European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 08, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday november 8,1993 at a glance a communist demonstrator Rolls up a poster of Vladimir f. Lenin at the end of a rally in Moscow to Mark the anniversary of the Bol Shevik revolution. Police were out in Force to curb anticipated mass demonstrations. See Story on Page Navy looked for leaks the Navy has disclosed that it hunted for nuclear leaks from two sunken submarines and has concluded they pose no apparent Dan Ger. Pages intimidation alleged a Black Cadet at Virginia military Institute who received a series of threatening letters says he signed a police statement calling the letters a hoax because he Felt intimidated. Page 8 teen violence discussed Young victims teamed up with celebrities to discuss youth violence in a forum in Washington . -pagt9 prospects look Good a study by two University of Texas economists has. Found that Good looks translate into handsome eco nomic rewards in the Job Market. Page 10 14 escape arson fire assailants set fire to a Home for kurdish refugees in southwestern Germany Early sunday but All 14 residents escaped unharmed police said. _ -p�gt11 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 classifieds 28-30 comics 19,26-27 commentary. 17 crossword. 19 education 13 faces a places 14 focus 23-25 Horoscope 30jumble .30 letters. 16 Money matters 18 sports 32-40 to listings .39 weather 15 to. Films cutting violence. I. Says Washington a the enter-1 Tain ment Industry is ready to assume its responsibility and already has take Steps to reduce violence on television and in films motion picture association of America president Jack Valenti said Sun Day. There is a great current running through the creative Community trying to do something about violence to make i politically incorrect Valenti said on Abc s this week with David Brinkley. He said this already is evident in the Lack of violence in programs the television networks Are showing in. The 8-11p.m. Period this fall i 4"Many of the people who Are critics ing television today Mever watch television Valenti said. Congress and the Clinton administration have threatened to take action to regulate to and movie violence As the nation searches for solutions to the Epi Demic of violence Ori its streets.  Janet Reno testified to a Senate committee last month that while government intervention was not the Best option if significant voluntary Steps Are not taken soon government action will be  said the entire film an broadcast Industry is working right now. In a continuing Effort Over the next year to exile gratuitous violence wherever it  the creative Community is ready to assume its responsibility he said Valenti said he was be fogged by Al the research on whether to violence is responsible for real life violence but Isay Why take chances " aided from Page 1 the future said the Man who control South Mogadishu. The . Force is responsible for the current problems. The Yare the biggest obstacle to  he dashed the United nations Hope that a newly formed Mogadishu Security advisory committee could be a forum for improving the dangerous streets and setting up More substantive talks on the country s future. He said his faction which attended the second meeting last week would not show up anymore. In holding a news conference for about15 foreign news organizations and local Media aided was making his most Public appearance since late May. Until recently he was the target of an intense search that has largely been called off. Officials of his faction led a Convoy of journalists on a winding trip through the City s Dusty Back streets stopping once tonsure they were not being followed. The destination was a compound where anyone entering was frisked although he welcomed the recent change in . Policy in Somalia Pur suing reconciliation instead of his capture Naftal from Page 1 naked pressure by threatening to Pul support from democrats and Field opponents in 1994 primary elections if the lawmakers Back legislation to put the treaty into  remarks were striking for a demo cratic president and reflected the unusual political coalitions that have sprung up around the treaty expected to Cometo a vote in 10 Days. House republicans Are Likely to vote solidly for it and key members of the democratic leadership Are working against it. Clinton made his comments in an interview on the 46th anniversary of Abc Slong running television program. In the interview Clinton made his usual arguments on behalf of the treaty claiming it would create jobs and noting that All living former presidents and Nobel laureates in economics favor  claim it will Cost jobs with factories moving rapidly into  other issues Clinton said North Korea cannot be allowed to build a nuclear bomb and we have to be very firm about  he would not Dis cuss the possibility of a preemptive strike to destroy North Korea s nuclear facilities but he said any conventional at tack against South