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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, March 5, 1993

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                At a glance James Fox head of the Fri s new York office meets with reporters after touring the world Trade Center blast site. Authorities continue to sift through dues while tenants Are worried about disruptions or lost business. See stories on Page 4.jobless benefits pass the Senate passed a $5.7 billion benefits package for the Long term unemployed beating Back a Republican attempt to weaken the measure by linking it to spending cuts. A Page 5citizens urged to help president Clinton invited americans to suggest ways to Quot locate waste and wipe it out of the Federal government. \ a Page 7moderation predicted two conservative activists predicted the Republican party would moderate its abortion stance in 1996. A pages Bond traders approve president Clinton is receiving the loudest cheers for his economic pro Gram from the nation s Bond traders. A Page 12 Index i Abby Ann Landers. 16 classifieds. 2528 comics. 16,22-23 commentary. A a a a Quot a. 15 crossword. Faces a places .24 focus. 1721 Horoscope. Letters. Money matters .12 sports to listings. Weather. 2 German boys rummaged through copter before crash correction because of a reporting error an article thursday incorrectly reported the Day on which fac. Johnny l. Mcgeejr. First sought medical treatment. He sought the treatment feb. 13. By Vince Crawley staff writer two German boys went aboard the . Army helicopter a few hours before it crashed feb. 23, killing four soldiers at Wiesbaden a Germany a German newspaper reported wednesday. But a spokesman for the army s v corps Saia thursday that the boys had nothing to do with the crash that killed the corps Deputy commander maj. Gen. Jarrett. Robertson and three others. The helicopter flew from Stuttgart to Wiesbaden on the evening of feb. 23 and crashed near its Landing pad about 7 35 . Between 5 and 6 on the same evening two boys Riding bicycles found the helicopter unguarded at an Airfield outside the army s Kelley Barracks the Stutt Garter Zeitung reported. The youngsters entered the aircraft s passenger compartment and stole an emergency survival kit the newspaper reported. The cockpit was locked and there was apparently no Way the children could have tampered with the aircraft a controls the Story said. Reporter Klaus Wagner who co wrote the Story told the stars and stripes that the Story was based on local German police reports. The boys Ages 10 and 13, trespassed aboard the aircraft Quot for the fun of it Quot according to a German police spokesman. They rummaged through the survival bag keeping some of the gear then threw the bag into a nearby Field where it was found a Day later by a German Man walking his dog. The survival kit contained items such As a saw a Parka food and matches the newspaper said. Upon returning to the helicopter the american Pilot noticed the survival kit was missing during a preflight Check. The Pilot notified military police and had the surrounding area searched the newspaper said. The aircraft then took off for Wiesbaden. It. Col. Dick Bridges a spokesman for v corps said thursday that the Story was essentially Correct. He said he had not seen the children mentioned in an official report but that discussions with army investigators led him to believe that Quot there is absolutely no reason Quot to believe that the children helped cause the Accident. Within hours of stealing the kit the two boys told the adult Leader of a youth group about entering the helicopter and the youth Leader talked them into going to the police the German newspaper said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation Bridges said. Contributing to this report staff Witter de roasts in Darmstadt Germany. Serb from Page 1 just As  however Clinton added Quot it s under continuous  echoing the president s statement Christopher dismissed any suggestion that the unintended result was to increase serbian assaults. Quot we have no evidence of that at All Quot Christopher said. Quot heavy fighting has been in the area for some time and there is no indication at All that it has been spurred on by the  on thursday Christopher said the United states was tiring to play Quot As constructive a role As possible Quot in seeking a settlement. Quot we Are doing All we can with the situation that we found he said. Reports said thursday that serbian commanders were offering free passage to thousands of beleaguered muslims trying to escape a withering serbian offensive in Eastern Bosnia. The offer was reported by the Belgrade based Tan Jug news Agency As the United nations negotiated with serbian commanders to get its workers into