European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 13, 1995 the stars and stripes Page 5massive new attack rocks Grozny Grozny Russia apr russian forces launched a a huge new attack on the capital of secessionist Chechnya on thursday slamming the City with the heaviest shelling yet. Hundreds of tanks armoured personnel carriers and troop trucks were moving on several roads toward Grozny. In villages along the route chechen were trying to organize defense units but they had Only Auto Matic rifles and no heavy weapons. Some russian soldiers who would not give their names said that they were going to take the chechen capital this time. A in Grozny the chechen were increasingly hard pressed to hold the City Center As russian infantry moved toward the presidential Palace in an Effort to surround the battered building. With its new offensive Russia clearly has interpreted As a sign of weakness wednesday s admission by chechen president do Hoar Dunayev that his fighters could not defeat the russian army. The chechen said thursday that they still held the presidential Palace the Symbol of their self declared Independence but rebel fighters were running Short on ammunition and growing increasingly despondent. Overnight the russian air Force dropped dozens of bombs on Grozny which was almost completely Der sorted except for Small bands of rebel soldiers. After the shelling began thursday morning plumes of Black smoke Rose above the City. The air was filled with the scream of artillery shells followed by explosions that Shook the ground. A bewildered woman wandered Down a main thoroughfare As shells exploded nearby. A Jesus what Are they doing to us a she asked a they Are not human a helicopters could be heard overhead while on the ground new House to House fighting erupted in the City Center. There were noticeably few chechen fighters. A there Are still some people left in the Palace a said one chechen fighter clutching a double barrelled Shotgun and looking tired and frightened. Outside the City russian Interior ministry troops were ordered to move closer to Grozny in an Effort to tighten the ring around the capital. Only one Road from the South remained open. The renewed russian assault came a Day after the chechen president admitted that even his determined hungry Choc Hans Strain to reach loaves of bread being passed out from the Back of a truck in Grozny. Residents in the chechen capital arc forced to forage for food every Day As the fighting continues. Fighters could not defeat the russian army. A of course we cannot physically confront such an Empire As Russia a a subdued Dunayev said wednesday in his first personal appearance in Days. The statement by the former soviet air Force general confirmed what has grown increasingly evident rus Sian forces Are winning a War of attrition against the chechen rebels russian troops swarmed into Chechnya a mostly Muslim Republic of 1.2 million in the caucasus mountains on dec. Ii to crush its Independence movement. The latest ground assault began new year s eve and has turned Grozny into a smoking ruin littered with , 9, appears to be sole survivor of crash Bogota Colombia apr a 9-year-old girl May be the Only person who can Tell investigators about the explosion that Tore apart a dc-9 in midair. The other 52 people aboard were All believed killed. Civil aviation director Alvaro Raad Gomez said it would be a premature and irresponsible to speculate on whether a bomb caused the in. I to Continental aviation plane to crash wednesday evening As it approached the Caribbean resort of Cartagena. However he said the Pilot of another plane saw an explosion rip through the plane As it flew at an Altitude of about 14,000 feet. A the girl seems to be the Only survivor a said Raad Gomez. A she said she fell out of the plane when it broke up and fell into a  the girl Erika Delgado was hospitalized with a broken Arm and was reported to be in Good condition thursday. Her parents and younger brother apparently died in the crash but that information was kept from her temporarily to avoid Shock. Police soldiers civil defense Crews and local Farmers had recovered 41 bodies by thursday morning finding some by floodlights before Dawn and the rest after the Sun Rose. The bodies were loaded onto trucks and taken to a makeshift morgue at a sports Arena in Cartagena 10 Miles from the crash site Media reports said. A the scene at the disaster site is terrible a one of the Farmers told run radio. A witness on the ground said the explosion nearly broke the plane in two. The Pilot appeared to be attempting a crash Landing in a nearby swamp but the Craft plunged into a Field and swamp Argemiro Vergara told run radio. An  started and Erika was thrown about 30 feet Cliar Vergara said. The flight originated in Bogota 380 Miles South of Cartagena. Everyone aboard was colombian Raad Gomez said. A a.  aviation director said 52 people were aboard but intercontinental said flight hk3s39 carried 53 people. The differing reports could not immediately be reconciled. The plane had been cleared to descend to 8,000 feet to prepare for Landing when air traffic controllers lost Contact at 7 36 p.m., said Alfonso Ramirez the airline s president. In a conversation with the Tower minutes before the crash the Pilot gave no indication of an emergency Ramirez said.., India sign Accord on military cooperation a new Delhi India a India and the United states announced a military cooperation agreement on thursday regarded As a historic breakthrough in their once Stormy relations. A this Accord is the first important step by India and the United states toward achieving Normal Security relations in More than 40 years a said . Defense Secretary William Perry. The agreement will increase Coop cration Between the . Department of defense and indians ministry of defense and set up More joint military exercises and training programs. A the agreement will allow us to forget the past and improve our relationship in a new atmosphere a said Home minister s b. Cavart. The Accord appeared to be the top goal Perry had set for. His three Day visit which began thursday and will include a private meeting with prime minister . Narasimha Rao. During the Gold War indians top. Ally and arms supplier was the soviet Union and its . Relations often were Distant. Those tics have been improving in the past few years As Rao has worked to open the nations Economy with free Market reforms. The United states is now indians largest trading partner. A a Perry was not expected to spend much time discussing sensitive issues such As strained indo Pakistan relations nuclear programs or Kashmir. India and Pakistan have fought three wars and new Delhi accuses Islamabad of funding Muslim militants who Are fighting for Independence in the Indian state of Jammu Kashmir. A before Perry left Washington the human rights watch group urged him to press India on widespread human rights violations especially in Jammu Kashmir. Venice plans venue dues to do i do s Venice Italy apr you May now kiss t he Bride a and pay the City. Officials on the Hunt for Revenue have set their sights on couples travelling to the canal lined City to be wed. The Price of the most sumptuous venue for a reception or marriage ceremony has been set As High As 1 million lire of about $615. More modest Sites were priced about s215. Venice residents arc excluded from the charge. Bui officials can still raise a tidy sum Quot from the More than 250 couples from elsewhere in Italy and abroad who go to Venice each year for their nuptials. The City already charges newlyweds rent for one of the main Renaissance Palace Chambers. Under the new plan the City will open up a Range of Halls including a luxurious Salon with a Terrace overlooking the grand canal