European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday september 4, 1985 White House cautious in replying to charge made by Gorbachev Washington a the White House sidestepping soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s charge that the United states is trying to drive Moscow into a Corner before november s Summit talks tuesday welcomed his pledge to submit serious proposal to improve relations Between the superpowers. In a restrained cautiously worded response to Gorbachev s interview with time Magazine which was released on sunday presidential spokesman Larry Speaks said president Reagan i taking s serious approach to the relationship and has indicated that he is willing to meet the soviets half Way in an Effort to solve  he repeated Reagan i Challenge to the soviets to permit the american president the same Access to the soviet Union s government controlled Media As Gorbachev has to the Independent Western press. Speakes referred Only indirectly to Gorbachev s charge levied in his first interview with a Western Magazine that Washington has set the stage Lor a bout Between some kind of political super gladiators with the Only thought in mind being How Best to Deal a deft blow at the opponent and score an extra Point in this  it appears that even the slightest head Way depends exclusively upon concessions by the soviet Union Gorbachev said. Our views of the causes of the present  tensions Are quite different from that presented by or. Gorbachev Speakes said. We do not intend to enter into a debate in the Media. Preparations for the meeting in Geneva Are Best conducted through confidential diplomatic channels Speakes said expressing his reluctance to engage the soviet leadership in open argument. However he said we arc pleased that or. Gorbachev was Able to present his views to the american Public. If president Reagan had a comparable Opportunity to express his views to the soviet people through the soviet Media this would doubtless improve our dialogue and indicate soviet willingness to accept a de Gree of reciprocity in  important aspect of our relations he Saij. Reagan Hopes his meeting with Gorba Chev in late november in Geneva will Lead to Resolution of problems Between the two nations the White House spokesman said but he gave no indication the United states expects any breakthrough or new agreements to come out of the talks. Gorbachev predicted the United states will take a hard Jine in the november sum Mit meeting and expects the soviet Union to make All the concessions. It appear that even the slightest head Way depends exclusively upon concessions by the soviet Union Gorbachev said. He said the United states has unjustifiably blamed the soviet Union for Many world problems. That is a scenario of pressure of at tempts to drive us into a Corner to ascribe to us As so Many times in the past every mortal sin from unleashing an arms race to aggression in the Middle East from Vio lations of human rights to some scheming or other even in South Africa he said. Speakes said the United states has received no response to its proposal that is. And soviet leaders arrange Exchange appearances on each other s National television As part of an Effort to increase understanding. American embassies invite espionage senator says the United states is inviting espionage by employing native workers at embassies in Eastern bloc countries and the soviet Union sen. Alan Dixon said. He intends to introduce a Bill that Calls for replacing for eign workers with american staff. We cannot afford to have soviet personnel working behind the Walls of our embassies the Illinois Democrat said at a news Confer ence. The evidence is pretty Clear that Fame people working at the embassies Are  Dixon said monday that he will Intro Duce legislation next week thai would allo Cate More Money to hire embassy personnel allowing americans to replace native employees in Eastern bloc embassies. Dixon s proposal would allocate si2 Mil lion to hire american workers in fiscal 1986 and $33 million in fiscal 1987. Nearly 2,000 jobs would be created As americans replace soviet and Eastern bloc workers employed As secretaries maids and maintenance workers Dixon said. The additional funds Are to hire Ameri cans for our Moscow embassy replacing russian workers who arc suspected of using dangerous spy dust on american civilians and diplomats Dixon said. The state department announced aug. 21 that american embassy workers in mos cow were being dusted with a dangerous chemical known As . Or Ppd. The Kab allegedly used the so called spy dust to Trace the movements of americans in Moscow. Space weapon test plans got top support paper says Washington up senior White House and Pentagon officials not air Force commanders pushed the decision to hold the first test next month of the anti satellite weapon against a target in space the Washington Post has reported. Citing sources inside and outside the government the newspaper said the decision was made to Send a message to the soviet Union and to Congress about the administration s resolve to proceed with the weapon even though the test will provide considerably less useful information than the one the air Force had planned to conduct. The test was delayed because of technical problems in the weapon and the target and the air Force had expected to reschedule it in a few months the Post said. But the problems