European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 r the stars and Stripe Friday May 6,1994 a at a glance retired Gen. Colin Powell above says he does no to think Oliver North should be running for . Senate. See Story on Page 6. Germans end ban Germany has lifted an arms embargo that was imposed on Turkey Over allegations that German weapons were used against kurdish separatists. A a page5 awards criticized . Sen. David Pryor says managers in some Federal agencies give out Cash awards like Candy. A a. A a a Page 11 civil War erupts Verrien exploded into civil War thursday pitting forces from the North and South against each other. A Page 12 Schwarzkopf under fire the Pentagon is looking into charges that retired . Norman Schwarzkopf May have misused government support. Page 23 Index j Abby Ann Landers. 26 classifieds. 27-31 comics. 24-26 commentary ,.>. 15 crossword. 26 faces n places. 23 focus. 17-22 Horoscope. 30 Jumble. 30 letters. 14 Money matters. .16 sports. 31-36 to listings ____.35 weather .13 from Page 1��. A a a. Nail and to end the Carriage that has made us All prisoners Iii this nation prisoners of  the Bureau of Ajo hoi tobacco and firearms estimates there Are 1.5 million of the grins in circulation less than 1 percent of the 200 in illion firearms n a Tiona id e. They represent 8 percent of the guns traced from crimes the at says. Rep. Gerald Solomon r-n.y., however said the firearms Are used in less than one half of one percent of violent crimes _ a this Bill is misguided because it penalizes Good Law abiding citizens and not the criminals who Are the cause of the problem in the first place a Solomon said a the criminals Don t mind a said rep. Jack Brooks a Texas chairman of the judiciary committee. A this wont bother them not one lick. They can steal them or buy them on the Black Market everybody knows that s the . A. A. A but rep Tim Valentine d-n.c., who voted against a 1991 Assaul style firearms ban supported this one saying a the right to Bear arms docs not give an american citizen the right to Park a howitzer in his garage.�?�. A a. It the legislation would Stop production Sale and Possession of 19 assault style fire arms copycat models and those that meet certain specifications. It also would limit detachable magazines to 10 rounds the Bill exempts 650 named rifles and shotguns and would not Lake away any guns now legally in private hands. Similar provisions were in the Senate crime Bill passed in november. It a the House crime Bill passed two weeks ago did not address the  All the major Law enforcement organizations support the ban. Rep. Dave Mccurdy. D-qkla., also cited politic support for this ban As one reason for changing his mind. When his Home town police chief says the weapons a a have become an officer s worst Nightmare a i cannot in conscience turn  National Rifle association member rep. Amo Houghton r-n.y., supported the ban saying a a anything that any one of us can do. To Cut Down on crime we should get . Michael Andrews a Texas a Hunter said a anyone that needs a 20-round clip of High velocity ammunition to fell a Duck or kill a Deer needs to look into taking up  others who voted against the .1991 Bill but were supporting the current ban included rep Tim Roemer d-lnd., and rep. Thomas Ridge a a. Clinton vice president Al Gore attorney general Janet Reno and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen ail hit the phones in search of More votes. Boosting their cause were three former presidents Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. \. A a a a. The Only former president who did pot sign the letter was George Bush from rage i a a a a / 7 Nan said now that the caning was Over the government had reduced Fay a four month sentence by a third Rind he expected the teen Ager to be freed june 21. The punishment was carried out us in a 4-foot-Long, i Inch thick Rattan to soaked in an Antiseptic liquid to prevent it from splitting and embedding splinters in the buttocks. In Washington the Clinton adminis to rat Ion said it would Call in Singapore a ambassador thursday to express the . Governments displeasure with the flogging of an american. V. A the president believes the punish ment was not consistent with the crime a White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said a \ a Balakrishnan said he was trying to see his client As soon As possible but would not calf in an Independent doctor to verify his condition a we might get permission to see him Early next week a he told Abc to in an interview thursday. A a but when state doctors say that an inmate is Fine we will accept that. We have no reason to doubt  a v a official descriptions of caning say prisoners Are lashed to a trestle by their h a n is a n d a Niles a n d stuck d n the b a re buttocks by a Long switch. The skin is broken the buttocks Are bloodied and per Mainenti scars Are often left. Athe Case sparked debate about whether Fay a punishment fit his crime. Many americans fed up with violence in their society said Fay should be lashed and similar punishment should be Intro Ducco in the United states. Others described Singapore a Law As draconian Singapore staunchly defended its penal code and argued that americans Liberal Legal system was responsible for its High crime rate. Earlier thursday defense lawyers who visited Fay in jail said he was prepared to face the punishment and thanked president Clinton and Singapore s president for their roles in having his sentence reduced a the is nervous arid scared but is prepared to take it. He will grit his Teeth when he is caned a a said one of the lawyers Dominic Nagu Tendril. Clinton had written to president Ong Teng Cheong and the government cited Clinton in reducing the number of strokes a. A. A. A a a. A a a / v a a Fay had appealed to Ong for an exemption from the  said his colleagues had spoken to Fay smother Randy Chari after the caning and described her As a being Calm a \ .�7 in an interview less than an hour before the caning was announced Chan said Quot to me sex strokes is torture four strokes is torture. As a Mother of course f am thankful that its four. But its still  a a Quot a his father George Fay of Kettering Ohio described the punishment As a a Barbaric wednesday after the caning George Fay said the government of Singapore lost face by the action. A now they look like they caved in to the . Because they lowered the lashes but they certainly Haven to satisfied us by carrying out the caning a he told a local television station. Fay has lived in Singapore since 1992 with his Mother and her husband Marco Chan. They plan to return to the United states As soon As he is freed correction because of a reporting error draw Down figures published april 27 were incorrect for two air bases in England Raf Fairford has approximately 120 military personnel and is expected to continue at that level after the draw Down ends. Also Raf Alconbury is transferring the bulk of its operations to nearby Raf Molesworth. In 1996, Molesworth will be Home for about 3,500 americans including 1,000 Active duty members. From Page 1 mail service has exceeded he Standard in each four week measurement period so far during this fiscal year. The new numbers Are the Best Ever he said. A Aback in the Early �?T90s, we were really poor not even making the Standard Kulick said. The worst performance rate in the current fiscal year was 81 percent in the period from feb 5 to March 4, when severe snowstorms in the United states caused delays Kulick said. The Best rate 95 percent occurred from oct. 16 to nov. 12. A Kulick said there Are no measurable standards for delivery of space available mail. Some army mail from the United states passes through the Offenbach postal support facility near Frankfurt Germany before being sent to its final destination. But several army communities that receive Large volumes of mail Send trucks directly to the european entry Point the air Force mail terminal at Rhein main a near Frankfurt to pick it up. In either Case Kulick said mail is dispatched the same Day it arrives in Europe. Mai delivery to . Soldiers in Macedonia from Avo customers elsewhere in Europe is meeting a three Day delivery Standard applied to that service Kulick said. A amps Michael Abrams spec. Joel Novales and pvt. 2 Medina Smith separate mailbag wednesday after they Are unloaded at the army mail Center in Offenbach Germany. Average delivery time to Macedonia Down plans Are on schedule. The unit has been less than 2.5 Days so far this fiscal which once administered 150 mail rooms year he said. A eur0pe> As reduced t Jat number to 67 Kuick said the postal battalions draw arid plans to eventually Cut it to 49