European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday november 18, 1985 lobbyists push their projects in Geneva by bf.t1 v and filers of on hoping to influence Ocapan and Smicik Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Dur ing their Summit meeting Range from a Gay rights activist seeking a cure for aids to Ami feminist Leader Phyllis Schlafly supporting the . Strategic defens initiative. The Gay rights activist. Robert Kunst of Miami planned to meet monday with the soviet and . Ambassadors to inc United nations in Geneva to ask that each country donate the value of 10 nuclear missiles to combat aids. As Long As the superpowers Are talking about a 50 percent reduction in weapons. An act of Good Faith Toich world population would be to commit inc value of 10 missiles each to a Central fund under the world health organi Alton to getting every lib possible the world Over to seek out inc cure for aids and Many other diseases inthe process Kunst said in a news release. Kunstl said in an interview Hal aids has struck in 43 countries and presents a threat potentially As catastrophic As nuclear aids or acquired immune deficiency syndrome destroys inc body s immune system and leaves the victim susceptible to a variety of diseases. Almost 7,000 people have died in the United states from inc disease which primarily strikes homosexuals. Scilla Fly said sunday Hal 30 women from inc United state ,. England. France and Holland formed women for peace through a real defense to meet in Geneva and Back Reagan s ski program commonly referred Toas Star although they do not expect to meet with any delegation leaders Schlafly said in a news release they want to urge Reagan and Gorbachev to say to the world let s Lurn the arms race in offensive weapons into a race i defensive systems and eliminate the threat of nuclear War ". The statement said the women Are United in their belief lha Reagan s space shield is our Best Hope for peace on Harth because it has the proven potential to save lives and make nuclear weapons the action committee for jews in the soviet Union placed a full Page and in a Zurich newspaper to Tell Gorbachev peace is not possible without human rights for inc individual. For this reason we Appeal to you to allow soviet jews the Freedom to emigrate to the Union of councils for soviet jews said in a news release that supporters of soviet jews Hope the Summit can Lead to the release of prisoners of conscience the end of anti semitic campaigns and the repatriation and re unification of families. A group calling itself the committee resistance for Freedom planned a demons Ira i Ion monday to protest soviet control Over several countries. Described the soviets View of peace As a Dove holding a strand of barbed wire in its beak As opposed to the traditional Olive Branch. Visiting the . And soviet missions to the . In the Days leading up to inc first Summit meeting in in years were representatives of youth for a United world. The group which describes itself As a Christian inspired movement with members in 156 countries presented a letter with 283,327 signatures and addressed to Reagan and Gorbachev. We arc quite convinced Hal inc Only guarantee of a sound and lusting peace lies in the total disarmament of All the nations in inc world inc message said. We arc sure that we express the feelings and aspirations of All the Young people on Earth who Long for peace and for this reason we ask you not to Compromise our dream and not to Ever allow a War which would be fatal to the whole soviets from Page 1 missiles was indicative of Moscow s Good will despite the . Insistence on continuing Star wars research. He called for a halt in the deployment of medium Range missiles in Europe and Sharp cutbacks in their current number in the near future. He said Moscow is ready to consider negotiating ils medium Range missiles in Europe Down to a level equal to the number in France and eng land. The two sides continued to disagree on the Star wars program. Above Chc Lvov said space strike weapons As foreseen in inc . Ski plans must be banned. Space research must be exclusively for peaceful Chc Lvov said the soviets will ask the United states to ban All research in conjunction with ski. Without a ban on space strike weapons no realistic Hope can be maintained on bringing about any drastic reduction in strategic offensive weapons Chc Lvov said. In space there arc no nuclear weapons and they should never be Mcfarlane said the soviet Union forced the United Stales to begin ski research by increasing its nuclear stockpile. The Security adviser said nuclear weapons work As a defense Only when both sides Are balanced. The soviet Union currently maintains an advantage he said. The Only Way to Correct the balance is for the soviets to reduce their weapons for the United states to increase the number of its offensive weapons or to compensate by creating a defensive system he said. The thin option is the Only viable one became the United states would like to avoid adding More nuclear weapons he said. Chc Lvov said the soviet Union already has reduced the number of its ss-20 missiles on Alert in the european zone to 243, the same number As before nato began deploy ing Pershing ii and cruise missiles. He claimed the soviet Union also discarded its ss-5 missiles and continues to discard ss-4 missiles while at the same time inc United Stales is hurrying to deploy More and More Pershing Viand cruise missiles in Mcfarlane said the two sides have narrowed their differences Only on bilateral issues such As cultural exchanges. Reagan in his arrival speech at the Airport saturday night indicated that significant agreements would not be reached during the two Day Summit As 1 stated last month before the United nations i m convinced that american soviet relations need a fresh Start a genuine give and take on regional conflicts on human rights and on the reduction of arms Reagan said. American and soviet differences on these matters run deep. Or. Goi Bachch and i cannot surmount them in Only two Days but i m Here in the fervent Hope that on behalf of All the people of the world we can a least make a Start one of Reagan s key issues will be the soviet occupation of Afghanistan. The soviets said saturday in Geneva they arc looking to remove their 115,000 troops from the country. Speakes said inc United slates would Welcome any solution that would restore an Independent non aligned Afghanistan but Mcfarlane said the soviets had not yet discussed with . Officials the possibility of removing troops. Speakes announced sunday that inc soviets will release nine peo ple separated from their spouses in the West. After saying that the United slates had no idea How the nine were chosen Speakes said we Hope this gesture Isan indication of a change in soviet policy. Recent russian Emigrant creates stir at press conference Geneva is a woman who recently emigrated from the soviet Union almost caused a soviet delegation to leave ils own press conference sunday morning. Irina Grevnina equipped with dutch press credentials attacked the soviet delegation of arms experts on their government s stance on human rights. Grevnina a soviet citizen who said she arrived in the West from Moscow seven Days ago asked inc soviets How the West could Trust them when they do not Honor or guarantee the human rights document they signed in Helsinki. Evgeny Pelikhov vice president of inc Academy of sciences of the soviet Union reacted by claiming Grevnina was attempting to sabotage the news conference with such questions. Pelikhov said her outcry was done clearly for propaganda after threatening that the Sovil delegation would leave the conference set to discuss the problems of disarmament and the soviet initiatives he asked if they would have task the militia to remove the woman. Grevnina was allowed to stay in the Large auditorium and the news conference continued. The soviets said human Nihls issues would be discussed at a later time. Soviet . Church leaders Pray for Success of conference Geneva. Switzerland up american and soviet Church leaders prayed together in Geneva s cathedrals in soul outcome to the East West Summit Day for a Success for All cd i Imort t my arms race Rosa id the re tests ending Lac Nudera Irina crivnfn.,. Journalist i a � newspaper Speaks of the soviet delegation a a in a nes coat by of the National councilor Chus i wuss states who led a 13-Mcmbcr . Delegation to Geneva
