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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 316 500 b3kbsbflbsbssebemaa monday March 1,1993 b d 6693 leaflets fail to reach some in target area Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr . Cargo planes kicked off a major Relief Effort in besieged Eastern Bosnia dropping a million leaflets saying Airdrop of badly needed humanitarian Aid were imminent sunday. But some of the leaflets reportedly missed their targets and residents looking to the skies for salvation feared bundles or food and Medicine also might go astray. Ham radio operators in the beleaguered Eastern town of Czerska were issuing urgent reports that attacking serbs already had overrun seven surrounding villages. Officials in some regions to be targeted by the . Airdrop said Many of the one million information leaflets sprinkled overhead saturday night by two . Cargo planes did not reach them. People were looking to the Airdrop As a the Only salvation a said Fadil Helmic a Ham radio operator in Zepa. But he said a not one Quot leaflet landed on the town and its 34,000 people were a slowly losing  a a they re afraid that the Airdrop Bun Dies will end the same As the leaflets Quot he said in an interview conducted from Zagreb Croatia. Ibrahim Becirovic a Ham radio operator in nearby Srebrenick said 53,000 residents there were awaiting dropped Aid a with a desperate desire As a drowning Man catches at a  but they were a closing their Faith in the Airdrop a after receiving no leaflets he said. Nenad Nukic a Zagreb Ham radio operator said Hadzo Efendi mayor of Gorade had told him leaflets for the town had landed in a no Many a land Between the front lines. Helmic said a bosnian radio broadcast saturday had instructed people to search in patrols for Aid packets and to share their contents equally. . Military officials said the food and Medicine drops could begin in one to two Days. They revealed no exact schedule fearing planes Steht be fired on. Zepa residents feared dropped Aid see leaflets on Page 2warring factions inspect supplies bound for Bosnia by the stars and stripes Rhein main a Germany a emergency supplies earmarked for Airdrop in Bosnia and Herzegovina received a late night inspection saturday by representatives from the warring factions in the former Yugoslavia. T two serbs a croat and a bosnian Muslim inspected 72 tons of humanitarian cargo to ensure it contained no weapons. Air Force personnel unpacked one Case of military Field rations called meals ready to eat and one Box of medical supplies for the inspectors. The cargo representing six plane loads of emergency Relief shipments consisted of 4,500 pounds of medical supplies and 768 cases of res. The res totalled see Bosnia on Page 2 Bosnia Airdrop Fri confirms bomb hit Trade Center new York a the Fri confirmed sunday that a bomb caused the explosion at the world Trade enter. James Fox head of the new York Fri office said Agency explosives experts came to that conclusion. A it was their opinion that it was caused by a bomb he told webs to. Also sunday police commissioner Raymond Kelly told a news see related Story on Page 4 conference that there had been 40 Telephone Calls claiming responsibility for the blast noontime Friday in the 110-Story twin towers. Hie explosion killed five people and injured More than 1,000 others. The rubble is being searched for two workers who Are still missing. Kelly would not say whether officials had any idea of a suspect or motive. A a we re analysing All the phone Calls he said. A we Are making verbatim  he confirmed that one phone Call came in an hour after the blast and the others followed. Officials said the Trade Center Complex would be closed for More than a week until it s deemed Safe. However the commodity cd see Fri on Page 2 air Force Crews help a serbian official left examine boxes saturday at Rhein main a Germany. A croat and bosnian Muslim also examined goods. Stars and stripes now 50 cents daily the Price of the stars and stripes changes to 50 cents today when purchased at vending machines or stores. The delivery Price remains unchanged and delivery is available in Many areas at housing Barracks and offices. If delivery is not available in your area you can order a discount card from our customer service office and present it at any stars and stripes Bookstore to claim your copy of the newspaper each Day. The card entities you to 30 copies of the newspaper during a 45-Day period. To arrange Home delivery Call toll free from Germany 0130-840048 from Belgium 07811-8775 from United kingdom 0-600-898854 from Italy 1678-7-3456 from the Netherlands 06-022-7629 from Spain 900-99-4955, or Call Dan 348-8437 or 348-8438. These phone numbers published every Day in our Masthead on the letters to the editor Page can be called for information about the discount card As Well  
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