European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday september 9,1995bosnianfrom Page 1 agreement for recognition of Bosnia a International Borders a an important Milestone in the search for  but he stressed that a significant differences remain a especially regarding How to divvy up the country and what kind of ties the bosnian serbian state would be Able to forge with Serbia. A clearly much remains to be done a Holbrooke said. The agreement was reached after talks among the foreign ministers of Bosnia Croatia and serbian led Yugoslavia who were to report Back to their capitals Friday night. Negotiations among the parties Ana the major Powers trying to end the War were to resume next week in Geneva. Yugoslavia was negotiating on behalf of the bosnian serbs. The bosnian serbs rebelled against the republics 1992 decision to secede from Yugoslavia and have captured some two thirds of Bosnia since then. The goal of serbian nationalists has been to create a a greater Serbia by joining serbian held lands in Bosnia and Croatia with Serbia a the biggest component of what remains of Yugoslavia. European Union negotiator Carl Bildt said that under the Deal Bosnia will include a two democratic entities a with the Muslim led bosnian government controlling 51 percent and the bosnian serbs 49 percent. A a a a a. A a a a a a a. A. A this territorial proposal is open for adjustment by Mutual agreement according to a joint statement agreed to by the foreign ministers. Bosnia a ambassador to Washington Sven Alkalaj said that under the agreement a Bosnia stays within its internationally recognized Borders and bosnian serbs cannot join their territory with  just before the agreement was reached . Adm. Leighton w. Smith jr., commander of natos South of Ern forces threatened increased military action. Nato officials said Smiths threat stood. A we have not yet tapped the full capability of the air or ground forces. They the bosnian serbs ought to understand that they Are losing some pretty valuable stuff a Smith told the North Atlantic treaty organization conference in Knoke heist Belgium. In Moscow russian president Boris Yeltsin continued his criticism of the airstrikes. A Why Are Only the serbs punished a Yeltsin said at a news conference. Shootout reported near Jet crash site smoke rises in the bosnian serbian stronghold of Pale on thursday after it was hit during nato airstrikes. Nikolics Bosnia and Herzegovina apr three unidentified assault helicopters believed to be part of a Rescue Mission for two downed French pilots engaged late thursday in a Brief shootout with serbian villagers where a French Jet crashed last week witnesses said. The inhabitants of the Village of Nikolics 1v Miles from the site said Friday that they heard choppers repeatedly flying Over the Village in the evening. They eventually flew away the villagers said. A then around eleven we again heard the noise again and i ran out of my House As did everybody else a said Milutin Kovac a local Farmer. A three helicopters were circling very Low and we started shooting up at them with our rifles a the choppers responded with machine gun fire and what seemed like two air to surface missiles. The rockets exploded in a Back Yard but caused no damage or injuries leaving Only two deep craters. Kovac said the skirmish lasted for less then half an hour. His slowed Field bore the Marks of heavy machine gun slugs. In the bosnian serbian stronghold of Pale a source said there were indications the French army had launched an operation to try to Rescue the two French pilots who ejected when their Mirage 2000 was downed on aug. 30. The bosnian serbs have not officially admitted they captured the pilots. But reports by eyewitnesses Are consistent in claiming the fliers were caught soon after ejecting from the burning plane. Bus from Page 1 army Airfield. The Valentines said local school officials appeared to have Little sense of urgency about the missing child. It was a Friday a . Army Europe training Holiday and the beginning of the labor Day weekend. The parents said the Lack of concern was fuelled in part by a teachers aide in Philips class who assured the maps and elementary school officials that she had personally put the boy on the right bus. Katharina Valentine said her son has a slight hearing loss and Low motor skills. Educators from the department of defense dependents schools assured the family that Philip would be taken care of she said. A Philip has never been to school before. We held him Back one year so he would Bershady for kindergarten the Mother said. A we never dreamed that local Dodds could be so unorganized a she said of the child a disappearance. A it was so hard to believe that the school did no to have a Way to Contact teachers transportation officials or the bus Driver in an after hours emergency  after an exhaustive search of the child a bus route route 3, Katharina Valentine said she called col. Craig a Whelden 98th area support group commander who called the school. Whelden went to the school and personally searched All the classrooms As did the assistant principal Janet Beck. Whelden then got listings of pupils living along route 3 and another route. Whelden was assured by the office that the Driver had cleared the bus at the end of the route. After calling families along the route Whelden determined