European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes monday september 23, 1991shaky Yugoslavia cease fire declared Zagreb Yugoslavia apr the Federal defense minister and bloodied Croatia on sunday declared a truce in fighting that has killed More than 500 people. But violence shattered the deadline and it was unclear whether a cease fire could take hold. Federal air Force jets attacked a radar station outside the croatian capital Zagreb just before the cease fire deadline at 3 . The air Mission lasted about 30 minutes. Croatian Media also reported an air attack on the Adriatic coastal City of Karl bag about an hour after the cease fire. It said a child was killed and several people were wounded. The croatian defense ministry reported shelling in the Eastern stronghold of Osieck about 20 minutes after the cease fire deadline. A correspondent Tony Smith reported from the battered City of Vinkovic a barrage of shelling that stopped about a half hour after the cease fire deadline. It was not immediately Clear whether soldiers and pilots were aware of the cease fire announced about an hour before it was to take effect or whether the agreement represented More than just a breather for the two sides. Previous cease fires including one announced tuesday have collapsed within Days if they were observed at All. Fighting actually escalated sharply after tuesdays agreement in talks mediated by the european Community police officials in Barlovac a City about 30 Miles Southwest of Zagreb claimed 17 army soldiers had been killed in a shootout with police on saturday. Police said the shooting broke out after a truck carry ing the soldiers refused a police order to Stop. They said there were no casualties on the police Side. The report could not be independently confirmed. The cease fire was announced in a statement from the Federal defense minister Veljko Kadijevic and released by the yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug. A an agreement was reached with the leadership of Croatia at 11 50 today to Issue and publicly announce Mutual orders about an absolute cease fire to end All attacks and movement at 15 00 hours on sept. 22, 1991,�?� said a statement issued by Kadijevic. A in this connection i am ordering All commands units and institutions of the yugoslav Peoples army on the territory of the Republic of Croatia on sept. 22, 1991, at 15 00 cease All attacks and movements and ensure an absolute cease fire a said the statement transmitted by Tan Jug. Vesna Skare a spokeswoman for croatian president Franjo Tadjman said he and Kadijevic reached a verbal agreement on a cease fire sunday morning apparently in a Telephone conversation. She said the Deal was made on the basis of overtures Croatia had made saturday to the Federal army. Tadjman in an order read on croatian television told local officials to lift an embargo on water food electricity and medical care to Federal army Barracks in the Republic. But Tud Jmani a order said nothing about croatian forces withdrawing their forces that have surrounded Barracks throughout the Republic. Kadijevic had rejected such an offer on saturday As being insufficient and it was not known Why he accepted it a Day later. A serbian woman holds her head in fear As the Yugo Stav artillery from pct Inja pounds nearby  s Whitmire is nation s top paid mayor Chicago up a Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire is the Best paid mayor in the country and makes More than any governor but the salary of the county administrator in los Angeles is even higher. City amp state Magazine in its fifth annual Survey of salaries reports in its monday edition that Whitmire earns $130,516, making her the highest paid mayor in America. A the image of Public servants was of those grinding away at their jobs earning Low pay with High compensatory benefits keeping them tied to the government a the Magazine said. A today. Salaries have increased to a respectable Levels a for elected and appointed  Carol Zar program director for the Cen Ter for governmental studies at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb iii., said the higher salaries reflect an awareness a that if we want Good professionals we have to pay for  Chicago a City Council payroll is the costliest. The body a 50 members earn $2.75 million. New Yorkus 35 councilmen come in second at $1.93 million followed by a los Angeles 15 members at $1.38 million. A Baltimore a 19 members at $779,000. A Cleveland a 21 members at $749,343. A Philadelphia a 17 members at $680,000. A Minneapolis 13 members at $641,030. A St. Louis 28 members at $600,880. A Bostons 13 members