European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday april 30,1994 at a glance Pope John Paul ii broke his right leg in a fail and was expected to receive an artificial Bone replace ment. See Story on Page 4. 24 expelled Navy Secretary John h. Palton or dered 24 . Nava Academy mid Shipmen expelled thursday for cheating. Page 5 Philip Morris accused two former scientists for Philip Morris Usa say the tobacco company suppressed their research that raised questions about the potential addictive nature of nicotine. Page 6 Muslim Mutual fund muslims looking to invest their Money under strict islamic guide-4 lines can choose the Amana fund which follows the principle that it is immoral to earn Money without Tak ing risk or performing labor.  v v. Page 10 inflation played Down Laura d Andrea Tyson the chair Man of Clinton s co uncut of Economy in advisers expects inflation to re main at 3.3 percent or less for several years. Page 14 1 Index Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds. 22-25 comics. 18-19,21 commentary. 13 crossword. .21 faces n places 20 focus. 15-17 Horoscope. 24 Jumble. 24 letters.  12 Money matters. 14 religion a. 10 sports. 26-32 to listings 31 weather. 11 i correction a Bels Yeen the Start of the military draw Down in Europe and last july the army removed More than 550,000 tons of am munition from the european  of a reporting error the stars and stripes printed an incorrect tonnage Fig ure in wednesday s editions. Serbs muslims remain firm in negotiation demands Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a ., russian and european negotiators conferred Friday with Bosnia s warring serbs and muslims but peace in Bosnia remained a Distant goal. After the first such United attempt . Envoy Charles Redman and his col leagues were tight lipped about prospects but bosnian serbs and government officials appeared riveted in their negotiating positions the Muslim led government has threatened to pull out of the talks unless serbian fighters and heavy weapons Are Well Clear of the battered Muslim enclave of Gorade in Eastern Bosnia and Herze Govina a. . And bosnian serbs whose Leader Radovan Karadzic met with the envoys in Pale reiterated their stance that a final territorial settlement hinges on lifting the sanctions against Rump Yugoslavia. The International comr Unity has to decide Between withholding the sanctions and establishing peace Jovan Zame Tica Karadzic s spokesman was quoted As saying by the yugoslav news Agency Tan. Redman said a major Issue was the duration of a future cease fire Between government troops and serbian forces with the government wanting it. Limited to three to four months and the serbs seek ing a permanent truce. The government has said it refuses permanent cease fire because it fears that would freeze current lines. Bosnia president Alija ize Begovic insisted that we Wilt accept Only a temporary  his talks with the negotiators thursday ize Begovic insisted the serbs had not lived up to the nato ultimatum to pull out soldiers from a 1.8-mile radius and heavy weapons from 12.4 Miles around Gorade however bosnian serbs have repeat edly declared they had pulled out fro the exclusion zones even before nato s ultimatum expired. Ize Begovic said he was not satisfied with Progress made in Gorade Home to 65,000 residents and refugees that had been under a three week serbian onslaught before nato s ultimatum stopped hostilities. Under the Guise of keeping police they serbs have actually kept armed people. There is also some heavy artillery within the 20-Kilometer radius he  ,.". ,. The serbs were to have pulled out by 2a,m. Wednesday. A . Official alluding to some Serbi an soldiers in police garb said the serb police in there Are wearing Brand new Blue  he gave no figures. The official who requested anonymity said negotiators were trying to work out an agreement under which the Serbia police in the 1.simile zone would be Al Lowed to have Only Side arms for Protection. -.-.  , and nato officials say though that the serbs have sufficiently honoured an ultimatum that threatened bombing of any serbian artillery not removed at least 12.4 Miles from Gorade s Center. Fair from Atje 1 counting de Klerk said this has launched South Africa into a new Era. I therefore am confident that we will have an election that is declared free and military helicopters reached Remote villages in Kwa Zulu where some polling stations have never opened. At Congo a the Home of Zulu King  trucks were sent deep into the mountains to collect voters. This is a vast area. People Are poor and they Haven t been Able to reach us said election official Carl hold tribal feuding was hindering ballot distribution in some parts but elsewhere chiefs and Community leaders were Send ing runners to guide the election officials held said. It  the birth of a baby prob lems anxiety and