European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes thursday May 12, 1977 president tackles backlog of work after Happy trip search goes on workers continue looking for any More victims of the fire which destroyed Amsterdam s Polcyn hotel. Up photo Amsterdam fire death toll could be 33 Washington up president Carter very Happy about his six Day european trip met wednesday with vice president Walter Mondale and tackled a backlog of White House work. White House sources said that on Friday Carter will sign the 14 billion Public works legislation a key element of his economic stimulus program. It is aimed at creating jobs in construction and related president was to hold a hews con Ference thursday to talk about his first foreign trip since assuming office a Ven Ture that senior aides say has added new International dimensions to the adminis , Carter had scheduled the news conference for 7 30 . Not thurs Day but moved it up to 2 30 . After it was pointed out there would be a conflict with the second in a series of David Frost military hardware interviews with Richard Nixon. Carter had no formal schedule on his first Day Back at the White House. He met with Mondale and discussed the London Summit meeting and the vice president s european trip that begins saturday a White House spokesman said. The president had lunch with first lady Rosalynn Carter something they Hope to do on a weekly basis. He was to meet with members of his senior staff thursday. Carter s paperwork included such items As his environmental conservation message changes in proce dures for dealing with illegal aliens and consideration of some nominations await ing his approval the spokesman said. Carter was described As very Happy with the results of is trip which included a seven nation economic Summit a four Power Summit talk and the nato ministerial meeting. Amsterdam a thirty three per sons were feared dead wednesday More than two Days after fire swept through the downtown Polcyn hotel police workers recovered the body of a 14th victim wednesday evening and authorities said 19 More dead were believed still buried beneath the rubble. The victims were said by police to be mostly members of a swedish tourist party which was staying at the hotel when fire broke out Early monday while Many guests were sleeping. Dutch authorities have not disclosed the identities of any of the victims. They said Many of the bodies were so badly burned in the Blaze that identification could take Days. Police said in some cases identification would be possible Only be consulting dental records. On wednesday Rescue teams started lift ing away debris from the rear Section of the burned out hotel where a Large number of the 120 Beds were housed. Most of the wreckage some of it still soldering had to be pulled away by hand in the search for More victims. A senior fire department official said it would take at least another Day to Clear the rubble. Six persons were reported dead monday the bodies of four More victims were found tuesday and Early wednesday another three bodies were pulled out of the rubble. As evening fell another victim was found. Three original Byrds cancel concert tour Hamburg Sis the three original Byrds concert tour has been cancelled after completion of five shows in England. The show was Over said German promoter Tommy Richter when Chris Hillman decided to go show included Hillman Roger Mcguinn and Gene Clarke. The three were members of the Byrds the 60s California Rock band famous for pioneering the coun try Rock sound and for their interrelations of songwriter Bob Dylan s material. We were trying to keep the package for Germany with just Clark and Mcguinn but France and Holland have cancelled so we had to cancel said Richler. Presidential assistant Hamilton Jordan told reporters on the flight Back to Washington that this was the first time any of us has really had a sense of the International dimensions of the american presi Brazinski Carter s National Security affairs adviser said in discussing the economic Summit that a mechanism for coordinating activities among the advanced Western Industrial democracies had been established for the first time. He also said the Summit reflected a Reaf Flomaton of the close collaboration among the United states Western Europe and Japan. He said the Summit indicated a beginning of the restoration of Confidence in the Brzezinski said it is unlikely a Middle East peace settlement can be reached this year even if serious negotiations begin fluorocarbons nato leaders plan Are banned standardization goal London a nato foreign minis ters expressed " particular concern wednesday Over offensive capabilities of communist forces in Central Europe and pledged to cooperate More closely m the production and standardization of their own military a communique at the end of a two Day meeting of the North Atlantic Alliance the foreign ministers