European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stabs and stripes saturday june 18,1994 at a glance a Federal judge has Given president Clinton until aug. 5 to respond to a sexual harassment suit while she decides whether he has immunity in the Case filed by Paula Corbin Jones above. See Story on Page 4.irs criticized the irs is not that much better at bookkeeping than some of the taxpayers it oversees congressional auditors said thursday. A Pago 6americans leave some american diplomatic employees and their families left the . Embassy in Haiti on thursday before next weeks cutoff of . Airline service. A Pago 9shipments halted general Mills inc. Has halted ship Menis of oat cereals after learning that some of its Grain was treated with an improper 14 Index Abby Ann Landers .21 classifieds. 22-26 Gornics a. A. 18-19,21 commentary. ,.13 crossword. .21 faces a no places. .20 focus. 15-17 Horoscope. .24 Jumble a a a it it a a it 24 letters .12 Money matters. .14 sports. 27-32 to listings. .31 weather. .11 deadly Strep reportedly hits . Child in Europe by the stars and stripes at least one Case of the toxic streptococcal bacteria that have caused panic in Europe and the United states has been reported recently within the . Military Community in Europe officials said this week. The person stricken apparently was a Middle school student at Rhein main a Germany who was first treated at the base clinic and then taken to land Stuhl army regional medical Center near Kaiserslautern. On Friday a 7th medical come spokeswoman said the person familiar with the Case was not available to discuss it. A student at Rhein Mains Tunner Middle school was treated at the base clinic May 21, said Hal Haggard spokesman for the Germany Region of the department of defense dependents schools. School officials were assured by medical officials that there was nothing to be concerned about he said. Lan Stuhl spokeswoman Marie Shaw said a 14-year-old boy was admitted to the medical Center with the Strep bacteria May 21 and released May 31. Shaw had no other details. The youth was not identified. The Bug is a potentially lethal fast acting Strain of the common and ordinarily benign group a streptococcus. The deadly Strain of Strep can release toxins that Poison the fascia the tissue that secures skin to muscle. Recent news reports of a flesh eating bacteria initially resulted from a Cluster of cases in England where 15 people were infected and 11 died. The army typically has one or two cases a year said Cindy Vaughn a spokeswoman at the army s medical command at fort Sam Houston Texas. Vaughn said she did not know of the Case in Germany. She said that with the attention Given. To the cases in Europe and the United states a perception exists that the number of cases is rising. However she said that does not appear to be True contributing to fit report staff writers John Sohmer in Kaiserslautern Germany Jim Jones in Darmstadt Gar Many Dava Melancon in Wurzburg Germany and Cindy a Wollon in Washington Simpso from Page 1 a Sharp military knife. The football Hall of Famer flew to Chicago from los Angeles late sunday for a business meeting then returned a few hours later after he was told of his sex wife a death. Detective Bert Luper one of two los Angeles officers in Chicago investigating the slayings said that someone who stopped at a Gas station near the of Hare Plaza hotel in Chicago reported seeing a person who looked like Simpson in the Field. Luper say what searchers were looking for. A a we re working on an Anonymous tip a he said. Meanwhile a woman who jogged by Nicole Simpsons Condo at about the time of the killings told a detective that a vehicle generally resembling Simpsons was parked across the Street the los Angeles times reported Friday. A i saw a Light coloured Ford Bronco or Blazer Type car a the woman who requested anonymity told the times. The newspaper reported previously that bloodstains were found in Simpsons White Ford Bronco. Simpson s attorney has said that at the time of the slayings Simpson was two Miles away at his Brentwood mansion waiting for a limousine ride to the Airport. But the Limo Driver said Simpson Wasny to Home when he arrived at 10 45 ., according to to reports. The Driver said a sweaty and agitated Simpson got in the Limo shortly after 11 The Driver who was not identified has been interviewed by detectives the syndicated to program hard copy reported. A Friend of Simpsons Howard Bingham told the Boston Globe that he was with Simpson on sundays 11 45 Flight to Chicago and a nothing seemed different about him. A he was talking to me about his Golf game a Bingham said. A the Wasny to bleeding. 