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AS Hnv US jets bomb near besieged Muslim town COMBINED NEWS SERVICES Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina Two US F-16 fighter jeta bombed Serb targets near the besieged Muslim enclave of Gorazde yesterday after Bosnian Serb forces overran government defenses to reach the outskirts of town It was the first NATO attack on ground positions in its 44-year history In February NATO jets downed four Bosnian Serb planes violating a over Bosnia the first military action and the threat of air strikes forced the Serbs to withdraw their siege guns from Sarajevo Gen Roy Ratazzi a UN spokesman in Zagreb Croatia said the jets dropped bombs on two targets south and southeast of Gorazde five minutes apart He said a Bosnian Serb command post and a tank had been UN officials in Sarajevo said two Serb tanks were hit in the attack NATO headquarters in Naples Italy identified the planes as UJS F-16Cs based in Aviano Italy and said the attack was requested by UN peacekeepers in Gorazde said we would act if we were requested to do President Bill Clinton told reporters in Washington have now done so and will do so again if we are Clinton called on the Bosnian Serbs to return to the negotiating table very much hope that now the attacks will cease that the Serbs will go back that the talks will he said The actum came hours after Bosnian Serb soldiers swarmed into southern suburbs in a hail of sniper fire The United states and France promised to support air strikes against the Serbs After the strikes Serb forces stopped Amid chaotic scenes in Sarajevo Michael Williams a UN spokesman above announces that US planes bombed targets outside Gorazde President Bill Clinton told the Bosnian Serbs to return to the negotiating table (Story on Pegs 24) shelling Gorazde NATO diplomatic sources said in Brussels shelling has stopped following the strike and there is very little small arms said a source familiar with details of the operation A statement issued in Sarajevo by UN military spokesman Mqj Rob Annink said: NATO aircraft provided dose air support to United Nations Protection Force troops in (About a dozen UN peacekeepers arrived in Gorazde last week) A request for the raid by the UN military commander in Bosnia Lt Gen Sir Michael Rose had been approved fay the civilian head of the UN protection force Yasushi Akashi Annink said The only report of casualties came from the Bosnian Serbs who accused NATO of hitting civilian targets aircraft fired four missiles at civilian Gen Milan Gvero deputy commander of the Bosnian Serb army was quoted as saying by the Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA He said there were civilian casualties but did not elaborate "With this action NATO has committed open aggression against the Serb people by attacking rivilian targets far from the said a statement from the command of the Herzegovina Corps which has been besieging Gor- Please see BOSNIA bn Pegs A24 'f to Tinker Subway Changes 'pH Stations and lines affected by the pro- -posed modification program Manhattan Chambers Street World Trade Center Park Place: ACE23 14th Street Union Square: 456 LNR 66th Street Lincoln Center 19 A 86th Street 456 175th Street A CV i s-v-vs- Jr' 207th Street: A security is the main reason for the changes The greatest negative impact transit experts say will be at the Union Square station on the south side of 14th Street between Fourth Avenue and Broadway There the TA intends to close and slab over one of the street stairways And an adjacent staircase will be operated exit-only and only part-time from 6 am to 9 pm Moore than 3500 people a day now enter the complex through these staircases To compensate the TA intends to add a new stairway across Broadway on 14th Street And straphangers also can opt for the stairs just east of Fourth Avenue on 14th Street Some changes mqy prove beneficial At Main Stroct- Flushing on the 7 line for matmma the TA intends to relocate the east end entrance including the token booth about 80 feet to the east to accommodate new oocnlntors and elevators The token booth would be operated fill! time The TA will spend $89500 a year to do this The TA plana community information meetings to inform residents In addition the agency will be holding new It to the forums later this month where community residents can voice their views The community meeting for Brooklyn is on Thursday Mqy 5 Borough Hall Courtroom 209 Joralemon Street In Queens the meeting is slated for May 12 Borough Hall Central Jury Room 120-55 Queens Boulevard Both start at 5 pm A public hearing will take place on Thursday May 19 at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board room 347 Madison Ave By Emily Sachar STAFF WHITES In a move that will affect thousands of straphangers the Transit Authority plans a series of modifications at 11 heavily used subway stations relocating and closing token booths shutting some stairways and changing entrance hours The cutbacks are necessary the TA says to improve security and efficiency and ease congestion Dozens of booths are affected Some changes could go into effect by the end of this year others may take longer because they are tied to station rehabilitation prqjects In some cases riders will benefit in others they will have to alter their routes The changes will cost the TA $241000 a year said Kevin Desmond chief of operations planning While some turnstiles and staircases at a complex will be shut permanently hours at other turnstiles at the same station will be extended For instance at Borough Hall Court Street on the 2 3 4 5 and lines in Brooklyn the TA intends to extend the hours of the token booth at Clinton and Court Streets But it plans to eliminate the tall outdated entrance and exit turnstiles that allow round-the-clock movement After midnight riders will have to enter the station at Cadman Plaza West and Montague Street walking several additional blocks At Chambers Street in Manhattan riders also will have to adjust their routes with the planned nighttime closing of a token booth at Park Place and Broadway Improving "Brooklyn Court Street Borough HalE NR2 345 Atlantic Avenue: 2345DQ (and URR) 'f a vjfc -v O' i Queens Queens Plaza: EFGR- 1 74th Street Roosevelt Avenue: 7 Main Street Flushing: 7 kk wi.