European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes armhold in Friday january 7,1994 areas san Cristobal de Las Casas Mexico apr mexican troops took control in Southern towns thursday As an uprising by Indian peasants subsided. But the rebels reportedly rejected terms for talks and threatened attacks in the National capital. _ the newspaper Al Universal in Mexico City said it had received a message that the rebels would set up an underground organization in the capital to support their fight for improved conditions in Chiapas one of Mexico s poorest states. The authenticity of the note which the newspaper said was found in a theater restroom after an Anonymous phone Call could not be immediately verified Universal said it also monitored a Clandestine rebel radio station in Chiapas in which the rebels rejected conditions for peace talks issued by the government wednesday. The broadcast said they would continue fighting throughout the country the paper said. Hundreds of rebels began filtering Back into the Sanctuary of Jungles and forests in Chiapas on tuesday after four Days of fighting in several towns. _ the government admitted wednesday that it knew the guerrillas had been operating in Chiapas since last Spring but it kept the information quiet because of the regions a a backwardness and the history of mistreat Quot ment of indians there. In a move to build support among the predominantly mayan people in Chiapas the government announced that 20 tons of powdered milk Beans Rice and other food would be flown in thursday to help those in areas hit by fighting. _ the army solidified its control Over the Region after completing a series of air attacks wednesday on rebel positions South of san Cristobal de Las Casas about 450 Miles Southeast of Mexico City. ,. Heavily armed soldiers guarded the City a main Plaza and blocked major highways thursday As guerrillas continued their Retreat into Mountain Jungles. A Interior ministry spokesman Eloy Cantu Segovia said rebels remained Active in some Remote areas of Chiapas which Borders Guatemala and the Pacific. The military said 105 people died in the fighting including seven soldiers and 61 rebels. The government offered to negotiate but set Condi mexican soldiers take up positions in the town of Al Corral to As local residents look on wednesday. With the help of mexican air Force planes strafing a nearby area soldiers were trying to Root out armed Indian peasant guerrillas. Tons that would amount to surrender. Authorities demanded that the guerrillas first disarm then identify leaders free hostages and surrender a a tons of stolen dynamite. When the revolt began saturday the government said it had never heard of the group calling itself the Zap Atista army for National liberation. But late wednesday in a statement signed by president Carlos Salinas de Gortari the government said it had known of the group since mid May. The information was withheld because a backwardness in the area and a past history of abuses and inattention obliged the government to take special pains for prudence a the statement said. It also confirmed that three soldiers were killed near oco Singo in a May 23 clash with rebels. In $100 Bills popping up Darmstadt by Wayne v. Hall staff writer counterfeit $100 Federal Reserve notes have surfaced recently in Aschaffenbur and Darmstadt Ger Many a. A a a a a a a. Military police said they detained Hammi Dou Kacem Bello a 36-year-old Asylum seeker from Nigeria on dec. 11 after he attempted to use a counterfeit 5100 Bill to buy three Beers in Darmstadt a Rainbow club. Bello was turned Over to German police and later charged with attempting to pass counterfeit Money said a spokesman for the Darmstadt police. Quot he claimed he got it from some German in the club. A search of his quarters in a Niederhausen Home for Asylum seekers turned up nothing. He has been released and will eventually go to trial Quot the spokesman said. The second incident involving a phony Bill was reported dec. 21 in Hanau. A Teller at merchants National Bank on Wolfgang Cavern found a suspicious $100 Bill in deposits from the Aschaffenbur shop Pette. Criminal investigation come investigators have not established a connection Between the two incidents said Leon s. Halgren an investigator with Darmstadt a or 515th military police det. Halgren said most counterfeit Bills Are detected at the Banks because the counting machines also serve As detection devices. There have been a few incidents of counterfeit $20 Bills but most Are $50 and $100 denominations said Halgren. The criminal investigation come a investigated 140 cases of alleged counterfeiting during Calendar year 1993,�?� said Millie Waters a spokeswoman for the . Army Europe. Most of the cases involved Only single Bills. Quot in Darmstadt Over a years time there have been probably about six or eight incidents. It does happen but its not real common Halgren said. One Way to detect a counterfeit note is to examine the lines in the presidents face. If they re smudged or missing or if the paper does no to feel right then it probably Isnit he said. Service members who receive fake Money from a private party really have no recourse in obtaining reimbursement although such incidents should be reported to military police Halgren said. A if they received it from a Bank it will be the decision of the Bank president a he said. Contributing to this report staff writer de Rosavis in Darmstadt. . Drinking water found to comply with Epa a Raf Lakenheath England a amps drinking water in military family housing units at Raf Lakenheath and Raf Mildenhall is free of Lead and Copper contamination a spokesman for Raf Lakenheath said wednesday. Base environmental officials tested the water recently to determine whether it complied with new standards for Lead and Copper contamination issued by the environmental Protection Agency. All water samples were below the Agency a maximum Levels for the substances the base spokesman said. Samples were taken from cold water taps in kitchens. In England Kitchen taps should be the primary source of drinking water in All households because they Are connected directly to water Mains the spokesman said. Hot water and in some cases water from bathroom taps often come from holding tanks. This water is not suitable for drinking and cooking but it can be used for washing and brushing Teeth the spokesman  store to items twice a Mainz Kastel Germany a amps army morale welfare and recreation officials in Germany Are offering More draw Down bargains by reopening their popular surplus sales store this weekend. Furniture carpeting lamps computers typewriters and Bowling equipment Are among the items that will go on Sale saturday beginning at 9 . At the Mainz Kastel storage station. Unlike a similar one time Only Sale last fall the store will be open two weekends a month. The store is in building 4001, across from the sport amp sound Center at the storage station near Wiesbaden a. It will be open from 9 . To 5 . Saturdays and sundays on military payday weekends. Military paydays fall on the 1st and 15th of each month. The store differs from other defense department surplus sales in that it Sells equipment and goods Only from mar facilities such As recreation centers and Bowling alleys. Other sales offer surplus household items or equipment in the army inventory. A the whole idea of the store is since the draw Down we have a lot of equip ment with nowhere to go Quot explained Monique Montoya a marketing specialist with the sport amp sound Center at Mainz Kastel. The storage station is also the site of defense re utilization and marketing office sales and some mar retail outlets. In a dry run last year the store was open for two weekends to huge crowds Montoya said. A we intended to have it open longer but sold out a Montoya said. Customers lined up before opening and a people All ran in and we sold about 20 tvs in the first five minutes a she said. With this weekends reopening the store will be a continually restocked a Montoya said. The televisions typically sell for $25 to $50. Appliances such As refrigerators and freezers will also be among the stores Stock which will vary from week to week. This weekend the warehouse will be largely stocked with furniture and Bowling equipment Montoya said. Sales Are to military id card holders Only and customers must pay with either Cash or Check in . Dollars