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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, September 12, 1994

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes at a glance Fonner National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane says in his memoirs that former presidents Reagan and Bush deceived the Public about their knowledge of the Iran Centra arms for hostages Deal. See Story on Page 5. Puerto Rico skipped tropical storm Debby spared puerto Rico As it moved Westward through the Caribbean Early sunday. Pages Perot assails Clinton Ross Perot suggested that presi Dent Clinton promised to invade Haiti to win crime Bill votes from Black members of Congress. Page licensing teen Drivers teen agers would face a three stage process to become full fledged Drivers under a new proposal. Page 9 picking apart . Room collectors picked up the pieces after a $10,000 bid was withdrawn for the contents of the hotel room where . Simpson stayed the Day after his sex wife and her Friend were killed Page 10 big and attack Mcdonald s is defending its image with an and Campaign depicting the Chain As an economic Windfall for France. Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 automotive 9 classifieds. 21-24 comics 18-20 commentary 13 faces n1 places. 10 focus 15-17 Horoscope 23 Jumble 23 letters 12 Money matters 14 sports 25-32 to listings 31 weather 11 Tail Hook Case Las vegas a the whistle Blower in the Tail Hook scandal is taking her lawsuit to trial today after failing to reach a settlement with the hotel where the 1991 convention was held. Former Navy it. Paula Coughlin alleged the Tail Hook association made up of Navy and Marine aviators and the Las vegas Hilton were negligent in allowing her to be groped during the boisterous parties at the convention. She is seeking unspecified damages. The Tail Hook organization and cough Lin agreed to a settlement thursday but disclosed no details. Lawyers for cough Lin and the Hilton met briefly Friday but were unable to reach a settlement. Faced with a 500-person witness list and motions that were measured by the Pound . District judge Philip pro had encouraged both sides to look for a possible settlement Coughlin 32, was an Admiral s aide when she claimed she was sexually assaulted at the convention. More than 80 women later claimed that they too were fondled As they were forced Down a Gant let of Drunken revellers. The Navy and Marine corps pursued 140 harassment cases but none led to a monday september 12,1994 court today court martial. Coughlin resigned from the Navy in february saying Covert at tacks and the train from the Case made it impossible for her to serve. Pro ruled last week that a Pentagon re port on the convention cannot be used As evidence. The report is a summary of events and pro filled that Many of the conclusions were based on hearsay testimony. Hilton attorney Eugene wait filed court documents last month contending that Coughlin had her legs shaved at a Tail Hook party then returned later Wear ing a miniskirt and tank top. Coughlin has denied attending the party. Aberdeen my. A president Clinton worshipping in a military Chapel Here sunday thanked the first recruits to his National service program for fulfilling our god Given responsibility to serve our fellow human  the president and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton attended services at the Aberdeen proving ground a weapons facility in Central Maryland. The visit was designed to promote the president s Amer corps initiative a sweeping collection of Community service programs of Fering College education to its workers. The program formally commences today when Clinton plans to swear in nearly 15,000 Amer corps recruits Cap Ping his 2-year-old Campaign for the serv ice.  ". This is a special service that reaffirms our relationship to our god and our god Given responsibility to serve our Fel Low human beings Clinton told a congregation of about 300. With health care Reform in jeopardy and his popularity dropping the presi Dent returned from his summer vacation hammering on the All american themes of family values personal responsibility and Public service. The National service program which fulfils a Cornerstone pledge of Clinton s presidential Campaign is a $360 million Effort to put 20,000 mostly Young Ameri cans to work in four areas education health and human needs the Environ ment and Public safety. The workers will receive minimum wage pay frees health care and a $4,725 educational voucher for one year of work. The $4,725 can be used for College vocational education or College Loans. From Page 1 figure was closer to 800,000. An estimated 3,000 disabled people at tended most of them Young men who had lost limbs or were seriously wounded during Croatia s 1991 War with rebel serbs who captured one third of croatian territory. John Paul was Only 60 Miles from re cent fighting in Northwestern Bosnia. The bosnian War s grim reality was brought Home sunday morning with news of a grenade attack on the euro Pean Union s chief coordinator for re building the bosnian town of Mostar which is divided Between croats and muslims. Hans Koschnick a former mayor of Bremen Germany was not Hurt. Vaa ". It was not immediately Clear who was responsible but one police official said the Only possible direction of fire was from the Western or croatian held Side of Mostar. Just As he is trying to stick to his major schedule of foreign travel John Paul sounded equally Resolute in making his voice heard for peace in the Balkans.  