European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday november 26,1994 at a glance Bono of the Irish Rock group u2 makes a Victory sign after receiving an Honor on behalf of amnesty International at the mtg european music awards in Berlin. See Story on Page 20. A i. Helms opposed Republican sen. Jesse Helms should be denied the chairmanship of the foreign relations committee because of remarks he made about president Clinton sen. Bob Kerrey says. / / page5 Noncitizen inmates nearly one out of every four Feder a inmates is not a . Citizen Statis tics show. Page6 live from death Row a judge who imposed the death penalty on a Man convicted of two murders wants the execute sort Tele Vised. ./.-. /. " -. " page8 Sony chief resigns Akio Morita an Industrial Maver ick responsible for the Walkman re signed As chairman of Sony corp. Page 9 americans arriving in the last five years american Banks have quietly expanded their operations in Frankfurt Germany. Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. 22-26 comics 18-19,21 commentary. 13 faces n places. 20 focus. 15-17 Horoscope. 23 Jumble. 23 letters. 12 Money matters .14 religion 10 sports 27-32 to listings .31 weather 11 lines from Page 1 Frankfurt Christmas Market after this Sneed said As he inched his Colot television set closer to the counter. He was also putting a $300 video camera on Laya Way. That s enough shopping for  by noon Friday the Heidelberg pos Exchange including its electronics store had rung up sales for 2,374 customers with 11 hours remaining in the sales Day said Lidwina Ziegler retail manager at  pre thanksgiving Sale brought in 6,249 customers wednesday with More sales than any Day last year including 40 televisions in the first hour alone Ziegler said Heidelberg is the third busiest store for the  and air Force Exchange service in Europe. Ziegler said she was not authorized to release Dollar amounts but by All indications she expected the Day after thanksgiving to live up to it reputation As the busiest retail Day in the american shopping year. The line at  store began forming before 7 a.m., an hour before the doors  store too packed with people that s any retailer s dream and that s happen ing today Ziegler said. But she said she regretted the Lon waiting times for customers. Renovations will greatly expand the store next  the meantime she said she hoped that customers would tolerate the  s a Good time of year and it s a fun time of year Ziegler said. People rein a Rush they want a Good Deal and i Hope they understand the  All of her approximately 250 employees were on duty Friday Ziegler said and Many stocked shelves on thanksgiving Day to prepare for the Holiday Rush. She said she also enforces a no leave pol icy until dec. 20 so that customers will have a full staff waiting on them staff sgt. John Anderson a Mechanic from Mannheim was Only about an hour into the layaway line shepherding a tall stack of electronic gifts intended for his wife and daughter. Anderson said he arrived at the store at 11 a.m., picked out his gifts within 10 minutes and then began to wait. An wait still he said 90 minutes later this is the cheapest Way to go any Way i see "it.". -.v. " v ,. ,. / sgt. Eric Wimberly was two hours into the line and figured be had another hour two year old Donovan Wimberly and his father sgt. Eric Wimberly of Karlsruhe Germany take the waiting in stride Friday at the Heidelberg Post Exchange. To go. His son Donovan 2, sat atop inexpensive stack that included a television a videocassette recorder and a compact disc player. We already did most of the Christmas shopping said Wimberly stationed in Karlsruhe As he looked Over his stack of goods. This is kind of like my Christmas  his wife Stephana gauged the length of the line and wondered if divine intervention might shorten it. After All she said this is the season for  Bihac from Page 1 Day afternoon. The level of fighting has decreased but it has t  Monique Buffelli a . High com missioner for refugees staffer in the area described Binal As  and said the Center of town and its outskirts were shelled by the serb throughout the afternoon Friday. There Are reports of houses burning especially in the Southwest and West of the Bihac pocket Buffelli said in Telephone interview. The immediate future is  after nato s air strikes earlier this week the bosnian serbs threatened retaliation against 25,000 . Peacekeepers across the War torn country. Bosnian serbs already have some 190french, ukrainian and russian peace keepers under their control at various weapons collection Points around Sarajevo. They also have detained 20 canadians and Are keeping 35 More Canadian peacekeepers under close observation i Central Bosnia. The deteriorating situation Aroun Bihac followed talks Between government and bosnian serbian representative aimed at securing a cease fire. Bosnian prime minister Haris Silajdzic told reporters he would accept a nation wide cease fire if the serbs did. He said the serbs promised to give their answer by 7 . Friday. It was not immediately Clear whether they Ever did. Nikola Holjevic Deputy Leader of the bosnian serbs told reporters As he left the .-mediated talks that his Side had proposed an immediate signing of the preliminary end of War. Without prejudging the territorial  Holjevic did not elaborate and it was unlikely the bosnian government would accept that fearing it would freeze the 70percent of Bosnia serbs currently hold. The serbs have repeatedly rejected an International peace plan accepted by the bosnian and their croatian allies that would reduce serbian holdings to 49 per cent. Silajdzic also said he had received re ports of continued fighting in Bihac and said he feared the serbs were simply buying  Silajdzic warned it was the last Chanceford a cease fire otherwise he would re quest in mediate action by the .  serbian forces virtually surrounded Bihac save for a Patch of territory to the North. Government troops were redeploying from Bihac Center to High ground on the town s Northern Edge leaving about 300soldiers behind. But there was no sign of evacuation whether of civilians or military a . Source in Croatia said demanding anonymity. There were reports however that some civilians had begun leaving town along the Northern route but . Officials said the numbers were still Small. . Aid workers said up to 7,000 Refu gees had fled into Bihac town by mid week and the arrivals continued  said there were 70,000 civilians and soldiers in Bihac. Rose on thursday had warned grimly of dire consequences for the serbs i they took Bihac. " i be made certain recommendations to . Authorities Rose said after meeting with bosnian serbian leaders a their Headquarters in Pale East of Sarajevo. The serbian attacks showed their de termination to Knock out the Bosnia government  s 5th corps which last month launched a temporarily successful offensive from its base in Bihac Bosnia s War erupted in april 1992when bosnian serbs rebelled against a vote by muslims and croats to declare in dependence from serb dominated Yugo Slavia. At least 200,000 people Are deader missing