European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world Friday december 2,1994korea regains peacetime control of forces Seoul South Korea apr after nearly half a Century South Korea on thursday reassured peacetime command of its military from the United states. The turnover was part of an Effort to lower the profile of the . Military and push South Korea toward self Reliance in defending itself. V a i am Here to express my happiness that we have earned Back the right to control our own forces today a Gen Lee Yang to chairman of South koreans joint chiefs of staff said at an elaborate ceremony marking the change. V a a. A dozens of Honor guards a some dressed in Black and White traditional korean costumes and others in brightly coloured red and Blue uniforms with Gold braid a saluted Lee As a brass band played. Earlier thursday Lee received the a Baton of command from president Kim Young Sam the head of the armed forces at the presidential Palace. Shortly after the beginning of the korean War in 1950, South Korea turned Over the command of its military to . Forces headed by the United states. Thursdays Trauis Fer also has symbolic significance in South koreans continuing standoff against North Korea a.  a a a a the communist North considers the South a a puppet regime controlled by the United states and has. Pointed to Seoul Slack of command Over its own armed forces As evidence. The North has repeatedly used the argument to snub the South and refuse talks on improving relations. The two Korea never signed a peace treaty after their three year War and still have nearly 2 million troops along their  ceremony followed wednesdays signing of a note of Exchange to Complete the Transfer. Under the agreement the . Side reassures command in times of crisis or War and still controls certain functions even in peacetime such As the Early warning system and joint military exercises. Some 35,000 . Service members Are stationed in South Korea. About 1 million american service members fought in the korean War. China tightens Leash on dog ownership Beijing a after months of hot debate Beijing has passed a Law meant to discourage raising dogs. Under the new Law dog owners must pay a $600 dog registration fee a or $360 if the dog is registered within three months after May 1, when the Law goes into effect annual renewal fees will be $240. That compares with the average annual income of about $725 to $1,100 in Beijing. The Beijing area has about 190,000 dogs compared with 20,000 in 1986, the Xinhua news Agency said. It was not immediately Clear How the City would enforce the new Law. 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Ruiz 23, of Linden Calif., was found guilty wednesday of premeditated murder in the May killing of sgt. Michael a. Allen at Iwakuni Marine corps air station near Hiroshima a military statement said. A7. A 7 a a a a the two marines previously sentenced in the stabbing Are Cpl. Michael r. Stelling of Springfield md., and Lance Cpl. Mark a Jimenez of Lamont Calif. Stelling was sentenced to 40 years and Jimenez to 30. In both cases the full sentences of life in prison were reduced in line with pretrial agreements. Prosecutors at Ruiz a trial said the three marines lured Allen of Pittsburg Calif., to a secluded part of the air station and stabbed him repeatedly they then kicked Allen into a drainage ditch and left him to die the release said. A according to the Pacific stars and stripes Jimenez testified at his trial that the three killed Allen because they thought he was giving investigators information about a hispanic gang to which All four marines belonged. 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