European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 09, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday May 9, 1977 no friction ambassador assures Stoessel helps open a a week annl har in quip Ftp by Lucia Guajardo suf i writer Wiesbaden Germany s4s the thousands of events being held throughout the week in Honor of German american Friendship week were officially opened at the Kuxhaus Here  350 people from the German and american communities Here gathered to listen to leaders from both sectors including Walter j. Stoessel jr., . Ambassador to West Germany who spoke of the recent trends of those relations we Are doing a lot of thinking aloud these Days and the fact that there Are occasional divergences in views has led some observers to the conclusion that the foundation of our Friendship has been endangered. Nothing could be further from the  consultations Between the two countries have been intensive and productive in recent months he  a Concrete indication of the importance which president Carter attaches to German american relations Ploessel cited the facts that shortly after the new administration took office vice president Walter Mondale visited Bonn and Berlin foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher and defense minister Georg uber visited Washington and Secretary of state Cyrus Vance s first Stop was Bonn after negotiations with soviet leaders in Moscow. Today president Carter and Chancel Lor Helmut Schmidt Are taking part in a vital Summit conference in London and there soon will be a visit to Washington by the Chancellor he  Central theme of the London Confer ence economic policies is Foremost among the two countries joint pursuits Stoessel  the last year and a half the Federal Republic and the United states have made substantial Progress alone the path of re covery. Production Levels in both countries Are now above their pre recession High Points he said. The major task now. According to Stoessel is to assure the continuation of this growth. Another Issue of major importance he said is Energy. After mentioning Carter s pending Energy proposals and the Broad Public support they have received he said nuclear Energy will be necessary for our countries in the future but we must to Gether find ways to minimize its Dan Gers and maximize its  Stoessel admitted such issues and prob lems Between the two countries Are Tough but the Friendship the common interests and the Mutual understanding which characterize our bilateral relations ensure that our partnership will endure and  he  thanking the federa Tion of German american clubs for the role they play in this Effort. International terrorism apparently increasing state department says Assurance for truckers wives Edna Ruth , whose Long trips with male truck Drivers have set off protects explains in Oklahoma City that truckers wives Don t know much about life in a Sleeper cab. She also said cab occupants Don t have to undress i front of each other and there Are facilities for women along the Way. Up by Harrison Humphries Washington a the state department says there is indication that International terrorism is on the increase. The department identified four coun tries believed to have aided terrorists in recent years and outlined Steps under consideration to Deal with the  countries named in correspondence with sen. Jacob k. Javits Are Libya Iraq South Yemen and , r-n.y., a member of the Senate foreign relations committee asked for reports on countries abetting terrorists after a former staff assistant Harold Rosenthal was killed in a terrorist attack at Yesil Koy Airport in Istanbul on aug. 11. In that connection javits said a turkish court has imposed a death sentence on the convicted assassins. The sentence is now on Appeal. On the increase responding. Assistant Secretary of state Douglas j. Bennett said in a covering letter there u. Unfortunately every indication that International terrorism is on the increase and we will have to prepare ourselves to Deal with further attacks on american citizens and installations abroad including those of american com  among the plans under consideration is the assignment abroad of ready reaction teams consisting of psychiatrists and other specialists in procedures and techniques of dealing with terrorist incidents such As kidnappings and hostage situations. The department reported that there Are numerous diplomatic efforts under Way to develop agreements for International cooperation on measures for controlling apprehending and prosecuting those guilty scout Council s 4-Day Parley ends Byro Kenneady Augsburg Bureau chief Garmisch. Germany is the transatlantic Council of the boy scouts of America ended its z7th annual conference Here  of the four Day event was the presentation of a Silver world award and 9 Silver Beaver  c. Parish vice president of the boy scouts of America presented the Silver world award to Stewart Hawkins of London. Hawkins is the International com missioner for the United kingdom and former chairman of the european Region of the world Bureau. The world is divided into five boy scout regions. Hawkins wore Kilts while accepting the  Silver world award is presented by the National Headquarters of the scouts for service of exceptional Merit to International  f. Parkinson. Transatlantic Council scout executive and spokesman for the conference said that the Silver world award a a special one. Usually re served for prominent people such As statesmen and other world leaders. Nine Silver Beaver awards were presented this year six to men and three to women. U Gen. Kenneth b. Cooper presi Dent of the transatlantic Council presented the awards. The 9 Sliver Beaver awards went to maj. Stewart w. Bentley of Wiesbaden capt. Benedict j. Comisky Iii of Stuttgart. Maj. Kenneth f. Kittelberger of Heidel Berg. Petty officer . Joseph c. Martinjr. Of Stuttgart. Kathleen Parker of Kaiserslautern. Col. E. E. Passmore of shape Belgium. Frank e. Patterson Iii of the Hague Sheryll v. Schmidt of Munich and Rosemarie Stroud of num Berg. Of committing or aiding acts of International , the department said there is a need to develop within the . Govern ment a set of inter Agency guidelines for dealing with terrorist threats of nuclear bacteriological or chemical mass destruction. Assistance outlined the department furnished javits these reports on the four countries Libya the libyan government since at least 1972, has actively assisted a number of terrorist groups and individuals including the perpetrators of the Mas Sacre at the 1972 olympic games in Munich. Terrorists assisted have been Pri Marily members of the several rejection St to tons of the palestinian movement who have broken away from More moderate palestinian leaders on the Issue of legitimacy of politically motivated violence As a Means of carrying on the struggle against Israel. Iraq the government of Iraq gives political and moral support to All palestinian rejection St groups and probably Finan Cial military or training support to the Fatah groups and the Wadi Haddad Wing of the palestinian front for the liberation of Palestine both of which carry out International terrorist activities. Yemen there is some Public evidence that the Peoples democratic Republic of Yemen has on occasion allowed its territory to be used As a Sanctuary for terrorists. Somalia there is open cooperation be tween the somali government and the front for the liberation of the somali coast. The front has been involved in two major terrorist incidents in the past two years including kidnapping of the French ambassador to Mogadishu Somalia s Capi Tal City in March 1975. Limit set on phone Booths Bamberg Germany up As part of a sweeping Economy program. West Germany will no longer set up Public Tele phone Booths in villages with fewer than 200 persons. Temperatures 14 at thu n Bottan a  n Cir Himell u Cleveland ii cd nor 1 m Detroit m fort Worth 11 Honolulu m Houtla u h 40 62 lot angelas 7fc by Miami 4 new Orleans Orlando in Denim Smi Francisco Eattle u h St. Louis u n to Langton