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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday March 6,1993 at a glance this strangely dressed figure play ing a Casio electronic keyboard is part of the Frankfurt Germany International music fair which will be open to the Public today. See stories on pages 1819. Tough Battle a study shows it  hard to do Zelop a vaccine to prevent a potentially deadly disease that afflicted some . Troops in the persian Gulf War. A Page 4 incentive to leave the presidents pledge to Cut 152,800 of the Federal governments 2 million no postal jobs would require Federal agencies to Shell out millions of dollars in Cash and go payments Over the next few years. A Page 5 t Somalia visitor country music Star Clint Black toured Mogadishu Somalia playing to whooping crowds of american troops and urging Washington to bring the Gas Home. A Page 9 telemarketing raids the Fri raided More than 50 businesses in what officials described As the biggest crackdown Ever against Telephone sales swindlers. A Page 16 Index Abby Ann Landers .21 automotive. Classifieds. Comics. 21-23 commentary. Faces in places 24 focus. 17-20  letters. 14 Money matters. 16 religion. Sports. 29-36 to listings. 35 weather. Correction t army of experts visit to discuss russian by Mark Kinkade staff writer Rhein main a Germany army and air Force experts Are in Moscow discussing a possible role for russian aircraft in the Airlift of supplies to Bosnia and Herzegovina a Pentagon spokesman says. The five Man team will meet with officials from the International cooperation division of the russian committee for civil defense the spokesman said thursday at a Pentagon news conference. The team of planners and logistics experts arrived in Russia on Friday morning. Its five members Are a rear adm. John j. Mazach Deputy director of plans and policy for the . European  col. Patrick Henry vice commander of the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein main. A it. Col. Dennis Walling an air Force logistics expert. A chief warrant officer 3 Ken Studer an army Parachute rigging expert. A and col. John of Sullivan an army staff officer who is providing support for because of an editing error a caption Friday misidentified Esther Hopkins who participated in a running event at Schinnen Netherlands. The team. The team will discus the capability of russian aircraft to participate in operation provide Promise u will look at the Range and cargo capacity of the aircraft fuel needs and maintenance support needs. Navigation methods and Airdrop system compatibility also will be reviewed the Pentagon spokesman said. The visit is being made in response to a russian offer tuesday to help with the Airlift. Brig. Gen. Donald e. Loranger jr., commander of the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein main said during a news conference wednesday that the team May discuss staging russian aircraft at the base. Quot we re Uncertain of their requirements Quot he told reporters. A a Well make room for them a the Pentagon said that specific Basing for the russians will be determined and that using Rhein main is a possibility. Airlift operations from Rhein main continued Friday. Four . Air Force c-130 cargo planes dropped about 24 tons of military rations and More than half a ton of Medicine in the Vicinity of Zepa Bosnia Earl Friday. . Planes have dropped More than 100 tons of rations and nearly three tons of Medicine m Bosnia since the Airdrop began Early monday. T t according to a Neucom release the situation in Zepa has become one of growing concern for the . High commissioner for refugees which helps select areas for Supply drops. A recent offensive by serbian forces has Cut Relief convoys to the town. As the serbs continue moving deeper into Eastern Bosnia refugees arc flowing Back into the town increasing the number of people who need supplies. The last Convoy to reach the War ravaged town was feb. 21, the release said. At the same time that c-i30s Are dropping supplies near Zepa . Aircraft do live red More supplies to Sarajevo Bosnia a War battered capital. Three c-130s airlifted 64 tons of supplies and food. More than 8,000 tons of supplies have been flown into Sarajevo by the . Air Force since september. People from Page 1 had said could take months to crack. Quot this investigation clearly is not finished but a Large first step has been taken a said James Fox Fri chief in new York. Authorities were still Uncertain about the motive for the bombing saying Sala Meh had Only tenuous links to terrorist groups. New York new Day Friday quoted unidentified Federal officials As saying Salach was born in Jordan. The feb. 