European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 r the stars and strips monday May 9,1994 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 condition is deteriorating and might be the basis for a last minute Appeal. Meanwhile an auctioneer is pre. Paring to sell 15 pieces of artwork that Gacy did while on death Row. See Story on Page 5. 1 a segregation on trial a a trial opens today in Mississippi to decide How the state will comply with a 1992 . Supreme court order to end segregation in the states eight universities three of which Are predominantly Biack. A a Page 6 famine threat 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 Page 9 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 Gold Thwait set a chair on fire during the show. A Page 20 r Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 automotive. 10 classifieds. 22-25 comics. 18-19,21 commentary. .13 crossword. 21 faces no places. 20 focus. .15-17 Horoscope. 25 Jumble. A. 25 letters. 12 Money matters .14 sports. 26-32 to listings 31 weather. A a. A 11 by the new York times startling officials of both the United states and Colombia the constitutional court in Colombia the nation considered to by the source of most of the worlds cocaine has legalized the personal use of cocaine marijuana and other drugs. The ruling which can be reversed Only with a constitutional amendment does not affect the business of Large scale pro duct Ion 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. By officials in Washington were heartened by the reaction of president Cesar Gaviria who said that the decision by the constitutional court was a absurd Quot 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 a it a that Cut and _ what a 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 category.�?�. A vendors who rent space on an installation but do not work for the government Are also part of the Legal imbroglio. A even before the ruling by Ger Many 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 attn Tion 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. A a a a a if it is on the Job a Fiore said a a it la fall under the category of drinking on German prosecutors also Are in sure How the ruling will affect the handling of such cases. Eberhard Bayer a prosecutor who handles narcotics cases in Zweig Rick 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 be said. Bayer believes the court ruling is vague enough to throw into question whether police could confiscate the drugs. He believes that 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 Quot 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 Ackers. 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 agreements. People from using hearing from Page 1 a. Part mint by calling for political reconciliation among the different a cans in Haiti. A a a Clinton said the decision to process refugees at sea will not Lead to a flood of boat people and he urged haitians not to take the move As an incentive to try to leave the country by boat. A there May be some More people who get in because Well be reviewing even More people. But it would be a great mistake for haitians who want to come Here for economic reasons to just take to the boats because we Are not changing the Standard by which we admit he said that while the policy of returning economic refugees will continue he did not want to risk forcing Back to Haiti those refugees with Bona fide claims to political Asylum. \ the policy change came after a six week review and concern that political bloodshed in Haiti was reaching a alarming Clinton stressed that the ultimate solution is the departure of the military leaders who overthrew Aristide in a september 1991 coup. A a to that end the United nations at the urging of the United states on May 21 will begin imposing tougher sanctions on the haitian military government. Clinton said . Naval vessels will strengthen their patrols off Haiti to enforce sanctions. He said the United states a cannot and should not Rule out other options a an apparent reference to the use of military intervention to drive the haitian military leaders from Power. 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. Haiti a military chief it. Gen. Raoul Esdras also 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 personally think that a military invasion would be the worst mistake possible a he said. 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 Amer Jean invasion in december 1989. On sunday former president Carter was one of some 1,200 International and panamanian observers on band 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 revolutionai7 party was among the first to cast his ballot when the polls opened at 7 . The voting was 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 Quot or a a Bull for his thick build a when he arrived to vote. Quot 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 Ruhn Blades a Well known Salsa Singer and actor. The other five candidates include Mireya 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. Prez 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
