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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday september 19, 1978\ say w a " lilt w a ii a " Sadat begin sign peace blueprint the Mornine. Conferred for six min c continued from Page 1 Sinai desert Between three and nine months after a peace treaty is signed. N they said the jewish state will pull the last of its troops from Sinai Between two and three years after peace is declared in the Middle East after three decades of  made the announcement of the agreements which culminated 13 Days of intense secret negotiations at Camp David in the Maryland mountains before a hastily summoned group of congressional and diplomatic leaders in the East room. The president scarcely could contain his Joy and Pride and his declaration of a Middle East peace after 30 years of War and hostility since the birth of Israel was interrupted frequently by applause. The three leaders addressed the television audience from the East room of the White House with three flags israeli egyptian and american hanging behind a Small table under a huge Crystal Chande  said the Camp David Summit talks should be renamed the Jimmy Carter  said he would go before a joint session of Congress monday night to de scribe the historic agreements. Great Victory Sadat called it a great Victory for the nations of Egypt and Israel and All Man  three leaders All crossed arms Ana held . President we israelis thank you from the Bottom of our hearts for the peace for which we have prayed for More than 30 years begin said. The jewish people have suffered too much. My Friend president Sadat and i will sign a peace treaty that promises peace in three months. Let us Promise that we will do it earlier than three months begin said to ringing  applauded and smiled broadly Bobbing his head in  and Sadat both were effusive in their Praise of Carter. And after their re Marks both men rushed to each other behind the president and embraced warmly while the room erupted in pro longed  agreement provides for Israel and Egypt establishing full diplomatic relations As soon As the jewish state makes its first major withdrawals from the Sinai desert. Captured territory Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan and the Sinai desert As Well As the Gaza strip from Egypt during the six Day 1967 Middle East War. One potential stumbling Block was the failure of the twin accords to agree on the future of israeli settlements on the West Bank. J the egyptian delegation insisted withdrawal of All israeli settlements was a requisite for concluding the projected egyptian israeli peace treaty. The israeli delegation said removal of the settlements would be negotiated in the course of the coming peace talks. . Officials said the Knesset Israel s parliament would be called into session to debate and decide the settlement Issue in the next two  possible trouble spot was the future of East Jerusalem annexed by Israel at the end of the 1967 War. . Officials said an Exchange of letters would de scribe plans for the future of former jordanian East Jerusalem. The administration officials expressed Hope Jordan would join the next round of israeli egyptian peace talks. Summit sources had reported talks Between Sadat and jordanian King Hussein during the Camp David negotiations. The officials said Israel Jordan and Egypt Are expected to make Contact with the palestinians living on the West Bank to bring them into the negotiations for the final status of the  said of Sadat he came to us As a guest a former enemy and during our first meeting we became friends.". Begin said he and Sadat visited each other in their Camp David Cabins sunday and we Shook hands we again said to each other you Are my  Camp David proved that any problem can be solved if there is Good will and understanding and some some  officials said the interim agree ment provides for Israel to maintain a Mil itary presence in the West Bank and palestinian residents to enjoy self govern m. Summit sources said the turning Point was Carter s Marathon four hour 25 minute meeting with begin saturday night the longest round of talks Between the. Two men since the Summit began sept. 5. The Summit wound up after Carter held a series of Lith hour meetings with Sadat and begin to Iron out the final details of the two agreements. Carter met for 45 minutes with Sadat in a a fes patrons average saving reportedly 22% continued from Page 1 Mcchord fab and at 53 stores in the Wrightstown n.j., shopping area serving the it. Dix Mcguire  san Antonio 48 stores were checked and in Columbus ga., serving it. Ben Ning 48 stores were  said that in All 3,203 comparative prices were collected in the civilian stores in August and prices of the Day including specialities and other promotions were reported for comparison against identical items sold by cafes another recent report released by the defense audit service said that cafes customers save just 13 percent on Neces sity items. It found that Exchange shop pers savings varied geographically from a Low 1.06 percent to a High 18.65 percent Nielsen called cafes prices very competitive and said that the Survey showed prices were higher on Only 9 per cent of the observations that 89 per cent of the observations were lower and 2 per cent were the  a prepared statement Daniel said mrs. Marcos picks russians Over . Congressmen Manila a Imelda r. Marcos says she d rather visit the russians than american  Philippines first lady says 15 . Congressmen were rude to her during a july meeting she requested in Washington but soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin was very kind when she toured his country. Marcos said the congressmen most of whom Are severe critics of her husband s martial Law government asked questions based entirely on the views of hostile and uninformed  that each month it becomes More difficult for the military services to attract and retain the Quality of personnel needed for the maintenance of