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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 310 350 tuesday february 23,1993 d 8693 a Relief returns to Sarajevo -. " -. A -. Truce appears to hold As . Prepares a drop Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a . Relief shipments to Bosnia resumed monday and Cit leaders agreed to begin distributing food again to the Cap ital s hungry residents. A cease fire appeared to be hold ing around Sarajevo and one . Official credited the United states involvement Tith stopping the fighting. In the United states Clinton administration officials said they were working out details of a plan to Airdrop supplies into areas of Bosnia Cut off by fighting. Relief officials said however that they would favor such a move Only As a last resort and the Leader of Bosnia s serbs Radovan Karadzic said such an opera Tion was absolutely  Sarajevo s City Council met monday morning and decided City workers could again begin distributing food from . Warehouses said Azzem Obranovic Secretary to the Council president. The City had boycotted Aid distribution since feb. 12 in Solidarity with muslims in Eastern Bosnia who have been Cut off from food Relief. .  100,000 muslims arc Short of food in Eastern areas sur rounded by serbian forces. On sunday however a .-Cscortcd Convoy blocked for Days by serbs finally made it to the besieged Eastern town of Zepa. The Convoy of 10 belgian trucks carrying food and Medicine arrived to a tumultuous Welcome said Tony land head of . Relief operations in Sarajevo. Initial reports from officials on the Convoy indicated Many deaths among infants there said Ron Redmond spokesman for the . High commissioner for Refu gees in Geneva. He did not specify How they had died but said peo ple in the area looked very thin. They gave us a list of their urgent food needs. And they said that their medical needs Are  the . Commissioner for refugees Sadako Ogata had cancelled Aid to most of Bosnia last week frustrated by serbian roadblocks and the Sarajevo Boycott. But she was rebuked Friday by . Secretary Gen eral Boutros Boutros Ghali who rescinded her order. See Relief on Pago 2 twisters Rake South As avalanches strand hundreds in Rockies  the associated press an intense storm system moving across the South Over the weekend spawned several tornadoes blamed for at least two deaths. In the Rockies five skiers were missing monday while avalanches and blinding Snow blocked highways strand ing hundreds of travellers. At least half a dozen twisters touched Down sunday in Eastern Tennessee including one in Lenoir City that killed an elderly woman and injured nearly 100 people. Houses have been levelled. Businesses have been levelled said Loudon county sheriff Tim Iii Der. All Power is out to the  ten people were injured by another Tornado that hit nearby to Calico Plains Tenn. Across the Region dozens of Homes were damaged or destroyed and thousands of people remained without electricity monday authorities said. In Cedartown ga., a Man in a trailer was killed by one of at least two Torna does that Tore through the state sunday see twisters on Page 2 opposing Powers Kiln. Soldier is dwarfed by two figures representing the belligerents in Bosnia and Herze Govina on a float at an annual carnival Parade monday in Mainz Germany. Rose monday parades across Germany traditionally feature brass bands and costumes and ridicule politicians. About 10,000 people lined up in Sunshine to see the Mainz event Aspin reported from breathing Washington a defense Secretary los Aspin suffered shortness of breath late sunday and was admitted to Georgetown Hospital where doctors attributed the problem to a mild existing heart condition the defense department said monday. A Pentagon statement said Aspin 54, who has a history of heart problems was reported to be improving  the problem was brought on by a fever caused by immunizations Aspin received Over the weekend to prepare for trips abroad the statement said. In 1991, Aspin was placed in intensive care after becoming Short of breath while skiing in Colorado. At the time doctors diagnosed his problem As an overgrowth of the muscle tissue within the heart a condition that impairs the heart s ability to pump blood. Doctors said he May have been born with the condition. Improving problems Les Aspi mild heart condition noted  
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