Security Council reform debate opens By ROBERT H. REID Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS Develop ing countries sought to curb the power of the five permanent Secu rity Council members yesterday, when the General Assembly took up the controversial issue of modi fying the council. The debate reflects growing sen timent within the 185-member United Nations to make the 15- member council more representa tive of the organization's member ship. Much of the opposition to the current makeup focuses on the role of the five permanent members the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia and their veto U.S.-backed agreement allows for Croat, Muslim rtfogees to return By TONY SMITH • Associated Press Writer TRAVNIK, Bosnia-Herzegovina The U.S.- backed agreement to strengthen Bosnia's feder ation of Muslim and Croats, in part by allowing refugees to return home, is so far a one-way street. Niko Rajic, an ethnic Croat, says he feels "born again" after returning home to this cen tral Bosnian town of mosques and minarets after two years as a refugee. The homecoming was less than joyous for Rahima Omerbegovic, a Muslim refugee who now has to vacate Rajic's house. She is on the move again, but not homeward to Croat-held Jajce, where authorities are still keeping Mus lims out. Under last week's accord strengthening the Thesdays & Thursdays 41 1 Baked (Jai Potato, $2.4 •• with choice of Cole m slaw Sourßutter TH E by Pierre Corneille freely adapted by Tony Kushner 0 0 directed by Lewis Magruder power. All were winners of World War 11. , Proposed changes include adding new permanent members, such as Germany and Japan, expanding the number of non-permanent mem bers or limiting the veto power. African and Latin American coun tries have complained their conti nents are not represented among the permanent membership. Ambassador Gerardo Martinez Blanco of Honduras opened the debate with an appeal to eliminate the category of permanent mem ber. "Although its existence was jus tified in . the reality of the past, ... there is no justification for it in the new international situation," he said. Muslim-Croat federation, 300 Muslim families are supposed to return to Croat-controlled Jajce and Stolac while 300 Croat families move back to Bugojno and Travnik, towns controlled by the Muslim-led Bosnian government. The federation is a cornerstone of U.S. peace efforts, and U.S. diplomats say the return of refugees is a litmus test of its ability to func tion. Bosnian officials in Travnik say 122 families have registered to return home, and the town hall lobby was packed yesterday with more applicants. So far, local authorities say, 35 Croat families have either moved back to their old homes or are about to move in. Bosnian officials in Bugojno have also taken the first steps to allow Croats back, though more hesitantly. Croats, however, are not acting in kind. Central American countries would oppose any plan to increase the number of permanent members with veto powers, he added. That view was echoed by speakers from South Korea, Uganda and other developing countries. During the past three years, most U.N. members have accepted the idea of broadening the Security Council's representation. All five permanent members are from the northern hemisphere and all but China are fully industrialized. But plans for change have tradi tionally bogged down over national rivalries and jealousies. South Korea, for example, has opposed granting veto powers to any new permanent members because they would likely include Japan, which Visit Our New Store At The Logan Valley Mall Next To Kaufmann's And Save! 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Expul sions of civilians from other ethnic groups were a hallmark of their war as they have been throughout Bosnia. The federation foundered for a year on mutu al distrust. And despite last week's accord in Dayton, Ohio, much tension remains. In Croat-controlled Jajce, for example, Mus lims are still being kept out of town, in suburbs that amount to ghettos. The refusal by local authorities to let them return underscores the desire of extreme Croat nationalists to keep conquered territories ethnically pure in hopes of joining them someday to Croatia proper. A joint Croat-Muslim delegation visited Croat-controlled Stolac yesterday and said Mus lims might start returning today. Rolex • Tiffany • Gucci • Waterford • Orrefors FINE JEWELRY & GIFTS SINCE 1903 Logan Valley Mall • Intown Altoona • Downtown State College Register to win a Rolex watch or a one carat diamond at any Kranich's location! 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