European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tesfag 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 39 350 to it  v"li>m11 l tuesday May 26,1992  d 8693 Abush orders coast guard to halt haitian refugees haitian refugees crowd one of two . Coast guard cutters docked at the Guantanamo Bay naval base to help House the overflow. Kennebunkport Maine a president Bush shifting tactics to grapple with the massive number of people fleeing Haiti has ordered the coast guard to intercept the refugees at sea and return them to their Homeland. Bush a order sunday brought an immediate outcry from haitian advocates who said they would pursue a court Challenge of the legality of forcing refugees Back to a nation a narc they could face persecution. But the White House cited a a dangerous and unmanageable situation in the overcrowded refugee centers at the Guantanamo Bay naval base the . Facility in Cuba where refugees picked up in the Caribbean by the coast guard Are being held. Bush issued an executive order from his vacation Home in Maine stating that the coast guard has the authority to intercept vessels beyond . Territorial Waters and return them to Haiti. It is intended to discourage haitians from trying to flee to the United states in the Wake of the september coup that ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide. The policy a follows a Large surge in haitian boat people seeking to enter the United states and is necessary to protect the lives of the haitians whose boats Are not equipped for the 600-mile sea journey a the White House said in a written statement. Those who want to apply for Asylum will have to do so at the . Embassy in Haiti said White House spokeswoman Judy Smith. However she said the immigration see Bush on Page 2baker Calls for sanctions against Serbia Lisbon Portugal a in the Bush administrations most forceful statement on the War in the Balkans Sec in Tail of state James a. Baker Iii has called for . Sanctions to pressure Serbia into halting its aggression. A the ethnic purification of certain portions of Bosnia Herzegovina is All too reminiscent of something we sat Back and witnessed a number of years ago a Baker said in apparent reference to american and european passivity at the Onset of nazism More than a half Century ago. Some 2,225 people have been killed since the republics majority muslims and croats voted to break free of serbian dominated Yugoslavia on feb. 29 and ethnic serbs began seizing territory with the help of the yugoslav army. More than 2,500 people Are missing and some 650,000 have been forced to flee their Homes. A the message to the world Community should be that anyone who is looking for reasons not to act or arguing somehow that action in the face of this kind of a Nightmare is not warranted at this time. Is on the wrong Wavelength a said Baker in Lisbon for a conference on Aid to former soviet republics that instead focused on the Balkans. Baker said the United states faced with the reluctance of some european allies to Brand Serbia the aggressor and seek to punish it was pressing for eco see Baker on Page 2across the nation a time to remember by Karen Schwartz the associated press memorial Day parades weren to held in Chicago and new York City but elsewhere the nations fallen soldiers were remembered monday with traditional observances. In Kennebunkport Maine where president Bush was vacationing a Parade monday was expected to draw hundreds of aids activists. In Grafton w.va., 1,200 youngsters were to March to Grafton National cemetery to decorate the Graves of veterans a a 125-year-old tradition. Although the weekend is considered the unofficial Start of summer unseasonably cold weather sunday put a Damper on activities in much of the Midwest and Northeast. A a in be got three layers of clothes on and in a thinking about a fourth David Borst a Cook at a greek food Booth at a Detroit Street festival said sunday. In Indianapolis racing fans watched the coldest Indianapolis 300 Ever said National weather service meteorologist Otto Kolditz. The temperature was 52 for much of the race with see nation on Page 2