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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 17, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5 woman trapped in elevator 3 Days via Reggio Italy a there were few  or Downs for Mila Bertelli who kept her level Cool while trapped in an elevator for three Days with nothing but her cigarettes and newspapers. She was so Calm she did t even smoke. Bertelli was stuck in the elevator Between the second and third floor of her apartment building in this Seaside resort City for 58 hours from we Nev Day to Friday until her husband came Home and called the fire department newspapers reported sunday. The apartment is the couple s second Home. Like the other tenants in the building who were away during the week the couple mostly uses the Home for weekend relaxation when Bertelli from Flor ence got stuck there was no one in the building. The Way Bertelli 47, tells it the worst torture was having to listen to the alarm Bell before it  .,.,.-. Cd ,. When the alarm quit ringing after 24 hours i thought there was nothing else to do ii message to a Rome daily quoted her As saying. I started to shout to bang on the door to Call for help. Noth ing. Time never seemed to pass. No i never had the feeling that i d lose strength. I had air and enough Light and hunger and thirst was t a  she said she slept a Little kept track of the time through Daylight coming through an opening and decided not to smoke to avoid filling the elevator with Haze. Somalian clans reach Accord without leaders Mogadishu Somalia a the clans of Soma Lia s War torn capital reached a peace agreement sunday and promised to punish people wha violate it with strict islamic Laws. The two warlords who control divided Mogadishu to named Farrah aided and Ali Mahdi Mohamed did not at tend the three Day conference or appear to Send any of their top aides. But it could put pressure on them because both belong to the clans that reached the agreement under the leadership of an influential elder Imam Mohammod Imam Omar. X ".,. The forces of aided and Ali Mahdi have fought Many times along the cease fire line separating Northern and Southern Mogadishu. Many people believe that aided who recently escaped a harsh . Military crackdown and who wants All . Forces to leave the country still Hopes to take Over Somalia and become its Leader. The peace agreement which was signed by elders from several clans including aided s Habre Genirs and Alt Mahdi s agals says the clans will come together and live in peace in Mogadishu. It says the clan members must forgive each other for the 350,000 deaths and widespread destruction that occurred during warfare and famine following the overthrow of Dic Tator Mohammed Siad Barre in january 1991. Those who stole property during the mayhem must return it. The peace agreement also urges Mogadishu s clans to crack Down on All bandits in the City even their own Mem  who Are caught will be punished in Accord Ance with strict islamic Laws that will be drawn up by a new committee representing All the clans that attended the peace conference. Islamic fundamentalism has been on the Rise in some parts of this sunni Muslim nation and some dans in the capital reportedly have begun cutting off the hands or arms of some bandits. The peace agreement comes As Many clans reportedly Are rearming and erecting defences in preparation for Bat the after the . Military  its peace keeping troops by March 31. This meeting is fruitful because the people Are fed up with War and they want peace Omar told a news Confer ence after the agreement was signed at a hotel in Northern Mogadishu. Ali Mahdi and aided Are clansmen so they must Fol Low the agreements reached by their clans he said. Neither warlord was immediately available for com ment sunday. In Mogadishu most people Rush Home As soon As the Sun sets to avoid being robbed and shot by the City s Many roving bandits. But italian ambassador Mario Scialoia who spoke briefly with Omar on sunday said this could produce a breakthrough in the political process of this City in a few weeks if it remains popular among the clans. That could happen even though Ali Mahdi and aided weren t   denies involvement in Kerrigan attack Portland Ore. A Tonya Harding categorically denies All accusations that she was involved in the assault on Nancy Kerrigan the lawyer for the . Figure skating Champion said Sun Day. " asked if Harding might quit the olym Pic team even if she is not linked to the alleged plot to injure Kerrigan her coach Diane raw Hanson said Harding wants to represent her country in the olympics in Norway next month. Tonya is innocent Rawlinson said. She won nationals. She trained hard and she deserves to  the . Olympic committee met sunday in Durham n.c., to discuss the Kerrigan attack but took no action against Harding. It did however again indicate it could remove Harding from the olympic team even if she is not linked to the alleged plot. The statement by soc president Leroy. Walker said the committee has an olympic obligation to Send a team to next month s games in Lillehammer Norway that meets the highest standards of sportsmanship and fair  the 350-word statement that never mentions Harding by name said fore most in our minds this morning is our concern for  Harding s Camp indicated it would fight for her right to compete for the United states at the Winter games. The . Team will be the strongest with Nancy and Tonya on the team Rawlinson said. Harding s lawyer gave the strongest de Nial yet of speculation that Harding knew of the alleged plot or was involved in any Way. ,.  \ Tonya Harding categorically denies All accusations and Media speculation that she was involved in any Way in the assault according to a statement read by Dennis Rawlinson Harding s lawyer and her coach s husband. Tonya is shocked and angry that any one close to her might be involved the statement said. Harding s bodyguard Shawn Eckardt 26, and Derrick Brian Smith 29, were arraigned Friday on charges of conspiring to commit assault. Shane Minaka slant 22, who is Smith s Nephew also was charged with conspiracy to commit As Sault and is expected to be extradited to Portland. Eckardt was released on bail Friday and Smith on saturday. Firm in flames firefighters Battle a Blaze Early sunday at the Mes scr Schmitt Wood import firm in Mainz Kastel Ger Many. Damage is estimated to be at least $1.2 million. Two residents of an adjacent House lying in the path of the flames were Able to escape with no injuries. Authorities believe the fire was deliberately set. Remains from Korea reportedly identified As Crew from 29 Washington a army scientists have made the first identifications of newly returned american re Mains from the korean War. Although the army has not officially released the names three of them were provided to the co founder of the korean cold War family association of the missing and were confirmed to the associated press by officials speaking on condition of anonymity. The remains Are believed to be those of the Pilot and three Crew members of an air Force strategic bomber shot Down near the chinese Border in april 1951, according to . Defense officials. Pat Dunton whose father was a Crew member on the 29 but has not been found said in an interview that army officials told her three of the four names on the dog tags returned with the remains. They Are it. George Aaron of new York City who was the Pilot 2nd it. Elmer t. Bullock of Penacook n.h., the plane s radar observer and master sgt. Rob Ert Wilson Jones of de Kalb Texas the flight Engineer. Dunton said the army gave her the names in Hopes her group could help it search for surviving relatives. So far she and the army have been unsuccessful. The preliminary identifications of the four were made at the army s Central identification Laboratory in Hawaii. They must be reviewed and confirmed by army Lead ers before a positive identification is declared. We do not consider remains identified until the process is Complete Marine corps maj. Steve Little of the Pentagon s Public affairs staff said thursday  
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