European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition vol. 50, no. 75 thursday june 27, 1991 die in b authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 350 d 8693 a army on move in clashes republics Ljubljana Yugoslavia apr seven people died in ethnic fighting wednesday a Day after the republics of Croatia and Slovenia declared Independence. Federal army tanks rumbled through Slovenia. And warplanes flew Over this capital City. A the Federal army also moved into two towns in Croatia after the seven deaths in clashes Between serbs and croats croatian radio and officials reported. Several others were wounded they said. Federal police moved to take control of Slovenia a Border Crossings and both the Federal army and Slovenia a rival territorial defense Force were put on High states of combat readiness officials said. The Federal government issued a statement that called for continued efforts to. Reach a Quot democratic agreement on. Yugoslavia a future. The two secessionist. Republics have not ruled out a. Commo Dation if Serbia another of Yugo Slavian a six republics drops us opposition to a looser yugoslav federation. But there was to sign of Compromise wednesday and. The government statement said it had Quot issued orders designed to ensure the Normal functioning of the yugoslav slate and to secure its external and internal borders.�?�. A a. In Slovenia Federal army tanks were sighted on at least one Road and army convoys and transport trucks were seen on several. A. A _ a. A a a Federal Warp Ynes flew Low Over the republics capital Ljubljana Belgrade radio and residents reported. Guards of. The re pubic a territorial defense were increased around government buildings and parliament. A a the rival forces in Slovenia nearly clashed according to reports. But  Pettrle said that a for. A slovenian Border guards hoist the Flag of their newly declared Independent Republic wednesday at the Border with Austria. The time being nothing unusual is happening at our borders.�?�. Quot if Force is used against Slovenia Slovenia will respond a he said. Slovenian flags were flying at the Border posts and signs declaring the Republic of Slovenia had replaced the yugoslav ones he said. A. In its statement the Federal government of. Premier Ante. Markovic rejected tuesdays declarations of secession by the two wealthiest republics in a country Long troubled by ethnic disputes the statement did not threaten the use of violence. But the Federal parliament in Belgrade appealed to the army Quot to  to prevent the division of Yugoslavia and changes in its borders.�?T�?T. A a a a a.  �.�����. A. A -. A. Neither Slovenia nor Croatia which together account  third of yugoslav a a 24.million people plans any major immediate changes. A. A  for example neither plans to Issue its own passports or Bank notes and Federal troops will still be encamped on their Lei Mitory. A. A a v a nevertheless Slovenia a foreign minister Dimitrij Kupel told t he associated see Yugoslavia on Pago 10 communications centers seized by soviets lithuanians report Moscow apr soviet troops seized Lithuania a  wednesday taking Over its Independent to and. Radio station and cutting Telephone and Telegraph links to the Republic said lithuanian officials in Moscow.-. A the reported takeover of the Republic s Central Tel up h one and t Elegra it o f f ice in t h e Cap it a 1, Vilnius occurred about 4 40 . A. Some 30 minutes later soviet troops also ecu pied Lithuania a Independent to and radio station in Kaunas said yams Lusis spokesman for the pro Independence Peoples front in the neighbouring Republic of Latvia. A. Lusis said he received the. Information by shortwave radio from Lithuania.  there were no reports of injuries. A a a. A Telephone Calls to Vilnius the republics capital did hot go through. A soviet Telephone operator said All connections to the Republic had been Cut off but she declined to say Why. The reported action at the Telephone and Telegraph Center was described by the Independent radio and to station before it was attacked according to Alba Spuza a spokeswoman for the latvian parliament. No. Shots were heard during the Lakenner of the Telephone and Telegraph Center she said. If the reported takeovers arc confirmed they will he the latest in a series of confrontations Between soviet authorities and Lithuania which has angered the Central government by declaring , a 1 org with two other Baltic republics Latvia and . A a the reported takeovers  at a time when soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev is trying to gain financial and technical assistance from Western governments that have been sympathetic to Lithuania a bid for Independence. ,. The. Group of seven leading industrialized nations plans to hold an economic Summit july 15 in London. Leaders from the group have agreed to meet with Gorbachev after the meeting soviet officials have said the country needs $100 billion in Aid Over the next five years but recently they have been More cautious about what they can expect from the West at the meeting. Officials at the lithuanian Mission in Moscow said the reported attack on the Telephone and Telegraph Center was carried out by soviet Interior ministry Quot Black Beret troops. They said they had no details or reports of  abroad complain of rules that restrict careers by Chuck v1nci1 w Ashington Bureau washing 1 on a the 3 million americans who live overseas outside the embrace of the Federal guv eminent form an almost invisible constituency yet they can do much to further . Economic interests abroad advocacy groups told lawmakers tuesday but their own government makes it difficult for Thoni to pursue careers overseas through restrictive Laws an see related Story on Page 9 policies Many of them unique among the worlds major economic  a we Are a sizable minority which suffers at Best Froin benign neglect and at worst from conscious discrimination a said Peter Aligi of the Federated league of americans around the Globe. Alcot and officials from other organizations rep resenting americans abroad aired their views at a hearing of the House foreign affairs International operations subcommittee.,a they say government statutes on a Range of issues a voting , education and even birth rights for their see americans on Pago 10