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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, August 2, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages b the stars and stripes Friday August 2,1991 Worl China Marks  Day with Praise warnings from wire reports Beijing a China marked the founding of its communist  thursday with new Praise designed to repair its still tattered image and fresh warnings of the dangers posed by Western a hostile forces intent on toppling socialism. The commemoration of a  Day a which Marks the birth of the forerunner of the present Peoples liberation  was generally Low key. Officials have kept it that Way since the  a violent crackdown on the 1989 democracy movement at Beijing a Tiana men  treasures stolen Dauxerre France a treasures of the Aux a Evric Cathedral including the tunic of St. Germain Gold artefacts and priceless manuscripts were stolen during the night police said wednesday. The treasures were kept in a Small 16th-Century Chapel within the Cathedral built Between the 13th and 16th centuries. The door to the Chapel had been opened without difficulty police said. The thieves May have hidden in the Cathedral during the Day investigators said. The Chapel also contained parchments and a Copper incense Burner front the 12th Century 13th-Century enamel works rare books Ivory objects and miniature  sales the defense a utilization and marketing office has announced upcoming auctions and a Sale in Germany. Id card holders Are invited to a Cash and carry Sale in building 648 on Gros nauheim Gasem in Hanau Rossau hem today from 9 . Until noon. The Sale opens to the general Public at 10 . Household furniture refrigerators washers dryers office furniture and books Are among the items for Sale. Purchases must be removed by noon. Payment must be made in Cash . Dollars. No personal checks will be accepted. An auction at building 636 at Gros nauheim Cavern will be open to the Public on aug. 15. Bidder registration begins at 8 . The auction begins at 9 . Clothing electronic equipment musical instruments and Power hand tools Are among the items that will be for Sale. Items May be inspected from 8 . Until noon and from 1 to 3 . Aug. .12-14 and during bidder registration on aug. 15.payment May be made in dollars or Marks Cash Only. No personal checks will be accepted. All purchases must be removed by 3 . On aug. 27. An auction of excess personal and government equipment will be held in Kaiserslautern on tuesday registration opens at 8 . And bidding starts at 9 . The Sale will be at area 400 across the Street from the 29th area support group. Items May be inspected today on monday from 8 . Until noon and from i to 3 . And during bidder registration on tuesday. The Sale is open to the Public. Dollars and Marks will be accepted but Only in Cash or guaranteed instruments such As Cashiers checks. No personal checks will be accepted. Purchases must be removed by noon on aug. 15, european Region defense re utilization and marketing office employees and their family members Are not permitted to make purchases at these  recalling cans of Snow s dam chowder Heidelberg Germany a Borden inc. Is recalling its 15-ounce cans of snows Brand new England Clam chowder a 7th medical come spokesman announced. The Only product affected bears the product code a feb 94" or a mar 94,�?� plus a second identification line that ends with the letter  product codes Are stamped on the top of each can. Customers who have snows Brand new England Clam chowder with this code should take it to a commissary for a full refund. The defense personnel support Center in Philadelphia indicated that the food company issued the recall after finding a Small number of swollen cans which could indicate product under processing. Leaving their Village two croatian women ride in a southbound Cage usually reserved for animal  up an reserves town Falls to serbs Sisak Yugoslavia apr Croatia called up All reserves thursday after its Security forces were forced to abandon a vital stronghold to ethnic serbian militants and escort a Convoy of 1,000 villagers to safety. The secessionist republics president Franjo Tudja Man announced the full mobilization in parliament accusing Serbia of waging a a War of aggression.a we Are being forced to Lead a Battle for life or death for the survival of the croatian people and Croatia a Tadjman told an emergency session of parliament in the croatian capital of Zagreb. The Battles could complicate efforts by the european Community to Craft a cease fire in Croatia where about 50 people have died in clashes since it declared Independence june 25. A three member dec delegation is scheduled to arrive today. The Vatican meanwhile announced thursday that Pope John Paul ii is sending an envoy to Yugoslavia. French archbishop Jean Louis Tauran the Vatican a foreign minister plans to leave monday for Zagreb to meet with Bishops and political leaders. Croatia is predominantly roman Catholic. On wednesday croatian forces suffered possibly their gravest defeat yet losing to Stanica a town 60 Miles South of Zagreb. Increasingly demoralized croatian forces and civilians were forced to abandon the strategic town after several Days bombardment by serbs and strafing by Federal jets. The croatian forces escorted More than 1,000 civilians through hostile territory to Sisak in a 3 / it mile Convoy of cars trucks and buses. A since winning Croatia a first multiparty elections in four decades in Spring 1990, Tud Jmani a governing croatian democratic Union steadily has adopted More nationalist policies. But recent military gains by the serbs have put Tadjman under increasing pressure As the party grapples for the first time with internal dissent hard liners Are demanding All out War while moderates propose a More conciliatory policy toward Croatia a 600,000 ethnic serbs. Croatia a forces Are out manned and outgunned by serb irregulars and the serbian dominated Federal . Croatia a Security forces currently count 70,000 fighters. Full mobilization of reserves would add More than 30,000. But ethnic serb leaders have indicated they have about 20,000 militiamen in the Field. In addition about a Quarter of the Federal  a 180,000 regular soldiers Are thought to be in Croatia. Lithuania probes officers murders Vilnius .s.r. Apr investigators thursday began piecing together a chilling Story of silent killers who rounded up eight lithuanian Law officers forced them to lie on the floor of a Border Post and shot them. Six of the men were killed in wednesday s attack. The other two were unconscious thursday and one was not expected to live. A it was extremely professional a lithuanian parliamentary spokeswoman Rita Dapkus said of the attack. A there was no sign of a  the Law officers were slain at the close of president Bush a Summit with Mikhail s. Gorbachev. It was the most violent anti secessionist attack in six months in the restive Baltic. Gorbachev expressed regret and sympathy wednesday and said the attack was being investigated. A we Are doing everything in order not Only to take action but also to avoid such excesses such conflicts on the basis of Resolution of Basic issues a he said at a news conference with Bush. The assailants were so quiet they did not even Rouse a dog at a farmhouse 200 Yards away said Anton be route of medi Sinkai the closest Village to the Post which lies tin the Border with the byelorussian Republic police summoned by i truck Driver at 5 ., had not get in tuned the bodies when Lauts Vicius reported to work. Blood was still thick on the floor thursday Moi ing and there were no signs of Bullet holes in the wat the lithuanian government has appealed to Bush help set up an International commission to investing the slayings and the lithuanian parliament called emergency session to discuss a terrorist and repress structures in the secessionist Republic. The government offered a Reward of 500,000 rub a $834,000 at the official rate a for information let ing to the killers identities. The Reward is equal to 1 tears wages for the average soviet worker. The six dead Are Likely to join 13 lithuanians kill by so Jet troops in january in being regarded  yrs in the tiny republics struggle for independen i heir funerals Are scheduled for saturday. Every drop of blood which Falls on the Road to int Pendency makes that Road sacred a lithuanian pre Dent vytautas Landsbergis said in a television a radio address in Vilnius on wednesday. Lithuanian officials said they suspected the attn was carried out by soviet Interior ministry Black Bei troops who have been involved in past anti indent Dence violence in the Baltic. The official Tass news Agency reported that the i tonal Interior ministry said the Black berets had no ing to do with the attack. All troops were in their b Racks at the time it said  
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