at $598,000. A Seattle a nine members at $575,028. On an individual basis los Angeles Council members Are the highest paid at $92,013 each followed by Seattle at $63,892 and Chicago and new York at $55,000. Detroit a Coleman Young is the second highest paid mayor at $130,000, followed by a Art Agnos of san Francisco $129,090. A David Dinkins of new York $123,500. A Tom Bradley of los Angeles,$117,884. A Richard m. Daley of Chicago $115,000. A Raymond Flynn of Boston and Maynard Jackson of Atlanta $100,000. A Normal b. Rice of Seattle $95,398. The country a highest paid governor is Mario Cuomo of new York at $130,000, followed by a North Carolinas James Martin $123,300. A Maryland a William Schaefer and californians Pete Wilson $120,000. A Minnesota a Arne Carlson $109,053. A Virginia a Douglas Wilder $108,000. The lowest paid governor is Arkansas Bill Clinton who earns $54,000. Senator lauds Gates for positive impression Washington a Senate intelligence committee chairman David Boren said sunday that Robert Gates has Given satisfactory explanations about his role in the Iran Contra scandal. Its a a Little Early to Tell whether Gates will be confirmed As Cia director but he has Quot made a very positive impression a Boren said on no cd a med the press. Gates said a that he Learned some important lessons from the scandal about being More candid with Congress digging More deeply into suspicious information that might come his Way Quot noted Boren a okla. Boren said he wants to Sec Gates confirmation hearings a focus on the  a the next director of the Cia is going to preside Over the most sweeping changes in the history of the intelligence Community with the breakup of the soviet Empire. The Agency has had half its personnel and budget aimed at the soviets. Gates confirmation hearings before the intelligence committee began a week ago and continues tuesday. A i have my doubts about some of his past conduct a said rep. Lee Hamilton d-ind., appearing on the same program. �?o1 done to think there a any doubt at All that he looked the other Way when hints of Iran Contra came up but so did every other top official in the Reagan administration a said Hamilton. A we were not As sceptical As we should have been looking Back on  if Hamilton were in the Senate a i would vote a yes to confirm Gates a and then i would follow up with the most rigorous oversight. I would have him before the intelligence committee every week explaining to me what he has done and what he plans to  Hamilton is a former co chairman of the congressional Iran Contra investigating committees. The next witnesses at Gates Senate confirmation hearings Are Richard Kerr Cia acting director and Charles Allen the Agency a National intelligence officer for warning. 37 arrested As police crack California Oregon drug ring Portland Ore. A two dozen Homes were raided and 37 people were arrested saturday in an operation police said cracked a drug ring supplying about $5 million Worth of tar heroin to the West coast each month. Federal state and local authorities arrested 37 people in Portland and la Puente calif., said Fri spokesman Bart Gori. Two More people were sought in connection with the ring that authorities said was run by a family in Sinaloa Mexico. The operation made tar heroin in Mexico and smuggled heroin and cocaine into Oregon California and Washington Gori said. Tar heroin is a potent form of the drug that resembles tar. The ring distributed about 10 pounds of heroin on the West coast each month Gori said. Twenty nine of those taken into custody were arrested for investigation of drug trafficking and conspiracy said Gori. They were to appear today before a . Magistrate. He said eight others were arrested on alleged immigration violations. More than 200 officers from 13 Federal state and local agencies participated in the raids. The investigation sprang from a Portland drug bust in which 21 people were arrested oct. 16, 1989. 2 killed in single engine plane crash West Chicago 111. A a single engine air plane crashed shortly after Takeoff saturday killing both people on Board. The Pilot of the Cessna 172 skyhawk radioed that his engine had failed said Dupage Airport spokesman Jim Keleher. The air plane hit a Utility pole and crashed into a Semi tractor in an Industrial area near the Airport. Federal aviation administration spokesman Mort Edelstein said. Pilot Dennis Schultz 40, died at Loyola University medical Center spokesman Mike Maggio said. A woman whose name Hadnot been released died at Central Dupage Hospital spokeswoman Diane Wagner said. The Faa was investigating the cause of the crash Edelstein said