European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 the stars and stripes saturday december 4,1993 at a glance a photo Token from the Wall of Pablo Escolar a prison suite near Medellin Colombia shows the one time drag lord posing As a Bandit Escobar was slain in a gun Battle with colombian authorities Thors Day and the event was cheered by Many in the South american Hatlon see Page 10. Clinton Calm president Clinton is trying to do fuse tensions with North Korea Over its nuclear program saying there s Quot no cause for any great  a Pago 4treaty change sought the Clinton administration wants to update a 1972 treaty to accommodate an anti missile system designed to protect against third world threats officials say. A Pago 7first lady cited women in Congress had their Best track record Ever in 1993, thanks to the Quot Hillary Factor Quot a female lawmaker says. A Page Muslim chaplain the army was planning to enlist the military s first islamic chaplain on Friday. A Page 14jobless rate plunges the nation s unemployment rate made its biggest one month improvement in a decade during november. A Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers 24 classifieds. 29-32 comics. 22-24 commentary. Faces in places. Focus. 2&2b Horoscope. Jumble. Letters. Money matters. Religion. Sports. 33-40 a to listings. Weather. 15 Bride a it. A. From Page t a 18, but those plans were dashed when Martin deployed to Mogadishu in Early october. As of this weekend Duran was still waiting for the letter and enclosed affidavit. Martin malted the document nov. 9. It s unlikely the letter was routed through Boston which is the Home of Giff Craven the fictitious mailman from the television show Cheis. Quot we Don t know where the letter is at this Point Quot said Duran a teacher. Quot it should have been Here Fay  letters in transit Between the United states and Somalia typically take 12 to 14 Days Martin said. He and Duran decided to Mariy through the mail instead of waiting for his actual return which May not occur until March Martin 26, is the Captain of an armoured battalion from fort Stewart a. The battalion came to Victory base a Dusty com Pound on the outskirts of Mogadishu in the Days following the ill fated oct 3 raid that killed 18 army rangers. Quot or. Aided sort of put a Damper in our formal wedding plans Quot Martin said referring to somalian warlord Mohamed Farrah aided the Man blamed for the deaths. The couple considered getting hitched by Telephone nut figured that was too theatrical. The Choice 10 unite through the mail is a Little More intimate Martin said but what is Foremost on his mind is becoming Duran a husband which would ensure that she is provided for should anything happen to him while he is in Somalia. Can concentrate on the things going on Here Quot Martin said. To done to have to Worter about All the things going on Back at Home. Martin and Duran 28, met while he was at fort Bliss Texas Oil temporary duty in june 1990. Duran was a civilian employee at the base. The couple lost touch for More than a year but eventually reunited and began dating in october 1991. They became engaged 13 months  Martin deployed to Somalia Duran went to the Al faso courthouse to collect the necessary paperwork to request a marriage by mail. Duran had to explain that they  marry in person because Martin was on an overseas deployment. She had the documents notarized and sent them to Martin who signed them and mailed the paperwork Back to Duran "1 never dreamed f would be getting mar tied this Way Quot Duran said. "1 always dreamed of wearing a White dress and having a traditional mexican wedding. I m still going to have it i just do not know  Martin is taking the change in plans in stride. He laughs about not knowing his wedding Date and says a Bachelor s party is unlikely because of his surroundings. Maybe so but Martin did manage to bump into one of his Hometown buddies from Rock Hill  Amy capt. Dennis Wisher shocked the future Groom when he 8&3 Vine Crawley army capt Randy  wedding night with wife s photo stopped at Victory base one Day last month and looked up Martin. Upon learning of Martin s wedding arrangement Wisher grinned and said Quot he a going to spend his honeymoon night with hts wife s  Ukraine from Page 1. A Quot. _. Insist to eliminate the weapons in one moment Quot Zlenko said. He note the expense of dismantling weapons and the related  weapons based in 176 missile silos in Ukraine Are Worth billions of dollars Zlenko said. And so far he said Russia has not paid Ukraine for other weapons it turn Dover to be destroyed. Kiev is also looking for better guarantees of