were solved earlier than expected the Post said and defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger recommended that presi Dent Reagan approve a test without the instrumented target to show resolve according to a Pentagon official. Without the instruments in the target an air Force official told the Post it will be a hit or miss test and if it misses we won t know by How much we  Apo Holo Michael Der Nimond breathing on his own. Recipient of Jsrvik-7 improving Tucson. Ariz. A artificial heart recipient Michael dim mond has been taken off a Respirator and was Able to get out of bed sit in a chair and watch television and exercise his hands by squeezing a rubber Ball. But while Drummond is now breathing on his own and keeps showing signs of improvement Doc tors at University medical Center say it is still too Early to decide when he will be ready for a human heart transplant Hospital spokeswoman Jan Roo Ney said the 25-year-old assistant supermarket manager the youngest person to receive a Jarvik-7 pump remained in critical but stable Condi Tion tuesday but his vital signs Are Locking  after the Respirator was removed monday Drummond also was Able to drink a milk shake Rooney said. Drummond s Mother Joan a nurse in Phoenix ariz., told report ers monday she via Lump Nice at How Well her son was doing. I think he s doing great. I could t even Hope that he d be doing this Well she said adding thank god the Jan 7 was available. On thursday Drummond became the sixth person to receive the mechanical heart following a months Long viral infection that weakened his own heart and left him near death. Three other Jarvik-7 recipients still survive including a Man in Sweden who is in intensive care Fol lowing a recent stroke. Or Urmond is the first patient to be Given the device As a temporary lifesaving measure. Doctors Hope to remove it once a human heart is available for transplant and he is Strong enough for the surgery. Heart surgeon Jack Copeland said he wanted to wait at least a week but not More than three before per forming the transplant. They re going to go by his Condi Tion said Trudy Jacobson a Hospi Tal spokeswoman. At this Point they have not started looking for a human t re itna8ine maybe on thursday they la Start thinking about  americans celebrate labor Day by the associated press americans celebrated labor Day by re. Taxing at beaches concerts and barbecues while politicians and Union Leaden paid tribute to the nation s workers and warned of a threat to jobs because of imports. What i see today from the grass Roott up is not a weak sick discouraged labor movement said Al Cio chief Lane Kirkland in Elpaso Texas. The labor movement is the first line of defense and the Only real Avenue of Progress for the Plain people in this  president Reagan s labor Day message sunday urged labor and management to work hand in hand to improve the Poal Tion of american products in foreign mar  by Midnight monday 397 people had died on the nation s highways during the three Day labor Day weekend. The National safety Council predicted the death toll would be Between 450 and 550 during the four Day weekend. In new York City thousands of March ers representing hundreds of unions paraded up fifth Avenue. This is the High holy Day of the work ing people in this country said new York gov. Mario Cuomo who marched with mayor de Koch. It s a Day to re member the role unions have played in our Progress. It s a Day to recall what the situation was before  the Day was hot and dry As Crystal Lee Sutton inspiration for the movie Norma Rae talked to a United Auto worker picnic gathering of 3,500 people in grand Prairie Texas about her Union building work at a North Carolina textile Mill in the 1970s. My dream is to see a rally this by in North Carolina because North car Una workers Are the lowest paid in the Coon try she said. Beverly Hills calif., held its first Ever labor Day Bash with 100 Rous Royce Chau Feuring celebrities at the head of the Parade and gourmet food stand lining its route which included posh Rodeo drive. At san Francisco s Golden Gate Park tens of thousands heard Rock stars Paul Kantner and Many Balin co founders of Jefferson air plane at a Benefit conceit for the City s hungry and Home leu. The annual Parade and rally in Detroit Drew about 170000 people Pouce mid. Law president Owen Bieber and United mine workers president Richard Trumet were among those who addressed the rally Michigan gov. James Blanchard Ted an estimated 45,000 people across the Macki nac Bridge for the 28th annual five mile walk from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City. Scientists suspend Survey of titanic Boston a an exhausted group of scientists suspended their Survey of tie remains of the titanic tuesday after find ing the Hull in such Good condition that chief scientist or. Robert Ballard called it urn piece a spokeswoman said. He s been working round the clock for three Days on just two hours sleep Shelley Lauzon Public relations director for the Woods Hole oceanographic Institute said tuesday morning. She had just spoken with the geologist via a ship to Shore Telephone Call to the Navy research vessel Knorr. Scientists spotted the first pieces of the litanies boiler Early sunday morning Dur ing a search of the Ocean floor 500 Miles off Newfoundland Lauzon said. She said Ballard said any attempts to Salvage the wreck would be