European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 0 the stars and stripes world thursday december 30,1993 Germany denies entry to Russia s a Mirinovsky Sofia Bulgaria apr russian extremist Vladimir v. A Mirinovsky changed his plans and left for Home wednesday after Germany followed bulgarians example and said the nationalist Leader was unwelcome.  a much publicized private tour of european countries came to an abrupt halt after Bulgaria on tuesday ordered him out of the country for insulting the president and interfering in the Balkan nations internal affairs. His plans to travel to Berlin on wednesday were also scuttled when the foreign ministry refused to Grant him a visa.  a extremist rhetoric and Strong showing in russians recent parliamentary elections worry Moscow a european neighbors and Otner Western nations. He is idolized by German Neo nazis because he says he favors the return of lands forfeited by Germany after world War ii. In Bulgaria he Drew the anger of the government by suggesting that president Zhc Lyu Zoh Clov should be replaced and that Bulgaria could expand its territory to include Macedonia a former yugoslav Republic with a Rocky history in the Region. A Mirinovsky came to Bulgaria from Austria where As in Germany earlier he met with right Wing leaders. Veselin Koshev Leader of the bulgarian Liberal democratic party who played Host to a Mirinovsky in Bulgaria said the russian planned to visit Austria again on Jan. 5. There was no immediate confirmation in Vienna Koshev said a Mirinovsky expected to meet russian russian rightist Leader Vladimir v. A Mirinovsky greets supporters in Sofia Bulgaria on tuesday. President Boris n. Yeltsin on sunday. At a news conference tuesday a Mirinovsky said that he wanted his party to hold the key ministries of foreign affairs defense and the Interior and that he personally would like to head one of them. A Mirinovsky also insulted Romania in his comments in Sofia sparking a Sharp protest from the romanian foreign ministry in Bucharest. In Sofia a Mirinovsky suggested that Romania is an artificial state created by italian gypsies who seized territories from Russia Bulgaria and Hungary. Russia to curtail cuts in army level off Force at 2.1 million Moscow apr Russia has abandoned plans to reduce the size of its army sharply and will form a rapid deployment Force to adapt to modern conditions the defense minister said wednesday the army now has 2.3 million members. By the end of 1994, it will be Cut to 2.1 million and then remain stable Pavels Grachev said at a news conference. President Boris n. Yeltsin previously had said i Issia would have an army of just 1.5 million soldiers by 2000. A we Arentt going to make Sharp cuts. Warent to going to hurry Quot Grachev said a we will seek to preserve the number of 2,1  lie said the army already has been Cut by 457,000 men since May 1992. Gracheva a announcement indicated another Concession to the military by Yeltsin a government. The president was forced to Call on the army to de feat hard line opponents in parliament on oct. 4. One of Yeltsin a first acts after the october violence was to push through a military doctrine a document Long sought by the military to define its role in Post soviet Russia. Even though Yeltsin and Grachev previously had supported the proposed military reductions Grachev on wednesday blamed the former parliament for the idea. Grachev also indicated the army has added items on its year end wish list saying the current military budget covered Only one third of its needs. Grachev said the army was becoming More efficient and suitable for modern conditions. A now when we no longer have an enemy but a threat to Russia May come from everywhere we have to create Mobile forces a Grachev said. Cousteau berates cargo shippers Paris apr Jacques Yves Cousteau says he can to hide his a Black anger Over the thousands of detonators that have washed up on French i caches after failing off a cargo ship. In an interview published wednesday by be Figaro the French Dean of the sea blamed a those who pull in a maximum profit from ships loaded to the maximum permitted. Those i accuse of a crime Quot France has closed All of its Atlantic beaches and Spanish officials have begun following suit after nearly 5,000 detonators were found in the past week. Kuwait tabs first woman ambassador Kuwait apr Kuwait has appointed its first female ambassador opening the door for women to take a More Active part in Public life