European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday december 24,1993 world the stars and stripes Page 9namibian Hippo attacks kills tourist from . From wire reports Windhoek Namibia a a California tourist was killed by a Hippo while canoeing on a Southern african River namibian state radio said wednesday. The radio identified the dead woman As Bertha Sylvia tade of Coronado Calif. She had been canoeing on the Zambezi River in northeastern Namibia on tuesday and apparently got too close to a group of hippos in an attempt to photograph them police said. One of the animals attacked seriously injuring tade. She later died at a Hospital. Scots probe Dinosaur eggs London a scottish scientists said wednesday that they Are investigating six Dinosaur eggs unearthed in Northern China that May contain the fossilized embryos of Large vegetarian dinosaurs known As sauropods. The also said however that further tests Are needed to confirm the find which would be the first of its kind. Scientists at Glasgow University a veterinary school Are studying and comparing the shells of a hatched egg with the shells of Art unmatched egg to find signs indicating the presence of an embryo. Nazi treats a Mirinovsky to ski trip in Austria re1chenfels, Austria apr invited by an austrian proud of his service in the nazi Waffen is russian nationalist Vladimir v. A Mirinovsky went skiing in the Alps on wednesday and boasted that he would win his country a presidency. a Strong showing in parliamentary elections on dec. 12 worries russian democrats the country a neighbors and the West. He insisted in a rambling two hour news conference that russian president Boris n. Yeltsin must Call presidential elections in 1994, As he once promised. A two years ago i got 8 percent a a Mirinovsky said alluding to the 1991 presidential election. A now its 25 percent. So next year Over 50 percent a and that s Yeltsin he said will get Quot maximum 10 a Mirinovsky dismissed accusations that he is an extreme right Wing nationalist of an imperialist. But his speech dwelt on those themes. Nationalism is a the most important instrument of internal politics in All former republics of the soviet Union Quot he said. His Host was Edwin Neuwirth 67, a bankrupt Timber dealer and unabashed nazi. Neuwirth told reporters that he is proud of having volunteered for the Waffen is in which he served front age 16-19. A but phrase it nicely with the Waffen Neuwirth told the associated press. A there Arentt so Many left who arc still proud the Waffen is were Adolf hitlers front line elite soldiers and Many germans and austrians still hold an image of them As being completely separate from nazi atrocities and the horrors of the concentration Camps. But some units were guilty of brutal War crimes. A Mirinovsky came to Austria from Munich Germany where he met Gerhard Frey. Frey is head of the German Peoples Union and publisher of a right Wing newspaper that has questioned the existence of the nazi death Camp at Auschwitz Poland. A Mirinovsky shown on television skiing somewhat unsteadily was vague about his plans alternatively saying he would stay a few hours to a few Days then return to Germany. He cancelled a television interview wednesday evening in Cologne Germany. Reports in Germany said he cancelled after learning that no would be confronted with statements made by former soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev on an earlier program. Serbs with Holiday truce on Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina api a bosnian serbs on thursday marked the Start of what was to be a Christmas cease fire with the crack of sniper rifles and thud of shells that kitted at least six Sara Evans and wounded 55. Among the victims was of children wounded when a Shell landed in front of an apartment building. Two nurses cried As they carried a boy to appeared to be 8 or 9 years old to a Hospital elevator. He had been hit in the head and Torso by shrapnel. All operating rooms were Busy and doctors were operating in a reception room As Well. A fall of a sudden i heard a loud Boom. The door opened. There was smoke All Over the place a said Zehija Ljuban 56, wounded in the left foot by shrapnel in her third floor apartment. A i see anything a she added. A i just Felt that my foot was hurting very sniping activity along infamous a sniper alleys was intense. The few people who ventured onto the streets did so Only in relatively Safe areas dashing across exposed junctions. Thursdays shelling and sniping followed two Days of the most intense shelling of Sarajevo in the past two months. A web of Christmas truces among the Muslim led government forces croats and serbs was agreed upon last week and affirmed wednesday at peace talks in Brussels Belgium. The talks made no Progress. But like countless other cease firms in 20 months of War this one Only resulted in More killing. Officials at Sarajevo hospitals said at least six people died and 55 were wounded in thursdays attack. Or. Bakir Nakas said the death toll could Rise. A three or four of these wounded were extremely difficult cases a he said. A their lives Are still in danger. We had two sniper cases shot in the head. I doubt very much one of these will survive the Relief workers were gloomy about the prospects of feeding and protecting bosnian facing the worst part of what will Likely be a harsh Winter. And reports from Central Bosnia said dozens of people were killed in fighting there. A on the ground the Christmas spirit is singularly missing a said Ray Wilkinson spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees in Sarajevo. 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The Brief cease fire has been expected although there had been some Hopes the outlawed organization would Call a Long a halt this year in response to the a framework for peace announced last Veek by British prime minister John major and Irish prime minister Albert Reynolds. They called for a permanent and to Ira violence and offered its political allies a place in negotiations on the future of the province. The Ira statement said simply a was of Midnight december 23, and for the 72 hours thereafter Active service units of the Ira across the occupied six counties will temporarily suspend military leaders of sinn Fin the party that supports the Ira have indicated they will take some time to respond to the British Irish initiative. Their reaction has been cautious though at times pessimistic. A maybe this is the beginning the declaration. I done to know a sinn feints Deputy Leader Martin Mcguinness told British broadcasting corp. Radio thursday. 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