European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The Sll a said amp a Sci Pes vol. 53, no. 143 50c wednesday september 7,1994 d 8693 a Vatican steadfastly fights abortion plan Cairo Egypt apr delegates at the . Population conference homed in tuesday on Compromise language to get past the topic of abortion but the Vatican issued a new blast against any endorsement of the practice. Vice president a1 Gore head of the . Delegation tried to shift attention from the abortion debate that has entangled efforts to produce a 20-year plan for slowing world population growth. But the main work at the session still focused on a single paragraph on abortion in the 113-Page draft report. The conferences report will not be binding on any nation but the Vatican and some muslims contend the proposed program of action would set a tone favouring abortion and promiscuity. Gore repeated assertions that the 182 delegations already have agreed on most of the report and tried to put the Best face on his meeting with the head of the Vatican a delegation. A i think they re finally understanding see plan on Page 2 Welcome Back troops a amps Abrams my. Gen Hubert g. Smith commander of the 21st theater members returned last week from their refugee Aid Mission in army area come addresses soldiers from task Force 51 and Central Africa and the meeting with the general covered a wide their families in Mannheim Germany on tuesday. Task Force Range of the soldiers deployment concerns. See Story on Page 4. Is discover russians Are just like us Totsk Russia a lest than five years have passed since russian and american troops diced off on opposite sides of the Berlin Wall. But it might As Well be a Century for two of those divisions now training Side by Side As allies this week in Central russian a it a hard to believe we Ever looked across the Border at each other through Field glasses,1 col Richard Bridges said tuesday As the nine Day exercises passed the Halfway Point. Spec. Eddie Cox had a stronger term for it a mind boggling. The 26-year-old Cox is one of 250 american soldiers participating in the joint sex erases the first land based Maneu vers involving . Troops on russian soil like Many of his. Fellow soldiers he still finds it amazing a a it a strange that. In a Here and to make russian friends is really something else a the Pittsburgh native said. One private Kyle Trosclair has its hard a a to believe to Over looked across the Border at. Each other through Field col. Richard Bridges been happily exchanging medals badges map a a irettes with the russian soldiers sports map cases and Dag and some residents of the Garrison. A the people Are just like us a the 22-year-old said i not everyone wants to make friends with the americans. Slogans Spray painted on the pavement outside the Totsk training base Greet visitors with a Yankees see la on Page 2irish underscore peace pledge but protestants fume Dublin Ireland apr Ireland a prime minister and the Leader of the iras political partner pledged a commitment to peace after a historic meeting tuesday that provoked outrage from protestants in Northern Ireland and a Cool response from Britain. Prime minister Albert Reynolds and sinn fein president Gerry Adams said in their first face to face meeting that they were a totally and absolutely committed to democratic and peaceful methods of resolving our political talks were held less than a week after the Irish Republican army declared an open ended truce in Northern Ireland. The meeting underlined the huge political change in Northern Ireland wrought by the cease fire which took effect at Midnight last wednesday. Their statement was endorsed by John Hume Leader of Northern Ireland a main roman Catholic political party who also was at the meeting. Reynolds Hume and Adams declared that a your objective is an equitable and lasting agreement that can commend the allegiance of but they stopped Short of mentioning a permanent cease fire As demanded by the British. Protestant politicians said the meeting proved their charges of a secret Deal with the Ira Reynolds defended his meeting with Adams As part of the search for peace. In London British prime minister John major conferred with senior Cabinet ministers and afterwards his government demanded that the Ira a make Clear by words and deeds that its cease fire is permanent. Jerry Lewis telethon raises record $47.1 million a see Page 6 i 5 re a a or z Rya Snail mail what a slowing Down the . Postal service7 a see pages 16-17 to
