European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes sunday August 4,1991turks cautious on Cyprus peace talks Nicosia Cyprus apr the greek government appeared pleased but Turkey was somewhat less enthusiastic late Friday after president Bush announced that the Mediterranean neighbors have agreed to talks on their 17-year feud Over the Island of Cyprus. In a Surprise announcement in Washington president Bush said Friday that greek and turkish officials agreed to Confer in the United states in september assuming they can narrow their differences before then. In Athens Greece government spokesman Vyron polydoras told a news conference a Greece expresses its satisfaction Over the Bush  he said Greece hoped Turkey word contribute substantially towards a  head of criticizes the government on the greek portion of Cyprus also welcomed Bush a announcement a was indicative of the interest of the United states and of president Bush personally in the solution of the Cyprus  Rauf Denktash Leader of the state formed in the turkish occupied North of the Island had no immediate comment. Only Turkey recognizes the state. But in Ankara Turkey foreign minister safa Giray said a guarantee that Turkey would have some Power on the Island was an essential condition for peace talks. He said Turkey also would insist on political Equality for the islands turkish and greek communities in any Federal system. Maggie Pearson a state department spokeswoman in Washington said the United states hoped that the two presidents of greek and turkish speaking Cyprus would take part in the talks. Cyprus which has been variously. Greek byzantine turkish and British since the sixth Century b.c., gained Independence from Britain in 1960, and und Eif ills Constitution the turkish and greek communities were supposed to share Power. But the arrangement broke Down and . Troops were deployed. Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974 after a Short lived coup by greek cypriots who wanted the Island to unite with Greece. Today 30,000 turkish troops control the Northern third of Cyprus and 10,000 greek cypriot soldiers backed by 2,500 greek troops control the rest of the Island. A 2,151-member . Force patrols the Green line dividing the territories. Bush said the conference to be led by . Secretary general Javier Sfez de Cuellar is a dividend of peace initiatives following the persian Gulf crisis. Greece and Turkey were part of the Allied coalition against Iraq and Bush visited both countries in july urging their leaders to Start Cyprus talks. The biggest hurdle to a solution in Cyprus has been a tradition of Mutual disdain and mistrust Between neighbouring Turkey and Greece which goes  Many centuries. The 120,000 turkish cypriots mostly Muslim claim the greek cypriot majority would persecute and harass them. The 570,000-member Christian greek cypriot Community mostly greek orthodox maintains close ties with Greece. Zagreb Yugoslavia apr the Federal presidency amid some of Croatia a worst ethnic fighting ordered a cease fire in the Republic Early saturday but a top croatian official held but Little Hope for the peace plan. Stipe Mesic the croat who currently Heads the presidency voted against the plan which left Uncertain How the cease fire would be carried out and the role of the european Community. The dec sent a peace Mission to Croatia on Friday the same Day at least 80 croatian police were reportedly killed in some of worst violence since the breakaway Republic declared Independence from Yugoslavia on june 25. Mesic told Croatia a parliament the Sabor that the cease fire plan was an attempt by Serbia and its allies to prevent dec officials from monitoring a truce and to grab More croatian territory. A in fact this is an Effort to prevent the conflict from being internationalized a music told an emergency session of the Sabor. The presidency ordered an a immediate and absolute cease fire in Croatia including separation of hostile forces a outside the Range of their firearms a said the statement transmitted by the official Tan Jug news Agency. But Mesic said a was Long As the army is a shield for rebels and does not withdraw to Barracks and As Long As we do not name the aggressor there can be no  for cease fire three dec foreign ministers who arrived Friday in Zagreb the capital of Croatia said a cease fire was a prerequisite for any further involvements a statement said Federal police backed by police from Slovenia Macedonia and Bosnia Herzegovina would enforce the cease fire. The presidency also ordered the formation of a cease fire commission. Bran to Kostic Montenegro a representative will head the panel. Sources close to the presidency said selection of the Federal police represented a Compromise Between Croatia and Serbia Yugoslavia a two largest republics. But Mesic told deputies that he had urged the presidency a to name the aggressor which is  that was rejected As was Croatia a request that the Federal government withdraw its troops and air Force from the Republic Mesic said. Mesic also objected to Kosticz a heading the truce commission saying that the montenegrin had a bloodied his hands by reportedly accusing Croatia a government of a state terrorism in a recent television appearance. He alleged Kostic