Korea would be considered an attack on the United states. Called for an International freeze of assets of those who opposing the return of democracy to Haiti but said he  Rule anything in or out including sending in . Forces. Aided criticized the arrival of . Reinforcements and heavy Armor. He urged the United nations to re lease 43 remaining somalian detainees including three of his top aides who we recaptured oct. 3, sparking the nine hour firefight that killed the 18 us. Soldier Sand an estimated 300 Somalia. Sixteen detainees were freed overnight saturday. One appeared at aided s news conference claiming he was beaten while under interrogation and hit in the head with a Rifle butt. Other than Marks on his wrists from plastic Handcuffs he showed no sign of injuries. Cruise ship freighter collide on Mississippi new Orleans a a cruise ship returning from the Caribbean and a freighter loaded with soybeans collided i rough water at the Mouth of the missis Sippi River crumpling both hulls but causing just one minor injury. The Holland America line Cruiser was carrying 1,188 passengers and 542 Crew members when the two ships hit saturday night the coast guard said. Sea swells were running at 9 feet. It. Cmdr. James Obernesser said Nei ther ship was in danger of sinking. The Lone injury came to a Crew member who needed stitches. The liner noordam was on its Way Tonew Orleans concluding a seven Day Caribbean cruise., Aspin from Page 1 55-year-old former Wisconsin lawmaker Congress which seems to have soured on the Maverick defense Secre tary is Abuzz with talk that Aspin is Likely to be forced out probably resigning Early next year for medical reasons. Asp has a heart problem and received pacemaker last Spring. For the first time other senior officials in the administration have begun to criticize Aspin privately pointing to Hamas the weak link in the Clinton National Security team. The comments Are a Clear sign of discord in an administration that until now has placed a Premium on avoid ing internecine War fare. There Are at least some indications that important White House officials have begun Aspin questioning Asp s value to the Clinto team. Asked whether Aspin is in trouble a Well placed White House official hesitated before issuing the Standard denial. And insiders say Clinton s top political trouble shooters have privately told the president that Aspin is becoming a prob Lem. How Clinton will respond remains Tobe seen. What you have Here could wind up being the beginning of the end said Law rence j. Koro a former assistant defens Secretary now at the Brookings institution. Not immediately but one More sort of Gaffe and he s gone Aspin s tenure As defense chief has no been All Rocky. During his first 10 months in office he has engineered a sweeping re View of defense policy expanded combat posts for women and proposed major re forms m the Pentagon s weapons procure ment process. He also helped broker a Compromise Between the White House and Congress Over Clinton s proposal in january to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military and he has moved to crack Down on be Ual harassment in the military far More strongly than his  Aspin also has come under a barrage of criticism for a variety of perceived am Steps ranging from the handling of the Cri Sis in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Las month s dispatch of lightly armed combat engineers to Haiti where their ship turned Back after thugs blocked the Dock. Be most serious damage has come fro last month s debacle in Somalia where 18 members of the elite . Ranger Force there were killed and 77 others is wounded m part because of the administration s mismanagement of military and diplomatic efforts in that  three weeks before the defense Secretary had turned Down a . Military commanders in the Somalia capital of Mogadishu for dozens of extra tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles. Experts since have charged that the added Armor could have helped prevent some of the casualties. A few Days later when lawmakers demanded that the administration come to Capitol Hill to spell out its policy on , Aspin enraged and unsettled Many lawmakers by failing to provide a coherent explanation of what . Troops were doing there. He came in and said hey Guys what do you think we ought to do " said rep. Lee h. Hamilton d-ind., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee. That was t what members of Congress wanted to hear at that  another senior administration National making problems  not All of these problems have been As pin s fault an attempt to fire the chief of naval operations Over the Tail Hook sexual scandal broke into print before it got to the Secretary s desk. A Marine corps bid to restrict recruiting of married men also slipped through the cracks. But they All occurred on Aspin s watch leaving the defense Secretary with a reputation for gaffes and misstatements that even Many critics concede is out of proportion to reality