European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse If i the Sims and tripes Psi us vol. 52, no. 111 50c saturday August 7,1993 d 8693 a Sheila Withnall Senate confirm Widnall As Secretary of the air Force Christopher at Aviano says a i Astri Kes 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 of Gefers Survey bosnian terrain Brussels Belgium and nato combat planes remaking practice flights Over War torn Bosnia in preparation for providing air cover to thousands 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 Ghat 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 the 16-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 Ghali 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 Dubue for the first time but lines began forming tuesday night. For he princely sum of eight pounds $12visitors can wan Der through 18 rooms and Halls 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. Byj. K1ngcrugernorthern Italy Bureau Aviano and Italy bosnian serbs will be sorry i they doubt nato s resolve to act militarily to Stop the Slaughter in Bosnia and Herzegovina Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher warned Friday. Christopher issued the warning at a news conference see related stories on pages 2 and 3 Friday evening at Aviano a in Northern Italy after hews briefed on plans for using Allied air Power against ground targets in Secretary of state jetting Back from a successful see Aviano on Page 2 air fore senior airman stove Thurow adm. Mike Boorda shows off aircraft at Aviano a on Fri Day to nato Secretary general Manfred Warner left and Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher. Clinton Cao is crucial senator on budget Bill Washington a president Clinton made personal Appeal Friday to a single undecided senator As a divided Senate moved toward a final showdown on Linton s deficit reduction Bill. The measure squeaked through the House late thursday by two met with sen. Robert j. Kerrey d-neb., apparently the last democratic Fence Sitter at the Whitehouse on Friday morning for More than an hour. Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said that she did not see related Story on Pago 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 Tim 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 fall. We Hope that approach will satisfy senator Kerrey concerns. White House budget director Leon e. 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 all44 Republican senators Are ready to vote against him. Even with Kerrey s support vice president Al see Clinton on Page 2
