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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes . Monday december 27.1993time picks 4 As men of the year new York a Yitzhak Rabin Yasser Arafat Nelson Mandela and . De Klerk were picked As time magazines 1993 a men of the year for a com Mon Genius Quot As peacemakers. The four were chosen because they a reasserted the  that leaders matter that an individual s vision courageously and persuasively and intelligently pursued can override the rather unimaginative human. Sai preference for War Quot the Magazine said saturday. If on the cover of the the  the Issue time displays the four on the cover of the Jan. 5 Issue with the headline goes on Sale today. A without Rabin and Arafat the israelis and palestinians would have continued Down the same Bleak violent Road they have followed since 1948,&Quot time said. A without Mandela and de Klerk Blacks and Whites in South Africa would have descended into the bloodiest race War in  the Magazine noted that the peacemaking Deal in the Middle East and the one in South Africa Are works in Progress. A extremists on All sides threaten to destroy the arrangements which look at times like fragile shelters being nailed together in a High wind time said. De Klerk president of South Africa and Marid Cla Leader of the african National Congress were joint winners of the Nobel peace prize. Rabin is prime minister of Israel and Arafat is Leader of the Palestine liberation organization. Quot in 1993, Rabin and Arafat Mandela and de Klerk All Rose to the occasion before them. Their common Genius was that they saw in the convergence of Circum stances a ripeness of moment a and that they acted a the Magazine said. Time s first a Man of the year was aviator Charles Lindbergh chosen in 1927. President Clinton was chosen last year. Go wounded in gets Washington a an army sergeant was married at Walter Rhea army Hospital on Christmas eve three months after being injured while trying to Rescue the Crew of a downed army helicopter in Somalia. Sgt. Christopher Reid and Zanona Washington a Navy Hospital corpsman exchanged vows during a ceremony at the Washington medical Center. Reid a 24-year-old infantryman who immigrated from Jamaica lost a hand and part of a Teg Dur Irig the sept. 25 grenade attack on a Mogadishu Street. He and his squad had formed a protective cordon around the helicopter and returned fire from somalian gunmen who were hiding in surrounding buildings. An explosion occurred As the squad was leaving the crash site. The explosion severed Reid a right hand at his wrist and blew off his right leg above the knee. Large chunks of flesh were burned off of his left Arm. The explosion also ruptured both eardrums and injured his eyes. He was flown from Somalia to Germany where he remained unconscious i -r1 a a a a a a a a. A map sgt Christopher Reid and his Bride Zanona share a laugh and some cake alter their wedding Friday three months alter the Soldier was wounded in Somalia. For five Days. After being transferred to fied her about the attack sept. 26. A i did Waller Reed Reid underwent six oper a lot of praying Quot she said a no matter actions to repair his sight improve his what i Wasny to going to leave  stumps and graft skin to his left Arm. The coup a is Honey Rooning atthe Bride said a Navy chaplain Noti downtown Washington hotel. Campus enrolments drop Survey finds Washington a College and University enrolments fell this fall in three out of four Stales in a poll by the american Council of education the Council said it was the a most severe Quot decline recorded in six years of surveys. A we feel pretty confident that this does represent a National trend Quot said David Merkowitz spokesman for the Council. Merkowitz said the 16 states responding to the Survey represent More than 40 percent of the student body at two year and four year Public and private colleges and universities. Twelve of those states showed declines. Ace officials attributed the enrolment decline to reduced course offerings tuition increases and enrolment Caps associated with state budget constraints and to increased Job opportunities accompanying the economic recovery. Merkowitz said the shrinking Pool of 18 to 24-year-Olds a May be a Factor but not much of one in the declining enrolments. He said 40 percent of today s College students arc Quot nontraditional a older attending part time and supporting dependents. Of the 16 states providing Complete enrolment information Only Georgia new Jersey Tennessee and Texas reported increases. A a we be been making efforts to increase the College going rate in the state including a publicity Campaign in the Middle and High schools a said Joe Szutz assistant vice Chancellor for planning for the Board of regents of the University system of Georgia. College and University enrolment in the state was up 2.6 percent j enrolment drops ranged from 2.5 percent in Mississippi to 0.1 percent in Maryland. Other states reporting de Clines were Colorado Connecticut Illinois Indiana Louisiana Minnesota new York Ohio Oklahoma and Virginia. Ace said lower enrolments were reported in five of 19 states in 1992, three slates in 1991 and one state a Connecticut a in 1990. Enrolments in Connecticut have fallen for four consecutive years said the Council which represents 1,500 colleges and universities and More than 200 National and regional higher Educa lion associations of 17 states reporting Community College data 10 said enrolment had declined. Among them is California where the Community College system a the largest in the nation a experienced a 9 percent drop in enrolment this fall. The Ace gathered its data through written and Telephone surveys of state higher education offices and private College associations. Animals just like humans Many americans say los Angeles apr nearly half of americans believe animals Are. A lot like humans when it comes to emotions and reasoning ability according to a los Angeles times poll published saturday. Also half said they object to the wearing of fur while slightly More 54 percent said they oppose Hunting for spoil. The nationwide Survey of 1,612 adults was conducted dec. 4-7.the sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage Points. While 47 percent of those polled said animals a Are just like humans in All important ways a 51 percent disagreed and 2 percent had no opinion. Selected respondents indicated in interviews that they equated animals and humans emotions and reasoning ability. Some said animals Are entitled to Basic rights just like people. Some cited religious convictions for disagreeing saying that people have god granted control Over animals for utilitarian  i Don t feel animals have a soul a said one respondent. A they were put Here for our use either for labor or eating or experimental  in Orty six percent said they believed that Laws protecting animals from inhumane treatment Are satisfactory. At Dod Job insiders say by Tim Weiner the new York times Washington when president Linton sought a new defense Secretary no one in his administration appeared better qualified than Cia director James Woolsey. Woolsey who has served Clinton Loyd ally for most of a year is a one time under Secretary of the Navy and a former senior arms control negotiator. He has represented major military contractors As a lawyer and once served on the staff of the Senate armed services committee. Yet he was passed Over in favor of someone outside the administration Bobby Ray Inman a retired Admiral who did not know Clinton and who professed that he needed time to become comfortable with the president before accepting the Job. Woolsey who would have gladly accepted the nomination lost out in part because of strained relations Between the Cia and the White House Over analyses of hot spots like Haiti and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also has alienated his intelligence overseers on Capitol Hill by opposing attempts to Cut the Agency a budget at a time when the Cia like the Pentagon is expected to scale Back from the Heights of cold War spending. A i would doubt that its been a fun year for Woolsey said Richard Kerr the Agency a second in command under president Bush. A a there a a lot of frustration As people look for new missions. When you Nave a Clear enemy As we did for 40 years you have a Clear consensus in Congress and the nation. When its not obvious where our interests lie that puts a lot of Strain on him and on the  at the end of a troubled year for american foreign policy there is tension Between the White House and the Cia Over policy As the administration states it and reality As the Cia sees it in Haiti the Balkans and other troubled lands administration and Cia officials said. The strains that White House officials cite include their belief that too often the Cia offers ambivalent analyses instead of Concrete answers on crucial issues. The officials also said they were irked this fall when the Agency circulated a disputed psychological profile damaging Jean Bertrand Aristide the exiled haitian president whom Clinton sought to support and when they Learned that the Agency had provided training and funds to members of the haitian military regime in Exchange for information. Cia officers Call that anger naive. They say they will not tailor their analyses to fit the policy fashions of the Day and will continue to seek information from anyone possessing it  
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