European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 10, 1994 the stars and stripes Pago 5serbs now aiming terror at Gypsi Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr serbs Are evicting gypsies from the Banka Luka Region continuing a Campaign of ethnic cleansing and terror against the dwindling non serb population a . Relief spokesman said thursday meanwhile fighting appeared to have eased on the Northern and northeastern front lines after Bosnia a warring factions agreed wednesday to a one month cease dire. The truce brokered in Geneva by . Envoy Yasushi Akashi includes agreement to Exchange prisoners and information on missing persons. The Accord signed by the bosnian government and bosnian serbs takes effect at noon today Akashi said. He called it a a first step toward a broader agreement to end Bosnia a 2-year-old War. Peter Kessler spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees said the latest expulsions at banja Luka seemed to represent ethnic cleansing at its most Basic level because most gypsies do not have property that serbs covet. A this clearly is an attack on ethnic diversity a he said a ethnic cleansing the practice of forcing ethnic groups perceived As hostile to leave their Homes has been practice by Alt warring parties in the bosnian War. But bosnian serbs have been identified by . Officials As the chief culprits. Kessler said about 50,000 croats and muslims remain in an area around serbian held banja Luka about 99 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo that formerly had 550,000, people Are still forced to sign their property Over to authorities before leaving. The banja Luka area was predominantly serbian before the War but had Large croatian and Muslim minorities. . Relief officials have Long complained about terror against non serbs in and around banja Luka including maiming and killing of civilians and destruction of mosques. A reports of atrocities continue. Families arc being singled out for attacks by thugs a Kessler said citing a Mechanic who was asked by two armed men to repair their car in late May. He told them to come Back next morning w Hen he was shot to death. Kessler said uniformed men arc a terrorizing people with impunity authorities seer to know about if not condone terror by bosnian serbian soldiers. Ire said. Quot there is no perpetrator arrested. It is beyond belief that people carrying out this activity cannot be caught a Kessler said. A a we be seen a new trend of women being Dragoone Quot into forced labor he said. They re being forced to Cook for serbian troops and sweep streets while non serbian men still Are being made to chop Wood and dig trenches on dangerous front lines. A the situation is horrible a said Kessler telling of a woman who recently was raped twice in front of family members. Bbl pm on 1 Day strike minding the haul a brazilian police agent guards part of seven tons of cocaine seized sunday at a ranch near Guarani Northern Brazil. Five people were arrested in the drug bust reportedly the biggest narcotics seizure in latin american history. Police said the live suspects were employees of the colombian Call cocaine Cartel 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 a rare affected. Newscasts were shortened or cancelled and replaced by recorded shows or old films. 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 the strike which began at 9 . 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 scats. 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  $75 million this  kills bicyclist who scraped knee Ann Arbor Mich apr 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  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 for 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 died. Elsewhere in Michigan doctors at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit Are investigating whether the deadly Strep helped kill a patient the Detroit free press  patient s 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. The 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 Wietse 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 san terse said t 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 san terse 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 team. A a it a a lot easier for me a said san terse 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 Quot i worked on the Gay murders last year and found a new underworld.�?�. The trap 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 Kra Lings Gay scene still thrives despite last years killings but no scads have been uncovered in the two unsolved cases