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Page 2 • The Battalion Monday • July 17,11 Nation Tank-backed Serb troops move in on Muslim enclave of Zepa □ Once the city has been seized, Serb forces are expected to attack Gorazde, an other U.N. safe area* SARAJEVO, Bosnla-Herze- govina (AP) —- As the world dithered Sunday over how to protect U.N. "safe areas’’ in Bosnia, a relentless Serb ar tillery and tank assault pushed the isolated Muslim enclave of Zepa close to collapse. Aid agencies, struggling to cope with a mass of human mis ery after the fall of the govern ment-held pocket of Srebrenica, prepared for the possibility of thousands more refugees. The Bosnian government, furious at international inac tion, charged that U.N. com manders repeatedly stalled re quests for NATO airstrikes from Ukrainian peacekeepers in Zepa. NATO jets buzzed Zepa on Sunday afternoon, but the U.N. officials said they did not request airstrikes. Similar requests from Dutch peacekeepers in Srebrenica were ignored last week until Tuesday, when pinprick strikes on Serb tanks failed to stop the capture of the “safe area” hours later. U.N. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, have said commanders promised the Serbs in early July that there would be no more airstrikes. The promise reportedly came a day before the Serbs released the last of more than 370 peacekeep ers held as human shields by the rebels in retaliation for NATO airstrikes in late May. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, gloating over the United Nations’ re luctance to use force, served notice that his forces intend to conquer all the land between Sarajevo and Serbia. Once they seize Zepa ~ which INFECTED WOUND STUDY VIP Research is seeking individuals with infected cuts, scrapes, or sutured wounds for a 3-week research study of an investigational antibiotical cream. 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Sanitation is poor and disease is feared a Men and boys that were separated from the Srebrenica refugees were believed to have been taken to Bratunac. El Bosnian Serbs ordered government forces and civilians out of Zepa after positioning troops for an attack. NATO jets flew over the town two hours after the ultimatum expired and Serbs shelled three U.N. observation posts. El Government troops surrounded a Ukrainian peacekeepers’ base near Gorazde, demanding their weapons. Gorazde is likely to be the Bosnian Serbs’ next objective. seems only a matter of time — the Serbs are expected to turn the full force of their guns on Gorazde, the other U.N. "safe area” in eastern Bosnia. The Bosnian Minister re sponsible for U.N, contacts, Hasan Muratovic, claimed that the Ukrainian comman der in Zepa had requested NATO airstrikes three times ■.J.. k, . t.t ■' 1 Associated Press over the weekend — once Sat urday and twice Sunday. He demanded to know why the United Nations had been slow to respond. 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DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY 505 University Dr. East, Suite 101 College Station, TX 77840 4 Blocks East of Texas Ave. & University Dr. Intersection Questions to Ask When Choosing Child Care NOW ENROLLING FOR THE FALL! ping Child Development Center “Committed to Excellence” 900 University Oaks Blvd. • 693-0074 (Near Campus, 3 blocks from Texas Ave) “I have not encountered another day care with the same consistent quality to teachers and program exhibiting such a loving, supportive environment for children.” • Stepping Stone Parent I. CENTER ENVIRONMENT * Are the classrooms designed for small groups of children? Is the playground divided for different age groups? Are the classrooms arranged for active involvement and hands-on learning? II. TEACHER TRAINING AND INVOLVEMENT * Does the staff have a positive attitude towards you and your child? Are the children spoken to gently and with respect? Is the staff enthusiastic about children's learning? HI. PARENT INVOLVEMENT * Is there some form of planned daily communication between teachers and parents? Does the center provide support to families through parent education and information about the center's activities? Hearings on events at Branch Davidii compound in Waco set for Wednesda □ A fact sheet distributed by House Republican leaders said that the raid raised serious questions about reli gious liberty and due process of law. WASHINGTON (AP) — With potentially com bustible hearings just ahead, the House Republi can leadership distributed its fact sheet to rank- and-file lawmakers concerning what it terms the “tragedy in Waco.” Designed to help Republicans field questions from reporters and thus shape public opinion about the hearings, it notes that most of the dozens who perished at the Branch Davidian com pound, many of them women and children, “were not suspected of any criminal