European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday september 4,1995 Paris a Paris a for the third time in less than two months the French capital was hit sunday with a terrorist bombing. Four people were injured despite a tight nationwide Security Alert. The bomb hidden in a pressure cooker exploded under a fruit and vegetable stand of an outdoor Market near place de la Bastille on sunday and set several food stalls ablaze. If the bomb had t malfunctioned As authorities said the casualties in the Busy Market could have been More serious. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but suspicion fell on algerian Muslim fundamentalist extremists who have threatened France for its support of the military backed government in Algiers. The extremist armed islamic group is suspected m the two other bombings. The bomb sunday went off shortly before midday at the Market on the Boulevard Richard Lenoir a Broad tree lined thoroughfare with a Center Island where merchants shoppers and tourists gather every week end. -. V i turned around and saw a huge fireball that went into the air said John Hower an american business Man. The stall canopies started to Burn and i like everybody else started running their when we saw the bomb was not that big we came Back to look at it said Hower 46, As the Market continued  even after the bombing. One of the merchants put the fire out with a  the four victims All women suffered leg and Arm in juries As Well As superficial Burns Hospital officials said. Interior minister lean Louis Dubre who visited the scene described the bomb As a explosive device apparently powerful but which apparently malfunctioned. Authorities said it appeared that while the Detonator went off it failed to set off the rest of the bomb pre venting a More violent explosion police have mounted a nationwide Effort to tighten Security and search for suspects since the first bombing in a Paris regional subway train july 25 that killed seven people and injured 84. But after police boosted patrols and searches and covered up trash cans in subway stations another bomb exploded on a Street near the arc Detriomphe on aug. 17, wounding 17 people including 11 tourists. Last weekend authorities found a bomb planted on a High Speed train track North of Lyon. The bomb inspectors work in the Paris Market where a bomb made with a pressure cooker exploded sunday injuring four. Which like the other two was made from a Gas canister filled with explosive and bolts failed to go of. Investigators believe the three bombs in july and a gust were planted by the armed islamic group which is seeking to topple the algerian government and establish an islamic state. Since the july bombing authorities have conducted tens of thousands of identity checks deployed extra patrols and evacuated train stations stores and museums As a result of bomb scares or threats. Metal plates have covered outdoor trash bins along heavily travelled Paris streets after the August blast. _ terror worries also prompted police to ask planet Hollywood to cancel its Star studded grand opening party that was scheduled at the new theme restaurant on the champs Elysee. Tourist Sites remained jammed however and Hower said the bombings won t change his plans to live in Paris. I Don t mind at All. Its a fact of life those kinds of things will happen. It does t matter if you re in new York Paris London or Belfast he said. Povell Book describes Clinton Bush offers Washington a in his new Book retired Gen. Colin Powell says he turned Down a Chance to become director of the Cia when president elect Bush offered him the Job in 1988, according to Newsweek. In 1992 Powell was asked to consider being candidate Bill Clinton s running mate and he was approached6 twice about becoming president Clinton s Secretary of state said the sept. 11 Issue of Newsweek which obtained a copy of the 613-Page autobiography my american Jour Ney. The Book sched Powell tiled to arrive in stores next week does t explicitly state Powell s political ambitions. But if he wants a top Job at the Whitehouse he May succeed by resisting the temptation to run As an Independent and. Winning a Republican nomination As a presidential or vice presidential candidate according to a poll in the same Magazine. In a three Way race against gop sen. Bob Dole and president Clinton Powell finished last with 21 percent of registered voters who participated in a Tele phone Survey. Clinton won support from 36 percent and Dole got 33 percent Newsweek said but As the Republican candidate pow Ell trounced Clinton by As Many As 10 percentage Points. As a gop vice presidential candidate Powell would boost Dole to Victory beating a Clinton Gore ticket 51 percent to 44 percent. The poll s margin of error was plus or minus 5 percentage Points for registered voters. The Overall margin or error was plus or minus 4 percentage Points for the total Sample of 758 people who were interviewed on aug. 30 and aug. 31. Newsweek said support for Powell As an Independent candidate has declined since october when he Drew 30 percent of the vote to Dole s 32 percent. Powell plans a 25-City Book tour for the $35 Book which was co written by Joseph e. Persico. In my american journey Powell admits to having a hot temper and extols the Virtues of Low taxes and Faith in free Enterprise he gives his views on entitle ments and outlines his complaints about the democratic and Republican parties. Powell an african american of West Indian ancestry Speaks highly about the value of racial tolerance self Reliance the work ethic and family Unity. He also discloses that his memorable. Description of . Strategy against the iraqi army during the persian Gulf War first we re going to Cut it off and then we re going to kill it was not spontaneous. He and his aides carefully rehearsed it the Day before. From Mexico to Mildenhall Sis More Mcgonn senior airman Robert Wilkins and his wife Sheila won first place at Chili Cook off 95 on saturday at Raf Mildenhall England. Sheila we Lens said her Mother sent her special chilis and spices for the winning recipe. Two inmates suffocate in russian prison Moscow a two prisoners suffocated in an airless overcrowded prison and a third Man was hospitalized in Crit ical condition the itar Tass news Agency said saturday. Three other inmates at the pretrial facility in Perm 700 Miles East of Moscow in the ural mountains had to be revived with respirators Friday night. The facility houses people who have been arrested but Are awaiting either charges or trial