besieged Eastern bosnian enclaves to evacuate the wounded. The bosnian serbian army command in Vornik announced All muslims around Konjevic polje can Quot safely leave the War torn regions Quot Tan Jug said. Quot the serb Side will even provide transport and Quot does not want innocent people to suffer Quot the command reportedly said. Quot we want to help muslims although we will not live together Ever again Quot the command stated. That indicated the offer was intended to realize the serbs goal of driving All muslims from Eastern bosnian regions bordering Serbia proper. Some 10,000 people driven out of the Czerska Region in a blistering serbian attack monday Are said to be sheltering in the ruins of Konjevic Potje shivering and Hun .-airdropped humanitarian Aid fell close to that area on the fourth Day of the operation but Ham radio reports from the area suggested the bundles landed close to serbian positions possibly hindering retrieval by the refugees. One Ham radio operator reported from the Konjevic polje area that More than 90 refugees had been killed As they tried to reach Tula. The report like most from the Region could not be independently confirmed. Ham radio reports reaching local Relief workers in Tula claimed serbs shot into a crowd of refugees trying to Cross a front line near Rog Asija some two Miles South West of Czerska. Eight people were reported killed 20 wounded Ana 40 taken into serbian custody the Ham radio reports  from Pago 1 flights to it began j uly 3. The planes conducting the Airdrop Over Eastern Bosnia on thursday dropped 19.5 tons of military rations and More than a half ton of medical supplies Over Konjevic in Eastern Bosnia. A similar Airdrop took place in the area wednesday. Quot we Are confident that we dropped them where we intended Quot Walker said after returning to Rhein main. Quot it depends on the wind where the bundles  Walker said there was a Quot pretty solid Quot Block of Clouds in the area where the Airdrop took place. Air Force planes have dropped 762 tons of military rations and 2.1 tons of medical supplies into Bosnia since the operation began monday. Officials at Rhein main would not discuss future Airdrop this week or the weather s possible effect on them citing Security concerns. Freezing rain is expected to Cut across Germany Early saturday and could cause some problems for the Airlift an air Force weather spokesman said thursday. A storm front is due to pass through Central Europe either tonight or saturday morning said a spokesman at the weather station at Graben Trarbach Germany. The front a May give us some problems for the flights saturday morning Quot the forecaster said. In Washington White House spoke Man George Steph Nopoulos Sai wednesday that a five member  team was being sent to Moscow to coi Sider ways that Russia might assist in prot Riding humanitarian Aid to the embattled Balkan area. The United states has asked the  Security Council to draft a state me calling for an end to fighting in Bosnia Safe passage of Aid and resumption it peace talks Steph Nopoulos said. Responding to reports of fresh fighter and of refugees streaming for safety to spokesman said Quot we believe the Situ Tion has deteriorated. We arc coi  from Page 1 await instructions. Trucks pulled in two portable buildings wednesday for use As a command Post outside the 77acre compound where More than 100 people have been holed up since a gun Battle sunday that killed four Federal agents. A Federal source speaking on condition of anonymity said at least 10 people in the group had been killed. Quot the goal is to resolve this situation ultimately in Federal court with no further bloodshed Quot Fri agent Jeffrey Jamar said. The Houston chronicle citing an unidentified source said Law officers planned to Cut off the electricity at the compound. Earl k. Dunagan an agent with the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms said in court papers that the group is a Well trained committed fighting Force with a a massive weapons  the standoff began sunday when a raid by at agents erupted in a gun Battle. Another gun Battle occurred later in the Day. The agents had sought to arrest Koresh on weapons charges and search the compound. Dan Hartnett at associate director said the group had received a Call warn ing them of the raid. Quot there is no t they were expecting our arrival Quot he i Loyd Sandstrom who lives Nea compound said he saw members 1 amount of food two weeks a eighteen children have been Reh a for elderly women Char Oil and were Ini charged with participating in the gun Battle. The charges were Drc wednesday but the women Ages 7i 77, remained jailed As witnesses. Att spokeswoman Sharon we dropped.01 Quot a Why he Charses  
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