European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q ., Shell ordered to pay costs of cleanup Page 5 q aboard the Mississippi Queen pages 14 and 15 q Chicago defeats Dallas 44-0 in pro football Page 21 the stars and stripes is 2fi pcs a vol. 44, no. 214 monday november 18, 1985 in o=.r oms d 8693 a soviets offer to Cut eur missiles Reagan won t fire Weinberger Over letter by de Reavis and Betty Luman stiff writers Geneva Switzerland soviet officials sunday offered to sign an agreement with the United Stales on reducing the number of incr Mcdial Range missiles in Europe even if the two superpowers could not agree on the Strategic defense initiative. But Robert Mcl inc. President Rea Gan s National Security adviser said the soviet proposal offers the United states a Choice of defending its allies maintain ing a strategic balance. He said the United states could not choose Between the two options. However. Mcfarland said the United slates could adopt the soviet concept of a 50 percent reduction in nuclear weapons. Additional staff cot Crage of the Summit is on Page 1. Meanwhile the leak of a letter to Rea Gan written by defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger was a hot topic on the eve of the first Summit in six years. The letter urged Reagan to avoid any agreement that would pledge Adherence to the strategic arms limitation treaty. Evgeny Arba Tiv head of the soviet Institute on Canadian and american studies said the soviets suspect the letter is an attempt by the military Industrial com plex to sabotage the Reagan Gorbachev Summit. But press Secretary Larry up cakes said Weinberger s views arc Well known and will have no effect on the talks. Wearing in overcoat. President Reagan walks with from left National Security Adt scr Robert Mcfarlane Secretary of slate George still la and while House chief of staff Donald Regan in the Garden of Reagan s Summit residence. Related Story photo in Page 28. Reagan during a stroll of the grounds of the 18th-Century Lakeside mansion where he has been staying since his arrival saturday night said he would not fire Weinberger Over the leak. Mcfarlane said Weinberger is attempting to discover who leaked the letter to the press. The president walking from his Resi Dence to an adjacent building to meet with top advisers was asked by reporters if he thought someone was trying to sabotage the Summit by leaking the warning loiter Weinberger Scal him the associated press reported. No Reagan replied. Aslo whether he would fire Weinberger Reagan responded you want a two word answer one when a reporter said two the president paused and responded firmly and with a frown hell the a said although Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev do nol begin their Summit talks until tuesday their spokesmen revealed in separate news conferences How far apart the two men arc on a variety of issues. Col. Gen. Nikolai Cher nov said the soviet proposal on intermediate Range see soviets on Page 2 Volcano death toll tops 22,000 town is giant cemetery Armero Colombia a the gov Crement prepared sunday to declare the buried town of Armiro a giant cemetery because of the difficulty of recovering thou Sands of bodies lost under a massive mudslide triggered by the eruption of the Nev Dodel Ruiz Volcano. Health minister Rafael Zubiria made the announcement saturday night saying that civil defense workers would begin Bur Ning rotting bodies jutting from the mud Flats to
