European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday january 17,1994 at a glance the school population at san Vito Dei Normanna Italy has become so Small that the school sometimes has Only a one Man band. But pupils have not been shortchanged on services or programs. See Story on Page 13. Somali clans agree the clans of Mogadishu Somalia reached a peace agreement sunday and promised to punish people who violate it with strict islamic Laws. Pages riots in London Neo nazis anti racist demonstrators and police clashed in London after a Rock concert organized by right Wing groups was cancelled for fear of just such violence. Page 10 buyers taking risk More than four of five Consumers incorrectly believe that Mutual funds and other securities they buy at Banks Are insured by the Federal government according to a new sur vey. Pago 18 Index Abby Ann Landers. 24 automotive. 14 classifieds. 29-31 comics. 22-24 commentary. 17 crossword. 24 education. 12-13 faces v places 19 focus. 25-28 Horoscope. 31 Jumble 31 letters. 16 Money matters. 18 sports. 33-40 to listings. 39 weather. 15 Assad correction the stars and stripes incorrectly re ported the Day 11 planes from Span Dah Lem a Germany became the first . Fighter planes since world War ii to Fly Over three former Warsaw Paet countries in route to an Active Campaign. The Cor rect Day was saturday. From Page 1 apartment s special coordinator for the Middle Eastern peace talks and Martin Induk of the National Security Council. Clinton cautioned that much remained to be done. He said the two sides had to sort out the specifics among themselves and stressed that the United states could not dictate the terms of any settlement. The meeting lasted nearly three time Sas Long As scheduled. Clinton left Geneva just after 6  european time to return to Washington after an eight Day european journey. During the trip he also sought to satisfy Eastern european countries nervous about russian nationalism and boost russian president Boris n. Yeltsin. Assad left for Damascus about 30 min utes later. The american president said he was confident that Progress would be made at the resumption of talks Between Israel and Syria in Washington next week. Syria has boycotted the Middle Eastern peace talks since a St september. Asked if Assad had provided Assur ances he was willing to give Israel open Borders free Trade and diplomatic relations Clinton said the snort answer is yes " Israel has demanded such assurances before it offers any territorial conces  jewish state has Long insisted it would not turn Over the Golan Heights strategic land it won from Syria in the 1967 Arab israeli War. Syria s immediate goal is the return of the Heights. Their capture left israeli troops Only 35 Miles from Damascus Syria s capital. Watching the talks with keen interest from afar were the 13,000 jewish Resi dents of the Heights who fear they could lose their Homes in a Deal and open the Way for Syria to reuse the plateau to Shell the sea of Galilee area below. They petitioned Clinton not to make any deals at their expense. Sunday s session was originally scheduled to last for two hours. It was the first meeting Between Clinton and Assad. The United states and Syria have a complicated relationship although Syria is on the . State department s list of nations that support terrorism Assad worked to help free american hostages held for years in Beirut Lebanon and backed the .-led coalition against iraqi the 1991 persian Gulf War. Clinton and Assad spoke of each other in complimentary terms with Assad pay ing tribute to the american Leader s Pur suit of peace in the Middle East and Clinton noting the syrian Leader had demonstrated his Long standing reputation for stamina in their talks. The Overall peace process received an enormous boost last fall when Israel and the Palestine liberation organization agreed to a declaration of principles to normalize relations. Clinton said Assad had convinced him he was willing to assume a leadership role in achieving peace in the Middle East. At the same time Clinton said that there were differences Between us but that they had not been discussed directly at the meeting. Klan rallies countered by King backers by the associated press Kun jux klansmen rallying against the Martin Luther King or. Holiday were mostly outnumbered by counter demons tractors saturday in protests at several state capitols. No arrests or injuries were reported Ashe klan demonstrated in Columbus Ohio Little Rock Ark. Topeka Kan. Montgomery Ala Tallahassee Fla. A Daustin Texas. Rallies were planned Sun Day in Denver and in Springfield 111. King would have been 65 saturday. Dream from Page 1 the National Holiday is  estimated the anti klan crowd in Austin at 2,000. Their placard read hey Sheet head go Home one planet one people and clearly to Wardly criminals. One counter demonstrator burned Small Confederate Flag. Others kept up a constant drumming on pots and pans blew whistles and Shook tambourines to try to drown out 33 klan members an supporters. About 150 protesters in Columbus beat Drums blew whistles and hurled Snow balls at 30 