European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Stripes Friday february 4, 1994. D 8693 a Linton lifts Vietnam ban end of Trade Washington a president Linton rejecting appeals from veterans groups thursday lifted the 19-year Trade embargo against Vietnam. I am absolutely convinced it offers Thebes Way to resolve the Fate of those who remain missing and about those about whom we Are not sure Clinton said. The Issue is an emotional legacy from the divisive War that Clinton himself opposed As a College student. Clinton made the announcement after meeting with representatives of the families of soldiers still missing in action. Many veterans groups preferred that he keep the embargo in place to encourage continued vietnamese cooperation accounting for missing servicemen he wanted to explain his decision tothe people who Are opposed to it said a White House official speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity. It was important that opens Market to us. Firms the president do Vietnam veterans of America said in statement while we have opposed the decision to lift the embargo we recognize that a historic chapter has now the group pledged to work with the administration to carry on the task of re solving the Fate of America s pos mias. Today s decision to lift the Trade embargo leaves us no other Clinton received political cover last week when the Senate voted 62-38, for a nonbinding amendment urging the Whitehouse to lift the embargo sen. Bob Ker Rey d-neb., who lost a leg in the War announced his support for lifting the ballast week. . Businesses have clamoured for Amend to the embargo saying it locks them out of the potentially lucrative Vietnam see Vietnam on Pago 2 an Early morning lift the space shuttle discovery rumbles into the Florida Sunrise thursday at the Kennedy space Center As it be gins an eight Day Mission. The shuttle s six Crew Mem Bers include Veteran russian cosmonaut Sergei Krika lev. See Story on Page 5. Inside today scraps of paper May Back claim Harding knew of plot s ills uncover woes in military s Liaison Prog Arri by Ron Bureau Forth Germany when Cristofer Brody was born 13 weeks prematurely nov. 21, his list of ailments and . The 2-Pound son of Kristina and Brody had a collapsed left lung brain Haemorrhaging and a tendency see related Story on Page 4toward seizures among other problem Normal for such a tiny baby. His parents were told that he would be hospitalized until probably april. But Cristofer s Early arrival also exposed some possible maladies with 7th medical come s patient Liaison program which was designed to help patients who enter the German health care system As the . Military continues to Brodys say their Liaison was often unavailable. When a nurse told them i English that Cristofer had a lung Dis see Newborn on Page 4 Ron Jensen Kristina and pfc. Charles Brody hold their son Cristofur who was born 13 weeks Early at a German Hospital. Gives of to Perry As defense Secretary Washington a the Senate armed services committee voted 18-0 thursday to recommend Senate confirmation of William j. Perry As defence Secretary. Committee chairman Sam Nunn d-ga., called Perry a highly qualified individual capable of serving with distinction As Secretary of he said Perry has consistently demonstrated High standards of integ sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina the rank ing Republican on the panel said Perry who has served As the no. 2 Leader at the Pentagon has a Fine record in civilian life and since he has been at approval of Perry came after defense Secretary Les Aspin was forced to resign and president Clinton Choice of a successor retired adm. Bobby Ray Inman abruptly withdrew his candidacy last month. The committee vote came without debate. Nunn said a vote in the full Senate could take place thursday see Perry on Page 2 a Mirinovsky goes ballistic at hungarian Airport see Page 5 the afghan whigs Ohio s Debonair gents see Page 15
