European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes world saturday february 13,1993 Clinton plan for Bosnia b rings mixed react Oit by the new York times Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina offered cautious approval Friday of the Clinton administration s newly announced Steps to negotiate an end to the Balkan War but the people of this besieged City were disappointed that no military Aid was in the offing. Although Many bosnian civilians expressed disappointment that the american policy did not go further the mood was More sanguine among bosnian govern mint officials Many of whom have Long Given up Hopes for decisive american action against the ethnic cleansing campaigns by serbs. Some government officials said that the United states seemed to have decided to apply american values and bring american diplomatic influence to Bear in support of principles that could make a major differ ence to the outcome of the conflict even if Washington was not now prepared to use military Power. The conflicting views were starkly apparent at a news conference Given by president Alija Izot Bogovic 68, the Muslim Leader who Heads the bosnian government. Ize Begovic who has been criticized by More hard line muslims for what they Call his naivete spoke in Gener ally approving remarks about the Clinton administration plan which was presented wednesday by Secre tary of state Warren m. Christopher. Then Izot Bogovic ended the news conference by say ing that he had spoken As the bosnian president but that if he had been free to speak As an individual his views of the american plans might have been quite Dif Ferent. Aides said that the governing principle of inc Begov in s remarks Friday was that he should not seem hostile to the Clinton administration however disappointing its policy might be since american Power May be the last Hope for muslims and for other bosnian Here. To Many Ordinary bosnian struggling to survive the indiscriminate shelling and sniping of the siege of Sarajevo Izet Begovic s Public remarks had the Quality of a Man grasping at straws. Yet there remain people Here including Many in the government who believe that the United states will ultimately make the difference in ending the  Begovic said that the bosnian government s willingness to negotiate with its serbian and croatian adversaries under International mediation had been enhanced considerably by America s decision to become directly involved through the appointment of a special envoy Reginald Bartholomew to join the talks. The negotiations have been led by Cyrus r Vance the special . Mediator and lord Owen the euro Pean Community representative. The peace plan put Forward by them Calls for dividing Bosnia into 10 autonomous regions. Neither the bosnian nor the serbs have agreed to the Vance Owen peace plan. Although the Clinton administration had decided against using military Power in an Effort to halt the fighting in Bosnia for now Izot Bogovic said it was Cru Cial for the bosnian government that the United states would now be at the negotiating table and that Washington had pledged to use american troops to help enforce any agreement the three sides reach. All of this is very important Izot Bogovic said. It is crucial for  we be always thought that they had a better feel for Bosnia and Herzegovina As a multicultural society Izot Bogovic said. America understands what that Means better than Europe. On the other hand Europe understands the Power of nationalism better than the United  attack on smog two Young women wearing Gas masks Anarch in the Northern Bohemian town of Teplicek on thursday. About 2,000 students in the czech town protested heavy air pollution after authorities declared a smog Emer gency. The demonstration reported by the ctr news Agency came Only one Day after North Bohemian authorities declared a smog emergency and switched off More than half the Region s Coal burning Power plants. Sex rec Center worker hospitalized Furth Germany is a former program specialist at the Bamberg recreation Center was taken to a psychiatric Hospital for treatment recently after taking two hostages at a a Firnberg store and threatening to harm them. According to German police and newspaper reports the 26-year-old Man a German american whose name is not Beying released entered a Telephone store about 4 . Jan. 29 carrying what was later discovered to be a toy gun. With it he threatened to harm a 17-year-old customer and a 23-year-old employee and asked to speak to the International  he indicated that he wanted to Tell the world How he was being persecuted by the americans. About 25 police surrounded the area near the Cit Center for More than four hours before the Man was arrested by police posing As a television Crew. The hostages were unharmed. The Man had worked at the recreation Center forbore than a year but was recently let go. He had entered a carpet shop a Short time earlier the same Day and began to rant about persecution by the americans. He was chased from the store. After his arrest a doctor at a court hearing recommended he be placed in a psychiatric Hospital in ans Bach. Egyptian authorities kill suspected Muslim extremist from wire reports Cairo Egypt police killed a suspected Muslim extremist seriously wounded another and arrested 25 others in separate raids on militants accused of attacks on tourists police and news reports said. The Middle East news Agency said Muslim extremist Saad bid Diyab died in a shootout with police in the old Cairo suburb As they tried to arrest him. No further information was Given. Police said another suspected extremist was shot and seriously wounded in the Mbaba suburb As police tried to Stop the car he was driving. The police officials who could not be named under government rules said they believed the car was used in a recent attack on a tourist bus carrying South koreans near the Giza pyramids. The police also reported 25 suspected militant were arrested in a airily in the Southern province of Assiut scene of much of the extremist violence. The arrests came As part of police efforts to Fin the gunmen who fired shots at a bus carrying three dozen German tourists and its police car escort tuesday in Dairus. No one was Hurt in the attack the fourth this year against tourists in Egypt. Volcano erupts again Legazpi Philippines the Mayon Volcano erupted again Friday spewing Ash and fiery debris just 10 Days after a weaker eruption killed 68people. There were to immediate reports of casualties. The Volcano spewed Clouds of Ash twice in 45minutes Friday. The Ash reached 2 Miles into the sky and gases and debris As hot As 2,000 degree stumbled three Miles Down the slopes of Mayon 220 Miles Southeast of Manila. Ronaldo Arbolada of the philippine Institute of volcanology and seismology described the eruption which began at 11 27 a.m., As moderate. Right Wing violence ebbs Berlin rightist violence in Germany i decreasing but not Defeated the head of Germany s Domestic intelligence service says. Eckart Werthebach said in an interview published Friday with Berlin s by tabloid daily that rightists committed 2,485 reported acts of violence in 1992 an average of 207 acts per month. But Werthebach president of Germany s Federal office for the Protection of the Constitution said 70 acts of rightist violence were reported to police i january. Rightists killed 17 people in Germany last  have been no deaths attributed to right Wing violence this year. Dwarf tossing banned Geneva Dwarf tossing has been banned i Geneva after a nightclub s plan to stage it sparked protests. Dwarf tossing is a violation of human dignity endangers performers and spectators and could trigger violent disputes Between supporters an opponents Bernard Ziegler police chief of the Swiss Canton said in an order tuesday. Charles Yves Gavillet manager of the velvet club said he had agreed to scrap the one night show planned for next month. The sport which originated in australian barroom and also caused controversy in the United states involves heaving a Dwarf As far As possible onto a mattress. Royals to pay in april London Queen Elizabeth ii and her Sonand heir the Prince of Wales will begin paying the top tax rate on their personal income in april l Rune minister John major announced i parliament on thursday. The agreement was disclosed after almost a Yea rot negotiations among the Inland Revenue department the British Treasury and the Royal household in the face of popular pressure that the Queen should pay taxes. However her Fortune will not be subject to Ordinary inheritance taxes on assets owned As the Sovereign such As her castles palaces Art collection and Crown jewels