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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                These an vol. 51, no. 317 500 tuesday March 2,1393 d 8693 of food Medicine to Bosnia by Chuck Roberts staff writer Rhein main a Germany the first Airdrop of Ner gency supplies to Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina was completed without incident Early monday by three air Force planes from Rhein main a. The c-130 Hercules combat transports dropped about 21 tons of food and Medicine to people in Remote areas of former Yugoslavia Cut off from in. Relief convoys Brig. Gen. Donald e. Loranger jr., said at a news conference before Daylight monday at the air passenger terminal at Rhein main a. A citing Security reasons Loranger refused to give the master sol Ritchie Rud of Abilene Texas left and tech sgt. Rick Chris of Reading pa., Check a c-130 cargo transport Over Bosnia before dropping its Load of Aid sunday. The two Are Load masters assigned to the 37th Airlift so. Time or specific location of the Airdrop that occurred Between late sunday and Early monday. But a spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees said he had a confirmed report that the target was Czerska a town that fell partially under serbian control after intense fighting sunday night a the situation has changed drastically the last 24 hours said Unher spokesman Ron Redmond. A that Means the front lines have  Redmond had heard newspaper reports that part of the supplies landed in Czerska and that some were taken by serbian soldiers. He said the changing Battlefield would make that a possibility. Redmond said women and children Are fleeing Czerska heading North toward Tula and toward Central Bosnia. Also other locations recommended by Unher As drop Sites Are under heavy attack according to in. Officials Nar the scene. Loranger commander of the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein main a described the Airdrop As a a temporary see Bosnia on Page 24 agents 2 cultists die in Texas War zone Waco Texas apr a wounded cult Leader and his followers maintained a tense standoff with Law officers monday following gun Battles that left four Federal agents and two cult members dead. The violence erupted sunday morning when 100 Federal agents stormed the fortified compound of the Branch David Jan sect to search for guns and arrest David Koresh the cult s 33-year-old Leader authorities said. After the 45-minute Exchange the two sides negotiated a cease fire that lasted into the evening. But about 6 p.m., three cult members emerged from the compound and began shooting said los Stanford of the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms in Washington. The second shootout lasted Only minutes and no shots have been fired since then As negotiators continued talking by Telephone with Koresh and another cult member. Koresh who changed his name from Vernon Howell and says he is Jesus Christ reported that his 2-year-old daughter was among those killed and that he was gravely wounded. A live been shot. Pm bleeding bad a he told Dallas radio station Keld Early monday As a baby was heard crying in the background a pm going Home. I m going Back to my  Koresh began releasing children held inside about 9sea Texas on Page 2 sir ins Trp it avid of Jaf lets general in trophies probe retire with the rank of colonel the dinosaurs Are coming the dinosaurs Are coming see Page 17 by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Mai. Gen. Donald l. Kaufman who was the subject last summer of general Force on monday with the rank of colonel a u s. Air forces in Europe spokesman said. The decision to accept Kaufman a application for retirement at the Grade of colonel was made by the Secretary of the air Force said Safe spokesman Doug Moore. According to a usage statement then air Force Secretary Donald b. Rice a determined that was the highest Grade in which Kaufman served efforts to reach Kaufman on monday were unsuccessful. Moore and other Safe officials would not comment further on Kaufman s demotion and retirement referring All Calls to the air Force Secretary s office in Washington. Prior to the investigation Kaufman was assigned to Heidelberg Germany where he served As the Deputy commander and chief of staff of the 4th Allied tac air Force a subordinate unit to Allied air forces Central Europe. Since last july Kaufman served As a special assistant to maj. Gen. James e. Chambers commander of the 17th air Force. But Kaufman was rarely seen around 17th air Force Headquarters to  Rice apparently made the rated at Sembach a Germany Accord decision in january. See of on Page 2 Donald l. Kaufman Sis John Bohmer  
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