March 4,1993 at a glance airborne surveillance unit to be inactivated in Iceland Washington a amps an airborne surveillance uni that routinely operated out of Iceland will be inactivated soon because of the Quot decreasing world threat a Pentagon officials say. The 960th airborne warning and control so at Nas Kef Lavik Iceland has hosted e-3a airborne warning and control system aircraft on a rotating basis from tinker fab okla. Officials gave no Date for the move. One civilian and 158 military personnel slots will Transfer from Kef Lavik to the 552nd air control Wing at tinker said the mount of remembrance is israelis National memorial to the jewish victims of nazi Germany and can give tourists a historical perspective on a nation that exists today As an armed Camp. See stripes Magazine. Bomb probe continues the world fado Center a new York could remain closed for As Long As a month while repairs continue and investigators look for clues to the bombing of the twin towers. A Page 4 pork barrel programs a private group says the . Government is squandering $6.2 billion on a a pork barrel programs created to win friends and inflate Campaign War chests. A Page 6 haitian policy defended the Clinton administration told the supreme court that the policy of intercepting and returning haitian refugees is necessary Quot to prevent a mass migration and the toss of lives at  a page7 gis killed in Somalia an american Soldier was killed wednesday by a land mine and another . Soldier died when his truck crashed a military spokesman in Somalia said. A Page 9 slight economic growth the . Government s chief forecasting gauge increased slightly in january. Page 12 Index Abby Ann Landers 17 classifieds.20-23 comics. 17-19 commentary.15 crossword .17 faces a no places .16 Horoscope .22 Jumble .22 letters .i4 military.11 Money matters.12 sports.25-32 to listings .31 weather .13 maj. Barbara Claypool an air Force spokeswoman in the Pentagon. The air Force continues to Send Azacs planes to Iceland for military exercises but no such aircraft have been based at Kef Lavik since july said Navy it. Joe Quimby a spokesman for the icelandic defense Force. Claypool said the unit has gotten smaller for months As people who left for other assignments were not replaced. She also said a study found the move will have Little environmental Impact in Kef Lavik and tinker. Such a study is required before such changes can proceed. With the departure of Azacs the defense of icelandic airspace will be handled by f-15s with the 57th fighter so in Iceland and a ground based radar system. Officials said the aircraft could be launched in less than an hour to intercept anything infringing on Iceland s airspace. The land based radar system is located at four areas in Iceland and manned by icelandic civilians Quimby said. The radar system offers coverage out to 220 Miles and up to 100,000 feet. . Welcomes russian Washington a amps airmen from Rhein main a Germany will continue to drop food and medical supplies to bosnian refugees with Russia As a Welcome partner according to defense Secretary Les Aspin. However diplomats will continue to push for Safe passage of ground convoys which Are much More effective at providing the mountains of supplies needed in the War torn republics of the former Yugoslavia. Aspin said he agreed with wednesday s recommendation by the . European come and . Planners to continue the air Supply Mission. Quot the president s policy will be to continue to assess the situation in consultation with Unher . High commissioner for refugees and our allies a Aspin said in a written statement. The Pentagon was Slung by widely published questions regarding the accuracy and effectiveness of the Airdrop conducted so far. In the interest of safety those drops have been conducted from higher altitudes than some consider effective for precision. Quot Airdrop can never fully substitute for ground convoys a Aspin said. Quot but they can make an unequivocal statement to the  _ Aspin said he Hopes the missions will show the International resolve against Quot the Effort of some to use the denial of food and Medicine As a tool of  recent reports have indicated that some of the Aid intended for beleaguered bosnian has been intercepted by serbian troops who Are continuing their assault on the area. Russia s recent offer to join the humanitarian Mission is Welcome and Quot reflects a changed world in which old adversaries stand United in the Effort to bring reason and human dignity to a volatile situation a Aspin said. The United states is preparing a team of Airlift experts to go to Moscow in the next few Days to discuss a possible russian role in the operation said Brig. Gen. Donald e. Loranger jr., commander of the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein main a Germany. The Wing has been the chief unit in the Airlift Effort. During a press conference wednesday Loranger said the Wing would Welcome any support for the operation. Quot hunger is the enemy of everybody a he said. Quot the team will determine the russian capabilities and Well Welcome them if they come stall a rare mar Nakada at Riel remain a. Go mar Manziy Bowden m Washington Leonir buted to thu report supplies from Pago 1 helped some convoys reach their goals. Intelligence reports to the United nations say a Convoy that left Belgrade Yugoslavia on tuesday is close to the bosnian town of Gorade one of the Eastern enclaves currently being overrun. The Airlift will continue Loranger said until he is ordered to Stop. Current Supply Levels for the pallets Are still High with 96 bundles of supplies ready to go and a Large rebuilding Stock standing by. Quot i think it s a great tragedy if people who need food and Medicine can t get it for whatever reason a Loranger said. We re doing our Best and i think we re doing a very Good  Page 1 in 1967, said he was wounded and his 2-year-old daughter killed. A there is no doubt they were expecting our arrival Dan Hartnett associate director of the at Bureau said wednesday. Referring to a comment by another at official monday that the agents were outgunned Hartnett said Quot i done to know if we were outgunned. We lost the element of  on tuesday radio stations played a 58-minute taped Sermon from Koresh in which he promised to surrender immediately after the message was broadcast. But the standoff at the sects compound dragged on unchanged. In the first Public assessment by the government of the deaths within the cult Jamar said interviews with the agents involved in the raid indicated there were some bodies in the compound. Quot the precise number we done to know a Jamar said. A Federal source speaking on condition of anonymity put the number of cult members dead at 10. He said negotiators pressed Koresh for a precise count of cult members still in the compound and the cult Leader indicated that 20 children 47 women and 43 men were inside. 4 a Federal affidavit alleges that All adults in the cult fired during the gun Battle and that there was a Large Cache of weapons Quot it is my belief that All of the conspirators actively participated in firing weapons directed at Federal agents at agent Earl k. Dunagan said in the document obtained wednesday by the associated press. The affidavit was filed in the cases of two elderly women who left the cult Headquarters tuesday. Margaret Lawson 75, and Catherine Mattson 77, were charged with conspiracy to murder Federal agents a possible capital offence. Delroy Quot Normand Nash arrested sunday during a second smaller gun Battle was charged earlier with attempted murder of a Federal agent. On tuesday Hopes for an end to the standoff Rose As the tape was broadcast. Quot i David Koresh agree upon the broadcasting of this tape to come out peacefully with All the people immediately a he said on the tape. Most of the message consisted of Rush preaching his interpretation of the Book of revelation. Koreshy a followed believe he is the books Lamb who can unleash the events that bring about the end of the world. Aviano no convicted on sexual charges Aviano a Italy a amps an air Force staff sergeant at Aviano a Italy has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted by a general court martial of repeated acts of sexual misconduct with a child under the age of 16. V the child was the stepdaughter of the accused an air Force staff sergeant assigned to the 401st fighter Wing at Aviano. The a co a name is being withheld to protect the victim. The defendant was sentenced to four years confinement reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade and will receive a bad conduct discharge according to staff sgt. Austin Carter a base spokesman. The accused stationed at Aviano for about 18 months had faced As much As 28 years confinement if found guilty of All charges brought against him Carter said. At the end of the three Day court mar tial last week the seven member Al offi cer panel found the defendant guilty 01 three specifications of having sexual misconduct with a minor. He was a Quieu of a fourth specification involving sexual misconduct with another stepdaughter Carter said. The staff sergeant pleaded not All charges. He will be initially fio at the army a confinement facility Mannheim Germany