European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stabs and stripes tuesday june 14,1994ruling parties in Spain Britain slip but Kohl gets boost in vote for Brussels Belgium apr German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has shown Nch a still in charge but elsewhere citizens used the european parliament elections upbraid their governments. Final results from most countries were released monday in elections for the 567-seat Assembly which can Amend legislation control the european unions $77 billion budget and veto appointments to the a own Ruff executive Agency. Some countries Union s Kow Cluj executive Agency e polls late last week while others voted sunday. The ruling conservatives in Britain suffered their worst National election setback since records began. In Spain the socialist government faced its first defeat in 12years. Governments in France Denmark Greece Portugal Ireland and Belgium also lost ground in the voting across the 12-nation eur. Only Germany and Italy bucked the trend the party of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl defied recent opinion polls to gain backing from voters while new italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi a fledgling conservative party increased its support. Nationalist parties gained ground in France and Belgium. But Germany a far right republicans failed to win any scats. And support dropped slightly for Italy a National Alliance which has tried to distance itself from its Neo fascist roots. In a separate referendum austrians boosted the eur a expansion plans by voting overwhelmingly to join the Union. Austria will become a full member Jan. 1. Across the Union socialists were expected to remain the largest faction with 195 scats thanks largely to gains by Britain a labor party the Center right Christian democrats were seen coming close behind a with 152 seats a boosted by the Good showing of Kohls party and the Rise of the opposition popular party in Spain. Final results in Britain revealed that prime minister John majors conservatives suffered their worst showing in a National election since records were first kept in 1832, they had won Only 18 scats compared with 62 for the labor party. The centrist Liberal democrats look two to win their first seats Ever in the european parliament. A the conservatives have been overtaken by a political earthquake a said Margaret Beckett labors acting Leader. In Spain the ruling socialists battered by political scandals and High unemployment acknowledged their first nationwide loss since 1979. Taking Only 30.67 percent of the vote the socialists won 22 seats Down from 27 in 1989, with 40,21 percent of the vote the popular party secured 28 scats up from 16 in the outgoing Assembly. Prime minister Felipe Gonzalez hinted that he May give Way to demands for Early general elections after the socialists slipped into second place for the first time in 12 years. In Germany official results gave Kohls Christian democrats and their allies in a bavarian regional party 38.8 percent of the vote. The left leaning opposition the social democrats scored 32,2 percent its poorest showing in a european parliament election since 1979. Kohl who like Gonzalez has been in Power since 1982, welcomed the result As a Pointer to october elections for the German National parliament the bundestag. A in the autumn we will have a Good Harvest a he said. A Berlusconi continued his honeymoon with italian voters three months after the National election Success of his forza italia lets go Italy party. Complete results announced monday by the Interior ministry gave forza italia 30.6 percent compared with 21 percent in the March National elections. The main opposition Leader Achille Occhetti resigned after another poor showing of his former communists. A the italian political situation is dominated by the disturbing Victory of the right a he said in a resignation letter. In France the can tar right governing coalition came out on top with 25.5 percent after All votes were counted a. A. Socialist Leader Michel Ricard suffered a serious blow to his Hopes to replace Frangois Mitterrand in next years presidential elections by scoring a dismal 14.5 percent. Maverick groups eroded support for the mainstream parties. Charismatic scandal struck businessman Bernard Tapie took votes from the left and the anti eur other Europe group scored 12.38 percent signalling the emergence of a new Force on the right. A to be by Craig Martin staff writer Cherbourg France a More than 70 . Servic members and civilians from throughout Europe Are among the 530 participants in the void de la lib red cycling tour from Cherbourg to Bastogne Belgium. The tour whose French name Means a Road of Liberty a began june 8 and will end sunday. The 11-Day tour follows the 1,000-Milc