European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse A Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday August 31,1994 at a glance Kevin elders son of . Surgeon general Joycelyn elders who is shown in a file photo has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sell ing cocaine. See Story on Page 6. Calm returning Clinton administration officials Are breathing easier about the flight of cubans from their Homeland. Page 5 smithsonian gives in under pressure the smithsonian institution has agreed to broaden the scope of a planned exhibit on the american bombing of Japan in world War ii. Page 7 flight delayed rain has kept an american expedition from flying a Vintage b-29 bomber from the Northern Greenland Lakeshore where it has sat since 1947. Page 14 contractor merger defense contractors Lockheed corp. And Martin Marietta corp. Plan to. Merge in a a a billion Deal. Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers 26 classifieds. 27-30 comics 24-26 commentary 17 crossword. 26 faces n place 23 focus 19-22 Horoscope 29 Jumble. 29 letters 16 Money matters 18 sports 31-40 to hating 39 weather.15 l correction ,- of a a issuing Emu inc n,.un us Vav ,5s an he nations commit soldiers for peacekeeping in Haiti Kingston Jamaica a four Caribbean nations have agreed to pro vide peacekeepers if the United states decides to invade Haiti to remove its Rul ing elite senior . Government officials said tuesday. Foreign ministers of Jamaica trin Idad Barbados and Belize told . Officials meeting in Kingston on tuesday they would contribute to a Force of 266 soldiers to participate in the peacekeeping phase of a military operation to re move Haiti s military leadership. Guyana the Bahamas and Antigua had not made a final commitment of forces pending further internal consultations the . Officials said. It was not immediately Clear Why the three walked. Earlier . Officials said they had received assurances the three would participate. The United nations called on Haiti s military leaders july 31 to step Down and authorized a possible .-led invasion to restore elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide to office. . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali said in new York on tuesday that a . Attempt to prepare for Haiti s military rulers to leave peacefully failed when haitian leaders refused to meet with . Envoy Rolf Knutsson in the dominican Republic. Knutsson who re turned monday was to prepare for for Mal negotiations on the haitian military leaders departure. We tried to have a peaceful implementation of Resolution 940, but we have not been successful Boutros Ghali said. The Security Council will have to decide what it wants to do or the group of states that have sought the mandate for the in Vasion. Will have to take their own de in Kingston representatives of the countries participating in the meeting of tie 13-nation Caribbean Community condemned Haiti s refusal to meet with the envoy in this latest diplomatic Initia tive.". At a news conference following the meeting of Caribbean foreign anode sense ministers . Officials applauded the nations support. We consider what happened Here today in Kingston a watershed said Strobe Talbott Deputy Secretary of state who attended the meeting with Deputy defense Secretary John Deutch. We Hope the military dictators in Haiti will get the Deutch said the United states would immediately begin providing logistical support for the participating Caribbean military forces. The time for action has arrived Deutch said. There can be no doubt in anybody s mind that the multinational Force is going to troops from Page 1 Berlin. But he eventually gave in to Yeltsin s request for a military Send off marked by pomp and ceremony in the formerly divided Metropolis. Kohl along with French president Frangois Mitterrand and British prime minister John major will see off troops of the Western allies separately in Berlin on sept. 8. Most germans Are heaving a sigh of Relief Over the russian withdrawal. Until the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the soviet red army was styled by the East German government As liberators from Hitler Ian fascism but was regarded by the populace As an occupying Force. There was Little fraternization however. The russians and East germans each kept mainly to themselves. Eastern Ger Man citizens never forgot that soviet tanks crushed a popular uprising june 17, 1953, and saved the regime of the then communist Leader Walter Ulbricht. The bulk of the soviet Western Force had already left by Early this year along with 100,000 tanks artillery pieces planes and wheeled vehicles and 2.4 Mil lion tons of other Materiel. But the withdrawing russians have also left problems behind dilapidated buildings contaminated soil an Arsenal of guns sold to germans on the Black Market by Cash strapped russian troops and the tentacles of the russian mafia. Distributed by scrupps Howard news service blast from Page 1 has launched three separate investigations into the Accident which occurred in front of the Headquarters building of the 222nd base support but Baum older. In recalling the event tuesday from his bed at the Lah Stuhl army regional medical Center near Kaiserslautern i Germany heading was matter of fact. The instant the round was struck Bot the pole and the Hammer went flying he said slowly. At the same time i Felt like somebody hit both my funny Bones. Or. Mackey had Black stuff All Over his shirt. As i turned towards the Cannon i saw fire and smoke coming towards us then As i looked at myself i watched my thumb fall to the ground and then my a source close to the investigation who asked not identified tuesday offered a slightly different version of the events and said the ceremonial Cannon had not been properly maintained. Because no one had performed maintenance on the Cannon for a Long time the tube was rusted the army officer said. When they tried to put the canister in the Breech of the Cannon it did not. Seat correctly. So they tried to push the canister in by use of the pole and immediately after the explosion head ing reached Down and picked up his mangled thumb and Finger. He credits his presence of mind to repeated viewing of a favorite television show Rescue 911, clutching his fingers heading began a prolonged scream which he estimated lasted 30 seconds. He then began walking toward the Headquarters building. His sharpest memory he said was the Lack of assistance. Flocked across the Street and saw themes still saluting the Flag heading said. They did t help until Retreat was Over about 60 seconds later. They did t know what to do heading was taken to a German Hospi Tal in Baum older and then to a Hospital in Mannheim where he said doctor worked for 5v hours trying to reattach the thumb and Finger. But the severity of the. Wounds made it impossible he Saij. He was transferred to Lan Stuhl on monday. According to capt. Greg Bartlett the 1st army div Public affairs officer both heading and Mackey Are doing Fine and Are in Good spirits he did not know How extensive Mackay s injuries were or whether he had been . Bartlett also said thai More details of the incident will become available when investigations Are Complete. Probes Are being conducted by safety officers Mili tary police and the military command. Heading said he is to be sent to Walter Reed army medical Center in washing ton d.c., on thursday where it will be decided if he can remain in the army. The six year Veteran Yho was serving As a promotions clerk for the 4th in 29th Field arty is Uncertain of his future. I took the Man s Mackey s word on it and it Cost me this. It May end my Ca reer heading said. Cpl. Eddie cd Ermor heading s super visor at Baum older said heading was going up for e-5 sergeant and would have made it. No question about it s bad he has to get out of the army on account of this. He s a Good Soldier and had everything going for him. He ended up being a statistic because Ofa bad heading said that if he has to leave the army he would like to return As a civil Ian safety inspector. He said he s always been safety conscious but never More Sothan now. Even though heading is discouraged about his army future he still has found reason to be thankful. 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