European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars Ano Stripe wednesday december 29,1993 Turkey lets coalition Ankara Turkey a a Western air Force helping protect iraqi kurd will be allowed to remain in Turkey at least six months longer lawmakers decided tuesday. The Media and Public have hotly debated whether to permit the 52 British French and . Warplanes to remain at in Ciurlik a in Southern Turkey. The coalition planes take daily reconnaissance flights in the no Fly zone North of the 36th parallel seeking to deter an iraqi attack on the Semi autonomous state set up by iraqis 3.5 million kurd after the 1991 persian Gulf War. Some critics of the Western protected zone in Northern Iraq claim that turkeys separatist kurdish rebels operate freely there because of the Power vacuum after the War in the Gulf. But president Suleyman Demirel and others in the government fear another exodus of iraqi kurd into Turkey if iraqis Saddam Hussein tries to reimpose his Rule in the North. They also done to want to harm relations with the West by evicting the air Force. The 450-member parliament voted 196-160 to support the Bill. Others were either absent or abstained. The vote followed a week of discussions on the Issue in the turkish Media. There were also indications of Broad Public opposition to keeping the Western air Force in Turkey. A Call in poll conducted by inter Star television in monday showed 36,104 of the 37,481 respondents opposed the presence of the coalition Force. Turkey is opposed to iraqi kurdish aspirations for. An Independent state fearing its Effe amp to on its own restive kurdish minority. But the government wants to keep. Good relations with the West. France and Germany recently banned the activities of turkeys separatist kurdish organization the kurdish workers party or pkg in their iraqi kurd Are trying to push the pkg farther inside Northern Iraq. The pkg has staged hit and run attacks in Turkey from the Border area. Demirel warned at a news conference monday that the departure of the Force might Lead to another flood of iraqi kurd to Turkey. About 1.5 million Refu yes fled to Turkey and Iran after their ailed rebellion following the persian Gulf War. A if such incidents occur after the departure of the Western Force then Turkey is left alone a Demirel said. A the need for the existence of the Western Force is still i Over Rush hour by Kevin Robinson staff writer whether Rush Limbaugh is really wanted in Europe or is simply a Case of a ditto hype will be known soon after his radio debut Jan. 3, an official from the american Fortes network said. A we try to track audience feedback through phone Calls and letters said Cape John stauter program director for an Europe in Frankfort Germany. A when we make a change in programming the listening audience let us know about it very quickly. About an hour of Umbaugh a ultraconservative talk show will air starting next week on Afna a Power network a which can be am or in radio a monday through Friday 10 05 . Central european time. It will be the same broadcast heard earlier in the Day in the states. The program comes to an because of its a stateside popularity and based on negotiations Between armed forces radio and television service and the programs producers a according to an an statement issued tuesday. The network will broadcast the first hour of the three hour radio show. Limbaugh s show will replace armed forces digest pm i Haney and jazz beat armed forets digest and Paul Harvey will still air twice la the morning at part of Afna Sam. Edition however Jan beat one of Afna slowest rated radio programs will be dropped stauter said. A a there a always a certain amount of give and take when it comes to programming he said. A we always get faced with the limitations of trying to select from a lot of Quality Limbaugh will be sandwiched by the five minute a network news broadcasts at 10 . And ii . National Public radios a things con of demo starts at 11 05 . Although officials at arts in los Angeles said their surveys have shown Low interest in Limbaugh among senic members overseas a local Campaign for the show was led by fans who Call themselves a ditto Heads a the Campaign to bring Limbaugh overseas picked up the support of at least 70 House republicans who wrote to defense Secretary Les Aspen asking him to intercede to put Limbaugh a show on the military network. In december an agreement was completed Between arts and Limbaugh a producers to air the show overseas disabled teen Hurt in shows Little signs of improvement a i Vej by Ron Jensen Nimberg Bureau. Stacey Adams family is adjusting to diminished expectations for their learning disabled daughter who was struck by a car on her Way to school in May. Although the teen Ager spent Christmas at the new family Home in Phoenix her recovery has been slight during five months at a rehabilitation Center. Cheri Adams Stacey smother said this week that the girl has not responded Well to therapy. She is capable of Only very limited speech and physical movement. A her improvement is so slight that they think she a peaked a Adams said. Stacey was hit by a car at 7 45 . May 25 near the american school in Stacey