European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 r the stars and stripes Friday september 2,1994 ., Cuba discuss refugee flood new York a hoping to halt the food of cubans trying to reach the United states  Officials met with a cuban delegation thursday to discuss the exodus and the possibilities of Legal migration. The talks at the  Mission to the United nations came after More than 19,000 cubans fled their Home land in the past month. The exodus began when cuban president Fidel Castro responded to riots aug. 5 in Havana by suggesting that he would no longer Stop those trying to leave. Neither Side would comment on details of the talks during a Brief lunch break. The talks were expected to continue in the afternoon and possibly today. Michael Skot the chief  Delegate at the talks told reporters before the meeting that he expected serious talks on migration. V we know it is in their interest As Well As in the in Terest of the United states to establish $ firm system of Legal Safe and orderly migration from Cuba to replace what is happening now which is dangerous chaotic and unsafe migration said Skol a Deputy assistant Secretary of state. On wednesday coast guard and  Navy ships picked up 2,159 cubans trying to reach the United states in rickety rowboats homemade rafts and sail t Oats. They will be taken to the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba. Dozens More were picked up thursday morning. Skol rejected suggestions that discussions might cover wider issues such As lifting the 32-year-old  Economic embargo against the Caribbean Island. Cuba has been seeking broader talks. I be got a briefing Book Here and it is on migration issues Only Skol told reporters. There s nothing Here about embargo about economics or about anything else. Tabs a through m All  notch Sark brings pets of Nordb a by the virginian Pilot Norfolk a. The air Force provided the big bellied c-130 cargo plane the Navy offered Norfolk naval base and the army supplied the veterinarians. Together on wednesday they got the first 15 pet evacuated to Norfolk from the  Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba with roughly 345 More to follow by next thursday. Painted on the Side of the Gray pet plane were the Large White letters Noah s Ark. Beauty Bentley to Booger Brandy and the other pets de planed Bright eyed at noon. Also aboard avas a Load of Luggage for the human evacuees including the pets owners who would land about three hours  the Sake of the humans jerked from Homes at Guantanamo because of the wave of Cuba refugees washing into the base the Transfer of their pets was made As smooth As possible. One of the vets maj. Willie Crosby of Virginia Beach said we really feel that the measure of the Success of this exercise might relate to How Well the animals Are treated. We have come to realize pets and humans Are bonded As Well As humans and their children. These animals Are members of the families.". A. Two army veterinarians at Quanta Namo checked the pets tuesday night and issued health certificates. Army sgt. David Bartholomew a vet tech stationed in Cuba flew up with the pets who herein travel crates. We had a Small Puppy get a Little car sick he said. Otherwise the trip was uneventful. More than 1,100 cats and dogs Are registered at Guantanamo he said but not All will be evacuated distributed by scrupps Howard news service Cuba s Delegate Ricardo Alarcon declined to com Meril when he entered the  Mission which is across 1st Avenue from the . Building and is protected by a police Booth and Concrete barriers to keep car Borab Essaway.  told Cuba s state radio wednesday that the Only Way to Stop the exodus was for the United states to end the embargo. All they have to do is change that Basic Issue said Alarcon a former foreign minister and one of Castro s most trusted foreign policy advisers. Alarcon also Cuba s former . Ambassador was instrumental in engineering a nonbinding Resolution in Art for sales Sovo Didio a zairian child in Goma put on his Best smile recently to help get the attention of an american service member on the other Side of the concertina wire. The boy was trying to sell the i an african Wood sculpture. The general Assembly two years ago to deplore . Embargo. Even some  Allies joined in repudiating Washington s Effort to strangle the cuban econ omy. Cuba has said the refugees Are fleeing for economic and not political reasons but  Officials have blamed Cuba s communist policies for the country s economic hardships. V the Clinton administration plans to ask cuban officials about indications that Cuba has been releasing prisoners to join the boat people  Officials i Washington said wednesday speaking on condition of anonymity. 3 quakes shake Cost area Petrolia Calif. A three Strong Earth quakes Friday jolted a 400-mile stretch from Southern Oregon to the san Francisco Bay area with no injuries or serious damage reported. All three quakes were entered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Petrolia about 200 Miles North of san Francisco. Jaime Artega of the state emergency services office said the first quake hit shortly after 8 . And had preliminary magnitude of 6.8. It was followed within two minutes by a quake measuring 6.9 and one with a6.4 magnitude. All three quakes were entered Between 23 and 106 Miles off the coast Artega  reported feeling the quakes from Palo Alto about 20 Miles South of san Francisco to Grants pass ore., about 50 Miles North of the California line. It was a pretty Good shake Shook for about 15seconds or so said Gary Milliman City administrator for the town of fort Bragg Calif. It just continued to shake. It Felt like a gradual one in the beginning and then a Little More intense and sort of bumpy. Then i tailed  one woman called from Santa Rosa to say she swathe water slosh out of her swimming Pool but she didst feel anything said Pat Jorgenson of the  Geological Survey in Menlo Park. Santa Rosa is about 40 Miles North of san Francisco. In april 1992, a 6.9 magnitude quake damaged More than 300 Homes and injured 95 people in the Sam coastal area of Humboldt county. Damage totalled about $51 million. Norway Driver has to pay a truce for on/on7 insult Oslo Norway a a Motorist was fined4,000 Kroner $575 this week for calling a thin skinned policeman an  the 26-year-old Motorist was pulled Over by Deputy sheriff near Bergen in Western Norway for a routine Check and began to argue with the officer reports said thursday. You onion growled the Motorist. The Deputy s charge of insulting an officer was upheld by Nord Nordland county court. Dental clinic to frown on phone appointments Rutha no a j of a i Iby the stars and stripes Baum older Germany the army dental clime at Baum older will switch to a new patient an to moment system beginning tuesday. Col. Glenn Casey officer in charge of the dental clinic said the new system gives a higher priority to family members who schedule their appointments person instead of by Telephone. Ppm moments in if you depend on the Telephone you re probable not going to get one Casey said. The phone Calk stack up. That system do Esau  p s appointments for family members will be made on tuesdays after Active duty soldiers on sick Call have been seen and made their appointments he said sick Call is usually conducted Between 7 30 and 9 30 . Family members will be Able to sign up for appoint ments on a first come first served basis. Those who want to make appointments by Telephone May do so u Only after family members at the clinic have Bee scheduled first Casey said. He said the appointments system is based on one he worked with at his previous assignment in fort Knox by. He also noted at the Best time for family members to make appointments is when Baum older soldiers Are on training exercises. About 40 percent of the clinic s appointments Are of Orlamay members he said but 87 percent of failed appointments involved family members