European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday september 25,1991 at a glance spec Tommy Chatos fills out a commemorative certificate to a member of a deactivating unit in Bamberg Germany a Community on the a fast track to drawing Down. See Story on Page 10. Record deficit predicted the Federal budget deficit ballooned to $260.9 billion through August virtually ensuring a new record by the end of the fiscal year in september. A Page 4 Noriega aide testifies Manuel Noriega a former right hand Man testified he delivered suitcases stuffed with drug Money to his Boss and accompanied him to a meeting with cuban Leader Fidel Castro. A Page 5 abuse in . Probed a team of investigators from the human rights organization amnesty International began a probe of alleged police brutality in los Angeles. A Page 6 a fifth Man exposed after years of speculation former British civil servant John Cairncross has admitted he was the a fifth Many recruited in the 1930s to spy for the soviet Union. A Page 8 drug prices skyrocket prescription drug prices soared 152 percent in the last decade nearly triple the Overall inflation rate a congressional study said. A Page 17  Abby Ann Landers action line. Comics. Commentary. Crossword. Letters. Money matters a sports. To listings. Weather. 1916 19-2113 .19 .12 17-18 23-28 .27 .11 bombings by army planes threaten truce in Yugoslavia Zagreb Yugoslavia apr warplanes from the serbian dominated army bombed two strategic cities in Croatia on tuesday and scattered overnight fighting threatened a 2-Day-old cease fire in the breakaway Republic. However the fighting in the 12-week-old civil War was less widespread than before Croatia and the army signed a ceasefire sunday. As croatians waited to see whether the latest cease fire would hold another yugoslav ethnic group prepared to vote for Independence and the . Security Council was to meet in new York on the yugoslav crisis. Defense officials in Vinkovic a croatian stronghold near the Danube River Border with Serbia said Waves of air planes began bombing the City tuesday morning. They said that several bombs hit the City and that three people were killed. The republics defense ministry in Zagreb confirmed the air attack As Well As one on Vukovan Northeast of Vinkovic on the croatian serbian Border. A ministry spokesman said there was considerable damage in Vinkovic. Tan Jug quoted military sources As saying army Barracks in Vinkovic were attacked overnight by croats. The news Agency said the fiercest overnight clashes were in the two Eastern cities. There was no further information on the reported attacks in Vukovan. More than 500 people have died in fighting in Croatia involving Republican militias serbian insurgents and the Federal army since Croatia declared Independence june 25. The most recent fighting has been Between army and croatian units after the croats blockaded Federal Barracks earlier this month and Cut off their supplies. But even before that croatian authorities and a growing number of foreign governments said the serbian dominated army was actively helping the serbian insurgents a charge denied by the generals. Croatians claim Serbia seeks to expand its Borders before sitting Down to peace talks with croatian secessionists. Serbian insurgents have taken control of one third of Croatia a territory since june 25. Tension Between serbs and croats Yugoslavia a two largest ethnic groups Are fuelled by memories of the massacre of hundreds of thousands of serbs by the pro nazi government of Croatia during world War ii and retaliatory killings after the War. Croatia a 4.75 million residents include 600,000 ethnic serbs Many of whom refuse to live in an Independent Croatia. In Serbia a Southern province of Kosovo meanwhile ethnic albanians announced they would begin voting on Independence this week the Tan Jug news Agency reported. The referendum could further increase Yugoslavia a political and ethnic tension. At least 100 ethnic albanians demanding More autonomy have been killed the past two years in clashes with serbian Security forces. Besides Croatia Slovenia and Macedonia a out of Yugoslavia a six republics a have already voted for Independence. In new York Francois Giuliani the chief . Spokesman told reporters the . Security Council meeting would take place before Yugoslavia addresses the general Assembly on thursday. Diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity said the Council was expected to consider a Resolution supporting the european Community a peacemaking efforts and calling for a a general and Complete embargo on All weapons deliveries to  from Page 1 need . Military deployment was viewed with considerable wanness by the Pentagon and still could be averted. Administration officials continued monday to negotiate with other allies