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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, May 18, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page in world 3  May to. J<y$4u.n. Worker 10 children slaughtered Nairobi Kenya apr Machete wielding attackers killed a , employee and 10 children for whom she was caring in Rwanda s capital an official said tuesday earlier the , Security Council voted to Send 5,500 african troops on a peacekeeping Mission to Rwanda and to slap an arms embargo on the Central african nation. A the United nations and Aid groups estimate that up to 200,000 rwandans have been killed in six weeks of ethnic Slaughter and fighting Between Tutsi rebels and Hutu led government troops. . Spokesman Abdul Kabia said the 11 bodies were discovered monday night by a . Children a fund employee who was delivering food to the woman a Home located in the heart of the capital Kigali. The Home is in an area controlled by government troops Quot none of the children was above 7 years old Quot Kabia said from Kigali. The victims were a rwandan employee of the . Development program her five children and five children who sought Refuge at her Home. Neighbors told . Officials that men in civilian clothes armed with machetes kicked in the door and then butchered the woman and the children. A we had Felt the massacres had abated in Kigali a he said Quot this is an example that massacres Are continuing even in the heart of Kigali not just in territories controlled by  the . Security councils vote Early tuesday authorized the deployment of 5,500 troops from Congo Ghana Nigeria Tanzania and Zimbabwe in Rwanda. The peacekeepers have the right to use Force to protect civilians Ana Relief workers m areas where humanitarian Aid is being provided. But they Are not allowed to intervene in the fighting or prevent massacres in areas outside their control. R t it i i i spectators watch As a parachutist glides toward a Landing at Utah Beach in Normandy France on monday,7 5 fall right into a Day celebrations Utah Beach France a before the gaze of 200 applauding schoolchildren 15parachutists bailed out of a world War ii plane monday to kick off Frances official a Day celebrations the parachutists got a jump on the main a celebrations marking the Allied invasion of Europe which began at Normandy on a Day a june 6, 1944. As part of massive 50th anniversary commemorations the French military is staging events along the route from Normandy to Paris which French and american troops liberated on aug. 25,1944. The jump took place Over the spot on Utah Beach where the French 2nd army div came ashore on aug. 1,1944, to join . Gen. George s. Patton a 3rd army. The 15 men who jumped monday from a c-47 a gooney Bird Quot Are test parachutists for the French defense ministry. 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Cup Vopate a embed dominican ruler Balaguer Santo Domingo dominican Republic apr longtime ruler Joaquin Balaguer overtook his main presidential challenger in Early electoral results tuesday. Opponents cried fraud As they did in Balagu cry a disputed 1990 Victory. The Blind 87-year-old ruler led by 25,000 votes with More than one third of the ballots counted from mondays election which was being closely followed in Washington and next door in Haiti. Balaguer has been a key player in undermining world sanctions against Haiti which shares the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola with the dominican Republic. Haitian military leaders have been Able to withstand International sanctions because Balaguer has allowed profitable Cross Border smuggling. Dominican cooperation is necessary for the Success of a broadened . Embargo imposed on Haiti which takes effect saturday to try to Force coup leaders to step Down. Balaguer the nations strongman for 20 of the past 28 years has used government Money to openly buy supporters who Are drawn mainly from the ranks of the nations swollen bureaucracy and those who have gained under his paternalistic Rule Jose Francisco Pena Gomez .57, a former mayor of Santo Domingo said tuesday that his party a polling projections gave him a huge Lead Over Balaguer despite what he termed Quot boldfaced  Early indications were that the vote was much heavier than in 1990, when the election Board declared Balaguer the Winner by gaining fewer than 700,000 votes in a nation of 7.6 million people. 2nd . Teen won t face caning Singapore a vandalism charges punishable by lashings were dropped tuesday against an american teen Ager allegedly involved in the same mischief spree As the Young american who received four strokes of the Cane. In Exchange for pleading guilty to a lesser charge of erty Stef was Finet Deputy Public prosecutor Jennifer Marie said the prosecution had no expectation that three youths already convicted would testify against Freehill who allegedly was involved in Spray painting cars and other acts last october. The youths would gain nothing by helping the governments Case. The Deal to let Freehill confess Only to ii  guilty in u Harge of possessing stolen prop Ephen p. Freehill 17, of Chicago d $516 and released. The stolen property charge will spare Singapore the controversy that accompanied the lashing of Michael p. Fay of Kettering Ohio for  18, pleaded guilty to vandalism and was lasted four times on the Bare buttocks May 5. He is recovering while serving a four month term in Queenstown prison. With time off for Good behaviour he could be free by june-21. Fay smother Randy Chan his Stepfather and a Friend from the Singapore american school visited Fay on tuesday for the first time since his caning. They Are permitted to see him once every two weeks. She said she was not Able to see the lash Marks which her son told her were being treated by prison officers  
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