European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday october 15,1994 at a glance Yoko Ono appears at a new York news conference thursday to announce that she a going to lend several Memorabilia gems from the life of late husband John Lennon to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum in Cleveland. See faces v places on Page 20.�?~lockdown�?T maintained a Quot lock Down Quot of More than 600 soldiers continues at the army a Gra Fenohr training site in Germany following the loss of a officers 9 my pistol. A. V a a a page4couple convicted a British couple was convicted in Romania and sentenced to 28 months in prison for attempting to smuggle a 5-month-old baby out of the country. A a. A a Quot. A Page 8vatican gets Tough the Vatican has roped out communion for roman catholics who divorce and remarry unless they receive an annulment or abstain from sex with their new partner. A a a a. \ a. A  10ethics breach alleged a company is breaching medical ethics by planning to sell a $50-a-Bdttle prescription drug without telling the Public that the same medication is in common cough remedies that Cost about $5, critics say a Page 14 1 Index Abby Ann Landers ______21 classifieds. 22-26 comics. 18-19,21 commentary. 13 crossword. 21 faces no places 20 focus. .15-17 Horoscope. 25 Jumble. 25 letters. 12 Money matters. 14 religion. 10 sports. 27-32 to listings. 31 weather. 11 crisis from Page 1established autonomy in Gaza and Jericho five months ago. There was also controversy in Oslo Norway where Nobel peace prize committee member Kare Kristiansen resigned terming Arafat unworthy of the prize because of his violent past. Quot the prize is not for me Quot Arafat said in the egyptian resort of Alexandria. Quot it is for my people who suffered a lot people who have been Able to achieve the peace of the Brave for our martyrs for our prisoners for our children for the  but the weeks events highlighted the delicacy of the peace celebrated in Oslo. On sunday Muslim extremists using a Plo registered automatic Rifle killed two bystanders in a Central Jerusalem shooting spree. On tuesday after news that an israeli Soldier was kidnapped by militants from the Hamas fundamentalist group an angry Rabin suspended talks on extending autonomy to the West Bank. Rabin decided to draw a line in the Sand declaring Arafat responsible for the safety of Cpl. Nachshon Waxman a 19-Jyear-Ola israeli american believed to be in Gaza. He refused to discuss the captors demands that 200 Arab prisoners be freed. As the hours ticked away toward fridays deadline for Waxmann a execution Rabin remained cloistered in the defense ministry in Tel Aviv. The deadline was later extended for 24 hours until 8 . Today Central european time. Government spokesman Uri Dromi said his mind was not on the prize adding a this is no time for  a statement read out to reporters by a. Spokesman Rabin congratulated Arafat but warned that the Plo faced a key test and that violence against Israel had to Stop. A if there will not be Security there will also not be peace a Rabin warned. A Quot today the palestinians face the moment of truth. If they do not defeat the ene mics of peace the enemies of peace will defeat them. The prize is for the future More than it is a Reward for the efforts of peace that have been made up until now Quot a the mood was More upbeat in the office of Peres the peace visionary who launched talks with the Plo through a secret Oslo Channel. Peres aides hugged and kissed him amid shouts of Quot right on a and Quot he deserves it a a a a a Peres himself struck a somber tone telling reporters that fundamentalists had tried to a Kidnap peace and destroy  outside a Small group of protesters waved signs and one shouted Quot be ashamed of yourselves seventy people have been killed in the name of peace this  a a. ,. A a. A a. A. Right Wing leaders condemned giving the prize to Arafat still regarded by Many As a  its shameful for the prize also to go to Arafat a said a statement issued by the opposition liked party. A a Eliahu Ben Lissar a leading liked lawmaker said that for Rabin and Peres to accept the prize alongside Arafat Quot would defame the names of Arafat a victims a Arafat refused to comment on Kristiansen a resignation declared in Oiso after the midday announcement of the prize which carries with it an award of $933,000. Quot or. Arafat is not in any Way worthy of this prestigious prize a Kristiansen said a this past is too tainted with violence terrorism and bloodshed and his future too unpredictable to make him a Nobel peace Ponze  Kristiansen who started his five year term in 1991, became the first member of the committee to step Down. Committee chairman Francis Sej ersted called the decision  Quot we Are not evaluating the life work of our recipients a Sej ersted said adding the prize honoured the a specific act of the sept. 13,1993, Israel Plo peace pact the produced palestinian  from Page 1 foreign policy advisers. A let there be no mistake the United states will not allow Iraq to threaten its  Iraq protested saying it has had a unit of its elite Republic guards at a Camp near Nasir Yah since 1991. A government spokesman accused the United states of trying to escalate tensions after they appeared to be easing. The White House expressed approval thursday when iraqi troops headed away from the. Kuwaiti Border. Clinton said Iraq had a heard our message and was withdrawing. Iraq usually has about 40,000 to 50,000 regular troops along its Southern Border with Kuwait. The latest crisis began last week when 20,000 Republican guards were