Croatian president seeks new truce ZAORKH. J ugoslavia |AI’) Tile J ugo slav arms battled Wednesday to i laim some of the biggest militarv prizes in sis.essionisl (Croatia the Adriatu port of Dubrovnik and the eastern strongholds of \'ukovar and Vinkovi i As his troops fought tin- arms and Serb insurgents Croatian President I ranjo I udjman sought a ness Inn e offering to lift blo< kades of army fat ilities in his republu if the J ugoslav militarv held its fire Hut generals of the Serb-dominated arms angered bv ss hut thev said was (Croatia's re fusal to honor a past I ease fire appeared ill no mood to talk "Words will not be trusted anv more the iirtuv said in .1 statement Issued hours la-fore I udjman made his offer during a v is it to Italy to seek support for Croatia The republu dei lared independeni e June J 1 but has not la-en rei ogntzed by '111% major I uropean power Croatia radio said ludpnan suggested both sides stop fighting .it -t a m Thursday There was no immediate arms response The radio also broadi ast a letter reported l\ si-nt bs 1 udjman to President Hush s.is ing (Croatia svns under all out attai k and appealing fot foreign peai ekeepers The army's push seemed du tati'd bs in 1 reusing exasperation ssith the IiIim k.uies and the need to stnke In-fure its effis live ness is further eroded Thousands of rei nuts have deserted in rei ent months, and morale has worsened as the ( roatian lampaign drags on fle.ivs lighting into the winter would hamper the arms xvhii h relies more on In-ass eipup ment than the ( mats Mans ethnit Serbs in (Croatia xvho ai intuit for 1J pen ent of the republu s -1 million people sax tiles ssanl to remain part of J ugoslas 1.1 rather than be 1 iti/ens of an independent ( Croatia I lies are supported bs Serbian President Slobodan Milosevu and some of the arms s generals Soviet coup leaders to face trial in 1992 MOSCOW (AP) Former offn nils at < used ol leading the hard line i oup ss ill not fail- trial until next sear, and are mean xvliile dining ssell on meals sui h as pea soup and boiled potatoes ssith herring ness s ageni ies reported W ednesday \ spokesman for the Russian prosei Hint's ottiie denied press reports that the men xvere lix mg III unhealths prison i onditions the Sox let news agent s I ass said The spokesman. who was not ui«*i»tifi«»ci said Ihi' prisoners are allowed to receive p,K kages from home some containing ( ost l\ treats sm li as ( Inw olates and i aviar and meet monthly with family members The seven surviving members of the eight man i ommittee ai i used of organizing the failed Aug 1H J1 roup have been charged with high treason Also charged are several top M dt military and presiden tial staff offic nils I he prosecutor's office told the Russian Information Agents that their trial will not he held until l*l‘ij The agency said it was still unclear whether the trial will he open or i losed to the puhlIt Archbishop Dimitrios dies ISTANHCI lurkev IA1 ’) I'atrian h Dimitrios I spiritual leader of the world's tOO million Kastern Orthodox Christians and a r liampioii of Christian units died Wednesday of a heart attack his dot tor said The 77 year-old an hhishop had been in the intensive i are unit of the Arneric an Ad mi nil Bristol hospital smi e Monday after suffering a seizure After some improve menl Tuesday he suffered another att.it k Wednesday night, went into shin k and died at to .’o p m (-1 jo p in KDT). said frank I lirnaoglu the dot tor attending Dinutrios Dimitrios. installed in 1H7J. held the title Art.hhishop of Constantinople and x\as known .is primus inter pares of the five senior 1 astern I Kristian leaders l atin for first among equals Based in the i its imu know n as Istanbul, lie presided over worldwide Orthodoxy vs fiit 11 is divided into 14 churches of many ethnit groups nit hiding Albanian Bulgarr an. 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Ceorgian (.reek Serbian Romanian and Russian Six million followers of Kastern Ortho doxy live 111 the United States While keeping a low profile al home and staying out of (.reek Iurkish political dls pules, the patn.mil travtded widely abroad to meet the faithful and promote unity among ( liristian i Inin lies He made a J? day visit to the Hinted States last year, the first eiumenu.il patri arc li to visit the t lilted States Although the patriari h holds little ou thority over the independent Orthodox churches his influence remains strong Ib is i onsidered first among equals in the lead ersliip of Christian Orthodoxy , divided among national churches that share com mon lailli and s.k rameiits Haiti’s army chief warns ex-president not to return PORT A I PR INCH Haiti (AP) The nSMEQTLER I I -~t0S ; s’ainlESS steel sets POR USE ON PAPER i vELLUM ONLY SO *795 Reg.‘6500 Sale f cm AQS Reg‘10000 Sale5^Q®S "P05” MECHANICAL PENCIL $AQOO « . 43 79° Reg ’ 1 ** Sale * MARS CORDLESS RECHARGEABLE -gpi «■ ERASING MACHINE v- cy> oJ" 19 JEWEL SET Reg *1 85°° s6400 Sale MARS QUICK BOW COMPASS ., PENCIL SHARPENERS PRICES Ec- l 13TH &. 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Jean Claude Roy said Cedras “is open to negoti ation. “I regret Aristide's accusa tion that Cedras yvas master mind of the coup.' said Roy. a constitutional authority “Cedras' hand was forced He yyas acting to save Aristide's life and to permit negoti ations." “He is open to negotiation No military junta has been formed," Roy said