European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes monday june 15, 1992 the Handhal of americans at Ghedi a in Italy have Learned to make do. Or do without. See Story on pages 14-15.tiff Over rappers comments strained relations Between Bill Clinton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson worsened when the Arkansas governor condemned comments by Black rap Singer sister soul Jah As an example of reverse racism. A Page 4$137 million for la. Housing and Urban development Secretary Jack f. Kemp announced that the Federal government would commit $137 million to Aid riot ravaged los Angeles. A Page 5demonstrators clash about 50 White supremacists traded insults with some 300 opponents during a rally in Birmingham ala., to support three skinheads charged with killing a Black Man. A Page 7praise for fast food Mcdonald a pizza hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken got a Pat on the Back from an unlikely source a China s communist party. A Page 8playing for time this year s Atlantic Region band symposium was dominated by a sense that it was the last Hurrah for at least one american school in England and a foretaste of things to come for others. A Page 9big deals expected the Bush administration expects american companies to sign business deals during russian president Boris n. Yeltsin s visit As part of an unprecedented government Effort to push . Investment in the former soviet Union. A Page 17 Index. ,. A .v.�?T�?~,vw\vn�?~,\svw� bnv.�?~. .v Abby Ann Landers .20 action line. 16 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 faces �?Tn1 places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters. .17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 rally from Page 1 june in Short lived fighting in Slovenia and the civil War in Croatia and Bosnia. All three republics along with Macedonia Are now Independent states. Fighting continued in Bosnia but has subsided in most parts of Croatia. It was largely prompted by a nationalist Campaign by Serbia a hard line president Slobodan Milosevic against the secessionist republics. A spokesman for the . Embassy in Belgrade said the United states is now advising americans to leave Serbia and Montenegro a the Only republics remaining in Yugoslavia a As a result of the Quot general deterioration of the Security situation. An embassy statement said the travel advisor was a consistent with other Steps to implement decisively the . Sanctions against Yugoslavia and charged Belgrade with Quot failure to observe Basic norms of International  in an apparent sign that the sanctions were beginning to have an effect Radovan Karadzic the serbian Leader in Bosnia launched a series of peace overtures this weekend. Tan Jug quoted Karadzic As saying he was a a anxious for peace talks with rival ethnic groups in Bosnia Quot to resume As soon As  Karazic in a letter to Jose Cut Leiro the chief european Community negotiator in past peace talks reportedly asked him to Nelp resume the talks. The talks which were held in Lisbon Portugal broke Down March 18 when muslims walked out protesting a missile attack that killed 20 people in a Sarajevo pedestrian zone. Tan Jug also reported that Karadzic sent . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali a letter announcing that the serbian presidency of Bosnia which Karadzic Heads was Quot disavowing All ser Macedonia pressed to change its name Athens Greece apr Greece on sunday reaffirmed its demand that the former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia change its name on the eve of the european Community a possible recognition of the new state. A the name a Macedonia cannot be included in any Way in the name of this new Republic if it wants to be recognized finally a Premier Constantine i Tsitakis said after a meeting of political party leaders chaired by president Konstantinos Karamanlis. I Tsitakis who is also foreign minister did not Rule out the possibility of vetoing macedonians recognition at an dec foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg today if necessary. Greece says its Small neighbor has usurped the name of an ancient greek people in order to Lay claim to the Northern greek Region of Macedonia. Greece Atso demands guarantees that the new state wants no part of other countries territory. A i repeat once More that we Are the Only country that can guarantee its existence a guarantee its Independence its Borders and also its economic survival. It needs Greece s help a i Tsitakis said. A and we believe that logic will prevail and they will respond removing this Thorn which if it were to remain would in future harm the harmonic cooperation Between the two republics he said. Only Turkey Bulgaria Croatia and Slovenia have recognized Macedonia a the Only former yugoslav Republic to remain in such limbo. I Tsitakis and opposition leaders agreed that Greece should avoid Quot any military involvement in the Balkans a statement from the presidents office said. It was not immediately Clear whether this meant also that Greece a member of nato would not take part in military action against Serbia if the International Community moves against the state that has been blamed for most of the fighting in the former yugoslav