European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday september 14,1995 at a glance a Pupil checks the mounting of the Crucifix in his bavarian classroom. The German state s conservative government flouted a High court ruling on tuesday and sent Chil Dren Back to school with crucifixes still hanging on classroom Walls. See Story on Page 13, Price is right Andrews Federal credit Union celebrates the grand reopening of its bad Kreuz Nach Germany Branch by giving away Money at its atm. " page4 budget Bill backed a Senate panel approved a Bill wednesday restoring some Money that the House had Cut As leaders moved to end a showdown that threatens to shut Down the Federal government. /. Pages Covert action studied senior Cia officials have raised the possibility that the Clinton administration soon May decide to expand the us 3 of Covert action to try to influence activities in foreign countries.-.-. Pages shared views retired Gen. Colin l. Powell s views of abortion and gun control Are Akin to president Clinton a a White House spokesman says. Page air computer fails flights across the country were temporarily halted after the main computer at the Federal aviation administration s Midwest air traffic con. Tool Center failed again tuesday. / paged. Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. .24-29 comics. 21-23 commentary .17 crossword. 22 faces n places. .20 Horoscope. 25 Jumble 25 letters. 16 Money matters .14 sports. 29-36 to listings. .35 weather. 15 Busy Aviano a finds i in Venice customs by Effie Bathen staff writer Naples Italy Aviano a Host ing nato s Bosnia Campaign from a country prone to strikes Power failures and traffic snarls. Now has to Deal witha new Challenge. The mail is late. Postal officials for the . Air Force sin Europe said some mail destined for Aviano a has been tied up for up to two Days by customs inspectors in Venice upon entering the country. Safe officials did not disclose what exactly might be causing delays. The problem limited to the Venice Gateway is being resolved at Diplo Matic Levels said officials with the Safe air postal  negotiations started two or three weeks ago they said. Mail also May have been farther delayed Over the labor Day weekend said Squadron spokeswoman Yvonne Radloff. Also possibly affecting delivery is the fact that italian customs workers do not work on the weekends according to european come postal officer Dave Swiney in Stuttgart Germany. Mechanics at the base have complained that some plane replacement parts shipped through the military mail system have been delayed. The mechanics did not indicate hour Ever that the delay in parts some Des tined for aircraft being used in the nato airstrikes in Bosnia was affect ing Mission . Jack Pope a spokesman for the air base said All parts shipments Are delivered in a timely manner and Are tracked twice daily. Some parts Are delivered directly to Mission from Pagel enough credit for its contribution to theato air Campaign. Italian papers ran news of Italy s Refu Sal As their Lead Story wednesday and readers were greeted by headlines pro claiming Italy says no to  Pentagon officials speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said it appeared Likely the f-117 nighthawks would be used in the nato bombing Campaign even if they were not staging from Italy. On the russian diplomatic front mos cow has accused nato of genocide against bosnian serbian children. How Ever Perry said wednesday he personally had assessed the bomb damage at More than 100 targets struck by nato War planes in Bosnia. I have seen no Evi Dence of any civilian casualties he said Perry also said the accuracy of the airs trikes in Bosnia was so Good it surpassed the Allied bombing performance in the 1991 persian Gulf War and that he saw no reason yet to escalate the bombing. Meanwhile five russian lawmakers said they would travel to the former Yugoslavia on wednesday to support bosnian serbs and offer themselves As human Shields against nato airstrikes in bos Nia. -. We intend to support the serbs in a difficult situation one of the lawmakers Konstantin Patulin told the itar Tass news Agency. There a no doubt the serbs Bear the Brunt of a double Stan Dard by the International Community. No body responded to Croatia s genocide against the serb  v the Duma the lower House of the russian parliament has condemned both nato s two week bombing Campaign against bosnian serbian targets and the russian government s policies on Bosnia it plans to establish a permanent Mission in Bosnia. Contributing to this report staff writer Effie Bathen i Naples. Italy. Troops from Page 1 territory was being discussed. But the serbs appeared to be pulling Back in Central Bosnia rather than fight ing croats and muslims a Likely Indica Tion that they were reconciled to losing less strategically important territory. On Friday All three sides in the bosnian conflict agreed on a plan under which the serbs who now hold about two thirds of Bosnia would have to give up Large pieces of it. They would end up with 49 percent. . And bosnian officials reported that the town of Don i a Kun about 55 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo was falling to government and croat forces. It is highly Likely that Don i a Kun has fallen said . Spokesman not. Col. Chris Vernon in Sarajevo. 