said there have been some improvements in East West relations in recent but they added that elements of instability and uncertainty persist of particular concern the communique said is the continuing growth in the strength of offensive capabilities of the armed forces of the Warsaw pact coun tries the foreign ministers of the 15-nation nato Alliance also pledged to cooperate closely in All aspects of defense product they also pledged to develop a More balanced relationship Between european and North american members of the Alli Ance in the procurement of defense equip members of the Alliance were particularly heartened by a Promise from president Carter on the opening Day of the nato meeting tuesday that the . Would buy More of its in Europe. Nato s Secretary general Joseph Lunsfo the Netherlands told a news conference at the end of wednesday s session at tended by foreign ministers and their aides that european nato members buy about 10 times As much military hardware in the . As the . Buys in Europe. The europeans Are looking to Carter to Correct that imbalance. Stalemate continues As Salt talks resume Geneva up . And soviet negotiators resumed the strategic Limi tation talks Salt wednesday with authoritative informants saying it May re quire a meeting at the Summit to break the continuing stalemate on new Steps to re concorde. Continued rom Page i 10.30 ., Paris time with arrival in new York at 8 ., new York time. The plane will leave new York at about 10.30 And arrive in Paris at 8 . Gilbert Parol director general of air France commenting at a news conference on the new York court decision said our reaction is certainly one of satisfaction. The decision confirms our Point of View. We waited a Long time for it and we were confident it would asked How he interpreted the ruling he said it constitutes provisional authorization but we Are confident that concorde can show its capabilities in the months strict nuclear weapon arsenals. The negotiations resumed at delegation Leader level after a six month break. A Friendly smiling pleased to meet you Exchange Between . Negotiator Paul Wamke and soviet negotiator Vladimir s. Semenov failed to mask the fact that during the recess both sides have rejected each other s proposals for an agreement to replace the original Salt i treaty of 1972. Officials on both sides said there would be no substantive discussions until next week when Secretary of state Cyrus Vance and soviet foreign minister Andrei Gro Myko meet for two or three Days to search for a possible breakthrough. Europe Cloudy Wlton occasional rain thursday and Friday. Frankfurt Haidal Barg Tilga to. Low 41. Sunset thursday i . Ten Rita Friday 4 42 Temper sturts recorded wednesday get a n to 44 Alanl cd 44 10 Aviano. Cd u u is 43 8russtll, 41 w Copenhagen p cd Cloudy a partly Cloudy. 4pm 43 Frankfurt cd u London Clit Madrid p 41 Munlyn. Cd 43 Paris cd 72 Root. P 0i2s. 31st Cal Rwy a continued from Page 1 that More time is needed to determine just How serious the Ozone depletion is in the upper atmosphere saying even if fluorocarbon emissions were halted immediately those already in the atmosphere would continue to eat away at the Ozone layer for at least another unless we begin now in orderly and de liberate fashion to Deal with this Issue he said then those who come after us May suffer. And the fault would be our own timidity and the three agencies acted last month to require warning labels on products using fluorocarbon propellants in a first step toward the phase out. The labels already required by Epa on pesticide sprays and soon to be mandatory on products regulated by Fra and the product safety commission say warning contains a chlorofluorocarbon that May harm the Public health and environment by reducing Ozone in the upper chlorofluorocarbon is the chemical name for gases composed of chlorine fluorine and Carbon that have come to be known simply As fluorocarbons. It is the chlorine in the form of Chloride radicals that has been found to deplete the Earth s protective umbrella of Ozone in the strato sphere. Bellis named for 3rd Star Ramstein Germany maj. Gen. Benjamin n. Bellis commander of Safe s 17th air Force has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and will be reassigned As commander of6th Allied tactical air Force at Izmir. Hirkey. Bellis will replace it. Gen. George g. Loving jr., who will become commander of fifth air Force Yokota a Japan a Safe spokesman said. A change of com Mand will take place at Izmir june 2. Maj. Gen. Walter d. Druen jr., com Mander of air Force s military personnel Center. Randolph fab tex., and assistant Deputy chief of staff personnel for Mili tary personnel at . Air Force he. Has been named to take Over As 17th air Force commander. A change of command will take place at Sembach Germany june 9, the spokesman said. Bellis has been 17th air Force com Mander since november 1974
