European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday february 2,1994 Ira ally predicts peace in Ireland new York apr Gerry Adams Leader of the Irish Republican army a political Wing arrived monday in the United states on an extraordinary 48-hour visa and declared a this generation. Is going to Sec peace in  Adams whose Legal sinn fein party supports the outlawed Ira had been blocked at least eight times Over the past two decades from entering the United states. But the Clinton administration granted him the special visa to attend a conference starting monday on peace efforts. _ a those who tried to kill me i have to shake hands with them. In order to move the situation Forward a said Adams who was wounded in the neck and Shoul Der in an attack 10 years ago. A i want to see the gun taken out of Irish politics. I want to see the Ira disbanded i Wartt to see the British army presence  /. A a Aadams made the comments monday night on in no a Larry King live the broadcast was withheld from in no a european satellite because British Law bans Adams voice on television. The conference is sponsored by the National committee on american foreign policy a private group that includes such experts As former Secretary of state Henry a. Kissinger some Hope the dialogue will help end 25 years of Yio Lence Over whether Northern Ireland should remain a British run province or be allowed to unite with Ireland. The violence has claimed nearly 3,200 lives. The focus of the conference is a declaration signed in december by Britain and Ireland in which Britain agreed to give up control of Northern Ireland if most residents Favora it. Protestants who tend to oppose joining the overwhelmingly Catholic Ireland hold a slim majority in the province. The december pact offers sinn fein a role in negotiations on the future of the province if the Ira gives up its arms. Adams has asked for a a clarifications from the British before putting the offer to the Ira. Escorted by six police officers during his arrival monday at Kennedy Airport Adams declared a this generation. Is going to see peace in Ireland. Whether it comes in the Long term or the Short term they Are going to see lasting  however when asked if he would urge the Ira to Lay Down its arms he said a i lean on no  . Supporters of a United Ireland called Adams visit a breakthrough in the peace process and an important step toward a . Role in ending the bloodshed j president Clinton was less expansive. He described the visa which limits Adams to within 25 Miles of new York and forbids any fund raising As a very narrow. For the purpose of coming to this  in the stars and stripes 10 years ago feb. 2,1984 a president Reagan sent to Congress a $925.5 billion budget for fiscal 1985 that would rein in Domestic spending but press ahead with a military buildup resulting in a $180.4 billion deficit. 20 years ago feb. 2,1974 a americans will be besieged by sharply rising prices and increasing joblessness until the Economy takes a turn for the better in mid1974, president Nixon a annual economic report said. 30 year Sago feb. 2,1964 a president Johnson rejected French president Charles de Gaulle Scall for neutralizing South Vietnam As a not in the interest of Freedom a proposing instead to step up military action. 40 year Sago feb. 2,1954 a the soviet Union blasted Hopes for a cold War settlement with a proposal that would Quot neutralize Quot a reunited Germany limit its armed forces and bar membership in Western defense Alii ances. 50 year Sago feb. 2,1944 a soviet armies drove within nine Miles of the Esb it Nian Border capturing Kingsepp the last remaining russian town on the railway to Narva and key to a 27-mile-Wideerman escape route Between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Peipus. World War ii 1 50 years ago today feb. 2 japanese resistance ends on Roi and Namur in the Marshall islands with Only 99 of the 3.841 defenders surviving. Allied troops halt the attempt to break out of the Anzio beachhead on Italy a West coast. Soviet forces launch a big offensive around Nik Opol in Ukraine in the North the red army penetrates Estonia capturing Vankula. Source 2194 Days of wat w h. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War it. Bison books corp. 1981 a new York a jurors in the world Trade Center bombing trial watched monday As a bomb making video showed a simulated attack that turned a . Embassy into a crumbling Orange fireball. In a trial relying largely on circumstantial evidence such As fingerprints and phone and Bank records the video provided a graphic demonstration of what a bomb can do. -. Four men Are on trial on Federal conspiracy charges in the feb 26 bombing of the worlds second tallest buildings. The trial which began sept. 14, has lacked much drama since Early witnesses described being caught in the Trade centers twin 110-Story towers on the Day of the blast and gave details of How the bomb killed six people and injured More a than 1,000. On monday prosecutors showed jurors explosions on videos that had been seized from defendant Ahmad Ajaj 27, of Houston when he entered the country sept. 1, 1992. He was still jailed on a false passport charge when the Trade Center was attacked. E prosecutors said Ajaj provided the recipe for the bomb. One bombing video shown to jurors depicts terrorists scaling the Walls of a building which apparently is supposed to  embassy and one Man attaching a bomb underneath a Blue vehicle. A White vehicle arrives outside the building two guards Are shot and an explosion turns the building into a fireball. A second videotape captured repeated demonstrations of explosions including one that turned a vehicle into a 50-foot-Long Wall of fire As it flipped and spun across a Bridge. It began with the message a by gods permission there a no other alternative except to wage a holy War and to make a push against the enemies of  / Ajajj a attorney Austin Campriello argued last week that the tapes were inflammatory and prejudicial and he asked fora mistrial. The request joined in by the other defense lawyers was rejected by , District judge Kevin Duffy. Be 1 Happy shuttle guest russian cosmonaut Sergei Kri Kalev who has a scat booked on the . Shuttle discovery scheduled to lift off tji urday Waves to reporters As he arrives monday at Kennedy space Center Fla. With him is Mission specialist Jan Davis of Birmingham ala., one of five americans chosen for nasal a 60th shuttle Mission. Kri Kalev 35, who has logged 463 Days in space on two missions is the first russian invited to join a . Shuttle Crew. For trip to Moon los Angeles apr batteries in the orbiting Clementine 1 ran Low after the spacecraft lost communications with Earth but the problem was solved and Clementine will soon head to the Moon a spokesman said monday. Clementine automatically went into a a Safe Model that shut Down All systems except its main computer until the problems were solved said air Force it. Cot. Michael Stepp of the ballistic missile defense organization in Virginia. The Craft was launched Jan. 25 from Vandenberg fab calif., on a $75 million Mission to test new defense space technology and gather data about the Moon and an asteroid named geographos. Communications problems Between ground stations and the spacecraft during the first Day of the Mission left Clementine with Power draining systems turned on. Clemon Tine a orbit of the Earth is controlled by five ground stations around the world not All of which Are in position on any one orbit. The spacecraft must be almost directly Over a station to communicate and there is Only a four to five minute window. During clementines first past Over a station the station lost its lock on tie Craft Stepp said. Problems persisted in the next two passes Over the station and another station that could have sent commands had hardware problems Stepp said. Eventually the problems were solved and commands were sent that recharged clementines Battery through its solar panels. Controllers now expect Clementine to leave Earth a orbit and he actor the Moon today Stepp said. It would go into lunar orbit Early feb. 20. The Mission is testing advanced sensors that detect and track missiles. The Earth Moon and the asteroid geographos will be used As targets to test the instruments