European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse A Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday november 19,1993 at a glance bodies litter the ground in Guyana after members of the re. Jim Jones cult drank from his vat of death 15 years ago. Guyana rest dents hoped thursday s anniversary of the mass suicide would Pas with Little notice. See Story on Page 13. A. Afro making plans armed forces recreation Center facilities plan a Long stay in Europe the Pacific Region and the United states an official says. Pag4 / report challenged the Pentagon has rebutted claims that the blistering agent lewisite was detected on a persian Gulf War Battlefield. Page coercion alleged detectives in the Michael Jackson child sex probe Are intimidating Young friends of the pop stars an attorney for Jackson says. -pagt7 Mia search praised . Officials Are pleased with Viet namese cooperation in the Hunt Tor mias following a 27-Day 11 airline strike starts flight attendants at american air lines have begun a strike that will cover the entire thanksgiving travel period among the year s busiest Page 18 Index j Abby Ann Landers. 26 classifieds. 27-30 comics 24-26 commentary 17crossword. 26 faces a places 14 focus 19-23 Horoscope 30 Jumble 30 letters 1�money matters 18 sports. 31-40 to listings weather thousands revel in streets As aided comes out of hiding Mogadishu Somalia a crowds pressed around his Van women danced to the sound of Drums and others beat the ground with their hands. Protected by rocket propelled Gre Nades and automatic rifles. Gen. Mohamed Farrah aided a one time fugitive with a Price on his head made a triumphant Public appearance in Mogadishu on thursday. It was his first Public appearance in More than five appearance came two Days after the . Security Council passed a Reso Lution lifting the arrest warrant it issued in june for aided after his men were blamed for the deaths of 24 pakistani sol Security Council also voted to launch a new inquiry into attacks on .peacekeepers in Somalia and suggested that 35 of aided s men in detention would be released soon. The vote appeared to be an admission that a poetical solution in Somalia would require the participation of aided and his somali National Alliance. That was the message the warlord brought thursday. All somalis must understand wartime is Over. Without outside interference Al somali factions can solve their problems among themselves aided said As More than 4,000 people clapped and waved their turnout was largely expected truckloads of people came from other towns to the weekly peace rally held by his faction in a deserted marketplace of the capital Mogadishu. Vans and jeeps loaded with Security men brandishing automatic rifles and rocket propelled grenades pushed through the crowd sounding their horns to announce aided s arrival. At every pause in a prepared speech music started up and the people shouted aided aided and Allah Akbar meaning god is while welcoming the change in policy toward him aided said the United nations should stick to humanitarian do not need intervention we should form a nation of our own by March 31. We need help to build schools hospitals roads said aided. The United states plans to pull out its More than 16,000 troops by March 31, and together with the United nations it Hopes to set in motion by january a for of transitional National Rule. His statements seem to dim Hopes that the new Security Council Resolution would encourage aided to join in the. Establishment of local councils so far boycotted by his powerful Force mainly in South Mogadishu and parts of Central Somalia aided has set up his own ruling councils in some parts of the , us. Special envoy Robert b. Oakley has been in Mogadishu since tuesday to resume contacts with faction leaders. A dose aided aide. Prof. Isa Siad said aided met with Oakley on thursday morning just before coming tothe rally. We Are very Happy things Are Chang ing now and there will be Progress for a peaceful solution for Somalia Siad said. For the past five months aided has been in hiding granting Only rare press interviews As . Forces searched for him putting out a $25,000 Reward for his search was stopped after a fire fight in october killed 18 americans anymore than 300 somalis. Naftal from Page 1 in that direction in the next few praised the Defeated anti Naftal forces saying they had fought hard and honorable before the 234-to 200 House vote. But his Salute and the conciliation efforts of his aides did t Pla Cate the president of the Kirkland said the fight was not Over and also told a news conference that Linton s drive for Naftal May Hurt the Effort for health care Reform i cannot help but think that this Naftal Issue has damaged the Prospect for the successful achievement of that legislation he won t forget what happened Here teamsters president