Security from Moscow Zlenko said. Christopher and russian foreign minister Andrei a Kozarev said Friday that their governments had extended Security assurances. Quot Russia is prepared to do everything to help our ukrainian friends and neighbors to fulfil its International obligations Quot Kozarev said in a brie f news conference. Ukraine would Welcome . Mediation in the matter Zlenko said. Also at the conference the . Quot partnership for peace Quot initiative to further integrate nato allies with its former foes was enthusiastically received by nations at Alliance Headquarters Christopher said. Representatives of Poland Hungary and other countries said the program must open the door to eventual Alliance membership and offered ideas for its development. Partnership for peace is intended to be a first step fostering ties with Central and Eastern european states by conducting joint training and exercises for peacekeeping and humanitarian Aid missions. Poland suggested that the program also provide opportunities for less specialized military training. Several countries also said they Hope the plan will allow them to draw closer to nato at their own Speed and not be held Back by countries less interested in eventual nato membership. Zlenko said Ukraine was prepared to join in the partnership program which Yville be approved by nato Heads of state in january. Russia has opposed nato membership for such states As Poland and Hungary. Instead it has sought the development of a pan european Security Structure similar to the 53-member conference on Security and cooperation in Europe.  Dod from Page 1 Roadblock when the Pentagon comptroller s office recommended that the test and evaluation phase be Quot stretched out Quot by 18 months said a defense official who supports the system. Explaining the postponement defense officials cited a congressional study Crit Prueher takes Over 6th Fleet today Naples Italy a amps vice adm. Joseph w. Prueher will relieve vice adm. T. Joseph Lopez As commander of the . Navy 6th Fleet fat a ceremony in Gaeta Italy today. The ceremony is to take place aboard the amphibious assault ship Guadalcanal which will be docked in the Gulf of Gaeta. Lopez has commanded the Fleet since july 1992. He will take Over As the Deputy chief of naval operations for resources warfare requirements and assessments in Washington. Prueher served As commander of Carrier group one based in san Diego calif., before coming to Naples. Ici zing the new devices As a near term solution that May not be compatible with the Pentagon s Long term goal do vol Ozment of digitized in formation technology. Such technology could provide combat vehicles with instantaneous visual displays of friends and enemies on the Battlefield. There May be a element of gamesmanship in the army s decision. By cutting a program with such wide popular support the army helps its Case that shrinking defense budgets Are hurting military preparedness. One defense official familiar with the program speculated that the army May have Cut us funding in the expectation that the. Pentagon a civilian leadership will reverse the move. Susan Hansen a Pentagon spokeswoman said the comptrollers memorandum stretching out the evaluation phase is merely Quot floating around for comment Quot and no final decision has been  from Pago 1 to examine possible chemical contamination following reports that a czech chemical unit detected Small amounts of toxins in the air. Also several Gulf War veterans testified to Congress that Gas alarms went off and chemical agents were detected during the fighting. Navy capt. Michael Doubleday a Pentagon spokesman confirmed Browder s information but said that in further tests no chemical agents were detected on the soldiers clothes. Quot it s a pulling situation that i Don t believe anyone has resolved other than that the individual was certainly exhibit log every evidence of bums of some sort Quot Doubleday said. He said the Burns were consistent with Mustard agents and Quot it is conceivable that the bunkers into which this Soldier went had at one time stored some kind of chemical  Doubleday said he was unaware of chemical toxins being found in that Bunker or any other iraqi bunkers. Browder said the Pentagon had Coop crated with him in his inquiry Quot there is no evidence of any massive cover up or conspiracy Quot he said. But be said he was frustrated by the Pentagon s Adamant position that no americans were exposed to chemicals which he said was robbing veterans of dignity and the ability to receive treatment for illnesses. A i m hoping they a go Back now and scratch a Little deeper Quot he said