European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes r-1 at a glance Santa Claus better watch out be cause the residents of a dutch Community Are pouting about the effect that the Jolly old Man is having on the country s traditions. See Story on Page 20. Greek turkish tensions the United states has sent a warship to the Aegean in Hopes of calming tension Between Greece an Turkey. Page 4 Whitewater hearings sen. Alfonso d Amato  renewed hearings on the Whitewater affair Are near the top of the Agenda for the Senate banking committee Early next year. ,. Pages. Suicide help allowed Oregon has become the Only place in the United states that lets doctors hasten Jie ath for the Termi Nally i " " gullah translation after 15 years of work the gospel of Luke has been published in Gul Lah the language spoken by slaves and their descendants along the Southeastern . Coast. Page 10 Trade debate looms tuesday s stunning gop election Victory has complicated the prospects of the old democratic con trolled Congress approving a new Trade agreement. Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. 22-27 comics. .18-19,21 commentary. 13 crossword. 21 faces n places. 20 focus .15-17 Horoscope. 23 Jumble. 23 letters 12 Money matters. 14 religion. 10 sports 27-32 to listings 31 weather .7. 11 embargo from Page 1 they have captured. At the White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said Clinton s action was consistent with the congressional ban. However she added it was still his belie that it would be better to act in concert with other nations. Britain France and other european wanted the embargo maintained out of con Cern any influx of weapons could increase fighting and also out of concern their own peacekeepers might be targeted. The United states has no peacekeepers on the ground in Bosnia Herzegovina. Russia with traditional cultural an religious ties to the bosnian serbs also has opposed any easing of the embargo against the muslims. The measure passed by Congress also forbids the United states to share with any foreign government intelligence in formation pertaining to arms shipments to the bosnian government. The three . Ships of the 19 Nat vessels involved in the action dubbed operation Sharp guard Are expected to help enforce the Overall United nations eco nomic ban against Serbia and Montenegro a second senior Pentagon official said. . Ships May also be used to Helo enforce the ban against arms entering Croatia or Serbia he added. The officials described the situation Only on condition of anonymity. The first Pentagon official said the . Vessels would be permitted to continue stopping ships and searching for weapons that might be used against nato  As air to air or air to ground missiles anti naval weaponry Orang kind of weapons of mass destruction. The arms embargo was imposed in 1991 against All parties in the conflict a Yugoslavia disintegrated and fighting began in Slovenia and  the ban has never completely pre vented Muslim led bosnian government forces from getting weapons bought clan saturday november 12,1994 Destiney or donated by sympathetic governments and smuggled across the croatian Border. . Officials said earlier this week that weapons were being funnelled through Zagreb the croatian  rebelled in april 1992 after bos Nia s ethnic croats and muslims voted to secede from serb dominated Yugoslavia. About 200,000 people Are dead or miss ing in the War. British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd expressed concern that . Action could split nato. In an interview on bbl radio he insisted the embargo was a mandatory Resolution of the Security Council and an agreed policy of the  in Moscow where right Wing sentiment favors the serbs lawmakers said lifting the embargo would intensify the fighting. Some suggested Russia should consider reacting by sending arms to its serbian  also have weapons and a possibility to Supply them said Vladimir Lukin head of the foreign affairs committee of parliament s lower House and a former Ambas Sador to Washington. We will protect Bur interests to the necessary  deficit fro Page 1 dose of military  Congress is going to exercise its Power to curtail the use of troops abroad Only to those situations where there s a very Clear relationship to National Security 5 said sen. John w. Warner r-va., who come january will be second i Power to 92-year-old sen. Strom thur mond , on the armed service committee. V Warner and Thurmond As Well almost other republicans were sceptical about this fall s Haiti intervention an generally dislike sending the military on humanitarian  Secretary William Perry said thursday that he has worked Well wit congressional republicans when they were in the minority and said he will continue to do so now that they have won  he gently rapped republicans for promising simultaneously to increase de sense spending and to lower the deficit. They May find some conflict Between  suggestions Perry told report ers.  -. Perry said the administration would continue to give budgetary priority to maintaining current readiness and mor ale of . Forces even at the expense of modernizing weapons. To that end he announced plans thursday to spend a additional $2.7 billion Over the next six years to improve military housing boost Cost of living allowances and expand child care and other family support pro  for the initiative a 5 percent in crease Over current spending will no come from any Republican engineered increase in defense spending Perry said but from cuts in new weapons programs to be announced this month. With the change of Power in Congress there will be some dramatically different personalities at the Helm of the most important committees overseeing defense. The House armed services commit tee for instance has been run for the East two years by rep. Ronald v. Del ims a Veteran Liberal from California who was a septic of much military spending. The new Boss is expected to be rep. Floyd Spence a 66-year-old conservative from South Carolina who has been complaining for several years that the Post cold War draw Down May be cutting too much Trofast. I will be working to reverse the Pas two years of neglect of our nation s Mili tary Spence said this week in . In the Short time since our Triumph inthe persian Gulf we have witnessed the slow but steady deterioration of our Mili tary capabilities As a result of budget cuts and Over commitment of a shrinking Force to peacekeeping and humanitarian missions of questionable National interest. That dramatically increased use of dwindling defense resources to pay Forno defense  republicans once dismissed As fring firebrands will now be in positions of considerable influence. Rep. Robert Dornan of California in line to be an armed services subcommittee chairman said that if Clinton goes Forward with Perry s weapons cuts he can expect not Only a fight but a defeat. We will Roll  suicide fro Paget rational Tempo for All service branches she said. But at this Point she added the numbers Don t Back up the theory. Deployments Are an occupational Hazard in the military but the numbers show that we have the same rate with or without deployments she said. In the past few months High profile suicides within the military included the deaths of two soldiers from the 10th inf Mountain div out of fort drum n.y., who killed themselves in Haiti. A Camp Lejeune  Marine aboard the amphibious transport Dock Nashville. The ship was anchored at puerto Rico but was heading to Haiti. And a Marine Drill instructor at Par Ris Island s.c., who shot himself nov. 1 at an indoor swimming Pool while 59. Recruits there for swimming lessons watched. Every suicide is investigated leading Toa psychological autopsy of the individual./. V from that a reason for the suicide i determined the official said. The investigations into the latest cases Are not Complete so medical officials Don t know if there is a common thread  As too much time spent away from Home. Past investigations have shown that 66percent of suicides Are based in relation ship issues  As marital problems the defense official said. So it would stand to reason that when one is away from Home for increased periods of time this kind of stress grows. And officials said they believe humanitarian and peacekeeping operations bring additional stress to the average troop. When a combat Soldier goes into a situation where he is More of an observer than a participant there s stress she said. It s stressful because he usually can t step in and take an Active role in fixing the problems he  of non thanks vets Arlington a. A president Clinton paid tribute to the nation s Veter ans Friday pledging anew not to forget those missing in Vietnam and saluting . Service members now standing watch for Freedom and  i am proud to share this veterans Day with you in this magnificent place of rest and reverence Clinton told an audience of veterans on the Steps below the Tomb of the unknowns at Arlington National cemetery. And we Honor All those who at this very moment Are standing watch for free Dom and Security we say simply and from the Bottom of our hearts than you " he paid tribute to . Forces in the Middle East helping secure the area against potential aggression from Iraq. And he thanked our troops helping the haitian people turn from fear and re pression to Hope and  Clinton noted that his Day began with breakfast for about 250 veterans most of whom served in the Pacific theater i world War ii. The president is bound for the far East where he to fill attend ceremonies at Corregidor the former . Military for Tress in the Philippines and will visit the largest . Military cemetery outside the United states. He spoke of the peace Prosperity and Security that exist today and said we know that these blessings Are the fruit of our veterans sacrifice 50 years  he added you must know that America will never forget the service you have rendered and America will never forget those who did not return from our battlefields in Vietnam and elsewhere