European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes Joiy tocts thursday october 27,1994 re at a glance . Soldiers in Haiti got a Little taste of Home monday when Larry and Rudy Gatlin took to the stage. See Story on Page 20. Letter upsets Dod defense department staffers Are angered by a senators letter that threatens to exile unsatisfactory workers in the Leoc Quot to the a Page 6 Blacks rampage hundreds of Blacks rampaged through Lexington ky., after a White police officer killed a Black teenager. A Page 7 birth rates dip birth rates among 15 to 17-year old girls have declined for the first time since 1986, officials say. Page 10 russian Oil spills a russian Oil spill has reached two Rivers and drenched Tundra. A Page 11 travel scam hit a scam that Cost . Airlines millions in ticket sales was broken up tuesday. A Page 14 1 Index 1 Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds. -29 comics. -23 commentary. 17 crossword. 21 faces no places. 20 Horoscope. 27 Jumble. A a m a a a 27 Leuers. A a a a a 16 Money matters. A a a a a 14 sports. 29 �?�36 to listings. A a a a a a 35 weather. A a a a a 15 it Quot i i i a 0 a a it. $ % s j <4 Quot \ a \. A \ la 0sskpresident Chiton is flanked by israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin left and jordanian prime minister Abdel Salam maj Ali As the three initial a map showing the agreed Borders Between Israel and Jordan. End from Page 1 he added his signature to the treaty As a witness. Clinton King Hussein of Jordan and Rabin stood Side by Side As anthems played and cannons roared to open the ceremony. A god willing there will be no More deaths no More misery no More suspicion no More fear no More uncertainty the 58-year-old Hussein said. Rabin the 72-year-old former general who fought two wars against Jordan spoke directly to israeli and jordanian mothers giving birth on the historic Day. A the peace that was born today gives us All Hope that the children born today will never know War Between us and their mothers will know no sorrow a Rabin said a shalom Salaam peace a Clinton led an array of foreign dignitaries who came to the desert ceremony in a show of International Solidarity against Arab hard liners who oppose the treaty twice in the hour before the signing guerrillas in Lebanon fired rockets and mortars into Northern Israel in an apparent act of disapproval. And palestinians opposed to the treaty called a general strike in the West Bank where protesters burned jordanian flags and chanted a death to a the forces of terror will try Sci hold % egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak left talks with her american counterpart Hillary Rodham Clinton As they pay a Dawn visit wednesday to Egypt a Giza pyramids King borrowing from the Book of Matthew Clinton said a blessed Are the peacemakers for they shall inherit the the peacemakers and their witnesses gathered on a newly paved Plaza on a former minefield straddling the Border israeli generals in combat fatigues mixing with jordanians in red and White Kef Liyeh headdress diplomats in ties and Farmers in open necked shirts and Ordinary people invited because they lost loved ones in the wars. An israeli and jordanian girl each of whom lost a Grandfather in israeli jordanian wars presented bouquets to Clinton Rabin and Hussein y in a finishing flourish some 10,000 balloons representing the Flag colors of the three nations were released into the desert sky. Clinton came to the desert Border from Cairo Egypt where he had met with palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat and pressed him on a the absolute necessity to combat islamic militants in the territory he controls. The president said he was satisfied with Arafat so very Clear unambiguous Arafat was not invited to the ceremony and palestinians were sceptical about the treaty fearing their quest for statehood might be lost in the Arab Rush to reconcile with Israel. A a a a a a a. Foreign minister Shimon Peres of Israel said he would have liked said at the ceremony. A a we cannot we. A flu we Ulm a h a a in it win a Quot get to a m Arafat to attend but that Arafat wrote you Back a Clinton the guest or tar Quot App aus rom Lac 5>��0 so Quot it by announcing correction because of a reporting error a Story wednesday provided an incorrect ending time for . World cup soccer player Ernie Stewart autograph session at the Schinnen Netherlands commissary. It will last As Long As autograph seekers Are there. Wadi Al Arab a Israel Jordan Border apr israelis and jordanians swapped baseball Caps and War stories wednesday As their leaders sealed a historic peace treaty in this desert Frontier Region. The one hour ceremony on a paved former minefield Drew together 5,000 former enemies a army veterans in wheelchairs parents of terror victims Muslim sheiks in Long White Robes and jewish clergy in Black Coats. A they where did you fight a one israeli Veteran yelled to it. Gen. Mahmoud Salem head of the jordanian land forces. Salem said he did Battle in the 1967 and 1973 Middle East wars. A look where All the fighting has gotten us a the israeli said. The two men smiled and Shook hands. Israeli women soldiers dispensing water from coolers and Young jordanian waiters traded baseball Caps. Still the first words did no to always come easy. A we tried to talk to the israeli girls but they done to speak arabic a said Rami Awad 18, a jordanian waiter of palestinian origin. A a in a like to invite them Home to Welcome them and make them despite the Harmony Security was tight because of threats from Muslim extremists to disrupt the ceremony. The Asphalt Patch was sealed off by barbed wire and . Secret service agents atop watchtowers scanned the surrounding desert with binoculars. Before the festivities the agents patrolled with bomb sniffing dogs. A secret service agent ordered report ers away from one Side of the bleacher because the dogs got agitated around Bank of soft drink coolers. The sound c a popping balloon made Security Force jump. Among the israeli guests was Yehudy Waxman the father of Cpl. Nachshon Waxman the israeli Soldier who was kid napped by Muslim a militants and killed b his captors this month. 1 the elder Waxman said it was time t look Forward. A a it a a Day of Celebration for All of us. In tie Long run Wemus reach lasting peace and Prosperity in the entire Region. Dov Selinger a tuba player in the israe armed forces band for nearly 20 years shared the optimism and said that playing at the ceremony was his Best gig Ever. A this is the greatest a Selinger said
