European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse P9� 2 the stars and stripes monday May 9, 1994 a l at a glance serial killer John Wayne Gacy is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 12 01 . Tuesday but his at Tomey says Gacy a mental Condi Tion is deteriorating and might be the basis for a last minute Appeal. Meanwhile an auctioneer is pc paring to sell is pieces of artwork that Gacy did while on death Row. See Story on Page 5. Segregation on trial a Trail opens today in Mississippi to decide How the state will comply with a 1992 . Supreme court order to end segregation in the state s eight universities three of which Are predominantly Black. A Page 6 famine threat f some 20 million people in Africa Are at risk of starvation because of famine according to Aid agencies. A Page 8 arms proliferation the editor of a weapons systems publication predicts that the cruise missile will become Quot a serious proliferation issues Over the next 10 years. A ,. A a a. A a page9 minivan craze a growing number of europeans Are getting hooked on a Mode of transport invented in America the minivan. A Page 10 Leno hot after stunt talk show Host Jay Leno was not amused when guest Bobcat Goldth wait set a chair on fire during the. Show. A Page 20 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 automotive. 10 classifieds. 22-25 comics. 18-19,21 commentary. 13 crossword 21 faces a no places 20 focus. 15-17 Horoscope. 25 Jumble .25 letters .12 Money matters .14 sports.26-32 to listings. 31 weather.11 Colombia court throws curve n. To nations War against drugs by the new York times startling officials of both the United slates and Colombia the constitutional court in Colombia the nation considered to be the source of most of the world s cocaine has legalized the personal use of cocaine marijuana and other drugs. The ruling which can be reversed Only with a constitutional amendment docs not affect the business of Large scale production and shipment of drugs around the world. But it exacerbates tension Between the United states and Colombia Over what officials in Washington see As attempts by some colombian officials to undermine the War on drugs. A symbolically this is a very important and even devastating blow to both the governments of Colombia and the United states a a senior Clinton administration official said. It is the opposite he said of what both governments have been trying to do. Officials in Washington were heartened by the reaction of president Cesar Gaviria who said that the decision by the constitutional court was a a absurd and said that a referendum and a revision of the Constitution should be considered. The 5-4 ruling followed criticism by the United states of colombians chief prosecuting attorney Gustavo de Greiff who has said that anti drug efforts have been a failure and that legalization of All aspects of drugs should be examined. De Greiff said the courts decision was not a particularly Welcome one because it would simply mean the prolonging of drug from Page 1 substances a said air Force tech. Sgt. Tom Saunders a Neucom spokesman. A it s that Cut and what s not so Clear is How the military will treat civilians who. Fall under German Law. Complicating the process is the wide variety of civilian personnel from civil service employees to contractors to local nationals Morse said. And a family members a he added a Are a completely different vendors who rent space on an installation but do not work for the gov eminent Are also part of the Legal imbroglio. Even before the ruling by Germany a Federal constitutional court cases against american civilians caught possessing marijuana and hashish were rare said Bob Fiore a civilian attorney based in Frankfurt. A i Haven to seen a Case of wrongful use of marijuana by a . Civilian in 15 years a Fiore said. Under the ruling a civilian caught with a few Grams of cannabis would not be reported by the police. So the question Fiore said is How would the matter be brought to his Bossy a attention and even if it somehow were he added the situation a probably would not be sufficient to discipline him. You need a nexus to his Job performance. Quot if it is on the Job a Fiore said a a it la fall under the category of drinking on the German prosecutors also Are unsure How the ruling will affect the handling of such cases. Eberhard Bayer a prosecutor who a handles narcotics cases in Zweibruck in in the German state of Rheinland Pfalz said its not yet Clear what amount of marijuana or hashish constitutes a personal the level could possibly Range from 1 to 10 Grams he said. Bayer believes the court ruling is vague enough to throw into question whether police could confiscate the drugs. He believes they could and that the Only change with the court ruling is that the police would let the person go and not prosecute. High profits for traffickers along with a if you legalize it a he said a there will drug violence. Not be any business for the Narco tray legalization of drugs he said should fickers. Consumption will be treated As a not come piecemeal or by one country at Public health problem and a massive de a time but As the result of International cation Campaign would try to dissuade from using from Page 1 under fierce criticism for not doing enough to restore to Power haitian president can Bertrand Aristide who was ousted by the military in a september 1991 coup. At the same time president Clinton has taken heat for his policy of repatriating without hearings All haitians who try to escape to the United states by sea. Berger said the Only solution is for Haiti a military leaders to step Down and allow Aristide to return. A after 14 months of dialogue i think the time now is for economic sanctions a he said. The policy shift which could become effective in two a eks won Quick approval from some critics who have condemned the administration for turning Back thousands of haitian boat people. Randall Robinson head of the trans Africa lobbying group said he was ending a hunger strike sunday after 27 Days because he was assured that More attention would be Given to political refugees. Robinson said Clinton should be credited for taking measures a that will result in the salvaging of hundreds if not thousands of Berger said there were no plans to reopen the tent City set up by the . Military at Guantanamo Bay naval base Cuba to process refugees. In response to questions about possible . Military action in Haiti he said a a that a not a Fork in the Road that we have reached at this rep. Lee h. Hamilton d-ind., the chairman of the House foreign affairs committee said that while the threat of military action was appropriate he would oppose intervention at this time. Clinton a new policy should be Given time to work he said adding a if you put the . Marines in there with president Aristide i done to think that a going to solve the problems of Haiti a military Leader it. Gen. Raoul Cedras who also appeared on Abc spoke of the need for dialogue but evaded questions about whether he was willing to step Down if Given assurances of amnesty. A i personally think that a military invasion would be the worst mistake vote Salsa Singer and actor Ruben Blades running for Panama a presidency casts his ballot sunday in the nations capital. From Page 1 More than two decades before the american invasion in december 1989, on sunday former president Carter was one of some 1,200 International and panamanian observers on hand to witness the balloting seen As a test of the Central american nations democracy. He had been among those who had denounced the 1989 election As fraudulent. Front runner Ernesto Perez Balladares of the democratic revolutionary parly was among the first to cast his ballot when the polls opened at 7 . The voting w As to end at 5 p.m., and final results were expected Early today. Hundreds of Perez Balladares supporters applauded and cried out his nickname a a Toro a or a a Bull for his thick build a when he arrived to vote. A i am optimistic but we have to wait for the final results a he said. Perez Balladares has been leading in the polls with an approval rating of around 33 percent with constant references to his Mentor the late populist dictator Gen. Omar Torrijos. In second place is Ruben Blades a Well known Salsa Singer and actor. The other five candidates include it Reya Moscoso de Gruber of the governing Arnul Fista party. She is the widow of the late Arnulfo Arias Madrid a popular president elected three times and thrown out of office every time by coups. Also running is former government comptroller Ruben Dario Carles a 73-year-old economist backed by an Alliance called change �?T94 that wants to renegotiate treaties with the United states to keep american military bases from closing at the end of the Century. Carles says that closing the bases could Hurt the panamanian Economy. P6rez Balladares and Blades have suggested that the treaties should remain in effect beyond the year 2000. Under the treaties the United states has 10,000 military personnel and family members stationed in the country
