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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q medal of Honor winners gather for convention Page 5 Navy surveys officers on bring ing Back dress Khaki Page 6 d Mandrikova tops Navratilova to win . Open Page 21 the  vol. 44. No. 144 monday september 9, 1985 lie Doi y old Sundi d 8693 a soviet arms Cut offer reported Boston a the soviet Union has offered to reduce its strategic missiles and bombers by up to 40 percent Over the next five years if the United states bans tests of Star wars weapons during that period the Boston Globe reported sunday. The offer was part of an arms control pact that also included Radical reduction in soviet medium Range missiles and on site inspection an unidentified soviet bloc dip Lomat told the newspaper. The soviets want an agreement in principle on the Deal at the november Summit Between soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and president Reagan with details to be negotiated afterwards the Diplomat said. Senior administration officials said the Diplomat s report seemed to represent a far More detailed description of purported Kremlin thinking on an arms control pack age than they have heard previously the newspaper said. However the . Officials reserved judgment until the soviets spell out their proposal directly. Uplifting experience Morion bub Date ctn helps position of Abeln pud Reich & men in Down die allow me statue sculpted by j. Town Philadelphia. The realistic looking Seward Johnson or As ii is moved to its statue depicts chivalrous nun holding per Ankot Home outside the Law offices an umbrella and hailing a tax if an agreement in principle were reached the Diplomat told the newspaper the soviets would make substantive Prog Ress on such issues As human rights bilateral relations and regional problem areas. The Diplomat said the suggested pact includes a phased reduction of up to 40 per cent in land and submarine based missiles and Long Range bombers Over five years. A ban on tests and deployment of the Reagan administration s strategic defense initiative also known As Star wars anti missile systems and anti satellite weapons with research permitted. A free then a Rollback in the num Ber of medium Range weapons. On site inspection. . Analysts said talk of a 40 percent Cut in missiles and bombers was higher than Gorbachev s Public reference to a Cut of 25 percent or More but was consistent with recent private soviet hints according to the newspaper. Canada won t join . In research for Star wars7 project Ottawa a Canada will not for Mally participate in the research phase of president Reagan s strategic defense initiative known As Star wars but  not oppose it. Prime minister Brian Mulroney said saturday. While the government is rejecting the . Invitation private Canadian Compa Nies will be free to bid on sd1 research contracts he said. After careful and detailed consideration the govern ment of Canada has concluded that can Ada s own policies and priorities do not warrant a govern mint to govern mint Effort in support of sd1 research mul Roney told reporters. He spoke with them Mulroney after a Daylong meeting of legislators of his progressive conservative party. Although Canada  not intend to participate on a govern mint to govern mint basis in the ski research program private companies and institutions inter ested in participating in the program will continue to be free to do so he added. The prime minister said Canada believes it would be prudent for the United states itself to proceed with the Star wars research in Light of significant advances in soviet research in Simitar areas. He also said his government believes the research program is consistent with . Treaty obligations. He said he has conveyed his govern ment s decision to Reagan. In Washington White mouse spokes Man Albert r. Lara Shear said Mulroney had called Reagan and informed him of Canada s action. The president thanked the prime min ister for the Opportunity to work with Ca Nadian private corporations that can and will participate in ski research Bra Shear said. He declined further comment. The United states invited its nato partners and other allies to participate in the strategic defense initiative but. So far no country has accepted without qualifications. Canada had it first expressed interest in the plan with some attention on the number of jobs it might create but it walked when Washington requested a response within 60 Days after its formal invitation issued during a March meeting of nato. In Hamburg can Wulc. Research min ister Heinz risen Huber was quoted As saying that German participation in re search in the plan cannot be justified by civilian research technology  he told the weekly newsmagazine scr Spiegel the question is whether ski carries the technical feasibility of protect ing us from offensive nuclear  if such feasibility is proved officials must determine whether ski can be compatible with disarmament goals and the Western Alliance policy As Well As German foreign policy risen Huber said. He said that Only when those questions arc answered should Germany weigh whether the civilian technological spinoffs from ski would be Worth involvement in the project. Fund raisers build luxury Home in 72 hours Reston a. Up some 250 car Penters put the finishing touches saturday on a $250,000 luxury House built in 72 hours to raise Money for area charities. Construction began on the 4-bedroom, 3m-bathroom House at 6 . Wednesday and continued around the clock until the last Nail was driven in at about 6 30 . Saturday organizers from the Northern Virginia builders association outreach committee said. The builders House 1985, valued at 1250,000 and erected in an elegant suburb of Washington d.c., includes a Media Center loft Interior balconies sunroom exercise room Sauna two fireplaces a Jacuzzi and a wet bar. The association began Selling $10 raffle tickets on wednesday hoping to raise si.5 million for area charities. Tickets will be sold until nov. 15, and the Winner of the House is to be announced dec. 7. A total of 2,000 carpenters masons plumbers electricians Interior decorators and landscapes volunteered from area companies to work on the House. Organizers called it a masterpiece of   
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