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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The vol. 54, no. 143 500 a Greenpeace member chains herself to the bal Cony of the French embassy in Vienna Austria on wednesday to protest France s nuclear tests. International anger follows Paris apr France faced heavy diplomatic fallout Aspuria the world wednesday for its underground nuclear test in the South Pacific and opponents renewed efforts to head off More blasts. V / -. V tuesday s blast on muru Roa atoll ended a three year French moratorium on nuclear tests that had been joined by All of the world s nuclear Powers except China the powerful explosion a half mile beneath the volcanic muru Roa made the atoll s Lagoon heave and froth like a Whirlpool As the shockwave lashed the water sending up White foam and Mist a video released by the French military showed but the 14 ships in a Greenpeace led protest flotilla in International Waters around the atoll could select no sign of the test. Most participants Learned of it Only through radio reports. Official criticism of the blast on the other hand was loud. A general strike was called in the see anger on Page 2 thursday september 7,1995 d 8693 a a As air rumours persist of rift among rebel leaders Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a Gen Ratko Mladic stuck to his guns wednesday refusing to move them from Sarajevo despite nato airstrikes while other bosnian serbian leaders sought to squelch rumours of a rift in their ranks. Bad weather Cut Short nato bombing raids tues Day and rain and Low Cloud continued Over Sarajevo on wednesday forcing a suspension just before Nightfall. Unfortunately the weather is not convenient said capt. Worst Fohmann a nato spokesman in Naples Italy announcing the suspension. The strength of the airstrikes is Only 50 percent because of the  nato officials said bombing runs could resume today As soon As the weather clears. Earlier us. Adm. Leighton w. Smith jr., theato comander for Southern Europe told a news conference in Naples that reports indicated very successful results from wednesday s attacks but he did not give details targets of the air stakes continued to concentrate on Aviano Jet Crews Wing it 300 Page 4 storage depots ammunition depots repair facilities and communications command and control areas. Smith said that . And nato leaders single big Gest concern has been the potential for collateral Kun age in which civilians Are killed. We will erase a target if there is grave potential Tor collateral damage and we will put targets off and strike Only parts of them if the potential of striking theother., half carries with it unacceptable collateral damage he said. I would be  if i tried to convey to you. That when you re chopping lame bombs off  that arc Tia Chang Soo knots plus per hour that sonic see serbs on Page 4 British members of the . Rapid reaction Force Drill with gun Scopes As they prepare to join . Spotters on mount i Man near Sarajevo the bosnian capital. Hurricane hails puerto Rico Antigua san Juan puerto Rico a after sweeping away two hotels and destroying the Hospital in Antigua Hurricane Luis on wednesday inflicted on puerto Rico the shrieking winds and torrential Rains that have killed three people. Looters took advantage of the storm s devastation in Antigua where Luis Tore through tourist shopping areas and land Marks tuesday. Trees and Power lines fell As Luis one of the most powerful hurricanes in dec Ades passed puerto Rico. Water and Power were Cut in much of san Juan and the East of the american Commonwealth thousands of residents sought Refuge in shelters. Sixty four prisoners took advantage of the blackouts to escape from jails. Thirty two were captured by midday two after a shootout with police in a san Juan sub Urb. Two people died in puerto Rico and one in Guadeloupe even before the 700- mile wide maelstrom of wind and rain struck the Caribbean on tuesday. With winds of 130 Mph Luis was slowly moving Northwest away from the Caribbean on wednesday and the National weather service downgraded its Hurri Cane warning to a tropical storm warning for puerto Rico the . Virgin Island Sand the British Virgin islands. Forecasters expected Luis to dump 10 inches. Of rain on puerto Rico before turning due North today As a storm Over Florida keeps it away from the . Mainland. As Long As it stays Hurricane Luis will not have any strange ideas about coming Over Florida said Fiona hours see Hurricane on Page 2 see is it pcs. Magazine  
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