European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes wednesday december 23, 1992�?i at a glance i citizens of the former soviet Union like these two people in Zagorsky Russia arc 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 tons of drugs seized German police have seized More than 3 tons of a synthetic stimulant and broken up a ring that smuggled the amphetamines which were produced in Latvia. A Page 10 fare rigging alleged the . Justice department has accused eight airlines of fixing fares in the $40 billion Domestic passenger business. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .19 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword.19 faces a no places.22 letters.12 Money matters 17-18 sports.23-28 to listings .27 weather .11 1 to our readers l the stars and stripes on Christmas Day will be 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 will resume publishing sunday dec. 27. Serbian president winning foe alleges election fraud 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 a 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. 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 election rigging 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. Earlier the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe called the elections a 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 arc 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. Alliance approves military duties of planned Franco German corps 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. Shalikashvil supreme Allied commander Europe and French and German defense chiefs Gen. Jacques 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 Alliance s european military Headquarters in Cas teau 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 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. Bodies of 2 nuns found in Liberia Monrovia Liberia a the bodies of two american nuns have been found in a burned out vehicle outside the besieged capital of Monrovia 61 Days after they were killed in a rebel attack the . Embassy said tuesday. The bodies of sister Mary Joel Kolmer and sister Barbara Ann Muttra both of Illinois were discovered monday in the suburb of barn Casville. The bodies of three other Illinois nuns were found near there last month. A the location and other observable circumstances matched accounts of the slayings a the embassy said. The bodies were found by members of the . Embassy and the Catholic Mission. The same groups helped to recover the bodies of the three other nuns of the adores of the blood of Christ Convent in Ruma Iii which provides education and medical Aid. Kolmer Agnes Mueller and Kathleen Mcguire were buried dec. 13 at the Convent cemetery. Kolmer and Muttra reportedly were killed oct. 20 by members of Charles Taylor a National patriotic front. They were shot while taking a Convent Security guard to see a sick relative. The three others reportedly were killed by rebel forces oct. 23 outside the three other nuns Sisters Shirley. Outside the con vent Gate. Their bodies were found nov. 29. Newspapers to be late in Southern Italy by the stars and stripes sundays editions of the stars and stripes will be delivered one Day late in Southern Italy because the Rome Airport is scheduled to close for two Days beginning Christmas Day. The new years Day editions will also be delayed for the same reason said the newspaper s Wysocki. Circulation manager Jim newspapers bound for Gaeta Naple Rome and Sicily will be delayed by the Airport closures Wysocki said. A the the stars and stripes does not publish a newspaper on dec. 26 and Jan. 2 because sundays paper will be delivered with mondays edition and the Jan. 1 newspaper will be delivered with Jan. 3 editions. Of the holidays. A copies of the stars and stripes Are printed in Griesheim Germany located near Darmstadt. They Are trucked or flown daily to military Sites across Europe and the Middle  from Page 1 said authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of the crash. The crash came one Day after the fourth anniversary of the bombing of pan am flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scotland that led to . Sanctions against Libya. The sanctions were imposed last april for libyans refusal to hand Over the suspects in the bombing that killed 270 people. The sanctions include an air embargo barring flights by foreign airliners to Libya and blocking flights by libyan airliners abroad. Two libyans Are charged in the United states and Britain As suspects in the bombing. Libyan Leader Moa mar Gad Hafi has refused to turn them Over Foi trial. France also wants Libya s cooperation in the investigation of four other libyans suspected in a similar attack on a French Uta Airliner in 1989, which killed 170 people