European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and strips wednesday May 4,1994 but slow count to delay meeting of new Assembly Johannesburg South Africa apr Nelson Mandela began shaping South Africa s first Post apartheid government tuesday but the gathering of the new multiracial National Assembly was delayed until next week by slow counting of ballots. After joyous Street celebrations subsided with the Dawn Mandela met with departing president . De Klerk to discuss the composition of the new Cabinet that will be dominated by their parties. The meeting was private and no statement was issued. V de Klerk conceded monday that Mandela a african National Congress won the nations first All race election. Mandela then set off a euphoric Victory party with a speech that mixed Praise for his party Ana political rivals including de Klerk with a Call to face challenges of severe social needs in South Africa the dancing chanting crowds that jammed streets in najor cities and Black townships were gone As morning commuters made their Way to work. Initial re ports indicated Little of the violence or vandalism that had been feared when Blacks finally could celebrate the end of apartheid. After nearly four Days of counting Only 53 percent of the estimated 22.7 million ballots had been tallied. The transitional executive Council which has been overseeing the government announced that seating of the 400-member National Assembly would be delayed from Friday until monday. Provincial Legislatures will meet saturday instead of thursday. A the m a in Job of the first session of the Assembly is to elect Mandela As South Nelson Mandela addresses an african africans first Black president so that he can be inaugurated tuesday. There will be no change in the inauguration Date the transitional executive Council said. A free at last a the 75-year-old Mandela said monday night As he realized his lifelong dream of creating a no racial democracy in South Africa. Mandela joined in the jubilation danc ing across a hotel stage with Coretta Scott King widow of slain . Civil rights Leader Martin Luther King or. In his Concession statement delivered at the Pretoria Headquarters of his National party de Klerk praised Mandela a political prisoner of 27 years As a a Man of destiny a and pledged to work with him in the new government of National Unity. South Africa on monday. Mandela in turn congratulated de Klerk a for the Many Days weeks and months and the four years that we have worked together quarrelled addressed sensitive problems and at the end of our heated exchanges were Able to shake hands and to drink  both sides promised to forgive the past and build one nation. In by Stephen Labaton new York times Washington a senior White House official said Hillary Rodham Clinton urged him last year to replace members the travel office with a your people a congressional investigators reported monday. The report by the general accounting office a nonpartisan investigative Arm of Congress goes significantly beyond a White House review last july of the dismissal of All seven employees of the travel office May 19. The new account depicts Clinton As playing a More Active role in. The dismissals after the White House accused the workers of mismanagement. The Gao report said that Clinton did not dispute the account of the senior official David Watkins but that so did not recall the details of the conversation with him. The travel office provides arrangements for the White House press corps accompanying the president and for some administration officials. Five of the travel office employees were ultimately restored to government jobs. The remaining two retired since then the Justice department has been investigating the dismissals for possible criminal wrongdoing. A. A a a a at the time of the dismissals critics of the White House questioned what they called cronyism acid the misuse of a Law enforcement Agency when the White House called the Fri to investigate the employees. The incident paralysed the Oval office staff for a week last May after the administration initially announced that the travel office was being mismanaged. In an Effort to justify dismissing the workers the White House said the employees were under investigation for possible criminal  the White House said that some of its officials had appeared to pressure the Fri to get involved the Case. Although by All accounts the travel office in. By was carelessly managed the White House conceded that the dismissals had been engineered by a 25-year-old Distant Cousin of Clinton a who wanted to run the office and by Clinton  had been seeking to get the travel business for themselves in its internal review the White House rebuked four officials and faulted Thomas Quot Mack Mclarty the White House chief of staff. Mel4rty was among those who helped prepare the document. Although the review mentioned that Clinton had taken an interest in accusations of mismanagement at the travel office it portrayed her in a passive Light. It said she had been informed two Days before the president that the travel staff was to be  Gao report includes a More detailed account of her role by Watkins an assistant to the president who oversees the travel office. It said that May 14, Watkins briefed Hillary Clinton about an accounting investigation into the office that indicated mismanagement. Spot a that she urged that action is taken to get a our people into the travel office to help achieve the 25 percent White House staff Cut a the report said Quot according to Watkins the first lady also mentioned in the context of the travel office that the administration had been criticized for being slow in  Miessau Soldier convicted Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a a Soldier assigned to Miessau was found guilty of carnal. Knowledge tuesday in a general court martial according to a statement from the 21st theater army area Conui. Pfc. Carney d. Hayling 22, pleaded guilty to carnal knowledge but not guilty to other charges which included one count of rape two counts of indecent acts and three counts of false sworn statements. The charges stemmed from an incident in the to Gelwich housing area in Kaiserslautern on Jan. 8, the statement said. Further details were not available late tuesday. Hayling a native of Madison fla., was ordered demoted to the lowest enlisted rank and sentenced to confinement for five months and a bad conduct discharge. The private entered the army in May 1992, and has been assigned to the 611th Ord co since last october. Conaci ans planning Lahr Farewell Lahr Germany a amps a the Canadian forces on the verge of closing their air base in Lahr Are planning to hold a final series of Farewell events this weekend. The  Parade will begin at 3 . Friday at the City Hall after speeches by Canadian forces base Lahrs commander it. Col. Les Corbett and Lahr lord mayor Werner Dietz. Corbett and Dietz also plan to unveil a Monument to the forces 27-year presence in this Black Forest City said a spokesman air Force Cap t. Michael Mietzner. The City has invited 150 military and 150 civilian base workers and their guests to a dinner reception that evening. The forces expect some 1,600 Canadian service members civilian workers and family members to attend a Daylong party saturday at Europa Park an amusement Park in nearby rust. The forces Are financing the canadians admission to the Park As Well As to dinner and entertainment there after the Park closes to the Public at 6 . The weekends activities will end sunday with the last annual German Canadian Friendship concert at the Lahr stad Park in which the 1st in Royal 22nd regt band from Canadian forces base Val Cartier Quebec will take part with a German air Force band and the Lahr City band. The event is free and open to the Public