European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F Page 2 r the stars and stripes a i at a glance wednesday july 28,1993 president Fidel Castro Marks the 40th anniversary of cubans revolution by urging cubans to Quot redouble efforts against their economic woes. See Story on Page 10. Salmonella cases a boy who attended a children s Camp at Garmisch Germany this month came Down with Salmonella poisoning about the same time that two workers at another  Center were stricken. A paged Dod waste uncovered As much As $16 million was squandered on computer equipment for use at the top echelons of the Pentagon. A pages British tourists sue nine British. Tourists who became crime i Tiff sin Central Florida have filed lawsuits against the people who provided them lodging. A Page 7 agent Orange Aid two diseases have been added to a list of disorders linked to the herbicide agent Orange that entitle affected Vietnam veterans to compensation. A a pages pure garbage Germany s ambitious recycling program is a Bunch of Quot rubbish Quot an  says. A Page 9 smear Campaign seen Volkswagen a is the target of an International smear Campaign the giant automakers chairman says. A Page 12 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. 25-27 comics .21-23 commentary.15 crossword.21 faces a no places.11 focus .17-20 Horoscope .27 Jumble. 27 letters. .14 Money matters .12 sports.31-36 to listings .35 weather.13 amid israeli Christopher in Lebanon Singapore a Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher Cut Short his visit to Asia on tuesday to return to Washington and Confer on escalating violence in the Middle East. President Clinton said he summoned Christopher Home because a a we re concerned. The change came As israeli forces launched a third Day of air and artillery attacks on suspected guerrilla positions in Southern Lebanon. It is the worst fighting there since Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982. Thousands of civilians piled mattresses and food atop their cars and fled. More than 47 people have been killed and at least 213 wounded most of them lebanese since Israel unleashed the assault sunday in retaliation for attacks on its troops occupying a Buffer zone in Southern Lebanon. A Quot i have been following the dramatic escalation of violence in Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel with great concern and i will be discussing the Impact of these events on the peace process a a Christopher said in a Brief announcement distributed to reporters shortly before his hastily arranged departure. Clinton speaking with reporters at the White House said he told Christopher to return to Washington Quot because i want to talk with him about the Middle East before he goes  earlier a senior administration official said Christopher still planned to be in the Middle East this weekend. Asked if the peace process were threatened by the new violence Clinton said �?o1 Hope not. I certainly have no reason to believe it is. But obviously in a concerned about  the administration has accused pro iranian Hezbollah extremists of trying to sabotage the peace talks by attacking israelis Northern Border with rocket assaults. Quot i done to think you should let Hezbollah and All those other groups that done to want anything Good to happen in the Middle East derail the peace process by what they do a Clinton said. I mean i really want something to happen there. Quot so in a very hopeful. But i thought that in View or the events there that he ought to come Home and we ought to have a conversation about it before he goes to the Middle  the fighting has threatened to undermine the talks. Arab nations condemned the israeli attacks and the United nations urged restraint on both sides. In Jerusalem Gad Ben Ari a spokesman for israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin said tuesday that Israel planned to step up the attacks. Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres predicted the operation would end soon once guerrillas were pressured into stopping the attacks on Northern Israel. Quot i think we Are talking in terms of Days not weeks and not months a he told reporters tuesday. A a with every pause in the fighting ened lebanese families desert Homes. The United nations said 120,000 people had fled toward Beirut and into the Synan controlled Bekaan Valley in the East. In Northern Israel tens of thousands sought Refuge in bomb shelters. Ters tues Nan right Tecl their lawsuit from Pago 1 involving civilian Law enforcement a ruled states May outlaw sodomy. Rubenstein said the chances of Success for the latest court Challenge have been bolstered by this years political debate. The debate has shown that there Are Many Gays in the military who Are concealing their sexual orientation while successfully doing their jobs he said. Also he said the Clinton policy a nicknamed Quot do not ask done to Tell a makes it Clear the military is trying to control Freedom of speech in violation of