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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, January 10, 1994

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday january 10,1994 it at a glance a firefighter stands before a Blaz ing Bush fire near Sydney austra Lia on sunday. Shifting winds fanned the flames causing hundreds More to flee. See Story on Page 4. Experiments regretted Mit s president expressed sad Ness that researchers from the school apparently experimented with radioactive materials on retarded youths without consent. Pages de Klerk blamed Nelson Mandela is accusing South african president . De Klerk of instigating deadly violence in Black townships As an election strategy to Hurt the african National Congress. Page sound business car stereos have become one of the fastest growing segments of consumer electronics. Pages Al vases galore flying Eloises sporting paste on sideburns and rented jumpsuits took advantage of Low one Day air fares to Memphis term., to Cele brate Elvis Presley s 59th birthday. Page 10 game ratings proposed a Trade group has proposed that video game creators devise a four tier rating system to help parents de cide what games Aren t for children. Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers. 15 automotive 8 classifieds. 23-25 comics. 15,18-19 commentary. 13 crossword. 15 education. 9 faces of places 10 focus. 20-22 Horoscope 25 Jumble 25 letters. 12 Money matters. 14 sports 27-32 to listings 31 weather. 11 Europe from Page 1 from the Balkans to Central  in one Lane Are the heirs of the enlightened who seek to consolidate free Dom s gains by building free economies open democracies and tolerant civic Cul Ture he said. Pitted against them Are the grim pretenders to tyranny s dark throne the militant nationalists and demagogues who fan suspicions that Are ancient and Parade the pain of renewal in order to obscure the Promise of Reform. We none of us can afford to be bystanders to that race. Too much is at stake Clinton said. Even so Clinton acknowledged that the United states and its allies can play Only a limited role in shaping events. Mindful perhaps of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina which has claimed 200,000 lives Over 21 months he said we cannot control every event in every country every  Europe s reluctance to intervene militarily in the former yugoslav Republic is to be discussed at a nato Summit open ing today but the leaders Are hot expected to order the use of Force to quell the fighting. The president promised to keep 100,000 american troops in Europe even though some in America have asked for us to pack up and go  he said he would resist a Siren song of global re  i have come Here today to declare and to demonstrate that Europe remains Central to the interests of the United states he said. You remain our most valued partner. The Core of our Secu Rity remains in  Clinton s words were intended to allay fears that the United states was turning away from beleaguered Western allies in favor of Bright Trade opportunities in Asia. Washington has been at Odds with euro Pean leaders Over everything from Trade to the War in Bosnia causing uncertainty about Clinton s commitment to Europe. The two Day nato Summit is seeking president Clinton reviews belgian troops upon his arrival sunday at the Brussels air port. Clinton is to attend a two Day nato Summit that begins this morning. Ways to bring stability and Security to East Ern european nations without dividing Europe into new spheres of influence. The leaders Are certain to endorse Clin ton s partnership for peace plan that promises closer cooperation with the for Mer soviet bloc nations but stops Short of giving them full nato membership. We need to change our Security institutions to reach out to the East Clinton said. He said his plan will Advance a pro Cess of evolution that could Lead to ultimate membership for former communist and Neutral nations. Clinton spoke darkly about threats hanging Over former soviet bloc nations with the Rise of nationalism. The coming months and years May de cide whether the russian people continue to develop a peaceful Market democracy or whether in frustration they elect Lead crowd from Page 1 eral false reports hence a lot of swaying and roaring. Loudspeakers belted out George Gershwin s rhapsody in Blue. Jets roared overhead occasionally making it hard to hear the president s indoor speech which was broadcast on a huge outdoor television screen erected on the East end of the Square. After his speech on the grand place Clinton spoke to service members and . Government employees at the nearby con Rad hotel. About 700 . Personnel Pri Marily military and diplomatic personnel assigned to nato the . Embassy and the . Mission to the european Union attended the invitation Only event. A cheering Flag waving crowd greeted Clinton who along with . Secretary of state Warren Christopher thanked Mem Bers of the . Community for their hard work preparing for the Summit and sealing the last round of world Trade talks. After Clinton s remarks a City official from bin ant presented Clinton with a Saxo phone in Honor of the 100th anniversary of its invention by bin ant native Adolph sax. Clinton declined to play despite the crowd s cheers. Earlier when Clinton emerged from City Hall about 6 35 . And began an arduous handshaking stroll along the police barricades people were stacked eight or 10 deep to get a look at him. Many of them dangled precariously from the Christmas Trees still standing there. Police officers ordered spectators to re treat warning that Small children up front were on the verge of being injured. People were packed together so tightly that it was impossible even to fall Down. It seems like half of Brussels is Here said Valerie tuck Sherman an american who works for a Brussels Public relations company. Ron Brannon a commissary worker at nearby shape in Casteau said he regretted being unable to get into City Hall where Clinton delivered a 6 . Address. That was the biggest disappointment not being Able to personally see his speech Brannon said. He and his wife air Force tech sgt. Isa Belle Brannon who Call Valdosta ga., Home said they were enthusiastic anyway about coming with their children and other guests to see their fellow southerner Dur ing the first Day of his first official visit to Europe. We support our president. It does t matter whether we agree with him on everything. But we support him and Pray for him Ron Brannon said. Summer Webster a 10-year-old Ameri can girl who showed up with her parents spent a lot of time waving a homemade cardboard sign that said Wisconsin democrats love Clinton with the word love represented by a heart. My papa did the lettering and i Colo Redit she said. Patrick Linskey a Junior at the International school of Brussels turned up with his Mother Jan Linskey. I be been studying for a Battery of tests this week and i thought this would be a Nice change he said. _ the president is scheduled to begin participation today in a two Day Summit con Ference with other nato leaders in Brus Sels. Ers who incline Back toward authoritarianism and Empire Clinton said. This period May determine whether the nations neighbouring Russia Rise in Freedom and join the ranks of non nuclear states or founder under the Strain of re form and cling to weapons that increase the risk of nuclear Accident or diversion. This period May decide whether the states of the former soviet bloc Are Woven into the fabric of trans Atlantic Prosperity and Security or Are simply left hanging in isolation As they face the same daunting changes gripping so Many others in eur  he said we in the West can clearly help to shape their choices. We must summon the political will to  hard liners rally against Yeltsin . Moscow a in their first mass protest since october s bloody clashes thousands of hard liners sunday shouted hang Yeltsin and rallied support for the communists and Ultra nationalists who move into parliament this week. Just three Days before president Clin ton arrives in Moscow for talks with rus Sian Leader Boris n. Yeltsin the crowd marched to the . Embassy Yelling fascists and Yankee go Home and waving red soviet banners. Several dozen police officers watched the demonstration by at least 5,000 peo ple and no incidents were reported. The rally had been authorized by Moscow Cit authorities. The protest was held several Hundred Yards from the russian White House the former parliament Headquarters and scene of some of the worst fighting in october be tween hard liners and Yeltsin s forces. Speakers at sunday s rally encourage hard line deputies to intensify their fight against Yeltsin s economic and political re forms. The demonstrators included a mixture of communists nationalists and even Neo fascists who wore distinctive uniforms with Swastika Type emblems. Along with Yelling anti Yeltsin and anti american slogans some demonstrators accused the United states of organizing the october assault on the russian Whitehouse  
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