European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the Zitars and stripes saturday May 14, 1994 at a gland it it Ltd 1 i. 4 x quota a a palestinian armed with an ak-47 and a palestinian Dag celebrates thursdays pullout or israeli forces from Rajah Gaza strip. The withdrawal continued Friday As the israelis handed Over Jericho West Bank to the palestinians. Sec Story on Page 5. Smuggling reported. Iran has smuggled material for making weapons to Bosnia a Muslim dominated government in Defiance of a . Arms embargo a bosnian source has  a. A \ a pago4 eased tax Law backed the House has voted to simplify social Security Laws that govern the payment of taxes for housekeepers a a a a a page6 food stamp lawsuit advocates for the poor Are suing the agriculture department to fight burdensome food stamp regulations. A a v. A a. A x a pages baby Boomers religion Many researchers see a gloomy Short term prognosis for traditional religions because baby Boomers have Tost their religion. A Page 10 economic gains seen moderate expansion of the . Economy should continue throughout 1994, corporation leaders say. A Page 14 r Index 3 Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds. .22-26 comics. 18-19, 21 commentary. 13 crossword. 21 faces a to places. 20 focus. 15-17 Horoscope. 24 Jumble. 24 letters. 12 Money matters. A. .14 religion. 10 sports. 26-32 to listings. 31 weather. 11 by Michael wines new York times Washington the Senate approved the final version thursday of legislation that makes it a Federal crime to attack or blockade abortion clinics their operators or their patrons and sent it to president Clinton who has said he will sign it. The 69-30 vote was a Triumph for abortion rights advocates who have Laboured for months to bring what they say is an increasingly Lawless anti abortion movement under the jurisdiction of Federal judges and marshals. A the legislation was propelled by a spate of unusually violent attacks last year including several firebombing of abortion clinics and the murder of a doctor in an anti abortion protest in Florida. But it was a bitter if expected defeat for anti abortion lawmakers. In debate last year and again thursday they argued that the measure Aims less to quell anti abortion violence than to Rob that movement of a hallowed protest tactic wielded with  by More Liberal causes peaceful civil disobedience. The Bill would Levy Federal prison terms and heavy fines against anti abortion demonstrators for some nonviolent acts a like staging sit ins and chaining protesters to doorways a that carry mild local or state punishment when other protest movements employ them. That provision led angry opponents thursday to accuse the measures More Liberal supporters a backers of social protests like the lunch counter sit ins of 1960s civil rights groups a of hypocrisy a some Day this is going to haunt you a said sen. Robert Smith . A a there a going to be another political Issue that you re on the other Side of. And you re going to regret this  the winning coalition Drew not just All of the Senate a abortion rights advocates but a handful of abortion oppo Nants As Well. The 69 supporters included All but three of the 55 democrats who voted and 17 republicans almost All from the party a More moderate Side. Among the republicans were the party a two female senators  Hutchison of Texas and Nancy Kasse Baum of Kansas. The three democrats who opposed the Bill were party conservatives John Breaux and j. Bennett Johnston both of Louisiana and j. James Exon of Nebraska. A the measure becomes Law As soon As Clinton signs it. Clinton keeps Washington a president Clinton still has not made a decision on a supreme court nominee. A White House officials said they hoped but could not guarantee that he would make his selection by Days end Friday. A a he la have an announcement when he a ready a White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said Friday. Ing at court Choice other officials speaking on condition of anonymity said that the re. Was a real Chance that Clinton would put the decision off for yet another Day. Officials said there Are still three finalists on Clinton a list a Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Federal judges Richard Arnold of Arkansas and Stephen Breyer of Massachusetts. Babbitt earlier in the week appeared to be the favorite. But the More Clinton hesitates the More clouded babbitts chances seem. Arnold is an old Friend of Clinton a. But of the three Breyer is the one who seems to be the safest bet for easy con fir Illarion. From Page 1 warlord Mohamed Farrah aided. A this immediate reaction was a Why did they launch the raid a a Joyce a Chicago resident quoted Clinton As saying a this is the one thing that has continued to haunt me about this. That is the essence of the  