European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday september 27, 1978 City shaken mediation of conflict Over Cavern site bombing by Dan Synovec Bremerhaven Bureau chief osterholz Schrambeck Ger Many is the Early sunday morning bombing at the 171-million Mark construction site of the Cavern that soon will be the Home of 2nd army div fwd has shaken this North German Community City officials said tuesday. Wilfred Iffert the City s Liaison spokes Man with the 2nd army div fwd said City officials now Are concerned about the american elementary and High school Complex and 1,027 apartments and Row houses still being built Here. Obviously some groups think they May be Able to take them As targets. And we Are very worried that they might hit again Iffert said. In the past there have been no violent protests. We have been Able to Deal with groups by talking with them. But now we have a new situation. They have shown what they can  Type of bomb it. Col. Harold e. Hoitt executive offi cer of the . Army support group Nord deutschland said the explosion was caused by a pipe bomb made of two pro pane Gas containers and either int or dynamite. The blast which buckled a 15-foot Sec Tion of a Brick Wall and blew out several windows caused 80,000 to 90,000 Marks damage to the building. A police investigator said the bomb had been placed under the building s foundation. Guards at the site sunday reported that they spotted a taxi in the Vicinity of the dining facilities. When occupants of the taxi noticed they were being watched the cab sped away. Anonymous Call at 1 45 . Monday a bund Estehr ser Geant responsible for the communications Tower at Carlstadt received an Anonymous Call telling him that a bomb had been plan Ted at the Cavern nearly 24 hours after the blast occurred. The German no notified police who investigated the Call but were unable to find anything. Police at osterholz Schrambeck said tuesday they still have received no Calls claiming responsibility for the bombing. Hoitt said the army had no responsibility for the Security of the Cavern since it has not been turned Over officially to the army. He added that the German contractor has agreed to increase the Security Force until a German guard Force operating under the standouts Vera lung As Sumes responsibility for the external Security in Early october. The German government is scheduled to turn the Cavern Over to the army in ceremonies Here oct.17. Pope goes to Lateran Basilica Vatican City a Pope John Paul i left the Vatican for the first time since his election and drove to the Lateran Basilica to take Possession of his seat As Bishop of Rome. Somoza oks role by . Managua a president Anasta Sio Somoza accepted a . Mediation role in Nicaragua s bloody political crisis and tuesday invited a human rights commis Sion to investigate charges of violations. Acting foreign minister Harry Bodan Scheel told the inter american commis Sion on human rights it can come any time to Nicaragua to investigate alleged atrocities. A foreign ministry communique said instructions have been Given to the Nicara Guan representative at the organization of american states to advise the persons concerned. The commission was to arrive oct. 3. There have been opposition charges of National guard abuses against citizens in cities where fierce fighting raged for two weeks Between rebels and the 7,500-Man  government denies them charging that rebels were at times seen dressed in army uniforms. Refugees streaming from the cities told of spending Days cowering under furniture in their Homes As the air i orce bombarded rebel positions to rubble. President Carter s special envoy Wil Liam Jorden met twice with Somoza who said through an aide that the military government accepted the . Offer to assist in negotiations to help in finding peaceful solutions to the current situation in Nicaragua with the participation of interested political opposition  but a spokesman for the nicaraguan development Institute a 700-member organization of businessmen said there would be no mediation until the govern ment frees 22 members in jail. The government said tuesday that 340 persons Are under arrest and will be re leased if they can prove they had nothing to do with subversive activities. There were no further details on the detained persons. The opposition alleges that those in jail number Over 2,000 in this capital of nearly a half million. A few bombs exploded during the night there were some arrests and scattered shooting could be heard. But the City was quiet tuesday morning. . To make big Trade deficit Dent in 79, Blumenthal tells world meet Washington a . Treasury Secretary w. Michael Blumenthal said tuesday the United states will substantially reduce its foreign Trade and payments deficits next year As it continues along the Road toward economic Good health. He ruled out the possibility of a recession next year. Blumenthal said an improvement in the nation s foreign Trade should make Possi ble a 30 percent to 40 percent reduction in America s International payments deficit or As much As $7 billion less than the Esti mated deficit this year of $18 billion to $19 billion. In an address to the 33rd annual joint meeting of the International monetary fund and the world Bank Blumenthal said the crisis Points have been passed even though High inflation and unemployment plague Many countries. Obviously the world Economy has not fully recovered the health and vigor we seek he said. But it has come a Long Way and we know what still needs to be  in the United states he said our Economy has performed remarkably Well and today is at a More advanced stage of recovery than most other Industrial coun tries. The Economy is now approaching optimum utilization of productive capacity he said meaning that most of the nation s new Swiss state is born Bern Switzerland a anew Swiss state has been born in a historic referendum that changed the map of the confederation for the first time in 130 years. By a Large majority voters approved a constitutional amendment creating the Republic of Jura As the 23rd Canton of Switzerland and the sixth where French is the official language. 