European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday August 5,1993 at a glance water pours through a levee broken by engineers near Prairie Durocher iii., after they launched a desperate bid to save the historic town by fighting water with water. See Story on Page 8. Suicide witnessed or. Jack Kevorkian was present wednesday when an ailing Man in his 30s committed suicide Kevorkian s attorney said. A paged women senators win the Senate a democratic women in a show of parliamentary acumen have won a narrow abortion rights  5 toll of guns revealed a Cia employee s widow and a san Francisco resident have told grim faced senators How their families were destroyed by semiautomatic weapons. A pages Demjan Juk Victory John Demjan Juk cleared of charges that he was a sadistic nazi Gas chamber supervisor must be allowed Back into the United states a court has  food lion settles food lion inc. Has agreed to pay $16.2 million to Settle charges that it violated child labor Laws and failed to pay required  Page 12 i Index 1 Abby Ann Landers 17 classifieds .2023 comics. 17-19 commentary.15 crossword.17 faces a places. 16 Horoscope .22 Jumble .22 letters. 14 military. 11 Money matters. 12 sports.25-32 to listings 31 weather .13clinton from Page 1 less than six months withholding would cause severe harm to Small businesses and others. Clinton paid an Early morning visit to the Capitol to meet with House democrats. He emerged with four who said they would support the measure in contrast to their opposition when it passed the House in a different form earlier in the year a reps. Charles Wilson of Texas Carolyn Maloney of new York Paul Mchale of Pennsylvania and Tim Johnson of South Dakota. Clinton officials and congressional leaders have said the Senate shapes up As a tougher obstacle to passage  House but Clinton expressed optimism. Quot but i Don t think the Senate will let the plan go Down Quot Clinton said. Quot i done to think they would do that to the  the Senate approved the plan earlier in the year on a 50-49 vote with vice president a1 Gore casting the tie breaking vote. Since then one of the supporters sen. David l. Boren d-okla., has announced his opposition sending the White House searching for an offsetting Quot yes Quot vote. Republicans Are expected to vote unanimously against the plan largely out of opposition to tax hikes. Deconcini said wednesday that he was still leaning against the package even after the president praised him during his Oval office speech tuesday night and invited him to the White House on wednesday. A the radio. At the White House Deconcini was asked in Clinton a presence whether he was still undecided. Quot that a Correct Quot he said. Asked what it would take to vote for the Pac Kaigle the senator said Quot this is not my press  Clinton in a step Deconcini has attempted to enact signed an executive order to require that All taxes raised by the measure flow into a deficit reduction Trust fund the senator was invited to attend the ceremony. Clinton referred sarcastically to the gop criticism saying he Felt just a Little As he did in one. Of his very first jobs As a filling station attendant. Quot in be had to Dean the dirt off the Windshield so the american people could see out of that Windshield again he said. In his to address to the nation tuesday night Clinton spoke Little of the months of Deal making and compromising that produced a Bill claiming $496 billion in deficit reduction. Instead he told voters that Congress decision was simple a now there Are Only two choices. Our plan or no  Gore on wednesday refused to say whether the administration had assurances of enough votes in the Senate. Quot i done to know whether ill get to cast another tie breaking vote or not but one Way or another this plan will pass Quot Gore told lbs. House speaker Thomas s. Foley of Washington state told Abc wednesday that the measure would pass his chamber with a vote Quot at least what it was  the House passed an initial version of the plan by six votes. The democratic party meanwhile aired television ads in the states of wavering lawmakers urging viewers to Call Congress. The Capitol Hill switchboard was swamped tuesday night and again wednesday morning by callers. Senate Republican Leader Robert j. Dole of Kansas in his party a official response to the speech also asked people to Call the Capitol. Quot the presidents plan Calls for More taxes More spending and higher taxes a Dole said. If it is Defeated republicans would work with the democrats on Quot a better plan a plan that truly moves America in the right  from Paget favored a sentence less than the five years and 10 months to seven years and three months in prison called for in Federal sentencing guidelines. He also spared Koon and Powell from having to pay either fines or restitution. King was not present during the hearing. His attorney had said King might attend but also had cited fears for his safety. All available police officers were pressed into service