the constitutions first amendment. The suit also says the policy violates the 14th amendment which forbids various forms of discrimination a but not specifically Bias based on sexual orientation. House from Pago 1 intended to ask for an increase of $1.1 billion or More in Aid. The governors were in Washington to push the stalled Relief Bill along even As a new surge of water threatened the two Kansas cities. Thousands of businesses and homeowners piled sandbags at their doors boarded up their windows and cleared out As the Missouri and Kansas Rivers closed in both of them bulging toward a Crest tuesday at their Confluence Between the cities. A a it san unknown what will happen a said George Hanley spokesman for the army corps of engineers. Quot that a the reality. The levees have never been  the Kansas River was expected to Crest at 55 feet tuesday morning or Early afternoon a Well above the flood stage <&,33 feet and close to the top of a 57-foot-High levee. The Missouri was expected to Crest tuesday night at a record 49 j feet 17 feet Over flood stage and just below the flood Walls which Are about 52 feet High. Iowa gov. Terry e. Branstad and Missouri gov. Mel Carnahan were in the nations capital along with other flood state governors Quot to let them know just How dire the situation is a Carnahan said. The two appeared on Abc and lbs on tuesday morning. Illinois gov. Jim Edgar a Republican said before meeting with Senate leaders missions from Pago 1 is not a world of peace and Tranquillity. That is a world of significant concern. Quot the threat has changed but it has not gone  the increase in the number of people deployed poses not Only opportunities but problems As Well. Quot it puts stress on marriages a Oaks said. A it puts stress on family relationships. When people feel stressed their morale goes Down. That kind of deployment figure is a significant morale  on the plus Side. Oaks said is the exemplary Effort service members have displayed in executing missions that Quot help people and preserve  Quot what they Are doing is worthwhile and that a the advantage of having things like provide Promise and provide Cora fort where the useful objective is so visible a Oaks said. Quot you re not just off on Mickey mouse deployments that the virtue of is not evident to everyone. People know Why we Are in those  provide Promise includes Relief flights to War ravaged Bosnia. Oaks biggest concern about the draw Down of forces in Europe is its effect on the . Commitment to nato and the european people. It is imperative he said for the United states to sustain its Quot ability to influence to an appropriate degree the course of events in  but for All of the instability in places such As Bosnia and the former soviet Union he believes the world is much safer than it was just a few Yean ago. Quot what was the threat to the world before it was the threat of nuclear War a Oaks said. Quot that was the War that would have affected More lives in a More devastating Way. Quot we forget sometimes in these issues that we Are presently involved in about How tense it was a Oaks sad. Quot and we All were or should have about the likelihood or _ Clear War under that bit we Call the cold War. That been dramatically reduced. Quot when we talk about our life and our problems we ought to keep that in mind and be appreciative of  in concerned ability of no Lar world that possibility has that the flood ravaged state would need More than the $3 billion package. Quot its very important to realize that we need As much reimbursement by the Federal government As possible and also that the $3 billion while its a Good Start its not enough a Edgar said. The House took up the emergency Aid package for midwestern flood victims again tuesday afternoon. The package was delayed thursday in the House because of disputes Over How to pay for the assistance. A they need to get moving a said Carnahan a Democrat. Quot its not a time to be making the policy about How they re going to handle disaster Aid. They need to get it flowing. Its not a time for  . Pilot killed in collision of f-16s Seoul South Korea apr two . Air Force f-16 Jet fighters collided on an american air base runway tuesday killing one Pilot . Military authorities said. The other Pilot survived the crash of the single seat f-16s, which were on training assignments said Jim Coles a spokesman for the . 8th army in Seoul the Pilot was released after treatment Coles said. Other details were not released but television footage showed pieces of the planes strewn along the runway. American service members were seen working around the wreckage in a drizzle. South koreans state run lbs television said the crash occurred when at least one of the planes was trying to land. . Officials declined to confirm the report saying they would disclose details later. Both pilots were assigned to the . Base in Kunsan a port 110 Miles Southwest of the capital. Their names were withheld pending notification of relatives