2 Bronco cheerleaders fired because of pickpocket arrest Denver up two members of the Denver Broncos cheerleader squad were fired monday because of their arrest by police last week. Pam Stockhaus general manager of the Pony express club said cheerleaders Dia Hann Miller 21, and Vicki Lundock 19, were fired because their activities have resulted in negative publicity for All members of the  the two were arrested last wednesday after Miller allegedly picked the pocket of a police officer posing As a drunk lying in the Street police said. Lundock was in a nearby car officers said. No charges were filed against either woman. Stockhaus said the women must be considered innocent of any criminal action but said their involvement was not in keep ing with the Pony express image. We have concluded that the conduct of the girls was not in keeping with the Stan Dards of the Pony express club and that their contracts with the club should there fore be terminated she said. Factories Are now operating at close to their maximum output. He predicted an improved future for the battered . Dollar because of the reduction in the nation s foreign payments deficits next year especially if Germany and Japan cooperate in reducing their pay ment surpluses. He pledged the United states will help Dollar drops then rallies Europe London a the Dollar floundered up and Down on european foreign exchanges tuesday sinking to a record Trad ing Low against the Swiss franc before ral lying late in the Day. Gold prices fell Back from monday s re Cord highs. The Dollar s late rally came after trea sury Secretary Michael Blumenthal gave an optimistic speech to the annual joint meeting of the International monetary fund and world Bank in Washington. He predicted substantial improvement in the . Foreign Trade deficit next year and pledged the Carter administration to appropriate action to protect the integrity of the  his remarks led to hectic late trading. A Frankfurt dealer said the Market had been looking for some news to create a demand for dollars and what Blumenthal said  earlier dealers across Europe had been shaking their Heads unable to guess what the Dollar would do next. The . Currency started the Day slightly higher against the powerful Swiss franc but it plummeted to an All time trading Low of 1.4605 Swiss francs by midday. The Swiss franc soared higher against All other currencies too. Some dealers said this was caused by Large quantities of Arab capital moving into Swiss Banks. Share prices plunged on the Zurich Stock Exchange because a higher franc makes Swiss goods More expensive abroad bad news for Switzerland s Export led Economy. I think we May be in real trouble now said one Money dealer worried about the Impact on the Swiss Economy. However Blumenthal s remarks rallied the Dollar to 1.4960 Swiss francs slightly higher than monday s rate of 1.4905. In Frankfurt the rate was 1.9492 Marks after plunging Early in the Day to 1.9336 Marks the Dollar s second lowest fixing Ever. Conversion table on Page 27. Maintain an open world trading system free from As Many Trade barriers As Possi ble which will Benefit Rich and poor nations alike. % while the . Economy will grow at a slower rate next year than during 1977 and 1978, Blumenthal said this is necessary to help reduce inflation. He said the administration will insure the slowdown is not so Sharp that it will push the country into a new recession. The Carter administration is committed to take the necessary actions to pre vent that from happening in the United states Blumenthal said. We do not see any evidence there will be a recession in the United  world financial leaders meeting Here Are concerned Over continuing . Inflation and Large Trade and payments imbalances which have been a major cause of the Steep decline of the Dollar in the past 18 months. Crizer nominated for Usa eur Post by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington is defense Secre tary Harold Brown announced tuesday that maj. Gen. Pat w. Crizer has been nominated to become Deputy commander in chief of Usa eur seventh army. Brown said that president Carter has approved the nomination and appointment for Crizer s promotion to lieutenant Gener al. No Date was Given As to when Crizer would assume his new duties. He is presently assigned As commanding general of army readiness Region Iii at fort Meade my. Crizer 54, will succeed it. Gen. Charles j. Simmons of Bellevue Texas who has served at Usa eur since november 1977. A Pentagon spokesman said that Sim Mons has been reassigned to Washington d.c., for medical evaluation at Walter Reed Hospital. The spokesman did not offer other de tails on the 53-year-old Simmons reassign ment. Crizer of Appalachia va., is a graduate of the u. S. Military Academy and Syra Cuse University. 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