European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 18, 1992 renewed yugoslav fighting greets . Peacekeepers the stars and stripes world Page 9 Belgrade Yugoslavia apr hundreds of . Troops fanned out monday at the Start of their peacekeeping Mission but their presence did Little to prevent violence in Croatia. Serbian television reported that a heavy shelling and firefights welcomed the Advance 350-member . Team. F the group is laying the groundwork in Eastern and Western parts of Croatia for next months arrival of a 14,000-member . Peacekeeping Force. Among those troops were the first soldiers from the former soviet Union to participate in a . Peacekeeping Mission. Col. Yuri Levchenko of Russia said sunday that his unit will be stationed near Vukovan in Eastern Croatia. Slavic muslims serbs and croats in the Central Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina meanwhile resumed european Community sponsored talks to Avert fighting. That Republic has been shaken by violence in recent weeks As leaders of the three ethnic groups seek agreement on its political future. In the Northern bosnian town of Bosansky Brod serbian paramilitary forces opened fire on a funeral for a 16-year-old Muslim killed this month following an Independence referendum croatian radio reported. Sarajevo television reported that several people were injured and some houses were destroyed As serbs Holger Schmidt in Tris Holm Sweden. Shelled the town. Croatian radio said the serbs had barricaded themselves in a House and were shelling the town with grenades. Neither report could be immediately confirmed. Tension was reportedly High in the Southern bosnian towns of Mostar and Caplina where croats and muslims Are at Odds with Federal reservists. A full scale War could Start any moment in the Region a serbian television said. Federal col. Milojko Pantelic in charge of the Mostar Region accused neighbouring Croatia of deploying troops in the area. Advance . Peacekeepers headed monday to the four serbian held regions in Croatia where the main Force will be posted. The full Force to be in place by april 25, is to help with the withdrawal of the Federal and Croatia a defense forces from the regions and the disarming of militias. A your Mission is our Mission and we will do All we can to help you a yugoslav Gen. Andrija Bior Cev in told 38 . Officers arriving in Dalj in Eastern Croatia. Croatia a supreme Council the effective War Cabinet announced it would charge about 4,000 people with human rights violations including War crimes. It gave no further seeks to oust German living simple life Stockholm Sweden apr Holger Schmidt says he gets All he needs out of life by picking berries fishing and repairing televisions and radios in a Small Northern Village. But the swedish immigration Board wants to expel the German immigrant because on paper he does no to make enough Money to live on a though he has never applied for welfare. When Schmidt 41, moved in 1989 from the German state of Bavaria to the swedish Village of tras Holm the immigration Board gave him two years to Settle and support himself. Schmidt the Only television radio repairman in tras Holm 525 Miles North of Stockholm said he met the the boards conditions and even owns his House in tras Holm. But the immigration Board notified him last month that the $5,000 he earns each year is not enough to live on and wants to Send him Back to Germany. Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt came to Schmidt a defense after newspaper stories about the German appeared. A if Schmidt leads his life quietly and is no Burden to anyone there is no reason Why he should not keep doing that a Bildt told National television sunday. Report of mandatory his tests false British Catholic Church says London apr the roman Catholic Church in Britain has denied a report that his testing had been made compulsory for people wanting to be priests or members of religious communities. A there Hasni to been any testing by dioceses in England and Wales a Church spokesman Kevin Summers said monday in London. A there is no stated policy about it because the question Hasni to Arisen a he said. The Independent on sunday newspaper reported that candidates for the Priesthood and religious orders a Are being told they must take his the report said the requirement was approved by the Vatican. In Rome Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro said no general policy had been approved. He said local Bishops Are free to ask for tests although he had no information if any had done so. A on the local level the diocesan Bishop can it he judges opportune take such a decision without asking permission of the holy see also taking into account the health legislation in each individual country a Navarro said. The holy see refers to the Headquarters of the roman Catholic Church in Vatican City. His the human immunodeficiency virus that causes aids can be spread through homosexual and heterosexual relations both forbidden to priests and nuns in their celibacy vows. The Independent on sunday said two English monastic communities and several International orders that recruit in Britain made the test compulsory for priestly candidates and men and women seeking to join religious communities. It said two Young men who refused to be tested were rejected for the Seminary As a lacking no Community or order was identified in the report attributed to a confidential documents. Written by members of the clergy and laity who Are helping people to live with team sets off blasts killing 2 from wire reports Istanbul Turkey a a police team trying to defuse a terrorist bomb set off three explosions in an Istanbul police station tuesday officials said. Two police officers were killed and 18 were wounded. The blasts occurred in a building housing a police bomb squad in the downtown Gay Rettere District. The main police station is next door. State radio said the first explosion occurred at 10 50 a.m., triggering two other blasts. It did not say How Many bombs were involved. Ismet Sezgin the Interior minister said the explosions were accidental set off when a police team was trying defuse a bomb seized from figure stolen Tokyo thieves have made off with the Star of the newest Godzilla movie but production officials said tuesday that just make another one. Out of rubber. A one of our guards on patrol monday found the mock Godzilla was gone and we have reported it to the police Quot said Kiyokawa Honda Nead of the Toho special effects department. Along with the rubber Godzilla which measures 13 feet from head to Tail and is Worth an estimated $38,400, the Heads of Godzilla a enemies King Phidora and Meka King Phidora also were reported Soldier killed Athens Greece a unknown assailants shot and killed a Soldier on guard duty at a military base South of Athens and bombs damaged two cars and a Bank in the capital Early tuesday police reported. The gunmen took the soldiers Rifle and fled the scene at the base near Mandra about 30 Miles South of the capital. Police identified the conscript As Antonis Famelos 25. The Small base is used As a distribution Center for military vehicle parts and contains no press warned Kuwait a Kuwait a Crown Prince has accused the press of writing a Poison Quot and warned editors they would be held responsible if this continued newspapers reported monday. A i read some articles in some papers that unfortunately aimed at tearing up National Solidarity and Unity in addition to instigating people against the government said Sheik Saad Al Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah. A things have exceeded acceptable limits a several newspapers quoted him As saying. A i respect Freedom of the press and Freedom of thinking but some of what is being published in our press is press censorship was lifted in january nearly a year after Kuwait was liberated from iraqi occupation and 5vi years after it was first imposed. Snow slide kills 2 tourists Bolzano Italy a an Avalanche killed two tourists a a German and an austrian a As they were crossing an Alpine Glacier monday the italian news Agency Ansa reported. The two were identified As Brigitte Keller 25, of Germany and Viktor Giacomelli 55, of Austria Ansa cow 48, feted Kenmare Ireland Bertha the worlds oldest and most prolific cow stood aloof monday As humans celebrated her 48th birthday. Dozens of local people celebrated at the Village Hall with songs poems a few drinks and a Blessing from a priest. The festivities were relayed to the nation via a popular talk show on Rte radio. Bertha listed in the guinness Book of world records both for her age and her 39 calves was Given a bucket of apples to Chew in her pen. Jerome of Leary who bought Bertha in 1946 at a St. Patrick a Day fair in Neathy seem has recently taken Bertha on Public appearance for Charity and she has raised 23,000 Irish pounds $37,000 for cancer research
