European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes n veterans on disability pay working full time Page 5 q air Force Falcons swamp army 45-7 Page 21 q Reagan signs $223 billion defense spending Bill Page 28 vol. 44, no. 207 monday november 11, 1985 in tit by vaio doily and pm cd q 8693 a Reagan Calls or season of peace Washingto speech aimed at listeners in the soviet Union Call urday for a season of peace and said he Hopes his sum Mit with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev will Lead to future meetings. In an address prepared for worldwide broads voice of America put tailored spec Ami in the soviet republics  the two superpowers  Geneva Switzerland about  a space based missile defense sys has a season  Sythat this will be the season visions with in Ful and will Lead to future meetings d. He and the soviet Leader Are to meet nov. 19-20. Reagan s broadcast was heard in Moscow saturday night without any apparent attempt by soviet authorities to Block the transmission. The broadcast was made on a Holiday weekend though cutting into what was already a limited audience since few people seemed to know it was coming. Reagan told the soviet people the goal of his strategic defense initiative popularly known As Star wars is to Pake the world safer through development of non nuclear at would protect people by preventing pfc targe is hopefully to Render ballistic missiles Obs ii saying that the soviet governor iras a Hufi in such research he said i believe that our two those others that have nuclear weapons should come to see Reagan on Page 28 soviet ship sails with Medvid aboard the marshal Konov and � coast guard escort vessel head Down the Mississippi toward open water. Reserve la. A a soviet freighter ignoring a Senate subpoena and protesters on and off Shore headed for the High seas saturday with a Seaman who caused an International juror after he twice jumped ship. It s heading out said Tom Richard of the Universal shipping agencies. Aboard the 810-foot marshal Konev was Miroslav Medvid a 25-year-old ukrainian who swam to Shore in the late night and Early morning hours of oct. 24 and 25, and Slit his wrist after being forced to return to the ship. Medvid later denied in interviews with . Officials that he wanted to defect and the Federal government said it could do no More. Protesters on Shore waved ukrainian and american flags and yelled Slop that ship now Stop that ship now while the 120,000-ton freighter carrying a Load of Corn slipped its moorings at 11 . And pulled away from a Cargill Grain co. Dock. Sen. Jesse Helms , who led congressional at tempts to get Medvid off the vessel said he was dismayed that the . Stale department has prevailed in us insistence that the ship had been cleared to leave . Waters. By 8 ., the ship was just 22 Miles from the Mouth of the Mississippi River and the coast guard estimated that it would leave . Waters by 11 30  Three coast guard boats sailed in front of and behind the vessel and a coast guard helicopter hovered overhead As the ship moved smoothly and swiftly through the River. The purpose was to provide it with a Safe escort said Kathleen Donahue a coast guard spokeswoman. The coast guard also boarded a protest vessel As it headed toward the freighter. Joan Mcenery a member of see soviet on Page 28 British Royal couple takes White House by storm washing Ion up1 billed As the town s social event of the year the White House gala saturday featured movie Tough Guy Clint Eastwood heartthrob John tra Volta Stag and two socialites in identical dresses. Photos on Page 4. A slimmed Down Dorothy Hamill of skating Fame Drew startled looks showing up in a clinging Black dress with a Plung ing neckline and millionaire Brooke Astor flashed a necklace with at least a dozen emeralds and diary. Ads. All were among the 81 guests invited to the while House for a Black tic dinner in Honor of Britain s Prince Charles and Princess Diana. First lady Nancy Reagan wore a White sequined gown. She greeted Diana who was wearing a Midnight Blue velvet gown with Matching Elbow length gloves. The Princess also had a seven strand Pearl necklace sporting a Center Sapphire the size of a Plum. Betsy Bloomingdale whose late Hus band founded the fashionable Blooming Dale s department store arrived in a Christian dior Sunburst Orange gown. When asked about the Royal couple s planned visit monday to a . Penney store Bloomingdale smiled and said Well the Queen has been to Blooming Dale  Caroline Deaver wife of former White House aide Michael Deaver and Moira Forbes Mumma daughter of publisher Malcom Forbes surprised each other by wearing identical dresses a Black velvet lop with Pink taffeta skirt. Travolta came alone but Drew plenty of attention and said he understood he had been invited because Diana is one of his biggest fans. I m honoured and thrilled Travolta said. Asked if he would ask Diana to dance see Royal on Page 26 . Guardsmen give 2 flood victims pm race Rowlesburg . Up a trunk containing j32.000, a Rowlesburg couple s life savings was found in a flooding River by two army National guardsmen who made sure it was re turned to the rightful owners. The owners Leonard and Mary Kerns broke into tears when they Learned the trunk had been found. Gov. Arch Moore saturday called the incident a heartwarming one that reaffirmed his Confidence in the state s emergency personnel. See related Story Page 2. Sgt. Kenneth Stern and set. Robert Leflor members of a special Force As signed to provide Security in the flood ravaged Community discovered the Muddy trunk Friday floating near a trailer Park destroyed by the flood. Upon opening the trunk they found it to be full of coins and currency total ing_j32,000. Moore said. The guardsmen alerted the Preston county sheriffs department which helped them move it to the sheriffs office. The sheriffs staff then located the trunk s owners and returned the Money. Boy i la Tell you that was a Mira Cle. It s a wonder Leonard Kerns said. Moore praised the guardsmen for their honest and Quick action. Stern has been unemployed for nearly six months he said. Their action in returning this Large amount of Money to its rightful owners is indicative of the integrity and High moral character of the men and women serving in the West Virginia National guard Moore said