federation particularly in the former yugoslav Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bian paramilitary units which do not place themselves under our political  it was the first Public attempt to rein in the serbian militias whose Lack of Central control is seen As having exacerbated the violence in Bosnia. Karadzic also asked Boutros Ghali for at least 800 peacekeepers to Monitor serbian held positions once a new planned cease fire is observed. The cease fire declared unilaterally by Karadzic was to go into effect on All bosnian fronts at 6 . Today. More than a dozen previous truces including one unilaterally proclaimed by the serbs have collapsed. Most . Peacekeeping troops were pulled out of Bosnia after fierce fighting erupted several weeks ago. But officials say 1,000 peacekeepers in Darugar Croatia about 120 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo could be deployed within two  from Page 1 american and British hostages last year. They were turned Over to their governments in the syrian capital. . Sources gave no clue about whether Picco has met the kidnappers or their emissaries. Such meetings in the past have taken place in the syrian controlled Bcka Valley in cast Lebanon a shiite stronghold. Iran which has influence with the shiite Muslim Kidnap factions in lab Panama from Page 1 showing Bush speaking to cheering panamanians about returning democracy to  what was shown on television however were pictures of Bush and his wife Barbara coughing and wiping their eyes being rushed off the speakers platform thursday amid Clouds of tear Gas. The Gas was fired at a few Hundred anti american demonstrators by panamanian police never trained in crowd or riot control. The situation developed when about 400 demonstrators lined up behind a barbed wire barricade a City Block from Bush a downtown speech site. Intelligence sources said they were mostly members of former panamanian Leader Manuel Antonio Noriega s army the Panama defense forces pro Noriega unions and leftist students. A Small number were relatives of panamanians killed when the United states invaded Panama m december to Over Shiow it Riekea. Anon has been playing the major role in negotiating the germans release. The hostage Issue has soured relations Between Iran and Germany its main trading partner. Bernd Schmidbauer German Chancellor Helmut Kohls personal envoy planned to Fly to Damascus to receive. Striebig and Kemptner a German government spokesman said in Bonn. Schmidbauer was in route from Rio de Janeiro Brazil to Germany on sunday afternoon and was expected to Fly on to Syria a government spokesman said speaking on condition of anonymity. Schmidbauer also told reporters in just As Bush was being introduced some of the demonstrators began burning tires pushing against the barricade and throwing fruit bottles and rocks. Police started firing tear Gas and later pistols in the air. The Clouds of Gas drifted Over the speech site and caused Bush a hurried departure. A we knew this could and most Likely would happen a said one military source. A the barricades should have been pushed Back another Block and there was no reason for All the tear Gas. It just  have happened. The people Here at Southern corny Are still wondering what caused them to be  their bewilderment was particularly intense because of events wednesday 24 hours before Bush a arrival. That Day an american Soldier was killed and another was wounded in an attack outside Panama City followed by a series of demonstrations in the capital. 1 hese protests included a confrontation at the site of Bush s planned speech w hich ended u tilt police tiring tear Gas. Quot it was a dres  one Diplo Simu . A l Licy cd on Wejnis Rio where he was attending the Earth Summit with Kohl that he would Fly immediately to the Middle East after arriving in Germany. The two germans were abducted by a group in South Lebanon on May 16,1989, while working in palestinian refugee Camps with the German Relief organization Asme hum Anitas. Unlike the american and British hostages who were kidnapped for political reasons the germans were grabbed to Exchange for two shiite Brothers Mohammed Ali Hamadi and Abbas Hamadi. It is not Clear what terms have been negotiated for the germans release. Day exactly what they repeated on thursday. So Why the police did no to react better is beyond me. What is worse is Why Bush kept on with his speech plans. I know South com recommended he Call it  most observers said the total police presence at the Park was no More than 50 officers. The origin of the affair was a plan made by Bush a staff earlier this month for the president to make a four hour Stop in Panama City on his Way to the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero Brazil. The idea sources in Panama and Washington said was to provide the president with some Good publicity to offset negative news coming from the Brazil meeting where the United states was under heavy criticism for refusing to sign environmental Protection treaties. Southern come sources said they had no doubt about the political nature of the trip because the White House staff had turned Down alternative stops in South and Central America Quot not just for Security reasons but for political