European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday november f 5, 1993 at a glance georgian Leader Eduard a. Shevardnadze announced monday that he will set up his own political party to Challenge growing opposition to his Rule. See Story on Page 8. Buttafuoco sentenced Joey Buttafuoco the married Man who admitted an affair with the underage Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher was sentenced monday to the maximum six months in jail for statutory rape. Page 4 Waves of trouble the . Merchant Marine facade my whose graduates have played a role in every armed conflict involving . Forces since world War ii is now fighting for its own survival. Page6 electronic mail Many things can be done with an on line service s computer connected to a Modem and a personal computer through Telephone lines. Page 10 rate increase ahead the recent improvement in eco nomic growth is raising speculation the Federal Reserve May be getting ready to nudge Short term interest rates higher to prevent inflation from worsening. Page 14 Pepsico drops Jackson Pepsico inc. Has ended its nine year multimillion Dollar relationship with Michael Jackson in the Wake of the pop superstar s cancellation of his world tour. Page 20 Index j Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds./. 22-24 comics 1819,21 commentary. 13 computers 10 crossword 21 faces n places 20 focus 15-17 Horoscope 24 Jumble 24 letters 12 Money matters 14 sports 27-32 to listings 31 weather 11 Naftal from Page 1 rest of the world that the United states is turning within itself Clinton said. Every time we be done that this country has gotten burned he , who was meeting privately with Small groups of legislators monday picked up the support of three legislator who had or leaning to Ward supporting the Trade Deal rep. Marty Meehand mass. Rep. Marge Roukema . And rep. William f. Goodling a a. Another lawmaker rep. Thomas h. Andrews a Maine announced his opposition monday. As the vote neared supporters appear ing on television news programs monday and sunday spoke of defeat in apocalyptic we turn this one Down we re nuts. They re going to think around the Fri old that we re on the ropes wackos former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca said monday morning on Abc. I told Clin ton i d hate to be your Trade negotiator if we blow this one " Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen a guest on Abc s meet the press on sunday said failure to approve the free Trade pact with Mexico and Canada would be a real tragedy that would tie the administration s hands As it seeks More open Trade with Asia and the 110 members of the general agreement on tariffs and Trade. Bentsen said that since Carlos Salinas de Gortari took Over As president in 1988, there has been a dramatic change in the attitude of Mexico with lowering tariffs and privatization of Industry. I Don t want to see us return to the bad old times of the relationship he said. Sen. Bill Bradley d-n.j., said on no that the Naftal vote is a historic moment comparing it to Thomas Jeffer son s Louisiana Purchase or the acquisition of Alaska in 1867. Naftal foes including the second an third ranked democrats in the House brushed off questions about hurting the president. Majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt d-mo., said on face the nation that the Issue is one i feel we be got to get right arid i Don t think this Nantais the right House majority whip David e. Bonior,d-mich., appearing with Bradley on Abc repeated Nis argument that naft would mean lower wages for americans and the loss of up to 500,000 jobs to mexi co but he stressed that the democratic party will he said his big frustration is that we redoing this which the base of our party does not really want and we re not facing up with the real health care crisis in America and creating Survey from Page 1 i a Survey saying i m not. Going to play the numbers i see a horse race a Down to the wire hand to hand Battle that will be decided during the vote rep. Bill Rich Ardson d-n.m., a chief vote counter for president Clinton and congressional Naftal supporters said sunday. My prediction is a narrow with the House showdown looming wednesday the a Survey found 205 representatives saying they would vote against the Trade pact or probably would do so 12 Short of the votes they will need to scuttle the agreement ready to vote yes on Naftal or Likely to were 185 members. Supporters will need 218 votes to prevail if All 434 House members vote because it takes a majority for a measure to pass. There is one House vacancy. Forty four others said they were und cited. Opponents said their own secret tally of support showed they would kill the Deal which would gradually eliminate tariffs and other Trade restrictions among the United states Mexico and Canada. But they conceded they could not dismiss Clinton s ability to continue striking deals to drum up extra votes. They be done a Deal with everybody but working people said House whip David e. Bonior p-mich., one of the House s most Active Naftal opponents. But he added i think we re going to treaty foes say the