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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, September 23, 1994

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world Friday september 23,1994 recovering Pope cancels . Trip Vatican City a w Pope John Paul ii has called off his trip to the United states next month because he has t fully recovered from a fall in april the Vatican announced thursday. The 74-Yeartold Pope was due to leave oct. 20. For a visit to the United nations Headquarters in new York Yonkers . Newark . And Baltimore. Vatican spokesman Joaqiin Navarro said that the Pope had not fully recovered from the fall in which he broke his leg and that he needs further physical therapy. It s a question of mobility not health Navarro said. John Paul underwent hip replacement surgery. He has been walking with a Cane and has looked frail and tired during re cent Public appearances. The Vatican said the Pope intends to make the trip to the United states in no vember 1995 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United nations the Pope was advised not to increase his activity in this period following his thigh operation for a Complete and fast functional recovery a Vatican statement said. John Paul who is in the 16th year of his papacy has been troubled by medical prob lems in recent years. Doctors removed what they said was a benign intestinal tumor two years ago. He also broke his shoulder in a fall last novem Ber. Hutu returnees flee Back to Zaire Tel i of new Slauco Uliter an israeli boy plugs the barrel of a machine gun with his Finger while his sister takes aim As they sit atop a tank in Tel Aviv s municipal Square on wednesday. They were enjoying Che annual display of Armor on Israel s sukkot Holiday. As peace takes hold some in Israel balk at War display Tel Aviv Israel a in other Cit ies dozens of tanks parked in the main Square would be bad news. But in Tel Aviv on wednesday they were the Centrepiece at a Holiday fair. Thousands of people flocked to the Kings of Israel Square letting their Chil Dren crawl Over the War machines in what has become a traditional part of the week Long sukkot Holiday that began monday. But As  toward peace with its neighbors some Liberal politicians began to View the show As an embarrassing Holdover the time has come to change our concept of Joy and Celebration said left Wing City councilman Mordechai Vershubsky. It is possible to fill the Holiday with other things and not by positioning tanks in the City Center he complained. This re minds me of South american and totalitarian  the criticism by Vershubsky and others reflected the gradual movement of some israelis away from the siege mentality that typified their decades of isolation in a hos tile Middle East in other israeli cities this week the fall Harvest festival of sukkot was marked by film and Avant Garde theater festivals with unprecedented participation of artists from Arab countries. British Rock Star sting toured the country giving three Holiday concerts. But in Tel Aviv israelis proud of their military bought balloons ice Cream and Beer and strolled through a sister exhibit marking sukkot traditions to live Rock music. When i grow up i want to be a tank commander said one boy Niv As he Hung from the barrel of an israeli made me Kava beneath a huge sign that said the Man makes the  the israeli army has displayed its own and War won hardware in cities since the 1967 six Day War. Goma Zaire a Hutu refugees who returned to their Homes in Rwanda Are fleeing Back to Camps in Zaire telling tales of harassment and murder by Tutsi out for revenge . Officials. Said thursday. It was the officials first Public acknowledgement of Tutsi reprisals against the returning Hutu refugees. If is disturbing said . High com missioner for refugees spokeswoman Lyndall Sachs of the increasing number of hut is returning from Rwanda. The . Refugee Agency May have to review its plans to repatriate the 1.2 Mil lion rwandan refugees who Are in Camps in Eastern Zaire she said. Sachs did not say How Many refugees had fled to Zaire a second time. But a . Source said thursday that at least 500 huts he crossed into Zaire in the previous four Days at one of the four offi Cial Border Crossings. These people have been coming in to our office and giving us details of their experiences. We Are starting to see a fairly disturbing pattern emerging of harassment Kidnap and murder of people by the ref forces Sachs said. The rwandan patriotic front known As the ref seized Power in july after a bloody civil War that began in april. Some 1.2 million huts fled into Zaire and Tanzania rather than live under Tutsi Rule. ".  ". The huts feared reprisals for the massacres of Tutsi by Hutu militias in april and May. An estimated 500,000 people were slaughtered in an orgy of ethnic bloodletting. Rwanda s new Tutsi led government had said there would be no reprisals and has urged National reconciliation. But it is difficult on the ground where you have uncontrolled elements said Sachs Shef Aid there had been kill Ings and kidnappings by ref fighters and the government has no control Over them -. A " the . Agency planned to take up the Issue very firmly with the Tutsi led government she said. Sachs said the United nations has stopped encouraging the refugees to go Back to Rwanda at least for now. We have to play a fairly cautious game to ensure Security of refugees and our staff  ,/.stray Bullet wounds . Soldier Mogadishu Somalia a a . Peacekeeper was wounded by a stray Bullet wednesday As somalian clans fought for a second Day in different areas of Mogadishu , military spokesman said. Maj. Richard Mcdonald said . Peacekeepers were not involved in the fighting in Southern Mogadishu but a stray round hit a pakistani Soldier in the leg in another Section of the capital. There was no report on the number of somalian casualties in the fighting. The Irish humanitarian organization concern announced wednesday that it was suspending operations in Somalia because of worsening Security conditions. Just Kakim it. Is Calpe in concert sept. 25. 9 . Village Pavilion Phi Heidelberg tickets $2o fldvflhce/$25 poor info Dan 37o-7o4o Mastercard and visa accepted. The Best Little Bazaar in stuttgart1 come to the Kell saturday 1 october 10-5 sunday 2 october 10-3 food Booths quilt exposition Kelley Barracks fitness Center sponsored by the Kelley Community volunteers association open to . Holders Only no strollers please  
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