European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 r the stars and stripes saturday january 15, 1994 a at a glance attorneys for former president Reagan say he sending his Legal fight to suppress parts of a report on the Iran Contra scandal. See Story on Page 5.drug fighter picked now York state s police superintendent has been chosen to Lead the . Drug enforcement administration. A Page 6mistrial declared Erik Menen deju a trial on charges of slaying his Rich parents has ended in a Hung jury. A Pago 7girl suspected a 17-year-Otd wheelchair bound girl in Germany who claimed three Neo nazis carved a Swastika into her Cheek apparently did it herself a prosecutors office said. A page9high tech hits jobs get corp. Plans to Cut 17,000 jobs because emerging technology will allow customers to do such things As get a phone fixed without haying to wait for a repair worker. _ pag0 14 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. 22-24 comics. 18-19,21 commentary. 13 crossword. 21 faces a no places 20 focus. Horoscope. Jumble. 24 letters. 12 Money matters. 14 religion. 10 sports. 27-32 to listings a 31 weather. War from Page 1 de by the . Central command and provided by the air Force would not have been sufficient to handle the Large number of predicted casualties a the Gao concluded. A further even though the units had to treat fewer casualties than were predicted the units still experienced difficulty accomplishing their the study covered air Force medical operations in the Gulf War Region As Well As staff in Europe deployed to help in medical evacuation operations. These Are among the key findings of the Gao report a while 28 aircraft were needed to meet anticipated demand for fencing wounded to hospitals in Europe the theater commander would commit no More than 15 because of other demands. A medical kits for treating patients inflight would have run out in two Days if casualties had reached anticipated Levels. A medical Supply packs used during the War were not updated so that a in Many instances intravenous fluids and sterile and pharmaceutical items had expired before they were staffers in one unidentified unit used expired intravenous fluid a because they were told it was a medical laboratories experienced similar problems including supplies that included chemicals dating Back to the 1950s. A a Ray film in Many cases did not fit the a Ray machines used in hospitals. One Hospital spent $1.5 million buying supplies locally that should have been provided by the military. A Reserve nurses who had been working in administrative jobs and a had not maintained their proficiency As nurses were nevertheless assigned to nurse the wounded. A communications Between the air Force and other services on medical matters was complicated by such problems As incompatible computer systems and ambulance radios that lacked the. Range to reach into Battle zones. A communications problems resulted in 43 percent of the patients arriving at the wrong airports and being rerouted to appropriate medical facilities a the report stated. The Gao study was commissioned by rep. Ike Skelton d-mo., chairman of the House armed services subcommittee on military forces arid personnel. From Page 1 in the menus House a said she knows such a Radical move is a not going to happen tomorrow in an institution As tradition minded As the military. A i know that that a going to take some time. Its Tough to move an animal this big with this much history and this Imrch institutional tradition a said Barkalow who now works at the Pentagon Aspin gave the services until May 1 to review All positions now closed to women with an Eye toward opening As Many As possible. However in a statement released late thursday the army a uniformed and civilian leaders announced that they will open a variety of jobs to female troops immediately. Secretary of the army Togo West and chief of staff Gen. Gordon r. Sullivan said they will open the following units to women without further study a Man Euver brigade Headquarters. A division military police companies. A reconnaissance and smoke platoons in chemical companies. A mechanized smoke companies. A Forward maintenance support teams in division Forward support battalions. A Engineer companies equipped for medium girder Bridges and assault float Bridges. A collection and jamming companies in military intelligence battalions. A ceremonial units in Washington such As the a old the move will open about 7,000 positions in the Active Auty Force 1,000 in the army Reserve and 10,000 in the army National guard. A this decision when added to others that have been made Over the past three years has increased the Active Compo nent positions open to women from 60 percent to 67 percent a West and Sullivan said in their statement. Other areas Aspin had asked the services to consider opening to women will be studied. A those areas include air defense artillery multiple launch rocket system or Mars and Field artillery units. Aspin said