in Advance of the sentencing hearing in Federal court. In april 1992, a state jury acquitted Koon Powell Theodore j. Briseno and Timothy e. Wind who Are White of All but one state charge in the beating of King who is Black. The verdicts touched off riots that killed More than 50 and did nearly $1 billion in damage. Federal civil rights charges were then brought against the four. In april a jury convicted Koon and Powell and acquitted Briseno and wind. The City remained peaceful. In his comments wednesday the judge said the famed videotape was the key evidence in the officers Federal trial and guided him in trying to come up with a fair sentence. Davies accepted defense claims that King was combative from the moment police stopped him that he repelled officers attempts to handcuff him that he charged at Powell and that Powell was justified in inflicting Baton blows at the outset. But a minute and 27 seconds into the tape he said Quot or. Powell struck or. King and at that Point crossed the line into illegal  likewise Koon the supervisor crossed the line into illegality by failing to Stop Powell the judge  from Page 1 Silver Spring  listed in the Tele phone directory As the kenyans business. It oth Jones Ana tube were charged with illegally transmitting classified documents a charge that carries a 10-year prison term and a $10,000 Fine. They were scheduled to appear before a Federal magistrate wednesday. The court papers said that investigators turned up evidence that tube had transmitted copies of documents by facsimile machine to liberian rebels. A state department investigator who visited the abandoned Headquarters of liberian rebel Leader Charles Taylor found 14 classified state department cables that had been transmitted by fax from a tube a apartment the court papers  her arrest Jones told Fri agents that she had been passing classified state department cables to tube for 18 months according to Fri affidavits. The papers indicated that she had a separate arrangement with Makani. Jones who worked in the strategic and theater policy office sorted and distributed classified cables sent to the state department from . Embassies worldwide the court papers said. Telephone wiretaps and surveillance by Fri agents produced evidence that she delivered documents to Makani at an office in Silver Spring. She also delivered some 130 state department cables to tube Between june 28 and july 29 by smuggling the material out of the building the papers said. These cables were marked either a a confidential or a secret a according to court papers filed by Fri agents investigating the Case. Jones was arrested tuesday about 5 15 pm. As she left the state department tube was arrested two hours later at his Washington  citizen of Cameroon tube publishes a newsletter called the continent and Heads an organization that promotes african culture in the nations capital. The office where Jones worked deals with such issues As the strategic arms reduction treaty the Safe dismantling of nuclear weapons and nuclear testing As Well As nuclear weapons in the former soviet Union said a state department official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Makani was identified As a native of Kenya who overstayed the 1985 visa he used to enter the  from Page 1 take the main role in any bombing Campaign which Koukl Mark the first offensive action by nato in its 44-year history. Between 140,000 and 200,000 people have been killed or Are missing in the War among ethnic croats serbs and muslims. Peace proposals Call for dividing the former yugoslav Republic along ethnic lines. The president of Bosnia a Muslim led government Alija ize Begovic said the threat of Western military action has kept his delegation at peace talks. But ize Begovic has refused to attend formal sessions until serbs pull Back from areas that threaten the Only land Supply route into Sarajevo. Owen however said airstrikes would have at Best a a a marginal effect on halting the War. A since nobody is prepared to put ground troops in and everybody knows they re not prepared to put ground troops in you have lost your Central leverage a he said. Owen appealed to the International Community not to Overlook the possibility that bosnian a warring factions could come to peace terms. A this is their country a Owen said. A sometimes we have to say to them a look we done to mind what you do. If you can agree amongst the three of you  a this is their country its their Battle its their people who Are being  if you can to get people to talk there will be War. That is what its heading for a War. War in the Winter. And if that is the solution i can assure you you la have a lot to report but it will be a humanitarian disaster that you la be  Itz Begovic told reporters wednesday that he was boycotting talks until president Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia and bosnian serbian Leader Radovan Karadzic fulfil their commitment to end a serbian Advance toward a strategic Mountain near Sarajevo