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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 21, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5believed target of arson firefighters look Over the burned out Skeleton of one of two commuter trains that were set ablaze sunday night in Frankfurt Germany. The damage believed to be the work of arsonists is estimated at up to $6 . Reportedly mulling payoff for Haiti rulers new York of the United slates is consid Cring trying to persuade Haiti Slop three military rulers to accept Quot a payoff and go into exile the new York times reported monday. Hoping to restore democracy without a  invasion the administration is trying to convince soldiers and police that they will not be punished for the repression that has marked the military s Rule the times said a we want to induce the Trio to leave and there arc Many ways to achieve the goal a an official said. One possibility is persuading Haiti s ruling elite to pay off it. Gen. Raoul Cedras col Joseph Michel Francois and Gen. Philippe Tamby the official said France and Spain Are possible refuges. Former haitian dictator Jean Claude Duvalier has been living in the South of France since he fled Haiti in 1986, . Sanctions now in place arc meant to pressure the ruling military to return Power to Jean Bertrand Aristide who was ousted in 1991. Last week president Clinton barred most financial transactions with Haiti and commercial flights Are to Stop june 25. He has not ruled out military intervention. As reports of rising discontent among enlisted men and officers in the armed forces continue trickling in the Cia has begun taking them seriously the times said. The United states is set to Start propaganda broadcasts from a shipboard radio station called radio democracy Giuliani welcomes Gay athletes to new York new York apr welcomed by Pompon boys vamping to. The Village people participants in this years Gay games also got a serious greeting from new York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Quot the Gay games Are about More than athletic Competition they offer a deeper understanding of America where tolerance and skills overcome stereotypes and prejudice a he said. Mary Hetzel agreed. Quot its real exciting because there a so Many Gay people Here from All Over the world a the 35-year-old weight lifter from Lafayette colo., said sunday. A there Are a lot of people who wonder Why they were born this Way and when they come Here and they get this support its  sunday was the first full Day. Of the eight Day Competition. Some 11,000 athletes from 43 countries Are participating in 31 sports including Power lifting cycling triathlon hockey Tennis basketball Bowling volleyball softball and inline skating. Thirteen sports arc sanctioned by their National governing bodies which Means that any records set will be officially recognized. The games were held in san Francisco in 1982 and 1986, and in Vancouver British Columbia in 1990. The Competition is being held in conjunction with an arts festival highlighting the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall inn riots in Greenwich Village viewed As the watershed event of the Gay rights movement. The anniversary March is june 26. Giuliani a first term Republican touted As a the tolerant bully in a cover Story in the Gay Magazine the advocate has tried to Appeal to Gay voters without alienating the conservatives who elected him he was greeted with applause and some  Brewer bets on extra dry Beer Prague czech Republic api a now something new from the people who brought Beer lovers such treats As the original Budweiser powdered Beer. In a bid to saturate the russian Market a desert for Beer drinkers a czech Brewer says he has found a Way to package his suds the product is easy to transport has a longer shelf life and is cheaper. Jan Oliva part owner of a malt House in the moravian town of brutal said it tastes Good too. A fall you need is a pot and a spoon and you can have your own Beer in about 10 Days a he said from brutal East of Prague. To brew a Batch you put the powder in water let it mature to taste and then enjoy. It costs the equivalent of about 12 . Cents a pint a 700-Gram 24.5-ounce package makes 9 liners 9.5 quarts of Beer. In Central Europe a Region of serious Beer lovers czechs Are among the most serious. They have Given the world such famous brews As Bud Var the original Budweiser and Pilsner a quell. With the end of communist Rule nearly five years ago world markets reopened to czech Brewers. But the Cost of transportation is High and they also have refused to Compromise on Quality to solve problems such us the relatively Short shelf life. But Oliva who took part ownership of the malting House when it was privatized in 1992, defended his powdered brew. Oliva said that the first shipment of 40 tons of Beer powder is being produced now for shipment to Russia and that there is interest from Ukraine Latvia and Canada As Well. Protesters infiltrate arms show Paris a Greenpeace activists protesting land mines set up a fake stand at a military Trade show monday and spread Dummy mines and limbs in front of top officials before police arrested them. Shortly before their arrests the activists tried to unfurl a Banner Reading a Stop mine production in front of defense ministers Francois it Sothard of France and Cesare Previti of Italy. Greenpeace activists from six countries were allowed into the biennial euros tory show at Lebourget Airfield North of Paris. They represented Friede fold German for a peace Field a a supposed mine Clearing company. Activists from France Sweden Britain Italy Switzerland and Germany began spreading mannequin limbs and Small plastic objects representing anti personnel mines in the path of Leotard and Previti police arrested nine of them As they began opening the Banner said Greenpeace spokesman can Luc Thierry. Most were quickly released but could face unspecified charges later he said. Two others demonstrated outside but were not arrested As Greenpeace had earlier reported. A arms producers hoped they could keep euros tory �?T94 closed to the Public allowing their new weapons systems to go unseen a said cilia Lundstrom a spokeswoman for the environmentalist group. A but Greenpeace has breached the closed arms Trade world today to Call for an end to the madness of land mine production a a Greenpeace communique quoted her As saying. Euros tory officials were unavailable for comment. Military officials say millions of mines Are spread throughout current and former battlefields around the world killing and maiming fighters As Well As civilians. Costing As Little As $1.50 each and As Small As a tuna can the mines Are a cheap but effective Way to wage War in poorer countries. Twenty five companies were represented at the euros tory mines Section this year including action Mamie actor Ingco. And  the United states. Altogether the show billed As the worlds largest specializing in weapons and Materiel for land armies has 550 exhibitors from 19 countries mostly in Europe. Since 1987 and the end of the cold War the world arms business has shrunk from $45 billion to $22 billion annually but is showing signs of leveling off. Bulgaria to join nato naval exercise Sofia Bulgaria up a once communist Bulgaria which joined the partnership for peace program four months ago plans to participate in joint naval Maneu vers with nato countries this summer a nato official said monday. The announcement came As naval officers from the United states Turkey Greece and Italy visited the Headquarters of the bulgarian Navy in the Black sea port of Varna. A we Are Here to discuss with bulgarian Navy staff the forthcoming joint drills. After the signing of the partnership for peace we would like to discuss ways to build up a program for Concrete action a said Gen. An Tonio Milani Deputy commander of Allied forces Southern Europe. Warships from the . 6th Fleet Turkey Greece Bulgaria Russia Ukraine and Romania Are to participate in the Breeze 94 Maneu vers scheduled for mid july. Quot this first step under the partnership for peace initiative will result in Confidence building which is important for stability in the Region a said Gen. Lyuben Petrov chief of staff of the bulgarian armed forces. In february Bulgaria became the ninth former soviet led Warsaw pact country to sign the partnership for peace program on cooperation  
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