European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday january 19, 1995chechens regain ground in Grozny Grozny Russia apr chechen rebels forced government troops Back in the City Center wednesday and were close to wiping out All the gains made by the russian army in two weeks of bitter fighting. Chances of a cease fire appeared slim despite earlier russian peace overtures. Russian president Boris Yeltsin used Tough language ruling out talks with the rebel government and chechen fighters said they would never Lay Down their arms. Russian artillery and rockets pounded the Center of Grozny to try to hold Back the chechen forces. Fighter jets screamed Over the City rocketing buildings and a heavy bomber was seen flying Back from a Mission. But the chechen had clearly taken Back the train station and were fighting for the Market which the russians had used As a base for attacks on the presidential Palace Symbol of Chechnya a Independence drive. The russian army captured the railway station earlier this month. The chechen have fought one of the worlds most powerful armies nearly to a standstill in the Center of Grozny the  superiority in manpower and weapons has been blunted by the chechen courage tenacity and skill. The russian government reported some Progress wednesday saying its armies had managed to encircle the presidential Palace overnight. Chechen representatives had said after talks with russians prime minister in Moscow on tuesday that both sides agreed to Stop using heavy artillery by wednesday evening As a first step toward a cease fire. But the russian army was depending on artillery to hold its positions in Grozny and there was no sign of an end. At a Kremlin meeting wednesday Yeltsin said talks with chechen Leader a Khokhar Dunayev were out of. The question. A we do not want to hold direct talks with Dunayev because he carried out genocide against his own people a Yeltsin said. He added however that his government was prepared to talk to Field commanders clan leaders and representatives of local governments in Chechnya. A Don t worry everything will be settled soon on the. Chechen Issue. 1 am in strict control of the russian Security structures and know the situation every Day a chechen fighters trek through the ruins of a House in Grozny on tuesday while trying to avoid russian artillery fire. Said Yeltsin who has kept a Low profile throughout the conflict. A without me nothing serious goes on in  chechen fighters said they would Welcome peace but will not give up their claim to chechen Independence. They were convinced wednesday that they had the russians on the defensive and that the Battle was going their Way. Chechen officers expressed distrust of russian statements. They said they had heard of the proposal to Stop the use of heavy artillery but did no to know if it would take effect. A your Only Hope for peace is if. The families of the russian soldiers Stop this a said Ruslan Maphet Bic a chechen officer. Russian civilians remaining in the City were getting increasingly desperate. They have to Brave artillery fire to go for water at Wells and bread from trucks. Most live in constant terror of the incessant russian artillery bombardment. Stalemate Over Tula Airport puts . Troops in a bind Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr the . Commander for Bosnia failed wednesday to solve a dispute with the bosnian government that has left nearly 1,000 . Peacekeepers Short of food and heat in the bitter midwinter. It. Gen. Michael Rose returned empty handed from a trip to Tula in North Central Bosnia and Herzegovina where the United nations has tried for a year to persuade the serbs to allow Aid flights to a nearby Airport. A a a. Bosnian government troops have been blockading 450 . Soldiers at the Airfield and nearly 600 others in the Region for eight Days. . Officials angered the government by allowing a serbian Liaison officer onto the Airfield Jan. 8 As a guarantee against its military use. The serbs have continued to bar Aid flights prompting the bosnian government monday to give the United nations until feb. 1 to open Tula Airport or withdraw. The last . Helicopter flight to and from Tula air Jort was Jan. 11. The last fixed Wing plane landed in uly 1994 when a russian Il-76 was shelled on the ground while the Crew tried to unload radar tracking equipment. Capt. Philip Jerichow a . Spokesman in Tula said food was being rationed at the Airfield base and Forward observation Points were withdrawing from the nearly 240-mile front line because they were running out of provisions. A there Are cease fire violations All along the confrontation line but our soldiers cannot go out to the observation Points a he said. V another dispute lingered Between croats and muslims nominal allies against the serbs in a  federation that Nas yet to take shape other than on paper. A session of the federation Assembly scheduled for wednesday in Sarajevo was cancelled after federation president Kresimir Zubak a croat refused to step Down and make Way for Ejup game a Muslim who is also vice president of Bosnia a Muslim dominated government. A federation provisions Call for rotating the Post Between croats and muslims every six months. The croats argue that rotation Cam begin Only half a year after election of the first president. Both sides agree elections cannot be held in wartime. Pope appeals for Unity in world Sydney Australia apr flanked by protestant orthodox islamic and jewish leaders Pope John Paul ii appealed wednesday for religious and ethnic Harmony throughout the world. During an evening address the pontiff called for further a ecumenical dialogue with an aim to fill Christ swish at the last supper that a fall May be  the event was the highlight of a Day that included a flight from Papua new Guinea. John Paul also praised the Freedom Justice and tolerance that have contributed to australians multicultural society. The Pacific nations growth has been fuelled by immigration first from Europe and More recently from Asia. Now one third of its people come from a non English speaking background. A in a world where Unity is increasingly threatened by ethnic rivalry and racist attitudes you must continue to be firmly grounded in the ideals of Harmony and Solidarity based on respect for the inalienable dignity of every human being the Pope said. The 74-year-old pontiff a looking weary a week into his 11-Day, four nation asian tour a a also offered his sympathies to the victims of Japan a devastating earthquake. A let us Pray for them and May god give strength to ail those affected and involved in the Rescue work a he said. More than 3,000 people gathered at Kingsford Smith International Airport to Greet the Pope on his arrival from Papua new Guinea. He told them much has changed since he visited Australia in 1986, with reduced tensions Between East and West. Feminine boys Likely to turn Gay research shows new York apr boys who persistently play with girls dolls dress like Gills and display other stereotypically feminine traits will probably grow up to be Gay men researchers say. Playing with dolls does not cause homosexuality but its a possible Early sign said researcher a j. Michael Bailey. A if you have a very feminine boy one so feminine that he a constantly wanting to dress up As a girl and wants to be a girl chances Are he a going to be a Gay Roan a said Bailey a psychologist at Northwestern University in Evanston Iii. The. Chance is probably about 75 percent for these boys who also generally prefer playing with girls and taking the female role in games like a House a he said. For a very masculine girl Bailey guessed that the Chance of her becoming a lesbian adult is perhaps 10 percent. He said that compares with a general Chance for a girl of 1 percent or less though others give higher estimates for the Inci dance of lesbianism. Bailey said he doubts Par cats can do anything to change a child Schance or becoming a homosexual adult. Very feminine boys Are probably rare Bailey said. While they run the highest Chance of becoming Gay men less feminine boys can also have a higher Chance than a masculine boy does he said. But that does no to apply to a boy who a plays with female dolls every now and then but who enjoys boys As playmates or who does no to say he a unhappy about being a boy a said co author Kenneth Zuckor a psychologist at the Clarke Institute of psychiatry in Toronto. Bailey and Zucker reported their findings in this months Issue of the journal developmental psychology. The report is a review of prior research