European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 r the stars and stripes thursday september 15,. 1994 at a glance a Marion Barry enjoyed a a amazing Grace on tuesday As the former crack smoking mayor of washing ton ousted incumbent mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly in the democratic primary. See Story on Page 8. Close Call the evening before he crashed a Light plane into the White House Frank Corder sat in the doorway of a cheap Motel room trying to talk a new Friend into flying with him. She declined. A a page5 nuke shipment blocked a Federal judge has blocked the shipment of spent nuclear fuel from Europe for storage in South Carolina. A Page 6 Gene pinpointed . Researchers have isolated the Gene that causes the inherited form of breast cancer a journal reports. A Page 9 jewish Sites guarded police posted armoured personnel carriers at several jewish and israeli centers in Germany after being warned of a terrorist attack around today a yom kippur Holiday. A Page 10 United Way charges the government has charged the former president of United Way of America and two fellow executives with mail and tax fraud and conspiracy. A a a a a _. A Page 14 Index a a a a. Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds .24-28 comics. 21-23 commentary. 17 crossword. 21 faces a no places .20 Horoscope. 27 Jumble. 27 letters .16 Money matters. 14 sports. 29-36 to listings .35 weather .15perry from Page 1 or scaling Back or cancelling a number of weapons systems to free up More than $15 billion Over the next five years for Quality of life programs. Military pay tops the list of troop concerns As the Clinton administration has sought to freeze or Cut Back on annual pay raises for service members As a deficit trimming measure. Congress has so far resisted that plan granting pay raises in excess of administration requests in each of the past two years. Perry publicly broke with the administration recently in arguing that military pay should not be squeezed any further. Lawmakers have approved a 2.6 percent military pay raise for fiscal 1995 that will take effect Jan. 1. That a a full percentage Point higher than the administration had originally requested. A nobody joins the military to get Rich but nobody expects to take a vow of poverty either a Perry said in his statement. A a it a crucial that pay and other compensation remain competitive. If not we wont be Able to recruit and retain the people we one of the most serious problems to crop up in recent years is the shortage of adequate stateside housing for Junior enlisted and officer personnel Perry said. That has sent More personnel off base to look for housing which often serious financial hardship for Many service members he said. A we need to address this a he said. A one possible solution we re looking at is to have private firms build housing on military bases and lease it to military peo pie at reasonable regarding commissaries Perry said the defense department is searching for ways to streamline the commissary sys tem including an ongoing test of Mergim some stores with local Exchange service facilities. But he promised to shoot Down any proposal that cuts Back on Basic com. Emissary benefits. A a a we be studied ways to make this svs Tern More efficient a he said. A but i reject any proposal that Lowers the Quality benefits Ana service being delivered. We Nickel and dime our people when they buy in health care Perry acknowledged that services have suffered during the draw Down especially in Europe. But he said the defense department is making strides to Correct the problems and harmonize military health care with the broader National Reform of health care. A i cannot overemphasize How important it is to treat our people right a Perry said. A treating them right is crucial to ensuring that America continues to have a ready highly effective Force. And we owe it to next Stop auction Jim Floyer of the Brooks auction House in London sorts Tion Hall inv m through some of the estimated 10,000 London underground sparked into rest he a a a a v a the signs wednesday thai a ill be auctioned Al he 01>, ski Sale Quot p a Quot a High winds Batter Pisa s Central Square Pisa Italy a High winds damaged roofs and uprooted Trees in Pisa medieval Central Square wednesday but caused no damage to the famous leaning Tower. The storm which churned up some Tomado like whirlwinds lashed other parts of Northern Italy. At least one death was blamed on the weather. About 30 Lead roof tiles were Bent and loosened around Pisa a main Plaza by winds that gusted As High As 71 Mph. Up lice fearing some of the heavy tiles could fall blocked off some areas near the City a 900-year-old Cathedral. Several Trees in Pisa were toppled including a Pine that slightly injured a Man. Near Genoa a worker setting up tents for a festival was crushed to death 7 stakes and poles that toppled in the win a a near Venice a helicopter was used to Rescue about 70 bus passengers Strande on a Road washed out by heavy Rains. From Page 1 went off. A a i had to hang on to the Side of the rail a said Dixon. A the other end of the Walkway had fallen. Someone was hanging on. He Wasny to unconscious but let go and fell into the some of the victims were crushed by the falling Walkway and by other passengers falling on top of them. Firefighters working in rain and darkness pulled the dead and injured from a pile of bodies below the Central Section of the 90-foot steel Walkway. The injured americans were identified As David Gillespie 36, of Las vegas Chod Mclintock 24, of Hazelwood to. And John Gaffney 24. And Darren Vel son 24, both of Mission Viejo Calif. Police said Velson was treated for minor injuries and released. The three other americans had multiple fractures and were expected to be hospitalized for up to a week. The other injured a 24-year-old-aus Trian Vroman who had multiple injuries a badly injured briton in his 30s and a 22 Dent a de japanese a Csc n0t immediately the swish built Walkway was installed eight months ago at the English Channel port of Ramsgate 60 Miles East of London the port authority said. Authorities said investigators were trying to determine whether there was a structural fault or whether the Walkway was not properly attached to the ferry. . Of Csc ers. Fire officer Neal. A said the. Scene a was horrific. It was very Lark inside. Hut we could see a pile of a the passengers had fallen one on ton of the other. The Structure was prevent ing them from escaping a he said. The ferry sailed for Ostend about v hours after the Accident although some passengers insisted on getting off a few As