defense. Repeatedly Daniel said i have been told by these Fine men and women that they feel they have been had insofar As the no pay items they have been prom ised Are concerned. Pm privileges and prices Are among these  believe it is important that enlistees and careerists be made aware of the Dollar value realized in this area Daniel said. $500 million asked in French Oil spill Paris a eighty eight French towns and villages along the Atlantic coastline polluted by the wreck of the Oil Tanker Amoco Cadiz have filed suit for $500 million dollars in damages their lawyers have  claim filed in new York Federal court comes on top of a $300-million Law suit by the French government also filed in new  lawyers Christian Hugo and co Rinne Lepage said the suit names Amoco International Oil owner of the Amoco Ca Diz along with Royal dutch Shell Stan Dard Oil of California and Claude Phillip Amoco s director of maritime operations. The Amoco Cadiz wreck last March spilled 220,000 tons of Oil off the Brittany coast polluting about 100 Miles of Shore. A French Senate inquiry put the damage to tourism and fishing and the Cost of cleaning the beaches at about $113 million. Plaintiffs named in the suit Are the 88 communities and several nature Conser vation groups and associations of Hote Liers restaurateurs fishermen and trades men. The morning conferred for six minute with begin in the afternoon and then met again with Sadat again for nearly two  nationally televised ceremony was welcomed by frustrated reporters who had been kept in the dark throughout the Summit by a White House imposed new blackout. At the signing Sadat praised Carter courage in calling the tripartite Summit and hard work in bringing the two Mideast leaders together. In the weeks ahead important Deci Sions have to be made if we Are to proceed on the Road to peace he said. A continuation of your Active role is  begin said Carter took a great risk for himself with an initiative unimagined in our  worked harder than our forefathers in building the pyramids begin quipped bringing guffaws from Secretary of state Cyrus Vance. New violence expected on West Bank Somoza troops mop up rebel pocket Managua Nicaragua a presi Dent Anastasio Somoza s National guard was reported mopping up one of the last two centers of rebel resistance in North West Nicaragua monday and making steady Progress in the other despite hard fighting by sandinista guerrillas. In the South Somoza s troops repelled an attempt to overrun a Border outpost and proclaim a strip of Border land free  the rebels there retreated into Costa Rica but vowed to return for another  Managua where there was scattered shooting sunday night businessmen announced their determination to continue a strike launched aug. 25 to Force the presi Dent s  commission from the organization of american states arrived in Costa Rica to investigate the Costa rican government s charge that a nicaraguan plane attacked a truck two Miles inside Costa Rica. Persons returning from the Northwest said they saw Many dead and wounded. They said the National guard Nicaragua s 7,500-Man army and police Force was executing people suspected of being snipers in Esteli and  guard reported its forces retook control of Chin Andega sunday afternoon and were continuing mop up operations. Reports from Esteli said government troops were advancing steadily under heavy  from Esteli said the guard bombed strafed and rocketed the Down town area of the City sunday causing great destruction. In Leon where the Somoza forces re gained control saturday witnesses reported summary executions of suspected snip ers. Entire blocks of the City were destroyed during the fighting. Story on Page 27. From press dispatches hours after the announcement of the Camp David agreements a hand grenade was tossed at a Busload of israeli troops in a weit Bank town and local Arab leaders said the incident could signal the Start of violent opposition to the  clamped a curfew on the town of Al birth after the Early morning incident that inflicted no casualties. Al birth is the twin town of Ramallal and has a population of 22,000  Bank leaders expressed anger and resentment at egyptian president Anwar Sadat who they said had no authority to negotiate for the  palestinian does t like the re sults because nobody can speak for the palestinians said Al birth mayor Ibra him  another incident israeli authorities announced the capture of a three Man Arab death squad that had planned to seize City officials in a Northern Frontier town in a spectacular raid designed to overshadow the conclusion of the Camp David Summit.2 surrender a military spokesman said two members of the squad surrendered to israeli troops soon after crossing the lebanese Border in the Margaliot sector. Troops captured the third afterwards. All were heavily  spokesman said the three palestini an guerrillas All members of the Abu Abbas splinter group had set out from the lebanese port of Sidon and passed through . Lines in South Lebanon with the Aid of forged lebanese identification papers. The three infiltrators planned to seize the mayor and councilmen of the Northern Frontier town of Kiryati Shimona and demand the release of 10 imprisoned palestinian , officials in Washington con firmed that egyptian foreign minister Mohammed i. Kamel resigned in the Wake of the Summit agreement and expressed fear that it was an indication that Sadat could not sell the agreement to the Arab  report of Kamel s resignation had ear Lier been denied. Europe partly Cloudy and cooler with morning fog  change wednesday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 63, Low 46. Sunset tuesday 6 32 . Sunrise wednesday 6 w  recorded sunday. 4am 4pm 4am 82  65 58 75  5946 61 Brussels p 50 50 63 Frankfurt p 46 58 91 Madrid c 58 50 66 Paris p 59 4pm75 Athens p 57 Berlin,cl54 Copenhagen p 66 London p 61 Munich p 81 Rome p a partly Cloudy cd Cloudy  25,31st weather so  
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