Ron care told the associated press. We re the folks who went out there and worked fora president who talked repeatedly about jobs and Here what we be done is Clinton met thursday morning with about 20 House and Senate leaders to discuss thursday s trip to Seattle. The guest list included House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt d-mo., a major Naftal foe. A spokeswoman for Gep Hardt said the congressman did not at tend although she did not know from the meeting Senate majority Leader George j. Mitchell said Linton s push for a health care plan will reunite the president and his Trade Deal opponents. Tel Don t think it will take very Long he said. Kirkland said labor s fight against Naftal has not been in vain and it snot he told a news conference that future Trade negotiators will Patmore attention to the interests of work ing voting list on this Issue will be examined very very carefully he he said he had made no threats. It is not a threat to suggest to a member of Congress. That this is an Issue of Burn ing importance. And that that will weigh heavily on our response to their a last Lap frenzy of persuasion and Deal making the White House trans formed itself from underdog to an easy Winner wednesday night muscling Afta through the House by a Surpri singly comfortable 34-vote margin. After the vote Clinton saluted the House and said at a time when Many of our people Are hurting from the strains of this Tough global Economy we chose to compete not to Retreat to Lead a new world Economy to Lead As America has done so often in the past in the Senate where debate Onn Afta May begin As Early As today leaders of both parties believe the pact will get close to 60 votes perhaps More without any Arm twisting at All. In an a Survey 52 senators said the probably would vote for Naftal 31 said they Are Likely to oppose it and 17 were undecided. Gore said the administration would work quickly to smooth relations with labor and democratic lawmakers who worked against Naftal but whose sup port will be needed on such major Issue Sas health care Reform. Spending from Page 1 various provisions of what is known Ashe Penny Kasich plan. The proposal the work of a bipartisan roup of House lawmakers led by j. Penny d-minn., and John , a Ohio would Cut $103 billion in Federal spending Over the next five years with almost 10 percent of the cuts coming out of the defense budget. It could come up for a vote in the House within a few the major military related proposals in the plan shifting from three year accompanied Tours in Europe to one year unaccompanied Tours. Eliminating Cost of living adjust ments for military retirees until they reach age 62. Forcing . Allies in Europe and Asia to pay $5 billion More Over the next five years to support american troops stationed in their countries. Slight cuts in some weapons pro Grams and foreign military and Shalikashvil objected most strenuously to proposed changes in Reti ree pay and Allied Burden sharing arrangements the proposal to defer Cost of living adjustments would radically alter the value of military retired pay the letter said. The lifetime loss to future Retiree would have immense implications for recruiting retention and Federal government service task Force a pro civil service caucus on Capi Tol Hill has estimated that cutting the adjustments would Cost enlisted service members in their Early 40s retiring today $67,000 Over the next 20 and Shalikashvil said such a move would Only exacerbate servicemen Bers anxieties sparked by the draw Down. Proposals to Institute Short unaccompanied Tours in Europe add to this stress while achieving unknown savings the letter said. In fact the costs of implementing that proposal May outweigh an projected cutting $5 billion from the defens budget to Force increased Allied Burden sharing would degrade readiness because there is no framework for . Allies tomake such a payment the letter said. If the budget is Cut but allies do no agree to the increased payments we would be faced with a de Facto Cut in the accounts that pay for readiness the let Ter said. Aspin and Shalikashvil said the Penny Kasich plan coming on top of the substantial defense cuts already makeover the past few years would put the military Back on the Road to the kind of hollow forces that existed in the 1970s. Moreover the Impact of the legislation on our most valuable asset our people would be disastrous they said. Penny and Kasich plan to package their proposal As an amendment to presi Dent Clinton s reinventing government Bill which the House is due to begin considering within the next few Days. If passed by the House the Bill would still have a Long Way to go before it be came Law. It would have to be approved by the Senate where a number of com Peting deficit reduction plans Are floating around and signed by the president
