European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 5, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 9 world zoo bunnies snatched As food prices skyrocket from wire reports Moscow a the Sharp increases in food prices across much of the former soviet Union apparently have claimed their first victims rabbits in a ukrainian zoo. Moscow radio reported saturday that visitors to the zoo in Kharkov Ukraine a have begun to show heightened interest in its rabbits especially just recently since the Rise in  eight rabbits were stolen from the zoo Friday night it reported noting that a at the Market the asking Price for one Bunny is Between 80 and 100 rubles. That is roughly one fourth the average monthly salary for a worker. Ukraine on thursday joined several other former soviet republics in lifting Price controls on Many goods As a first step toward a free , Maxwell talk London a Britain a biggest Selling tabloid is offering readers the Chance to talk to the late Robert Maxwell Courtesy of a psychic. The Sun owned by Rupert Murdoch and the rival of maxwells flagship tabloid the daily Mirror told readers Friday a you too can quiz Cape a Bob beyond the  Maxwell died mysteriously at sea on nov. 5. In what the paper dubbed maxwells first and exclusive interview from beyond the grave it quoted psychic Nella Jones As saying she talked to Maxwell Over the course of two Days. Jones said that when she asked whether he committed suicide Maxwell replied a i am not a Coward. Try  he also said he did not fall overboard and did not jump Jones  korean party set Seoul South Korea a the founder of a korean business giant said saturday that he will launch a new party to Reform the country a political climate. But Chung jul Yung founder of the Hyundai group denied published reports that be will seek political office. Chung quit As honorary chairman of the group and retired from Active management duty Friday saying he wanted to pursue a new venture. He said the new venture is politics. A i decided to engage in politics in Earnest hoping to Reform the political climate a Chung told reporters. A i plan to inaugurate a new political party toward the end of this  to South pole Tokyo a a japanese adventurer who has already travelled to the North pole by motorcycle has biked to the South pole from the coast of Antarctica his Tokyo office announced saturday. Shinji Kazama 41, reached the South pole at 1 30 . Est Friday after a 27-Day journey across deep Snow and rugged ice becoming the first person to Bike to both poles they said. On arrival Kazama was greeted by the 120-member staff of the Amundsen Scott South pole station who were in Contact with his support team during the journey. A Kazama set out from the Patriot Hills base Camp on the coast dec. 8, intending to celebrate the new year at the pole. But unexpectedly deep Snow and a Astrug a Long Wavelike ridges of hard Snow a delayed his arrival. At some Points Kazama attached a ski to the front wheel of his custom made Yamaha  executes 20 Beijing a authorities in the City of Xian executed 20 people in one Day including a Man who allegedly killed a 3-year-old he kidnapped in a failed extortion plot according to it an official report seen saturday. The shaan i daily newspaper reported thursday that the executions were carried out after a mass sentencing dec. 27 in Xian the capital of shaan i province in Central China. The report said the people executed had committed a extremely odious crimes. Executions in China Are carried out by a gunshot to the Back of the head. 15th cease fire taking hold amid scepticism in Croatia Zadar Yugoslavia apr Zadar was Calm saturday after a month of near constant pounding by army guns and air Force planes and fighting ebbed in the rest of Croatia. But residents of the ancient port were sceptical about the 15th truce of the 6-month-old War. The  truce is meant to Clear the Way for the deployment of up to 10,000 peacekeepers to Croatia and neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina populated by a restive mix of ethnic serbs croats and slavic muslims. All of the previous cease fires have been broken with both sides blaming each other. But with major players in the War committed to the deployment of . Peacekeepers the latest truce which took effect at 6 . Friday had a better Chance of survival. Senior . Officials have said that troops would be sent Only if a permanent truce is established. In Zadar the Dalmatian City 120 Miles Southwest of Zagreb Croatia a capital some restaurants and cafe Fine figurine from 2400 . Found in Egypt Giza plateau Egypt apr archaeologists have unearthed an exquisitely carved Limestone figurine of an overseer who