European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse At a glance Gerry Adams Leader of the Irish Republican army s political Wing expects that a this generation. Is going to see peace in Sec Story on Page 6. Nato change urged nato should not think about expansion until it develops a. New sense of purpose a senator says. A. A page4 troop moves detected up to 10,000 croatian troops May have crossed into neighbouring Bosnia despite a . Warning an official says. ,. \ a a pages wrist braces criticized. Flexible wrist braces sold to protect workers from repetitive motion injuries do not work a study says. A Page 7 waiting period started officials have imposed a waiting period for emergency food Stamps to Stop rip offs of the quake Relief program in the los Angeles area. A Page 8 shots fired at speech an unidentified Man fired five shots into the air As president Hashemi a Sfanjani spoke. A Page 10 Federal lobs targeted one in every three Federal workers could wind up in a different location a different Job or jobless if the Clinton administration has its Way. _ a Page 16 Index j Abby Ann Landers 24 classifieds. 25-28 comics 22-24 commentary. 15 crossword. Education. .12 faces n places. 21 focus. 17-20 Horoscope. .27 Jumble. .27 letters. 14 Money matters. 16 sports 30-36 to listings. Weather. Harding from Page 1 family were informed of the plea bargain and supported the District attorneys efforts. A the truth is Tonya was in on it from the beginning a Hoevet told the associated press monday night a that s what Jeff has said and 1 believe that to be the investigators have gathered corroborate ing evidence including Telephone records Bank records and videotapes Hoevet said. In a statement issued tuesday before Gillooly entered his plea Harding again denied Gillo Otys a accusations and called them evidence of Quot a continued practice of abusive conduct intended to disrupt Tonya Harding a life and destroy her last week Harding denied any Advance knowledge of the Jan. 6 attack on Kerrigan and said she did no to learn until Days later that people close to her May have been involved in the attack. She has not been charged. Mul Tomah county Deputy District attorney Norm Frink on tuesday asked for and was granted an Extension from the court on the grand jury report due thursday. He said there was the possibility of More indictments a serious looking Harding continued to train tuesday before hundreds of onlookers at the shopping Center where she skates. Gillooly was accused of asking Harding s bodyguard Shawn Eckardt to Send alleged hit Man Shane slant and alleged getaway Driver Derrick Smith to Detroit to club Kerrigan on the knee knocking her out of the National championships. Harding went on to win the championships along with a spot on the olympic team. A of the . Figure skating association was to meet later tuesday to consider whether to recommend removing Harding from the team Gillooly told authorities that he and Harding began planning the attack in Early december after she finished fourth at a Competition in Japan. They feared judges at the . Championships would hold it against her Hoevet said. A they viewed Kerrigan As the Clear favorite the fair haired girl a Hoevet told the new York times. A they thought what a a happened to Tonya in Japan was politics and that would Hurt her in Gil loony reportedly contended that Harding agreed to pay Eckardt $2,000 to get the plan rolling. Hoevet said that its unlikely Harding a guilt or innocence will be established before the games begin and that he Hopes a Gilio Olys a Story will get her thrown off the team for unsportsmanlike conduct. A it would be unconscionable if she would be allowed to stay on the olympic team. She would be a teammate of Nancy Kerrigan Quot Hoevet said. The crimes admitted by i Jeff Gillooly admitted these crimes in pleading guilty to racketeering 1. Gillooly Tonya Harding Shawn Eckardt Derrick Smith and Shane slant agreed on or about dec. 2$ to attack Nancy Kerrigan. 2. Several members of the group record the conversation in which they discuss the attack on Kerrigan without telling everyone else 3. Members of the group enter a a a dwelling in Detroit intending to commit assault. 4. Members of the group strike Kerrigan on the leg in Detroit with a dangerous weapon. 5. Members of the group agree in Portland a mul Tomah county to commit perjury by lying in sworn statements about what they knew about the attack. 6. Group members agree in neighbouring Clackamas county to commit penury. 