European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Stan writes vol. 52, no. 305 500 thursday february 17,1994 d 8693 a Washington a Suada Kapic has t been willing to risk a return trip to her native Sarajevo for nearly a year because she twisted her ankle stepping off a curb in Washington and still can t run Well. A in Sarajevo running is the first Rule of life Quot she said explaining that residents of the beleaguered capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina must run As fast As possible in areas where snipers Are most Active. Kapic 40, is promoting a 95-Page survival guide Quot to Sarajevo that combines Gallows humor with horrifying color photos of destruction. A Sarajevo survivor she won an or on run award in Washington last year from the federally tin did National endowment for democracy for her work heading a group devoted to providing cultural events in the City. The guide says nothing about How to get to Sarajevo a thriving and Access ble City of about 500,000 in peacetime. But it has a lot to say about leaving the City which is besieged by serbian guns. Quot officially there is no such thing As going out of town a the guide advises. Quot since april of 1992 the City has been forced to turn in on  but the guide suggests that for a see Sarajevo on Page 2 f-16 crashes in Slovenia Aviano a Italy a amps a . Air Force Pilot ejected safely from his stricken f-16 fighter during an emergency Landing wednesday at an Airfield in Slovenia. The single seat aircraft experienced engine trouble Over the Adriatic sea while returning to Aviano from an operation deny flight Mission Over Bosnia Ana Herzegovina said air Force 1st it. James Law a deny flight spokesman at Aviano. The Pilot capt. George a. Uribe was diverted to an Airfield near Portoro Slovenia where he attempted to make an emergency Landing at about 10 20 a.m., Law said. However the airfields runway was not Long enough for the fighting Falcon to Stop. Uribe had to eject near the end of the runway Law said. Uribe was not injured and was picked up at the scene by a . Army ch-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to co e of the 502nd aviation regt based at Aviano. After Uribe ejected the $14.5 million aircraft ran off the end of the runway. A the aircraft appears to be see crashes on Page 2 saudis lift . Washington a saudi Arabia replacing its entire Fleet of Commir Cial aircraft will Purchase 50 planes from the troubled american aerospace Industry and provide jobs for tens of thousands of american workers president Clinton said wednesday. The planes will be built for the Oil Rich kingdom by Boeing co. And Mcdonnell Douglas corp., proving a that we can compete a Clinton said. Saudi Arabia chose the american companies Over foreign competitors. Besides the two big manufacturers the $6 billion Deal will Benefit companies across the country that make Jet engines and other parts of the planes. Britain France and Germany All bid for contracts. But the saudis chose their principal  supplier and the country that organized the defense of saudi Oil Fields from Iraq in 1990. Prince Bandar himself a Pilot stood alongside Clinton in the White House for the announcement. They were joined by Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and see saudis on Page 2 onslaught of a claims grows while delays stretch into years Flaky weather a amps gory Miller Felicia Coverson carries her son Dante Dolson 3, through the pin Tamare Italy housing area tuesday after about an Inch of Snow fell on the outskirts of Naples. According to weather officials the area gets Snow Only once every couple of years. Washington a american troops can reach Remote hot spots within Days or even hours but Many wait years to get hearings on injuries they might have suffered. The department of veterans affairs acknowledges that it is losing the Battle of coping with the tens of thousands of new claims for compensation and pensions coming in every year. Four years ago the backlog of pending claims was 377,000. By the end of fiscal 1995, the a estimates it could hit 870,000. On average it takes More than 200 Days to get an initial compensation claim proc Essed and a Veteran can expect to wait More than two years to get a decision from the Board of veterans appeals. A Secretary Jesse Brown said the backlog a remains one of the Foremost concerns in the veterans benefits administration. He predicted that claims completed will actually decline in the immediate future because of new Legal requirements and the More Complex nature of today a claims. Veterans groups Are up in  Over the delays. A we believe that a crisis situation a see claims on Page 2 inside today a new airline baggage Container can withstand a bomb blasts by. A r skating rivals Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan speak briefly a see Page 5 or  a a a a t i i amp 41 a i planning a trip to Moscow a amp see stripes Magazine