European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes a world saturday sunday january 1/2,1994 i amp fatal shooting spree at bar angers s. African leaders from wire reports Cape town South Africa a Black and White leaders expressed Shock and anger Friday at another political massacre a a shooting spree by Blacks that filled four people at a crowded pub. Police offered a $60,000 Reward for help in capturing the gunmen who burst into the. Heidelberg bar and restaurant late thursday and opened fire killing four people and injuring five. The attack in the Cape town suburb of Observatory a Liberal White area that in recent years became multiracial came As the nation prepared to celebrate a new year that will include its first multiracial election to end three centuries of White after the attack police found the getaway car abandoned in the Gugu Letu Black township where militant a Hack youths murdered White american scholar Amy Biehl in a racial attack last a a a. A ,. A. Somalia to get More food Nairobi Kenya a the world food program announced Friday that it would Supply an additional 16,900 metric tons about 18590 Short tons of emergency food to hungry people throughout War Tom Somalia. Wop executive director Catherine Bertini in a statement distributed in Nairobi said the additional Aid was the first instalment toward the 1994 net requirements of 53,298 metric tons about 58,628 Short toys of High value commodities to that country. A a. A a. Peacekeepers die in crashes Mogadishu Somalia two . Peacekeepers a norwegian and an italian died in separate traffic accidents in Somalia a . Military spokesman said Friday. Military police Cpl. Per Eyvind Gesund 23, died thursday evening after the bicycle he was Riding collided with a norwegian military truck inside the United nations extensive Mogadishu compound. A a Soldier with the italian contingent Tommaso Carozza 19, died earlier in the Day when his armoured vehicle overturned near Balad a town just North of the capital it passenger killed by Rock Verona Italy a authorities pressed their search for the person who tossed a football sized Rock front a Highway overpass and killed a woman passenger in a car. Monica Zanotti 25, was struck in the head when the Rock crashed through the soft roof of a convertible car driven by her Boyfriend David per Bellini late wednesday. She was taken to a Hospital but died soon afterwards. Police say a group of boys has started throwing rocks from the overpass on the cars below. A line of rocks was found on the Bridge. Store hours to be Cut Madrid Spain a the Spanish government has approved measures to limit shopping hours and sunday store openings in a reversal of its free Market approach designed to help Small retailers who feel threatened by the Success of larger stores. A Royal decree Law passed by the Cabinet allows Spain s 17 regional governments to regulate opening hours in their areas but they must permit stores to. Open 72 hours Between monday and saturday and a minimum of eight sundays or holidays per year. Small retailers had lobbied the government to allow the limitations arguing that they done to have enough employees to operate Long hours and sundays and therefore can t compete with the department stores and Large supermarkets ? officials ban parties Prague czech Republic a officials banned new years eve parties in restaurants in the Eastern slovak City of Kosice because of fear of spreading hepatitis news reports said thursday. The czech ctr news Agency said 601 cases of hepatitis had been recorded in Kosice since the epidemic broke out dec. 6. Kosice is located about 190 Miles East of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia. More than 130 of those taken ill were children. All primary and secondary schools were closed As of dec. 15 and will not be reopened before Jan. 7. N. Korea to by the new York times Washington North korean diplomats have told the United states that International monitors can have Access to their seven officially disclosed nuclear Sites Clinton administration officials said. But the North koreans have not approached the International atomic Energy Agency to work out the procedures for the inspections. As a result administration officials say it is too soon to determine if the two sides have achieved a breakthrough in the talks As the official North korean news Agency asserted on thursday. Still Washington and Pyongyang have made Progress toward opening up the seven Sites to inspection senior administration officials said on thursday. A was a result of the most recent talks a the state department said the United states has a moved closer to meeting its objectives. Jews in Moscow in synagogue Moscow apr fire badly damaged a Moscow synagogue thursday alarming a jewish Community already on Edge Over the electoral Triumph of extremist Vladimir v. A Mirinovsky. A a we Hope it is not arson a said rabbi be re 1 Lazar. A but there is a fire investigator Yevgeny Pevzner said it was too soon to Tell what caused the fire at the Maryina Rosh Cha synagogue one of Only three synagogues in Moscow. A a he said the fire started around 3 . Firefighters battled the Blaze at the two Story wooden synagogue until about 7 . Olga Podbor Nova a russian Cook for the synagogue said the fire could have been started by two men fired three Days ago for poor workmanship. But she also said the electric wiring in the building was very old. The fire destroyed the Kitchen and utilities Section. The prayer room and Library were untouched by flames but were flooded when water pipes burst. None of the sacred books in the synagogue were destroyed. There is Little official discrimination against russians 2,5 million jews. Since the soviet collapse in 1991, they have reopened synagogues schools Camps and even a Kosher restaurant in Moscow. In addition most Legal obstacles to emigration have been removed. But the poverty and general disorder that have followed the soviet collapse have been accompanied by a Rise in overt anti semitism anti semitic slogans and posters Are displayed at hard line demonstrations. Vandals attacked Moscow a main synagogue several times last year jewish Graves in St. Petersburg have been desecrated and the newspaper pravda has accused jews of ritual murder. The newspaper later apologized. For Many observers a Mirinovsky is one of the most the Issue of North koreans nuclear program has become the administration s most perplexing foreign policy problem and has raised fears of renewed conflict on the korean Peninsula. The Issue has divided specialists. Some state department officials believe that North Korea is prepared to give up its nuclear program in return for economic and political concessions. Analysts from the Central intelligence Agency tend to View North Korea As a defiant regime that is intent on proceeding with its nuclear program and is just playing for time. The administration is working for a diplomatic settlement but has held out the threat of economic sanctions in Case the diplomacy fails. South Korea and Japan strongly support the diplomatic approach reflecting anxiety about a political and possible military confrontation on the korean Peninsula. A member of the Maryina Rosocha synagogue in Moscow right and a firefighter seek books and religions items amid the rubble of a fire. Striking examples of this dark new mood. Among other things a Mirinovsky advocates allowing Only Blue eyed fair haired russians to be television newscasters. A Mirinovsky has also said jews arc to blame for anti semitism. It. The rabbi said the synagogue has not been the target of previous attacks and had not received any threats. He said members met thursday and planned to Start building a larger synagogue. Accord hinges on Plo Rabin says Jerusalem apr negotiations on implementing palestinian autonomy would return to Square one if the Plo should reject compromises drawn up this week israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin said in an a interview published Friday. The proposals concerning three main issues a Border Security the size of Jericho and safeguarding jewish settlers in the occupied territories a have been criticized by Plo chairman Yasser Arafat. Arafat a senior aide Nabil Shaath sent an amended version of the proposed Compromise to Rabin a office thursday night and Rabin a spokesman said it would be studied. In an interview with the Edioth Ahro Noth daily Rabin said he was not certain whether it reflected Arafat a View. He said Israel was withholding ratification of the Deal agreed to by israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and another Arafat aide Mohammed Abbas on wednesday until Plo Headquarters in Tunisia approves it. A if Tunis does no to approve All that we have said in this paper will be reopened to new examination Quot Rabin said adding that Israel remains committed to the peace process. The sept. 13 Israel Plo Accord Calls for palestinians to gain autonomy in the West Bank Region of Jericho and the occupied Gaza strip by april. Israel was supposed to have begun pulling out troops from these areas dec. 13, but the withdrawal has yet to begin because of a failure to reach agreement on the terms for autonomy. A i i
