European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 17, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5 woman trapped a 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 wednes 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 shut off. 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. Noj 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 Lea Mogadishu Somalia a the clans of Soma Lia s War torn capital reached a peace agreement sunday and promised to punish people who violate it with strict islamic Laws. The two warlords who control divided Mogadishu Mohamed 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 mohair Rod Imam Omar. ". " ". " 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 a dirs and Ali 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 clans 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 Forbat the after the . Military finishes withdrawing 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 a Mahdi and aided weren t " / " Kohl s Berlin a Chancellor Helmut Kohl s conservative party has United be Hind his second Choice for head of state but a hard Battle looms during this in tensely political year in United Germany. Roman Herzog 59, chief Justice of Germany s highest court the constitutional court was nominated saturday by the Christian democratic Union s leadership Council to be the party s presiden tial candidate. Kohl was embarrassed in november when his first candidate withdrew under withering criticism but the Chancellor still took blows saturday. The opposition claimed his leadership had once again failed by choosing her zog because the judge had been selected first by Kohl s Allied bavarian party the Christian social Union. A unique electoral College meets on May 23 . President. The 1,324 members of the Federal Assembly will hold repeated ballots until a candidate has a majority. The Federal Assembly is made up of the 662 members of the bundestag or lower House of parliament and the same number of delegates chosen by the 16 state governments. Kohl conceded saturday that his Candi Date won t go into the race As the Choice of his entire coalition government. The Junior coalition partner free democrats Are standing firm behind their candidate Hildegard Hamm Brucher 72, a member of the bundestag since 1976. She is thought Likely to drop out after one or two ballots which would leave free Democrat delegates torn Between Herzog and one of the most popular politicians in the country Johannes Rau the candidate of the leftist social 63, governor of nor Rhein West Falcon state was re elected saturday to head his state party winning a record 99.4 percent of the votes at a party convention that gave him rousing support for the presidential race. Pundits figure that Herzog and his Mentor Kohl face a Tough Battle. Her zog cannot in any Way see his election As certain the Berliner Morgen Post said in an editorial sunday. The conservative daily noted that her zog has said he would renounce the office if he were to win a majority Only with the help of extreme rightist delegates. 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 b-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 b-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 o