measure will in i courage companies to shift jobs to mexi co while supporters say it will create american jobs by boosting . Exports to the North and South. A defeat for Naftal would politically wound Clinton who has said defeat of the treaty would weaken his ability Tourge other countries to also lower their Trade barriers. The Senate is expected to approve the agreement if the House passes it. The a Survey illustrated the hurdle Clinton faces to achieving his goal. The president As Long predicted was having the most trouble persuading Mem Bers of his own party to support the Trade pact. Among democrats 79 House Mem Bers said they support the agreement or Are Likely to while 157 oppose it or probably will. On the gop Side there Are 106 sup porters or Likely yes votes and 47 cer Tain or probable opponents. The undecided votes Are evenly split 22 democrats and 22 republicans. Rep. Bernie Sanders of Vermont an in dependent is declared against the pact. Somalia from Page 1 earlier this year building a. Road from Bairoa to Wajid to Oddur. The 43rd arrived in Somalia about three weeks ago following the ill fated oct. 3 raid that resulted in the killing of 18 . Army rangers by somalian gun men. The unit is working from Sunrise to Sunset building Victory base from the Dusty ground up. The compound is an old soviet surface to air missile site. Located a few Miles outside of the so malian capital Victory base is the head quarters for task Force 1-64, whose mis Sion is to provide Security for . Personnel taking part in the . Humanitarian Relief operation. When the engineers first deployed to the country in january somalis seemed to have a different View of the americans said pvt.1st class Ryan Sekel of the 43rd. More people waved. More people accepted you and the humanitarian Effort Sekel said. Maybe our Mission was successful the first time he said. Is being Here now really going to make a difference i Don think not everyone at Victory base agrees. While army staff sgt. Dennis Stroh prefers fort Stewart to Somalia he believes the Overall operation has been successful. It s hard for soldiers to sit Here in Camp and see the effects of what they Are doing said Stroh a tank gunner. Sgt. Maj. Michael Manet admitted that the Mission has become a bit of a quagmire for . Forces Given the somalis apparent Chance of heart. However he agreed with Stroh on the need to protect . Forces on the ground in Mogadishu. Mapel likened some of the somalian clans to Street gangs in the United states. We will not turn our backs on other americans Mapel said. Some ". Forces Are turning their backs on other forces but we won we Are obeying orders Mapel Don t have to like every one you still some soldiers question the v3lue_ojl investing millions of dollars and possibly american lives in a country that May revert into civil War once the americans pull just Don t think we should be Here said staff sgt. Wes Francis of the 43rd. These people Don t respect Francis who along with Mcmahon was supervising the construction of tents at Victory base said his battalion s efforts would be better spent on the folks Back Home especially those living in inner cities. Said Francis i Don t care to die for people who Don t even want me soldiers from Page 1 most effective Way to bring about peace under the limits of what is possible the official added. Oakley planned to meet with Richard w. Bogosian the state department s special envoy to Somalia. Bogosian assumed his Post monday. Oakley s trip this time will take him outside Mogadishu to assess the coun try s Overall situation. For the most part the outlying areas Are less tense than the capital City which has experienced sporadic gunfire since last month s ceasefire. In the sunday shooting incident two american soldiers were fired upon by about 10 somalian gunmen at 3 20 . The soldiers were guarding three civil Ian owned trucks belonging to Brown & Root inc., a Houston based firm that is a primary . Contractor in Somalia. The firm handles trash removal and distributes water and fuel to both . And . Forces. The logistics firm is expected to take the place of Many Ameri can support soldiers As the United states reduces its military presence i Somalia. Many of the company s employees reformer . Service members but the terms of their contracts prevent them from carrying weapons said army col. Steve Rausch a spokesman for .forces in Somalia. No casualties were reported on either Side Durine the Brief Exchange of gun fire and Rausch said that american soldiers would continue to guard the company s convoys. Brown & Root has been embroiled for More than a week in a dispute be tween two local clans. The company employs members of one of the somalian clans and the other clan objects to the rival clan s crossing its territory. Also a memorial service was Hel monday in Mogadishu for Kai Lincoln an american . Civilian employee shot and killed in a carjacking saturday morning. A . Official said that Lincoln was armed and that the incident occurred on a Road that was off limits to .personnel. One somalian gunman was killed and two foreign . Workers were wounded in the attack
