European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 12, 1993 world the stars and stripes Pago 9 Access by . Forces Ankara Turkey a Turkey said wednesday it will ask the . Government to renegotiate a treaty that gives the United states Access to military installations in Turkey foreign ministry spokesman Ferhat Ataman said Turkey wants to revise the agreement in accordance with . Military cuts that included reductions at some turkish bases. Under the 1980 defense and economic cooperation agreement the United states had Access to a dozen military installations in Turkey. Two were listening posts that monitored soviet military activities and nuclear tests. The United states uses in Ciurlik a in Southern Turkey under the same agreement. In Ciurlik was the staging Point for . Jets that bombed Northern Iraq during the Gulf War. A .-led coalition Force still operates from in Ciurlik to watch iraqis treatment of the iraqi kurd in Northern Iraq. The United states citing budgetary constraints closed eight of the 12 military installations Over the past year. Another is scheduled to be shut Down in 1994. The cold wars end also contributed to the . Decision. The agreement was modified in 1986, and the sides had been extending it automatically. It expires at the end of this year. Car bomb rocks Berlin Berlin up a a car bomb exploded thursday in the Center of Berlin injuring one person and damaging seven other cars police said. The bomb exploded around 10 45 . Inside the trunk of a red Mercedes near Alexander Platz in the heart of Berlin slightly injuring its woman Driver police said. Police declined to release the identity of the Driver and a second person in the car who was not injured by the explosion but said they did not Rule out a political motive for the incident. Also on thursday in Berlin a blast at an explosives factory in Western Germany killed two people and injured rive others a factory spokesman said. Two factory employees aged 38 and. 44, were killed in a blast that rocked the West Alisch Anhalt Ischen Spreng Stoff a Mph Wasag Plant shortly after the morning shift began work the spokesman said. The Wasag Plant in the town of Halter in the Western German state of nor Rhein westfalen manufactures explosives used by the mining Industry. Sis John Taymor getting to Root of trouble a pain deadening shot is administered by army dentist my. Tom Dorris As he takes time out from work on humans to do a Root canal operation on a military police dog at Kaiserslautern Germany. The animal was brought to the vog Cloch dental clinic after it accidentally broke four of its Teeth. Three of them had to be  military making homosexuals feel comfy by Jerome Sokolovsky the associated press Amsterdam Netherlands a As president Clinton prepares to end a ban on homosexuals in the . Armed forces the dutch military is trying to make them feet More at Home. Nearly two decades after lifting its ban on Gays in uniform the defense ministry is increasing efforts to eradicate prejudice from the forces. A we want to create a climate in which homosexuals can feel free to be themselves Quot said Robert Wester ministry spokesman on military personnel. Beginning this year the army plans to devote several Days of officer training courses to the understanding of homosexual lifestyles. The Navy and air Force started similar programs last year. Quot. Personnel Counselor Are being trained in dealing with social and emotional problems faced by homosexuals. A a it a certainty not a Gay Paradise in the dutch armed forces but we re working on it a joked it. Col. Rene Holtel the highest ranking officer who is openly Gay. After receiving a citation from the nations leading Gay activist group in 1992, defense minister Relus Ter Beck said he was Only doing Quot what i consider  Quot just As i keep a snapshot of my wife and children on my desk they should be Able to Nave one of their Boyfriend Quot he said in an interview with Gay Krant the National newspaper for homosexuals. Military officials estimate about 10 percent of the 130,000 military personnel Are Gay. Integrating them into the forces is in line with a policy adopted in the 1970s of accommodating personal preferences of soldiers such As having labor unions not diluting superiors and wearing Long hair and jewel a it is All part of making the armed forces Quot a Mirror image of society a Wester said. A you have a better armed Force when it s a tolerant place. It s the Best Way to Good morale and  Fritz Van Rikxoort a former draftee and chairman of the conscripts Union said he Quot decided rather soon in Basic training to Tell my Captain that i was a homosexual. When that happened i was summoned and some of the others thought i d be kicked out. Quot but he told me that he too was a homosexual. 1 was no longer  on paper Gays in the military have equal rights. That Means homosexual companions Are entitled to the same housing insurance and pension benefits As heterosexual mates. Under civilian Law unmarried couples living together homosexual and heterosexual have the same rights As married couples. Military leaders concede however that Macho attitudes persist in the services and that harassment of homosexuals is common. Quot but it does no to mean they get beaten up like in the american military a said Holtel a 26-Ycar Veteran who commands the 102nd in. He also leads the 700-Mcmber homosexuality and armed. Forces foundation which is financed by the defense ministry and meets monthly with Ter beet and other top military officials. Van Rikxoort said homosexual sex does occur on bases mostly off duty and there is a fair amount of flirting on duty.. To resume with Thailand s Bangkok Thailand a the United states will resume joint military Maneu vers with Thailand in Early May a . Embassy spokesman said thursday. The annual exercise code named Quot cobra Gold Quot had been suspended for the past two years because or . Protests against the thai military a intervention in politics. A thai army spokesman said wednesday that this years exercise would be held in Northern Thailand the Bangkok p St reported. The embassy spokesman who asked not to be identified was unable to confirm the location or any other joint exercise military forces details of the exercise which usually involves several thousand troops from both countries. Last May with american troops already in the country for the exercise the . Withdrew its forces to protest the thai military a violent suppression of pro democracy demonstrations. The United states also cancelled its participation in 1991 to protest a coup do eat that ousted an elected civilian government. Since the May 1992 demonstrations a new civilian government has been elected and the military a Power reduced. 33 killed 29 Hurt in attack by gunmen on houseboats phenom penh Cambodia apr raking houseboats with automatic Rifle fire unidentified attackers killed 33 people in an ethnic vietnamese fishing Village in Northwestern Cambodia a . Spokesman said thursday. Another 29 people were Hurt in wednesday nights attack about six Miles South of the capital of sick reap province said . Spokesman Eric fait. He said 20 to 30 assailants entered the Village at 10 p.m., boarded five houseboats and repeatedly fired automatic rifles. At least eight children died in the attack and one baby was missing and presumed dead. Fait said racial motives were suspected. Only one of the five houseboats targeted showed any signs of robbery a a stolen television