European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday february 1994 Poland joins nato partnership plan Brussels Belgium a Poland signed up wednesday for nato s new partnership program with Eastern Europe but prime minister Waldemar Paw Lak called on the Western allies to meet his country s demands for still closer ties. Before signing the partnership for peace document Pawlak acknowledged that the program did not fulfil All our  Poland has been one of the most vocal among Eastern european nations in Call ing for the North Atlantic treaty organization to Welcome its former Warsaw pact foes As full members of the Alliance. Pawlak told ambassadors from the 16nato nations taking into account a certain scepticism on the part of our pub Lic opinion. It is particularly important to step beyond political declarations Tofill the program with Clear meaning and full  Poland and other Eastern european nations want the partnership to Lead to Early membership and the Extension Osnato s Security guarantee that an at tack on one member is considered an at tack on All. In the face of russian opposition to a eastward enlargement of the Alliance nato has refused to set a timetable for accepting new members. Poland is the third former East bloc nation to sign. Romania and Lithuania did so last week and Estonia is scheduled to enrol today. Nato officials said Slovakia was expected to join next week. Partnership for peace was approved by nato leaders at a Summit in Brussels last month As a Compromise balancing russian fears with the demands of East Ern Europe for closer ties. Russia also has been sent an invitation to sign up to the partnership but nato said it had not yet replied. Nato is considering sending a delegation headed by . Ambassador Robert Hunter and his French counterpart Jac ques blot to visit Russia Ukraine Mold ova and Slovakia next week to explain the program. Similar nato teams Are visit ing other Eastern european nations this week. Under the new program nato s part ners will be allowed to join the Alliance in military exercises peacekeeping Mission Sand other activities. They also will be Able to open delegations at nato head quarters. Each partner nation is expected to work out a specific plan with the allies tailored to its needs and capabilities. President Clinton jogs with american olympic torchbearers and Tom Mcmillen co chair of the president Council on physical fitness and sports. Joggers Are front Row from left Linda Lusska Tim Willis Clinton Jason Murphy and Mcmillen. _ Blind runner works out with Clinton Washington a a Blind runner who will carry the olympic Torch in Norway joined president Clinton on a brisk morning jog wednesday. Tim Willis 22, is one of five americans who will participate in the traditional opening of the Winter games in Lilly Hammer Norway. Willis of Tucker ga., is a student at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro and is ranked fifth in the world in his class of Blind runners joining Willis who was guided on the 29-Minutejog by a Georgia Southern coach were Linda Lisska 17, of Lawrenceville ga., and Jason Mur Phy 19, of Jonesboro ga., who also will participate m the Torch carrying ceremony. & the three along with Genevieve Debose of los Angeles and Humberto Sanchez of South Gate,calif., will join 25 other runners from 12 countries As the first athletes from outside the Host country to participate in the opening. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is to head presidential delegation to the Winter olympics later this month. She leaves for Norway on feb. 11 re turns feb. 14. Other members of the delegation include former olympic sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner who is also co chair of the president s Council on physical fitness Arkansas attorney David Matthews a close Friend of the Clinton Irby Clifford Simpkins jr.,publisher of Tennessee s Nashville Banner and Thomas Loftus the . Ambassador to Norway. Sailors in Gulf alter groundhog tradition Jebel Ali United Arab emirates a while Punxsutawney Phil inched into Pennsylvania s frosty morn Jebel Ali Jake emerged from a combat ten erected aboard the destroyer tender Acadia to test the Day s Shadow Index. Resplendent in military garb Complete with War medals the stuffed groundhog emerged just after Dawn wednesday on the ship which is in the persian Gulf supporting . Ships that enforce . Sanctions against Iraq. It is scheduled to return to the unite states by Early Spring. Our thought is that if he did see his Shadow All ships currently will return on time said the Acadia commander capt. Donato a. Liuzzi of Boston. Vve did have a standby Shadow said Liuzzi 45.but it was t needed. Punxsutawney Phil symbolizes groundhog Day inthe United states when according to tradition the woodchuck comes out of hibernation. If it sees its Shadow it supposedly returns to its hold for six More weeks of Winter. Jebel Ali Jake looks More like a Teddy Bear than groundhog. It was a gift to the Acadia from the people of Punxsutawney a. British h Ackers admit they tried to Chat up Queen London up a pair of Young computer Hack ers attempted to make Drunken phone Calls to the Queen after using personal computers to gain Access to British telecoms s secret Telephone files a television re port said wednesday. The two featured in a Channel four television documentary said they called the Queen at Buckingham Palace several times but servants answered the phone. The two also showed the documentary makers How to Hack into the . Military system and to steal fro credit card companies. R the pair aged 23 and 16, agreed to appear on Roe documentary walk on the wild Side on tie grounds that they would not be identified. One of the hackers from Southeast England said the Buckingham Palace Calls were eventually traced by authorities. The first time i was Ever traced was from bucking Ham Palace when i found the direct dial up for Buck Ingham Palace he told 1tn news. And i had to much to drink one night and thought i d have a Chat with the Queen but it did t go Down too Well. That Washy first Call that was Ever traced they said they Only stole from the credit companies when they needed a new piece of computer equipment. They also claimed to have made use of gaps in the Tele phone system to make free International Falls. According to the documentary makers the two had communicated through their personal computers but had never met face to face before the program was made. The program is part of six part documentary series looking at Young British people and crime. Renovation tha Teria is lost in Darmstadt fire Darmstadt Germany is about $144,000 Worth of renovation materials was destroyed in a week end fire at a . Storage Bunker in Darmstadt a Community official said. About 300 new carpets Between 50 and 75 bunk Beds with drawers lightweight curtains and a forklift were destroyed in the Blaze which was detected sunday morning. The items were to be used to improve the military Community s Barracks but the loss will have Little Impact on the renovation project s Progress said Ter Viedt a Community spokeswoman. Because we do not store All of our materials in one warehouse we do not expect any delays Viedt said. The Bunker that was destroyed was one of two 38-year-old bunkers near the former Community Archery Range and Kelley Barracks. The other Bunker was no damaged. Community officials would not discuss what if any thing is stored in the second Bunker citing physical Security  Bunker that burned had been broken into in the past. The last documented break in was in 1986, said Viedt. Including the Archery Range which has r two Vear