1 Shook hands with him in the Airport and in Chicago. He seemed like always. This whole thing is in other developments nationally renowned forensic scientist Henry Lee arrived from Connecticut to join Simpsons defense team Simpsons lawyer also has hired new York state police forensic scientist or. Michael Baden. And Simpson attended his sex wife a funeral thursday. He emerged from a White limousine wearing a Black suit and kissed his 9-year-old daughter Sydney and 6-year-old son Justin As he entered St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church there was an undercurrent of anger As 500 mourners gathered to Bury Goldman. A i want of. To turn himself in that s All a said Frank Enderle a Friend of Goldman a. A now o.j., if you turn yourself in at least your children would have some Money because you Are going to spend All your Money on court cases and you Are going to lose a army from Page 1 ground combat that bars women from units that engage the enemy on the ground with weapons and Are exposed to hostile fire and have a a High probability of direct physical Contact with the personnel of a hostile Force Quot Aspin ordered the services to report by May 1 which units could be opened to women. Most jobs in the Navy and air Force Are now open to women. Even the Marine corps which has Only 4 percent women plans to open 33 previously closed Fields mostly air plane and helicopter maintenance jobs and Headquarters positions a senior defense department official said. But some generals Are recommending that at least for now no More jobs be opened beyond the 7,000 additional positions in about half a dozen areas for Active duty women that the army announced in january. A we need to pause and let this sort out for a while a Gen. . Binford Peay Iii the army a vice chief of staff told the Senate armed services committee on thursday. A we should not look at the definitions in the last Aspin directive with that kind of clinical and hygienic precision a said Peay whom president Clinton has nominated to be the new head of the . Central come. A a that a no the Large portions of West a memo have been published in Trade publications and elsewhere putting the Secretary in an awkward spot if the final recommendations fall Short of his original plan. In an interview this week West refused to comment on his memo or on the circumstances surrounding its withdrawal. But he discussed the process that he and the army a personnel chief Sara Lister had used to evaluate opening new positions a the review started with taking the new Rule understanding it and measuring our positions carefully against it a West said referring to the new definition of ground combat a a in a fairly comfortable that measurement has taken place. But the uniformed military has to put it into operation. We re now talking about How they conduct their business in the Field. A even the uniformed army agrees that we have two Basic principles operating Here a West said. A one everyone in this country is entitled to an Opportunity to serve and should be Given that Opportunity. And two the army is a War fighting entity that exists to fight and win the nations wars. So the question is How to Best utilize the available resources to do the latter with the least Compromise of the 1 correction because of a reporting error a suspect in a criminal investigation and his wife were incorrectly identified in articles thursday and Friday. Daniel Aponte 35, is married to spec. Maria Aponte a Soldier in the Darmstadt military from Page 1 Are responsible for removing one or More of these items from the ship please remit payment a with checks made payable to the George Washington. The Navy billed the commander in chief for the missing items prompting the Stern memo to the 40 staffers involved. A was you know the ship and the . Navy served As our gracious hosts during this trip a it said. A they provided these items for our use not As after the memo leaked on Capitol Hill Ricki Seidman White House director of scheduling and Advance wrote a personal Check for $562 late thursday to repay the Navy citing what a White House spokesman called a a confusion about whether the towels and bathrobes might have been complimentary or perhaps included in the $11 each member of the travelling party had been required to pay for expenses aboard the ship. The spokeswoman also suggested that the 23 reporters and photographers in the press Pool who stayed aboard the ship might have been responsible for some of the losses although several re porters said their Cabins had been stocked Only with Plain White towels a no monograms no bathrobes. Rep. Dan Burton r-ind., who obtained and released the memo has been a ferocious critic of White House use of military aircraft including the 27 planes that transported 1,000 guests to a Day commemorations in Europe. The conservative congressman denounced the apparent Pur Loining of towels As a just a continuation of the arrogance of Power which has been exhibited by this president and his administration. From Day or at least bad manners
