European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Downs iraqi Jet flying in violation of cease fire Dhahran saudi Arabia apr an american Jet fighter wednesday shot Down an iraqi Su-22 warplane that was flying in violation of the informal Gulf War cease fire the . Central come said. It was the first reported air engagement Between Allied and iraqi forces since fighting ended three weeks ago. In Washington the White House said the incident did not mean a resumption of hostilities. President Bush warned that . Forces will not hesitate to shoot Down any other planes that Fly but added a i done to think that will  the engagement took place near sad ill the Gulf dam Hussein a Hometown of Cikrit in Central Iraq less than 100 Miles from a key Northern City that kurdish rebels claimed was being bombarded by iraqi aircraft wednesday. The United states has warned Iraq not to use its warplanes against insurgencies in the North and South. It was not immediately known whether the downed iraqi plane was moving against rebels. It. Cmdr. David Knox spokesman for the . Central come in Riyadh said the iraqi Jet fighter was one of two planes that were detected by an american Azacs Early warning plane. The other iraqi fighter a landed on its own after the engagement a Knox said. He said an air Force f-15c Jet fighter shot Down the iraqi Su-22 about 1 50 . Near Cikrit 110 Miles North of Baghdad iraqis capital. A the iraqi attempt to Fly these two fighter aircraft is a violation of terms agreed with iraqi military officials during talks at Safwan Iraq on March 3,�?� Knox said. A. A in a second round of cease fire talks on sunday Allied military commanders met with iraqi commanders and warned them they cannot move their warplanes in Iraq for any reason . Maj Gen. Robert b. Johnston warned the iraqis that the use of warplanes would be a Clear violation of the temporary cease fire set by Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf the . Commander in the Gulf at the first round of talks two weeks ago in Safwan near the kuwaiti Iraq Border. In Washington White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater noted that Schwarzkopf told the iraqis the allies see iraqi on Page 10 f Icar bomb kills at least 8 officials in Beirut Lebanon on wednesday inspect the Christian suburb As defense minister Michel Murr site of a car bomb explosion littered with twisted drove by. At least eight people were killed and 21, i blackened remnants of cars. The bomb exploded in a eluding the minister were reported  paper says hostages will be freed Beirut Lebanon apr the newspaper and Dinar said wednesday that Western hostages in Lebanon arc to be freed this week including All six americans. It said the americans would be in Syria on saturday. Quot a a a a a a a. A a four of the foreigners missing in Lebanon Are British. The British foreign office said wednesday that it had no information to corroborate the lebanese newspaper report. Friends and relatives of British hostages dismissed the report. A we have heard these things Many times before. I have no reason at this stage to believe there is any substance in the report a said David Waite whose brother Terry Waite disappeared in 1987 while trying to negotiate the release of Western hostages. The and Dinar report said the six american hostages would be freed Friday at a hotel in Beirut. The newspaper which did not name its sources said the americans would then be taken to Damascus the syrian capital. The newspaper which is based in Christian East Beirut does not have a record of accurate reporting on the 13 westerners missing in Lebanon who also include two germans and an italian. On tuesday a pro iranian shiite Muslim group holding american hostages Alann Steen and Jesse Turner offered to discuss their release reiterating its demand that Israel first free Muslim prisoners. The group specifically named Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid Asee hostages on Page 10high-Flyin Dollar on a Roll a hits 1.62 Marks from staff and wire reports the Money markets settled Down wednesday one Day after the Dollar gained four pfennig against the German Mark in trading that made Money menus Heads spin. A it was a historic Day a you might Call it a bloody tuesday a said Jens Una Fischer of manufacturers Hanover Trust in Frankfurt Germany. A in 15 years of banking. 1 can recall few Days of such volatile  the Dollar he said bounced up and Down a total of 15 times on tuesday. It started out at 1.63 to the Mark and at the end of trading had levelled at a High of 1.67. Unfortunately military Bank users had to wait be conversion rates Page 17 fore they could Cash in on a bloody tuesday so Bonanza. At 1 . Tuesday the Dollar was fixed at 1.61, which added up to a military Exchange rate of 1.58 Marks to the Dollar for wednesday. Then after the rate was locked in the Dollar surged ending the Day at a High of 1.67. On wednesday the markets were quieter. Trading started at 1.66 and finally settled at 1.65 Marks. But thanks to tuesdays surge the military rate climbed four pfennings to 1.62 Marks. Fischer said he thinks that the Greenback is on a Roll and will reach 1.80 Marks to 1.90 Marks by years end. A i done to expect it to drop much below 1.60, at Thesee Dollar on Page 10