European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday december 29,199329 horses killed in Long Island fire manorv1lle, . A a fire destroyed a barn on Long Island and killed 29 horses. The cause of the fire monday night was under investigation. The Blaze at South Manor farms 65 Miles East of new York City killed 29 horses valued at $2 million said officer Jack o Connor Suffolk county police  the stars and stripes10 years ago dec. 29,1983 a the Pentagon report on the bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut Lebanon that killed 241 blamed the local . Bat Altori commander for concentrating 350 service members in one building Quot providing a lucrative target for  .20 years ago dec. 29,1973 a reclusive Bill lion afre Howard Hughes was indicted by a Federal grand jury in Las vegas if connection with his 1969 takeover of air a Esi svlines.30 years ago dec.1?9,1963 a president Lyndon b. Johnson claimed sweeping support for his action in closing or curtailing 33 military bases and wanted the defense department to look for More installations to eliminate.40 years ago dec. 29,1953 a maj. Charles e. Yeager s historic 1,650-Mph flight became a blood chilling experience when an experimental rocket plane went out of control dropping 50,000 feet or about 10 Miles before he regained control. 50 years ago dec. 29,1943 a in a Gigantic dress rehearsal one of the biggest War exercises Ever staged thousands of . Soldiers continued to train Day and night in Britain for the forthcoming invasion of Western Europe world War ii 1 50 years ago today dec. 29t�?T9�4�?T3 soviet armoured forces press the offensive West of Kiev capturing Koroton and Chernakov to the Northwest and Skovira to the Southwest. Franco s Vichy government announces 20,000 people have been charged with. Terrorism the past Throe months  marinos meet weak resistance advancing on the japanese air base on now Britain s Capo Gloucester source 219-1 pays 0/ War w h. Smash bub hours no wat id almanac bool1 two id War ii arson books corp1 1 a Clinton charts january vis to Russia after nato talks Washington a president Clinton is to visit Russia beginning Jan. 12 and has ruled out stops in two other former soviet republics Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The White House announced Clinton would be in Moscow until Jan. 15 and would discuss with russian president Boris n. Yeltsin ways in which the United states can cooperate with Russia in advancing Reform programs. Senior administration officials said last week that Clinton would offer suggestions on How the Impact of Swift economic change could be cushioned with a Quot safety net Quot a Strong showing by opponents of Reform in the parliamentary elections dec. 12 prompted concern for hardships the russian people Are experiencing this Winter. Clinton May suggest that Russia adopt a comprehensive social Security system. Quot the two presidents will seek to broaden the bilateral partnership they initiated at their meeting in Vancouver in april 1993,&Quot the announcement said referring to their Summit in British Columbia. Clinton will begin his trip by attending a meeting of the leaders of the 16 North Atlantic treaty organization countries in Brussels Belgium on Jan. 10 and 14, and then Stop in Prague to meet with czech leaders As Well As slovak hungarian and polish officials before going to Moscow after Moscow he is to Fly to Belarus and then to Geneva to Confer with syrian president Hafez Assad about prospects for negotiations Between Syria and Israel. Ukraine and Kazakhstan were under consideration for a presidential visit. Secretary of state Warren Christopher went there in october As Well As to Moscow and Minsk in setting up Clinton s travels. _ the Clinton administration is trying to encourage american firms to do business in potentially Oil Rich Kazakhstan but Ukraine has been dragging its feet on djs mantling its Long Range nuclear missiles a presidential visit to one and not the other May have been awkward diplomatically. Bystander in mall killed by Cross fire Irving Texas a gunfire erupted in a suburban shopping mall monday after two groups of Young men got into an argument on an escalator police said. A bystander was killed and two teen agers were wounded. Killed was Kevin Russ Bacon a 37 year old Irving resident who was shot in the head authorities said. Bacon was an innocent bystander who was caught in lha Cross fire said police spokeswoman Sydney co it a no one was arrested find police interviewed nearly two dozen witnesses tote monday who were among the 100 to 200 people in the mails food court where the shooting took place. Only one person was believed to have opened fire police said. According to a statement police handed out to the mails store managers the gunfire broke out after a group of Young Blacks and hispanics got into an argument on an escalator near the food court. Quot the Black males made it Down the escalator and sat Down to eat. T he hispanic males returned and one of. Them pulled a pistol and fired several shots Quot the statement said. The Man killed was a a an innocent bystander who obviously was just caught in the gunfire Quot Gomez said. She identified the wounded men As Richard Damon Clark 18, and Christopher Deon Bagley 19, both of Irving. They were taken to Parkland memorial Hospital in nearby Dallas where the 18-year-Otd was listed in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the Abdomen and the 19-year-old was in fair condition with a leg wound. Irving where the mall is located is a suburban City perhaps Best known As the site of the stadium where the Dalla Packwood w Washington a sen. Bob Packwood said he will exercise his fifth amendment right against self incrimination in his Battle against career threatening sexual misconduct allegations and possible criminal charges. The Oregon Republican in a Brief filed with . District court late last week said his diaries a now being held by the court a May not be used to incriminate him in any criminal use. Quot i do not intend to waive any fifth amendment rights either by my testimony or by my voluntary submission of documents to the Senate ethics committee a a he stated in the Brief. The committee is seeking to use Materia from the diaries to determine Wyeth a police officer talks to people in an Irving Texas mall where deadly gunfire broke out. Cowboys play football. At the mails video concepts store employee Scott Lewis said he had just returned from the food court when he heard three shots. Quot it was like bang bang bang a he said. As one throng of people ran toward the sound of the gunfire Lewis said another group fled the food court. Chris Holloway was at work As manager of the malls Taco Bell restaurant when the shooting started. A a a everybody was running past the store and i started to put my Crew in the Back Quot he told the Usa radio network. The shooter who used some Type of automatic handgun escaped from the mall police said. A at this time there a always a possibility that there could be More than one shooter Quot Gomez said. Quot it appears that there a  or Packwood made unwanted sexual advances to several dozen women and intimidated some women to keep quiet. It is also looking into testimony from Packwood a former Secretary who transcribed the diaries from tapes that the senator had altered some of Tolje tapes. Packwood a Brief dealt primarily with a Justice department investigation growing out of references in the diaries pack Wood voluntarily turned Over to the committee into possible criminal wrongdoing. The probe concerns assistance Packwood gave Mitsubishi electric co. And a Job offer made to Packwood a former wife by a Mitsubishi lobbyist. The court Brief filed by Packwood a lawyer Jacob Stein said the senator withdrew his consent to any further search of his diaries by the committee after sen. Richard h. Bryan d-nev., the panels chairman said in october that information in the diary a unrelated to the current inquiry raised the possibility of violation of criminal Laws. A prior to this time sen. Packwood had faced Only the threat of internal Senate disciplinary action and possible civil liability Quot it said adding that the government to use other material in the diaries Quot must also establish a waiver As to each allegation or suggestion of criminality. Quot in order for the ethics committee to deprive sen Packwood of his fifth amendment rights it must show that sen. Packwood knowingly and intentionally relinquished these rights. This the committee cannot