reported to have joined the regular Force along the Border. . Military officials say the Republican guards Are the Best soldiers in Iraq for striking Kuwait. Washington also rejected another overture Early Friday from Saddam Hussein a. A. A a a a a a the iraqi president said he was prepared to recognize Kuwait As a Sovereign state a with the understanding that the gesture would Lead to the lifting of the crippling International embargo on iraqi Oil sales. A a we absolutely will not Reward Iraq for its current adventure a said White House spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers. The offer came in a statement issued after a meeting in Baghdad Between Saddam and russian foreign minister Andrei Kozarev. The statement did not specify when Baghdad would recognize Kuwait which it has Long maintained is part of Iraq. Kozarev later described Saddam a offer As a a courageous political decision and said Russia would strengthen its relations with Baghdad As a result. Russia had Strong commercial ties with Iraq in the past and recently has signed lucrative Trade pacts to become effective once sanctions Are lifted. Iraq owes Moscow billions of dollars for arms purchases during the 1980-88 Iran Iraq  said he had other proposals from the iraqi Leader to convey m a meeting today with kuwaiti leaders. Saddam a seems to be in a very Good shape a he said. A i spent with him a few hours in very detailed conversation. I think there Are some additional ideas. Those ideas to my mind Are promising for military detente relaxation and  recognizing Kuwait a sovereignty is a key condition set by the United nations for easing the Trade embargo against Iraq. The embargo has been in place for four years. Saddam a offer divided the . Security Council which had been United in opposing Baghdad a troop buildup. France joined Russia in welcoming the offer but Britain sided with the United states. British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd said Friday that Saddam Hussein a offer to recognize Kuwait would not justify lifting . Sanctions. A Kuwait a prime minister in an interview published Friday urged Gulf states to press Iraq to go one step further and release kuwaiti prisoners of War. Saddam a government refuses it to admit it holds More than 600 kuwaiti prisoners. A the 1991 Gulf War cease fire Resolution says Iraq must eliminate its weapons of mass destruction and a . System to Monitor iraqi military Sites must be in place before the embargo is lifted. . Weapons inspectors told the Security Council on tuesday that the sophisticated monitoring system was ready. The iraqi russian statement said Iraq a has agreed to resolve the Issue of Kuwait a sovereignty As the Council has demanded. Once it does so Russia said it would support a six month test period for the weapons monitoring system the statement said. After that the Security Council should lift the sanctions on iraqi Oil sales without any additional conditions Russia said. Kozarev is expected to Brief the Security Council next week on his meeting today with the Emir of Kuwait and no action is expected before then. From Page 1 kuwaiti Border proves the United states is on the right course. A with repositioned Materiel we can move from fort Stewart a to Kuwait faster than Saddam Hussein can move from Baghdad to Kuwait a air Force chief of staff Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak told reporters this week. Gen. . Binford Peay Iii head of the . Central come responsible for the Gulf operation said that Quot it really demonstrates the flexibility of the forces that America has  play said there had been Quot enormous improvement since desert shield and desert storm a when it took months for coalition forces to prepare to fight a larger iraqi Force. Since then the maritime repositioning Force on the Indian Ocean Island of Diego Garcia has been bolstered and the air Force has organized new air Wing groupings capable of providing in a Short time both close air support for . Ground troops and a strategic attack Force. A a a a Quot. Within hours of the Pentagon decision to Send troops to Kuwait repositioned tanks and weaponry were moving from Diego Garcia to equip the marines on their Way and equipment already in Kuwait awaited the 24th inf div Mech out of fort Stewart. The air Force also has the use of up to a dozen runways in saudi Arabia and has based some 70 to 80 reconnaissance and combat aircraft there since the 1991 Gulf War to enforce the no Fly zone Over Southern Iraq. With such Access to runways and fuel a we can deploy almost anywhere in the world within 24 to 36 hours and sustain an operation for about 30 Days a said air Force spokesman col. Mike Gannon. A we do not need to have a base for Large number of troops As Long As we proceed with current plans for strategic Airlift a said William Taylor a military analyst with the Center for strategic and International studies. Taylor added that it took considerable diplomatic mane vering just to get Arab state allies to allow the storing of . Equipment on their soil. Taking the next step and stationing american troops there Quot would be politically unacceptable to saudi Arabia and Kuwait a he said. It Likely would be politically unacceptable in the United states As Well. With a series of base closings accompanying the Overall shrinking of the military causing economic hardships at Home there is Little inclination to support new bases overseas. The Pentagon also is increasingly concerned about the psychological toll of prolonged deployments and More hardship duty for members of today a smaller military