Firth Germany. Stacey then 16, was struck when she stepped from a Public bus and darted across the Street against the Light to catch up with two teachers. The girl has had a learning disability since she was 5 months old when doctors packed her in ice to break a High Mother and father army sgt. 1st class Steven e. Adams were told that the sudden cold of the bosnian serbs held harassed Canadian troops . Says Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr bosnian serbian forces recently held Canadian peacekeepers hostage for nearly two hours and harassed them with gunfire a . Spokesman said tuesday. The hostage drama ended after officials at the bosnian serbs army Headquarters in Lukavics just South of Sarajevo intervened. The incident occurred dec. 22 on the main Road Between Sarajevo and Isoko to the North where canadians and bosnian serbs staff separate checkpoints. At least once before in Early november serbs challenged the Canadian . Presence prompting a show of Force by nato warplanes. In the latest incident bosnian serbs entered the Canadian Post and look several peacekeepers hostage said maj Manuel Cabezas a . Military spokesman in Sarajevo. Cabezas said he did not know How Many canadians were taken hostage and had no details on the shooting. The new York times reported tuesday that bosnian serbs seized 11 Canadian peacekeepers lined them up against a Wall and fired Over their Heads and at their feet. It said no one was injured. Hellfire missiles notch up 1st firing in Europe Grafen Wihr Germany a amps hellfire missiles were fired for the first time in Europe Iasi week by Apache helicopter Crews from the 1st army dives 4th brigade in Fulda. The laser guided anti tank missile which is the Apache s main weapons system was fired dec. 21 to verify the missile firing parameters said capt. Jeff Hill of the 7lh army training come in a prepared statement. A we wanted to make the first firing during a Low density period to validate firing of the missile on ranges Here at Grafen Flor Quot he said. A now. We can use this data to plan for additional firings by units during their rotations at the training command has enough hellfire missiles for each Apache Crew in the . Army Europe to have an Opportunity to fire the weaponry. Each Crew will have a Chance to fire at least one missile per year Hill said. Units from the 3rd inf div Are scheduled to fire the missile during training at Grafen Wuhr in january the release stated. Ice damaged their daughters brain. At the time of the Accident she was Reading and writing at the level of a 5 or 6-year-old. The parents said at the time of the Accident that they had protested the school s decision to place their daughter on a Public bus. School officials however said the family waived use of a special bus. Stacey was moved to a medical Center in Scottsdale ariz., in late july for rehabilitation but Cheri Adams said Stacey a doctors say she has reached a plateau and will be moved to a convalescent Center. In november a cat scan a computerized Axial tomography a showed no improvement to the soft tissue of the brain. Stacey is Blind in her left Eye. She can eat Only Pur cd food and the family must Massage her jaw and neck to encourage her to Chew and to Swallow. She wears casts several hours at a time on her legs and arms to keep them straight during this Long period of nonuser. Several times she has said a a mama or a pm oms and seven times has greeted family members with a if she is told to move her hand she sometimes moves her fingers slightly. When the family took her to their new Home Tor a few hours on Christmas Day Stacey smiled weakly when she saw the family dog for the first time since the Accident. A we wheeled her around the House a Adams said. A we keep telling her we re in Arizona. We done to know what she knows. You can to flooded Spain expects More rain from wire reports Paris a the Northern part of Spain will remain on flood Alert this week after five Days of heavy rain and Snow and the National meteorology Institute warned that a new storm is expected this weekend. Spokesman Angel Rivero said Asturias Santander and the Basque country the Northern regions of Spain probably will be affected by the heavy rain again thursday and Friday. Authorities reported that four people died and two were missing after last weeks floods in Asturias and Majorca. The Ebro River the largest in Spain burst its Banks in Logrono Burgos and Navarra. Officials warned that the River threatens Zaragoza today. In France an Avalanche killed three skiers monday near Brian on in the Alps at the italian Border and More residents were evacuated from areas threatened by floodwaters in Northern France. Four other deaths were blamed on the weather and three other people remained missing. Officials estimated that about 8,000 people have been evacuated since the beginning of the storm and that nearly 100 towns were affected. In Northern France the mame River continued to Rise East of Paris and the Oise River remained at flood stage. Shielded by four dams outside Paris the capital was not Likely to be affected severely. West of Paris however officials warned that Normandy could be flooded by the Seine