Joy said a local Magis trate Linda Kaaba. At the and wedge Pollin Kwa Zulu the presiding officer Bonzani Khumalo said Many teen agers under 18 were getting identification cards allowing them to vote. A no Phe was willing to Brave the re Gion s political tensions to Stop the abuse be said. A . In two violent Black townships outside Johannesburg where voting was to have ended thursday polls were surrounded Friday by people demanding to vote according to election officials they said the election monitors Felt their lives were in danger and opened the polls but the ballots would be treated separately. Where polls had closed weary ejection workers prepared for counting scheduled to begin at 7 . Today. Final re sults were anticipated by sunday. Despite predictions of election Vio Lence and a spate of bombings Early in the week blamed on White extremists opposed to Black Rule most balloting occurred in an atmosphere of Calm. Police moved to Avert any further Trou ble from far right Whites by declaring 1$ towns West and Southwest of Johannes Burg unrest areas. That gives police expanded Powers to detain people an break up Public gatherings in the towns All pro apartheid strongholds. F thirty three White extremists appear Din court Friday in connection with the bombings that killed 21 people and injured scores in the Johannesburg  thursday an arms Cache was seized at a right Wing farm near Pretoria. From Page 1 no Central Bank intervention the administration secretly supported the Dollar s weakening value As a Way to Force the japanese to make concessions in other Trade talks a however traders said Friday that the Federal Reserve began taking actions in currency markets to support the Dollar. In his statement Bentsyn said the intervention by the Federal Reserve was inline with the administration s position that excessive volatility is counterproductive to growth. We stand ready to co operate in foreign Exchange  the action Friday came after a sunday meeting of finance ministers and Central Bank presidents of the world s seven Rich est Industrial countries the United states Japan Germany Britain France Canada and Italy. After that meeting the so called group of seven countries pledged to co operate to stabilize their currencies. While the statement was not viewed atthe time As signalling any new commit ment economists said Friday s action Means japanese officials May have won support within the group for help in keeping the yen from strengthening fur ther. ,. R japanese businesses have been complaining that their products were being priced out of overseas markets by the Rise of Theyen. Friday s . Intervention in currency markets in support of the Dollar against the yen marked the first time the fed has conducted such operations since last a gust when the Dollar fell to a world War ii record Low against the yen of 100.40. The Dollar was threatening to go below that level Friday. But after Bentsen s announcement and the fed intervention it strengthened and at midday was trading at 102 yen to the Dollar. David Wyss an economist at Dri Mcgraw Hill inc. In Lexington mass.,said that the administration s decision to switch positions reflected concern that weak Dollar was making it harder to sell the . Government s debt to foreign in even though the . Budget deficit has been falling the $4,48 trillion nation Al debt must still be financed and for Eigners play a major role in purchasing . Securities. A weak Dollar makes Dol Lar denominated investments less attractive. Farewell from Page 1 they Are still seen As the Force behind the City s division and the enforcement of communist Rule in East Germany. Berli mayor Eberhard Diepgen Calls the West Ern allies the protecting Powers that defended West Berlin and makes Clear they deserve a warmer sendoff than the russians. Burlakov again raised his plea for a joint Parade of All the world War ii Al lies something already written out of the planning this could be a very big festival for All the people of Europe he said suggesting even that the leaders of the group of seven come together to Germany in Jaily As part of their annual Summit to be held in Italy. Russian president Boris Yeltsin will Bein Germany from May 11-13 for talks with Chancellor Helmut Kohl that May help resolve strife Over the departure. The russian general said 94 percent of his troops have left Germany since 1991, when the pullout began. It was agreed in the treaties that approved German unification. The Western allies Are leaving Berlina the same time though All Are keeping troops in Western Germany. Altogether 8,016,000 russian and for Mer soviet troops have served in Ger Many since 1945, Burlakov said when the pullout began there were 338,800soldiers and 207,400 others in Germany. In the pullout so far a half million peo ple have left equivalent to moving a medium sized City in less than four years