European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday december 23, 1992 serbian president winning foe alleges election fraud at a glance i citizens of the former soviet Union like these two people in Zagorsky Russia Are looking at hard times this Holiday season. Sec Story on pages 14 and 15. Reserves role stressed the reserves will be crucial participants in any future War and the army must do a better Job of ensuring that they Are ready a think tank study says. A Page 5 no Aid for deportees the lebanese government is Banning All humanitarian Relief to 415 palestinians expelled from Israel. A Page 10 1 to our readers the stars and stripes on Christmas Day will he a combined Issue for dec 25 and 26. The newspaper will double up on the comics crosswords Ann Landers and dear Abby so you wont miss any of your favorite features. Stripes bookstores will be closed Christmas Day but you can still get your combined Issue from newspaper vending machines. There will be no newspaper dec. 26 because of the Christmas Holiday. The stars and stripes Iii resume publishing sunday dec. 27. Belgrade Yugoslavia apr Serbia a nationalist president appeared headed toward re election tuesday amid charges of rampant voter fraud. President Slobodan Milosevic is widely blamed for instigating War in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for encouraging the serbian fighters who have seized 70 percent of that former yugoslav Republic at the Cost of at least 17,000 lives. A Milosevic Victory in sundays election would further isolate Serbia and perhaps Lead to International intervention to end the violence in Bosnia. The official Tan Jug news Agency reported that with about 40 percent of the vote counted Milosevic was winning with 55 percent compared with 35 percent for his main challenger moderate Federal Premier Milan panic. Panic a serbian born California millionaire accused the Milosevic Camp of a transparent and cheap a election rigging by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a nato ambassadors tuesday endorsed an agreement Between German and French defense chiefs and natos top wartime commander on How the Alliance could employ the planned Franco German corps. The agreement is expected to be signed in january by its negotiators Gen. John m. Shalt Shvili supreme Allied commander Europe and French and German defense chiefs Gen. Jacque Aspen from Page 1 my running mate a Clinton said. Christopher called his appointment a Quot dream come he said a we face a world where Borders matter less and less a world that demands we join with other nations to face challenges that Range from overpopulation to aids and to the very destruction of our planets life support Clinton said Aspin a will advise me honestly in the most significant decision any president could Ever face when and where to put our men and women in uni Formin harms Aspin said his Mission would be to maintain the Quot Superb Quality of our forces and our technological Edge a at the same time he presides Over the shrinking of the military establishment in the Post cold War Era. He sidestepped a direct answer when asked his views on ending the ban on homosexuals serving in the military. A a we la Deal with that and that a a Good thing a Aspin said. Clinton has said he favors ending the ban. And demanded a new election. Vuk Draskovic of the serbian renewal movement the largest single opposition party claimed in a news conference that the opposition coalition depos had won the election. He did not provide statistics backing up that claim but he charged that Milosevic supporters had stuffed ballot boxes after the polls closed. There also were Many reports of people being left off voting lists and polls running out of ballots. A according to our information depos and panic won the election a Draskovic said. A everything else is criminal and not to be the depos coalition has said preliminary tallies showed panic leading with 55 to 45 percent in 14 counties in and around the capital. Milosevic a supporters said the serbian Leader a former communist was winning even in Belgrade. Lanade and Gen. Klaus Naumann respectively. The military leaders agreed on the corps relationship to nato regarding areas such As operational planning roles and command. Agreement on other areas such As logistics will be discussed by lower level planners at the alliances european military Headquarters in Cas Tau Belgium. The three military leaders met after France and Germany informed their allies in late november that they would be willing to make their proposed 35,000 Warren Christopher other appointments a Clifton r. Wharton jr., head of a Large pension fund and former government official would serve As Christophers Deputy at the state department. A retired adm. William j. Crowe jr., a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to head the presidents foreign in earlier the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe called the elections Quot seriously it cited a shameless propaganda in pro Milosevic state Media and widespread registration problems that prevented up to 5 percent of the electorate from voting. Lady Olga Maitland a British observer said one apartment Block in a Middle class area thought to be pro panic had been wiped from electoral lists. Final results Are not expected before thursday. The United nations in May imposed a Trade embargo on Serbia dominated Yugoslavia because of serbian aggression in Bosnia and the International Community has threatened further measures unless the conflict ends. The United nations is weighing enforcement of a no Fly zone Over Bosnia that would allow american and other fighters to shoot Down serbian military aircraft Over the Republic. Member unit available for Allied operations although France withdrew from natos military command in 1966. The countries expect the corps to be operating by mid-1995. Prior to the two countries announcement it had been unclear whether they intended the unit to form the Core of a new european Security Force Independent of the Alliance and the Western european Union the european Community a military Arm. Officials expect the corps will also be available for we missions. A rep. Les Aspin Teli gence advisory Board. Crowe endorsed Clinton during the Samuel Berger a Clinton foreign policy adviser was named As lakes Deputy. R As is his custom Clinton made his announcements flanked by his appointees and with Gore at his Side. Trial. France also wants libyans cooperation in the investigation of four other libyans suspected in a similar attack on a French u a Airliner in niger in 1989, which crash from Page 1 Bargo on Libya for its refusal to hand Over the suspects in the bombing of flight 103, which killed 270 people. Two libyans Are charged in the United Stales and Britain As suspects in the bombing. Libyan Leader Moa mar Gad Hali has refused to turn them Over for Alliance approves military duties of planned Franco German corps fare rigging alleged the . Justice department has accused eight airlines of fixing fares in the $40 billion Domestic passenger business. 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