European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 53, no. 25 500 thursday May 12,1994 troop plan for Haiti denied . Ready to Send armed Force newspaper says from wire reports port a Prince Haiti a the United states plans to Send at least 600 heavily armed and protected troops to purge Haiti a military even if tougher International sanctions Force the army regime to give up diplomats and haitian sources say. However officials in Washington deny the report. The sources said the Only question is the timing and Dollar rises As germans trim rates from staff and wire reports Germany scentral Bank wednesday lowered two key interest rates by half a percentage Point in a move experts say will give a Short term boost to the . Dollar in foreign currency exchanges. Following the news the buying Power of the Dollar Rose one pfennig a to 1.63 Marks to the Dollar a at military Banks in Europe in a mid wednesday rate fix my. The rate will be in effect through Friday because today is a Holiday in much of Europe. A. The Greenback was also up slightly in other markets. Germany is a leading economic Force in Europe and has been under pressure see Dollar on Page 2 ultimate size of the Force. A when the american forces come is under discussion in Washington right now a a . Official in Haiti said tuesday. He said the choices Are to Send the troops in either before or after the local military leaders leave. The americans a prefer that they the haitian military Lead. Ers leave first a said one source a but if they done to the troops will go in White House and Pentagon officials staunchly Dei the report which appeared wednesday in the los Angeles times. A i read that report. I did no to recognize it As any plan we re working in a defense Secretary William Perry said wednesday during a photo session with French minister of foreign affairs Alain Juppo. Pressed to describe . Options in the matter Perry see Haiti on Page 2 woman pelted by fusillade of doughnuts Biddeford Maine Ufa a two Young men in Maine have been arrested and charged with a drive by attack a for assaulting a pedestrian with doughnuts. The two were picked up by police in Biddeford after the angry woman jotted Down their License number and reported them to police. _ a a Laurie Remill Ard 23, told police that she was walking Down main Street when two Young men drove by in their car and pelted her with munchkins from a local Dunkin donuts shop. She said the pair turned around moments later drove Back find hurled a another round of the bit sized doughnuts striking her in the face a. T the suspects were identified As Christopher Cody 20, and Chris Roy 19. Police in the coastal City of 20,000 residents said several other victims were also Peld in the sunday night spree but did not file charges. �?o1 guess there a not an awful lot to do in Biddeford at night a remarked one observer. A photos in a is comes once Moon with new Yorkus statue of Liberty among its witnesses the Moon eases Between the Sun and Earth on tuesday at the Start of a rare annular eclipse that captured the fascination of thousands. Among those getting a Down to Carth look at the event were children from Detroit a Cathedral school. Schoolchildren donned protective eyeglasses to watch the eclipse from the Detroit science Center. Astronomers say the next annual eclipse visible in the West will be in 2012. Inside today americans patrol under the guns in Macedonia \ -seepage3 exploring the Rome a ice Cream vendors Are hot Over a . Magazines critical review. See page12 \ stripes Magazine
