European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 09, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The  �?50sssax vol. 52, no. 113 500 monday August 9,1993 d 8693 a four . Soldiers killed by land mine in Somalia of ,. K Mogadishu Somalia a a land mine blew apart a . Military vehicle sunday killing four sol Diers in the deadliest encounter for american forces since they arrived in Somalia last year. Moments after the humvee All purpose vehicle was mangled by the blast in Southern Mogadishu soldiers following behind were pinned Down by intense gunfire. None of the attackers was hit by the return fire. It was the third ambush on . Forces since wednesday and it underscored the inability of foreign single strike would halt siege says Geneva a Bosnia s Muslim president Alija ize Begovic on sunday appealed for immediate nato airstrike against bosnian serbs saying it was Nec Essary to end the War. If there Are no airstrikes against the serbs there will be no result in the negotiations a tired looking ize Begovic said in an interview at his Lakeside hotel. One single airstrike it does not have to be big would change the whole Situa Tion because it would prove to the serb that americans mean business he said. Ize Begovic said the airstrikes should come in the next two to three Days to have any affect. There is now a dilemma among the serbs whether to negotiate or achieve full Victory. If there Are no airstrikes they will go for the Victory ize Begovic said. Meanwhile in Washington president Clinton expressed Confidence Sunda that the allies will maintain pressure on serbian forces to end the siege of Sarajevo and the fighting in the former Yugo Slavia by supporting the threat of nato airstrikes. Clinton told reporters the United states cannot act on its own to strike ser Bian targets because it does not have the authority of the United nations As i does in Iraq to protect kurdish rebels. But he said the threat of air action must be  president said nato is working with Washington in support of the idea of see strike on Page 2 forces to control the clan militia members that drove Somalia into anarchy. On thursday two americans were injured in a land mine blast. A . Official blamed the attack on warlord Mohamed Farrah aided who has eluded capture and controls the biggest militia band in the capital. The dead soldiers were not immediately identified but they belonged to the . Logistics support Cpd based at the main . Headquarters in Mogadishu said a . Military spokesman maj. Dave Stockwell. The victims were the first . Troops killed since . Forces took Over May 4 from a .-lcd coalition that protected food Aid deliveries. A total of eight american soldiers were killed Between the troops Arri Val in december and the handover to . Control. .  they do not believe americans have been deliberately targeted by recent attacks which have further hampered Aid efforts and led some critics to question whether harsher action is needed see Somalia on Page 2 germans remember pvt Presley Bymark Kinkade staff writer re Michel s fondest memory of Elvis Presley is that the King stiffed him for a $12 phone Call from Germany to new York. In october 1958, the Rock Star reported to Ray Barracks in Friedberg Germany As pvt. Presley jeep Driver. Two germans who knew Presley from working at the Cavern met recently to talk about the superstar Soldier during the filming of a British documentary called private Elvis. On the night Presley arrived Ray Barracks was empty. Most of the soldiers were at the Grafen Wuhr training area. Karl Michel Michel then a Young German Post office clerk at the installation was spending the evening fending off dozens of phone Calls from operators asking if the Rock Star was there. When the door flew open and Elvis came in with his crowd of bodyguards Michel said he was t impressed. Sgt. A lilt pro a in March 1960. S4s i was very angry Michel said. The gis usually had to wait six or eight hours to get a line through to the states. But when i said it was or. Presley the connection was  after the Call Michel told Presley that it Cost is 2. Presley did t have it and neither did any of the others who crowded the Small room with him Michel said. It took several Days for the Bill to get paid the German said. After repeated phone Calls Vemon continued on Page 3 Navy plans to make combat jobs shipshape for women by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington As soon As the last remaining combat exclusion Law passes into history some  month the Navy will launch an ambitious plan to assign women to combat ships in what service officials say is the next step in an evolutionary  destroyers and nuclear powered carriers Are among the combat ships that will open to women said  Peterman head of enlisted plans and policy in the Bureau of naval personnel. Women will begin embarking on combat ships six Tonine months after the Law is repealed which probably Means late Spring or Early summer of next year Peter Man said. Although Many women no doubt will rejoice at the new opportunities presented to them Navy personnel officials say there really in t anything startling or revolutionary about the move we be had women on ships for More than 15 years Peterman said. We re not new to this. It s not an sex  in selecting the initial combat ships where women will serve the Navy chose vessels that Are Likely to be in the inventory for Many years because it makes no sense to spend Money on modifying a ship that soon will be decommissioned Peterman said. Among aircraft carriers the nuclear powered Dwight. Eisenhower and Abraham Lincoln will be the first to bring women aboard. The Carrier Stennis due to be commissioned in fiscal 1996, is also on the list. Pla Scall for assigning about 50 chief Petty officers and 400 see Navy on Page 3