European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday january 31,1994 Cia planes reportedly going to Albania Washington a the Cia is sending two unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to Albania to Monitor troop movements and potential military targets in the former Yugoslavia an aviation Magazine reported. The . Government got permission from the Alba Nian government after being turned Down by Italy according to a Story in the Jan. 31 edition of aviation had no comment on the report. The Story said the Cia was sending a group to oper ate two newly developed reconnaissance aircraft known As unmanned Aerial vehicles capable of staying aloft longer than other such aircraft As Well As a ground satellite transmitting station. The aircraft were developed in a Rush program or week and space  by the joint chiefs of staff for improved recon an Advance copy of the report was provided to other Naissance of the Ceil conflict in Bosnia and Herze Govi news organizations Friday. A the Story said. It said the aircraft can stay aloft for David Christian a Cia spokesman said the Agency 24 hours at altitudes up to 25,000 feet. Kohl to meet Clinton Honor Bush on . Trip Albania s location on the Adriatic sea would give the Cia direct Access to Montenegro and Kosovo in Serbi an led Yugoslavia and the tripwire state of Macedonia. About 300 . Troops Are stationed in Macedonia As part of a . Peacekeeping Force intended to Stop the Bosnia War from spreading South to Kosovo and potentially beyond. The unmanned aircraft called gnat 750s and built by general atomics have a 500-mile Range the report said  said the Cia wants the flights to begin by tuesday. Berlin up Chancellor Helmut Kohl departed sunday for Washington where he will meet for talks with presi Dent Clinton and award Germany s High est medal of Honor to former president Bush for Bush s role in the 1990 German unification. Sources in Bonn said main topics to be discussed by Kohl and Clinton included Russia the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Western Security policy. Kohl also is expected to raise German concerns that . Foreign policy in the former East bloc is too Russia Centric and not concentrated enough on the states of Central arid Eastern Europe. The German Chancellor also will Dis cuss russian participation at the july Summit of the seven most powerful Industrial countries the group of seven in Naples Italy. A report in the influential Frankfurter All Gemeiner daily says Kohl wants a Sepa ration of economic and political theme sat the Summit with the russians attend ing Only the political part of the meeting. The meeting in the Oval office today is expected to further deepen ties be tween the United states arid Post cold War unified Germany. There have been recent . Moves to boost German american links including a Carnegie foundation report suggesting that ties Between Washington and Bonn be upgraded to make Germany the driving Force for , policy in Europe. Such a move could Herald a downgrading of the Speedia relationship Between the United states and great Britain that has played an important role in Post world War ii european policy making. Kohl on sunday night also was to award Germany s highest medal to Bush and for Mer Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii for their roles in helping achieve German Unity. . Grants limited visa to Ira s sinn fein Leader Washington a the United states granted a limited visa sunday to Gerry Adams president of sinn fein the political Wing of the Irish Republican army. The decision announced by the White House reverses a policy of barring Adams from the country because of his association with the Ira. The White House said attorney Gen eral Janet Reno had issued a waiver to his ineligibility to allow Adams to attend a peace conference in new York. This was at the recommendation of Secretary of state Warren Christopher. Adams has been turned Down in eight previous requests for visas and the dec Sion to allow him into the country reflects recent Progress in negotiations to end decades of civil strife in Northern ire land. ". ? the president supports this difficult decision and believes it will help Advance the cause of peace in Northern Ireland the White House press office said in a statement. Adams who is to address a meeting in new York on tuesday will be allowed to stay in the United states Only 48 hours and must stay within 25 Miles of the Wal Dorf Astoria hotel where the conference is being held. Carrying the Torch a Crown Prince Fredrik heir to the danish throne and a Long distance runner carries the olympic Torch saturday through Copenhagen on the last leg of its journey to Lille he also is prohibited from engaging in Hammer Norway for the Winter olympics. It was the first time in 42 years that the r a Torch was in the danish capital. Any direct or indirect fund raising. Braves outfielder accused in sex Case Victoria Texas a pro baseball player Ron Gant and his Cousin Are accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to have sex with two teen age girls on Christma seve the Victoria advocate reported saturday. Gant 28 is an outfielder for the Atlanta braves. He and Steven Gaskin 27, Are named in a lawsuit filed by the 15 and 16 y car old girls. I Ron and Steve and 4mantly deny the accusations which have been made in the petition. They will defend them selves and expect to be cleared of All claims mad against them said Gant Gant s attorney Bernard Klimist. Klimist said Gant will be in Victoria on Friday to face a grand jury. Authorities Are conducting a criminal investigation Victoria county District attorney George Filley Iii said in the advocate s copyright Story sexual Intercourse with anyone under age 17 is a Fel ony , punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 Fine. The lawsuit says Gant and Gaskin knew the plaintiffs were minors. The lawsuit does not seek a specific amount of Money. It was filed Jan. 7 in Duval county about .100 Miles Southwest of Victoria in South Texas Filley did not know Why it was filed there. The 15-year-old girl said in the lawsuit she had sex with Gaskin. The advocate quoted unnamed sources familiar with the criminal investigation As saying the 16 year old told police she willingly had sex with Gant. Gant a Victoria native visited there Over the holi Days said his father George Gant. He said he suspects the lawsuit is an attempt to extort a Cash settlement from his son. Gant agreed to a $5.5 million one year contract with the braves on thursday. It s just like All the rest of them George Gant said. It s just everything seems a Little fishy. Nothing  Atlanta braves spokesman Jim Schultz said the club had not reached Gant about the matter. 18 reported injured by new Delhi bomb new Delhi India a at least 18 peo ple were injured sunday when a bomb exploded inside a new Delhi movie theater police said. The bomb hidden beneath a seat detonated As a huge crowd waited to see a hindi language movie police  reports indicated people were injured both by the blast and by a Stampede of patrons Rushing out of the theater situated in the Capi Tal s main shopping Center. The injured were taken to three hospitals in the City. Doctors described the condition of two people As serious. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion. Sikh militants have struck several times in new Delhi. In an attack in september eight people were killed when a car bomb meant for a top politician of the ruling Congress party exploded. Police did not give details of the kind of explosive that was used in sunday s attack