European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes saturday december 21, 1991no one Hurt in Ramstein fire Ramstein a Germany a amps two children playing with cigarette lighters started a Are thursday evening in a housing storage area. The Blaze took firefighters 25 minutes to put out a spokesman for the Community said Friday. Firefighters responded to a Call for help at 5 10 . With two pumper trucks a water Tanker truck and a Rescue vehicle. The building in the family housing area was evacuated during the Blaze and no one was injured in the incident the spokesman said. The fire was contained to two storage areas. The 377th Security police flight sent three patrols to the scene. Security police cordoned off the area and cleared the building while firefighters worked. Investigators have not revealed any information beyond identifying the two children As the probable source of the fire the spokesman said. Body of american hostage expected to be released United nations apr , Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said Friday he expects his hostage mediator will soon receive the body of one of the two americans who died in Captivity in Lebanon. The two missing men Are . Marine . William Higgins and William Buckley the former Cia station chief in Beirut. A we were expecting the return of a body any time i would t be surprised if they Are going to get it to us today or tomorrow a said Perez de Cuellar who has led recent efforts to free Western hostages in Lebanon. A i think we have been working of course mainly on the return of Higgins because Higgins was a United nations peacekeeping officer a he said. A and then Buckley the other one and of course the bodies of  other westerners who apparently died in Captivity include briton Alec Collett a writer on assignment for the . Relief and works Agency and Alberto Molinari an italian businessman. Iran claims five iranians were also taken captive in Lebanon and were killed or died. The top . Hostage mediator Giandomenico Picco has been in Tehran Iran this week trying to Settle unresolved hostage matters. Perez de Cuellar said pro iranian shiite Muslim kidnappers and other governments have cooperated with him and Picco. He also said he will continue efforts to free about 300 Arab detainees held by Israel and the two German Relief workers still held in Lebanon Heinrich Striebig and Thomas Kemptner. The United nations is also seeking information on the whereabouts of four missing israeli airmen lost in Lebanon. One of them Ron Arad is believed to be alive. Higgins was serving with . Observers in Lebanon when he was kidnapped feb. 17, 1988. His captors released a videotape july 31, 1989, showing his body hanging from a makeshift Gallows. Buckley a captors said on oct. 4, 1985, that they had executed him in retaliation for an israeli air raid on Palestine liberation organization Headquarters in Tunisia. But former american hostage David Jacobsen says Buckley died of illness four months earlier. Markovic resigns As yugoslav Premier Belgrade Yugoslavia apr Premier Ante Markovic resigned Friday saying the Cripps a i Federal government is incapable of reversing the nation s violent collapse. Earlier Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic joined other breakaway republics seeking diplomatic recognition from the european Community raising fears that ethnic warfare could spread. The move by leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina a which Borders War torn Croatia a came a Day after lawmakers in the Southern Republic of Macedonia appealed for dec recognition. Ethnic serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia have threatened to fight if the two republics seek a full break from the serb led Federal government a now supported by Only Serbia and its ally Montenegro. Thousands of people have died in Croatia a 6-month-old civil War against ethnic serbs and the serb dominated yugoslav army which has captured a third of Croatia. Markovic a croat said his resignation was also intended to protest the pro posed 1992 Federal budget which earmarks 81 percent for the army. There was no immediate word on plans by the remaining Federal officials to replace Markovic. The Federal government whose leadership rotated among Yugoslavia s six republics virtually abandoned All its functions months ago after the Heads of the republics were unable to agree on How to resolve the civil War in Croatia. In Brussels Belgium dec leaders urged the . Security Council to Send peacekeepers to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United nations has said it will not Send troops to Croatia until the fighting ends. There were no immediate reports of conflict outside Croatia. On wednesday however the serbian government said it would recognize the Independence of the serb dominated regions of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The eco which has attempted to mediate an end to the bloodshed a said tuesday it would recognize on Jan. 15 any yugoslav Republic seeking Independence that could guarantee minority rights. Newly sworn in Leader vows to get Australia cracking Sydney Australia apr Paul Keating was sworn in Friday As australians 24th prime minister taking Over the task of righting Australia s battered Economy As the head of a divided labor party. Keating ousted Bob Hawke for leadership of the ruling labor party on thursday by a 56-51 vote. Hawke a former Union Leader had led the party and the country for nearly nine years. Governor general Bill Hayden conducted the Short swearing in ceremony in a government House sitting room in Canberra. Keating watched by his wife Anita and their four children look the oath flanked by a brightly decorated Christmas tree with gifts underneath. The former treasurer failed in his first attempt to oust Hawke at a party caucus on june 3. Hayden now Queen Elizabeth la s representative in Australia was replaced by Hawke As prime minister after a similar party feud in 1983. While Keating 47, took the oath the 62-year-old Hawke performed his last duty As prime minister dedicating an aboriginal painting at parliament House. Several of hawkers closest supporters and Cabinet ministers were on hand to hear his tear filled speech about the importance of native rights in Australia. Keating has indicated that one of his priorities will be to heal the wounds of the labor party which celebrated its 100th anniversary earlier this year. Keating has vowed to a get the country cracking with a comprehensive financial plan to be announced in the new year. Financial markets experienced brisk trading Friday and the australian Dollar was slightly Down in anticipation of a lowering of interest rates. Australia s unemployment rate at 10.5 percent and rising is the major Domestic Issue facing Keating. More than 950,000 australians Are out of work. Labors popularity has plunged since it squeaked to its fourth straight election Victory in 1990. The charismatic Hawke has seen his approval rating slump below that of opposition Leader John Hewson. Tatsuro Murano yells his Way to the grand prize thursday in the annual year end shouting contest in Tokyo. Annual contest in Tokyo a real scream for entrants Tokyo apr you better not shout you better not cry May be the slogan of the season in some places but it Wasny to in Tokyo on thursday when 20 leather lunged Bellowes vied for the Crown in the 11th annual year end shouting contest. The contest which features normally restrained japanese shouting about the event of 1991 that interested or moved them most was held outside Tokyo s Shin Juke station. Tatsuro Murano 25, of Tokyo won the Competition sponsored by Throat lozenge manufacturers. The Burly Murano won 100,000 yen about $780 by Yelling at 117.6 decibels Quot people of Aomori even though you lost your apples in the typhoon done to give up Quot loud As Murano a shout was a an overhead train generates 100 decibels a it seemed unlikely that it could be heard in Rural Aomori prefecture 360 Miles Northeast of Tokyo. Nearly 80 percent of Aomori Sapple crop was lost in an october typhoon. For others like runner up Hiroki Takada 1991 was significant in a More personal Way. The 29-year-old Takada who said he was married three months ago shouted a thank you Naomi for marrying me 1 love you a the Fate of the soviet Union was reflected in this years fest. While a Gorby you re doing a Good Job a was a prize Winner in 1989, shouts this time around included a soviet Union you re history a and a Gorbachev Sayonara a