European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes climbing the Dolomite see stripes Magazine n Randy Barnett s car Corner Page 13 q twins release Pitcher Howe Page 17 n today s Dollar buys 2.89 Marks Page 23 the stars Ano stripes vol. 44, no. 154 thursday september 19, 198 Koo i o d 8693 a Beirut kidnappers free presbyterian missionary Washington a the Rev. Benjamin Weir one of seven americans kidnapped in Beirut has been released the presbyterian Church said wednesday. The Church s announcement said the in formation about Weir s release came from his wife Carol Weir. Mrs. Weir was t immediately available to comment. We can now confirm that he is released and we have no further information Dale Williams of tic Church s new York office told reporters. Weir 61, a presbyterian missionary was kidnapped in Beirut on May 8, 1984. He had been held the longest of any of the seven american hostages there. Williams did not say How mrs. Weir received the information on her husband. She said details were expected soon. Williams said she is the editorial services manager of the denomination s communications unit in Washington. White House spokesmen both in Washington and travelling Wilh president Reagan to a speech in new Hampshire refused comment on the report saying thai they would neither confirm nor deny it. Asked How mrs. Weir could be reached and when and How she Learned of her Hus see Beirut on Page 24 Orr assails Stockman s go pension Bla. By Norman Black Washington a air Force Secretary Verne Orr saying that military morale is extremely High attacked former budget director David a. Stockman on tuesday for criticizing the military pen Sion system. Addressing the annual convention of the air Force association Orr never mentioned Stockman by  but he left no doubt about the identity of his target when he began discussing proposals to Cut bail military pensions. A moral is extremely who will retire on no Ufa there arc some warning Clouds Fine horizon How Ever. And  ill conceived and i  out attempt to  he referred to a recent letter to the military forces by defense Secretary Cas Par Weinberger that told them any change would t affect those who arc now in. But there is scepticism we have not been helped when a Mcmo bar of this administration who had Tity of divinity school purim comrades were dying  the military  scandal and an us to Contact Stockman for a re Ponse on tuesday were unsuccessful. Last feb. 6, during testimony before the Senate budget committee Stockman said the military pension system was too generous and a scandal because top offi cers were More worried about protecting their pensions than National Security. The veterans of foreign wars immediately denounced Stockman at the a draft   Orr id  reacted Day. Neither of made such a remark about Kman s background. Stockman who stepped Down As budget director in july up Cal two years at har Vard divinity school after graduating from Michigan state in 1968, before join ing the staff of former rep. John Ander son a Iii. Because of his divinity school status he received a draft deferment. Orr who served As a Supply corps officer during world War ii suggested that the american Public had been misled about the pension system by the news Media. The average person does t retire from the average per it Long before retirement. Only 13 percent of our people stay in to retire. And if this is the great Bonan a that peo ple talk about How come 87 percent of these smart Young americans Don t think it s Good enough to slay around for he added a Hon we can t pay $8,800 to a tech sergeant who has made a do in moves for his country has gone to Remote locations and has put his life on the Tine then i think our priorities need to be re  a House Senate conference commit cd has approved a tentative Compromise that would Cut the Pentagon s $18 billion re quest for military pensions by $2.9 billion. It would Force the Pentagon to restructure the system for future enlisted people. Britain Calls off War of expulsion with soviet Ynion London a Britain called to War ofe Puj Ion with the soviet Union on Ibanes Day saying it would not Deport More soviets Inok ligation for the latest ouster of six britons from Moscow a we wish to draw a Linen Der this affair said Christopher Meyer the beads the foreign office news department. We have no plans at from  m the foreign office yement came a few hours after the soviets ordered of live British embassy staff Mem Ben and a Jou Malish the latest round of tit for Tat expulsions triggered off he defection to Britain of the Kab spy Agency s Chieffer Tive in London last week. Meyer said doing a news conference that Britain has the firm into Jpn of restoring the British embassy staff in Moscow but be did not say when. He denied Arges that the British decision amounts to backing Dolivin the face of Kremlin Defiance calling this a  of  prime 4nister Margaret Thatcher insisted that the soviet Ivon had lost out in the crisis that threatened further Mage to Anglo soviet relations. Spec big to reporters in Egypt where she is on an office visit Thatcher said this shows the soviet Union in Wetty poor Light. They were caught red handed and Ahapow  be crisis has brought relations Between the two coun to their lowest Point in years and this is the first time see Britain on Page 24 Onifry Titan i missile flies into pieces after list from High powered chem cil user. The was tested sept. 6 at White Sands missile a n.m., is part of president Reagan s Star program. Eneva Summit Block ski Fesili Reagan says washing Day night ruled Union that woul controversial sir system. But the president Mal news conference ii willing to negotiate with Over the deployment of that would help rid the a president Reagan on tucs Summit agreement with the soviet k testing and development of his defense initiative missile defense vering questions at his first for uce months said he would be t Leader Mikhail Gorbachev cult billion Dollar system if he nuclear  with the Reagan Gorbachik in Geneva the president also an american anti satellite wac the soviets have tested such could t stand by and allow omit set for nov. 11-20 ended the recent test of i  he said pm and added we have a monopoly on the ability to shoot Down satellites."1 Reagan said he was taking his Asp Active Summit meeting seriously and said this has i to be More than just  but he added hero est t plan on giving the soviet Leader a Friendship  it in t necessary that we love or even lil Quch other he said but that it is important for the two sulk Powers to negotiate. Even so his comments on the a wars testing appeared to repeat Long held presidential was and thus contradict published reports that a change Ira policy might be under consideration. Making his first prime time television appearance undergoing cancer surgery july 13, the 74-year-old. Dent sported his usual Ruddy Cheeks and walked or Accel see ski on Page 24