wrongdoing.” Questions about “excessive use of force, milita rization of law enforcement and due process of law must be analyzed,” the material says. “The raid also raised serious questions about religious liber ty in this nation.” Investigating the events at Waco “without in vestigating the extreme activities of some mili tias seems to suggest that law enforcement agen cies are the real threat to the safety of American citizens,” Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin wrote journalists recently. The 1993 events in Texas must be viewed in the context of the April 19 bombing at Oklahoma City, with its connections to anti-government militia groups, he said. The NRA has been critical of the Bureau of Al cohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the agency he; involved in the siege against Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Branch David; were killed when the ATF initiated a raid ag; the Waco compound Feb. 28, 1993. Seven weeks later, an additional 81 David including Koresh, died in a fire that raced thn the compound after the FBI tried to force ou! compound’s occupants with tear gas. The gov ment maintains the fire was set by those insid The hearings are to begin Wednesday. Tbi. of witnesses runs from Henry McMahon, a firearms dealer who sold to Koresh, to Attor ney General Janet Reno, who approved the raid and is slat ed to appear on the eighth and final day. Republicans hint at disturb ing revelations about the arse nal the government assembled at Waco, said to include at least one Abrams battle tank. The military provided equipment and reviewed fed eral agency plans for the ini tial encounter with the Branch Davidians. did not approve those plans. Defense Seer;;. William Perry said Sunday. “That’s not our position to approve. Wed, few consultants who reviewed their plans' gave them recommendations on how to bes- the equipment that was made available,” he^ on ABC’s “This Week With David Brinkley." Hussein frees Americans from prise □ Saddam Hussein or dered the release of the two men after a plea by a U.S. congressman. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Four months after they strayed across the border into Iraq, two Americans celebrated their re lease from a maximum-security prison Sunday with pizza and champagne and prepared for the long road home. President Saddam Hussein freed William Barloon and David Daliberti after a personal plea by a U.S. congressman, who asked that they be released on humanitarian grounds. The men were expected to leave Iraq early Monday for the Jordanian capital Amman, a 10- hour trip by desert road. Air links to and from Iraq have been restricted by U.N. sanctions. Saddam ordered the Ameri cans released after a meeting Sunday with Rep. Bill Richard son, D-N.M. The state-run Iraqi News Agency said Richardson con veyed an appeal from “President Clinton, the U.S. Congress and the American people,” but Secre tary of State Warren Christo pher stressed that Richardson went as a Congressman, not as a presidential envoy. The release followed a U.N. Security Council decision last week to extend trade sanctions ^against Iraq for another 60 days. Saddam may be hoping with the sanctions biting deeper and stirring unre. Iraq, his gesture will here* ed with leniency at the nei view of the embargo. Barloon, 39, of New H; ton, Iowa, and Daliberti, Jacksonville, Fla., were- ployed by U.S. firms in L as aircraft mechanics.li. said they strayed across, border by accident while ing friends at a U.N. post Iraqi officials suggested. Barloon and Dalibertir spies. Washington denied!!; On March 25, the men" sentenced to eight years’ prison and committedt maximum-security AbuGt prison west of Baghdad. PITS UPDATES * PITS UPDATES * PITS UPDATES * PTTS UPDATE! CO LU CD Q_ ZD CO t= Q_ I' CO LU tec CD Q_ ZD co t CL_ CO LU I <=c Q Q_ ZD 1= Q_ CO -=c CD Q_ ZD £ a_ T co i±! ^c CD Q_ ZD £ CL_ fp co £ o Q_ L Q_ U/V/^ *** Parking Update *** July 17,1995 PA 88 - Base repairs have been completed. Resurfacing is scheduled to begin Monday, July 17, 1995. The lot will remain closed 3-4 days to allow the new surface to cure properly. We project that the lot will be painted the weekend of July 22nd. PA 88 is scheduled to open Sunday, July 23. PA 50 - Base repairs have been completed. Resurfacing is sched uled to begin on Tuesday, July 18th and be completed by Friday, July 21st. The lot will reopen on Saturday, July 22 until July 29, when it will close for repainting. Parking will be allowed in PA 50 after resurfacing, but prior to repainting. Student parking will be allowed on the Bonfire field during resur facing. Other suggested areas are PA 89 behind the tennis courts, PA 48, PA 62, PA 95, or PA 96. The lot is scheduled to open on Monday, July 31st. The Department of Parking and Transportation Services *-S3ivadn sud saivadn slid <- sdivadn snd SdivadiY