European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sfa amp and 1942-1992vol. 51, no. 54 350 50 years of service wednesday june 10,1992 d 8693 serbian batteries pounded Security Council oks sending 60 military observers to Sarajevo Croatia Slovenia a bosnian Soldier who was wounded monday raises his Rifle defiantly. Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr Muslim led forces were reported tuesday to hold strategic Hilltop positions after a counterattack on serbian batteries was launched amid the most intense bombardment of the War for Bosnia. The offensive was believed to be the first coordinated citywide operation by bosnian government forces who used artillery and other heavy weapons left behind in Barracks by de eating Federal soldiers riday. After a relatively quiet night sporadic booms of heavy weapons and anti aircraft gun volleys could be heard at a distance in Sarajevo on tuesday contrasting with monday when up to 20 shells a minute rained on the City. As terrified residents rushed for shelter past corpses and fires monday the . Security Council approved sending 60 military observers to Sarajevo. The Council meeting in new York voted for the observers As a first step toward securing the bosnian capitals Airport for Relief flights. The City s besieged people Are in desperate need of food and water. . Diplomats said however that fighting would have to Settle Down for a few Days if the Mission is to go ahead the president of Bosnia and Herzegovina appealed monday for an american bombing Bosnia and Herzegovina attack on serbian gun positions in the lulls around Sarajevo the new York l Imes reported. Quot we need urgent military help. Force can be countered Only by Force Quot the times quoted president Alija Letb Govie As saying. Bosnia has repeatedly sought foreign intervention to halt the fighting. But this time the Appeal specifically was aimed at the United states  them bomb those who Are bombing us Quot Letb Govie was quoted As saying. Government forces on monday thrust from the Center of the Valley City toward serbian positions i the Hills. Quot a decisive Battle for our City has begun a said Dragan Marjanovic a spokesman for Bosnia s defense ministry. Among their gains was a Vantage Point on mount try Mcvie where in peacetime people would go for a View of Sarajevo and Zug Hill to the North where the bosnian slate Flag was flying Sarajevo radio reported. Because the government fighters had the Federal army artillery to fire on serbian artillery positions serbian gunners were less accurate and their fire was less punishing. The defenders also claimed to have captured a dozen tanks and armoured personnel carriers from serbian led forces. There was no Independent confirmation. Defense and Hospital officials said tuesday Sec serbian on Page 2u.s., Russia stalled on arms Cut pact Washington a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii concluding two Days of arms negotiations with his russian counterpart said tuesday that they fell Short of nailing Down an agreement on deep cutbacks in their Long Range missiles bombers and submarines. As the two men emerged from the White House russian foreign minister Andrei Kozarev expressed optimism that an agreement can be reached before next weeks Summit Between president Bush and russian president Boris n. Yeltsin. Baker the first to speak said Quot we do a we Are sure we will be Able to arrive at closure Quot he said Spe not have closure on Lite question of further reduction of nuclear  he flatly denied they had settled on reducing strategic arms on each Side to 4,700 warheads Quot both sides would like very much to reach an agreement Quot Baker said. He added that it is a not just a question of numbers but of the mix of  when they would next sit Down was left unclear. Baker said discussions would continue Quot hopefully Over the course of the next several Days a a we will now Chew upon the material that we have Quot said Kozarev giving no further indication of when he and Baker would meet again. As for the huge Stock of weapons Russia inherited from the former soviet Union Kozarev said a we do not need these weapons and we Are not going to use them against the United  Bush still sliding but Perot is on a Roll Washington a president Bush a approval rating dropped again this month in a nationwide poll released monday and Likely Independent candidate Ross Perot continued to Lead in a three Way match with the president and Democrat Bill Clinton. The Abc news Washington Post poll also asked respondents to name which candidate was strongest on specific issues. The candidates were seen As strongest on the issues they be been pushing in their campaigns Bush was seen As strongest on foreign affairs and traditional family values Campaign Clinton on inner City problems and the Middle class Perot on economic issues. Thirty five percent approved of Bush a Job performance Down from 40 percent in an Abc Post poll on May 12. His approval rating hit an All time High of 90 percent in March 1991, just after the persian Gulf War. The 35 percent rating is the lowest of his presidency in an Abc Post poll. See related stories on Page 4 the poll of 1,152 people was conducted june 3-7 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage Points. In a three Way general election matchup Perot had 3h percent Lush had 30 percent and Clinton had 26 percent virtually unchanged from the May Survey. But the respondents said they were supporting candidates by default. Nearly half of Perot s supporters said they Don t like him so much As they dislike the other candidates 45 percent of Clinton a supporters and 40 percent of Bush a supporters said the same thing about their candidates. While at the White House Kozarev met for 10 minutes with president Bush Baker and Kozarev Are working on a follow up to the strategic arms reduction treaty or s tar t. Their goal is to have an agreement that Bush and Yeltsin can announce at next weeks Summit. Before the White House session a russian source said the two sides Hail worked out a the layout of an agreement on new and lower Levels of weapons lie said they also were close to agreement on see pact on Page 2 coming tomorrow the Beauty of Colmar a Day at expo 92