the present tragic division and ten Sions must not make us forget that there Are Many elements today that unite the people at War and it is urgent and Nec Essary to gather All that unites them he said of the former Yugoslavia which began to unravel with the secession of Croatia and neighbouring Slovenia in1991. Peace in the Balkans i emphasize strongly in this time of suffering is not a Utopia rather it is necessary from the Point of View of historic realism the Pope said. " he called for reconciliation Between christians and muslims locked in War in Bosnia and rejected the idea that Reli Gion was linked to the nationalistic in tolerance which is raging in this  Haiti from Page 1 training to help them come together As a unit since they Are from different coun tries he said. Panton did not specify How Long the military exercises would last but said there would be a 15-Day training Cycle for each contingent of troops. The three Caribbean nations along with Trinidad and Tobago made their vow to participate in the multinational coalition while attending a meeting of the 13-Membcr Caribbean Community in Kingston Jamaica last month. It. Elizabeth Jones a . Military spokeswoman said troops from other participating countries were expected to arrive in puerto Rico within a week. Those countries include the Bahamas Barbados Dominica Trinidad and Toba go and St. Vincent and the grenadines Guyana also is to participate contingent on its parliament s agreement. On sunday . Secretary of state Warren Christopher said time was grow ing Short for Haiti s military leaders. Christopher and Madeleine Albright the . Ambassador to the United nations repeated the administration s Mes Sage that it had run out of patience with the military leaders who ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide from Power in a september 1991 coup. Christopher stressed that . Credibility was at stake in restoring democracy m Haiti and that president Clinton was moving ahead with military plans despite the opposition of most americans and members of Congress to sending us. Forces into Haiti sometimes a president has a responsibility. He has to do what is in the nation s interest Chustopher said on Abc Tele vision s meet the press. Christopher denied that the administration hoped to make political gains by staging an invasion shortly before the no vember congressional elections. Sen. John Mccain r-ariz., a leading critic of the proposed use of . Force in Haiti said he agreed that Clinton would not launch an invasion for political Rea sons. Tandy from Page 1 York and London. She was Broadway s original Blanche Dubois in the Memora ble 1947 production of Tennessee Wil Liams a Streetcar named desire that co starred Marlon Brando As Stanley Kowalski. Some of her Best known stage appear ances were with Cronyn her second Hus Harul. Together they starred on Broadway in such plays As the four poster the physicists a delicate a once Ivule Coward in two avs. I he Gin came Foxfire and . The actress won three Tony awards Broadway s highest Honor first for Streetcar in 1948, then the Gin game in 1978 and Foxfire in 1982. But it was As Daisy Werthan the inde pendent crotchety widow who forms a deep Friendship with her Black chauffeur that Tandy scored her biggest popular Success. Driving miss Daisy adapted from Alfred Uhry s pulitzer prize win Ning play was a Box office and artistic hit grossing More than $100 million and winning a Best picture Oscar in 1990 As Well As the top acting award for Tandy. I m not a big movie name and i knew they needed someone who was Banka ble Tandy said at the time. Certainly in films i be played Small supporting roles for the most part. What has been happening to the film is remarkable but there is something about the Story that has allowed the play to run for  besides miss Daisy Tandy s movies included the seventh Cross 1944for Ever Amber 1947walt Disney s a Light in the Forest 1958alfred hitch cock s the Birds 1963bufey 1974 with Alan Bates the world according to Carp 1982 with Robin Williams the bostonian 1984cocoon 1985fried Green tomatoes 1991 and used people 1992. ,  
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