European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . General says . Inept at Job of peacekeeping Washington a the United nations is incapable of leading even modest peacekeeping or peacemaking operations a . Marine general says. Maj. Gen. Anthony a Zinni nominated by president Clinton to head the 1st Marine expeditionary Force told the Senate armed services committee on thursday that the United states should stay out of . Peacekeeping operations until the International organization improves its ability to command troops. A unless the entire system is revamped and the resources Are provided a Zinni said the United nations will remain woefully incapable of providing the leadership and required capabilities to conduct anything but the simplest form of  zinnias assignments have included work on Relief operations in Somalia Northern Iraq and Bosnia. Sen. Strom Thurmond r-s.c., the ranking Republican on the committee said Zinni a May have More experience than any other officer who has come before this committee in the area of humanitarian and peacekeeping  the general a comments came As Rwanda Haiti and Bosnia loom As possible Sites for International peacekeeping forces. A the . Lacks the military Structure Quality personnel command and control resources and the appropriate political military interaction at its Headquarters and in the Field to conduct Large scale or Complex intervention operations a Zinni said. A a a recent move by the United nations to develop a 24hour-a-Day command Center in new York is a step in the right direction but far More is needed he said. The 1st Marine expeditionary Force based at Camp Pendleton calif., is one of three combat Marine forces ready for deployment around the world. Despite his critical comments Zinni said that rather than give up on participating in . Operations the United states should provide funding and other resources needed to improve . Military command and control capabilities. He said it also should encourage other countries to do the same. A the future is coalition operation and Burden sharing a Zinni told the committee. A the . Is the appropriate instrument in Many  but Zinni endorsing the Clinton administration policy said he would be a extremely cautious about allowing foreign commanders to control . Troops. A in most operations if it is important enough for us to commit forces we ought to Lead a Zinni said. The committee is considering whether to recommend Senate confirmation of pm nil a promotion and is expected to vote favourably next week. I saturday june 18,1994 judge rules out mistrial in Case against Citadel from wire reports Charleston so. The Federal judge in the sex discrimination Case against the Citadel angrily rejected a request for a mistrial As a totally frivolous and threatened to penalize the All male military College for asking. . District judge c. Weston Houck suggested that the schools request was a publicity stunt. Court rules prohibit filing motions for improper purposes S.C. As causing delays. Judges can Fine lawyers or their clients. Houck heard closing arguments in the Case thursday and is expected to Rule within a month on whether 19-year-old Shannon Faulkner May become the first woman to March with cadets at the state supported College. Faulkner has attended classes at the Citadel under court order since january but May not take part in military training or Wear a uniform. Rocker found dead in tub Seattle a in the second death to hit Seattle a alternative Rock scene this Spring the body of the Bass player in Courtney loves band Hole was found in her Bathtub with syringes and other suspected drug paraphernalia nearby Kristen Pfaff 26, was found dead Early thursday. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday. Love the Rock bands Lead Singer is the widow of Kurt Cobain the Leader of the grunge Rock band nirvana who shot himself to death april 8 at the couples Seattle Home. Kidnapper pleads guilty Riverhead  Man accused of imprisoning a 10-year-old girl in a backyard Dungeon for 16 Days pleaded guilty to kidnapping and admitted that he built the Bunker specifically for the youngster a year before he abducted her. Under the plea bargain John Esposito is expected to get 15 years to life in prison july 26 for Katie Beers 1992 kidnapping. The 45-year-old building contractor entered the plea thursday. Prosecutors said he forced Katie now 11, into a Box in the Bunker after she resisted his sexual advances. She survived on Bologna sandwiches sodas and junk food and watched a television placed in the cell with her. District attorney James Catterson said he accepted the plea bargain to spare Katie from having to testify. Esposito could have received 25 years to life on the original charges. Enzyme used in nerve test Washington a an enzyme that helps fish regenerate damaged nerves appears to have the same effect in adult mice scientists report. Injured nerves do not regenerate in adult mammals but they Are known to do so in fish the researchers report. For their research the scientists extracted an enzyme called  from the optic nerves of fish. In a study published this week in the journal science researchers at the Weismann Institute of science and the Goldschlager Eye research Institute in Israel report that by using  they were Able to cause severed optic nerves to reattach in Laboratory mice. North denies drug deals Austin Texas a a spokesman for Oliver North dismissed As a a nutty conspiracy theory allegations that North knew that the pilots he hired to run guns to the contras were smuggling cocaine into the United states. The allegations against the former National Security aide a now the Republican candidate for . Senate in Virginia a were levelled by the drug enforcement administrations former supervisor in Al Salvador. �?o1 risked my life to fight the War on drugs and watched him turn his head. North can Call it garbage if he wants but the fact remains that All of it is True a said Celerino a a celeb Castillo. Castillo reiterated allegations from As Early As 1987 that North a Supply organization allowed drug traffickers to Fly weapons from the United states into Al Salvador and Costa Rica and return with loads of cocaine. R in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago june 18,1984 a former finance minister John Turner was chosen by delegates of Canada s ruling Liberal party to succeed retiring Pierre Elliott Trudeau As party chief and ultimately prime minister. 20 years ago june 18,1974 a Irish terrorists exploded a bomb in the houses of parliament setting fire to Britain a most historic building for the first time since Adolf hitlers world War a Buzz bomb Blitz. 30 years ago june 18,1964 a Arizona sen Barry m. Goldwater won the support of 64 More gop convention delegates giving him four More committed votes than Are needed to win the Republican presidential nomination. 40 years ago june 1.8,1954 a the House foreign affairs committee voted 18-2 to continue to bar military Aid to France and Italy until the two countries ratify the proposed six nation european army plan. R world War ii 50 years ago today june 18 1�9�44 j soviet troops break through the finns Mannerheim line across the karelian isthmus North of Leningrad and push toward Vii Puri. In Italy British soldiers capture Assisi and free French troops enter Radi Cotal. . Marines reach the West Side of Saipan dividing the Island s defenders. Japanese search planes sight the . Fleet West of Saipan and Japan s aircraft earners prepare to attack. Source 21&4 Days of War. W h. Smith publishers inc the amp world almanac of Wor a War ii Bison books corp. 1981 a taking a break Tandi left and her sister Kola rest after romping around for the Media thursday at the Philadelphia zoo. The White lion cub though not an Albino was the first one Ever born in the Western hemisphere a zoo spokeswoman said. The pair were part of a Trio born March 24, but the third sibling died after two weeks. The Public will be Able to View the baby Lions beginning today. Serious ills found at irs Washington apr the irs is not that much better at bookkeeping than some of the taxpayers it oversees congressional auditors Saia thursday. The general accounting office a audit of the auditors found significant weaknesses in the internal Revenue service s Basic systems and controls resulting in lost tax Revenue errors in taxpayer accounts and Lack of proper accountability for operating funds and assets. The Gao the investigative Wing of Congress said it was unable to ascertain the reliability of Irso 1993 financial statements because of a Lack of adequate supporting information. Of 4,206 taxpayer transactions selected at random 273, or 6.5 percent were inaccurate lacked adequate documentation to determine whether they were Correct or contained discrepancies indicating potential error or fraud. It said irs procedures a were not effective in identifying erroneous or fraudulent claims in the earned income tax credit which last year provided $9.4 billion to lower income wage earners living with a qualified dependent. The Gao said the irs does not adequately coordinate Between automated tax refunds and refunds of greater than $1 million that Are handled manually. In one instance a taxpayer received both a manual refund of $1 million and an automated refund of $466,000