that Philip had been on route 4, although he was supposed to have been on route 3. The child had been seen on bus no. 4 up to the next to the last Stop. Officials then contacted the bus Driver leaving a message on his answering machine. The Drivers wife then went to the garage and at about 9 ., found Philip. The Driver brought Philip to the school bus transportation office where a representative brought the youngster to the maps who in turn brought Philip to his parents at the my station. After military police officials and the family took Philip to the Hospital for an sex. Lamination the family returned Home about 11  A top Dodds Europe official said the organization takes the incident quite seriously and has a taken Steps to preclude this from happening again. A we take responsibility for the youngsters from the time they get on the buses until they get off the buses a said Lawrence Philpot area superintendent. Seth Maher chief of the Dodds Europe service Center that handles resources said a letter is being sent to All German bus companies informing them that a child was lost for five hours a because the Driver did not inspect the bus for passengers after completing the  he said the memo would emphasize that this has to be done by contract. The letter will also remind Drivers that by. Contract they must inspect bus passes of children to make sure they have the right child on the right  letter will be sent to school principals to a ensure students Board the Correct  he said teachers who put the children on the buses must look at the bus number and not just put the child on the bus based on the Way the buses line up. A we take responsibility for our contractors a Philpot said. The overseas school system took Over the contracts with local civilian bus companies in january to better manage the transportation of students. Local communities have Dodds transportation management offices commonly called  the offices Monitor contract violations such As Drivers not showing up at stops. Maher said the contractor has been notified that the incident was a Sun accept recent Dodds bus incidents by the stars and Stripe although problems on school buses Are generally minor a few More serious incidents have occurred among students of the department of defense dependents schools. A in March 1992, a 6-year-old boy in Firth Germany was caught by the rear doors of the bus and dragged for about 200 feet. When the doors were opened after children on Board screamed the boy fell to the pavement and was run Over by the rear wheels. He died on the Way to a trauma Center. A in May 1993, a 16-year-old learning disabled girl was struck by a car on her Way Home from school As she got off a Public bus in of amp rth Dodds had issued the girl a transit system pass because school bus service was not provided. The teen bad major injuries and remained hospitalized More thana year later. A in september 1993, a 5-year-old girl in Furth was left at a wrong bus Stop. She was found two boors later and taken to a military police station. A in March of this year a 6-year-old in Kitzinger Germany was physically put off a school bus at the wrong Stop by a Driver and had to Cross a four Lane Street with no traffic control to get to an apartment budding where the child received assistance a. Blew and has been asked to remove the Driver pending an investigation. _ _ _ school officials Are also developing a a misplaced child procedure Quot that tells a Parent or after school provider whom to Call and what to do if a child does no to show up As expected. The procedure involves the demo military police and the civilian contractor currently no Standard procedure is in plate throughout Dodds.  May never happen again a Maher lid. A but we want to have procedures in if in Case it  Laher said that if contracts Arentt followed then Dodds can impose financial penalties on the bus companies. The 98th area support group is one of the few military communities that continue to have a bus Monitor program according to officials. However there was no Monitor on bus route 4 on sept. 1. Philips Mother said that a week after being locked in the bus her son still reacts with panic about what happened. Katharina Valentine said that afterwards her son began having nightmares and other problems. He sleeps with his parents because he wont sleep alone in the dark. A we have an appointment with a doctor to have Philip evaluated. He a changed since the incident a Valentine said. A a it a not like him to be this quiet. If in a not in the room and there is no noise in the House Philip will yell for me to ensure he is not alone in the  y Philip is taking a rest from school activities a the school approved a we Klong absence a and is scheduled to resume classes monday. However according to Valentine he wont be getting there by bus. A Philip will not be Riding the bus again until he is much older a Valentine said. A my husband is looking into moving into Skyline housing area at Leighton Barracks Only blocks from the Wurzburg elementary schools i can walk the children to school a she said. A a in be lost the Trust i had in Dodds. I done to think i can Trust them to not have something like this happen again in the future. Its going to be a hardship i we to move but if that a what we have to do we will.�?�. Contributing to this report . Albright in Darmstabt