European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes world thursday july 14,1994 an unidentified world War ii Veteran shows his disapproval of Bastille Day participation by germans in Paris apr royalists communists and Cor serv natives put the French government on the defensive tuesday for inviting German troops to Parade Down the champs Elysee for the first time since the nazi occupation. Frances defense minister shot Back that its time to a turn to the future by having the fledgling multinational eur corps join today a traditional Bastille Day Mill tary Parade. A \ but Many especially those old enough to remember watching in horror when the nazis Goose stepped Down the capitals grandest Avenue remain bitterly opposed. Hundreds of members of the communist party which fought the nazis the hardest in the resistance protested tuesday at the arc Detriomphe. The party called the German return a an attack on the memory of resistance fighters. A bringing Peoples together is not done on a foundation of militarism a said leading communist Andre la Johnie denouncing a the growing domination of a militarized Germany in the european  the royalist movement National restoration meanwhile called the eur corps a which includes soldiers from France Germany Belgium Spain and Luxembourg a a a Trojan  it urged French people to a a react against an attack on National sovereignty \ the protests show that not ail wounds from world War 11 have healed it and highlight persistent unease about successive governments forcing closer european Unity through symbols such As the eur corps which some say contains the seed of a european army. Only discreet shoulder insignia will distinguish the germans from the rest of the contingent and All will ride in armoured personnel carriers. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is among the invited dignitaries making up for the diplomatic dispute Over his Lack of an invitation to the 50th anniversary of a Day last month in Normandy. The unit Wilt be led by German Gen. Helmut will Mann who said in an interview tuesday in the newspaper be Figaro a i am not in the role of a German general but of a european  president Francois Mitterrand issued the invitation to demonstrate to at t a Day a St Ron g Partne is h i p has overtaken the enmity that led to two world wars this Century. The Franco German Axis is the driving Force behind european Unity. A is it not time to turn toward the future a defense minister Francois Leotard said tuesday. A this does no to mean forgetfulness or indifference but will lucidity and  recent opinion polls indicate a majority agree the germans should be invited but a Small minority is strongly opposed. Members of the governing conservative coalition Are divided. Jacques Barrot Deputy Leader of the French democratic Union uhf in the National Assembly called the Parade a test a measuring 6ur european  but in a recent interview the uhf a a aging Leader former president Valery Giscard Deestaing made an emotional Appeal on French television saying it was a too soon Quot for such a Parade. To accept peace plan serbs warned Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr Britain a foreign minister is warning of a a Nightmare consequences if Bosnia a serbs reject the latest International plan to achieve permanent peace in the devastated former yugoslav state. A bosnian cease fire was announced tuesday. A Host of earlier truces failed but this one takes on added significance As the peace clock runs Down. The Muslim led bosnian government and a new federation of muslims and bosnian croats signed the cease fire Accord and the bosnian serbs agreed orally said Yasushi Akashi the senior . Official for former Yugoslavia. The warring sides have six Days left to accept or reject a plan to give the serbs 49 percent of bosnian territory and the Mush croatian federation 51 percent. The ethnic serbs now hold More than 70 percent. Government leaders have recommended endorsement to Bosnia s  a serbian minority began the civil War 27 months ago by rebelling against the Republic s secession from serbian dominated Yugoslavia. The fighting has Cost 200,000 dead or missing. A literally the whole world has United to Force us to accept what they want a Bosnia s serbian Leader Radovan Karadzic said tuesday according to Belgrade based Tan Jug news  Patron president Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia wants Karadzic to accept the plan drawn up by the United states Russia Germany France and Britain. Foreign minister Douglas Hurd of Britain said tuesday that if bosnian serbs reject the peace plan a lifting of the arms embargo May become unavoidable the withdrawal of the . Force May become unavoidable and not just Bosnia but maybe the neighbors of Bosnia once again become involved in.  Hurd and foreign minister Alain Juppe of France arrived in Zagreb Croatia on tuesday and Are due to go on to Belgrade the capital of Serbia and of truncated Yugoslavia and Sarajevo the bosnian capital. . Destroyer rescues egyptian Crew in red sea from the associated press Manama Bahrain a a . Navy destroyer rescued More than 60 egyptian Crew members who abandoned a burning ferry in the red sea on Kiesman is id 61 its in the Northern end of said. Tuesday a Navy so the destroyer Conolly responded to the ferry a distress signal and picked up 61 Crew members who were floating on five life a a Quot Quot the red sea Between Egypt and saudi Arabia said it. Hal Pittman spokesman for the . Naval forces Central come based in the persian Gulf. The other member of the Crew was found aboard the burning ferry Pittman said. All members of the Crew were accounted for and none was injured he added. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. It also was not known what time the fire started or How Long the men were on the life rafts. Strike stalls British trains London a a 24-hour strike by rail signal workers their.,fifth in five weeks in Pursuit of better pay halted 80 percent of trains on Brita Ift s National network thursday the National Union of rail maritime and transport workers which called the first of the once a week stoppages june 15, has called another 24-hour strike for next wednesday As Well. The Union says it is considering stepping up the stoppages to two Days a week. The Union has decided on the limited work stoppages while it holds talks with management. The strikers want a 5.7 percent pay increase. The management under pressure from the government which wants pay raises kept Tow in order to keep inflation Down has offered Only 2.5 percent. British rail said in a statement that some 3,000 trains were operating on the 11,000-Milc network thursday about 20 percent of Normal services. Mandela has Eye surgery Johannesburg South Africa a president Nelson Mandela underwent More than three hours. Of surgery thursday to remove cataracts from his a eyes. A a a a a a. A. An official at morning Side clinic told the South african press association that the procedure had ended Andi that Mandela was out of the operating room. There were no reports of complications in the surgery described beforehand As routine. Mandela who turns 76 monday began. Complaining of sore  recent weeks. Doctors decided he needed surgery to remove cataracts. Greenpeace Trio charged Oslo Norway a norwegian authorities on tuesday charged three anti whaling activists with cutting the wire to a a spooned whale. Under norwegian Law the offence perceived As serious criminal damage carries a maximum jail penalty of four years. The court of the Ragaland province in southwestern Norway also put a $29,000 Lien on the Greenpeace vessel Sirius to compensate the Captain of the whaling vessel senet for the alleged loss of income caused by three Greenpeace actions against it. A a a a papal tumor Rumor denied Rome a the Vatican denied tuesday that Pope John Paul Lihas a Bone tumor a Rumor spread by a brazilian Cardinal 7/ a the rumours regarding a presumed Bone tumor a a a a a that supposedly afflicts the holy father Are a absolutely false a Vatican spokesman monsignor Piero Pennacchini said. In an interview broadcast monday on brazils Polo de Fortaleza network Cardinal Aloisio Lorscheider said he a had heard it said on a recent trip to the Vatican that the Pope had such a tumor. The rumoured ailment was said to have contributed to a fall in april in which the 74-year-old pontiff broke his thigh Bone according to the interview. The roman Catholic Church repeatedly has countered rumours that John Paul is ill. In May it knocked Down speculation that he has Parkinson a disease. Since recovering from the broken thigh the Pope has walked without help. The Vatican has announced papal visits to Southern Italy and Sicily and a vacation in the italian Alps. A visit to the United states in october is still planned