European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                6t it a a a Ltd vol. 52, no. 263thursday, january 6,1994 v a fwd it i 4 / it it be in it a Larry rung jumps Over 11 people while sledding Down a Hill in Covington ky., on tuesday. He easily cleared the group. At least 13 die As East Battles a Snow. I ice if it by the associated press a powerful storm that dumped Snow a almost 3 feet deep in spots a from North Carolina to Maine knocked out Power to hundreds of thousands of Homes and left at least 13 people dead. Tuesdays tuesdays storm cancelled classes and closed businesses in 16 states. Some schools closed again wednesday or opened late because of icy roads. In West Virginia residents bombarded by As much As 2 feet of Snow started digging out. A i just came Back from Florida right after Christmas a said Dixie Kennedy of Buckhannon . A i wish id see Snow on Page 2 a i a a i a % a a it a a. A map a Tom Downey dears a path with a shovel tuesday in front of his Portland Maine Home while a neighbor uses a Blower to dear the Way. Snow fell again wednesday. D 8693 a . Ties Issue of nato to russians Washington a the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff has conceded that the Clinton administrations cautious approach to expanding nato is driven by concern Over inflaming a a Ultra nationalistic feelings in Russia. A i think we need to be extraordinarily careful that we do not by intent or worse yet inadvertently fuel those Ultra National Listic feelings in Russia or other parts of the former soviet Union a . Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil said at a White House briefing tuesday. At the same time the former nato commander stressed the value of president Clinton a partnership for peace program which offers Eastern european see nato on Page 2 1994 Dollar is to Rise Shine by Kevin Robinson business writer this year will be a better year for. The . Dollar in Europe than 1993 was currency experts say. The dollars increasing strength a especially against the German Mark appears to be a solid trend they said. Although today a Dollar rate at military exchanges dropped a pfennig from wednesdays 1.70 Marks Many economists expect it will Rise to anywhere from 1.84 to 2 Marks on the open Market by the end of 1994, said room Marshall an International economist with Chase in see Dollar on Page 2 smokers soon will be on the outs by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington a defense department smokers Arentt being sent out into the cold just yet but they should keep their Coats Handy because the ban on indoor workplace smoking is still on the Way. Pentagon health officials said wednesday that a had ministrative problems have delayed implementation of the ban which was to have taken effect saturday for several weeks. Until commanders Are notified otherwise the old policy stands said it. Col. Hugh Wolfe of the defense departments office of occupational health policy. Wolfe said the new policy was signed by the undersecretary for environmental Security prior to the Jan. 1 deadline but there was some confusion As to who has the authority to put it into eff get. Until that a hammered out indoor designated smoking areas will be allowed. He added that rumours that the new policy will allow see Dod on Page 2 inside today the United states and Iceland sign a pact that will mean some cuts at Nas be Flayle by a a. I i i r or to Windsor Castle in England is charging a new fee for visitors to enter the grounds a see Page 11 Limburg quiet medieval City off the beaten tourist path a see stripes Magazine