European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 53, no. 170 500 . Seizes tuesday october 1994 a a a d 8693 a Cente Rafter i wounded in port a Prince Haiti a american tanks and troops took Over the Headquarters of a pro army militia group monday hoping to Deal a fatal blow to forces opposed to the return of exiled president Jean Bertrand Aristide. The takeover of the Headquarters of the front for the advancement and Progress of Haiti Ort Raph came hours after an american Soldier was shot and wounded in the Southern coastal City of Les Cayes. American forces had been criticized for not stepping in Friday when at least five people were killed in a dash Between militia members and pro democracy demonstrators at the graph Headquarters. Joyous haitians cheered As More than 100 . Soldiers in humvee and three Sheridan tanks surrounded the building then burst in and dragged out 35 graph army auxiliaries As Well As grenades guns and ammunition. As the americans left the crowd surged toward the building that once housed Haiti a most feared thugs smashing furniture and other items inside. Some serenaded a departing american troop truck singing a we love you we love you a a we done to need attaches a haitians screamed in Delight referring to the graph gunmen who terrorized the populace to help keep Haiti a military m Power since Aristides ouster in 1991. A Down with attaches a at the same time american service members searched militia leaders Homes. The americans also detained 10 Blue uniformed haitian police officers who showed up nearby. Haitian police have often worked in concert with graph. Female soldiers searched four graph women and seized grenades concealed in their clothing. One woman had a clip of bullets hidden in her shirt. A we seized All the weapons Alf the documents and All the people we found inside a capt. . Shattuck said earlier haitians with military weapons shot and wounded the american Soldier in Les Cayes. ,. The attackers had the same weapons and helmets As the haitian military but a we cannot definitely say they Are front see Haiti on Page 2 . Must keep lid on Balkans Perry asserts by Effie Bathen a staff writer Stuttgart Germany a the United states has a National interest in preventing the War in Bosnia from spreading Over the Balkans and turning into a a War of religious fanaticism a Secretary of defense William Perry said monday. . National Security objectives in Bosnia and Herzegovina Are hot As easily understood As those of the cold War Perry told re porters at . European come Headquarters in Stuttgart. A we have a whole set of National Security objectives for the United states that our military Force is designed to accomplish and achieve. A some of them Are easy to understand. During the cold War they were All easy to understand. There our military forces were designed to prevent a War that could threaten i a i it a it it Peny division on Unity Day police officers in Berlin struggle with demonstrators protesting mondays Celebration of the fourth anniversary of German unification. Leftists disrupted events in Bremen As Well while Germany a president called for better understanding Between Eastern and Western germans. See Story on Page 5. The survival of the United states. A we see Only a few situations in the world today that threaten the survival of the United states a he said citing the resurgence of militarism in Russia the emergence of a nuclear weapons program in North Korea and the failure see Balkans on Page 2 agriculture Secretary Espy a _. /. N v a 1. A a. A a a. A a. Washington apr agriculture Secretary Mike Espy resigned monday saying an investigation into gifts he accepted from people and companies who do business with his department was too distracting for him to stay on. He predicted he would be exonerated. A i owe it to the president to allow his Agenda to go through with a minimum of distraction a Espy said in announcing he would leave the Cabinet effective dec. 31. Both Espy and his attorney said there was no evidence that any government practice or policy was affected by the gifts Given to Espy or his Girlfriend. A i must personally overcome the Challenge to my Good name a said Espy 40. A court appointed Independent counsel is investigating whether Espy violated rules governing contacts with companies that do business with his department. Among the companies involved is Tyson foods inc., the nations largest poultry company. The Arkansas company has longtime ties to president Clinton. Questions also have been raised about Espy a acceptance of tickets to sports events travel and lodging. Espy denied any wrongdoing and has repaid More than $7,600 m expenses Espy said a i have failed myself a by not being As careful As he should in a managing some of the details of his personal finances. And he apologized to president Clinton for any embarrassment he had caused the  he said allegations he improperly billed the see Espy on Page 2