Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 24, 1994

You are currently viewing page 80 of: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 24, 1994

     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                H at a glance russian soldiers from Moscow s military music Academy sweep to the beat of a March played by a drummer and trombonist part of the traditional Subotnik activities. Most russians however ignored the Call by politicians to revive a communist Era tradition of voluntary Spring cleaning. See Story on Page 13. Food for thought even temporary food shortages can permanently change children a behaviour a study shows. A Page 7 great beaches a geologist has put 12 of Florida s beaches on his annual top 20 list. A paged leaving the gop conservatives Are trying to determine whether to drop out of the Republican party and form their own political Arm before the 1996 presidential primaries. A Page 9 joining forces the dutch and German defense ministers signed an Accord establishing the 1st German dutch corps which will be under nato s command. A Page 12 c Index j Abby Ann Landers. 16 classifieds .24-27 commentary.15 faces no places .16 horoscope.27 letters. 14 Money matters.20 mutuals.20-23 sports.29-36 weather. 17envoys families being evacuated Belgrade Yugoslavia up family members of diplomats from at least four countries were ordered to leave their embassies in this capital saturday As a a safety precaution a As a nato ultimatum on bosnian serbs Drew closer. Following the Lead Friday of the United states and Britain Canada Spain the Netherlands and France shuttled the families of diplomatic staff away from Belgrade capital of both Yugoslavia and its dominant Republic Serbia. A a in be conferred with other embassies Here the major nato troop contributors and i think the decision to evacuate is mostly a safety precaution a said Mary Mosser the Canadian charge do affaires. A we Are trying to Contact All canadians staying around Belgrade to reconsider their  the moves were prompted by natos ultimatum issued to the bosnian serbs on Friday to withdraw from Gorade in Bosnia and Herzegovina or face airstrikes. The bosnian  been shelling the Eastern Muslim enclave since March 31. Unlike the United states and Britain none of the other embassies saturday shipped out nonessential staff. The German foreign ministry in Bonn said it had no plans to reduce its staff while the italian foreign ministry said saturday afternoon that it was still considering the Issue. The last nato ultimatum against the bosnian serbs encircling the bosnian capital of Sarajevo in february resulted in temporary evacuations by Britain the United states France the Netherlands arid Japan. The majority of those evacuated Are sent to hotels in Budapest  from Page 1 bosnian serbian leaders had agreed to Friday. They reported impacts at the Hospital and near a building housing the local . Staff. V7 a we Are extremely concerned about the attack which appears to dash our Hopes for an end for All of what the peo pie of Gorade were going through a said Kris Janowski a spokesman in Sarajevo for the . High commissioner for refugees. The yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug said serbian units claimed they were a forced to retaliate for a Muslim attack on the East Bank of the Drina River which divides Gorade. The serbs claim that Side of the River As theirs. Bosnian prime minister Haris Silajdzic accused the United nations of turning Down a nato request for airstrikes during the shelling. A the . Not Only did not ask for airstrike but ignored the nato requests a he said although he would not say where he got the information. A . Spokesman cmdr. Eric Chaperon said he knew of no such nato requests. While shelling appeared to subside by late afternoon reports persisted of serbian infantry assaults. Local bosnian army commanders said serbs had taken 30 percent of a government arms Plant Northwest of the City Center. Countless cease fires have collapsed in Bosnia a 2-year-old War but this one was Given a better Chance because of natos threat and the participation of More major players in the truce agreement. A similar nato ultimatum in february concerning Sarajevo led to a ceasefire agreement that has generally held. Gorade cease fire terms were announced by Yasushi Akashi the senior . Official in former Yugoslavia after hours of meetings Friday with president Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia bosnian serbian Leader Radovan Karadzic and his military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic. Akashi remained hopeful after follow up talks saturday in Belgrade the capital of Yugoslavia and of Serbia the nations dominant Republic. A with cooperation of everybody who participated in these discussions we have been Able to Avert a major crisis a he said. Akashi said the serbs had agreed to withdraw their heavy weapons to a Range that cannot threaten Gorade by Midnight saturday and to allow immediate medical evacuations and free movement of . Soldiers. The nato ultimatum issued in Brussels Belgium demanded