European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 0 the stars and stripes . Friday july 30, 1993testimony stricken in beating trial Detroit a a retired policeman refused to testify wednesday at the trial of three officers accused of fatally heating a Motorist outside a suspected crack House. Retired officer James kick had voluntarily taken the stand for about 20 minutes tuesday saying he wanted to testify even though judge George w. Crockett Iii told him that he might face charges if he incriminated himself in the death of Motorist malice Green. The testimony was stricken from the record after it was discovered kick Hadnot been sworn in. Formers officers Larry Nevers 52, and Walter Mudzyn 47, Are charged with second degree murder and face life in prison if convicted. Former officer Robert Lessnau is charged with assault with in . Register lists weapons transactions United nations a in an unprecedented step at least 70 nations including China and Russia have accounted to the United nations for the weapons they bought and sold last year in the global arms Bazaar. The governments reporting to the new . Conventional arms Register represent less than half the world body a 184 members but they include the big gust weapons exporters and Many big import cars. Arms control advocates Call the voluntary system established in the aftermath of the persian Gulf War a significant Start toward greater openness in the weapons Trade even if the Export import filings do not always Tell All. Ned kingdom France Germany a Yoi basically captured the Trade a said Washington analyst Natalie Goldring. She estimated the six countries Supply at least 85 percent of world arms exports. China had been a question Mark but it filed soon after april 30, the original deadline for the first years report. The russians had to pass a special Law to overcome Moscow Sage of secrecy on military matters and did not file until mid july. The . Report arrived before the deadline. In spare columns of numbers a Battle tanks Egypt 75. Greece 492�?� and so on a it attests to America s important role in the arms Trade. For example More than 1,200 .-made tanks were listed in the exports report for 1992. The heavily armed Middle East is the major disappointment for Register organizers. Neither Israel nor its Arab adversaries have yet filed. But . Sources speaking on condition they not be identified said Egypt is expected to report soon and Israel and others will follow. A new informal deadline of aug. 1 has been set after which Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali will Issue a report on the Register and its detailed inform tent to do great bodily harm and faces a possible 10-year sentence if convicted. They have been fired from the Force. Attorney Fred Gibson hired by Kijek after tuesdays court session said Kijek had nothing to hide but worried that his testimony a can be taken and twisted by whoever reads it at a later time a kick said tuesday that he saw Nevers holding a bloody Green in his arms. He also said Lessnau grabbed Green from his car and placed him on the Street. Greens autopsy showed he died nov. 5 of at least 14 blows to the head. Part of his Scalp was ripped off. Other witnesses have said Lessnau kicked and punched Green White handcuffing him. That was rebutted wednesday by offi cer Karl Gunther who said Lessnau his former partner did nothing improper when he pulled Green from the car restrained him and handcuffed him on the Street. Quot i know my partner did nothing wrong a he said. Gunther said Lessnau hit Green on the Knuckles tour or five times after Green refused to open his fist which held a shiny Metal object he feared could be a weapon. Green opened his hands and keys fell out he said. Green face Down on the Street continued to resist pulling up his legs and holding his arms away from the officers Gunther said. Gunther said he held Green White the . Arms sales to the world at least 70 nations accounted to the United nations conventional arms Register for the weapons they bought and sold in 1992. The United states Russia China the United kingdom France and Germany Supply at least 85% of world arms exports. A a a a missile missile launchers Bahrain Canada Egypt Germany Greece Italy Japan Netherlands Portugal Spain Turkey 1,164 attack helicopters Turkey combat aircraft armoured combat vehicles Bahrain 101 21 2 150 2 warships Canada Denmark Greece Oman saudi Arabia 192 Thailand 18 Turkey 220 Greece Battle tanks Chile 10 Ecuador 4 Egypt 21 Greece 16 Israel 40 South Korea 1 Kuwait 23 Netherlands 2 Philippines 9 saudi Arabia 10 Turkey 29 Egypt 75 Greece 492 Singapore 1 Spain 96 Turkey 577 Large Caliper artillery systems Bahrain Greece Turkey 19 72 75 source  arms control and disarmament Agency lion will be publicly available. Specialists Hope this official global accounting of the weapons business never before compiled will become a Touchstone for monitoring the Trade. Most governments unlike the United states have not previously reported such a we j. Castello information even to their own citizens. Britain had to ask defense companies to suspend contract secrecy clauses to file its report. The Register was established by a unanimous . General Assembly Resolution in 1991. Bill gives death penalty for terrorist murders Washington a the Senate voted wednesday to establish a Federal death penalty for murders caused by bombings or other terrorist activities. Sen. Alfonse m. Do Amato r-n.y., sponsor of the legislation cited the terrorist bombing of the world Trade Center in new York last february in stressing the need for the Law. J a those guilty of the world Trade Center bombing have the blood of innocent victims on their hands yet they will have their own lives spared cd Amato said. A this legislation will ensure that those engaging in terrorist activities will face the ultimate  six people were lulled in the attack. The Bill submitted As an amendment to the 1994 appropriations Bill for the Commerce Justice and state departments passed by voice vote. Among the terrorist activities listed in the Bill were hijacking or sabotaging an aircraft or other vessel a violent attack on an internationally protected person assassination and the use of a biological chemical or nuclear device to cause harm or damage. Do Amato said it was a tragedy that under the Laws of some states including new York those convicted of terrorist crimes will not receive the death penalty. He said his Bill provides sufficient Legal safeguards for those accused of terrorist acts. A previous Federal Law applying the death penalty for bombings was found unconstitutional by courts. Others handcuffed him. While Green Lay bloody and handcuffed on the Street Nevers approached and kicked him a a lightly in the Chin Gunther said. A the just continued to walk by. Or. Green a Short time later seemed to lose consciousness a Gunther said. The kick a did no to seem to be malicious a he said but a i did no to think that it was  a Neur pathologist from Philadelphia or. Lucy Rorke testified that the blows to greens head were not enough to cause death. Her testimony contradicted official autopsy results and concurred with two Otner pathologists who have testified for the defense that cocaine in greens sys Tern contributed to his death. Some businesses May pay less on health premiums Washington a the White House trying to ease concerns that its health Reform plan will Hurt Small businesses May propose that Small Low wage employers pay a smaller percentage for workers health insurance than big companies. Hillary Rodham Clinton in a private meeting wednesday with the House Small business committee said the White House was looking at capping Small businesses premiums at Between 3 percent and 4 percent of the company a payroll. That would be about half of what Large companies Are expected to have to contribute under the administrations developing plan. The expected payroll contribution a republicans Call it a tax and democrats calf it a Premium a might be around 7 percent or 8 percent for Large companies under the White House plan according to some estimates. The first lady told members of the panel according to people who were there that american workers would Likely have to Chip in 20 percent of their health care costs As the administration looks at the traditional 80-20 split that Many health care plans now operate under. A White House aide speaking on condition of anonymity said the Cap for Small businesses would be aimed at Low wage Low income companies. Companies that employed less than 25 workers if they met certain income criteria would Likely get the Best tax break. A company that employed Between 25 and 50 workers might get a slightly less generous tax break a White House official said. Group moves meeting forgets to Tell Clinton a Washington a president Clinton on Capitol Hill to discuss his Street. Clinton left his motorcade at the Long Worth House office building and Shook hands with tourists. Entering the building he went up a flight of stairs Down a hallway and out the other Side. Vice president a Gore caught up with him along the Way. But the meeting of the democratic study group a research Arm for congressional democrats had been moved to the Capitol itself. And no one had told the president who was supposed to address the group. He eventually crossed Busy Independence Avenue and gave his talk