European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday january 16,1994 at a glance Bush fires have taken their toll on koalas the Teddy car like animals who live in the australian Forest. See Story on Page 13. Notice of subpoena a senior aide to Bill Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas was notified that she will receive a grand jury subpoena in the investigation of Clinton s business dealings with the owner of a failed savings and loan. Page6 Secretary miffed agriculture department Secretary Mike Espy was not Happy when he heard that some of his department employees were lobbying Congress either for or against his department reorganization plans. Page fake Cal blamed a fake 911 Call is being partly blamed for simmering tension be tween police and the Black Community in new York Page 9 Vietnam praised a . Senator says Vietnam has made significant increased Effort to help account for americans miss ing in action from the Vietnam War. Page 11 tattooing decried four women in India were tattooed on the forehead with the word pick pocket sparking an outrage. Page 12 Hopes raised Soma experts raised their Esti mates for economic growth in the final three months of 1993 after it was reported that Industrial production increased about twice As fast As most analysts had anticipated. Page 20 Index Abby Ann Landers. 17 classifieds 24-27 commentary 15 faces n places 17 Horoscope 26 letters 14 Money matters. 20,23 Mutual 21-23 sports Al. 29-36 weather 16 policy from Page 1 morning. He stopped at a Victory Square in the Center of Minsk where an eternal flame commemorates world War ii dead. After the solemn ceremony he Shook hands with hundreds of Belarus sians among a crowd that waved their own and american flags and shouted Bill Clinton Bill he signed a treaty with Belarus in tended to lure american business people to the country by offering Legal protections for investments. The president also approved formation of an american Trade Center. And he added $25 million to the pot of . Money Belarus can use to dismantle its 76 remaining nuclear missiles and Covert defense industries to civilian use. The new Money increases Belarus take to $101 million. Several dozen communist protesters demonstrated against Clinton s visit. They carried signs saying Don t interfered and the .s.r. Exists and it the country s disarmament decision was celebrated by Clinton in a Cham pagne Toast with the country s Leader Stanislav s. Shushkevich in a guest House built for the 1974 visit of president an audience described As future leaders of Belarus Clinton Praise Belarus nuclear disarmament pledge. We Are committed to helping you to prove to All the people of the world that that was the right Choice that you rebuilding a new and a better Security he said. We Are helping you to remove these weapons safely and securely with financial assistance and technical Shushkevich told Clinton he would like Belarus to participate in the nato partnership for peace program approved during Clinton s visit to Brussels Belgium last week. But he said it would mean amending the neutrality clause of the belorussian Constitution. The nato plan would close ranks with Eastern Europe initially through joint military exercises. This nation which lost one in four of its citizens in world War it must surely know better than any other on the face on the Earth the terrible Price euro peans have paid for constant divisions Clinton , for the first time we have a Chance to build a Europe without Divi Sions where All countries respect each other s Borders he said. He encouraged Belarus to Speed up its fledgling program of economic and polite. Cal reforms. It is a hard transition Clinton said noting that inflation was driving prices of meat and butter higher. However he said there would be More jobs and opportunities As state run industries Are turn Dover to private hands. Before leaving Belarus Clinton was stopping at the Kuropata memorial Bur Ial ground for tens of thousands of Belo russians killed by Josef Stalin Between 1937 and 1941. The Only marking at the memorial was a ribbon draped Cross in snowy soggy Marsh. Before departing Moscow on saturday Clinton said Farewell to Yeltsin in the Kremlin s St George s Hall the gleaming White and Gold cavernous room where they opened talks with a handshake on thursday. Clinton said he was impressed with the courage and the vision of the russian people during a time of chaotic demo cratic and economic reforms. Yeltsin said he hoped that Clinton strip made it possible for you to see for yourself that our people stand for Reform Freedom and Effort from Page 1 $700,000 Worth of medical provisions to Belarus came from . Army medical facilities in Germany that Are drawing Down. A 500-bed contingency Hospital valued at $7 million is scheduled to be delivered to Minsk this Spring Bonfiglio said in a statement. The 7th medical come assessment team will help belorussian authorities identify local hospitals to receive the equipment. The equipment delivery is part of operation provide Hope in the defense department s name for humanitarian