European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday december 9,1993 h at a glance vhf Sailor Jerry Weyll Lucr plays laps at the Arizona memorial tuesday during services to Mark the 52nd anniversary of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Sec Story on pages game ratings planned a group of video game producers and rental shops has worked out a National system to rate games for violence sex and profanity executives say. A Pago 6 Aid buys drugs some of the growing number of addicts and alcoholics who collect Federal disability benefits use the Money to buy illicit drugs or liquor because they can to get treatment. A Page 7 Jackson avoiding .? Michael Jackson reportedly told a Friend that he will never return to the United states to face accusations that he sexually molested a a Pagos staff changes in works president Clinton is tinkering with his staff aides say. A a Page 0 life sentence issued a Neo nazi has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering three turks in a German firebombing. A Page 12 Job doubts expressed the Economy a growth next year will not be Strong enough to generate Job gains executives say. A Page 15 Index Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds.2427 comics .21-23 commentary .17 crossword .21 faces in places. 20 Horoscope. 26 Jumble .26 letters. 16 Money matters.15 sports.29-36 to listings .35 weather .14 fatal . Shooting blamed on racial hatred Garden City . A the gunman accused of opening fire on a Rush hour commuter train was driven by racial hatred and waited until the train left new York City to avoid embarrassing mayor David n. Dinkins authorities said wednesday. The Black suspect accused of killing four passengers and wounding 23 others during the three minute spree carried notes expressing his hatred for Whites asians and Quot Uncle Tom negroes a said Nassau county police commissioner Donald Kane. The suspect Colin Ferguson 35, of the new York City Borough of Brooklyn is a native of Jamaica. The four pages of notes mention new York gov. Mario , Rich Black attorneys Quot so called civil rights leaders and a number of institutions including the workers compensation office Kane said. A passengers ran screaming for the exits As the Stony faced Man wielding a sem automatic 9 inv pistol walked Down the aisle of the packed commuter train tuesday evening shooting at random and pausing Only to said he thought All the victims were White or asian.,-three passengers tackled the gunman As he tried to reload after the train came to a Stop in the suburban Long Island town of Garden City. One of his captors quoted the Man As saying Quot in be done a bad thing a the daily news reported. The gunman was carrying a bag with another 100 rounds Kane said. He reloaded at least once his gun held 16 bullets Kane said. Ferguson is single unemployed and previously attended Adelphi University on Long Island he has no criminal record police said. Ferguson appeared in court on four counts of murder wednesday and was ordered held without bail. He stood quietly Aspin favors Eastern Brussels Belgium a Defense Secretary Les Aspin on wednesday urged the nato allies a to reach out to the East and be ready to admit former cold War toes As Alliance members. He said natos partnership for peace initiative meets the desires of East european nations for closer ties with nato Quot while preventing a new division of the continent and avoiding trouble for the forces for democracy in Russia a his comments a and those Iby other officials at a nato defense ministers meeting a appeared to accelerate an Alliance debate on future relations with cold War foes. Quot Quot Quot until now Allied officials termed their East West partnership program As an Quot evolutionary process leading to nato membership. British defense Secretary Malcolm Rifkind told reporters a it is right and proper that the principle of enlargement is addressed though nato sets no entry Date for any East european nation. A it would not be sensible to put up a time scale in advanced on membership said Rifkind. Russian foreign minister Andrei a Kozarev said nato was headed Quot in the right direction not an immediate enlargement of nato membership but an immediate enlargement of Cooper hands cuffed behind him during the hearing in Nassau county court in Hempstead. / authorities said he boarded the train in the Borough of Queens. The train left new Yorkus Penn station at 5 33 . Ferguson explained that a new York City was spared because of my respect for mayor David Dinkins a Kane said. Dinkins new Yorkus first Black mayor was Defeated in november by Republican Rudolph w. Giuliani. Eighty to 90 passengers were in the third car As the train approached the Garden City station 18 Miles from new York City. One passenger said the gunman had spilled bullets into his Lap and calmly loaded his gun. Then the gunman opened fire passengers said. Passengers said the Man fired repeatedly then reloaded and fired again. In nato he was in Brussels accompanying russian president Boris n. Yeltsin on a two Day visit to Belgium and the european Community. Today Yeltsin is to meet with nato Secretary general Manfred Firner but not with the nato defense ministers. To Date nato has been careful not to aggravate feelings among hardliners in Moscow that the allies want to absorb russians one time allies and isolate Russia. This followed conflicting signals from Yeltsin about the alliances bid for closer ties with Eastern Europe. Russians vote in parliamentary elections sunday. Aspin from Page 1 said could fall into the hands of Quot rogue Quot there a a number of things that we can do together that would save some Money that would increase the effectiveness of each of our separate Milit Aries toward dealing with this,1 Aspin said. He said he believed the allies can Over come nationalistic defense Industry Competition Between members. Quot we be pooled a lot of resources in the defense area to face the old Warsaw pact threat. Quot what we re saying is the new threat is proliferation. And we ought to be Able to Pool the resources As Well As we did in the discussion of the Initiative is also expected at the january Summit he said. In unrelated matters Aspin told the stars and stripes a a Quot fairly significant number of troops should begin leaving Somalia before Christmas. He foresaw no delays in meeting president Clinton s deadline for withdrawal. Quot on March 31. be gone a he said a Troops in Croatia and Macedonia do not have such an optimistic Outlook for returning to families. Quot there a not going to be any changes under Way soon Quot Aspin said. Aviano from Page 1 expected to be minimal because aircraft facilities already exist at Aviano the facilities have been supporting extra personnel since Early 1993 for operation deny flight the operation to enforce a no Fly zone Over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The department of defense dependents schools and army and air Force Exchange service facilities at Aviano Are expected to be enlarged to meet the needs of More people. The move will Mark the culmination of a Long search to find a Home for aircraft assigned to the 401st. The Wing pulled out of Torrejon a near Madrid Spain last year under a .-Spanish defense Accord. Nato decided earlier that the aircraft were critical to support its Southern flank. The 401st Wing Headquarters transferred to Aviano in May 1992, but no aircraft moved with it. The Transfer of aircraft and personnel is expected to take a year to Complete. The Speed with which personnel Are transferred will depend on the availability of housing. Italian officials have of lured to help with housing the official said. It was unclear whether the offer involves construction. The move of Personnel is expected to pump about $27 million into the local Economy. Currently there Are no plans to replace the fighters at Ramstein the official said. The stars and stripes reported earlier that the And German governments planned to move flying operations now ased at Rhein main a Germany to Ramstein. Head from Page 1 Hospital about 15 minutes later Reiter said. After questioning Schap the police wrapped up the head and took Schap into custody. A v corps statement said Glover a headless body was discovered about 5 45 . In a phone Booth near Sickels army Airfield in Fulda. Both Schap and Glover worked at the Airfield and were assigned to the 11th army Cav regt which has its Headquarters at Downs Barracks. V corps did not say How Glover from Arizona died but German officials said the killer used a Machete to Cut off Glover a head. Schaps wife whose name was not released had entered the Hospital a few Days earlier Reiter said. She is being cared for by american social workers Ana psychiatrists at the Hospital. Contributing to Thi report Jon Connor and Craig Martin in Darmstadt Garmany
