European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 28, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9yugoslavia warned to end fighting3 countries threaten to recognize republics from wire reports Vienna Austria a Austria announced monday it will recognize Croatia and Slovenia As Independent states if other european countries go along an action that could fuel foreign momentum to accept the breakup of Yugoslavia. German and italian officials warned their nations would support secession by the two yugoslav republics if fighting in Croatia did not cease. The two countries key members of the 12-nation european Community said they would press their View at an dec foreign ministers meeting tuesday. The nations of Europe and elsewhere had opposed the june 25 Independence declarations by the two republics. However leaders have been frustrated by the continued fighting pitting croatian Security forces against militant serbs living in Croatia As Well As the yugoslav Federal army. Austrian foreign minister Alois mock said there was a Complete government agreement that Slovenia and Croatia will be  but Chancellor Franz via Nitzky said it would not be prudent for Austria to take the step alone. A a Andreas Khol foreign policy spokesman for the conservative austrian Peoples party said Wranitzky instructed mock to formally seek support from other nations and a initiate a wave of recognition for Slovenia and Croatia. A we expect diplomatic recognition soon a slovenian foreign minister Dimitrij Rupel said after meeting with mock. However he gave no timetable. In Bonn Germany the foreign ministry said monday that it stood by the position outlined saturday by foreign minister a croatian guardsman takes aim at Federal army tanks moving on the town of Vukovan. Hans Dietrich Genscher who said Germany would recognize the Independence of Croatia and Slovenia within their current boundaries unless the fighting stopped. Ethnic serbs fear they will be mistreated in an Independent Croatia and serbian militants have been fighting the republics attempt to secede. Croats contend the yugoslav army dominated by serbian officers has sided with the rebel serbs a charge army leaders have denied. German finance minister Tho Taigel on monday demanded an immediate end to the violence. Quot the serbian leadership must finally come to the realization that the world has changed a Taigel said in a statement. A fighting for supremacy will not be  in Rome italian foreign minister Gianni de Michelis voiced similar concerns. He told a news conference he had sent an urgent Appeal monday to Yugoslavia a leaders of the Federal government and army asking them to guarantee a cease tire and immediately accept International observers in Croatia. If there was no positive response by tuesday Italy would have to a revise its position toward Yugoslavia he said. He declined to give details but said Italy s View a coincides Quot with that of Germany. A we won t remain just holding our hands watching a while Yugoslavia slides deeper into civil War de Michelis said. Meanwhile yugoslav army and rebel serb forces pounded croatian towns with artillery mortar and air bombardments for hours monday in the yugoslav civil wars heaviest fighting to Date according to local news reports. Clashes entered on Vukovan and Kii Evo and also reportedly broke out near velika sin Kru Sevo look Osieck and at least a dozen other towns. Dozens were killed in mondays fighting reports said but exact casualty figures Are unavailable and May not be known for Days. Sketchy reports from Vukovan said that a Hospital a franciscan monastery and a museum at a local Manor House sustained heavy damage in a 10-hour attack during which air Force jets reportedly dropped Cluster  to perform at 11 shows in Europe Ramstein a Germany a the air Force Aerial demonstration team the thunderbird will be performing at 11 shows in Europe this year according to . Air forces in Europe officials. The teams itinerary features three new countries including two former East bloc nations Poland and Hungary. On sept. 7, the thunderbird will be flying in Switzerland for the first time. The teams schedule is a , Belgium a , Belgium a  Lakenheath England a sept. 7.payerne, Switzerland a sept. 8 Raf upper Heyford England a sept. 10.lisbon, Portugal a sept. 12.albecete, Spain a sept. 14.raf Ben Waters England a sept. 15.tours, France a sept. 17.deblin, Poland a sept. 21. Staszar Hungary Germany presses soviet Union to extradite toppled Honecker Dodds teacher Volinsky Dies of cancer at age 49 Augsburg Germany a Augsburg Dodds teacher Theodore Emerson Volinsky of Munich died thursday after a seven month struggle with cancer. Volinsky 49, who graduated with a masters degree in education from Temple University was a fourth Grade teacher. He taught in Munich schools for seven years before serving in the Augsburg schools for the next 19. The teacher also worked in special education and helped develop a German cultural program that allowed students to go on Field trips to German landmarks and cities. He was a life member of the National education association. No relatives or family survive Volinsky. He was cremated and his ashes were taken to Munich. Bonn Germany apr Germany on monday urged the soviet Union to extradite Erich Honecker the ousted East German Leader whisked away six months ago. Russian Republic officials reportedly said they would eventually comply. With the disgracing of Kremlin hard liners by last weeks Short lived ouster of soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev there have been increasing Calls for Honecker a an ideological ally of the hard liners a to be handed Over to  coupes failure has also Given impetus to renewed demands that Markus Wolf the legendary former head of East German intelligence be sent to Germany to stand trial on espionage charges. But it was unclear who would actually be responsible for making a decision whether to extradite Honecker and Wolf Gorbachev or Boris n. Yeltsin the Leader of the russian Republic whose Power soared after his opposition to last weeks abortive coup. Honecker toppled in East Germany a 1989 democratic revolution escaped to the soviet Union on March 13, spirited away by soviet officials from a red army Hospital near Berlin. Germany issued a formal protest at the time but appeared to make Little real Effort to get Honecker Back. An arrest warrant accuses Honecker of issuing shoot to kill orders that resulted in the deaths of East germans who tried to flee into the West. There were accusations denied by Bonn officials that Germany had looked the other Way when Honecker fled fearful of jeopardizing the scheduled removal of All red army troops from former East Germany by 1994.there was also theorizing that Honecker May possess secrets embarrassing to Chancellor Helmut Kohls government. There is now a growing chorus in Germany demanding that he be extradited. Hans Dietrich Genscher the German foreign minister said the time is Ripe. A this extradition will be requested. And actually 1 would like to assume that. Those now responsible in the soviet Union. Will judge this question differently than was the Case in the past a Genscher said in an interview with deutschland Funk radio. �?o1 Appeal urgently to Gorbachev and Yeltsin put or. Honecker on the next air plane to Berlin Quot said Erich Riedl a leading lawmaker with the conservative Christian social Union the bavarian sister. Party of Kohls Christian democrats. Dieter Vogel Kohls chief spokesman said the i government wants Honecker extradited. But Vogel hinted it might not occur quickly. A perhaps there Are i More pressing problems. Than the topic of Hon Ecker a he said. Honecker officials irom the russian parliament and Moscow City government were quoted As saying an extradition request would Likely be approved. A there is no doubt that Honecker will be extradited a Vladimir Lukin chairman of the russian parliaments foreign affairs committee was quoted As saying by the German newspaper Bild. A the russian parliament will with certainty give a positive answer to a corresponding request from the German government. But we will not Hunt him Down and search for him in every Corner of the land he reportedly said. Honecker and his wife had been staying near Moscow but there have also been reports they were at a health resort in the caucasus. Moscow mayor Gavriil Popov said any move to extradite Honecker would find majority approval among City legislators but not if he is seriously ill Bild reported