European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes world monday May 9,1994 20 million in Africa risk starvation experts warn by Richard of Mara Baltimore Sun. The Specter of a major famine has reappeared in Africa. A. A a a. A a a. A a some 20 million people Are at risk mainly in the Horn of Africa and East Africa according to officials from the . Agency for International development the United nations and private agencies such As Catholic Relief services. Concern has been voiced that the International Community will be unable to mobilize enough food to meet the growing demand. Pledges from donor countries have not come Reaf the requirement of about 3 million metric tons of Relief food Pat Johns coordinator for Africa at the Catholic Relief services Headquarters in Baltimore said that 1.3 million people in Eritrea which last Spring became africans newest state face severe malnutrition or . / / Quot a a a. Quota Quot in Sudan another 1.3 million people Are at risk. In Ethiopia according to the United nations some 3 million Rural people Are affected by drought and pest damage to their crops and 1.4 million Are displaced. Food needs for Ethiopia for this year Are estimated at a million metric tons about the same amount required to fight the great famine of 1984-1985. Only about 470,000 tons have been pledged according to Johns. Most of that has been promised by the United  countries in the Region confronting severe food shortages Are Djibouti Burundi and Rwanda. The principal factors contributing to these situations Are drought pest infestation of crops and civil strife or War. A a. A a a a the situation has absolutely fallen apart in terms of Rwanda with the enormous dislocation of people a new de Gaulle hailed French president Frangois Mitterrand right and finance minister Francois Leo tank stand at attention during the inauguration of Frances first nuclear powered aircraft Carrier the Charles de Gaulie draped in the Tricolour in Brest Brittany on saturday. The Carrier to be loaded with missile defences rafale fighters and .-made Hawkeye Early warning and control aircraft is to go into service in 1999, when the aircraft Carrier Clemenceau is retired. I he situation has absolutely fallen apart in terms of Rwanda with the enormous dislocation of  a Nan Borton . Office of foreign disaster Relief said Nan Borton director of the . Office of foreign disaster Relief. A they Are clearly going to miss their planting season and the standing crops have been  a. Since Early april an estimated 200,000 people have died in an ethnic Bloodbath in that country. In Somalia however Only about 100,000 people face severe food shortages a number Borton attributed to the Impact of the u.n.-. Intervention ordered by president Bush. Catholic Relief services is the largest feeding Agency operating in Eritrea a Small country of about 4 million on the red sea. Although it became a formally established state Only last May it won its Independence in 1991 after a 30-year War to break away from Ethiopia. Johns who spent three years there sees the War As one of the primary causes of the current situation a what we re dealing with is the aftermath of that War the Complete degradation of the environment. Its a very mountainous area. The people have chopped the Trees Down a there a not a Bush. The War ended in 1991, and not enough has been done to Correct these environmental problems so this does no to  vietnamese vets remember fallen at Dien Bien Phu Vietnam apr after the brass band grew silent and the Victory Parade dispersed vietnamese veterans and their families took time saturday to reflect on the Battle that ended French colonialism in Vietnam. They focused their attention on the Dien Bien Phu cemetery where nearly 600 soldiers lie buried in unmarked Graves the men had fought with the vie Minh army that overwhelmed a French Garrison in this Dusty Mountain town. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ended May 7, 1954, after a siege that came to symbolize modern military disaster. When triumphant vietnamese troops raised their red and yellow Flag Over the command Bunker of French Gen. Christian de Castries France lost All Hope of preserving its colonial Power in Indochina at Dien Bien Phu some visitors to the cemetery burned fragrant Joss Sticks in memory of fallen friends and relatives. Others searched for a familiar name on a list of dead soldiers identified on a Gray Marble Wall near the Entrance. A this is a Day for honouring my uncles death a said Rice Farmer Nguyen Ngoc an 47, an said his Uncle was ate co Naissance platoon Leader in the  a 308th div during the Battle. An did not know when or How his Uncle died and came to see if he could find him. A he was still scanning the names spelled out in Gold let tors when the cemetery closed at lunchtime. The Wall similar in concept to the . Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington d.c., is less than 3 months old. Veterans of the Battle some with White beards and Gold Teeth strolled slowly among the tombstones. They wore Plain Khaki uniforms and pith  had medals on his Chest. When asked How they succeeded in de Tealing the Well armed French enemy they said it was because of sheer determination. A the French army came to Vietnam and enslaved the vietnamese people so we had to win a said Pham Huy Hung 68. Hung manned a 75 my Field gun in the Viet minho a 316th div. The vietnamese led by Gen. To Nguyen Giap bombarded French positions from nearby Hills where French leaders thought the guns were impossible to carry. The French lost 15,000 soldiers who died facing 50,000 vie Minh attackers. Italy to seek extradition of nazi from Argentina from wire reports Rome a Italy will ask Argentina to extradite a former nazi is officer who admitted taking part in the massacre of 335 civilians near Rome in 1944. The government in a communique said saturday that it had a immediately begun action on an extradition request after a . Television network reported that former is capt. Erich Riebke was living in Argentina. Riebke 80, escaped in 1946 from a British prison Camp in Rimini a resort town on Italy a Adriatic coast. He has lived in Argentina for nearly 50 years. He has been sought for his role in the 1944 killings by the occupying German troops of 335 italians including priests about 100 jews some foreigners and a 14-year-old boy in the Ardestine caves near Rome. The civilians were pounded up in reprisal for the killing of 32 German soldiers by 1 partisans waging a fight against nazi occupiers. Prosecutor balks at Post Rome a Antonio Dipietro the Milan prosecutor behind the corruption probe of hundreds of politicians on saturday declined an offer from prime minister designate Silvio Berlusconi to be Interior minister. The popular prosecutor made the announcement after a Surprise meeting in Rome with Berlusconi who has been trying since april 28 to form Italy a first conservative government in four decades. A i pointed out to Berlusconi that i  be Able to accept the nevertheless prestigious Post of minister a Dipietro said. Dipietro did not say Why he turned it Down. But Francesco Speroni a prominent official of the Northern league which is part of Berlusconi a coalition noted that Milan prosecutors had been investigating Berlusconi a brother Paolo in connection with a real estate scandal Istanbul hit by 3 blasts Istanbul Turkey a three bombs exploded within an hour saturday in the heart of Istanbul a tourist District wounding a turkish Man. Kurdish separatists claimed responsibility for two of the a attacks. A v a a a the kurdish workers party or pkg which has waged a guerrilla War for 10 years in the Southeast has claimed responsibility for past bombings in a Campaign to discourage tourism a main source of Revenue for Turkey. The bombs saturday exploded near a 62-foot High egyptian Stone obelisk in the parking lot of the ottoman Palace of Dolma Bahga and in a Public bathroom. The tourist attractions were not damaged. The Man was injured in the bathroom. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing near the obelisk. Chinese railway lures firms Beijing a China a plans for a High Speed Bullet train linking Beijing Ana Shanghai have ignited interest from japanese French and German firms a All anxious to Edge into the massive Market for railway equipment an official newspaper reported sunday. A a a Quot quota preparatory work including design has started in Hopes that the 806-mile railway will be open for traffic by the end of this Century the China daily said. A a a. Shen Zhijie chief Engineer for the ministry of railways estimated it would take five or six years to construct. Cambodia wants arms Aid phenom penh Cambodia Cambodia s Battle weary army will ask the United states Britain France and Australia to provide military assistance including arms and ammunition for its fight against Khmer Rouge guerrillas a senior government official said saturday. Foreign minister Prince Norodom Sirisuth left phenom penh on saturday for Paris where he is expected to ask for French military assistance the official said. Malaysia is already Selling military supplies to the new cambodian army and Singapore is expected to provide additional arms according to government sources. The co prime ministers Prince Norodom ran Aridth and Hun sen agreed May 4 that it was time to ask for military assistance from the West the sources said