European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday january 6,1994 Washington a under mounting pressure the White House on wednesday again rejected requests for an Independent counsel to investigate a failed Arkansas savings and loan whose owner had ties to president Clinton. Quot a i done to think there a any change in our View Here a press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said. Justice department attorneys Are investigating the failed Madison guaranty savings and loan association headed by James Mcdougal a Clinton Friend business partner and political ally. Investigators Are trying to determine whether depositors funds were diverted to Clinton a 1984 gubernatorial Campaign and to Whitewater development corp., a real estate venture owned by the Clinton and Mcdougal when Clinton was governor of Arkansas. The White House has become increasingly troubled by Media accounts of the financial deals although a As Myers said repeatedly wednesday a the Clinton have not been accused of doing anything illegal. A a what a the charge. What a the charge a she snapped during an informal Chat with reporters that turned into a grilling on the subject. Myers noted that the Independent counsel statute allowing a court to name Tim Yeo the British environment minister is driven by wife Diane As they leave their Home in East Bergholt for a meeting with local conservative party members. Yeo who admitted fathering a child outside his marriage resigned late wednesday. Aide quits Over i second British official Falls child revelation an investigator has lapsed thanks in part to the same republicans who Are demanding a special prosecutor now. A i think their motivations Are clearly political a she said. A there Are people particularly Senate minority Leader Robert Dole a who were staunch oppo Nants of an Independent counsel statute.�?�. A v _. Dole a Kansas Republican has been joined by editorial writers for major newspapers in urging attorney general Janet Reno to appoint an Independent counsel. Reno has said that career lawyers at the Justice department will run an unbiased inquiry and that any appointment she made would be subject to criticism because she owes her Job to Clinton. London apr a government minister who admitted fathering a child outside his marriage resigned wednesday after failing to win backing in his Home District. Tim Yeo 48, resigned As environment minister the second ranking Job in the department of the environment. Yeo who is married and has two rown children admitted last month that e was the father of a baby girl born in july to Julia stent 34, a lawyer and conservative member of the Hackney Borough Council in London. He was the second member of prime minister John majors government to resign after newspapers exposed their adultery. Quot a a a a a a. Yeows Fate was sealed after meeting tuesday with his conservative party con i Stit ency association in his Suffolk parliamentary District. Patricia Fitzpatrick chairman of the association said wednesday that activists hoped Yeo would continue As a member of parliament. However a the officers were nevertheless deeply concerned at the widespread disappointment and criticism being expressed by party members and urged or. Yeo to reflect on the views  Media reports played up the apparent contrast Between Yeows behaviour and majors recent a Aback to basics policy theme. Some government ministers last year lashed out at single mothers As a particular social problem. Welsh Secretary John Redwood started the controversy in july when he spoke of a Public housing estate where half the Resi tem Berthat dents belonged to one Parent families. He called such families a one of the biggest social problems of our  in a letter to the prime minister Yeo said he was resigning a with extreme  major said in a letter that he was sorry to lose the talents of a a most effective minister and hoped they would be used again a at a future  David Meltor a close Friend of majors resigned As heritage minister last year after his affair was exposed. But Mellor May have been More damaged by questions about his Friendship with a woman whose father was prominent in the Palestine liberation organization. Transport minister Steven Norris is still in office despite newspaper reports in sep he had several mistresses. Bogota Colombia a colombian soldiers took up positions in the Jungle tuesday to protect . Troops from leftist guerrillas while the americans build a clinic and a school and repair roads. About 130 american combat engineers from the 46th engr in were to arrive later in the Day from Panama where they spent monday night after flying from fort Rucker Aja. An Advance team of about two dozen . Soldiers came to Colombia last month. The colombian troops will protect the americans from the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia a rebel group based in the Region said defense ministry spokesman Jaime Vasquez. The Region where the monthlong humanitarian Mission will be carried out a on the. Pacific coast 45 Miles Northwest of Cali a also is the Home of the world biggest cocaine Cartel. That has led to suspicions among politicians and local Media that the americans Are arriving to pressure the Cali Cartel. . Ambassador Morris d. Busby said last month that he hoped the colombian government would follow up the police killing of Medellin drug Cartel Boss Pablo Escobar on dec. 2 by pursuing the Cali gang More vigorously. The newspaper la Prensa citing unidentified local government sources said tuesday that the americans would a conduct preliminary studies to build a radar  a a that a totally false a replied an official with the Panama based Southern come the Headquarters of All . Military operations in South and Central America. A they Are going to build a school a medical clinic and improve roads. Nothing More nothing less. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the american troops would bring sidearms but not Wear them. Vasquez said the Region was targeted for the humanitarian Mission because of its poverty. . Embassy and defense ministry sources have said smaller deployments of . Troops have helped Colombia build infrastructure in the past when Washington announced the Mission dec. 18, the Pentagon said the missions purpose was to train . Mil itary units while assisting colombians. But it remains unclear Why . And colombian officials chose a Region swarming with rebels and drug traffickers and Why the Mission would continue despite a political backlash by colombians and the danger posed to . Troops. Work set to begin on $19.3 million Mildenhall projects Raf Mildenhall England a amps construe Tion is to begin this month on $19.3 million Worth of air Force building projects needed to accommodate a unit moving to Raf Mildenhall from Raf Alconbury. Six projects Are planned in connection with the relocation of the 352nd special operation group. The group which has 1,000 military members is to be reassigned to Mildenhall by March 1995, a spokeswoman for the Alconbury base said. A Mildenhall base spokesman said the construction projects All of which will be built on Mildenhall a South Side include a an electronics maintenance building and an administration building. Construction is to begin this month with completion in october. A an avionics maintenance building and a Squadron operations building. Work is to Start in february with completion in december. A hangar for c-130 transport aircraft. Work i begin in May with completion in december. A refurbishment of two dormitories. Although the base will gain about 1,000 service meal ers by next year As a result of the move the net gain will 1 about 700. Mildenhall a 100th regional support Groi and its associated squadrons and detachments will Ina i vate m september causing a loss of about 300 Milita personnel. Alconbury is 50 Miles Northwest of Mildenhall