European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes sub vol. 54. No. 151 500 Friday september 15,1995 d 8693 Anat airstrikes on hold serbs near pullout Deal sources say Sarajevo Bosnia Herzegovina apr nato on thursday called a halt to its bombing assault on bosnian serbs As . Envoy Richard Holbrooke sped through a series of meetings trying to make a Kernel of Hope Bloom into peace. A statement from the Western Alliance which launched its first airstrikes on aug. 30, said the attacks were suspended a spending possible political developments.�?T. In Washington defense Secretary William Perry told reporters the nato bombing pause was to last for 12 hours. He said the attacks would resume if no agreement was reached on lifting the serb siege of Sarajevo. If an agreement was reached in that 12-hour period the pause would be extended to give the bosnian serbs time to demonstrate their intent to comply. Sources reported that Holbrooke who raced across the Balkans for meetings see nato on Page 4 Marine Chi. Jason Newsome right secures an agm-88a High Speed anti radar missile on a Grumman ea-6b prowler on Day while on Board the aircraft Carrier America in the Adriatic sea. A we docs Shalikashvil defends Aims of raids on serbs by Ron Jensen Bainberg Bureau Garmisch Parten Kirchen Germany a the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on thursday defended the Condict of the bombing Campaign against in the former Yugoslavia even though he said the Effort might have Only a 50-50 Chance of bringing the warring parties to the negotiating table. . Gen. John m. Shalikashvil also said the end of the airstrikes was in the hands of those beneath the bombs. Shalikashvil spoke before the strikes were temporarily halted thursday. Up until thursday a series of largely american led nato bombing raids had gone on nearly continuously for two weeks striking targets such As air defense. Inside today a general sees second Marshall plan a a _. A see Page 4 Sites and Bridges Many around the Sarajevo area. Nato had said the strikes would end when the serbs removed their heavy weapons from the area around the City. A if they do not then the air operation will continue a Shalikashvil said at a news conference thursday at the George c. Marshall european Center for Security studies. The general defended the airstrikes against charges that they indicated nato see raids on Page 4 demonstrators Light candles at the . Information service building in downtown Belgrade Yugoslavia on wednesday to protest nato airstrikes in Bosnia. B Pentagon to make direct deposits of try payments b Driver taken off route after boy. Left on Bush see Page 3 child s play four soldiers from Germany shot for musical Fame seepage23 panel moves to scrap High one proposal would Cut some military retirement pay by Chuck Vinch. Washington Bureau Washington a the House National Security committee is moving to scrap a plan to save $649 million Over the next seven years by cutting the value of military retirement pay. Faced with a firestorm of criticism from military advocacy groups and senior defense department officials in recent weeks the committee is poised to approve a budget alternative crafted by its chairman rep. Floyd Spence . Spencer a solution involves Selling excess government assets mostly chemical and Mineral materials maintained in the National defense stockpile that Are no longer needed to meet . National Security requirements. Quot. Committee aides Are now working out details on just which materials May be put up for Sale. �?o1 anticipate that the committee will overwhelmingly endorse the alternative and that a High one will never see the Light of Day a Spence said in a statement. The High one plan approved by the committee aug. 1, would affect service members who entered the military before sept. 8, 1980. The measure was one of More than 50 recommendations contained in a recent House Senate budget Resolution that is aimed at wiping outset panel on Page 2
