European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes barbed wire surrounds a Camp set up at the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba As some 15,000 haitian refugees await their Fate. Another tent City about two Miles away is being built to accommodate about 10,000 cuban refugees. Guantanamo a Haven again by new Day Washington for the third time in three years the . Navy base at Guantanamo Bay near the South Eastern tip of Cuba has been designated As the catch Basin for a Caribbean refugee crisis. Following up on president Clinton s orders to prepare a Safe Haven for cubans intercepted at sea Pentagon officials said saturday that a tent City to accommodate 10,000 cubans is being erected at the base where another Camp contains 15,000 haitian refugees. Officials said the two tent cities willbe distinctly separate operations located about two Miles apart. During the first flood of haitian refugees in late 1991 and Early 1992, Guantanamo held As Many As 12,000 haitians in conditions criticized by human rights activists As unsanitary and overcrowded. In May 1992, presi 1. How the.  Guantanamo mile area including rent is $4,000, since lease government a so / or bargains i960, Aga into the heart of a Dagger thrust aps a Dent Bush ordered the haitian boat people sent Back to their Homeland two months ago Clinton changed Bush s policy and said fleeing haitian would receive . Asylum hearings this triggered a new flood of refugees and caused Clinton last month to again change . Policy refugees would be Given the Choice Between a Haven at Guantanamo or their return to Haiti. Cubans from Page 1 since the 1980 Mariel boat lift when some 125,000 cubans fled to the United states. -. By the end of the week More than 30 coast guard and Navy ships will be patrolling the Waters Between key West and Cuba forming in effect a seaborne sea Wall. White House officials were alarmed by the Waves of refugees. There continues to be a very High number of refugees and we will continue to take Steps to make sure people know that they will not be allowed to come to the United states if they come by boat press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said. Perry said the Pentagon was Pree ared to House As Many As 10,000 cd ans at Guantanamo and possibly to open new Safe areas in three other Sites to keep the refugees from reaching .  Don t know How Long it s going to have to be kept up at this stage Perry said of the Pentagon s Effort. Asked How Long the cubans could remain at Guantanamo which already houses 15,000 haitians Perry replied i would say  Perry noted that the psychological Strain of remaining in an isolated encamp ment is Tough for people and would possibly help curb the exodus from Cuba. We can sustain migrant Camp there with food and other support. As Long As required said . Paul d. Miller commander of the . At lactic come. Perry and Miller were flying Over the Straits of Florida to Guantanamo aboard the Secretary s Small executive c-20 plane for a firsthand look. Perry said the United states would have the Camp for 10,000 cubans at Guantanamo ready by the end of the week and was looking at options to establish havens in the turks and Caico islands Suriname and Panama. Over the weekend the administration announced moves targeted at fur ther isolating Fidel Castro s communist government by cutting off transfers of funds from the United states to Cuba restricting charter flights and in creasing anti Castro radio and television broadcasts. Perry acknowledged that a potential blockade of Cuba is a policy alternative but it s not an option we re actively deploying for at this Point. I would take considerably More re sources than we Are deploying  Deputy transportation Secretary Mortimer Downey said 27 coast guard vessels Are to be in the area by the end of the week to set up a picket Fine to intercept cubans attempting to reach .shores. A -. About a half dozen Navy ships  by midweek Miller said. But the cubans ultimate immigrant status is a question that apparently re Mains unanswered. Perry queried about the administration s purposeful ambiguity in its Immi Gration policy replied it s important there be no ambiguity in the Point that going to sea and Guantanamo is no passage to the United states. We d like to make that  Downey said the coast guard has been involved in a High paced opera Tion that has focused on a search and Rescue Mission aimed at saving the lives of those who have left Cuba aboard Flimsy Craft. We can t be sure we re finding them All. We found some empty rafts Downey said attempting to emphasize yet again the perilous Ness of embarking on the High seas in makeshift Craft. Tuesday August 23,1994 first Day of school postponed Nyji Tijones education writer most department of defense dependents schools pupils have been Given afew extra Days before reporting to school for the 1994-1995 school year official announced. The first Day of school for pupils in the european Region will be next monday with the exception of a few locations that have unique schedules because of local customs or requirements. Military overseas schools originally were scheduled to open Friday. Schools where schedules vary Are in Bahrain Allied forces Central Europe schools in the Netherlands supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe schools in Belgium and Kleine Brogel monchengladbach Kalmar and Geilen Kir Chen schools in Northern Germany. Casses had been set to begin Friday but were delayed to give teachers More time to get organized. Officials said this year s opening has been complicated by the effects of the troop draw Down in Europe most notably the High number of teachers moving to new jobs from schools that have closed and also the number of schools with declining enrolment. Teach ers report to school today. Administrators reported aug. 9. Each school will develop its plans for the Day and parents and Community members will be invited to participate said or. Arlyn Sweeney Deputy director of Dodds Europe. This permits teach ers to have focused time to work together on school improvement initiatives As Wellas to perform the myriad tasks necessary to get the school year off to a great  Dodds Europe encompasses 143 schools in 10 countries and serves about61,500 pupils. Drug overdose possible in death of Green Beret Bobingen Germany German police said they suspect a drug overdose led to the death of a . Army special forces Green Beret whose body was found saturday in an off Post apartment near Stuttgart. Sgt. 1st class Joseph Ditoro was Dis covered by friends he had been visiting in the City of Bobingen according to statement by the army s 6th area sup port group the Stuttgart military Community s regional Headquarters. Ditoro was assigned to he co of the1st in 10th special forces group in Bobingen. Anton Dieterle spokesman for German police in Bobingen said monday that he would not deny or confirm what drug twas and it will be several Days before cause of death is  Ditoro is survived by his wife Bonnie and three children. . Bomb defused London a police defused a bomb outside a London department store monday after a Telephone warning they believe came from the Irish Republican  evacuated thousands of shop pers from London s main shopping thoroughfares Oxford and Regent streets after receiving a coded warning at 11 25 . The area reopened in three hours