European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse I � the vol. 53, no 255 500 thursday december 29,1994 d 8693 a no Progress Pilot talks in Seoul South Korea a a . Diplomat failed wednesday to win the re lease of an american Pilot held in North Korea. An angry president Clinton de Nied the Pilot was on a spy Mission and said the North had no reason to hold Hini. y army Pilot Bobby Hall was captured after his . Army oh-58a Kiowa Heli copter went Down . 17 in North korean territory. Fellow chief warrant officer David Hilemon died. His body was returned thursday. On wednesday Clinton denied the North s charges that Hall was a spy and insisted that the helicopter wandered Vars spying into communist territory by is no reason for his detention he said. ". But the president stopped Short of threatening to undo the recent . North Korea nuclear Accord. Thomas Hubbard a Deputy assistant Secretary of state who has negotiated with North Korea before travelled there wednesday to try to defuse an already difficult International incident that has taken a sudden turn for the worse. Rep. Lee h. Hamilton the outgoing. -. ,. ,.,. Chairman of the House foreign relations Deputy assistant Secretary of state Thomas Hubbard shakes hands with Chang Jae committee said he was told the talks be Ryong South korean director general of the american Bureau in the foreign ministry see talks on Page 2 in Seoul South Korea on wednesday. Bureau Simonella Sicily the commander of the .naval Hospital Here was relieved . 1 because of a climate a spokesman for Fleet air Mediterranean said. Adm. Jon s. Coleman commander Fleet air Mediterranean flew to Simonella and relieved capt. Buddy to Sparks said it. Jon Smith Public affairs officer for com Farmed. Coleman replaced Sparks with capt. Elaine Holmes of reformer executive officer. Smith declined to give further details of the action except to say that several factors led to the dismissal. Smith said both com Farmed and the Navy s Bureau of Medicine had been contemplating the decision for several months. A spokesman at the Bureau of Medicine declined to comment on the Case and referred the stars and stripes Back to Smith who said he could not give out any More information. I want it to be Clear that there was never any ques Tion about the High Quality of health care at the Hospi Tal Smith said. Poor command climate can be de fined As morale and administrative procedures Hospital officials have been under a barrage of complaints by current and former military and civilian employees said Albert f. Gram a civilian attorney who represents four clients in complaints against the Hospi Tal and the Navy. Most of the allegations by Oram s clients involve in stances of questionable hiring practices that Navy Coffi see Hospital on Page 2 claims swamp ent dra Rige million in expose to Middletown Conn. A thousands of Vietnam veterans who say they were harmed by agent Orange Are Rushing to meet a saturday deadline for claiming the remnants of a multimillion Dollar compensation fund. Outside the cubicles where Aetna insurance co. Workers answer Telephone Calls about the claims mementos of the War and its survivors hang on a Are cards and letters of appreciation newspaper articles and plenty of pictures of veterans their spouses their comrades who have committed suicide and the massive Black Wall of the Viet Nam veterans memorial in Washington . 4a lot of these people Are in real bad shape mentally and ," said Maria Martinez the claims administrator what $21.settlements for agent Orange. How much 6isabled veterans can get from $256 to $12,800. Families of deceased vets can receive from $340 to $3,400. Agent Orange a toxic vegetation destroying chemical was sprayed in Vietnam by , military aircraft to make it difficult for enemy soldiers to hide and find food. Veterans said it caused illnesses such a cancer and produced birth defects in their children arise Over claims is a. Verbern for the compensation fund. You just get to know these Guys Over the Telephone and you feel very bad for them and for what s happened to them throughout the Martinez said tuesday that her staff of 16 has been inundated with 800 to 1,000 see claims on Page 2 new York a the Man who says he has invented a new plastic Armor piercing Bullet promised wednesday to delay its release after criticism that Crimi nals would get their hands on it. David keen s claims about the destructive Power of his company s new bullets also provoked scepticism from experts. The National Rifle. Association said keen had made dubious i think it s very Likely the ammunition does not perform As claimed but whether it works or not is not the Issue said Robert Delfay executive director of sporting arms and ammunition manufacturers Institute an Industry group. It s an irresponsible round and he should drop keen speaking on the Abc today show said he has made a management i think it s vary Likely the ammunition does not perform As claimed but whether it works or not snot the Issue. It Llen irresponsible round and he should drop it Robert deify sporting arms and ammunition manufacturers Institute decision to put the Black Rhino on hold. Even if it is approved by Federal authorities. But he was going ahead with plans for a Rhino ammo Bullet that he see Bullet on Page 2 inside today Turkey extend provide Promise for six months see Page 4 sex foes get education in democracy seepage i Vietri a in All its glitter see stripes Magazine