7. Group members destroy incriminating physical evidence. Give a new York a four in 10 americans say Tonya Harding should withdraw from the Winter games even if she is innocent of the attack on Nancy Kerrigan to avoid being a distraction to other . Olympians. Fifty eight percent of the 1,007 . Adults interviewed in the associated press poll said the skater should step aside if she is charged with the crime even if she has not had a Chance to defend herself in court. Harding has a go ahead from the . Figure skating association to compete in the olympics in Lillehammer Norway but she could be replaced up until feb. 21, two Days before her event. Forty two percent of those surveyed said she should step aside to avoid distracting other . Olympians even if she is innocent. Harding sex husband Jeff Gillooly her former bodyguard and two other men have been charged in the attack that nearly knocked Kerrigan out of the olympics. The commercial payoff that an olympic medal can bring suggested to Many of those polled that such a crime was almost inevitable. They agreed by 74 percent to 23 percent that greed can cause athletes to Stop at almost nothing to win. In what is unusual for a sports Story slightly More women than men were following the Story closely and older people were More enthralled than younger per pie. Civil from Page 1 paper Trail but is part of the same pro quota chorus that produced Lani Guinier was Clinton a first nominee As assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice departments civil rights envision. Drawing fire from some Black leaders Clinton abruptly withdrew Guinier a nomination in june saying he was surprised by the Liberal Bent to some of her writings on racial politics. The Post has Ben vacant since Clinton took office. The attack monday by Bolick who led the charge against Guinier brought administration backers to the defense of Patrick. Democratic rep. John Lewis a founder of the student non violent coordinating committee in the 1960s, said a from what in be read about him and what in be heard about him he Patrick seems to be a very capable and qualified but Lewis a Georgia Democrat also alluded to growing criticism from civil rights groups of Clinton a failure to fill this Post during More than a year in office. A a it a important that the administration fill this position a Lewis said. Asked about Patrick on monday Mary Frances Berry chair of the . Commission on civil rights said a a it a wonderful that the president is Able to get someone of his Berry said Patrick a should sail through the confirmation hearings. His views on civil rights Are mainstream Bolick however criticized Patrick a work during 1982-86 for the Legal defense and education fund of the National association for the advancement of coloured people. He is one of its directors. In a 1987 supreme court Case Mccles key is. Kemp Patrick challenged the death penalty As racially discriminatory. Mccleskey a Black was convicted of killing a White policeman during a robbery. A Patrick argued solely on the basis of sociological data that the death penalty was unconstitutional because. Murderers of White victims were far More Likely than murderers of Black victims to get the death penalty a Bolick said. Patrick lost 5-4 the court said no discriminatory intent was proved. A if the stand he was pursuing were applied generally any Law that disproportionately affects any racial group could be declared unconstitutional even without a showing of discriminatory purpose a Bolick said. _ medical from Page 1 a a a tary of defense for health affairs held two town meetings in Germany and one in Italy in january to gauge patient dissatisfaction and hear other problems caused by the closure of Many military health care facilities in Europe. A the visit. Is already providing benefits for health care beneficiaries in Europe and promises More in the future a Slifer said. Slifer said other initiatives resulting from the Martin visit include a retention of inpatient care at the Vicenza army Hospital in Italy an extra year until june 1995. The Hospital had been scheduled to lose its inpatient status in 1994. The reprieve Slifer said a would provide additional time to ensure that an infrastructure for a smooth transition is in place and a permanent agreements Between certain military communities and Host nation medical facilities providing after hours emergency care at no Cost for Active duty family members. A new program that provides primary and emergency care for Active duty family members at military communities with fewer than 100 Active duty sponsors that do not have a military medical facility within a reasonable distance or travel time. The care will be at no Cost to the military member. A continued operation of the european civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services claims office in Heidelberg. The office had been slated for closure and relocation to Wisconsin. Martin made the Point during his visit that the ultimate solution to european health care woes would not be extra military doctors and nurses but would focus primarily on patient education. Other potential solutions to health care problems raised during Martin s visit included the possibility of redesigning health care plans for civilian employees and their families instituting a fee for services for civilians rather than the Flat outpatient rate and finding ways to provide better space a dental care for family members Slifer said