As Well As with the iraqis. And in any event they said it might be Days before a final order is issued to . Forces. Even so Many officials in Washington seemed to accept a new military deployment As a virtual fait a comply in response to iraqis repeated actions to thwart the arms inspection Effort particularly the detention of . Personnel for several hours monday. . Sources said the administration did not believe it needed a new . Authorization to Send troops or warplanes Back to the Region. A and to the Best of my knowledge no one at the United nations interprets it differently a a state department official said. But officials said it was unlikely the United states would initiate any military action before wednesday at the earliest. That would give Saddam at least 48 hours to provide assurances that he will permit the . Inspections to proceed unhindered. The White House had favored imposing a 48-hour deadline before mondays detention of . Inspectors in Iraq. Senior analysts have been discussing which european allies might also Send warplanes primarily to give the possible .-directed Mission a a multinational flavor a in the words of one official. In another move designed to pressure Baghdad the Pentagon said that it was sending additional full warplanes to Turkey where they will bolster . Aircraft already in place to protect iraqi kurd from attack. Officials said the planes were being sent to compensate for a planned withdrawal of . Ground troops from Turkey where they have been participating in the kurdish Protection plan called operation provide Comfort. The Pentagon cautioned however that under a . Agreement with the turks the planes arc not to be used to escort . Inspectors on missions into Iraq. Pentagon officials said the administration was hesitant to Send More forces to saudi Arabia before an emergency shipment of Patriot missile batteries arrived in the desert kingdom later this  from Page 1 prints and nuclear weapons program plans As they did monday. The inspectors did not try to remove the documents but videotaped their search he said. Iraqi Security forces were detaining the inspectors Ana demanding they turn Over the videotape Molander said in new York. Earlier in the Day Iraq returned some of the secret documents its troops forcibly took Back from the inspectors monday but . Officials said key information on president Saddam Hussein a nuclear weapons program was missing. Meanwhile Iraq was also expected tuesday to give the United nations its first written statement outlining its position on overflights by inspectors searching for weapons left after the persian Gulf War ended nearly seven months ago. The cease fire terms set by the . Security Council required Iraq a to surrender its weapons of mass destruction. A submit to verifying inspections by the United nations. President Bush has warned that the United states would Send warplanes to escort the . Helicopters on inspection missions which Iraq has refused to permit on grounds they violate iraqi sovereignty. Marlin Fitzwater White House press Secretary said monday that the United states was consulting with other Security Council members about setting a 48-hour deadline on iraqi compliance. Iraq has repeatedly lied in its disclosures about its nuclear chemical biological and ballistic missile capabilities which must be dismantled under terms of the .-imposed truce. Iraq has insisted that an iraqi Crew member be aboard All . Flights that the flights be restricted to a two week period that Aerial photography be banned and that some areas be off limits. . Officials said they would accept the presence of an iraqi Crew member but no other conditions. Stuttgart eatery closed for health reasons by the stars and stripes Stuttgart Germany a a privately operated canteen on Robinson Barracks closed temporarily this week after army officials barred americans from eating there because of a failed health inspection. Both army health officials and representatives of the German restaurant control Agency visited the canteen last week said Dimitrius Plomartelis who operates the business. The americans posted a sign thursday making the facility off limits because mice had been discovered in the building he said. The canteen is the sole occupant of a one Story wooden building about a Block from a Large military shopping Center. The shopping Center attracts customers chiefly from the greater Stuttgart area but also from Many far Flung military communities. A Public affairs office employee confirmed the canteens closure tuesday but she said she did not know yet Why it closed and declined to comment further. Plomartelis said he and his employees will be cleaning and repainting the canteen All week to satisfy army health officers. A i believe and i Hope that i can reopen on monday a Plomartelis said