European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 53, no. 67 50c thursday june 23,1994 d 8693 a of. Simpson listens to a los Angeles county sheriff s officer in court wednesday in a photo taken from a videotape. Simpson says he just wants out of that cell los Angeles a -. Simpson returned to court wednesday appearing More Alert and telling deputies a a in la do anything to stay out of that cell a the defense was in court seeking Access to All evidence authorities have against the former football Star including a bloody ski mask that the prosecution said wednesday does not exist contrary to news reports. The hearing began in open court then the lawyers filed into the judges Chambers for a private conference. A a in la do anything to stay out of that cell Quot Simpson was Over heard telling deputies in a conversation picked up by a microphone and broadcast on National television. A til sit Here and re  Simpson then was taken out of the courtroom until the hearing resumed. Defense attorney Robert Shapiro later denounced the electronic eavesdropping. Simpson has pleaded innocent and is being held without bail in the june 12 slayings of his second sex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her Friend Ronald Goldman. In court Shapiro asked to see the bloody ski mask investigators see cell on Page 2 death by violence Domestic abuse is most often a dark secret uncovered when the crime is too gruesome or the abuser too famous to hide. The murder of Nicole Brown Simpson casts new Light on the  of women by relationship <1988 family member 31% relationship unknown 2% casual acquaintance 21% a Friend 8% romantic partner 18% pan Nenna non drug crime 3% a stranger 16% drug user or buyer 4% percentages add up to More than 100 due to multiple responses. Source . Dept of Justice every five seconds each year 4 to 6 million women Are battered one every live seconds. Source the women s Center dirty Little secret out of the closet los Angeles a the arrest of . Simpson in the slaying of his sex wife a a woman he once beat so severely  sought Hospital care for split lips head bruises and a Black Eye a has focused new attention on violence against women in America. From California to the nations capital hot lines for abused women fave been deluged since the june 12 slayings of Nicole Brown Simpson and her see closet on Page 2mssde today regulating nicotine in cigarettes proposed to curb teen addicts nicotine 7 mg/24 a nicotine patches work quickly study says a see Page 9 Russia opens new with nato Brussels Belgium apr erasing the legacy of a divided Europe Russia and nato inaugurated a program of military and political cooperation wednesday that gives the Alliance a new role at a Lime when it no longer has an enemy. Russian foreign minister Andrei Kozarev spoke of a a new chapter in european history As he enrolled his country in natos partnership for peace program following the example of 18 of Moscow a former cold War allies. It is a relationship unthinkable just years ago a partnership in which Russia and 8ft a a rotated a Fortes on pages v  the North Atlantic treaty organization will cooperate in military exercises arid peacekeeping operations. Russia also will be Able to have a delegation at nato Headquarters. Additionally Russia and nato launched a a far reaching relationship that goes beyond the partnership. In a declaration the two said both a have important contributions to make to european stability and  Russia insisted on such a declaration to bolster its see Russia on Page 2 on go by Kevin Robinson staff writer sgt. 1st class Randall Igus does no to give much thought to the daily forays of Money traders or the fluctuating policies of Central Bank presidents. But when the Dollar Falls significantly in Exchange value against the German Mark he pays attention. A i Hadnot been monitoring the Mark rate closely Quot said Igus a Soldier assigned to Headquarters 3rd support come in Wiesbaden Germany. A but when it drops below 1.60, it gets ugly for  Igus and other americans who pay their Bills on the Economy or like to travel around Europe were jolted tuesday when the Dollar Slid against major european currencies. The biggest news was the four pfennig drop of the Greenback to 1.56 against the German Mark. Today the military Exchange rate for the Dollar remained steady for both the German mrs re and the British Pound a $1.57 buys one Pound. A Dollar on the London Market fell slightly in value against the italian lira buying Only 1,573 instead of 1,581 tire. Why the sudden weakness in the dollars buying Power overseas a it s just a pervasive nervousness about developments All Over the world with inflation fears under see pressure on Page 2 camping in Europe from Scotland to euro Disney see s i Riff s Magazine