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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and Stripe sunday november 17, 1991bombing near military band kills 1 London up a High powered bomb exploded Friday night in a London suburb outside a concert by a British military band killing at least one person police said. A the incident has All the Hallmarks of a terrorist attack a chief inspector Roger How of the Hertfordshire county police said of the bomb which exploded in the historic Cathedral town of St. Albans about 25 Miles North of London. George Churchill Coleman commander of the Scotland Yard anti terrorist squad said nobody had claimed responsibility but said he suspected the Irish Republican army. The bomb weighing Between 5 and 7 pounds blew up at 9 55 . Less than 200 Yards from a Hall where the blues and royals military band was performing police said. The remains of at least one person were found at the scene although the a awful mess it left made it difficult to determine even several hours afterwards whether a second person also was killed How said. He said investigators also were checking the possibility that the victim or victims May have been responsible for planting the bomb. The bomb which exploded in the doorway of a vacant building also injured a bicycle rider who was thrown to the ground How said. The incident followed an exceptionally bloody week in British ruled Northern Ireland. Sectarian killings attributed to the Ira and other groups claimed nine lives and prompted Britain to make plans for dispatching More troops into the territory. The performance by the military band in St. Albans attended by about 300 people was suspended after the explosion and the area was evacuated. How said the concert Hall had been searched for bombs earlier in the Day but said the inspection did not cover the empty building. In june a bomb was discovered and defused in an area in London where the same band was scheduled to , croats of cease fire emergency Aid Zagreb Yugoslavia up a the warring republics of Serbia and Croatia agreed Friday of a cease fire in Yugoslavia a civil War and to emergency humanitarian Aid to the besieged croatian cities of Dubrovnik and Vukovan. The agreement was reached in talks brokered by the european Community and involving croatian vice president mate Granic and yugoslav Gen. Andrija Rasa. After the talks ended for the Day the dec head of Mission . Van Quoten told reporters that the parties decided to execute a the agreement of the 18th of october on the question of de blockading military garrisons and evacuation from the territory of  the ambassador from the Netherlands said the cease fire the 13th signed in the four month War was to take effect saturday. Van Quoten said All parties agreed on the immediate need for humanitarian Aid to Dubrovnik Vukovan and Slung. He said the International committee of the red Cross a will play a crucial part in breaking the impasse. The committee will be involved in discussions to Speed up prisoner exchanges he said. As he left the meeting Granic said a the croatian Side will fulfil the agreement. Its just a question of the  it was understood that when talks resumed saturday that a timetable for the yugoslav army a departure from Croatia would be worked out. Earlier Friday Federal warships bombarded the croatian port of split. Gunboats including a destroyer named after split pounded the chief City of the federation s Adriatic coast hitting boats in the Harbor and damaging several buildings. Serbian volunteers and Federal army troops escort an elderly croatian wounded during the fighting in Vukovan. Croatian Zagreb radio said at least two people were killed and seven wounded All of them civilians in the yugoslav military a first major attack on split since Croatia a declaration of Independence june 25. Croatian television played a taped message Early saturday from Vukovan official Josip est Richcr. A if the cease fire does t hold Vukovan will not be Able to hold out Quot he warned. Croatian radio reported that bitter clashes were continuing around Vukovan an important Symbol of resistance for Croatia. It has been besieged for almost three months. Many of its buildings have been widow tired of perpetual mud thinks Maxwell died in Accident London apr Elisabeth Maxwell widow of Media magnate Robert Maxwell says she is convinced his death was accidental and is criticizing news organizations for speculating that he was slain. Her comments to Independent television news backed up the autopsy findings of Spanish officials who said Maxwell died of natural causes while boating nov. 5 near the Canary islands a Spanish Island group off Morocco. A an Accident it was whatever the Accident was and 1 Hope that they the Spanish officials will be Able to Tell us More of what were the last hours of his life Quot she said Friday night. She said the speculation prevented her from Healing the wounds of bereavement. A and in a Case like this it won t let it happen one has to have this perpetual mud thrown at him which is very very unpleasant a she said. Maxwell 68, disappeared from his yacht nov. 5. His body was recovered from the Atlantic off the Canary islands later that Day and an autopsy was performed nov. 7. Results arc expected Friday. The speculation about the cause of death continued despite Elisabeth Maxwell s criticism. The London newspaper the daily Telegraph reported saturday a the mysterious circumstances of the publisher s death amid acute business difficulties and claims that he was an Israel agent have prompted speculation that he was  legislator George Galloway who maintains Maxwell was linked to the israeli secret service told the House of commons on Friday that there is growing speculation that he May have been slain. Levelled. Serb led forces Are within about 200 Yards of Vul Kovars Center but it was not Clear How much of the town they control. . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said former . Secretary of state Cyrus Vance his special representative in the yugoslav crisis and Marrack Goulding the chief of . Peacekeepers would leave today for Yugoslavia. Perez de Cuellar said the two envoys were to arrive in Yugoslavia on monday to prepare a possible peacekeeping Force. But he cautioned that no such Mission would be sent unless a cease fire  Coffee cleared in mild hypertension London apr drinking instant Coffee does not raise blood pressure in people with mild hypertension a scottish study says. For years doctors have advised people with mildly elevated blood pressure to eliminate Salt and to exercise regularly. Whether they should restrict caffeine As Well has been the subject of debate. Many people give up Coffee because they believe its stimulating effect affects blood pressure. A we found no evidence that caffeine restriction or a change to decaffeinated Coffee is beneficial in reducing blood pressure in patients with borderline or mild hypertension Quot said or. Thomas Macdonald the leading investigator. The study at Aberdeen Royal infirmary was published in fridays Issue of the British medical journal. Only instant Coffee was involved. They monitored 50 people 23 men and 27 women Between the Ages of 23 and 67, with mild hypertension  
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