26 explosion in the Trade centers underground parking garage rocked the 110-Story twin towers and whatever sense of Security the City had against terrorist attacks. The office buildings Home to some 350 companies and 50,000 workers Arentt expected to reopen for a month. Investigators decided the Van probably contained the bomb after they found charred pieces of it spread around the perimeter of the blast. In court papers agents said a search of a Jersey City apartment thursday turned up bomb making equipment including wiring and manuals on circuitry and electromagnetic devices. On the Van rental agreement Salameh had Given the phone number for that apartment it Wasny to immediately Clear whether he lived there. Asked about Salami he a seemingly amateurish conduct a he also gave his real name on the rental agreement a Fox said Quot i better not comment on  Salach appeared relaxed in Federal court As the charges were read to him in arabic by an interpreter. The slight bearded Man dressed in a Gray jogging suit nodded to his court appointed lawyer but did not address the court. He was charged with aiding and abetting the bombing and a fire that followed and with transportation of explosives across state lines. Beyond that his alleged role remained unclear. If convicted he faces life in prison. A hearing was scheduled for March 18. His lawyer Robert Precht asked that bail be set at $5 million. But prosecutor Gilmore Childres said the crime was Quot the single most destructive act of terrorism Ever committed on America  the suspect was affiliated with the Al Salam mosque in Jersey City. Crash from Page 1 other former yugoslav republics that declared Independence a Croatia and bos Nia and Herzegovina however few countries have recognized Macedonia because of objections by neighbouring Greece to its name which is the same As that of a Northern greek province. The director of Skopje Airport Blagoje Philipowski said the nationalities of the 91 passengers on the plane were not known. Fokker spokesman Bart Van Veen said the plane was leased to pal air. The Fokker 100 is a 100-seat twin engine Jet designed for Short and Radium length flights. Introduced in the late 1980s, it is the Amsterdam based manufacturers latest Model. Prophet from Page 1 the sister of two Brothers already freed. Ricks said Alt the youngsters were being kept together in a family setting. A the children continue to express a Strong desire to be reunited with their families a he said authorities were preparing a videotape and photographs of the released children materials that will be furnished to parents still inside the compound to re assure them Ricks  said Koresh told negotiators a fall the adults inside the compound Are free to leave at any  Koresh has told the Fri 90 adults and 17 children remain with him. Cult members have stayed in their fortified compound East of Waco since gun Battles sunday killed four Federal agents and a reported 10 cult members. Law officers remain in Telephone Contact with Koresh Ricks said trying to get him to surrender. The Houston chronicle on Friday quoted an unidentified Law officer As saying Koresh met agents just before the gunfire began. A one of our Guys said a Federal agents put your hands up a the agent told the newspaper. A Koresh smiled backed up and slammed the door. Almost immediately within seconds we were  Koresh has told negotiators he is awaiting instructions from god before surrendering. He reneged on a Promise i , us. Tuesday. Telling authorities god told him to wait. Nato from Page 1 Ner for the United nations in  Alliance military authorities already have drawn up plans for enforcing a nobly zone Over shattered Bosnia and Herzegovina and Are working on blueprints for a Force of at least 10,000 troops to implement a .-sponsored peace plan in the Region. The United nation would have to adopt special resolutions before the Alliance could Spring into action to help halt the ethnic fighting that has claimed More than 100,000 lives. In his speech Worner called on the worlds democracies to a do better to both prevent and where necessary Stop regional  the speech came a Day after Worner said president Clinton had assured him that the United states would keep a Lar number of soldiers in Europe. Worner who visited Washington to week declined to give numbers. But Sard a i have reason to believe Clint views a very favourably Quot the idea that t number should not go below 100,000. With the end of the cold War 1 Bush administration had recommend slicing . Forces stationed in Europe half to 150,000 by 1995. But Congo last year set a level of 100,000 for 1997  
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