European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stand writes vol.53, no. 163 500 new plan overhauls air service for military by Kevin Doughert Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany be ginning saturday the air mobility come will revise its regularly scheduled commercial airline serv ice a move that should Lead Tomore creature comforts but less flexibility a . Air forces in Europe official said monday. Under the new system service members can expect the trips to More closely resemble regular com Mercial service with such Ameni ties As in flight movies and free dinner cocktails said it col. John Pruitt Safe s chief of transportation the service is probably no going to change that much on the surface Pruitt said. Frills aside the changes by am Likely will require service members to be More flexible Over their travel dates Pruitt said. That s because am is placing More emphasis on Charters As it Abandons a system that reserves blocks of seats on variety of flights. The upshot Pru itt said is that travellers will have fewer flight Days to choose from. Under the new plan which i supposed to be cheaper Commer Cial airlines would bid for exclusive fights for special routes from Frankfurt Germany to Atlanta for example under the current plan the government buys blocks of seats seats it has to pay for whether they Are filled or not Pruitt Dinh immediately know How much Money the government expects to save by doing away with the Purchase of blocks of airline seats. The changes in am flights Are also designed to maintain the civil. Ian carriers interest in  in the event of War Pruitt said under the current agreement airlines pledged to make a certain amount of aircraft available to the defense department in the event of War or a National emergency. When the Pentagon took the air lines up on their pledge for operations desert shield and desert see plan on Page 2 tuesday september 27,1994 d 8693 a " a . Army humvee makes its Way through a Street near a port a Prince slum monday a week after american forces entered Haiti Clinton Calls for halt to haitian embargo United nations a presi Dent Clinton lifted nearly All travel and economic sanctions against Haiti on monday and urged other nations to do likewise. He told world leaders the United states prefers diplomacy but will use Force in Haiti and elsewhere when the cause is  Clinton announced the move in an address to the general Assembly one week after american forces peacefully landed in Haiti. He also indicated he would sup port speedy lifting of . Sanctions to help pave the Way for the return of Haiti s democratically elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide. Clinton said his order on Haiti would restore commercial air traffic and drop restrictions of financial transactions an travel. He said he was lifting All sanctions except those that affect the military leaders and their immediate  administration officials said that the see halt on Page 2 marines in Cap Hartien to give greenbacks for guns Cap haitian Haiti a .marines, now the Only Law in Haiti s second biggest City announced Mon Day a Cash for guns program to reduce the number of weapons in circulation. A . Military spokesman  Willey said that starting today american service members would offer $50 per handgun $100 for each semiautomatic weapon and $200 per automatic weapon. A Day earlier hundreds of guns flooded into the City s streets after haitians looted police stations and military Barracks that had been abandoned by haitian soldiers and police officers. Many residents then turned Over the guns to american forces rather than give them to the hated haitian military. In port a Prince the capital hundreds of pro-. Demonstrators Mon Day surrounded the police precinct Headquarters where the overthrow of president Jean Bertrand Aristide was launched three years ago. They ringed the downtown building while . Forces moved in to secure it hundreds More thronged outside army Headquarters where the military see guns on Page 2 court starts lengthy task of finding Simpson jurors los Angeles a the judge and a Battery of lawyers monday began the arduous process of sifting through hundreds of potential jurors to find 12 willing and Able to judge the Fate of . Simpson. Questionnaires discussed in court monday showed Many walked at serving saying they could t afford to be away from their families and jobs for the lengthy trial. Jury selection was to Start formally later in the Day with questioning of individual prospects by judge Lance Ito. Among those excused for hardship at monday morn ing s session was a person whose employer pays for Only 10 Days of jury service. The trial is expected to last three to six months. Five dollars a Day does t quite make it said Ito referring to the amount of Money los Angeles county pays jurors. Jurors also get reimbursement for mileage one Way to the downtown courthouse. Of another potential juror a physically disabled Reti ree the judge said simply it seems to me this would be an act of futility to ask this person to  but the judge allowed additional questioning of Sev eral would be jurors including a woman who expressed concern about serving because she suffers diabetes and takes care of her 85-year-old Mother and a husband with heart problems. Outside the courthouse a crowd of reporters spectators and advocates for causes ranging from Bible read ing to battered wives mingled. To shirts Ball Caps and buttons were being hawked. The most popular item was a Button Reading in part ". Juror  across the Street and in a lot a Block away to stations have erected scaffolding so cameras would have the court building in the background. Nearby parking lots were jammed with satellite trucks. Jury selection is expected to take weeks. The goal is to find 12 jurors and eight alternates willing to spend up to six months on a Case they won t be Able to talk see Simpson on Page 4