European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the  stripes at a glance the Justice department said that Carroll Hubbard jr., a former member of the House of representative served As an informer for the Fri Abr about six months this year. See Story on Page 6. Plenty of parking rotheby s auctioned off a research vehicle that the russians left on the surface of the Moon in 1970. The Price was $68,500. A Page 6 merry Christmas travelling by stretch Limo instead of by Sleigh a secretive Santa is spreading Good cheer on Boston streets by handing out $50 Bills. A Page 8 Mia discovery searchers along the Vietnam Laos Border have found wreckage and human remains from an american helicopter shot Down with five men aboard in 1970. A Page 9 Playboy turns 40 Playboy Magazine which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month is considered by Many As part of a mainstream Quot America. A Page 14 Santa s just Fine the court of historical review and appeals ruled against a san Francisco supervisor who wanted Santa Claus to present children with a Slimmer healthier image. A Page 20 l iw0ex i Abby Ann Landers 21 automotive .10 classifieds.22-24 comics.18-19,21 commentary. 13 faces n places. 20 Horoscope .24 letters. 12 Money matters.14 sports.26-32 to listings .31 weather.11 u.s., dec still haggling Over Geneva a the United states and european Community battled to the bitter end Over aircraft subsidies and movies sunday As efforts of More than 100 countries to Clinch a massive Trade Deal balanced on a knife Edge. Peter Sutherland head of the International talks said the global Accord was a tantalizingly close but dangerously at risk a because of the  standoff just Days before wednesday s deadline. A it must be recognized by the major countries they have an obligation to negotiate and not to dictate Quot said Suther and the chief of the general agreement on tariffs and Trade. Frustration is mounting at Gatts Geneva Headquarters that  fights that have dogged the talks since they were started in 1986 May torpedo the in i tire Trade liberalizing Effort. And there Are widespread fears that if the big two Settle their differences at the 11th hour the rest of the world will be forced to go along with a Deal Over which they had no influence. . Trade representative Mickey Kantor and the dec s Trade chief sir Leon Brittan resumed discussions in the late afternoon after a Day of fruitless haggling and a late night meet Rig at an sex elusive downtown club saturday. Brittan was due to leave sunday night. A we have a bit of a crisis on our hands on a wide Range of subjects not just one or two Quot Brittan said after Brief talks. Kantor said the two sides remained divided on aircraft subsidies and films but added a negotiations Are always difficult. No one should be  Hubble project cheers Nasa Cape canaveral Fla. A the overhaul of the Hubble space Telescope shows Nasa is capable of giving �?o100 percent Quot commitment to a project astronauts on the shuttle endeavour said sunday. Although Nasa won t know until tests Are done whether the optical repairs to the Hubble space Telescope worked the astronauts ability to install 11 new parts with ease has boosted morale at the space Agency and for Many demonstrated that a space station can be built. A we re going to have to wait six week turnout from Pago 1 to two months to get the final results a payload commander and chief spacewalk or f. Story Musgrave said. A but in a nutshell what was it All about it was Nasa had the courage to go for it All Quot the astronauts were scheduled to return to Earth on today after 11 Days in space. Nasa was aiming for a 12 26 . Est Landing at the Kennedy space Center. Nasa said the Hubble space Telescope orbiting 369 Miles High appeared to be in Good condition. The astronauts released the $1.6 billion Telescope Friday. Monday december 13,1993somalian peace talks collapse in Ethiopia from wire reports Addis Ababa Ethiopia somalian peace talks collapsed sunday and faction leaders went Home raising the risk of the country s abandonment by world donors who have warned continued fighting could Lead to an Aid cutoff. Gen. Mohamed Farrah aided Leader of one group accused the United nations of contributing to the collapse by inviting some of his rival faction leaders to form a government without  new nukes seen Washington the situation on the korean Peninsula while dangerous has not deteriorated and there is no sign North Korea is building new nuclear weapons defense Secretary Les Aspin said sunday. A we Are confident that the situation in Korea is not at least getting worse As far As building nuclear bombs is concerned Quot Aspin. Said on abcs meet the press.2 probed in killings Chicago a police Are questioning two Chicago area men after finding evidence in the trunk of a car saturday that might link them to the slayings of two St. Louis area children a published report said. The men whose names have not been released were arrested saturday on a minor traffic violation reported the Chicago Sun times on sunday. Tion commission. Polls closed at 10 . Local time. Preliminary results of the parliamentary elections were not expected until today. But nationalists communists and leaders of the conservative farm lobby predicted they would win up to half the 450 seats in the More powerful lower House the state Duma. That could Saddle Yeltsin with nearly the same bitter opposition he faced before he dissolved the old parliament and tanks pounded the holdouts into submission two months ago. Many russians Are apathetic or disillusioned with politics after two years of upheaval. They Are unhappy about the collapsing Economy growing crime and a sense that the country has lost its Way As a great Power. A fall the politicians Are the same Quot Sailor Andrei Kuzmin 20, said in St. Petersburg. A your army and Navy have almost completely fallen apart and All the politicians Are doing is lining their Dock so i m not voting for any of them.  from Page 1 of service for their particular rank Shane said. Such thresholds Are known As retention control Points. They form the basis of the service s a up or out policy which Calls for soldiers to leave Active duty if they Are not promoted in a timely fashion. In terms of Job specialities the service is shutting Down voluntary enlisted separations in All but 10 skills Shane said. Most of them Are associated with the Hawk missile system which is being retired from the army inventory. Other issues prompted army officials to Alt but close its Early separation program for the fiscal year. A applications for Early retirement have dropped off significantly while interest in the two voluntary separation pay programs has remained Strong. Almost All enlisted troops choose the Lump sum sub which forces the army to Lay out More Cash in the near term that Means that along with reaching personnel targets we were approaching budget targets As Well a Shane said. A the rate of Normal separations and retirements was running higher than computer models had predicted several months ago. A the fiscal 1994 defense authorize lion act signed nov. 19 by president Linton forbids the army from dropping below 540,000 troops before sept. 30. Lawmakers have begun to voice concerns Over the service s continued ability to meet its Range of worldwide operational commitment with the reduced troop  of Ion Ante no a de by a a a a Cleta on a a a t a vu4 Iturry to Usu is a. Floor he said. A a it a become a rather finite target for  �tiynrlans.10 end foal 1994 with 452,300 enlisted soldiers roughly 84 percent of its total Active duty Force