European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday october 28,1994 a i at a glance the marriage of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley is a fraud a new Book says. See Story on Page Fri probes death the Fri has joined an investigation into the killing of a Black teen Ager by a White police officer in Lex in Tori Kyd a. Candidate s admission a . Senate candidate in califor Nia who backs a measure that would deny illegal immigrants Basic government services has acknowledged that he employed an illegal Immi Grant. I".?. V Vav. Family shaken a Denver family feels anguished and betrayed by charges filed against one of their own in a Friendly fire attack Over Iraq. A by. A Pagci-8 fraud crackdown t a fraud crackdown could severely crimp the ability of Many taxpayers to get refund anticipation Loans through their tax preparers.  Pagels Index Abby Ann Landers. 25 classifieds. .28-32 comics. 25-27 commentary. 17 crossword. 25 faces a places. 14 entertainment. 19-24 Horoscope. 32 Jumble. 32 letters 16 Money matters. 18 sports. 33-40 to listings .39 weather. 15 correction because of a reporting error the name of the commander of the 2nd in of the 1st aviation regt was misspelled Mon Day. The commander is Oliver h. Hunter in. Can t Kuwait a kuwaitis Are pre paring a grateful Welcome for president Clinton who sent . Troops to counter an iraqi troop buildup on the Border but George Bush remains their real hero. For kuwaitis Bush is their first love columnist Fouad Al Hashem said As the Oil Rich emirate planned to Greet Clinton today. V   f  " Clinton is dear to us and much appreciated but the first love is the one that lasts forever Al Hashem told the Asso crated press. "., Bush is revered for leading the 32-na Tion coalition that evicted iraqi occupation troops from Kuwait during the Gulf \varlni991. Kuwaitis were saddened when Bush lost his presidential re election race to Clinton the following year. Framed pics Tures of Bush still sit on to sets incomes shop shelves and the desks of business and government leaders. Coalition flags still Fly Here As if to re mind kuwaitis that they have powerful friends. Thanks allies and Welcomer. Bush Are painted on Walls along the Seaside Boulevard. From the moment he stepped off a plane in Kuwait City on april 14, 1993, Bush was overwhelmed with gifts an gratitude. A bedouin tried to give Bush a valuable racing Camel. His speeches Dur ing the three Day visit were often interrupted by standing ovations and Ulula  -."". Less euphoria is expected for Clinton. We All turned out for or. Bush. It was really quite emotional. He was cheered to the skies said Jehan Rajab author of a Book on the iraqi invasion and occupation. This won t be the same. Or. Clinton did deploy troops but we knew we d be dead if or. Bush did t help  when Bush came he was our hero said Bader Al Faris a 33-year-old kuwaiti who works at the Antiques Market. It is not simple what he did. He gave us a great gift. He gave us a free  due to strict Security and the shortness of Clinton s visit Only six hours toward the end of his six country Middle East tour he is expected to meet mostly kuwaiti officials and . And coalition troops rather than Ordinary kuwaitis. Front Spagel a  -. Peace wednesday s signing of a historic peace agreement Between Israel and Jor Dan has highlighted the trip. Meanwhile reports put of Israel said that amid a burgeoning controversy Clinton would not tour holy Sites in East Jerusalem. Israeli officials said Clinton would invite Jerusalem s mayor Ehude Leniert Socall on him at his hotel Assad said at a news conference with Linton that Syria truly wanted peace and asked Why Are the others not con Vinced later israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres said he believed Assad did want peace.  i think it right to give the impression that he wants to make Progress in spite of All the polemics Peres said. Peres said after being briefed on the Clinton Assad meeting the picture received was better than that at the news  however he added a softening of opening positions is still required and that still has t  Assad s statements touched Only peripherally on the delicate and difficult is sues separating Syria and Israel con Cerns about what kind of Security arrangements would be guaranteed in any such peace treaty. Clinton said this agreement will / never occur unless Israel and Syria sign. With the absolute conviction that they willbe More secure for signing it not less secure. I wish we were signing a peace treaty on this trip. We won t do it. Our Job will not be done and we will hot rest until peace agreements Between Israel and Syria and Israel and Lebanon Are reached. Landing in Tel