European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday. September 28. 1985 watching the warm  three Young fans from left. Bred Hudson 12, turn a Lukie 13, and Rob Crl Price ii Walch from beneath the bleachers As the Maran Cook High school football team of re Adfield Maine practices for a weekend game. Their Van Tage Point offered some Protection from the brisk fall weather. Sen. Mathias deficit hit 1985 Low in August will not seek re election Washington a sen. Charles Mcc Mathias jr., a three irm Republican moderate from Maryland announced Fri Day he will not seek re election next year a decision that will make it More difficult for republicans to maintain control of the sen ate in 1986. Mathias told a news conference he is leaving the Senate to spend More Lime with his family com menting the season has arrived to shift to a new held of a  before the announcement Mary land gop slate chairman Allan Levey said i m Dis appointed. I was Al _ _ ways hoping the sen Mathias Ator would run because i Don t think any one in the state in the democratic or Republican party could beat him. This creates a problem because we were count ing on him to  republicans who have a 53-47 Senate majority were concerned about Mathias scat even before his decision because Strong democratic opposition was expected. Democrats Harry Hughes the governor and reps. Michael Barnes and Barbara Mikulski have been mentioned a possible opponents. More than two thirds of the stale s registered voters Are democratic according to 1984 figures and Mathias has always been Able to win by using his moderate to Liberal views to Appeal to voters in both parties. Likely Republican contenders arc More constr alive than Mathias. They include former . Ambassador Jane Kirkpa trick rep. Marjoric Holt who has announced plans to retire from the House and Donald Divinc former head of the office of personnel management and now head Ufa political action committee maintained by Senate majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas. Washington a the us. For eign Trade deficit dropped to $9.9 billion in August the lows so level this year the government said Friday. The Commerce Deparl Mcnol reported that the Trade imbalance was 5.8 percent below the july deficit of si0.5 billion and a Sharp 26 percent lower than the High Point this year a $13.4 billion imbalance in june. The August decline bolstered the View of some economists that the country May have seen the worst of its trading problems. These analysts Point to the decline of the Dollar since last March As the principal Rea son for an improvement in the Trade deficit. However no one is predicting a very rapid turnaround. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldric said earlier the week that next year s deficit was Likely to be slightly lower than the re Cord 1150 billion imbalance being predicted for this year. The merchandise Trade deficit totalled si23.3 billion in 1984. Baldric said much of the improvement will come from initiatives the administration announced this week to bolster . Trade. On sunday the United states reached agreement with Britain Japan West Ger Many and France to work to push the Dollar lower by coordinated intervention the sell ing of dollars on world currency markets. The Effort so far has shown benefits but Many analysts have expressed doubts about the Long term Impact of government intervention on the currency markets. On monday president Reagan unveiled a set of initiatives to attack unfair trading practices that arc keeping american Good out of foreign countries. The August report showed that imports fell a slight 2.1 percent from the july level and were a Sharp 7.6 percent below the monthly average of imports for the first six months of the year. . Exports Rose Only  percent last month to $17.4 billion but were still 3 per cent below the monthly average from Jan uary through july. Chief turns deaf ear to men s Gripe Minneapolis a police chief Tony Bouza s decision to allow female offi cers to Wear earrings on the Job has upset some of the men on the Force. We feel it s preferential treatment capt. Bruce Lindberg president of he Minneapolis police officers federation said thursday. Asked Why the policy will be restricted to women Bouza said because 1 say so. I Don t let men Wear bras and skirts either. Bouza said he made the decision after receiving a letter wednesday from officer Mary Ketzner whose superiors had ordered her to remove her earrings. I along with other women police offi cers feel that this policy is outdated and unreasonable Ketzner wrote the chief. Ketzner s supervisor it. Bob Johnson said earrings arc a safety Hazard and could hamper a police officer s performance. They could tear out in a struggle or catch easily on equipment he said. The earring policy which will take effect when drafted contains some restrictions Only one piece of jewelry per car and no jewelry that hangs from the earlobe. Deputy chief Robert Lutz who a charged with writing the new regulations defended the exclusion of men from the earring Rule. This is not available to male officers because this is female jewelry in our Cul Ture Lutz said.  figure in landmark court Case charged Chicago a the Man whose murder conviction was reversed by the . Supreme court in a 1964 landmark Deci Sion giving suspects the right to a lawyer has been charged with attempted murder in another Case. Danny Escobodo 47, was charged thurs Day with two counts of attempted murder in a shooting outside the Cuttin Loose lounge on the City s South Side on sunday said police detective Walter Zamolewicz. Escobodo is accused of shooting Jesus Reyes 24, in the face with a handgun and of firing at but missing Alfredo Reyes 26, said Zamolewicz. The Reyes Are Brothers. Accompanied by his lawyer Escobodo surrendered to police thursday afternoon after learning he was being sought Zamolewicz said. The supreme court reversed Escobedo s 1961 conviction for murdering his brother in Law saying his confession should not have been used in court because police had denied his request for a lawyer. He had been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors said without Escobedo s the decision set a precedent that 10 " was released last month on a 15u.ooo Bond during an Appeal of his octo Ber 1984 conviction and 12-year prison sen tence for molesting a 14-year-old girl. In a 1968 Case Escobodo was sentenced to 22 years in prison for dealing in heroin. He was paroled in 1975. For some reason Danny Escobodo has always been Given Breaks from the system said Wayne Meyer an assistant state s at Torney who prosecuted Escobodo in the molestation Case. The system has always Bent Over Back Ward for Danny Escobodo and now we have yet another victim Meyer said