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April M), IW*) EWS Russia, Jackson appeal to Yugoi BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) — Russia pitched a new peace plan as a chagrined NATO struggled Thursday to explain how another of its missiles in the Kosovo air campaign went astray, damaging a house near the cap ital of its ally Bulgaria. The Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed into Serbia from Croa tia by car on a mission to win freedom for three U.S. POWs held by Yugoslavia. And NATO continued its round-the-clock air assault on Yugoslav targets, striking during daylight to take out bridges leading into Kosovo province. Heavy explosions and intense anti-aircraft fire were reported Thursday af ternoon near an oil refinery northwest of Belgrade. As the bombings persisted for the 37th day, former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin launched his latest peace initiative, promoting what Moscow said was a new plan for ending the Kosovo crisis. While acknowledging “movement" toward a settle ment following talks with the Russian envoy. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder insisted that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has to withdraw Serb forces from Kosovo first before the bombing could be suspended. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met in Moscow with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who stresseti the need for the United Nations to play a major role. “The stakes are now very high, not only for the Balka ns and Europe, but for the whole world “ Yeltsin said. Bulgarian officials said a NATO AGM-88 HARM mis sile, intended to destroy Serb anti-aircraft batteries, slammed late Wednesday into a suburb of the capital Sofia, causing no injuries but blowing the roof off a house. Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov demanded an ex planation. In Brussels, NATO spokesperson Jamie Shea said an alliance jet fired the missile “in self-defense” but it “strayed from its target and unintentionally landed in Bulgaria,” about 30 miles from Yugoslavia’s southeast ern border. NATO officials acknowledge the errors but say only “a tiny fraction” of its 4,500-plus air attacks on Milose . ic’t war machine have led to “unintended consequences.’' NATO was apologetic about the Sofia accident, with Shea promising to “minimize still further the chance of this happening again.” Schroeder, who conferred for90m Russian envoy, dampened expectation; breakthrough. “This is the beginr process, not the end,” he said. “The stakes are very high noWy not only for the Balkans and Europe, but for the whole world.” PRESIDENT The Russian plan calls for a U.N.-crl tional peacekeeping force in Kosovo. Yugoslavia’s ambassador to Russia vie, who is also the Yugoslav leaderv l grade would accept a civilian U.N.kl Russian component but excluded any'] lion. Russia’s ITAR-Tass news agencyr- l] “Those who are bombing Vhgosia i added, "cannot be a part of any peace Jackson, arriving in Zagreb, Croatia, J freeing the American soldiers couldg:| to peace efforts, although the White 3 manded their unconditional release. Hit J lured March 31 along the Yugoslav-MaceJ “My experience has been wheneverui are released, it at least creates a windc Jackson said. He and a delegation of Ui I ers later Thursday entered Serbia bycate] grade, where they' hoped to meet Mike I prisoners. Jackson went to Syria in 1984, where 1 ly arranged the release of a U.S. Nan; j bomber was shot down by Syrian ao Lebanon. Several months later, Jack | arrangements with Cuba for therete and Cuban political prisoners. Congressional delegation to head to Ba. WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Leader Dick Armey will lead a congressional delegation to the Balkans over the weekend, eager to see for himself the conditions on the ground for both American troops and Kosovar refugees. “I want to talk to some of our troops there.” Armey said in a conference call Thursday with Texas re porters. “I have a chance to talk to refugees. I’m pre pared to have my heart broken in some of those con versations, but I think it’s the sort of tiling we need to do.” The Irving Republican’s comments came a day af ter the House sharply repudiated President Clinton’s policy in the Balkans — refusing to endorse the five- week-old NATO air campaign in Yugoslavia and in sisting on congressional approval before any ground offensive is launched. While House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt called the votes “a low moment in American foreign policy and in the history of this institution,” Armey placed blame at Clinton’s feet. The votes were “just a matter of validating the larg er point we were trying to make with the president: Don’t make commitments and then come to Congress when our (military) people are on the ground or in the air and ask for our validation or repudiation,” Armey said. “We need to have the consultation prior.” Armey is leading a 19-member congressional dele gation that leaves Friday morning ic:vf Base in Germany, where some of thelii! engaged in the NATO operation aresia® day, the lawmakers head to Albaniaanai where they will visit a refugee camp I to Aviano Air Base in Italy andthenonio'fl quarters in Brussels. Sunday', they' will meet withNATOKB returning to the United States. The trip marks Armey’s first timeovrf of a congressional delegation. He ha?;# fondness in the past for foreign travel middle of a very difficult circumstanu| have been fairly involved withitoLE fronts,” he said of his participationini® was requested by House Speaker Denis'* The delegation will include twoothen;* Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston,apdMai| R-Clarendon. Thornberry, who serves on the Hons j vices Committee, said his top prioritys j ter feel for how the military mission is He said he plans to talk to air crewsk| over Yugoslavia. “I want toknowift^ • thing they need to do their job,” he said J in the past if you have a chance to go ;: the folks who are doing the work, the’- did.” • ACCOUNTING • CREATIVE SERVICES • ENGINEERING • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY • OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE • TECHNICAL Works for m You're working on your education, let Pro Staffs your experience. We offer positions with top com that will give you a competitive advantage in workforce. 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