European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world saturday february 13.1993 Clinton plan for Bosnia brings mixed reaction 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 to 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 ment officials Many of whom have Long Given up Hope for decisive american action against the ethnic cleansing campaigns by serbs. Some government officials said that the unite states seemed to have decided to apply american values and bring american diplomatic influence to Bearin 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 inc Begovic 68, the Muslim Leader who Heads the bosnian government. Inc 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 inc Begovic 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 Izot 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 ize 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 fighting. Izet Bogovic said that the bosnian government s willingness  with fits 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 ize Begovic 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 ize Begovic said. It is crucial for  we be always thought that they had a better feel for Bosnia and Herzegovina As a multicultural society inc Begovic said. America understands what that Means better than Europe. On the other hand Europe understands the Power of nationalism better than the United  two Young women wearing Gas masks Anarch in the Northern Bohemian town of Teplicek on thursday. About 2,000students protested heavy air pollution after authorities declared a smog emergency. Czech students protest air pollution Prague czech Republic a More than thousand people mainly students marched thursday through the North Bohemian town of Teplicek to protest the thick Blanket of smog in their Region news reports said. " the demonstration reported by the ctr news Agen cy1, 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. On wednesday Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides More than doubled the permitted Levels of 400 and 350 milligrams per cubic meter respectively. On feb. 4 police banned car traffic in downtown Prague for the first time in history after smog Levels went beyond accepted standards. But people in Northern Bohemia complained that Broad news coverage of that decision ignored their continual problems with air pollution. Smog caused most often by temperature inversions in the atmosphere that keep pollution from escaping is usually worst in Northern Bohemia where mines and factories Are concentrated. It is estimated to be three times worse there than i Prague. Since monday thousands of children have been taken out to the near mountains to escape the smog. Under the former communist Rule it was taboo to talk about air pollution. But campaigns against pollution in Northern Bohemia and elsewhere turned into part of the opposition that eventually toppled communist Rule in late 19s9. Egyptian authorities kill suspected Muslim extremist from wire report Cairo Egypt police killed a suspected Muslim extremist seriously wounded another an arrested 25 others in separate raids on militants accused of attacks on tourists police and new reports said. The Middle East news Agency said Muslim extremist Saad eid Deyab 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 Dai flt in the Southern province of Assiut scene of much of the extremist  arrests came As part of police efforts to find the gunmen who fired shots at a bus carrying three dozen German tourists and its police Gar escort tuesday in Dairus. No one was Hurt Iff 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 no immediate reports of  Volcano spewed Clouds of Ash twice in 45 minutes Friday. The Ash reached 2 Miles into the sky and gases and debris As hot As 2,000 degrees tumbled three Miles Down the slopes of Mayon 220miles Southeast of Manila. Ronaldo Arboleda of the philippine Institute of volcanology and seismology described the eruption which began at 11 27 a.m., As moderate. Cia suspect sought Quetta Pakistan a 28-year-old Pakistan wanted by the United states quietly slipped Back into the country then disappeared just before hews accused of murdering two Cia employees in Virginia relatives said  pakistani government promised to track Down the suspect Mir animal Kanji and extradite him to the United states for trial. But family members and friends insisted he was  was charged tuesday with capital murder in the Jan. 25 deaths of Lansing h. Bennett 66,  Darling 28, both Cia employees. Two other Agency employees and a third Man were wounded when a gunman shot Point Blank into cars waiting at a stoplight to turn into the Agency s  county police chief Michael Young said there was no known motive for the shootings at Cia Headquarters in Mclean a. 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  Gavillet manager of the velvet club said he had agreed to scrap the one nigh 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 Persona income in april prime minister John major announced in parliament on  agreement was disclosed after almost a year of 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