the ministry of foreign affairs said wednesday. Nabeela Al Mulla Deputy to Kuwait a . Representative will become nonresident ambassador to Zimbabwe. Quot this is an Honor for Kuwait and kuwaiti women a said Sulaiman us Muna yes a ministry spokesman. Al Mulla is the first woman ambassador of any persian Gulf nation he  women cannot vote or run for parliament in Kuwait. Shortly after Kuwait a liberation in february 1991 from a seven month iraqi occupation the Emir Sheik Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Saban said women a participation in the underground resistance had earned them the right to More political . Diplomat apologizes for rude Gore bodyguard from wire report Moscow a . Ambassador Thomas r. Pickering has apologized for the behaviour of one office president Ai Gores bodyguards who shoved aside a russian general during a visit this month a news Agency said tuesday. 1 the incident occurred at St. Petersburg a pulk ovo Airport during Gores visit to the City itar Tass reported. It said the bodyguard roughly pushed aside col. Gen. Sergei Seleznev military commander of the is. Petersburg District who arrived at the Airport for the welcoming ceremony. The bodyguard s name was not released. Pickering who apologized for the incident at a meeting monday with St. Petersburg mayor Anatoly Sobchak said the bodyguard was unfamiliar with russian diplomatic protocol itar Tass  can leave Cuba Mexico City a Fidel Castro a 16-year-old granddaughter is free to join her Mother in the United states the girls father said tuesday. A i have no problem giving her permission to leave the country a said Fernando Salgado who retired in september As first dancer in the cuban National Ballet. Castro told the Rev. Jesse Jackson who has been visiting Cuba that Alina Maria Salgado Fernandez could join her Mother Alina Fernandez Revuelta if the girls father gave his approval. Fernandez Castro a daughter fled Cuba last week and was. Granted Asylum in the United states. Cuban Law requires that both parents approve the departure of a person under 20 years of age. Salgado 40, worked 25 years for the cuban Ballet. He divorced Fernandez 14 years  attack trial planned Suhl Germany a the trial of two Neo nazis charged with beating a member of the . Olympic luge team is expected to open Jan. 10, the Thuringer a Gecine newspaper said. Luge team member Duncan Kennedy was beaten by about 10 Young skinheads outside a nightclub in Obj roof in Eastern Germany after they insulted his Black teammate Robert Pipkins. Kennedy was not badly Hurt in the oct. 29 attack. The attack embarrassed Germany and was highly publicized in the United states where it raised a concerns about the safety of . Athletes training in Germany for the Winter olympics in Lillehammer Norway in february. The German government has been unable to end hate crimes against foreigners by Neo nazis and other extremists despite its various efforts. Two Neo nazis Ages 16 and 21, have been 1 charged with causing grievous bodily harm in the attack on Kennedy. Their names have not been released.10 family members killed san Salvador Al Salvador a authorities found 10 slain family members in a blood spattered farmhouse tuesday the latest victims in a country besieged by violent crime in the Wake of civil War. The family members including a 15-month-old girl and an 85-year-old woman were shot and stabbed with machetes at their Rural Home 22 Miles Southeast of the capital police said. Two survivors in serious condition were hospitalized after the attack which occurred monday but had gone undiscovered an epidemic of Daylight bus robberies House burglaries car thefts and slayings has shocked this Central american nation which saw 75,000 deaths in 12 years of fierce civil War that ended in 1992.Loch Ness findings fishy London a new research on the ecology of u cd Ness shows that the popular monster Nessie f it actually exists is unlikely to be too monstrously Large because the scottish Lake is incapable of supporting a predator weighing much More than about 660 pounds British newspapers said wednesday. The research to be published in the journal the scottish naturalist has prompted authorities to speculate that the Loch Ness monster could be a Baltic Sturgeon a primitive fish with a snout and spines the daily Telegraph reported. Quot it is my favorite of the current theories a Adrian Shine head of the Loch Ness project told the Independent. A but it would be rather Nice to Thi think i am wrong