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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 18. 1994 world the stars and stripes Page t3 Iran recalls ambassador following Argentine charges from the associated press Nicosia Cyprus Iran recalled it ambassador to Argentina to protest allegations that Tehran played a role in the bombing of a Bueno Aires jewish Center that killed 95 people. Tehran radio quoted a foreign ministry official As saying the recall of ambassador mad Soleimanpour follows the spread of certain baseless allegations and propaganda against the islamic Republic of  Argentina withdrew its ambassador to Iran Mario Quadri Del Castillo on july 28,10 Days after the bombing but he returned to Tehran last week. In Buenos Aires Argentine foreign minister Guido Vitelia said the ambassador May be recalled again. An Argentine Federal judge investigating the bombing Juan Jose Galeano ordered four current and former iranian embassy employees held for questioning aug. 10. The judge named three other iranians As suspects. . And israeli officials have accused the iranian backed group Hezbollah of carrying out the attack. Blast damages building Moscow a homemade bomb destroyed part of a four Story apartment building outside Moscow on wednesday but no one was Hurt a news Agency reported. Twenty three people were left homeless. The target of the bomb was not immediately known although there Are several businessmen who live in the building police told itar Tass. The bomb which contained about 6.6 pounds of font was planted on the ground floor of the building in Zelen Grad a town about 12 Miles Northwest of Moscow. The blast sent stairs tumbling Down on three floors demolished the building s facade and knocked Down doors in five apartments officials said. Bomb attacks have become common in Moscow and other russian cities As criminal clans fight for turf ., Vietnam set to Start new major sweep for mias Hanoi Vietnam a the United states today begins its fifth major operation this year in search of americans unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. Vietnam s cooperation in the fullest possible accounting of americans missing in action is a condition set by the Clinton administration for diplomatic recognition of the communist country Clinton lifted a 19-year Trade embargo against Viet. Nam last february and the two nations soon will open Liaison offices in each other s capitals. These would be upgraded to embassies once the Mia Issue is1 resolved to the satisfaction of the United states. The United states and Vietnam met several times to prepare for the latest operation and american officers described the meetings As Good. More than 100 Ameri cans and an equal number of vietnamese will fan out into 18 provinces across the country to excavate crash Sites an interview witnesses from More than 20 years ago. We anticipate we will experience the same kind of cooperation on this one As we have in the recent past said Marine maj. John Branum operations officer forthe  Mia office in Hanoi. The operation will run through sept. 20. Vietnam has pledged to intensify its efforts to deter mine the Fate of american mias in return for Diplo Matic recognition by the United states and most favored nation Trade status. Vietnamese officials agreed after meetings in Earl july with assistant Secretary of state Winston lord and Deputy Secretary of veterans affairs Hershel Gober to search for More documents and to encourage villagers to cooperate in turning in remains. The latest operation the first launched since the visit by the  Delegation could serve As an indicator As to whether Vietnam has stepped  efforts. An opera Tion in june was Well  by the time the .delegation arrived in Hanoi on july 1. Branum said Vietnam had agreed again to allow american investigators Access to some of its top secret military installations. In the previous operation .teams were allowed into Cam Ranh Bay for the first time since the end of the War in 1975. Cam Ranh Bay on Vietnam s Central coast was Amajor american air and naval base during the War. After the North took Over .-backed South Vietnam in 1975, the soviet Union was granted use of the base in return for Large amounts of financial Aid. The United states lists 2,231 americans As missing from the War 1,641 in Vietnam 504 in Laos 78 in Cambodia and eight in China. Half of the total number is believed to have been killed inaction though their remains have not been recovered. Road planners Goto bad for furry friends Stockholm Sweden a swedish Road authorities have decided to redirect the planned route of a new Highway to avoid disturbing a Colony of bats a newspaper said tuesday. Designers had wanted to build the new stretch of the 4 Highway Over a Bridge across. Lake Verdel almost 100 Miles North of Stock Holm. However the Lake is a feeding ground for bats from Uppland prov Ince said professor Ingemar Arlen according to the Sven ska dab Ladet newspaper. Under the european Bat convention which protects habitat used by the furry flying nocturnal mammals the Highway designers had to change tracks the paper said. People read Small ads. You just did you can now advertise your products events and serviced to 150,000 daily readers at incredibly Low rates. This and for example can Cost you As Little As $51.72. For info Call Germany civilian 06155-601247 or Dan 348-8247. Clinton s. Korean reiterate North must allow inspection .-,.-v. -.-, Seoul South Korea a the  And South korean presidents Reaf firmed wednesday that North Korea must allow inspections of All its nuclear Sites before it can receive replacement nuclear reactors. They fully agreed that Only when North Korea fully guarantees the transparency of its nuclear program will it receive a Light water reactor presidential spokesman Chob Don Shik said. During a 40-minute Telephone conversation with president Kim Young Sani president Clinton also spoke highly of the .-North Korea talks held in Geneva last week chop said. Kim said Seoul was willing to fund the new reactor for the North in order to encourage isolated North Korea to begin reforms Choo said. But the United states and Japan should also help fund the reactor said vice prime minister Lee Hong Koo. The North korean nuclear problem snot just a korean Issue but an International problem Lee said at a news Brief ing in calling on the two countries to help pay for the reactor. Lee who also Heads the unification ministry did not say How much he thought the two countries should fund saying that the contributions should reflect their status As interested  on monday Kim offered to provide the North with a $2 billion Light water re actor if the communist country prove that it has not been making nuclear weapons.-. A a a.  the Light water reactor produces less Pluto Riburn a main ingredient in making nuclear weapons a North Korea has said it will shut off its Graphite based reactor but Only if it receives a replacement. The agreement could help Settle the18-month-pld controversy Over the North s nuclear program North Korea has denied making nuclear weapons but has refused International inspections that could Clear up suspicions. . Officials have said North Korea has extracted enough plutonium to make one or two bombs. Military exercises set in South Korea Seoul South Korea a the South korean and  Military forces plan to simulate War with North Korea Ina computer exercise next week the de sense ministry said wednesday. The annual Ulvi Foci is Lens exercises scheduled for monday through sept. 4,will test the combined combat capabilities of the two allies in a computer Simu lated War the ministry said in a news re lease. The computer exercises will involve no actual troop movements it said. The exercises will simulate action by the entire 650,000-member South korean Mili tary and the 36,000   in the country. It will be the first major joint .-South Korea military exercise this year. The countries cancelled their annual team spirit exercises scheduled for ear Lier this year because of North korean protests. 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