European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Am amp la ripes vol. 53, no. 19 500 Friday May 6, 1994 d 8693 a Linton says gun ban Bill Given boost by converts Washington apr gaining some surprising converts president Clinton and House supporters of a ban on 19 types of assault style weapons said thursday they Are close to winning their Battle. A i believe we have a Chance a Clinton told reporters. Both sides said the House vote scheduled for thursday night Central european time was too close to call., positions continued to shift including three democrats and two republicans who had opposed a similar ban in its going to make easy contest a the Schumer d-n.y., october 1991, which failed 247-177. A a it a going to be neck and neck the Kentucky Derby look like an Bill a chief sponsor rep. Charles said thursday. The legislation would Stop production and Sale of 19 assault style firearms copycat models and those that meet certain specifications. It also would limit detachable magazines to 10 rounds. The Bill would exempt 650 named rifles and shotguns and would not take away any guns now legally in private hands. Similar provisions were in a Senate crime Bill passed in november. The House crime Bill passed two weeks ago did not address the issuer Clinton rewarded rep Stephen Neal  with a joint appearance in the Rose Garden for converting from a ban opponent to supporter. He called Neal s see Clinton on Page 2 flogs Fay for vandalism Singapore apr american teenager Michael a Fay suffered four lashes with a Rattan canc across his Bare buttocks thursday for vandalism climaxing a Case that provoked an International debate on crime and punishment. The prisons department said he and nine other prisoners were flogged at Queenstown prison where the 18-year-old High school senior completed his fifth week of a four month prison term for Spray painting cars and other acts. A the remitted sentence of four strokes was carried out on Michael Fay. He was examined by the prisons doctor after the caning and found to be in satisfactory condition a a Brief statement said. A no other details were Given and no official comment was expected from the government which wednesday reduced scan Chan the original sentence of six strokes to four. Fay s attorney Ramanathan pal Akrish see Fay on Page 2 mean moves by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau consolidation of military mail gateways in the United states last year has seeded up mail delivery to army Post offices in Europe an official said wednesday. An average of 89 percent of first class letters delivered to army mail rooms arrived within seven Days of the Date on their postmark of origin said it. Col. Paul a Kulick commander of the . Army postal in Europe. A was a Rule of thumb first class Par sets move even faster a Kulick said. A we get parcels routinely in four or five  about a year ago stateside postal authorities reduced the number of gateways for Europe bound Domestic rate mail from four to one Kulick said. The single consolidated Aerial mail terminal Gateway is at John f. Kennedy International Airport in new York. A up after we a a significant decease in the transit times Kulick said.  acceptable Standard for mail deliver is 80 percent of All first class letters delivered to the customers mail room within seven Days Kulick said. The commanders statistics show that see mail on Page 2 protesting policy on Haiti . Rep. Maxine Waters d-calif., is led to a police Van thursday outside the White House after being arrested during a protest of the . Policy on Haiti several members of the congressional Black caucus protested the repatriation or haitian . The protesters also demanded a Complete Trade and commercial embargo against Haiti whose military leaders have refused to allow the re Stab ashment of democracy in the Caribbean nation