European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes firefighters Battle a Blaze saturday in san Francisco s historic Haight Ashbury District that left about 100 people homeless. Sec Story on Page 7 anti crime Agenda noting that the value of life has been cheapened president Clinton told americans that enacting comprehensive anti crime legislation is the first priority for 1994. Page 4 trying a new tactic ministers have bought Homes next to two abortion clinics in the Green Ville s.c., area and established pregnancy counselling centers there. Page 5 sanctions considered bosnian president Alija ize Begov in said his government will demand . Sanctions against Croatia in.  promises to Stop intervening in Bosnia. Pages help for car buyers Kevin King used to be a car sales and leasing agent but now he offers computer software that gives car buyers an idea of How much they can negotiate off the sticker Price. Page 10 court to study fees the . Supremo court is scheduled to hear arguments today on How much an Airport can charge planes for Landing. Page 16 Index Abby Ann Landers 21 automotive 10 classifieds 24-26 comics 21-23 commentary 15 crossword. 21 education 11 faces n places 12 focus 17-20 Horoscope 26 Jumble 26 letters 14 Money matters 16 sports 28-36 to listings35 weather 13 Escobar from Page 1 official who did not give his name. The family a departure from Colombia was taken at first As an indication that the fugitive Escobar might be about to surren Der if he knew that family members were Safe from people trying to kill them. Colombian attorney general Gustavo de Greiff said in an interview for sunday s Al esp chador of Bogota that Colombia had not backed the Escobar relatives de parture. He defended Germany s decision against the family s entry. This trip does not imply the imminent surrender of the fugitive de Greiff was quoted As saying. Escobar is Leader of the Medellin co Caine Cartel and one of the world s most hunted men. He reportedly requested that his family be placed safely in another country before he would surrender. On saturday at least 100 Security agents escorted Escobar s wife Victoria 33, and their two children Juan Pablo 16, and Mariucca 9, from their apartment in Medellin to the Airport. From there they flew to Bogota and caught a Luft Hansa flight to Frankfurt via Caracas Venezuela. Reporters waiting at Frankfurt s air port were not permitted to see the Esco bar relatives. One Border police officer said initially that he believed there were seven Mem Bers of the family but the Border police later said four colombians had arrived. In addition to Escobar s wife and two children the Border police said the fourth person was . Ochoa Sanchez 21. She apparently was Juan Pablo s girl Friend identified in colombian reports As Camilla Ochoa. Colombian authorities have tightened the search for Escobar who surrendered once before in june 1991 and escaped in july 1992 As authorities tried to move him to a More secure prison. The drug lord s relatives Are targets Ofa Clandestine paramilitary squad called people persecuted by Pablo Escobar or pepes. The squad reportedly consists of disgruntled drug traffickers from Esco bar s own Cartel police and members of the rival Call Cartel. The prosecutor s office had been pro Viding Security for the family but had threatened to withdraw the Protection unless Escobar surrendered. Monday november 29, 1993 Haiti orders Gas stations to shut Down port a Prince Haiti a the army ordered Gas stations to close for three Days beginning sunday until it works out a plan for Safe and controlled. Distribution of fuel. The army announcement saturday also outlined the first part of a Broad ration ing program saying stations will sell Gas Only every other Day when they reopen. Long lines of haitians waited at the pumps saturday afternoon to get fuel be fore the shutdown. The order follows hoarding in recent weeks by haitians who have been Stock piling Gas As a worldwide embargo on fuel to this Caribbean nation takes hold. Several explosions and fires in the past week have been blamed on poor storage by hoarders. In most haitian towns there Are no fire departments. Doctors also have said poorly covered fuel containers in Homes have caused asthma attacks in children. Trek from Page 1 14-hour Days at multiple jobs to compensate for the reduction in troops. At least one promising Young officer seeing his chances for promotion dissolve when the unit was scheduled to disband resigned in frustration Only to learn later that the order had been reversed. It is a scary time being in the Middle of a draw Down said chaplain capt Scott Sterling of the dragon battalion. Mos people have an almost fatalistic attitude if they kick me out i la do something else " military men and women Are accustomed to moving around. It. Col. Jamesw. Church the battalion s commander said he has moved 17 times in his 17-year career. But overlaying that predictably transient life is a Nev broader uncertainty about the future that there no longer May be a military Job to move to. Of Alt the armed services the army has borne the Brunt of troop cuts since the end of the cold War. Army troops have accounted for 47 percent of the 333,000 