European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The Sims and ripes a Fife uts a vol. 52, no. 111 500 saturday August 7,1993 d 8693 a Ofa t of Tif a i we Widnall As Secretary of see Page 3 Christopher at Aviano says airstrikes ready court upholds Tyson conviction Indianapolis a former heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson s Effort to overturn his rape conviction was rejected Friday. The Indiana court of appeals panel upheld the conviction in a 2-1 decision that rejected several defense arguments. On a key Issue the judges ruled that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in blocking the testimony of three de sense witnesses. The witnesses would have contradicted Desiree Washington the Beauty contestant who brought the rape complaint in 1991. Tyson was sentenced to six years imprison followed by four years probation. Nato combat fighters Survey bosnian terrain Brussels Belgium a nato combat planes Are making practice flight Over War torn Bosnia in preparation for providing air cover to thousand of . Peacekeepers officials said Friday. Alliance officials said the training runs began last weekend so pilots could become familiar with the landscape in Case they Are asked by .Secretary-general Boutros Boutros Ghali to protect the peacekeepers. Bending to american pressure the nato allies Early tuesday warned Bosnia s serb that they risked airstrikes if they continued their strangulation of the bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Strategists at Nat continued work Friday on contingency plans for targeting bosnian serbian military positions if the allies carry out their threat of airstrikes. Diplomats were scheduled to meet monday to consider the blueprints and possibly decide whether to order their implementation. Any airstrikes on the Bosnia serbs would be the first offensive military action in the 44-Yearhistory of the16-nation North Atlantic treaty organization. Such a decision officials said would depend on the fighting in Sarajevo and the status of peace negotiations in Geneva among the bosnian serbs croats an muslims. The practice flights fall under earlier plans to give air cover to thousands of peacekeepers i Bosnia. Nearly 70 american British French and dutch combat planes were moved to italian air bases in recent weeks to await an order by Boutros shall to carry out the assignment. Lady in waiting Mary Robinson has a cup of Tea Friday while waiting to buy a ticket to tour Buckingham Palace in London. Tick ets go on Sale today As the Palace opens to the Public for the first time but lines began forming tuesday night. For the princely sum of eight pounds $12visitors can wan Der through 18 rooms and hails drink in some of the Fin est examples of 19th-Century architecture and decor and gape at old masters Marble sculptures tapestries por Celain and antique furniture. Meanwhile the Queen and her family have left for Scotland for eight weeks. Aviano a Italy a Secretary of state War Ren m. Christopher after ending his Mideast peace Mission received a briefing Friday on nato plans for air action in Bosnia and then declared the military option is Secretary general Manfred Worner appear ing at a news conference with Christopher predicted that a final Deci Sion from nato will come next said that the nato military. Commit tee would meet today to discuss plans and that the North Atlantic Council the political overseer of the Alliance will meet monday to review the plans. I am confident we Willcome to conclusions next week he said. Christophe Christopher said his Stop at Aviano a was a re minder it is now time for the serbs to Stop the strangulation of Sarajevo and other cities in Bosnia he said it was time for the serbs to take the action see related stories on pages 2 and 3 they need to take to avoid the military action being contemplated before flying to Aviano Christopher met for the second time this week with syrian president Hafez Assad. Christopher flew into the base near Venice in a drive see Aviano on Page 2 Clinton cajole senator on budget Bill Washington a president Clinton made a personal Appeal Friday to a single undecided senator As a divided Senate moved toward a final showdown on Clinton s deficit reduction Bill. The measure squeaked through the House late thursday by two votes. Clinton met with sen. Robert j. Kerrey d-neb., apparently the last democratic Fence Sitter at the White House on Friday morning for More than an hour. Press Secretary Pec Dee Myers said that she did not see related Story on Page 3 know what transpired at the one on one session but that Clinton remained optimistic about a narrow sen ate win. He s got a Good gut a Good Antenna on this she said. The administration expects that Kerrey a one time presidential primary opponent of Clinton a will vote for the plan after receiving White House assurances that there will be additional spending cuts in the fail. We Hope that approach will satisfy senator Kerrey s concerns. White House budget director Leon h. Panetta said As he made the rounds of morning television talk shows. We be got to have senator Kerrey s Clinton needs every Democrat he can get because All 44 Republican senators Are ready to vote against him. Even with Kerrey s support vice president Ai sea Clinton on Page 2 r x
