European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 21, r world the stars and stripes Yeltsin limits Power to join embargoes Moscow a president Boris a Yeltsin assigned a decree requiring him to consult with russian ministries before agreeing to embargoes of arms or cd. Vertise against a foreign country news agencies said Friday. The decree sets a Clear Cut procedure for Russia to follow before joining . Sanctions. Some russian lawmakers have criticized Yeltsin for agreeing to sane tons against former soviet allies such As Iraq and the former Yugoslavia. The document dated feb. 18, applies to the Export of arms combat equipment military expertise and training. It includes the Transfer of raw materials equipment and dual purpose technology such As nuclear Power reactors. It is applicable to All foreign coun tries including former soviet republics. These Steps Are aimed at providing for the fulfil ment of corresponding decisions by the . Security Council and for the defense of russian National inter ests said a statement by the president s press service. The decree states that Russia s position on . Votes must be coordinated with All the interested rus Sian ministries departments and when necessary the Security Council of the russian  Russia s Security Council is a High level advisory body with jurisdiction Over foreign affairs among other things. Tunnel collision a tangle of Metal blocks the Helbers Borg Highway Tun Nel near we rfcs Austria after about 30 vehicles collided Friday afternoon. One person was killed and three others were seriously injured. The cause of the mass collision roughly 20 Miles South of Salzburg was not immediately known police said. Drug Kingpin s family detained Bogota Colombia a the family of fugitive drug lord Pablo Escobar was stooped at the Medelin Airport Friday while trying to eaten a flight to Miami in an apparent Effort to flee his enemies. Ponce said Escobar s wife Maria Victoria 17-year old son Juan Pablo and daughter Manuela 8, were prevented from leaving Colombia because their Immi Gration papers were not in order. Colombian Law requires both parents sign permission papers for minors to leave the country. Escobar on the Lam since escaping prison last july had not signed such  nieces and nephews and about 15 family body guards also were in the group stopped at the Airport. Escobar s son told Caracol radio network later Fri Day the family was forced to try to flee because of police pressure. He said they planned a Short stay in Miami before going on to Europe where they meant to live for a while. The son also claimed his fugitive father wants to sur Render but the government won t let him. Local radio and to reports Friday speculated that Escobar was trying to Send his family away to protect them from a shadowy armed group called the pipes or people persecuted by Pablo  the group says it is Hunting Escobar chief of the made Len cocaine Cartel and will seek revenge on him and his associates every time they launch an act of terrorism. The vigilantes have dynamited burned and bombed nine Escobar properties in the last three weeks. Heavy damage but no deaths resulted. Juan Pablo Escobar told Carcot the pepes is really the police a claim police officials have strongly denied. The responsibility for monitoring russian compliance with sanctions belongs to the government s inter departmental commission for military and technical cooperation with foreign countries the statement said. In the last year reports have surfaced of russian made Small arms and military spare parts being smuggled into foreign conflicts including the former Yugo Slavia. The decree made no mention of any russian violations. Aside from the embargoes against Yugoslavia and Iraq the United nations has imposed arms sanctions against Libya Liberia and South Africa. More officials facing scandal resign in Italy Rome a corruption scandals further Shook Premier Giuliano Amato s government Friday As the finance and health ministers resigned. Former Christian Democrat Premier Giovanni Goria who As finance minister headed the tax collect ing ministry announced his resignation in a letter to Amato the italian news Agency Ansa said. Francesco de Lorenzo a Liberal resigned As health minister later Friday night the government confirmed de Lorenzo who had presided Over widely unpopular changes in the National health system had been implicated in a vote buying scandal. A parliamentary commission voted earlier in the week to lilt his immunity. The full parliament will consider the action later. Goria and do Lorenzo arc the second and third ministers to quit this month All because of the scandals that Are threatening to topple the nation s political establishment. Goria s name has surfaced in italian press reports about a fraud Case involving a Bank and construction of a Hospital in Northern Italy. A close political ally of go Ria s was charged with corruption in the Hospital Case and jailed last week. Goria has t received any formal notice he is under investigation. However he said he could not continue to work under the Cloud of suspicion surrounding allegations in the press that he called unfounded Ansa said. Earlier in the Day de Lorenzo s 89-year-old father Ferruccio do Lorenzo was arrested in a scandal Over the Purchase of property by a state insurance Agency. Because of the senior be Lorenzo s age the suspect was Given House arrest instead of jailed. The health minister was not implicated in the property scandal but has been advised he is under investigation for allegedly buying votes in his Home District of Naples. Nine Days earlier Justice minister Claudio Martulli like Amato a socialist quit his Post saying he was for Mally under investigation. He is caught up in a probe that grew out of a Milan investigation of kickbacks for Politi Cal party coffers and for politicians and Public officials in Exchange for Public works contracts. Martelli has denied any wrongdoing. Goria served As Premier for 240 Days starting july 1987. News of Goria s resignation came Only a couple of hours after Amato indicated in a speech to the Senate that he had no intention of resigning. His coalition in addition to socialists and Christian democrats has tiny contingents of liberals and social democrats. Goria s resignation put pressure on the italian lira which reached a record Low of 963 to the German Mark in trading Friday afternoon. The lira was traded at 1,560 to the Dollar. French keep on puffing despite strict anti smoking Law Paris a growls of protest re sounded off the nicotine stained Walls when a Tough anti smoking Law went into effect on nov. 1. But the government s enforcement efforts have been mostly smoke. Cigarette Loving French have continued puffing. No fines have been levied and most cafes and restaurants have yet to provide no smoking sections although these Are mandatory a cafe is a place to relax said so Phie Rothko proprietor of a student hangout called the Socie the Basile. If one starts regulating relaxation then it s not relaxation is it the Law bans smoking in enclosed pub Lic spaces except in designated areas. It seems to have diminished smoking on subway platforms but nowhere else. Philippe Boucher director of the National committee against smoking said the government had undercut the Law by requiring police rather than workplace inspectors to enforce it. Police have other important things to Deal with Boucher said. The newspaper liberation quoted one officer As saying smoking disputes could mostly be resolved by opening a window. The labor ministry too has soft Ped aled the Law saying it was meant to raise consciousness More than to be re  Boucher said his watchdog Organiza Tion plans to file lawsuits against manag ers of offices and shopping malls who flout the rules. On the work front we Are looking for people to give testimony he added. Employees Are afraid of losing their jobs if they speak out so we advise them to not remain alone go to their unions and speak to work  companies that violate the Law can be fined up to $1,090, individuals up to $109, but Small establishments with Little space for a nonsmoking Section say they can t afford to turn away smokers. France has one of the highest percent Ages of smokers in Western Europe 40 percent of adults and about 30 percent of youths 12 to 18