European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world tuesday february 8, 1994 police in Siberia foil Man threatening heat sabotage from wire reports Moscow a Man who threatened to blow up a siberian City s heating plants and freeze its citizens was arrested after police decided his extortion attempt was a Bluff authorities said monday. On Friday the Man demanded $500,000 in . Cash and 500 million rubles Worth an additional $320,000 at current Exchange rates to leave the Cit of Yakutsk in peace. He claimed to represent a gang called Vozer Riedie revenge and said bombs had been planted at vital facilities across the City of 200,000 people including its Central heating plants. Amid subzero temperatures destroying those plants would have endangered thousands of lives in the northeastern siberian City. German banker Abs Dies Berlin Hermann Josef Abs a banker who served the nazis and then helped rebuild West Germany after world War died saturday. Hews 92. A former head of the Deutsche Bank Germany s largest commercial Bank Abs was a major figure in Germany s wartime Economy and a member of the advisory Board of the Central Bank at the time therein Hubank. He later played an important role in the allies efforts to repair West Germany s Economy and was the Deutsche Bank s chief executive when it was re established in 1957. Cats gnaw dead owner la Ferte Mace France an elderly woman known by villagers for her House full of cats was found dead on her dining room floor where her hungry pets had begun eating her body officials said monday. Marie Therese Jacquemard 72, died of apparently natural causes overnight Friday at her Home in this town 100 Miles West of Paris and was found by a Friend sunday afternoon police said. Georgian found guilty of slaying . Official Tbilisi Georgia a a 21-year-old former georgian Soldier was found guilty monday and sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of Fred Woodruff reportedly the Cia s station chief in Georgia. Anzor Sharma Idze 21, initially admitted shooting Woodruff on a country Road about 15 Miles North of Tbilisi on aug. 8. In the Middle of the monthlong trial however he changed his testimony and claimed he had made a false confession under torture. Three judges not a jury heard the Case. Chief judge Jamal Leonize announced monday that they found Sharma Idze s testimony unreliable and sentenced him to 15 years at hard labor. Investigators believe Woodruff slaying was random and not politically motivated. But it had a significant political Impact focusing International attention on a quiet . Effort to train guards for georgian Leader Eduard a. Shevardnadze who has faced a series of armed rebellions and an epidemic of lawlessness. Turkey bombs kurdish rebel Cam Diyarbakir Turkey a turkish jets bombed kurdish rebel Camps in Northern Iraq on Sun Day the Anatolia hews Agency said. The strikes took place at Mezi and Kary Aderi close to the turkish Border the Agency said. The same Camps were bombed nov. 30. The Agency claimed High rebel casualties but did not disclose any figure. Turkey has periodically raided suspected rebel Camps used by separatist turkish kurd who have fought a War since 1984 across the Border on Jan. 28, turkish jets bombed a rebel Camp Zaleha harbouring kurdish guerrillas in Northern Iraq. The recent Cross Border operations by the turkish military against kurdish Camps caused a diplomatic stir when Iran protested the killing of iranian villagers near the Border. The turkish government apologized. Guerrillas of the kurdish workers party or pkg have been fighting for autonomy in the kurdish dominated Southeast. Venice Mestre won t split Venice Italy a the sometimes shaky 6-decade-Long marriage of Scenic Venice to Industrial Mestre on the Mainland has withstood another test. For the third time in 15 years voters in Venice and Mestre Defeated a referendum proposing a divorce. The proposal was voted Down 56 percent to 44 percent Accord ing to Complete results fat m the voting sunday in the nonbinding referendum. Proponents said a divorce would let Venice better attack several problems that Are Peculiar to the City such As pollution and annual floods As Well As a mass exodus by venetians seeking cheaper and More Avail Able housing on the Mainland. For Home delivery service and inquiries toll free numbers Germany Italy Netherlands 0130-840048 06-022-7629 United kingdom 0-800-8988si iks my ripes Valentine s Day Spe