European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday april 23,1994 at a glance a court in Belfast Northern ire land has overturned the murder conviction of Kennedy in Law Paul Hill who previously won his free Dom from a wrongful imprisonment for Ira bombings. See Story on pages. Baltic seek arms the Baltic states Are negotiating with the United states for arms and military vehicles for a new joint peace keeping Force a top official says. Page 4 mutilation alleged a Man who admitted killing 17 women sometimes sliced his victims fingertips to prevent the bodies from being identified a prosecutor says. Page 7 2nd youth to get Cane a Singapore judge has sentenced a 17-year-old Hong Kong youth to 12 lashes with a Cane for Spray painting cars. Page 8 Light tank developed a new Light tank designed to be deployed quickly to anywhere in the world has been turned Over to the army for testing. Page 14 Arnolds reuniting Roseanne Arnold is ready to kiss and make up with her husband Tom Arnold. Page 20 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds 22-25 comics 18-19,21 commentary 13 crossword 21 faces n places 20 focus 15-17 Horoscope 24 Jumble 4 letters 12 Money matters 14 religion 10 sports 26-32 Vii Stags 31 weather 11 nato from Page 1 the serbian assault on Gorade As Crim Inal but said nato airstrikes would merely escalate the violence. The nato decision if it is adopted will go fat beyond the broadest interpretation of the Security Council resolutions Andrei Kozarev told the inter fax news Agency. He spoke before nato is sued its ultimatum., russian foreign ministry spokesman Grigory Karasin also told the itar Tass news Agency that Russia could withdraw it peacekeepers from Bosnia if they become endangered As a result of nato airstrikes. Nato diplomats were continuing their talks on proposals for additional ultimatums to Force the serbs to withdraw from around other  Safe havens before wednesday. President Clinton had called on the 16north Atlantic treaty organization allies to threaten the serbs with air raids if the refuse to withdraw heavy guns from the five enclaves that Are supposed to shelter Muslim civilians. Halfhearted measures will not do the Job w6rner told reporters before the Start of the session. The nations considered first the plight of Gorade which has been the target of a three week serbian offensive. In. Aid workers reported continued shelling of the enclave Friday. The United states had earlier suggested a five Day ultimatum for the serbs to withdraw their guns at least 13 Miles from the City Center or place them . Control diplomats said. If not they would risk being bombed. Diplomats had said a formula similar to that would also be applied to four other Safe areas Bihac Srebrenick Tula and Zepa. In february the serbs agreed to a Sim Ilar arrangement in Sarajevo the sixth Safe area after a 10-Day nato ultimatum. Russia stepped in to gain the compliance of its traditional serbian Al lies sending in peacekeepers. Friends from Page 1 abundance of laughter and Joy and de Light in the  than 300 people attended a 2 30 . Service for Piper an intelligence officer who had an unwavering passion for life. Her friends and colleagues said that Piper approached everything with a Zeal that almost seemed , who considered san Antonio her Nome was the daughter of an air Force colonel. By the time she was 7 years old Piper had set her sights on joining the air Force. She attended . Air Force Academy in Colora do and was a distinguished graduate fan intelligence course at Goodfellow fab Texas. Piper was selected for Pilot training beginning in 1996, she had been i Turkey since no vember and was due to re Turri to Hans Ramstein this month. Her death Marks the first time a woman air Force Academy graduate has died in a hostile fire  remembered Piper As a person who took her work seriously but always managed to balance her intensity and drive for perfection with unabashed humor.  / she could make an office setting fun without detracting from work Hans said before the service. Laura was an extremely intense per son said 1st u. Molly polka a Friend Academy classmate and colleague. Everything she did had a purpose. She was Mach 2 All the  zest for work carried Over into her personal life. Piper was an avid trav Eler and a sports enthusiast. She participated in track and Field basketball Rugby and  was always All smiles said 1st is John Bohmer the altar at the Ramstein a Chapel was set Friday for memorial services in remembrance of 1st it Laura Ashley Piper. The intelligence officer based at Ramstein was killed when the Black Hawk helicopter she was in was shot Down accidentally Over Iraq. It. Susan rank a c-9 Nightingale Pilot who was also a Friend and an Academy classmate of Piper s. You could t help but like  at Friday s memorial service there was a picture of Piper sporting hiking boots and a Backpack. The picture was framed and flanked by an assortment of Flowers including mums and daisies. She was outgoing loved life and was always Busy chaplain col Robert  said during the service. Dignitaries who attended the tribute included air Force Gen. Robert c. Oaks the Safe commander army it. Gen. Daniel r. Schroeder Deputy commander of . Army Europe and army it Gerr. Richard f. Keller chief of staff for . European come. Hans concluded his tribute to Piper breading a letter that her Fiance air Force 2nd it. Daniel p. Murray gave to him on monday to read at the service. At the be ginning Hans had to pause a few times to maintain his composure Murray wrote that his Fiancee was combination of All the Best things in a person Loving and kind stubborn and tenacious outgoing and shy childlike but Wise beyond her years a great listener and conversationalist passionate Strong a trustworthy and Stalwart  r \ .,-./. As some of you know he wrote Laura and i had just finished a trip to Egypt a place Laura has wanted to Revis it since she was a Little girl. She was ecstatic and called it the trip of a life time it was. It is a great Comfort to me and he family and i Hope for you to know that her last Days in this life were some of Thebes she had known. I can honestly Tell you that when we said Good Bye last wednesday april 13she was happier than i have Ever seen her. She knew she was loved she was pleased with her life and she was off on another  Nixon from Page 1 Man confirmed that he has a living will but she would not discuss it. Nixon s doctors and aides would not discuss his treatment or condition in de Tail. But other doctors said the coma sharply reduced his chances of survival and virtually guaranteed he would never recover his Powers of expression. Nixon had been partially paralysed on his right Side and unable to speak eve before the coma his chances of dying Are much greater and his Chance of surviving without major damage to his speech and move ment is very very Small said or. Gre gory Albers director of the Stanford stroke Center at Stanford University medical Center in Palo Alto Calif. For Nixon that would be a cruel sen tence. In the nearly 20 years since he was forced from the presidency by the water Gate scandal he has re emerged As an elder statesman in foreign policy. He has travelled widely five times to China and published eight books. 2 soldiers in Germany Hurt in copter crash Frankfurt Germany is crashed about 11 30 . Between Stutt two Lith aviation regt soldiers from ii Gart and Wiir Burg. Near the German town of Kiin Kelsau a corps spokeswoman said. The helicopter an oh-58c Kiowa ing said Hilde Patton. Patton would not say where the sol Diers were hospitalized but said additional information could be expected monday. The names of the soldiers Are being withheld pending notification of next of Kin. The cause of the crash is under investigation