European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The of frs and stripes vol.53, no. 167 500 saturday october 1,1994 r d 8693 a violence flares in Haiti 3 ked As militiamen Aristide backers Battle port a Prince Haiti a Haiti s streets erupted in violence Friday As remnants of the military regime clashed with supporters of president Jean Bertrand Aristide during a pro democracy March. Three people were killed and at least 11 were wounded. Militiamen with machetes guns and Sticks vowing not to leave Power without a fight skirmishes with Aristide support ers several blocks away from the main March number of . Forces in Haiti surpasses 20,000 route three haitians were shot at the scene outside see Page 4 pro army militia headquarters1ki_ajid5notfeef- As beaten nearby. Two american news photographers also were Hurt. At. Least three haitian army auxiliaries were attacked throughout the capital one of them killed two blocks from the . Information service building. Thousands of american soldiers were deployed along the streets of the capital to try 19 maintain some order but no troops were outside the Headquarters of the front for the advancement and Progress of Haiti a Flash Point for the violence. . Forces their ranks swelling to More than 20,000 by Friday seized control of state television and radio to try to Stop propaganda by the pro military mouthpieces also on Friday about 2,000 haitians beaten and bloodied by a crowd of haitians accusing hint of being a police attache a Man is led away by . Army pfc. Lynn see Haiti on Page 4 Chasteen of Duncan okla., in port a Prince on Friday. 2% raises appear set for overseas workers by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington the Saga of the Fis Cal 1995 pay raise for Federal workers had More twists and turns than a roller coaster but it appears that Congress and the White House Are finally poised to approve a 2 per cent increase for government employees overseas. _ while hat May not be cause for overseas workers to go on major spending sprees it s certainly an improvement Over last year when the Clinton administration persuaded Congress to cancel the planned 2.2 percent raise altogether. The House approved the fiscal 1995 in crease sept. 27, and the Senate followed the next Day. President Clinton has indicated he will sign the Bill into Law said Ahouse appropriations committee staffer. The process this year was pretty convoluted even More so than usual but everyone involved did the Best they could to get Federal employees As much As Possi ble said a House appropriations com Mittee staffer. Also in january Federal workers in the United states will get their second phase increase in stateside locality pay a City by City raise that is meant to bring Federal salaries closer to comparable wages in the private sector. The main reason for scrapping last year s civilian raise was to ensure that the first phase of stateside locality pay could be funded. That boost Wasu Stant Al with workers in the Washington Baltimore. Area for example getting a raise of 4.23 percent. But the fiscal 1995 increment will be much smaller the locality pay increase will be calculated As 5 percent of the pay Gap Between government and private sector wages As measured in each major . Metropolitan area. In real terms House staffers said that should be Worth an actual raise of just More than 1 percent to workers in the washing ton Baltimore area one of the More expensive in the nation. That would put the total raise for workers in that area next year adjust More than 3 percent. . Jury questionnaire covers knives violence los Angeles a considered violence own any special knives to be on . Simpson s jury prospective panellists had to answer these and other personal questions on a 75-Page Pool of 304 people out of 805 summoned made the first Cut and have completed the questionnaires. Simpson s lawyers and prosecutors will Ponder their answers until they return for a series of grilling beginning oct. 12. In the end 12 jurors and eight alternates will be selected. The forms ask about the prospective jurors backgrounds beliefs and exposure to Media coverage. They ask detailed questions about interracial marriage Domestic violence divorce Dan testing and celebrity trials. They delve into attitudes about racism and demand to know whether the prospects plan Tox Ash in on the experience. \ prospective jurors also were asked what0image they had of Simpson / before his arrest and of sex wife Nicole Brown Simpson from news reports after her death. Of. Simpson has j pleaded innocent in the june 12 deaths of his sex wife and her Friend Ronald Goldman. A copy of the questionnaire which includes 294 questions in 28 categories was obtained thursday by the los Angeles daily news. Many questions a Fobe the subject of Domestic violent. Examples when is violence an appropriate response to Domestic trouble have you Ever Felt sufficiently frustrated within a Domestic relationship that you considered violence others asked if respondents think Media coverage has been accurate see jury on Page 2 f5isi suifcl3�irp
