European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 10, 1994 the stars and stripes r Paga 5house votes to lift Bosnia embargo Washington a the House on thursday overrode Clinton administration objections and voted to unilaterally lift the arms embargo on Bosnia and Herzegovina. The measure passed in a 244-178 vote could be negated by a later amendment that would follow the administrations policy of seeking International support for lifting the embargo. But the vote signalled bipartisan discontent with the presidents policy in the Balkans. While opponents of the move invoked images of the United states sinking into a Vietnam like quagmire supporters said the True analogy was the worlds failure to respond to the holocaust. A let us not stand silent. Let us not dissemble. That a what we said in the 1930s,�?� said rep. Steny Hoyrd my. A let us say clearly. We will not stand aside while bosnian muslims stand  top Clinton administration officials tried to Ward off the vote earlier thursday telling lawmakers that unilaterally lifting the arms embargo in Bosnia would a a fracture the nato Alliance and Widen the War in the former Yugoslavia. Emerging from a closed door meeting with More than 100 House members defense Secretary William Perry said he chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. John m. Shalikashvil and Deputy Secretary of stale Strobe Talbott a fall took very Strong positions against a House proposal to lift the embargo without the agreement of Western allies. President Clinton dispatched the three top military and foreign policy advisers to Capitol Hill on thursday to fight the proposal by two influential House democrats to unilaterally lift the embargo. Although Clinton supports lifting the embargo in the War torn Region he fears that doing so without International support would scuttle peace negotiations. . Action to lift the embargo would bring the peace process to an end destroying the unified approach we our allies and the russians have been working to achieve a Clinton wrote to rep. Lee Hamilton d-lnd., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee. In a joint statement presented to the lawmakers in thursdays meeting Perry Shalikashvil and Talbott were even More explicit a unilateral . Actions will fracture the nato Alliance and put us at Odds with russia.�?�. Leading the move to lift the embargo were Holycr the democratic caucus chairman and David Bonior d-Mich., the majority whip. They joined forces behind an amendment written by reps. Frank Mccloskey d-ind., and Benjamin Gilman . Arguing that the current embargo works to the advantage of serbian forces who can still obtain arms and prevents bosnian front defending themselves. The measure also would give Clinton the option of sending up to 520 1 million Worth of armaments to the bosnian government on its request. A this can hardly be called a War at All a Hoyer wrote to his colleagues on the eve the vote. A aggression and genocide arc More accurate  bbl employees 1 minding the haul a brazilian police agent guards part of seven tons of cocaine seized sunday at a ranch near Gharai Northern Brazil. Five people were arrested in the drug bust reportedly the biggest narcotics seizure in latin american history. Police said the five suspects were employees of the colombian Cali cocaine Cartel. On disrupt programs London apr a one Day strike thursday by journalists and technicians at the British broadcasting corp world service disrupted radio news programs heard by around 120 million people around the world. Some news and sports programs on bbl television and Domestic radio also were affected. Newscasts were shortened or cancelled and unplaced by recorded shows or old films. A a the strike by the National Union of journalists and the broadcasting entertainment and cinematograph technicians was to protest plans to introduce new work rules and link pay raises to performance. It was unclear How Many employees were involved in die strike which began at 9a.m. And was to last 24 hours. Employees picketed outside bbl buildings in Central London and at the main television studio in West London. Nick Mccarthy a spokesman for the technicians Union said the strike was timed to disrupt coverage of thursdays elections for the european parliament and five British parliament seats bbl personnel director Margaret Salmon said the bbl had made its final offer after the unions first one Day strike on May 24. Union leaders said the proposed changes will do away with guaranteed pay awards for All staff members and increase the Power of bbl managers to make More demands on employees. The bbl with a staff of 24,000, is trying to update its pay and allowance Structure As part of a plan to save $75 million this  kills bicyclist who scraped knee Ann Arbor Mich. A a Man suffering from infection by a deadly a flesh eating bacteria died thursday morning four Days after being admitted to a Hospital. Gary Meadows 34, of Ypsilanti died about 9 30 . At the veterans affairs medical Center in Ann Arbor Hospital chief of staff Lloyd a. Jacobs said. Meadows fell while bicycle Riding saturday and scraped his knee Jacobs said thursday at a news conference. By Mon Day Meadows thigh was swollen and he was dehydrated. He was admitted to the Hospital and some affected tissue was removed tuesday. The bacteria carry a virus that directs them to produce a toxin that poisons skin muscle and internal organs. Tissue can be destroyed at the rate of an Inch an hour. Doctors treat the disease with antibiotics or by cutting away infected areas including limbs. About 500 to 1,500 cases of the deadly Strep Are reported each year in the United states and outbreaks Are isolated. Milder strains of Strep infect 10 to 15 percent of americans according to the centers Lor disease control and prevention in Atlanta. The recent interest in the infections was triggered by a Cluster of cases in England in recent weeks where 15 people were infected and 11 did. Elsewhere in Michigan doctors at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit Are investigating whether the deadly Strep helped kill a patient the Detroit free press reported. The patients Girlfriend told the newspaper that several Days after he was treated for a sprained leg and released his leg turned colors and became inflamed blistered and extremely painful. T he Man died May 24. His death certificate listed a heart attack As the cause of death but his Girlfriend said doctors told her streptococcus bacteria played a  team walks police beat for homosexuals Rotterdam Netherlands apr Dick san terse is a Gay police detective. Wiltse Lantinga is a straight one. Together they re the Gay team Rotterdam a latest weapon to combat crimes targeting homosexuals. A we realized that the police knew nothing about homosexuals or their lifestyle a in averse said thursday. The Gay teams founding this Spring was triggered by three killings last year of homosexual men in the Kra Lings Forest a City Park and Gay meeting place for More than 30 years. As the police looked for clues they found a Gay Community living in fear and secrecy. A Many of the Gay men Are married and Are hiding their homosexuality. When they become victims of crime in the Kra Lings Fores they done to report them to the police a said in averse. Although homosexual acts Are Legal and dutch society is tolerant an ingrained wariness of police has made the City a hidden Gays easy crime targets Lantinga said. Since april he and his partner have patrolled the Kra Lings Forest and other Gay hangouts in an attempt to earn the Trust of the Gay Community. To give their efforts a Little Flash they named their Gay straight unit after the american to series the a scam. A a it a a lot easier for me a said in averse 37. A i know the places where they meet and their  but for Lantinga the experience is quite different. A a new world has been opened for me a said the 34-year-old police officer a i worked on the Gay murders last year and found a new  the top priority for the Gay team is solving the two unsolved Kra Lings murders both stabbings. In the third Case the victims Lover was found guilty of the slaying. The  Gay scene still thrives despite last years killings but no leads have been uncovered in the two unsolved cases