European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s the stars and stripes . Wednesday december 8,1993 army welcomes first ship for prom wire reports Washington the army a a first ship outfitted for rapid deployment abroad got an official Welcome monday at its Home port in Charleston . Gen. Gordon r. Sullivan the army a chief of staff said in prepared remarks that the auxiliary sea lift ship Cape Douglas the first of an eventual Fleet of eight ships will be Able to deploy an entire army armoured brigade ashore within just is Days. Quot the Cape Douglas and its sister ships this Fine maritime facility and port represent a National commitment to Power projection Quot he said Quot Power projection starts Here Quot pre positioning ships like the Cape Douglas a. Will keep one armoured brigade including Engineer a artillery and logistics backup even a 300-Bca Hospital at  the Cape Douglas was loaded last month in the belgian port of Antwerp with tanks and other heavy equipment being withdrawn from Europe following the end of the cold War. The vessel arrived in Charleston last week. Gas pipe bursts kills 2 Orrtanna a. A a pipe containing ammonia burst at an applesauce Plant monday killing two maintenance workers. The 175 employees were evacuated from Knouse. Foods Plant which also makes Apple juice after the Accident in the cold storage room where ammonia is pumped through pipes to refrigerate apples. The Gas can Burn eyes and skin and can be fatal if inhaled or absorbed through the skin. The two victims were identified As Jack Kauffman 26, and Harold Miller 37. Their bodies. Were found in a cold storage room. _ company spokesman Robert w. Weary said he did t know what the two had been doing there. Dynamite blast kills 3 Corning to. A dynamite blast killed three workers repairing a Missouri River levee damaged by last Summers floods. Two other workers suffered minor injuries monday. It was not known what triggered the dynamite. Sheriff Bernie Delaney said. Quot we re not sure they were working when the explosion happened Quot he said. Quot i was t aware that any dynamite was being used in the construction  gun bootleggers jailed los Angeles a a couple were sentenced to prison monday after being convicted of making illegal weapons and Selling them to undercover agents who posed As White supremacists. It . District judge Ronald , Lew sentenced Christian Nadal 35, to eight years in prison for manufacturing possessing and Selling machine guns. His wife Doris Nadal 41, was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiracy to possess illegal weapons. Nadal could have been sentenced to 145 years in Nirison and his wife faced a maximum sentence of Ive years. Man who shot wife is slain Centralia Iii. A a Man shot his wife just after she obtained a Protection order against him monday then was shot to death by police when he refused to drop his weapon authorities said the wife Nesrin Glispie was in serious but stable condition monday at a St. Louis area Hospital. She was shot several times by her estranged husband Jerry Glispie in a parking lot outside of the Centralia police station state police capt Dennis Lovell said. Glispie 36, then barged into the police station and was shot by a police officer when he ignored orders to put his weapon Down police chief Alland Scidel said. Court records reveal that Nesrin Glispie 26, said her husband physically abused her. Once he bound her Mouth with duct tape dragged her through the House choked and slapped her and told her she was going to die according to the records. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Points to the taht Gingerbread House during a tour of White House Christmas decorations monday. At left is the houses architect and builder executive pastry chef Roland Mesnier. Invades White House and crowds out the president by Martin kas1ndorf new Day Washington a with socks the cat As a prominent Motif the Clinton have stuffed the White House with so Marty Holiday decorations that a presidential news conference with prime minister Felipe Gonzalez of Spain had to be moved across the Street to Blair House on monday. A cramp Che a menorah and no fewer than 22 festive Christmas  fill the executive mansions rooms and hallways. That a not counting the tree in the family quarters that the Clinton will trim themselves. A that is a ritual in our family and its something that the president and Chelsea take very seriously Quot first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters. For the 150,000 visitors trooping through for the hoi Days the piece de resistance is Likely to be the Quot House of socks an enormous Gingerbread White House in the state dining room. Created by White House executive pastry chef Roland Mesnier the edible display features 21 Marzipan models of the first cat. Four sock ses pull Santa a Sleigh on the roof observed by an agent the first lady Calls a secret service  another socks plays the sax under a lamp Post while others climb the Walls. The first lady said the real socks tried to eat the confections a a sign of great  responding to White House requests 3,000 artisans sent in 7,500 Christmas ornaments mainly Angels. They cover the official tree a lofty North Carolina for in the Blue room and almost every other visible surface. Nearly 60 larger works will form a new permanent White House collection of american crafts. Also on display is the family Christmas card that is being mailed to about 200,000 people. The card contains a photo of Bill and Hillary Clinton standing beside a fireplace Christmas tree and a portrait of president Lincoln. The photo by Neal slave of new York does not. Include Chelsea 13, who was kept out of the photo to preserve her privacy aides to Hillary Clinton said. The first lady said the president asked in dismay sunday night Quot How am i going to Christmas shop he usually puts the chore off until Christmas eve anyhow but this year there a a logistical hassle other shoppers done to have. She said she told him that problem would be taken to a the highest Levels of the  White girls taunted for Black dress Morocco ind. Apr a nearly All White Rural school has been Rife with tension Over White girls who Wear baggy clothes braids and other so called Black fashions. Since mid november at least five girls have withdrawn from North Newton Junior senior High after being jeered and spit on by boys accusing them of a acting  Quot its gotten to the Point where you can to think in your classes because All you can think about is what they Are going to do to you in the Halls a said Alizabeth Grzych 15, who withdrew after being harassed for sporting the a ship hop Quot  of the two Black students among the 850 at the school also dropped out last month 13 Days after enrolling. The boy who is half Black said he was punched and called a Nigger Quot and other racial slurs. Police Are investigating. The problems in this farming town of about 1,250 people 50 Miles South of Chicago began after 10 to 15 girls started braiding their hair and wearing baggy jeans and combat boots a style popularized in rap videos. About half a dozen boys were suspended for harassing them. One Day some students wore White clothes and the initials of the Kun Siux Kjan to show their opposition to the hip hop dress. A this is a White Community Quot said 15-year-old Brandon Belt. Quot if they done to want to be White they should  since mid november there have been death threats a bomb scare and rumours that Black teens from other communities were coming to Settle the score at North Newton. At times police have patrolled the Halls. No arrests have been made but school officials suspended students found with knives and a Pellet gun Quot i know Farmers around Here who say  shoot Quot Blacks Belt told the Gary Post Tribune. A my Girlfriend yells at me for being prejudiced but that a the Way in be been raised.�?�. Joe Elliott assistant school superintendent said the District was caught off guard by the dispute. A i think if we Hadnot have been we would have addressed it before that a he said