an immediate cease fire. Nato also threatened airstrikes if there were attacks on any of five other a Safe areas a Sarajevo Tula Srebrenick Zepa and Bihac. The . Security Council held closed consultations saturday on an urgent russian request to review the possibility of nato airstrikes. But it was not expected to take any action. Two limited nato airstrikes april 10 and 11 Only seemed to prompt the serbs to intensify their assault a third strike attempt resulted in the shooting Down of a British Jet. In Washington president Clinton applauded natos new resolve saying the bosnian serbs should not doubt natos willingness to  in a commentary saturday the Tan Jug news Agency repeated serbian charges that nato a has practically entered the War on the Side of the Muslim led government. The serbs have pounded Gorade relentlessly each Day seizing More surrounding territory. Aid workers doctors and local officials have told of terror death and destruction. Aid officials say 694 people have been killed and More than 1,900 wounded in the serbian offensive. There Are virtually no medical supplies left in Gorade. Shelling has wrecked the hospitals operating rooms. A Hospital building was hit thursday killing 28 people. Correction because of an editing error a Story saturday incorrectly gave the number of child development centers at Smith Barracks in Baum older Germany. There is onh one at Smith Barracks Nixon from Page 1 closed funeral Home where it will remain until it is flown tuesday to Yorba Linda calif., his Birthplace his office said. His body will not lie in state in the Capitol. Services Are to be held wednesday afternoon at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace. He will be buried next to his wife Pat who died last year. Clinton ordered Federal government flags flown at half staff. He issued an executive order that All but essential Federal offices be closed wednesday for a National Day of mourning. Mail delivery will halt for the Day. A i encourage the american people to assemble on that Day in their respective places of worship to pay homage to the memory of president Nixon and to seek gods continued Blessing on our land a he wrote. A i invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn  the Rev. Billy Graham a longtime Nixon Friend will officiate at the former residents funeral. Eulogies will be de Vered by Clinton Republican sen. Robert Dole of Kansas California gov. Pete Wilson and Henry Kissinger Nixon a Secretary of state. Russian president Boris Yeltsin annoyed when Nixon met with the Leader of his opposition during a March trip to Moscow praised his a great political  China a official Xuhua news Agency called Nixon a an old Friend of the chinese  like his life Nixon a death prompted from the shelf e  about Nixon a Ste crime by Richard m. Nixon 1962. A fac Memoir of Richard Nixon 1978. In that Wii a Memoir of Victory Defoe end renewal by Richard m. Nixon 1990. Tha making of  1960, by Theodore a. White 1961. The a Ming of the Ina slant i960, by Theodora h. White 1969. Tha making of tha president 1972, by Theodore h. White 1973. Breech of Faith tha Fari of Richard Nixon by Theodore k. White 1975, Nixon ago Natae by Garry. Wills 197a a therres Ktenas Man by cart Bernstein and Bob Woodward 1974. Tha final Beyt by Bob Woodward and cart ,1976. A find Ambo Wruthe White House years by John dearv1976. Nixon the education of a politician 1913-1962, by Stephen e. Ambrose 1987, Nixon the Triumph of a politician 1962-1972, by Stephen e. Ambrose 1969. Nixon ruin and recovery 1973-1990, by Stephen e. Ambrose 1991. Source aps amps an array of emotions among Ordinary people. A i came really to Honor a great american a Tim Price 32, an investment banker said outside the Hospital shortly after the president died. A i think the american people loved him a lot More than was conveyed by the  a the Guys a Crook a said Matthew Perry 35, a filmmaker. A just let him rest in  to his critics Nixon was a red baiting paranoid mendacious operator who earned the nickname a Tricky  but his International policy As president was widely praised As Nixon the statesman reached out to communist China and the soviet Union. His political descent began june 17, 1972, with the break in at the offices of the democratic National committee in Washington a watergate hotel. Investigations exposed cover ups laundered Cash tape recorded conversations enemies lists dirty tricks and lies that forced Nixon a facing certain impeachment a from office. He walked away aug. 9,1974. Nixon remained in self exile at his san Clemente calif., estate for five years before beginning to emerge from the Shadow of watergate. He wrote eight books after his resignation and was working on another when he suffered the stroke. In recent years his books and contributions in International affairs restored some of the reputation lost to watergate. A the was a very complicated Man a Kissinger said. A one Side of him was extremely emotional and the disciplined one was perhaps to prevent the emotional Side from breaking   
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade