European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes vol. 52, no. 273 500 sunday january 16,1994 d 8693 a Clinton lauds Minsk arms role no nukes policy brings Aid from  lady bolsters go Effort in Belarus from staff and wire reports Minsk Belarus Hillary Rodham Clinton watched . Service members unload a shipment of . Medical supplies and walked through a Ward of sick youngsters wearing Boston celtics Caps during a visit saturday to a children s Hospital. The first lady on an official visit to Minsk with president Clinton visited with children while touring children s Hospital no. 4 with Belarus Sian first lady Irina Shushkevich on saturday. Her stops included sitting at the bedside of a 7-year-old boy who was awaiting an operation for a heart problem turning the pages of a russian children s Book and pointing out characters. After her tour Clinton greeted members of the 7th medical come led team complimented them on their hard work and posed with them for a group photograph according to Joseph Bonfiglio a command spokesman with the team in Minsk. The first lady then stepped outside the Hospi Tal to watch . And belorussian service Mem ers unload medical supplies the United states has donated to the former soviet Republic. As the troops moved a Box containing supplies toward the Hospital the first lady said this Box of supplies will make a very big difference to the lives of the children in this  the supplies part of an initial shipment of see Effort on Page 2 president Clinton gives the crowd a Salute from his plane at Vukov Airport in Moscow on saturday As he and Hillary Rodham Clinton prepare to depart for Minsk Belarus after his three Day Summit. Minsk Belarus a president Clinton praised Belarus on saturday for leading the Way among former soviet republics in abandoning its nuclear weapons stockpile. That was the right Choice Clinton said adding millions of dollars of . Aid in return. In part Clinton s trip was intended to demonstrate to neighbouring Ukraine that disarmament pays off. Ukraine signed an agreement with Russia and the United states on Friday to scrap its nuclear arse Nal but there is opposition to the pact in the Kiev parliament. You deserve the credit and thanks of citizens All Over the world the president said on a six hour visit. Clinton arrived later saturday in Geneva on the eve of a meeting with syrian president Hafez Assad aimed at reviving the Middle East Ern peace process. Stopping after Summit talks with russian president Boris n. Yeltsin in Moscow Clinton said Belarus decision was a braver and a better Choice than trying to pose As a nuclear Power that intimidates its neighbors. Referring to the 1986 chernobyl nuclear Power Plant Accident that showered this former soviet Region with nuclear radiation Clinton said you suffered through one tragedy. We Are determined to see that you do not endure  Clinton arrived in Minsk on a Gray Chilly see policy on Page 2 civilian employees  ".�.," it. ". " savings with . Air fore cuts by Dave Walcza staff writer.,. Frankfurt Germany major . Airlines have slashed hundreds of dollars off the Price of round trip air travel for . Service members using Frankfurt International Airport As a port of entry or exit. The reduced air fares were in effect dec. 27, Accord ing to sat travel which handles ticketing for Many overseas passengers in Europe who qualify for military  round trip Price cuts total More than $250 de pending on destination. In addition the newest military air fare rates apply seven Days a week eliminating a two tiered pricing  example a round trip ticket from Frankfurt to Portland Ore., now costs $653. Under the former pric ing schedule it Cost $936 for the same round trip ticket mondays through thursdays and $996 a ticket if the trip began on a Friday saturday or  reduced military air fare rates Are scheduled to end april 15, but that Date could change according to airlines sales representatives. United airlines took the Lead in reducing the fares according to Gary Myers a see fare on Page 2 military discount air fares rates shown Are round trip on . Carriers. \ destination a Twat old rate Kansas cry to $614 International Memphis Tenn. $614 Milwaukee $597 new Orleans $614 Orlando Fla. $556 Portland Ore. $653 won. Thuja. $802 Frk Sun. $860 Mon. Thurs. $816 . $892 . $732 . $806 Mon. Thurs. $826 . $932 . $732 for Sun. $806 . $936 . $996 is Susan Harris alleged hit Man accuses skater paper reports Portland Ore. A a second person has accused National figure skating Champion Tonya Harding of being involved Way Back in a plan to injure her chief rival Nancy Kerrigan the Boston Globe reported saturday. A source told the newspaper that Shane min Oaka slant the alleged hit Man arrested in Phoe Nix told authorities Harding was in on the plot and said she fabricated a. Death threat against herself As part of the plan. He said he was sent to Boston to do the Job and flew there but never could get a Good shot at Kerrigan alone said the Anonymous source involved in the investigation. . Olympic officials want Harding to Emit the figure skating team Over questions of whether she was involved in the clubbing of Kerrigan the Washington Post reported Friday. But the . See skater on Page 2 inside today Ermany Denmark Aurnou in Martin Luther King or. Also taught German society a lesson see Page 4 the third anniversary of desert storm s Start i see Sun Day Magazine