European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday january 27,1994 at a glance los Angeles judge Stanley  is faced with the possibility of declaring a second mistrial inthe Man Condez murder Case. See Story on Page 12. No infected donors More than 500 people who gave blood to a German company that was closed in a 1993 aids scandal have tested negative for his an offi Cia says. Page 4 Law attacks robbers officials in Gainesville fla., say a City Law imposed in 1987 is wiping out holdups at convenience stores pages Lollipop protested the food and drug administration is being asked to rescind its approval of a Raspberry Flavoured narcotic Lollipop for children about to under go surgery Page 10 radio funds Cut the Senate has endorsed a reduction in funding for radio free Europe and radio Liberty. Page it speedy pullout . Troops Are withdrawing from the streets of Mogadishu Somalia faster than expected. Page 13 health gains praised employees who improve their health habits slice their company s health care costs a nine year study shows. Page 15 i Index i Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. 24-27 comics. 21-23 commentary 17 crossword 21 faces n places. 20 Horoscope 26 Jumble. 26 letters. 16 Money matters. 15 sports 29-36 to listings 35 weather14 Charles unruffled by attack Man fires Blank shots at Prince during Australia tour Sydney Australia a Britain s Prince Charles eager to boost his Flag Ging image after the breakup of his marriage has proved one thing he can stay Cool under fire. The 45-year-old heir to the throne was momentarily startled but hardly flinched wednesday when a Young Man ran out of a crowd lunged at him and fired two Blank shots from a starter s pistol. The incident occurred at a Sunset ceremony marking Australia s National Holiday in a downtown Sydney Park. The Prince clearly saw the Man run to Ward him and appeared to freeze momentarily As the shots rang out. He then stood his ground and adjusted his cuff links. It was his first major Security threat in 25 years As Prince of Wales. Within minutes of the Man s arrest Charles unharmed carried on with his speech. He joked with the crowd later attend ing a cocktail party where he freely chatted with guests assuring them he was Fine. Then it was time to make another speech before watching a fireworks Dis  _. He played it Cool. He wants everyone to know he is of. Sydney lord mayor Frank Sartor said. Sartor was one of several dignitaries on stage during the incident along with a band and children s choir others on the stage were knocked from their scats in the Melee. Police identified the arrested Man As David Kang a 23-year-old University Stu Dent. Kang wrote to Charles last month to complain about Australia s treatment of several Hundred cambodian boat peo ple who claim to be refugees but Are being held in detention Camps As suspected illegal immigrants. Replying to Kang s dec. 7 letter the Prince s staff said Charles could not be come involved in the matter. Kang was being held in custody and a television picture shows Britain s Prince Charles far right being protected by a Security agent while others tackle a Man who had fired two Blank shots at the Prince. Was to appear in court today. If convicted he could be imprisoned for a maximum of 20 years. Charles did not comment to reporters after the attack. His aides however said he was unconcerned and would continue the tour and that he was pleased with the Quick reaction of his Security guards and police. In London his sister Princess Anne herself the target of a Kidnap attempt in1974, said attacks on Royalty Are always possible. You just have to live with it she said in a British television interview also broadcast in Australia. Police promised a Security review and criticized Buckingham Palace for de manding Low level Protection so the  be close to the Public apparently to bolster his image damaged after he and his wife Diana separated. The Palace has not reacted officially to the accusation. The heir to the British throne was on the third Day of a 12-Day official austra Lian tour. Until now he has been warmly received by the Public despite a push bythe australian government to declare a Republic and sever ties with the British Crown by 2001. Security will be tight for the rest of the tour which includes visits to three other states  smaller towns officials said. Patriots from Page 1 ered if the United states and its allies seek . Economic sanctions against North Korea. Dee Dee Myers the White House press Secretary said earlier wednesday that president Clinton had not decide whether to approve the deployment but added i think we Are looking favourably on the  Wisner said the request had Bee made by army Gen. Gary e. Luck the commander of . Forces in South Korea As part of a review of defense requirements in the area. Wisner note that there Are no air defense missiles in South Korea and that a Patriot deploy ment had been considered for some time. In Seoul South korean vice foreign minister Hong soon Young said wednesday that the threat of North korean missiles is very real. We Hope that the deployment will enhance South Korea-. Defense  Wisner said North Korea should not see the Patriot deployment As a threat since they Are purely a defensive system. The deployment clearly is not meant to increase tensions Wisner said. In another sign of dwindling . Patience a senior administration official warned tuesday that the United states is nearly certain to seek . Sanctions i North Korea does not quickly reach an agreement with the International atomic Energy Agency. North Korea is negotiating with the Agency Over implementation of an agreement it reached with . Officials last month to allow inspections of seven nuclear facilities. The inspections Are aimed at determining whether North Korea is developing nuclear weapons de spite its insistence that the nuclear pro Gram is for peaceful purposes. . Intelligence believes North Korea might have one nuclear weapon. Administration officials spoke to Mem Bers of the House foreign affairs com Mittee on monday about the possibility of deploying the defensive missiles said rep. Benjamin a. Oilman of new York ranking Republican on the panel. We were informed. The concern i whether it would be an exacerbation of the problem oilman said. The lawmaker described the standoff Between North Korea and the West As very tense. We re in fragile negotiations tense  Romania from Page 1 Cal and military  later retold a news conference that his country wanted to join in the not too Distant fun  the new program proposed by the United states will draw the Eastern european nations closer to the Alliance Button t Grant them full membership and the Security guarantees that would go with it. Under the plan the Eastern euro peans will be allowed to join the Alliance in military exercises peacekeeping and other activities. Mel Scanu said Romania Hopes to con duct joint peacekeeping exercises later this year. Now that we have joined the partnership for peace we plan to move ahead and to move quickly he said. We stand ready. To take full advantage of the opportunities provided by our association to secure peace Security an Prosperity in Europe he said. Lithuanian president Algirdas Brazauskas was scheduled to sign up for the program today followed by Poland and possibly Estonia next week. The partnership for peace initiative impart of efforts to redo the military Alli Ance and give it a new lease on life in the Post cold War Era. Nato was formed in 1949 to guard against soviet expansion. The allies have refused to admit their former adversaries As full members fearing that to do so would create a new Divi Sion in Europe and isolate and upset Russia a key military Power. The partner invitation is open to Al former Warsaw pact nations and former soviet republics including Russia. Other european nations including Sweden Finland and Austria also May take part. C t f