2ut a bosnian source said troops had not yet enter a the town. Government forces for months have been trying to push North and West toward Don i a Kun. Now apparently they have their eyes on a bigger prize Jajcek another 15 Miles to the North. Croatian forces were pressing toward Jajcek from the West and the capture of Don i a Kun would set up a pincers movement on Jajcek. Psychologically the capture of Jajcek would be important for the bosnian government. Thousands of refugees fled the area when bosnian forces lost it in a bitter Battle in october 1992. Jajcek is also the site of the declaration of a new Yugoslavia by communist partisans in 1943. On wednesday nato jets hit new tar gets around Sarajevo. Reporters and Resi dents of the City said the jets dropped four bombs on the serbian held suburb of Lukavics. Embassy from Page 1 about a mile from the Kremlin. Hoagland said a spent grenade launcher a mask and a Glove were found across the Street along with a Large paper bag in which the launcher May have been concealed. Police at the site said the launcher was lying inside an archway opening into a courtyard which May have provided an escape route. There were no reports of arrests. Some russian Media reports said the attacker or attackers escaped in a waiting car. All but essential personnel were evacuated from the embassy but the modern Annex behind the main building remained open. Ambassador Thomas pick ering was in Washington. Interior ministry troops City police and embassy Security guards cordoned off the area in front of the building but Rush hour traffic continued to crawl along the Broad Boulevard in front the base by air mobility come planes. Some commercial freight comes through Milan. V. Officials Are unaware of any mail de lays affecting maintenance of aircraft Pope said. Officially the system that is in place does not go through Venice. So any prob lems that May be happening in Venice Don t affect the delivery of air plane parts he said. Some units not regularly based at Avi Ano May have bypassed the system Pope said but he was unaware of any doing so. Some May be directing their mail through International channels which could be leading to delays. "., according to 31st trans so officials Pope said the system is working As it was set up to work but they Are always trying to get things to work faster. Colors of Benetton wave in Sarajevo from the associated press Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina criticized for using images of suffering in  ads the v Benetton company has now gone to a City of suffering to open its newest clothing store. Even with its sandbagged windows the store has provided Welcome Relief for tired Sara Evans who were dazzled by the screaming oranges and yellow son display. This is an Island of civilization in, our misery carnal Osmanagic Aid As he carried away one of 23 pairs i of shoes  minister Haris Silajdzic stopped by for tuesday s opening of the store 30 Yards from the mar kale marketplace where a serbian Shell killed 38 people this month and provoked the current round of Nat airstrikes. The Nat attacks have reduced serbian shelling to next to nothing making unfettered shopping possible again for those with Money. Vesna Kapidzic the 43-year-old store manager rejected criticism that Benetton is gaining publicity from the misery of War. The italian company whose ads aim to Shock was fiercely criticized last year for billboards showing the blood stained uniform of a croatian Soldier killed in 1992. So far or. Luciano Benetton is the Only one who was prepared to take the risks involved in the adventure of opening a store in a War zone in a besieged City Kapidzic said. More than 1,500 Sara Evans Carue to browse in the first two hours. Pope Calls meeting of Balkan Bishops Vatican City after nearly four years of anguished denunciations of War in Bosnia Pope John Paul ii apparently sees an opening for More Concrete Steps and has summoned the Bishops in the former Yugoslavia to the Vatican. His announcement of the ocl 17 meeting comes after negotiators announced a breakthrough in peace talks among croatian bosnian and serbian representatives last Friday. He said Bishops from Bosnia Croatia the yugoslav federation Macedonia and Slovenia will attend the meeting. Croatia and Slovenia arc predominantly roman Catholic. Some 7 million catholics live in the Region