klansmen who spoke for about 40 minutes in subzero temperatures on the statehouse  Lowe the klan s featured speaker at the Kansas rally also spoke Over the shouts of opponents. I just came up Here by myself to hear what they be got to say. And what i heard is wrong. I think they re a big threat to our country said Nyree Bernard who is Black. Others were unfazed. It would anger me but i m beyond the ignorance of it. They just showed me they re ignorant said Adrian Gray who is Black. Nato from Page 1 with children they be always gotten along. It s the adults we have a problem with starting in High school when they Start to react to other Peoples  master sgt. Tony Cooper president of the african american heritage club at Raf Chicksands England said the dream is on  it. Col. Sandra Walls with a multicultural committee at Raf Mildenhall England believe there is much work left to do on the dream. We still have along Way to go she said. I think wended to get Back to basics in terms of learning to love each other. That was King s great est message  Cooper Walls said that i people Learned to love each other negative attitudes would dissolve. There Are different cultures she said but there also Are things that All people have in com Mon. They should use the similarities to build better  Don t know if i will see it in my life time Walls  the civil rights movement has lost steam As a singular Force in society people still work to promote King s ideals on an individual basis Cooper said an that gives him some encouragement. It s happening in Small ways he said. A More optimistic View was expressed by staff sgt. Keith i. Harris at Iraklion air station Crete. I feel that we re Prog Ressing very Well but we have a Long Way to  contributing to this report staff writer3 Marian Hamilton in Naples and Nancy Tomer at Raf Laha Heath of being left out of the emerging euro Pean Security Structure have heaped Praise on the plan. Partnership for peace is a Brilliant breakthrough romanian foreign min ister Teodor Mel Scanu said in an inter View saturday. We were convinced from the Start that to become an effective member of nato implies some time and Effort. You cannot convert overnight from a Warsaw pact member into a nato  Albright said she Felt the nato partnership had succeeded in squaring the Circle on three policy issues Washington faced simultaneously in dealing with Eastern Europe giving a new purpose and direction to nato easing Moscow s concerns about . Intentions toward the Region and dealing with the anxiety among Eastern european nations that they were being left out in the cold. She appeared delighted that the Lead ers of Romania and Bulgaria. Two key trading partners of Serbia Yugoslavia dominant Republic had pledged to continue supporting . Sanction against Yugoslavia despite the High Cost to their own depressed economies. Shoring up support for the Sanction was one of the chief objectives of Al Bright s visit to those countries since sanctions have become the principal Means by which the United states an Europe have exerted pressure on Serbia to end its involvement in the War in bos Nia and Herzegovina. The Summit served indirectly to enhance the sanctions importance As nato leaders again declined to approve any decisive military action in Bosnia instead reasserting their willingness to use air Power against bos Nia s serbian forces. Among the new measures recently approved by Clinton to expand administration support for Eastern Europe s Security and its economic and political reforms was the lifting of a cold War Era ban on the Sale of american weapons and other military equipment. A . Official said Clinton had signed a presidential directive before leaving for the nato sum Mit. That directive covered Only the four nations whose presidents and prime ministers met with Clinton in Prague on tuesday. But a similar directive will soon be issued extending the possibility of arms sales to Bulgaria Albania Romania and Slovenia. Eastern european nations Are eager to obtain Western made weapons an equipment because their arsenals Are stocked largely with soviet made arms making compatibility of their weapon with those of nato members a major obstacle to cooperation with and even Tual integration into the Western Alli Ance. A . Official said the administration has an open mind on whether Ameri can military equipment will be sold in the near future to nations participating in the partnership program. We Don t want to bankrupt them he said. Albright said the main tenets of the new . Policy toward Eastern Europe Are promotion of regional infrastructure projects and economic cooperation stimulation of foreign private investment and consolidation of democracy throughout the Region. The policy was spelled out in a presidential review directive issued in mid december in preparation for Clin ton s Stop in Prague. Albright s aides stressed that the United states intends to support the financing of regional Road and other projects in. Countries that Border on Serbia such As Bulgaria and Romania so that com Mercial traffic can bypass the Republic and sanctions can be strictly enforced