European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 \ the stars and stripes tuesday february 23,1993 r-1 at a glance two British officers monday Fry to Stop a Man from hurling a Rock at Van carrying two 10-year-Olds accused of killing 2-year-old James Bulger. See Story on Page 9. Spending cuts sought president Clinton is travelling in California and Washington state to sell his economic plan while republicans say the plan offers too few spending cuts. Page 4 doomsday planning the Federal Agency charged with responding to natural disasters has spent most of its Energy Over the past decade planning for armageddon. Page kuwaiti Aid vowed Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher has assured Kuwait that the United states would come to its Aid again. Page gloom covers Brita inthe Sun is setting on britons Pride in their country a poll shows. Page 10 Tough assignment virtual no write zone exists for Western Media interested in cover ing saudi Arabia and the american troops stationed there. Padelt funds luring investor american investors continued to pour Cash into Mutual funds in Jan uary fund managers say. Page 16 Index j Abby Ann Landers 21classifieds .25-28 commentary 15computers 2 comics. 21-23faces n places 24 focus .17-20horoscope 27 Jumble 7letters. 14 Money matters 16sports 29-36 television 35 weather 13 Relief prom Page f Ogata said sunday that she had receive assurances from the warring factions that they would not hinder shipments. . Officials said five Relief plane landed in Sarajevo on monday morning the first of at least 18 planned for the Day. French Oen. Philippe Morillon com Mandr of . Forces in former Yugo Slavia said that the first plane landed i heavy Snow and that . Distribution centers had reopened. Some 2,500 tons of food have been stockpiled for nine Days at . Ware houses in the City during the unilateral nationwide cease fire was declared saturday by Alija inc tic Govic president of Bosnia s Muslim led government. Morillon called ize Begovic s he said it was made with new found Confidence based on the involvement of the United states in the search for an end to the conflict which has claimed More than 18,000 lives an driven millions from their Homes. White House spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers said sunday that she expected an announcement on a . Relief plan after president Clinton meets today with Dou trough Ali. Such an Effort would be the first direct involvement in Bosnia by . Forces and would put american planes at risk of being shot Down. But cmdr. Barry Frewer a spokesman for . Peacekeepers in Sarajevo said an Airdrop should be used Only As a he and land said planes deliver Les food less accurately Cost More and put More lives at risk than truck said there was no need for Airdrop. It s absolutely unnecessary. But if they want to play with parachutes let them do it he said in the Eastern Border town of Vornik where he was attending funeral for 38 serbian civilians and sol Diers said to have been killed by muslims. He hinted that he might Send someone to represent him at the resumed peace talks inner York instead of going himself. Morillon said he would work to consolidate the cease fire by sending . Mili tary forces on patrol in the tense Western suburbs around the Airport and by reviving the suspended military talks betwee the two sides. Fighting has continued outside Sarajevo in Northern and Eastern Bosnia. At least 18 people were reported killed in fighting sunday. Vesna on Bacic from the Belgrade Yugoslavia office of the . Refugee Agency said another Convoy for Gortze would Start today from Belgrade. We be been advised by. to go on monday because of the official funeral in Vornik Gruback said. She said the Agency was told to Post Pone the Convoy because of existing animosities of the local people which might be strengthened during the funeral. Truces have failed repeatedly to pro Duce a lasting settlement in the 10-month old War Over Bosnia s secession from ser Bian dominated Yugoslavia. . Media tors Are hoping to resume peace talk sometime this week in new York. Twisters from Page 1 night authorities said. At least 19 other were injured in the North Georgia town where Rescue Crews worked to free peo ple trapped in houses and cars. We have been hit pretty hard said Glen Arp a radio operator with the Polk county police. We have Trees blocking roads Power lines Down Mobile Homes pushed Over roofs blown off of Tornado that touched Down about 40 Miles East of Lexington ky., apparently caused no damage but thunderstorms damaged roofs and caused widespread Power outages. Rescue workers were to resume their search monday for an 18-year-old Man whose Canoe overturned in a storm Swol Len Creek in Rush ky., police said. In Maryland a 6-year-old boy was killed sunday morning when the car he was in spun out of control on a Snow covered Rodin Howard county and hit a truck. The Federal aviation administration reported delays of up to four hours at air ports in the Midwest and storm moved Over the East coast on monday bringing a mix of Winter precipitation. Heavy Snow was blamed for numerous traffic accidents in the Northeast. We re getting hammered with them a state police dispatcher in Montville conn., said late in Colorado hoped to begin searching monday for five Cross country skiers missing since saturday when two avalanches thundered Down near the exclusive resort town of Aspen. Blowing Snow sunday prevented search by air and ground teams could not venture into the area because Snow on the mountainsides was so unstable officials said. Rescue workers on skis an snowshoes hoped to reach a Remote Cabin monday where the five were thought to beheaded. