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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 268 wednesday january 8,1992c d 8693 Abush insists on free Trade japanese told pacts cannot be piecemeal Tokyo apr president Bush declared tuesday before meeting with Japan a prime minister that the United states will not be satisfied with a piecemeal Trade agreements in its Campaign to open japanese markets. Bush gave a preview of his Trade message during a Stop in Kashihara to celebrate the Success of a major american retailer in breaking into Japan a $6 billion see related stories on pages 17 and 22 toy Market. He said that toys r us a toy Chain had to wage a three year Campaign before it won Market Access. A though we re pleased at the Success so far we re not satisfied with just reaching these piecemeal Trade agreements a a Bush said. Quot in the cause of free and open Trade a Bush said prove mint in Access and in . Sales to japanese markets and permanent improvement in the lives of Japa a we want agreements that produce permanent trn a ass and in . Sales ent improve Csc Consumers 1 he said japanese citizens would Benefit along with americans from free Trade As a result of a wider selection of goods competitive prices and the availability of Quality goods from around the world. A i come As a Friend a the president said meeting with japanese and american students involved in educational Exchange programs. Beleaguered american automakers angrily denied see Bush on Page 2 president Bush and former japanese prime minister Toshiki Kaifu look on As first lady Barbara Bush and Kaif in a wife Sachiyo embrace at Osaka International Airport on  shoot Down dec copter killing 5 Madjarev Yugoslavia apr the Federal air Force tuesday shot Down a helicopter and killed All five european Community truce observers aboard. The attack endangered a 4-Day-old cease fire in the croatian civil War. A companion dec helicopter also was attacked but made a Safe Landing the belgian foreign ministry said. Several hours after the attack was reported by Croatia the serb dominated yugoslav military admitted that it had downed an dec helicopter in secessionist Croatia tuesday and expressed its a deep  the Federal defense ministry said in a statement carried by the Tan Jug news Agency that an investigation had been ordered into the Quot tragic incident. The Brief statement said Legal action would be taken a against the  the attack was a serious violation of the truce and could threaten its Success. However by quickly admitting and apologizing for the incident the Federal military appeared to be trying to make sure the ceasefire lasted. The helicopter that was destroyed blew up in the air 30 Miles Northeast of Zagreb the croatian capital after being hit by an air to air missile fired by a Federal warplane the croatian Interior ministry said. Italy reported four of the dec military observers aboard the helicopter were italian and France said the fifth was a French Soldier. The two choppers were on their Way from Belgrade to Zagreb via hungarian territory to avoid regions where conflict was Likely. Police cordoned off roads leading to the Hilltop area in made arvo the Small Village where the helicopter crashed. The companion aircraft landed in a Field. A i saw two army planes. Flying High overhead a said the postal chief of made arvo 54-year-Otd Vlado Milak. �?o1 then saw Quot a Ilane four hit. A i saw an explosion flames and then smoke a he said. A then it  fighting had generally cased in the breakaway Republic under the  truce designed to end the civil War that has claimed thousands of lives since Croatia declared Independence from Yugoslavia on june 25.German, Canadian planes join Relief Effort from staff and wire reports nato has arranged for German and Canadian military planes to join the caravan of organizations shipping Relief supplies to the republics of the former soviet Union. A statement from the North Atlantic treaty organization said two planes were scheduled to leave tuesday from Cologne Germany with 54 tons of milk powder donated by the european Community. The flights tuesday and wednesday Are the first coordinated by nato. A . European come spokeswoman said no information was available tuesday about when and if . Forces would be making More Relief flights in addition to those in december. Canada has made two Boeing 707s and seven c-130 transport planes available to the organization tur carrying goods to the republics of the former soviet Union a nato spokesman said tuesday. The Relief supplies were part of a $260 million emergency food Aid program put together by the 12-nation Community to help residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg this Winter. Beef butter vegetable oils and milk powder stocked in Community warehouses make up the bulk of the 140,000 tons of assistance expected to be provided to the russian cities. The Canadian forces dispatched a 707 Jet to mos cow on tuesday with the first of two loads of milk powder a forces spokesman said. The German armed forces were scheduled to Send a similar shipment on tuesday and the canadians planned to Send another milk powder shipment wednesday. The total weight of All three shipments headed for Moscow and St. Petersburg is about 102 tons. The european Community provided the milk powder. German officials will Monitor distribution of the milk powder after it arrives in Russia said army maj. Norbert Cyr a spokesman at the forces european Headquarters in Lahr. Alarmed by reports that German Relief goods Fursee Relief on Page 2  
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