European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q judge clears Way to raise titanic Page 2 g canadians Hope kids can stay in Dodds  9 c thanksgiving Day football Roundup sports Section vol. 44, no. 226 saturday november 30, 1985 lie do i end d 8693 a Spain vows cuts in . Troops France Madrid Spain a prime minister Felipe gon Zalez said thursday that his government wants fewer american Scricc members stationed on Spanish soil. Gonzalez told journalists after a luncheon with Mem Bers of parliament that there will be a reduction of . Troops in Spain because this is the desire of the Spanish  he said his government has made this known in negotiations with . Officials but if an agreement is not reached the reduction will be made anyway because this is what the Spanish government  Spanish and american delegations began talks last month on a possible reduction of the 12,500 . Military personnel stationed at four bases in Spain. Under an agreement signed in 1953 with Gen. Francis co Franco the United states leases three air Force base and a naval base from Spain. Gon?.alc7s government approved the latest five year Extension of the treaty in 19x3. A second round of negotiations is scheduled for Decem Ber. Prime minister Felipe on ale Kermit the Frog appears to be gasping for breath As workers lift his dragging feet from be a ement during Macy s Kermit almost croaks thanks i in Day Parade in new York. The giant balloon hit a tree and had a 4 foot Bole torn in it. Despite a steady troop Cut offer of d by envoys . Belgium a nato ambassadors agreed Friday on a new offer to be presented to the Warsaw pad on reductions in troop strengths in Central  rope. A senior american official said the official who spoke on condition he not be further identified said the proposal would not be official Umil it had been re i d by the 16 nato governments. De tails of the new proposal were Scal to inc governments Friday afternoon after agreement was reached in the North Atlan tic Council nato s highest political body Alliance officials said. If the governments raised no objection to the offer by the end of Friday it would see troop Cut on Page 28 drizzle an estimated 100,000 spectators watched the 59lh Macy a Parade which featured miss America Susan Akin. Collection time Ytit stirs and stripes Carriar will to calling soon Pelm his 14 50 read feel in pavement Curin i Iacy s 1001 Noi Lor u be spin sic a i Murea i invt Menan Susa Kir �-.7. M Holland to scrap 2 nuke tasks Lubbers says the hagllf., Netherlands a Lubbers said at his weekly press Confer a second rate member of the Alliance military rationale dutch Premier Ruud Lubbers said Friday his government would proceed with the scrapping of to Tachica nuclear tasks in Exchange for deploying 48 cruise missiles Here despite nato criticism Over the change. In a letter to the dutch government ear Lier this week nato Secretary general lord Carrington urged the Netherlands not to carry out plans to scrap two of the Netherlands nuclear assignments the nuclear capability of the f-16 fighter bomber and nuclear depth charges we will not change our decision As was suggested in lord Carrington s letter Lubber ence. In his government s nov. I decision to accept deployment of the controversial mis Siles Lubbers noted Bolh elements deployment of the cruise missiles and abolition of inc two nuclear tasks were closely connected. We re nol intending to disconnect the two Lubbers said Friday although the nov. I missile decision statement said the reduction of the nuclear tasks would be taken in consultation with nato allies. Lubbers added that in his View the scrapping of the two nuclear assignments did not mean the Netherlands had become a Alliance. Lubbers noted that in Carrington s letter there was not Only criticism but the nato Secretary general also praised the pro missile Clement of the decision saying that deployment of the missiles in the Netherlands was of extreme  the nuclear tasks reduction plan which will be formally introduced in the dutch parliament next week is seen Here As a move to placate Broad segments of the dutch population opposed to deployment.  Friday a senior american offi Cial in Brussels told the associated press that in the View of the allies. The in tended reduction in nuclear roles has no Militar  " such a move would have serious negative effects on nato s nuclear Force pos Ture and on the credibility of deterrence said the official w to spoke in Exchange for anonymity. The Netherlands currently has six Tacti Cal nuclear tasks assigned by nato two of which Nike anti aircraft missiles and nuclear land mines arc being phased out with nato approval. The mines arc considered obsolete and the nikes arc being replaced by non nuclear Patriot missiles. In announcing on nov. I the acceptance see Holland on Page 28