European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 27, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 fierce Fia Tina reported in Croatia croatian president Franjo Tadjman walked out of the Summit monday in the macedonian resort of Horid after the other state presidents demanded that Croatia a militia disarm. He urged croatian to prepare for War. Slovenian militiamen and Federal. Troops subsequently fought fierce Battles after the military intervened to re establish Federal control in the Republic. European Community representatives brokered a july 8 truce which ended most of the fighting there. Last week the Federal presidency ordered Federal troops to withdraw from Slovenia Over three months and the army decided wednesday to allow slovene recruits and officers to leave army ranks by aug. 15.ruins thought to be Home of Columbus Santa Maria de Trasierra Spain a archaeologists on Friday prepared to excavate the ruins of a House where a local researcher says Christopher Columbus lived with his mistress shortly before discovering the new world. Cordoba Cathedral archivist Manuel Nieto said earthmover uncovered the ruins while digging sewers for a new housing development on the outskirts of this Mountain town near Cordoba. The discovery came a year before the 500th anniversary of the navigators first voyage to the new world at a time when academics Are re examining his obscure origins and taking a new look at the Impact of his feats. Officials ordered the developers to Stop the digging while chief Cordoba province archaeologist Alejandro Ibanez prepared a proposal to excavate the ruins. A the construction work has stopped a cultural official Antonio Angel Sanchez said. A now its a question of ascertaining that the materials Date from that period and see what else we come up with in the  Nieto said he had a 1477 rental agreement that pinpointed the location of the modest House where Columbus lived with Beatriz Enriquez the Mother of his son Fernando. Columbus an italian had an italian wife and a son living in Madeira at the time. Nieto said he looked in vain for remains of the House when he found the document in the Cathedral archives in 1985. But it Wasny to until the earthmover opened up a deep Trench a few Days ago that he was Able to find the outline of Walls roof tiles and pieces of several jugs. A when they dug to put in sewers there were remains of a House in the exact same place i looked in 1985,�?� he said. Enriquez inherited the House from her aunt mayor Enrique along with another House in the Center of town two Orchards and a Vineyard Nieto said. The rental agreement identified the location of a second House and specified that it was a located Between the House of mayor Enrique and the Village  the digging uncovered both houses which Nieto said were the Only two in the area. Columbus lived there from january to april 1486, when he first met his future Royal patrons King Fernando and Queen Isabella. The King and Queen were in Cordoba preparing their military thrust to oust the moors from their last Spanish stronghold at Granada. Columbus returned to live with Enriquez in february of the following year when they conceived Fernando. Columbus later broke with Enriquez. He Only returned to Cordoba once after that to take custody of Fernando. When his Mother died Fernando Enriquez willed the House to a Cousin. Columbus eventually convinced the Spanish monarchs to finance the 1492 voyage to new lands at the end of what was then called the Ocean sea. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf salutes while inspecting the Grenadier guard of Honor in London on  families should be paid for Friendly fire deaths major says from staff and wire reports London a prime minister John major told Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf that he hoped the United states would compensate the families of nine British soldiers killed by american Friendly fire during the persian Gulf War. Major met with the commander of operation desert storm a Day after the defense ministry issued a report Clearing British forces of responsibility for the incident. During their 45-minute meeting major thanked Schwarzkopf for his leadership in the War. He also told Schwarzkopf he hoped Congress would approve a Bill granting compensation to the British families saying it would be seen As an act of generosity a no. 10 Downing St. Spokesman said. Rep. Tom Lantos d-calif., has called for compensating the families of the British soldiers with the same benefits that would go to the relatives of americans killed in Battle. The British newspaper the Independent reported thursday that Lantos a has put Forward a Bill to try to have the families granted payments of at least 90,000 pounds $155,700similar to those the family of a . Service member who died in the Gulf to ild receive under the . Compulsory pension  one . Officer said that a British air controller had told the pilots of the . A-10 Thunderbolt bombers that the area was free of Friendly forces. . Officials have not Given an official version of the attack but have expressed regret for the deaths. Asked to comment on the British report that cleared the British personnel of any blame Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said thursday a obviously we re very concerned. All Friendly fire incidents Are a concern to us and our main concern has to be to find ways to try to prevent  of 16 British troops killed in Battle in the Gulf War nine died in the mistaken . Attack. Schwarzkopf is on a four Day visit to Britain and leaves saturday. Land contributing to this report were Start writers Amy Geszler Jones in eng id and Chuck Vlinch in Washington Belgrade Yugoslavia apr fighting flared again Friday in secessionist Croatia As Yugoslavia a collective Federal presidency sought to end the violence. To ease tensions in the breakaway republics the government on Friday reopened Slovenia a airspace and allowed commercial flights Over the Republic. The airways had been closed since Federal troops intervened june 27, Tan Jug reported. Stipe Mesic Croatia a representative on the collective body and its current chairman called the meeting to a discuss the situation in Croatia and the engagement of the Federal armed forces in accordance with their constitutional  a monday Summit attended by the eight members of the presidency and the individual presidents of Yugoslavia a six fractious republics fail Echo come up with a political solution. The Westward leaning republics of Croatia and neighbouring Slovenia declared Independence june 25 from the Central government Long dominated by communist Serbia. The Central government is taking measures that May allow Slovenia to secede. But Serbia and other republics oppose secession by Croatia which has a Large serbian minority. Twenty people were killed in fighting in the Republic thursday and renewed clashes on Friday claimed More lives. A croatian policeman was killed in an Early Friday morning ambush near the town of Otocar in Western Croatia the republics Zagreb radio reported. The towns police station also came under sporadic mortar fire overnight the report said. Clashes were also reported around the ethnic serb populated Village of Bradin near the Border Between Croatia and Serbia. Zagreb radio said there were dead and wounded on both sides but it gave no casualty figures. It described fighting Between croatian guardsmen and serb villagers As fierce. Friday s presidency meeting in Belgrade was also attended by Federal Premier Ante Markovic the minister of Interior and the Deputy defense minister the yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug reported