European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday july 27, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5aide defends Clinton on Whitewater Washington apr White House counsel Lloyd Cutler opened televised Whitewater hearings tuesday by offering a Point by Point defense of contacts Between aides to president Clinton and banking regulators about a failed Arkansas savings and loan a there was no violation of any ethical Standard a he told the House banking committee. He conceded that in Hindsight some of the contacts demonstrated poor judgment. But rep Jim Leach of Iowa the panels ranking Republican immediately staked out the Gopas position saying the White House contacts with banking regulators showed a arrogance of he also accused the Clinton administration of being a less than candid about the extent of the conversations. Rep. Bill Mccollum r-fla., complained about what he called a a Lack of appreciation on the part of the president and some members of his staff about avoiding even the appearance of Cutler was Lead off witness at hearings held in a packed hearing room in the Rayburn House office building. More than 200 seats were set aside for the Public and the news Media. The hearing broke at midday so lawmakers could at tend a joint session of Congress to hear addresses by israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan a King Hussein. The Long awaited hearing got off to a partisan Start that demonstrated the desire of democrats to limit its scope and the determination of republicans to broaden it. Before Cutler opened the testimony chairman Henry Gonzalez of Texas moved to Block questioning about the death of White House aide Vincent Foster. His motion prevailed on a party line vote of 31 to 19. Police called Fosters death a suicide and special counsel Robert Fiske confirmed that finding. Leach a persistent critic of administration handling of Whitewater said the democrats were limiting the hearing to a less than 5 percent of Whitewater. When he was governor of Arkansas. Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton were major investors in the Whitewater land venture. Federal investigators named Whitewater As one of the ventures that May have contributed to the collapse of Madison guaranty savings and loan of Little Rock. Cutler told the House banking committee that a no White House staff member made any Effort to change any decision by banking regulators investigating the dealings of a failed Arkansas savings and loan. In an interview before his testimony Cutler disclosed a Contact Between the White House and Webb Hub Bell a senior Justice department official who was confidant of the Clinton and a former Law partner of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Hubbell supposedly had recused himself from the Whitewater Case. Cutler said Bernard Nussbaum his predecessor As White House counsel had a a dinner table conversation earlier this year with then associate attorney general Hubbell about the appointment of an Independent counsel in the Whitewater Case Cutler said. Cutler said the conversation Between Hubbell and Nussbaum was not improper because Hubbell was not involved in the Case. Cutler also revealed that Nussbaum talked to Louis Freeh about the appointment of a special counsel when Freeh was being reviewed As a candidate for Fri director. Freeh a Federal judge at the time of the conversation has since been named to the Post. Hubbell and Nussbaum resigned under pressure amid the Whitewater affair. . Teens As witnesses Darmstadt Germany a amps the German police Are seeking four or five american teen age girls who May have witnessed the abduction of a 4ryear-old German girl in Schneppe Hausen. The child who was sexually molested disappeared about Midnight july 17 near a children a ride at the local soccer club summer festival which was held on the sport area in Schneppe Hausen a suburb of Weiter Stadt police believe the Man took the child from the ride and dragged her about 100 meters to the scene of the crime a wooded area near the sport area. When the child reappeared she was naked and appeared badly Hurt in the genital area. She later was hospitalized. Police said the american girls believed to be 16 or 17 years old who were walking near the area May have seen the Man suspected of molesting the child taking her away. The teen agers were approached by a German Man who asked about the child but they did not understand German possibly assuming the Man was trying to pick them up German police speculated. The teen agers then left police said. German police suspect the americans were military family members living near Schneppe Hausen. Law enforcement officials Are asking them to Call the . Criminal investigation come or military police in Darmstadt As they May be Able to Supply a More detailed description of the Man who is described As about 6 feet tall 18 years old with Black hair. The Telephone number for the military police in Darmstadt is Dan 348-7777 or civilian 06151-69-7777. Junior firefighter 5&s John Bomor Brian Mcgee in hat gets a Little help operating the fire Hose tuesday at the fire station in to Gelwich Germany. The 5-year old is taking part in Camp Rainbow a summer program for children with special needs in the Kaiserslautern Community. Ozone emergency prompts Speed limits Bonn Germany apr a German state government slapped Speed limits on the highways around Frankfurt and surrounding cities tuesday to Battle soaring Levels of lung damaging Ozone. The left Liberal Hessen government in july 1993 became the first state government to take its Battle against Ozone smog to Drivers by ordering Speed limits if Ozone reached above certain Levels. On a stifling still Day with highs of 93 degrees officials rang the Ozone alarm. Under the regulation when Ozone rises above 240 micrograms per cubic mete about one Yard of air at three measuring stations Speed limits of 90 Kilometres per hour about 55 Mph on autobahn and 80 Kph about 49 Mph on state roads go into effect. German autobahn normally have no Speed limits except on marked stretches. Police were told to enforce with warnings rather than fines. Control stations were undermanned and police did no to know if the Speed limits which went into effect at 5 30 p.m., were being respected. The limits were expected to last at least one Day and possibly longer. Frankfurt is a City of 600,000 in a metropolitan sprawl with Over 2 million least 10 bookstores to close cafes document says by the stars and stripes at least 10 stand alone stars and stripes bookstores in England Germany and Turkey will permanently close after a september inventory and property Transfer according to an army and air Force Exchange service document. The closures mean that books and or magazines previously sold in the standalone outlets will be absorbed into other cafes stores. At Raf Lakenheath England for example Book and mag Azine sales will be moved to a new shop Pette the document said. Some of the other stores transferring to cafes will retain their existing location. The 10 bookstores cited in the document were targeted for closure based on the loss of the building a dramatic reduction of service members or a the eventual closing of the base the document said. Other stores the document said Are a loss stores in poor for instance the Bookstore at the Mainz Germany shopping Center will be closed the document said because it is a a poor also the document said a command wants the following stripes bookstores will dose a in Germany Gie Belstadt air Field Pir Masens Sembach a Karlsruhe Mainz Mccully Barracks in Mainz Fin then Idar Oberstein and Derheim a Turkey Izmir a England Raf Lakenheath officials from the army and air Force Exchange service in Europe were unavailable for comment. Also there was no information from stars and stripes or cafes to pinpoint exactly where the bookstores a once they close and become Exchange Book Marks a would operate. The Bookstore changeover from european stars and stripes to cafes was mandated by Congress to be completed by oct. 1
