European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The of frs and stripes vol. 52, no. 289 500 tuesday february 1,1994 did policy on smoking Cloudy by Cindy kilo Washington Burea Washington the defens department proposal to ban All in door smoking remains in limbo and officials Aren t making any guesses when it will take effect i Don t know who started the Rumor that it was going into effect Jan. 31," said Pentagon spokes Man Glen flood. But that was never the a he said he new policy has been signed and even when it is it would be an additional 30 Days be fore it s official. In recent months the air Force and Navy have adopted Tough new regulations similar to the depart ment of defense proposal. Army officials however Are waiting for therod regulation to be enacted before tightening their service s rules originally defense department environmental health officials wanted to implement the policy Jan 1, but administrative prob lems delayed the process said it col. Hugh Wolfe of the defense department office of occupational health policy. As written the policy would banal indoor smoking including in restrooms and private offices. It also would prohibit outdoor smok ing near entrances and exits. However the policy would re quire designated outdoor smoking areas that Are reasonably Accessi-ble1 and reasonably protected from the  at the Pentagon the delay has been welcomed by smokers i Don t see who we re hurting said one civilian employee there Are two female restrooms in this Hall one is smoking and the other is nonsmoking. So it seems to me that nonsmokers Don t have to be around smoke if they Don t want  a somalian woman killed by gunfire near a food distribution Center in Mogadishu is taken away in a wheelbarrow. Five Soma i is killed Marine gunfire Mogadishu Somalia a -. Marines in a Convoy carrying american diplomats opened fire near a crowded food distribution Center monday and at least five somalis were reported killed and Many were wounded. A . Spokesman said the marines shot after the Convoy was fired on by at least two somalian gunmen. But somalian witnesses said no one shot at the americans and speculated that the marines fired because they believed several Hundred somalis in the Street outside the food Center were trying to Block the Convoy. . Officials said the Convoy of three humvee and two cars carrying two american diplomats was on its Way to meet representatives of clan Leader Mohamed Farrah aided s coalition. The . Spokesman Stevenson mall Vaine said the 22 marines in the Convoy reported that they were fired on around 11 . By at least two somalian gunmen one from the Bush and another from out Side a building. He said they believed they hit two gunmen. No american was injured but one humvee was struck by two bullets and Beegun freon Page .2 . Endorses airstrike plan Washington a the Clinton administration monday endorsed a report by . Secretary Gen eral Boutros Boutros Shah that gives the go ahead for airstrikes against Borjan serbs if they attack peace keeping operations in two key bosnian towns. We be endorsed that report Secretary of stat Warren Christopher said. That could Lead to the use of air Power if there s not an agreement for the re placement of the Canadian troops at Srebrenick or for the opening of the Airport at  in a letter Friday to the . Security Council Blu pros Ghali said he had instructed top . Officials to move actively with plans to open the Tula Airport for Relief supplies and to relieve Canadian units at Sre Renica with dutch peacekeepers. Boutros Ghali said he would leave the final decision to launch airstrikes with his special representative in the Balkans Yasushi Akashi. Those matters will play. See airstrike on Page 2 interest rates to Rise in . Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warn that interest rate win be pushed up soon Story on Page 4 inside today army area support group shelves a boost in bad chech f yes Oliver North admits he lied to Congress about the Iran Contra scandal at the urging of former president Reagan see Page 8 underwater Rescue divers helping Salvage Man of War see pages 18-19 a