European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday november 4, 1985 soviet Media silent on Reagan interview Moscow a four after inc first soviet interview with i is. President in nearly a Quarter of a Century the official Media in Moscow arc still is Lenl on what president Reagan had to say to inc citizens of the other superpower. Soviet officials had indicated Kite last week that an article on the thursday inter View by four soviet journalists would appear first in inc government newspaper \7 Vestia on sunday morning. Rut thai paper and other sunday publications rolled off the p Csecs without a mention of the 40 minute in civic. The while House has said it would re lease a transcript of the interview after publication in the soviet press of the journalists stories on it. Soviet editors contacted sunday were reluctant to say Why no reports of the inter View had surfaced but one suggested thai the slate run Media were not quite sure How to handle Reagan s comments. The Media silence contrasts sharply with ecu s reporting practices in the West where world leaders comments arc broadcast and distributed for print publication almost immediately. And an interview As rare As inc one granted by Reagan would have been treated As a major news Story. Reagan answered written questions from soviet reporters representing the official news Agency Tass the government press Agency novo Sli the communist parly daily pravda and Izvestia. None of the Media Hus even reported that the interview took place. The last soviet interview of a . Presi Dent occurred in i96i, when inv Celia editor Al Xci and Zhubi then Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev s son in Law talked with John f. Kennedy. At inc Lime Izvestia agreed to publish a full Lex of inc interview. . Officials have said there was no such Advance precondition for the Reagan interview. The soviet journalists emerged from the interview in Reagan s office and told us. Reporters the superpowers differences were president Reagan is interviewed on oct. 31 by soviet reporters to the while House Oval office. To holds rare Man on the Street poll obvious during inc discussion but said they were not surprised by anything the presi Dent were no surprises for me in this interview inv Celia reporter Stanislav Kondrashov said after the interview on thurs Day he tried to be polite but of course we had Many disagreements in our Posi Moscow editor who had read a Tran script of the interview was asked by the associated press whether there was some thing in inc interview the soviet press was reluctant to report. You know Reagan is a conservative he replied cryptically. Asked if that came As a Surprise he re plied let me put it this Way. 1 was struck by the intensity of his Tass editors have declined to say when they will release a Story or if they plan a text of the interview. No one answered Tele phone Calls to the no Vosti news Agency or to 1/vestia s International desk. Since most soviet newspapers do not publish monday morning editions those Media traditionally close their offices on sunday. At pravda the Only major soviet news paper that publishes an edition on monday mornings a senior editor said he could not say when pravda would report on the inter View because it was up to Izvestia to publish the first Story and it had not yet done so. The editor who did not want to be named said sunday afternoon As far As 1 know pravda will not publish it tomorrow. 1 think it will be published first in pravda is the communist parly Organ and traditionally is the first to publish news of party affairs and the activities of party Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev. Izvestia As inc government news vehicle issues the first reports on stale activities. Soviet officials apparently consider the interview a matter of International relations and thus an Issue for the government rather than for the parly. No official has stated publicly when the first Story on the inter View will appear but All have advised West Ern correspondents to look to Izvestia first. Russian people optimistic on outcome of Summit Moscow up1 in a rare and surprising move soviet television took to the streets saturday to ask the average Man what he expects from the Geneva Summit and what be thinks about human rights in his country. People from All walks of life were surprisingly optimistic that the Summit would produce some Kinc of an Arm Accord. Not surprisingly they were outraged when asked about Western allegations that human rights Are not observed in the soviet Union. Before talking about human rights Here they should set their own Bouse in order because they sometimes have much greater problems in this area than we have said a Young Man. There has never been nor will there be a Freer coun try a grading Man said. We say everything we think both to the Bosses and to the Little soviets and westerners said the Man on the Street into views wife . They i in with the new style of Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev who surprised his nation shortly Afier assuming Power by taking to the streets to talk to citizens shaking bands and making Small talk in the Best tradition of West Ern politicians. Soviets were optimistic about the nov. 19-20 Summit Between Gorbachev and Reagan do Spier. The soviet medi a s daily barrage of attacks against the while House which has been portrayed As rejecting every soviet arms control initiative and offering Only recycled versions of old proposals unacceptable to the Kremlin. We expect a. Great Deal from this meeting said an army officer. Reagan under the pressure of Public Opin Ion will be forced to make certain concessions. Great Progress is obviously unlikely judging by the situation he said. But there will be a taxi Driver said everyone he talked to is waiting for the Summit and Hopes it will have a positive outcome. I think they will reach agreement because u Sions m five pro soviet third world countries showed desire to turn the Summit into a Lesl. However i Csc tricks this playing at Summit meet Ings will not do with us he Saij. The Summit should Bea serious political event. News update heart patient report Tucson Ariz. Up former artificial heart patient Michael Drummond is making Good Progress after medication was increased to prevent his body from rejecting the human Organ transplanted into his Chest a Hospital spokeswoman said. His body strength ii improving and his speech is also said univer sity of Arizona medical Center spokeswoman Nina Trasoff. Drummond remains listed in fair condition. Trasoff said Drummond 26, an assist ant manager of a Cottonwood supermarket also received a Telephone Call from the Mother of the 19-year-old Texas motorcycle Accident victim who donated his new human heart. Trasoff said Drummond was really pleased to sneak with Quin Tetla Griffin Mother of Tarro Griffin adding that he still plans to travel to Lindale Texas when he is released from the Hospital to visit with the family. Move blast criticized Philadelphia an explosive expert criticizing virtually every aspect of the move bombing cays tests indicate police used far Mote of the powerful Mili tary explosive 4 than they have acknowledged. James Phelan 44, a former Fri bomb ing and counter terrorism expert told the Philadelphia special investigation com Mission thai police erred in dropping the bomb from a helicopter and in their Choice of explosives. The bomb set off a raging fire thai imnc.,.- pcs and More thans10 million in damage. The confrontation which began when members of the cult in lol or Rand T rest warrants in pc or held in and a n adults dead Enmore s fortified Row House i c? the bomb which Law Eon tamed the commercial explosive Tovo was designed to destroy a rooftop Bunker at the Headquarters of the Radical group and punch a Hole in the roof As a conduit for tear Gas
