European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It a the Sims and stripes vol. 53, no. 172 50c thursday october 6,1994 8693 x sect apparently commits suicide 48 Are found dead in Switzerland a cheery Switzerland a forty eight members of a religious sect were found dead wednesday in a concealed under ground Chapel and other buildings after apparently committing mass suicide. Some victims wore ceremonial Robes their hands clasped in prayer and plastic bags tied Over their Heads. Police found the bodies in the burning ruins of a Farrand three ski chalets in Southern Switzerland. The victims apparently killed themselves before the fires were set shortly after Midnight they said. Authorities said most of the victims appeared to be Swiss French Ana Canadian and officials were investigating possible links with a religious sect in Canada. Twenty three adult bodies were found at a farm in the Canton of Fribourg Northeast of Geneva police said of those one Man was in the farmhouse with a Bullet wound to the head and 21 others were in an underground Chapel lined with mirrors where they apparently had suffocated themselves with plastic bags. An see sect on Page 2 Jouret Reserve guard to be used More in. Europe Perry says by Chuck Vul amp Washington in remit Washington a the Defenso department will make greater use of Reserve  i National guard forces to ease the highly set jul operating Tempo on . European come units defense Secretary William ferry said wednesday. Troops in Europe have responded a enthusiastically and quite effectively to an increasing Vari Ety of combat and contingency operations in Bostl j Al. S. 4  frill their families. During his trip Perry had a lengthy meeting with the five . Four Star commanders in Europe and also visited Spang Dahlum a and the Grafin Wuhr training area in Germany. A there is a stress Issue because of the operational Tempo that keeps them away from their id bases a very High percentage of the he percentage _ a _ Tot of time talking to troops and commanders about that Issue and its Homes and bases a very time a he said. A i spent a burying a Comrade haitian it. Gen. Raoul Cedras drops a handful of dirt on the grave of one of the 10 gunmen killed by . Marines in a sept 24 shootout in Cap haitian. The bodies were exhumed and brought to port a Prince for wednesdays funeral. See Story on Page 2. Nia the Middle East and Africa Over the past few effect on readiness.�?�. _. Years Perry told reporters at. A Pentagon news Perry emphasized that near term readiness a briefing the ability of . Forces in Europe to deploy for but on his recent trip to Europe for a meeting a contingency operations today is of nato defense ministers Perry said he got an absolutely first class. _ a a a a _ earful from senior . Military commanders and but if. The current operating Tempo is Mam service members about the increasing stress that tamed much longer Perry said it could Dull the such operations Are placing on personnel and see Perry on Page 2 slight upsets a act s Europe chief by eff1e Bathen i Eidelberg Bureau Mannheim Germany the a act Leader in Eurc ets miffed that his organization has no part in the visit next week of a congressional task Force investigating racial discrimination in overseas military communities. James e. Cohill said tuesday that he has not been put on the task forces Agenda. It think its strange a he said. A i Haven to been  Cohill is president of the european conference of branches of the a act which he said has a membership of about ,000 people. About 90 percent Are Acie duty military. C Deanna Kirtman a spokeswoman for the congressional task Force said that the National association for the advancement of coloured people has no formal role to play in its work. Next weeks four Stop tour is focused on meeting with Active duty servicemen Bers Kirtman said. A the Only notification we provided to anyone about this trip was to the services so they could arrange to notify their personnel a she said. A the task Force members Are not meeting with anyone in Europe other than Active duty military people on this trip.�?�. A. A r / a a however she said the team a welcomes input from any  a we got a briefing from the local a act Here in Washington in december and we be also been briefed by the congressional Black caucus and other groups a Kirtman said. Cohill said it was his organization that in 1991 Drew attention to a rising number of equal Opportunity and harassment complaints. Arthur Fletcher chairman of the . Civil rights commission later visited installations overseas and charged that Asee chief on Page 2