European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse A saturday August 14, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3 serbian sorrow a serbian woman cries during a funeral for six serbs in serbs were killed during a recent Muslim offensive near the bosnian Village of strike Cevla on thursday. The the town of Droboj about 60 Miles West of Sarajevo. Ice yes Massi in 2 towns . Official says by Chuck Roberts staff writer two new enclaves of refugees have Arisen in Central Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past three to four weeks As people flee fighting in the so called Baglaj Finger area a . Spokeswoman said Friday. An unknown number of people Are seeking Refuge in Baglaj and Desanj two towns located about 55 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo the bosnian capital. The Refu gees were driven from their Homes by intense fighting among bosnian muslims serbs and croats spokeswoman Lyndall Sachs said in Belgrade Yugoslavia. The area ranges from Central Bosnia to the City of Droboj along the Bosna River about 65 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo. The situation in that area also has worsened because of a blockade enforced the past three to four months by bosnian croatian fighters from the croatian defense Council but details Are sketchy Sachs said. We can Only surmise the worst she said noting the absence of . Field representatives there. American French and German cargo planes air dropped 25.9 tons of supplies to Desanj and 51.8 tons of supplies to Baglaj on monday tuesday and wednes Day said a spokesman at the joint information Bureau at Rhein main a Germany. It was the first time that Allied planes made Airdrop to those towns since mis Sions began feb. 28. Gorade continues to be the no. 1 drop zone for Allied planes the spokesman said. About 60,000 muslims Are squeezed into squalid living conditions in Gorade Sachs said. The City has no electricity or Gas and its water supplies Are dwindling she said. On thursday night eight Allied planes dropped 59.5 tons of food to Gorade about 30 Miles Southeast of Sarajevo. During the week Allied planes dropped 312.7 tons of Relief supplies. No flights were scheduled for Fri Day today and sunday to give aircrews a rest and to con duct maintenance the air Force spokesman said. Mount dispute halts bosnian talks until monday Geneva a bosnian peace talks were postponed Friday because of a dispute Over serb withdraw Al from a strategic Mountain overlooking Sarajevo. International mediators lord David Owen and Thor Vald Stoltenberg put off the talks until monday so . Peacekeepers can determine whether serbs have with drawn from mount i Man said conference spokesman John Mills. The serbs say they have met their part of a Deal by pulling Back to positions they occupied before a july 30 cease fire agreement. But the bosnian government says the serbian pull Back is incomplete. The extent of the withdrawal was Uncertain because of a shortage of . Observers difficult terrain and disputes Over the location of previous cease fire lines. A . General will walk along the line with a bos Nian serb commander Mills said. And difference be tween the bosnian serb View and the bosnian govern ment View will be the United nations was to decide Friday where the line was he said. Bosnian serbian Leader Radovan Karadzic said he would Honor . Arbitration. Naples poll seeks views on full service Auto repair Fly the stars and stripes Naples Italy Navy Exchange service officials want to find ont whether and their families in the Naples area want a full service Auto repair facility. Beginning today customers entering the main Exchange at the naval support activity will be asked whether they want a full service facility or want to continue with the do it yourself Hobby shop. Exchange officials plan to poll customers through Friday. Some Naples residents requested a full service Auto repair shop during a May Community for . But local Navy officials said they do not have enough land for an Auto Hobby shop and a full service Auto repair facility. The Hobby shop run by morale welfare an recreation officials consists of 12 Bays two pits tools and repair manuals. A car Wash steam cleaner Battery Charger and compressed air system for changing tires arc available. _ three mechanics at the facility also do some car work including Tun cups Oil changes and Brake repairs. If a full service facility is chosen mechanics on contract to the military at san Vito Del Normanna air station will Transfer to Naples. The air station isolated to close by september 1994. Group to hold reunion Anacortes Wash. Preparations Are under Way for the Saigon Mission association s annual reunion april 22-23,1994, at the Sahara hotel inlay vegas. The association was created after department of defense civil servants and remaining military personnel were the last americans to be evacuated from Vietnam in late april 1975. The organization is made up of . Personnel who were assigned to Vietnam the vietnamese who worked for the . Government and contractors and members and dependents of the vietnamese armed forces. For information about the reunion Contact Stan Patrovsky . Box 722, Anacortes Wash. 98221, or Call 206 293-5873. Hospital to change name Frankfurt Germany the army Hospital in Frankfurt will become the 51st combat support Hospital at a ceremony at 10 . Friday in front of the change is to clarify the . Army Hospital s Mission and will not affect services to the Community 7th medical come officials said according to the 12th round of base closures announced in Early july the Frankfurt Hospital i scheduled to become an outpatient clinic sometime Between june and october 1994. Once the Frankfurt Community is no longer big enough to support the clinic the medical Center will close. Airfield employee Dies Wurzburg Germany a longtime employee at Gie Belstadt army Airfield died wednesday at the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center. Clay Beaman 66, had worked for the Airfield s facility engineers since 1977. The cause of death was not , a former army master sergeant retired from the service in 1976. In addition to Lime in Germany Beaman s 33 years of Active duty included combat during the korean War and three Tours in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife Margaret and daughters Debbie and Sharon. Darmstadt Soldier convicted of distributing Ltd by Craig Martin staff writer Darmstadt Germany a Darm Stadt Soldier has been convicted of distributing Ltd and another has been convicted of concealing stolen property into separate general courts martial. Pfc Isaac w. Jeffrey of the 596th Maint co was found guilty by judge it. Col Larry d. Vick of five counts of distributing Small amounts of Ltd to other soldiers and one count of wrongfully using he Hallucinogen according to maj. John Satterwhite spokesman for the 233rd base support in. Jeffrey who was tried july 19 and pleaded guilty to All counts was sentenced to confinement for 36 months ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade and Given a bad conduct discharge Satterwhite said tues Day in a written response to the stars and stripes. Jeffrey is being held at the army s confinement facility in Mannheim sgt. Stanley u. Mcl iride of the 117th finance det pleaded guilty july 7 to three counts of concealing stolen property Satterwhite said. Vick who also was the judge for the Case consolidated the charges into one count then sentenced Mcl kide to reduction to private first class and a reprimand. The property included Nintendo game cartridges sweat shirts and gloves. Satterwhite would not provide further details in either Case. Details leading to the charges in both courts martial Are pertinent in other cases which have not been processed yet Satterwhite said. Disclosure of these details could prejudice those Legal Satterwhite also refused to give the Ori Gin of the property in Mcbride s trial Cit ing future Legal proceedings