his feeling is that some air defense artillery jobs May open to women but the Mars and Field artillery communities Are Likely to remain closed. The new definition of direct combat states that women May not serve in units that engage an enemy on the ground with weapons Are exposed to hostile fire and have a High probability of direct physical Contact with hostile troops. Aspin said All three factors must be present to prevent the assignment of women to a particular unit. Russia from Page 1 Sions if you choose Hope Over fear then the future will Reward your courage and your vision Ain their own Effort to make the future safer Clinton and Yeltsin signed a declaration promising by May 30 to Stop aiming their Long Range nuclear missiles at each other or at other countries. A for the first time in nearly half a Century a virtually since the Dawn of the nuclear age it a the United states and Russia will not operate nuclear forces Day to Day in a manner that presumes they Are adversaries a their declaration said. Most of the missiles will be taken off target. A few of the older ones will be aimed at Ocean expanses. Experts say there is no Way for one Side to know if the other is cheating. And the missiles can be re targeted within minutes. But the growing Trust Between the United states and Russia on trigger Alert and glowering at each other for More than four decades obscured such reservations. In a parallel agreement ukrainian president Leonid m. Kravchuk pledged to dismantle and ship to Russia a in the shortest possible time Quot All 1,800 Long Range nuclear warheads left behind by the soviet Union when it disintegrated. A White House statement said 46 ss-24s, the deadliest missiles in Ukraine a nuclear Arsenal would be deactivated within 10 months by having their warheads removed. Ukraine has the third largest nuclear Arsenal in the world. At least 200 warheads from ss-24s and older ss-19 missiles with be shipped to Russia during this period. In return Russia will provide Ukraine sagging under Energy shortages with 100 tons of enriched uranium for its nuclear Power Industry. And the United states will Advance $60 million As a Down payment on the $1 billion Ukraine is expected to earn Over 20 years from Sale of the uranium in All its from Page 1 Mit assault a state charge and unlawful flight a Federal charge. A a he a a paramilitary sort of Guy who is familiar with weapons a Gori said. Gori had described Stant As armed and dangerous and said he was believed to possess a Shotgun and a 9 my semiautomatic pistol. Gori said the Fri was not searching for any other suspects in the Case but said a we have some leads and Are pursuing Portland assistant District attorney Norm Frink did not respond when asked if More arrest warrants were expected. Bodyguard Shawn Eric Eckardt 26, and Derrick Brian Smith 29, were arrested thursday night and charged with conspiracy to commit assault in last weeks attack on Kerrigan in Detroit. The charge is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 Fine. Meanwhile indictments unsealed Fri Day said slant Eckardt and Smith conspired in late december in Portland to a unlawfully and intentionally cause physical injury to Nancy Kerrigan by Means of a dangerous weapon by striking Nancy Kerrigan in the leg with the dangerous District attorney Michael Schrunk declined to comment on the roles each of the men played in the attack nor would he answer any other questions from reporters including whether More warrants Are station Kex am in Portland reported that Stant was Smiths Nephew. The oregonian newspaper said Stant is accused of being the hit Man in the attack on Kerrigan. Stant checked into a suburban Detroit Motel on Jan. 4 and remained there until Jan. 7, the Day after the attack investigators said in a report in fridays Detroit news. Smith is believed to have stayed in the same Motel the investigators said. Kerrigan was forced to withdraw from the . Figure skating championships after she was struck above the knee by a Man wielding a club but she was named to the olympic team anyway along with Harding who won the championships. There was no indication that Harding was involved in planning the attack authorities said disputing a report by Boston to station a cab that a sealed warrant contained her name. Eckardt handcuffed and wearing a Green jacket and Blue jeans was brought to the jail in an unmarked official car. It Wasny to the 350-Pound bodyguards first Brush with the Law. He pleaded no contest in 1988 to a charge of soliciting prostitution. Smith also handcuffed was booked half an hour later. Blue leaned and poker faced he like Eckardt ignored questions shouted from a group of about 25 reporters. Smith moved from Portland to Phoenix about five months ago authorities said. Fox news quoted unidentified Law enforcement officials As saying Smith acted As the getaway Driver in the attack. It. Jim Turney of the mul Tomah county sheriffs department said he could not confirm that report. %