route taken by the allies from their invasion of France on a Day including the ath of it. Gen. George s. Patton  re army to relieve the embattled defenders at Bastogne in the Battle of the bulge. The Annua tour was held this year in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the a Day landings in Normandy on june 6, 1944, cyclists pedal about 100 Miles each Day. A what a blast Quot army or. Maj Mark Verman of Baum older Germany said at the Start of the tour. A we picked up our. Jerseys and its been great talking with All the people and having a Good time. Its just been great seeing Alf the people in this. We re All packed into a gym a he said referring to the gymnasium that the participants stayed in the night before the tour began. A this is pretty incredible Quot capt. Dina Petrie a nurse from Lan Stuhl army re Quot Vional medical Center in Germany said before the tour began at the port. A i heard about this tour at christmastime. In a assigned to an air transportable Hospital so i Wasny to sure at first i was going to be Able to  Petrie had hoped some of her friends would join the 1,000-mile tour. A i tried talking some of my friends into this but they  do it a Petrie said with a smile. A they said a what a Hundred Miles a Day what Are you nuts a a her family also was sceptical at first but she said they soon became As excited As she was. To Petrie the tour offers a look into the past. A every Day is like a living history class a she said. A i done to remember a lot of my history classes but now As in a older and travelling through Europe. .,.1 its neat seeing the  a i just want to make it Quot to the end Verman noted. Among the participants Are 118 americans 79 of whom Are military and civilians and their family members with . Forces in Europe according to Dave Mattingly a . Army Europe organizer for the event. Sis Dave Casey army or. Maj Mark Verman of Baum older Germany is among the participants in the Voic de la Libertti cycling tour from Cherbourg France to Bastogne  s wife found dead Ramstein a Germany a amps the wife of a Ramstein airman was found fatally shot monday afternoon in the couples off base rental apartment a ram Stem a spokesman said. Authorities identified the woman As Tracy Czerwinski the wife of air Force senior airman David Czerwinski said capt. James Law a Ramstein spokesman. David Czerwinski of the 86th comm group found his wife s body at their Home in Mackun Bach Germany which is near Ramstein a Law said. A a Tracy Czerwinski had been shot in the Chest. She was found about 2 . German authorities have assumed primary jurisdiction in the Case and Are continuing their investigation with help from the air Force office of special investigations. Air Force officials would not comment further on the death. . Peacekeepers fired on in Bosnia Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr armoured . Peacekeeping vehicles were attacked twice with mortars and Small arms fire in Northern Baglaj but otherwise the cease fire was generally holding monday across Bosnia. A conflicts decreased substantially Over the past two Days indicating continuing compliance with at least the spirit Quot of the truce that began Friday said a . Spokesman cmdr. Eric Chaperon. International negotiators Hope the monthlong ceasefire Between the Muslim led government and bosnian serbs will give them breathing space to work out a political settlement. Low level fighting and artillery exchanges took place in several trouble spots particularly in Baglaj where. Two British armoured vehicles shot Back after coming under Small arms and mortar fire about 7 . Sunday. There were no casualties among peacekeepers. About two hours later 20 mortar rounds were fired at the same armoured vehicles. Ten rounds landed within 10 Yards of them. The shooting and shelling reportedly came from bos Nian serbian positions Chaperon said. Nato warplanes which Are on standby to protect peacekeepers were not called in. The . Force planned to protest the attacks to the bosnian serbs said a . Spokesman in Zagreb Croatia. Bosnian government forces advanced sunday on the troops of breakaway Muslim Leader Fikret Abdich recapturing up to five Miles of territory near Bihac. Several villages were taken in heavy fighting that began Friday said maj. Jean Frangois Phillipe spokesman for French peacekeepers in the area. The fighting caused hundreds of people near Bihac to flee North toward velika Kladusan said a . Relief Agency spokesman Peter Kessler. . Food convoys have not reached the Bihac area for two weeks the said. In northeastern Bosnia sporadic shelling and Small arms fire were reported sunday in the Rosavina corridor which links serbian holdings in East and West Bosnia Chaperon said. Serbs want to Widen it. Government troops and their bosnian croatian allies want to Cut it