European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 3 a a a.  a a. A. A a a a faced by russian forces chechen agree to talks monday december 12, 1994 .1 l. A. 1 a. A a 1 a a a a 1 military vehicle thefts plaguing Kaiserslautern 1 by the stars and stripes Kaiserslautern Germany since september 1991, thieves have stolen More than 30 army trucks arid a Van according to a 21st theater army area come statement released thursday. Thieves Cut through concertina wire last weekend and drove away with two army commercial Utility cargo vehicles arid a humvee from Kaiserslautern a Danner Cavern. In Kaiserslautern alone thefts have included 15 commercial Utility cargo vehicles nine humvee and a nine passenger Van. The 25 vehicles stolen from Kaiserslautern Are Worth almost $2 million the statement said. The criminal investigation come popularly called Cid is investigating the thefts in Kaiserslautern As Well As similar thefts in Frankfurt Heidelberg and Mannheim. Anyone with information about the vehicles or possible suspects is encouraged to Contact a local criminal investigation come office. A $7,500 Reward is being  presumed drowned Stuttgart Germany a a . Special forces Soldier is missing and presumed drowned during a tactical underwater training exercise said a spokesman for the 6th area support group staff sgt. Todd a. Chittenden 29, disappeared thursday at Sternberger see a Lake South of Munich. He was assigned to the 1st in 10th special forces group based in Stuttgart. Chittenden was participating in the exercise with a swimming buddy. German military and civilian Rescue teams Are assisting in the search. The Lake is near a German military underwater training school. Chittenden is survived by his Mother Judith a. Grant of grand Haven mich., and a daughter Sara 3, in Karlsruhe Germany.4 scouts earn Eagle rank four boy scouts in Europe recently joined the ranks of Eagle scout. Their projects involved aiding children in Croatia Lithuania and Portugal As Well As . Forces in Macedonia. Eagle scout is the highest earned achievement in boy scouting. The award signifies excellence and dedication in the areas of leadership Community service and outdoor activities. A Community service project is a requirement to become an Eagle scout and must involve at least four months work. A Joshua e. Stacy 14, is the son of Jesse and Patricia Stacy. For his project Joshua collected school supplies for distribution to the children of Croatia. He completed his project last january As a member of troop 444 in Frankfurt Germany. He has participated in scouting for three years and has earned 35 badges. A Alexander Simonini 17, is the son of John and Lillian Simonini. For his project he collected sorted and arranged transportation for items requested by the Vilnius baby Home in Lithuania. The project which lasted four months helped a needy organization that cares for disabled and orphaned children. Alexander has been in the boy scouts for 10 years and earned 22 badges. A Matthew t. Sanford 18, is the son of Robert and Marrita Sanford. Matthew is in his senior year at the american International school of Luxembourg. For his project Matthew renovated 25 to 30 desks and 50 chairs for an orphanage in Portugal sponsored in part by the Triny Herr foundation of Luxembourg. Matthew has been in scouting for 11 years and has earned 23 badges. A Larry j. Becker jr., 14, is the son of Larry j. And Nancy Becker. For his project he collected books to be sent to . Forces in Skopje Macedonia. More 1 than 800 books were collected and delivered for use by troops deployed in operation Able sentry. Thirty three people helped with the Book collection. Larry has participated in scouting for four years and has earned 23 badges. Grozny Russia apr russian troops and tanks rolled into the breakaway Republic of Chechnya on sunday forcing leaders of the Region to agree to talks on a peace settlement. Russian armoured columns entered Chechnya at Dawn in a bid to restore Moscow a control Over the Region in Southern Russia. Tanks paratroops and infantry were advancing on Grozny from the West East and Northwest russian and chechen officials said. Jets streaked Over the capital sunday night and machine gun fire could be heard on the outskirts of the City As panicked civilians mostly women and children fled Grozny. Two Brief clashes were reported Between russian and chechen forces with up to four people reported dead. There was no Independent confirmation of the local news reports of fighting. A we Are going to negotiate tomorrow a chechen finance minister Simaz Abubak Arov said. He said he and eight other officials would meet with russian representatives in Vladikavkaz earlier chechen foreign minister Yusef Shamsedin had ruled out peace talks. But Abubak Arov said Che Chen president a Khokhar Dunayev had agreed to the talks because a Chechnya will never miss a Chance to maintain  a russian delegation led by Vyacheslav Mikhailov head of the russian government working commission for Chechnya was already in Vladikavkaz the itar Tass news Agency said. Volunteers from nearby Mountain villages streamed into the chechen capital vowing to defend their Homeland while Many residents attempted to flee. The crisis in Chechnya has been building for months. On Friday russian president Boris Yeltsin gave the go ahead to use Force in the tiny Republic. Northwest of Grozny an armoured column rolled past cars full of fleeing civilians. Russian helicopter gunships hovered overhead and a Jet fighter streaked across the sky toward the capital. Chechen roadblocks were unmanned and the column met no resistance. Branch offices amps Ken go org there a More than one Way to trim a tree Reinhold Copi says. While other folks decorate their evergreens for Christmas Copi lops off tree branches along the streets of Darmstadt Germany. He has been trimming Trees for 12 years. Fighting kills 15 in Mogadishu Mogadishu Somalia apr at least 15 people were killed and 198 injured in the fifth Day of clan fighting in Southern Mogadishu Hospital sources said saturday the Battle is Between supporters of Ali Mahdi Mohamed who controls Northern Mogadishu and Mohamed Farrah aided who holds the Southern part of the Indian Ocean port City. J. Victor Beho special representative of the . Secretary general said the fighting made it difficult for the United nations and private agencies a to sustain humanitarian activities in  the United nations was prepared to mediate Between the factions he said. Since the fighting began eight peacekeepers have been wounded. Summit will alter future of americas Clinton says Miami apr Western hemisphere leaders wrapped up a three Day Summit sunday reiterating their pledge to create a Gigantic open trading zone. President Clinton called the gathering a an extraordinary moment of Opportunity and  after personally greeting the other 33 Heads of state in the summits last working session Clinton said a the Summit of the americas has More than fulfilled our expectations. Future generations will look Back on the Miami Summit As a moment when the course of history in the americas has changed for the  several other leaders then took their turn at the podium. A Trade is a matter of life or death for the Caribbean a said Owen Arthur the prime minister of barbados., in Daylong talks saturday the leaders agreed to conclude a free Trade zone encompassing the hemisphere by the year 2005, a $13 trillion Market of850 million people. To ensure momentum by More developed countries that can make faster headway the leaders agreed to make a real Progress before the end of the Century a the president said. In addition the nations adopted More than 100 action items including environmental cooperation anti corruption measures efforts against narcotics and Money laundering and Steps to promote democracy education and health care. The leaders their spouses and a concert Hall full of guests capped off sunday with a glittery concert featuring artists from different nations followed by a dinner and fireworks at the elegant Vanderbilt mansion on exclusive Fisher Island just off  of state Warren Christopher said there had been an a extraordinary degree of economic and political cooperation among the nations that traditionally have suffered a variety of strains. To give the weighty pledge Teeth the leaders agreed to a 15-month schedule for their aides to begin building on existing Trade accords within the hemisphere including the North american free Trade agreement