European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 2 the stars and stripes it amp thursday March 4,1993 at a glance the mount of remembrance is Israel s 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 probe continues the world Trade Center in 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 a Page 6haitian policy defended the Clinton administration told the supreme court that the policy of intercepting and returning haitian refugees is necessary a to prevent a mass migration and the loss of lives at a Page 7safe for Aid efforts a . Official said Somalia is Safe for Aid deliveries. Still four somalis died in a third straight Day of unrest in Page 9 slight economic growth the . Government s chief forecasting gauge increased slightly in january. A Page 12 Index Abby Ann Landers. 17 classifieds. Comics. Commentary. .15 crossword. Faces n places. .16 Horoscope. Jumble. Letters. .14 military. 11 Money matters. .12 sports. 25-32 to listings. .31 weather. .13 airborne surveillance unit to be inactivated in Iceland Washington a amps an airborne surveillance unit that routinely operated out of Iceland will be inactivated soon because of the a 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 civilian and 158 military personnel slots will Transfer from Kef Lavik to the 552nd air control Wing at tinker said 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 a airspace. The land based radar system is located at four areas in Iceland and manned by icelandic civilians Quimby said. The radar system we offers coverage put to 220 Miles and up to 100,000 from Page 1 ing who controls the territory around Many of the contested villages. A frankly we done to know what percentage it is or who in the population got the supplies because what happens is you kick it out the Back of the plane and the first person on the scene. Is the person who gets the stuff a Aspin said. To Date the United states says it has delivered 64,896 res and More than 3,000 pounds of medical supplies into Bosnia since completing its first humanitarian Airdrop operation monday. At the state department Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher said that in addition to dropping supplies into the Eastern portion of Bosnia and Herzegovina Washington will ask the . Security Council to Convene a session on ending the strife there. Christopher told reporters before a meeting with nato Secretary general Manfred Wornor that the administration had received a disturbing reports of continuing fighting in Eastern Bosnia and a refugees streaming Down the As a result he said the Airdrop operation will continue and the administration will ask the . Security Council to con Sider further Steps to end the carnage in Eastern Bosnia. A the Airdrop continue to serve a humanitarian function and they arc going to be ongoing for precisely that reason a Christopher said. A in Light of the same circumstances the United states will be calling this afternoon for a special session of the uj4. Security Council to consider these overnight at the Pentagon on tuesday spokesman Bob Hall said the two earlier flights of three c-130s each dropped 21 tons of food and medical supplies near Czerska on monday and 19.6 tons near Zupa on tuesday. A after the first drop a he said a we were Able to confirm that about one third of the bundles were in the drop zone. We assume that the rest of the bundles Are either in the zone or close the Pentagon spokesman acknowledged news reports from the Region that Czerska had fallen tuesday to attacking serbian forces a the site for first drop Czerska was chosen in consultation with the United nations her a he said referring to the High commissioner for refugees a we were aware that it was under intense military pressure on the ground. We can t confirm at this Point that it has fallen. A in some cases we re dropping into very narrow or very Small zones where the opposing sides Are very close together a Hall said. Meanwhile in Bosnia and Herzegovina besieged civilians scrambled through heavy Snow wednesday to collect bundles of . Aid dropped from the skies but reports said they came under heavy serb attack and were preparing to flee. A we feel like animals to whom bait is being thrown to exterminate us with grenades a said a statement from bosnian military leaders in Konjevic polje in Eastern Bosnia. Despite what was apparently the most successful of three . Airdrop the statement relayed by Ham radio said thousands of cold and hungry refugees mostly muslims were lining up to trek to Tula to the Northwest. Although there were few details it a feared the humanitarian Aid was doing ittle to help the besieged people and that their situation was becoming More precarious. Ham radio operators and . Officials have reported Wanton killing and destruction by serb fighters. Stall Wittor Kevin Dougherty contributed to this from Page 1 on a slab in a up to 400 Law officers took part in the siege at the compound a 77-acre spread with a Lookout Tower. Law agencies earlier estimated that 75 people were in the compound when the siege began. The deadlock began sunday As about 100 at agents tried to arrest Koresh on weapons charges. The agents were met with a 45-minute barrage of gunfire that killed four agents. Two cult members were killed and 16 others wounded in the Battle. Koresh who assumed control of the sect by Force in 1987, said his 2-Yearold daughter was among those killed. A smaller gun Battle later sunday left one cult member dead one wounded and a third under arrest. A Federal official who spoke on condition of anonymity said tuesday that at least 10 cult members were dead. Hopes for an end to the standoff Rose and fell tuesday. A 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 to Resh a preaching his interpretation of the Book of revelation. Koresh s followers believe he is the books Lamb who can unleash the events that bring about the end of the world a even a Man like Christ has to meet with unbelief a said Koresh who claims to be Jesus Christ. A a in a sure you re Alt aware of How in a involved in a very serious thing right now i am really concerned about the lives of my Brethren Here and also really concerned even greater about the lives of All those in this earlier tuesday he allowed More people to leave the compound. Eight children were released in the morning in addition to 10 who came out earlier in the siege. The children ranged from infants to 10 years old. A the therapists report that under the circumstances these kids Are in Good shape emotionally a said Karen eels regional director of the state child protective services. Two women also came out. Margaret Lawson 7s, and Catherine Mattson 77, were charged with conspiracy to murder Federal agents a possible capital offence. Delroy a a Normand Nash the Man arrested sunday was charged earlier with attempted murder of a Federal agent. 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. 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 defendent 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 All offi cer panel found the defendant guilty of three specifications of having sexual misconduct with a minor. He was acquitted of a fourth specification involving sexual misconduct with another stepdaughter Carter said. The staff sergeant pleaded not guilty to All charges. He will be initially confined at the army a confinement facility m Mannheim Germany
