European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday november 25,1994 it at a glance Kli Betta sir ill my bowing to pressure from stamp col lectors and president Clinton the . Postal service says it will issues Madonna and child Christmas stamp next year after Alt this year s Madonna stamp which went on Sale oct. 20, is a reproduction of Virgin and child by Renaissance Painter Ehsa Betta so rank. See Story on Page 9. Toleration urged House speaker to be Newt Gin Grich says the Republican party s position toward Gays should be one  " Page stealth activity in a Remote site in Central Asia a . Nuclear Engineer find 30 other experts Laboured Over a huge Cache of bomb Grade uranium that would be. Bound for the United states. Pag7 hatred for police the convicted Felon who gunned Down three people inside washing ton police Headquarters had a deep hatred for police officials say. Paged Willingto Seh italian prime minister Silvio Berlus Coni says he s ready to self part of his vast holdings. Page 11 ready to shop the big Day is Here for . Retail ers -. Page 22 Index Abby Ann Landers. 31 classifieds. 34-39 comics 31-33 commentary 21 entertainment. 23-30 faces n places. 18 Horoscope. 35 Jumble .35 letters 20 Money matters 22 sports 39-48 to listings 47 weather .19 Bihac from Page 1 Mander m Bosnia it. Gen. Michael Rose and afterwards said that the govern ment was ready for a cease fire. Rose himself said the situation i Bihac was stabilizing. He then travelled to nearby Pale to meet with bosnian Serbi an leaders. Hours later however Silajdzic said Bihac was under renewed attack. He accused the serbs of deceiving . Special envoy Yasushi Akashi to buy time for a new push. The situation in Bihac is dramatic Silajdzic said. They offered a cease fir through Akashi but in fact they were just trying to buy time to prepare themselves for the final attack. There Are a lot of dead there and this is the last time for nato and the . To act the bosnian serbs have made Clear that they do not accept the United nations Safe area status for Bihac. In statement to bosnian serbian television the serbs Leader Radovan Karadzic said his troops already had entered parts of the City of Bihac. Bihac who become a Safe zone when serbs enter it disarm the bosnian government army s 5th corps and provide Normal life to the Muslim civilians Karadzic said. . Officials confirmed the upsurge in fighting. /. A . Spokesman maj. Herve Gour Melon said Bihac was being shelled and Edward Joseph a . Official in Bihac said in a can interview we can con firm a part of the Safe area has  Joseph said that huge explosions shoo the town and that there were reports of a pitched Battle really right on the Edge  Gou Melon also reported heavy shelling of velika Kladusan farther North and the Graben plateau to the Northeast Oft Etown. He said that with their push serbs want to destroy the bosnian army s 5th corps. But we Don t know if the want to capture the town  bosnian soldiers run to avoid sniper fir thursday in Sarajevo while citizens in the background stand safely behind a barricade. Silajdzic said serbian forces had take the debel Jaca Hill within the Safe area and were advancing toward the City s Cen Ter adding they Are firing the Center of Bihac with artillery infantry and tank  debel Jaca is just 500 Yards from the enter. Mandija a Piljagic a local offi Cial speaking via a Ham radio link said it was the last defense Point of the bosnian army Vav " from there one can shoot with a Rifle on citizens in the Center of the City he said. Officials and Hani radio operators in Bihac told of bombardment death in jury damage and hunger in their pm battled town. There is great fear and panic in the town mayor Agnan Alaric said. He said Waves of refugees were pouring in from outlying villages. Food supplies Trelow and Hospital corridors Are crowded with patients Alaric said Over Ham radio to Zagreb Croatia. Aid workers readied a Convoy of Foo for bangladeshi peacekeepers who have been without fresh supplies since oct. 20. Akashi won agreement for the Convoy wednesday from serbian president Slobodan Milosevic and croatian Serbia Leader Milan Martic. Meanwhile fighting flared again in the capital Sarajevo Between bosnian serbs and government forces. French .troops returned fire with 20 my Cannon As fighting raged along the City s Noto rious sniper Alley on the brother Hood and Unity Bridges and the jewish cemetery. One civilian was killed near the Bridge arid at least four civilian were wounded bosnian officials said. At least two rocket propelled grenades it the building next to the ukrainian peacekeepers Barracks. Others hit a police station and one the Holiday inn hotel. Nato from Page 1 and threatened War against . Peace keepers. In addition to the threat serbs locked peacekeepers at nine weapons collection Points around Bosnia and or . Military observers on territory they hold to remain in their quarters. On thursday serbian forces virtually surrounded Bihac. Officials said the hos Pital was packed with wounded food supplies were Low and Many Homes were destroyed. Nato Secretary general Willy Cla Essaid military action was the Only option left to bring rebel serbs to the bargaining table to discuss the future of Bosnia an Herzegovina. Rates from Page aug. 31 Are allowed to keep the fixed 12 percent rate if they make no new additional delayed payment purchases said Carrie Higley Krowka a spokeswoman for cafes Europe which has its head quarters near a Firnberg Germany. Our customers must understand this increase does not add profit for cafes Only offsets increased costs to finance the customer s App accounts . Air Force maj. Gen. Robert , army and air Force Exchange commander said in a statement. The prime rate a Benchmark measure used by Banks has risen steadily since i cannot see any other he told Bel Gian Public radio. Glaes who assumed the influential Post last month said negotiations Hadt one on for years without Success while serbian attacks continued. There have to be limits somewhere he said the allies easily agreed to Issue a fresh threat of airstrikes against the Bosnia serbs., /  have already achieved a Large de Gree of consensus on the immediate threat of airstrikes to Stop any attack on civilians and . Troops an official who demanded anonymity said after morning talks. But the discussions quickly stalled when other military options were taken up.,the envoys also assessed plans to Pur sue attacking serbian aircraft into Croatia under an ext Ting Security Council february As Federal officials have in creased Short term interest rates in an at tempt to prevent High inflation by slowing american economic growth. The expected inflation figures for the year Are 2.6 percent which by coincidence is equal to the military pay raise that takes effect Jan. 1. The Exchange s deferred payment plan remains a better Deal than most credit cards which typically charge rates Between 14 percent and 21 percent however Banks and credit unions that serve military customers overseas Are Fol owing a stateside pattern of keeping lending rates below 10 percent. Merchants National Bank is offering signature Loans of 9.5 percent through dec. 31 with no payments True until March 1 and service Federal credit Union will charge 9.25 percent rates if Resolution which allowed nato planes to strike an Airfield in Croatia on Mon  nato s objective said the Alliance official has to be to stabilize the situation in Bihac beyond the next few  serbian forces held positions just South of Bihac a town of 48,000 in Northwest Bosnia.  sources reported that Vil Lages to the South and West that had been overrun by serbs were on fire with thou Sands of civilians fleeing. On wednesday Allied warplanes blasted serbian missile batteries in two air strikes. The raids followed a nato at tack monday on an Airfield in a serbian held Region of neighbouring Croatia. The nato air raids took place Aroun Bihac which is held by Bosnia s Muslim led government and has drawn the inter National Community More deeply than Ever into the 2w-year-old bosnian War. Customers agree to have the payments taken out of their military pay. Loan rates Are constantly under re View said Frank Thunder he assistant vice president for Bank support operations at merchants Bank. Rather than relying on one specific Factor such As the prime rate Chunderlik said the overseas military Bank selects a rate that is mutually beneficial to both the Bank and the individual  stateside financial experts said that with rising interest rates Banks Are attracting More customers for certificates of Deposit and the cd Are Able to finance the lower Loans. However rising interest rates mean in creased business costs for the exchanges deferred payment accounts