an ally of Serbia a communist leadership would use any truce in Croatia that was not monitored by the eco to extend serbian territory into  fighting in Croatia stems mostly from disputes Between croats and the serb minority which claims that it is discriminated against. The ethnic serbs want their own Rule or to join Serbia. Giant waterspout storms kill 27 Moscow apr a giant waterspout and other storms have lashed a popular Black sea resort strip killing at least 27 people reports said saturday. The waterspout was part of a system of heavy storms that caused flooding Ana landslides on thursday and Friday in mountains backing the Seaside towns. Rescue teams used helicopters to search for More victims saturday. The communist party daily pravda said several of the deaths were caused by a a waterspout of unprecedented Force that began As a Tornado Ana swept from the mountains Down to the sea near the town of to lapse. Waves kicked up by the waterspout reached a height of 24 feet in to lapse the report said and forced thousands of people to seek shelter on higher ground. A waterspout occurs when a funnel shaped column of rotating wind extending Down from heavy Clouds merges with a Large body of water. The Independent news Agency inter fax said eight of the 27 dead were found in to lapse. Pravda said an unspecified Quantity of Oil was spilling 4 h a Oak a /1aimaaa/i Mai a a a j 1_____1 into the sea from a damaged Oil pipeline destroyed near to lapse. It also reported that storms triggered landslides in the mountains that damaged a Gas pipeline. The Black sea coastal resort strip is a popular destination for soviet vacationers. Seaside towns along a 40-mile strip of resort area were reported without fuel because of the pipeline break inter fax said. Bridges were destroyed in several places. Also highways were blocked and train service interrupted pravda said. Three Rivers Rose 10 to 16 feet above Normal Levels and Many buildings were flooded. A fire prompts . Reactor shutdown London apr a Small rooftop fire at a nuclear Power station Friday forced the evacuation of about 600 employees and the shutdown of a reactor but no radiation was leaked officials said. The Blaze at the Hinkley Point Plant was not near a reactor and was quickly extinguished said Doug my Roberts a spokesman for nuclear electric which operates Britain s nuclear facilities. A nuclear electric statement said a no radioactivity was  the fire started when roofing tar overheated during maintenance work on one of the Turbine Halls at the twin reactor Mannox a Plant one of two nuclear stations at Hinkley Point in Somerset 150 Miles West of London nuclear electric said. The building was briefly evacuated and a reactor was shut Down after water used to douse the fire seeped into an electric Generator Mcroberts said. Officials at Hinkley Point rated the incident a a a Zero on the International nuclear event scale indicating there had been no danger to health Mcroberts said. World wrecks to be marked As . Sailors Graves from wire reports London a divers in Malaysia will Mark the wrecks of two Royal Navy worships that Are the watery Graves of More than 1,000 seamen lost 50 years ago the operations organizer said Friday. White Eri sign flags will be placed on the hulks of Prince of Wales and repulse lying in 200 feet of water off the East coast of Malaysia where they were sunk by the japanese in 1941. A it is very much like placing Flowers on a grave a said capt. Murray Whiteside Leader of the operation to commemorate those killed in what Winston Churchill called the worst defeat in British naval history. The ships went Down within two hours on dec. 10, 1941, when the warships were attacked by 60 japanese  filipino offers Deal Manila Philippines a communist rebels will declare a unilateral cease fire with the government if the Senate rejects an agreement to extend the stay of . Military bases the founder of the marxist party said saturday. Jose Maria Sison who founded the outlawed communist party of the Philippines 22 years ago called president Corazon Aquino a government a a treasonous for initiating a draft Accord with Washington to retain the bases. The rebel Leader spoke from utrecht Netherlands where he is seeking political asylum.3 Hurt in greek fire Athens a a series of powerful explosions Friday set fire to ammunition depots of the greek powder and cartridges co. At Derven oho Ria 50 Miles Northwest of Athens police said. A police spokesman said the first explosion occurred at a warehouse storing Gunpowder. The resulting fire spread to other storage areas and to a nearby Forest the spokesman said. Three people with slight injuries were hospitalized police  can t find ufos Helsinki Finland a soldiers radiation experts and divers spent three Days scraping a Lake Bottom in search of an unidentified flying object. They gave up Friday after digging up a Stone and a log. The search started monday when a teen age u vacationing with her family near the Lake said she heard a whining Jet Type sound and saw an object plunge into the water. She said the object was Light in color and about 3 feet  Sun on Riviera a baie Des Aiges near Nice for several Days after a voyage across the Mediterranean from the soviet Republic of Georgia Border police said