Mili tary personnel Cut since 1990. The Story of the dragon battalion is a window into the military s world of upheaval. The voices of its soldiers and their families speak largely of a concern for careers and for the institutions and camaraderie that they have grown to cherish. If the time comes when they Tell me have to leave i have to be Ady said sgt. Nelson Castro a 26-year-old native of new Orleans who is taking correspondence courses toward a College degree. No one is Safe  Church and other commanders insist that the battalion s confusing Odyssey is Over and that it is time to focus on firing the unit s 155 my cannons and the other skills of War. But persistent doubts linger among Many troops and their families what will the army do to us next both before and after the Gulf War Church and his predecessor it. Col. M. Thomas Davis fought a losing Battle against the Nim or Mill. The soldiers did t know whether the were coming or going and the credibility of the army was undercut said Church a native of Oswego n.y., who took command of the battalion in july 1992, two months after the order to disband was reversed. Little things gnawed at morale. The Transfer to fort Polk came on  Short was difficult for these people who d been through an emotional roller  Church and his commanders have taken Steps to Case the distress. A family support network has sprung up sponsoring dances and picnics and training volunteers to answer questions about the commissary or where to go if a family member gets . Headquarters in Washington slowly filled Many of the vacant officer and senior enlisted positions Only gradually relieving the Burden of extra duty. There was a lot of cynicism about what would happen next and a frustration with the army it was difficult for these people who d been through an emotional roller coaster.1 capt. Scott Sterling dragon battalion chaplain j notice that in some cases it took two months for the army to ship soldiers cars and household goods from Germany to Louisiana. Fort Polk in West Central Louisiana is one of the army s most isolated posts an hour s drive from the nearest Airport three hours from Houston and four hour from new Orleans. Career opportunities Are limited for the wives of the soldiers in the All male combat unit. Moreover Many Black soldiers in the battalion expressed concern about coming to a state where former Kun flux klan Leader David Duke had recently campaigned for governor. Church arrived in Louisiana with a Bat Talion at one third strength Only 207 sol Diers and officers. That forced officers and senior enlisted personnel to double or triple their Normal duties and to work without  essentials As tents and digital radios. There was a lot of cynicism about what would happen next and a frustration with the army said Sterling the chaplain. It soldiers and their wives say that some of the initial pressure has let up but not entirely. The combination of everything has been a great Shock said Debbie Dusza whose husband sgt. 1st class David Dusza is the battalion s senior Mechanic. Forced to fill four different positions until the unit returned to full strength David Dusza a 17-year army Veteran from Narragansett r.i., left Home every morning at 5 and rarely returned before 9 . He worked most weekends until jus recently when Relief finally arrived. It s been hard said Debbie Dusza who added that her 9-year-old son s grades suffered dramatically with the change of schools and the anxiety. Tension has surfaced in other ways. Sterling said that the battalion s divorce rate immediately after the move from Germany was not unusually High but that Over the summer several marriages col lapsed especially those of soldiers who had served in the persian Gulf. The Bonds just frayed Sterling said. Shuttle from Page 1 excitement. This is a very very exciting Mission shuttle test director Mike Lein Buch a soon after the countdown clocks started ticking. It s been billed & one of the most important missions Nasa s had in a Long Long time and we re All anxious for it to  in Cavour s Crew will nuke five and possibly seven spacewalks to work on Hubble after the bus sized Telescope is anchored in the shuttle s cargo Bay. No . Space Mission to Date has had More than four spacewalks. The seven astronauts assigned to the flight four of them space walkers inspected endeavour s cargo Bay for Sharp edges sunday and got their last look on the ground at Hubble s replacement  shuttle also contains More than 2so tools for the space walkers who will take turns Point out in pairs. Nasa in t taking any chances. There Are socket wrenches with Short extensions medium extensions and Long extensions oversized sockets and undersized sockets drills for Balky bolts screwdrivers of ail sorts extra batteries for Power tools and duplicates of everything. I can t Stop what i m doing and go run to the hardware store to pick up a tool so i might As Well take everything with me that s possible said flight director Milt Heflin. Virtually everyone agrees it is the most Complex Mission in More than 12 years of shuttle Hying and arguably the most ambitious space Endeavor since Eugene a. Cernan and Harrison h. Schmitt made the last walk on the Moon in 1v72