lived 4,400 years ago a Statuette hailed As one of the finest yet in the area of the great pyramids. A to think such a statue could have survived the Ages so Well is unimaginable. It looks like it was carved five minutes ago a said Zahi harass the antiquities official in charge of the pyramids area. Excavators uncovered the statue which stands 8 inches High and is 2 inches wide while digging in a Basin near the Sphinx. It was in a simple Tomb in a cemetery for foremen and craftsmen who built monuments for the pharaohs. The sculptor carved the statues upper lip in the shape of adjacent pyramids. The statue shows a Man decked out in finery in the classic pose of a pharaoh strolling with Power and Grace. Many of the original colors still glow. There Are traces of a Blue Collar. The Kilt is White the skin Reddish Brown with Black touches representing make up. The plaited wig is Black. Egyptian antiquities inspector Mansour Baurain in charge of the excavation was on hand when the statue was unearthed last week. He said he had expected Little from the Tomb although More than a years digging in the cemetery has produced stunningly Fine partisanship. A we found a Small Niche Cut inside the Tomb Wall. It was an offering Niche which frequently appears so that magical gifts can be Given to the soul of the deceased a Baurain said. A suddenly we began uncovering the statue. It was magnificent. It seemed to be walking out of the Niche into the  the statues Beauty and workmanship rival that of sculptures created for ancient Royalty egyptology its said. Harass said the design is typical of a statue for Royalty or very High officials of the old kingdoms fifth dynasty which lasted 142 years and ended in 2323 . He said however that the Man was of the ancient Middle class an overseer perhaps a the Foreman in charge of the pharaohs pottery works because a Small pottery vessel hangs from the  were open for the first time in Days and stores with taped Over Glass fronts were doing business. The fighting began after Croatia declared Independence june 25 and pits croats against serb led Federal forces and Allied serb irregulars most of them members of Croatia a serb minority who say they would be persecuted in an Independent Croatia. Thousands of people have been killed and the serbs have taken control of about a third of Croatia. In Belgrade on Friday members of 163 political parties proclaimed a new smaller serb dominated Yugoslavia at a forum in which hard line communists and serbian Ultra nationalists vented bitterness Over the demise of the old federation. Borders for the new federation were left unclear. If the self proclaimed country incorporates serb dominated areas of Croatia neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia and militants try to enforce new Borders the Ccase firc might collapse and the War could spread. Excavators digging near the great pyramids in Egypt have discovered one of the finest statues Ever found in the area. The team has been digging in dunes a few Miles South of the Sphinx since August 1990, when a horse Ridden by an american tourist fell through the Sand and hit an unknown Tomb. A she was More concerned about the horse than the fact that shed accidentally made a great discovery a Baurain said. Nobody bothered to get the woman a name. The Sand covered cemetery the first of the Middle class under the Pyramid building pharaohs of Giza is so vast that it May take 20 years to excavate. So far 14 Large tombs and 130 Small burials have been uncovered. German sees 310-Mph train by 2000 Berlin apr Germany a transport minister has suggested that tests on a magnetic train capable of travelling 310 Mph have been successful and such a train could be running in the country by 2000. \ Gunther Krause said Friday that the results would be announced this week. Germany has invested $1.3 billion in the train trans rapid which would float on a magnetic Cushion rather than run on tracks. Proponents want to build a passenger carrying line before japanese competitors do. The transport ministry and the research ministry Are to discuss the results of so far secret tests in a thursday news conference. A after that the train May be ready to be developed a Krause said. A the first stretch could be Hamburg Ber Lin for example. Experts Tell me the first train could possibly run in eight  if the train is technically feasible the government would have to decide whether it has the Money. Budgets Are strained by the Cost of German unification. There also Are environmental objections to train noise. The fastest passenger carrying train in the world is Frances train a Grande Viesse which runs on rails at a maximum Speed of nearly 200 Mph