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the teens it s a very pessimistic out look if they did t reach a hut said Deb Bie Kindric of the sheriff s office in Pitkin people were rescued unharmed after an Avalanche sunday swept across interstate 70 on Vail pass burying four cars and a semitrailer truck the Colorado state patrol reported. Westbound lanes of the Highway remained closed Early Mon Day nearly 300 avalanches have been re ported since a warning went into effect wednesday according to the Colorado Avalanche information Center. Dozens of people were stranded in their Homes orca bins and authorities said Many roads would not be cleared until late monday. Many travellers huddled at Gas stations or in their vehicles in packed parking lots. Colorado authorities said that All hotel rooms in the area had been taken by Early sunday night and that some travellers were concerned about supplies of food and Gas running Low. Blowing Snow and ice also hindered travel in Wyoming and Nebraska. Most of Northern California had Only scattered showers after More than four Days of powerful Winter storms. But another Low pressure system was headed toward the Pacific coast on monday threatening More heavy rain and Snow. A Winter storm watch was posted Mon Day for the Shasta and Sis Ryou mountains and parts of the Sierra Nevada. This year s record rainfall in the South West caused an Earthern dam in the grand Canyon to erode sending water cascading sunday through an isolated Indian Village. Sixty three people were evacuated said Bob Mcnichols natural resources officer with the Bureau of Indian affairs in peach Springs Ariz. Many of them could t get to their Homes he said and the electricity was out in about half the Village meaning no heat and no Way to pump the Joseph Kennedy to skip governor s race Boston a rep. Joseph ii says he will not run for Gover nor of Massachusetts next year because he is satisfied with his work in washing ton and does not want to lose time with his twin sons. Kennedy in interviews with Bosto newspapers sunday confirmed what friends advisers and family members said earlier he will not run for governor in 1994. I Don t see at the moment any Circum stances under which i would run he said. Kennedy 40, was first elected to con Gress in 1986 and became chairman of a House banking subcommittee this year. He said he had considered challenging Republican gov. William f. Weld but is comfortable with his work in Washington. I feel i can make a difference he s a tremendous Opportunity for Kennedy who is divorced and has 12-year-old sons also said he does not have the additional time to spend running for of fice. A Globe poll in december gave Weld 45percent of the vote of those questioned and Kennedy 44 percent. No other Poten tial democratic candidate came within 10 Points Weld. Other democrats who have been mentioned As possible gubernatorial candidates in 1994 Are Boston University president John r. Silbur Boston mayor Raymond l. Flynn state attorney general l. Scot Harshbarger and former state Senate ways and Means chairwoman Patricia Mcgovern. Teens set new York subway rider on fire new York a a 37-year-old Man was burned across his Lap buttocks and legs when several teen agers set him on fire aboard a subway train transit authority police said. The Man Lucindo Beltrez of manhat Tan is the first reported arson victim in the subways this year last year at least a dozen people were deliberately set on fire and two died. Beltrez was attacked by four or five teen agers who poured a flammable liquid on him shortly before 4 . Sunday on an a train in Queens police said. Beltrez had been visiting a brother who works at a restaurant and Felt asleep on the train Home police said. Another Man in the nearly empty sub Way car told police the youths said look lock he s still asleep As the file started transit police spokeswoman offi cer Loretta Laurendi said. Beltrez told relatives that he awoke whence Felt something funny on his legs. He said this Guy was pouring lighter fluid or something on him while another Guy was holding the door open a Nephew David Diaz told the daily news. Then he said another Guy dropped match on him and lit him up. Beltrez had second and third degree Burns Over is percent of his body. He was in stable condition monday in new Yor Hospital Cornell medical Center. I 10tto Pricr hour of Bias Ata i