assistance missions to former soviet republics. " i thought it was a real Honor to meet the first lady and i was impressed that she went out of her Way to Greet us said staff sgt. Michael Johnson a medical Supply sergeant at the . Army medi Cal Materiel Center Europe in Parma Sens Germany. Air Force master sgt. Keith Kremer the air Force Liaison noncommissioned officer at the medical Materiel Center said the first lady had a very easy Man Ner with people. And she s very Well informed about what we the team in Minsk includes soldiers airmen and civilians from . Units based in Germany and the Netherlands technicians from National guard and air National guard units in the United states and a Canadian forces member. They plan to leave Belarus on Jan. 20, Bonfiglio said contributing to this report were the associated press and Joseph Bonfiglio 7th medical come pub fac affairs of fice skater from Page 1 olympic committee s executive director told the associated press that nothing of the sort had been discussed or resolved. And Harding s lawyer and Law enforce ment officials continued to deny she was involved. Harding s bodyguard Shawn Eric Eck Ardt 26, and Derrick Brian Smith 29, were arraigned Friday on charges of conspiring to commit assault. Stant 22, who is Smith s Nephew also was charged. Abc news said Eckardt also accused Harding of involvement in the planning and coverup of the attack on Kerrigan. The attack occurred Jan. 6 while Kerri Gan was practising her program for the . Figure skating championships in Detroit. A Law enforcement source told Abc that there is no warrant for Harding but that she is under Active criminal invest the Detroit free press on Friday quoted unidentified Law enforcement officials who said Harding was always being looked at and she still the attack left Kerrigan with a bruised knee and nearly knocked her out of the olympics. The Boston Globe source quoted slant As saying Harding was in on it Way Back and helped stage a death threat against herself in november As part of the plan. Authorities have said there Are no indications Harding 23, was involved. We Are investigating everything mul Tomah county Deputy District at Torney John Bradley said. We Are going to be As Complete As we Harding s lawyer Robert Weaver said she was cooperating with investigators and had not been charged. If Harding won t withdraw from the olympics officials will try to persuade her to Bow out by arguing that Ner pres ence would create a logistical night Mare according to an unidentified source quoted in Friday s Washington Post. But soc executive director Harvey Schiller reached Friday night in Dur Ham n.c., said there Are no plans to do any of that. There have been no offi Cial discussions. We have held no meet Ings on that. Hallway discussions i can comment on.". Sources told the a that Harding s situation will be discussed at a soc executive committee meeting today. The meeting has been scheduled since octo Ber. Harding and her former husband Jeff Gillooly drove past reporters Friday without answering questions after leaving their Rural Home in Beavercreek about20 Miles Southeast of Portland. Though their Stormy marriage ended in divorce in August they have reconciled and resumed living together. Mul Tomah county District attorney Michael Schrunk refused to describe the roles the three men charged in the Case allegedly played in the attack on Kerri Gan. But the oregonian has reported that authorities believe Gillooly asked Eck Ardt to find someone to club Kerrigan and that Eckardt went through Smith to hire Stant for $100,000. Gillooly has not been charged. Federal authorities in Phoenix wants ant to go to Portland to face assault and Battery charges but he could decide to fight extradition. Kerrigan who was named to the olym Pic team despite having to drop out of the qualifying championships told re porters outside her House in Stoneham,mass., that she could t know Why some one would want to Hurt her. I Don t think i could Ever understand the answer because i can t think that viciously she said. Asked How she Felt about being on the olympic team with Harding Kerrigan said i have nothing to say about fare from Page 1 United airlines sales representative i Frankfurt. The Illinois based Carrier slashed the fares to make them More competitive with tickets sold outside Sato travel sales offices he said. Usually one major Carrier initiates fare cuts and other . Carriers follow suit. Everybody watches whatever every one else is doing said Bud code a Delta air lines sales representative i Frankfurt. . Civilians working for the defense department Are eligible to buy tickets under the military fare rate As Long As they Are on an authorized leave from their jobs a Delta reservation taker said saturday. The cuts in military air fares apply mainly to Frankfurt flights. However United airlines also has Cut military fares for those flying from Munich Ber Lin and Hamburg in addition to Frank Furt Myers said. . Air carriers serving Frankfurt in clude Northwest airlines Delta United us air american airlines Twa and Continental airlines. St i us b
