European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 b the stars and stripes sunday april 12, 1992 bosnian president seeks world s help in repelling serbs a Man identified As Kevin Wells left wields a knife while biting into the sweater worn by stabbing victim Christopher Abraham in Boston on  charged after easter play Boston apr a panhandler accused of stabbing a Man during a scuffle on City Hall Plaza moments after an easter play was released Friday on $300 bail. Kevin Wells 26, pleaded innocent to charges of assault and Battery. He is accused of stabbing Christopher Abraham several times in the Chest neck and wrist during an argument thursday. Capitol police chief Daniel Harrington said Abraham 32, was watching the play on the Plaza when the fighting began. Harrington did not know whether the two knew each other. Abraham told police that the fight began when Wells asked him for Money. Boston Herald photographer Phyllis Graber Jensen who had photographed the play said she turned and began taking pictures of the two men after she heard them shouting. The Herald reported that Wells tried to flee after the stabbing but was stopped by two officers. According to a police report officers arriving on the scene also saw Abraham running away. They stopped and handcuffed him it said. Police said no charges were brought against Abraham. He was in stable condition Friday at Massachusetts general Hospital. Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr Bosnia a president has asked the world for help to Stop a Quot massacre by serbian militias after his Republic seceded from Yugoslavia. Thousands have fled fighting that continued Friday Between muslims and serbs who seek to remain part of serbian dominated Yugoslavia. A . Security Council has called on one of its envoys to make a fact finding visit. President Alija ize Begovic on Friday appealed for International help to protect muslims from the serbian drive for territory in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina which declared Independence last month and was recognized last week by the United states and the european Community. The chief european Community envoy for Bosnia Jose Cut Leiro arrived in Sarajevo on Friday in an attempt to establish a cease fire. At least 20 people have died in the Battle for Vornik an Eastern town on Bosnia a Drina River Border with Serbia witnesses also said about 5,000 refugees left the town. Although serbs took the town fighting continued Friday with muslims holed up in a Hilltop Castle. On Friday ize Begovic a Muslim appealed to the United nations and the european Community to prevent violence against muslims in Vornik claiming they were victims of a a massacre by serb militias a ize Begovic described last weeks capture of the predominantly Muslim town As Quot an aggression of Serbia against the Independent state of Bosnia Herzegovina a he appealed to his serbian counterpart Slobodan Milosevic to order All serb fighters to withdraw from Bosnia. The assault on the town was launched wednesday from Serbia by the serbian Volunteer guard. Serbs who make up one third of Bosnia a 4.3 million people strongly oppose bosnian Independence. Bosnia s muslims and croatians who make up about 60 percent of the population see Independence As the Only alternative to a smaller serb dominated Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia was made up of six republics until Croatia and Slovenia left the federation in june. Slovenia and Croatia have also been internationally recognized As Independent. Macedonia seeks similar status. Only the largest Republic Serbia and Montenegro want to remain part of Yugoslavia. . Embassies will close for easter observances by the stars and stripes . Embassies and consulates in seven european countries will be closed at least one Day this month in Observance of the easter weekend. In the Netherlands the . Embassy also will close april 30 in Observance of the Queens birthday. Embassy and consulate closings in Europe include a Germany a closed Friday and april 20. A Belgium a closed april 20. A France a closed april 20. A Italy a closed april 20. A the Netherlands a closed Friday and april 20. A Spain a closed thursday and Friday. A Turkey a no easter Holiday Observance. A United kingdom a closed Friday and april 20.interest rates climbing for government savings plan by Mike Causey the Washington Post Washington a Federal workers who have More than $10 billion invested in Treasury securities through a savings plan Are enjoying increased interest rates. Money in the a fund will be invested at 7.625 percent this month. The March rate for the super Safe fund was 7.375 percent. In february it was 7.250 percent and in january it was 6.875 percent. Many of the 1.5 million workers who Are investing in the tax deferred 401 k payroll deduction savings plan have most of their Money in the a fund. Since investment restrictions have been lifted More people Are switching some or All of their investments into the higher risk a fund Stock Market or the of fund Bond Market. Government workers can join the Thrift savings plan or reallocate their payroll contributions Only during regular open seasons. The next one begins in mid May. Investors can move Money from one fund to another any time they choose up to four times a year. Retirees who were in the Thrift savings plan when they retired and who left their Money in can reallocate their investments among the funds but cannot add Money to their accounts. Workers under the new Federal employees retirement system mostly people hired after 1983, can invest 10 percent of their salary up to $8,728 this year and get a Matching contribution from the government of up to 5 percent of pay. Retirement system employees who invest nothing still have accounts into which the government puts 1 percent of pay. Workers in the old civil service retirement system can invest 5 percent of pay. All investments and earnings Are tax deferred. For the 12-month period that ended feb. 29, the a fund paid 7,96 percent. The a fund paid 16.08 percent and the of fund paid 12,66 percent. In 1991, the a fund paid 30.77 percent. In 1990, it lost 3.15 percent. In 1989, it paid 31.03 percent. The of fund paid 15.75 percent in 1991. It paid 8 percent in 1990 and 13.89 percent in 1989.Chile extends Honecker s stay reports say Santiago Chile a Chile ii set Over what it sees As Lack of cooperation from Russia and Germany will allow Erich Honecker to remain As a guest in its Moscow embassy newspapers reported Friday. The papers quoting unidentified government sources said Chile a position Vas relayed wednesday in a confidential note to the two countries ambassadors in Chile. Foreign minister Enrique Silva Cimma refused to confirm or deny the reports saying the notes contents a will be kept  Honecker the former East German Leader entered the chilean embassy in Moscow four months ago after the russian government threatened him with expulsion to Germany. He is wanted in Germany on manslaughter charges for the deaths of about 200 East germans shot while trying to flee to the West. The three countries have searched for a solution during Complex negotiations. A special presidential envoy from Chile James Holger has been shuttling Between Moscow and Bonn for a month but no Progress has been reported. The Santiago daily Al Mercurio said Friday that the note delivered to German Vyn Bassadore Wiegand Pabsch and russian charge do affaires Igor Ribalkin express a a Chile a disappointment Over the virtually null cooperation from the two countries. The paper added that the intransigence delays the negotiations making the exit of Honecker from our embassy More  according to Al Mercurio Chile will retain Honecker As a guest until a Legal solution that is acceptable to the three countries can be found. Hie chilean government has said that while Honecker does not qualify for political Asylum it would be prepared to allow him to come to Chile a Tor humanitarian  Honecker 79, has not applied for Asylum but has repeatedly Esq dressed his desire to come to Chile to join his daughter Sonia who lives in Santiago with her chilean husband