Aviv the fourth Stop of his tour Clinton said the new peace Accord Between Jordan and Israel showed a glimpse. Of the future of the new Middle  you stand on the threshold of a new Era of peace and Security he told the israelis who greeted him. Clinton called Assad a Tough Nego Tiar Tor but also said he thought Assad would keep any commitments he makes. When asked about i country remain Ingon the official . List of terrorist nations Assad said that terrorism was not on their Agenda. He denied that Syria sponsors terrorism and suggested that allegations were based solely on Syria s stance toward Israel. When responding to the same question Clinton said president Assad. Said he thought that the killing of innocent civil ians was wrong wherever it occurred. Sowe did discuss it in that  he made no Public assertions against the Assad government. In fact he said the terrorism now rampant was aimed at the kind of peace that the syrian Leader was Bent on pursuing. Assad said that Syria wanted full withdrawal for full peace and that Israel must return to Syria the Golan Heights it seized in the 1967 War As Well As return land it has occupied in Southern Lebanon since 1983. Draw Down from Page 1 piously announced for return to the Ger mans will be retained by the air Force As a contingency  contingency Hospital is used in War time to receive and stabilize  said Doug Moore a spokesman for . Air forces in Europe. A. /  the service members stay until their condition stabilizes before being move to another Hospital farther away most Likely in the United states. The Only other contingency Hospital in Europe is in Wiesbaden. Safe is responsible for maintaining contingency hospitals within the european come there s going to be less than 30 peo ple at the Frankfurt Hospital Moore said. The Are there to Check periodically on the equipment and supplies and to keep it a turnkey operation. The army has determined that it is not critical to retain the facilities and personnel in Nurnberg said Mai. Lav erne Chester a spokeswoman at the . Army Europe s Heidelberg Germany Headquarters. Hit by the closure announcement Are Large housing area Exchange commissary and major facilities in Firth just outside the Northern bavarian City where the Post world War ii War crimes trials were held. The army s soldiers Field used inthe nazi years for nazi rallies and the bavarian american hotel also Are being turned Over to the germans. Only the an broadcasting facility is expected to remain. Chester also said the army s mortuary and personnel will move from Frankfurt to Lan Stuhl army regional medical enter by the Spring of 1996. One army unit previously announce to withdraw the 41st Ord co in Kaiserslautern Germany will stay. Instead the ls4th Ord co in Darmstadt Germany with 216 soldiers will be withdrawn. In Mannheim the 570th combat sup port military police co with 159 military personnel will leave. However the Community will not see a decrease in the number of patrols Ches Ter said. Soldiers will spend Jess time training for their wartime Mission tomake up for less soldiers performing their peacetime Mission she explained. Five family housing areas in Germany will be returned to the Host  largest is in Nurnberg with 1,235 units in the massive Kalb housing area and 79 units mostly officers duplexes i Dambach. Other housing to be returned includes 34 units at Idar Oberstein Martin Luther King Village housing area in Mainz 672 units and Fin then family housing in Mainz Fin then 83  Small Aray Community in Babenhausen Germany will lose about a third of its population by september with the departure of the 430 soldiers of the 4thbn, 27th Field arty regt. In nearby Miinster the 184th Ord co will depart about the same time. In Giessen the class i Supply Point isto Start closing Early in 1995, while the class ii and in Supply depots will follow soon after. Also contributing to this report staff writer Wayne v. Hall in Darmstadt Germany aviation battalions in Germany win awards Wiesbaden Germany is the 421st medical evacuation in of Wiesbaden a received the it. Gen. Ellis d. Parker award on monday As the . Army Europe s top Overall aviation Bat Talion for 1993. The battalion commanded by it. Col. Jerry l. West also was recognized As the army s top combat service support aviation battalion in 1993. Other Parker winners for 1993 Are the 5th in 158th aviation regt 12th aviation brigade of Gie Belstadt and the 2nd in 1st aviation regt of Katterbach. The Gie Belstadt unit was named Usa eur s top combat aviation sup port battalion. The Katterbach unit was honoured As the command s top combat aviation battalion. The awards were Cre ated in 1993 by Gen. Gordon r. Sullivan the army chief of staff