White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said Clinton a remarks to the family members were consistent with his past comments on the raid a this is not new information a she said. But at the time Clinton called for support for the soldiers a who lost their lives in a very successful Mission against brutality and  the White House also released a statement supporting the United. Nations policy of seeking aided a a arrest. Earlier thursday the general in charge of the raid said that few if any lives would have been saved had the Clinton administration granted an earlier request for tanks. Eighteen . Servicemen were killed and 84 wounded in Somalia operations that Day a i do not believe it would have had any significant Impact on the casualties suffered Quot army maj. Gen. William. F. Garrison told the Senate armed services committee. Garrison also said that army Ranger units such As his Quot deploy Only at the direction of the Secretary of defense. He said he did not know if Clinton ordered the raid or was involved in the planning. Garrisons testimony relieves some pressure on Clinton Over Why his administration rejected requests last summer for tanks and other heavy Armor. Relatives of those killed have sharply criticized Clinton for having allowed former defense Secretary Les Aspin to reject requests from military officers in Somalia for tanks. White House officials hastily arranged the family meeting after seeing Advance copies of Joyce a testimony in which he sharply criticized Clinton for failing to fulfil a Promise to meet with relatives of those killed. The testimony was prepared for delivery at the same committee hearing. After the lunchtime meeting at the White House Joyce delivered an altered version of his testimony v �?o1 was somewhat More empathetic after meeting with him that some of the decisions were made without his knowledge a Joyce said in an interview. James Smith who lost part of a leg in the Vietnam War and lost his son spec. James e. Smith in the raid was less charitable. A does no the know what his people Are doing Quot Smith asked. Smith of Long Valley n.j., said Clinton described his own reaction As angry when he Learned of the raid. Clinton told the families that he had been trying to avoid the mistake of trying to manage a Distant Battle a mistake he said president Lyndon b. Johnson made in Vietnam. But he did not answer the question of How . Military forces could plan and execute commando style operations weeks after Clinton and his top advisers had apparently decided on a negotiated settlement. Joining Clinton were National Security adviser Anthony Lake and White House aide George Steph Nopoulos. The meeting at times became emotional As relatives wept Over their losses participants said. A a a a a a. Y a a the listened intently a Smith said. A the drank a lot of Coffee. He was very polite. I think he said All the right schmoozing things. But 1 got the idea that he did no to have the slightest idea what was going on in Somalia and that a  Ben Pilla of Vineland n.j., said Clinton a just confirmed he did no to really know exactly what was going on Over  his son spec Dominick m. Pilla 21, also died. All three fathers Are Vietnam veterans. Their own military experience a Joyce is a retired army lieutenant colonel a heightened the emotion of their testimony a a a. A a a a. A a a the raid marked a turning Point in congressional support for the somalian operation and in a larger sense for peacekeeping operations in general. Under pressure from Congress Clinton ordered virtually All . Forces out of Somalia by the end of March. Mock from Page 1 Airport on the bahamian Island of great Ingua. Most of the marines soldiers sailors and airmen were american but there were Small detachments of dutch and surinamese troops Roach said. The operation involved Beach and Parachute assaults. Many of the objectives reported by the Globe such As seizing Road junctions and knocking out military communications could be applied in Haiti. Such detailed exercises took place before the .-led invasion of the Caribbean Island of Grenada in october 1983. Roach compared the operation to the regular .-nato exercises every other year off the sprawling Roosevelt roads naval station in puerto Rico the Atlantic fleets primary practice Center. Roach and a spokesman at the carib bean base said they were unaware of any major participation of Roosevelt roads in operation agile provider. The Globe had reported parts of the mock invasion too place in puerto Rico. Fridays rejection by the military of a mock Haiti invasion was its second denial of a Media report about Haiti in three Days. On wednesday the Pentagon and the White House strongly denied a los Angeles times report that the United states was planning a military operation with the aim of a purging Quot the haitian army