European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes saturday june 13, 1992russians Send troops to hot spot Moscow apr the russian legislature on Friday declared a state of emergency in North Ossetia and russian troops were airlifted to the Region where hundreds of people have died in Battles with georgian militants. The declaration included an Appeal to All sides to Stop the fighting among the worst ethnic conflicts in the former soviet Union. The arrival of the troops signalled that russian leaders were ready to use Force if necessary to put Down the unrest. In the latest fighting four people were killed and 12 wounded on thursday when russian soldiers opened fire on about 1,000 civilians including women and children in the North ossetian Capi Tal of Zaud Zhikai Tass said. According to the news Agency a account the crowd had attacked the troops in an Effort to steal weapons and vehicles for use against the militants in neighbouring Georgia. The account could not be independently confirmed. The Legislatures declaration directed the russian government a to provide the financial material and technical resources necessary to put the state of emergency into effect. And to use the military units necessary to preserve  the lawmakers met in closed session and details of the state of emergency were not announced. In the past emergency measures in ethnic trouble spots have included curfews roadblocks and random Street checks of identification papers. The russian information Agency said 56 military planes carrying an entire motorized regiment of a Spet Snaza anti riot troops landed at Zaud Zhikai Airport Friday morning while the legislature was still in session. A regiment usually consists of 500 to 1,000 men. Ancient animosity Between georgians and ossetian has hared in the past two years in the caucasus mountains about 1,000 Miles South of Moscow. Ossetian nationalists want to unite South Ossetia which is part of Georgia with North Ossetia which is russian territory. Georgia opposes South Ossetia a separatist drive. On Friday georgian armoured vehicles seized the strategically located Village of Bagha Takau near the South ossetian capital of ask Heinvali according to Tass and Commonwealth television. Tass said there were casualties but it did not specify How Many. Meanwhile a cease fire went into effect in ask Heinvali itself and it appeared to be holding Friday evening georgian officials said. The cease fire was negotiated this week by former soviet foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze who is now chairman of Georgia a ruling state Council and North ossetian parliament Leader a Harbek  leaders urge pilgrims to seek Unity Medina saudi Arabia apr King fahd and his brother Crown Prince Abdullah on Friday called for Eno shoppers a a worker stands in the rubble of partially constructed buildings being demolished in what was the Center of East Berlin. The former government had planned a shopping strip there but backers pulled out of the project after German reunification a restored Cathedral is in the background. An islamic Solidarity to bolster the strength of the Aith worldwide. The Appeal came in their annual message to an estimated 2 million people gathered in saudi Arabia for the three Day feast commemorating the Story of Abrahams willingness to sacrifice his son to god. A we must affirm that As states and nations we have the capacities characteristics and potential to become a big Force in this world especially if the islamic states succeed in grouping their dispersed Force and pledge to work for real Solidarity a the message said. The message was read Over government radio and television As hundreds of thousands of White Robed muslims milled around Medina. In a ritual that symbolizes stoning the Devil Many threw pebbles at three Stone structures in a Cavern Between the Valley and Mecca. Others prayed at the grand mosque in the heart of Mecca on the second Day of the eid Al aha or feast of sacrifice. Pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the pillars of islam which claims 1.3 billion followers worldwide. So far this years pilgrimage or Hajj has not seen political violence or disasters like the Stampede in a pedestrian Tunnel that killed 1,426 people two years ago. But temperatures have hit 110 degrees and higher and Security sources estimated that 240 people mostly elderly have died from  troop Bill passes through committee Tokyo apr a Bill to dispatch japanese troops abroad for the first time since world War ii cleared a key parliamentary panel thursday Over the shouts of opposition lawmakers. The Bill now goes to the full lower House where the governing Liberal democrats hold a commanding majority. The legislation has already passed the upper House. While passage now seems inevitable opposition lawmakers said they will not Retreat leaving open the possibility that they will again use delay tactics to postpone the final vote. A it is unforgivable to pass such an important Bill in a one sided Way a Makoto Tanabe chairman of the Japan socialist party told reporters after the boisterous committee session. Critics say the Bill violates Japan a postwar Constitution which renounces the use of Force in settling International disputes. The legislation is Japan a response to critics who faulted Tokyo for not sending troops to help oust iraqi soldiers Frorer Kuwait in the persian Gulf War. Committee members of the governing Liberal democratic party shouted the traditional Quot Banzai congratulatory cheer. Some socialists who stayed behind raised their fists vowing to continue the legislative fight. Possible envoy finds dad s past an Issue Amsterdam Netherlands apr a major dutch newspaper Friday jumped to the defense of a prospective . Ambassador whose father was a prominent dutch nazi. In an editorial the conservative alg Emeey Dag Ilad condemned As a a distasteful the attention paid to the War record of Donald alexanders late father Titus Buitenhuis. Reaction has been muted to this weeks disclosure by the Netherlands press association that Buitenhuis collaborated with the nazis during world War ii. Most newspapers have concentrated on alexanders nomination As ambassador to the Netherlands being held up in Congress because of his $100,000 donation in january to the Republican party. Alexander 53, emigrated to the United states after College. He says he changed his name because Buitenhuis was a difficult name for americans to pronounce. The Rotterdam based Algereen Dag Blad criticized the a Nasty discussion Over whether Donald Alexander a dutchman in origin can become ambassador to the Hague. A the argument that alexanders father was part of the Nib dutch nazi party and that this is a complication is downright distasteful a said the paper the nations second largest. The paper also criticized speculation that alexanders political contribution was aimed at securing the ambassador ship. A this practice is not in the least unusual a in America it said noting that the current . Ambassador c. Howard Wilkins jr., made a similar contribution before obtaining his current Post. Buitenhuis was the nazi appointed mayor of the Amsterdam suburb of Naarden in 1942-44, then became mayor of Schagen in the  police arrest 21, seize cocaine in raids Milan Italy apr police arrested 21 people in an alleged mafia drug ring thursday and dismantled a cocaine refinery believed to Supply traffickers in Northern Italy. Manlio Minale head of the Milan police anti mafia division said officers found arms at five hideouts and seized nearly 45 pounds of cocaine Worth $16.6 million. Those arrested were charged with illegal Possession of arms drug trafficking and criminal organization. Investigators said the Milan based ring was headed by the Fidanzato family a group of sicilians described As mafia Bosses and drug traffickers