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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 07, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday december 7,1985 contest helps Cut wait for housing. I,., Cir oct 22 and their families by i.  Lewis  writer main. Germany a 2w-Monthconlcsi to find Homes for arriving Mili Lary families succeeded in culling a week off families wailing time for housing and increasing the number of new list Ings by Aboul 50  housing drive provided r9 new listings said Walt Jones the Mainz housing  said inc search for new housing listings will continue As part of in off Post housing program Jones  we Don t have enough government quarters to offer concurrent travel we have a Long waiting list we have to do it based on Economy hous  Jones  of a housing shortage last year. Main could not recommend that 1st personnel come authorize any concurrent travel for soldiers and their families. Maim is in a very competitive situation when it comes to Economy housing Jones said. We have two universities. We have major Industry. So we re in Competition All the time with the local  Community has 1,318 government quarters and about 1,260 units being rented by soldiers on the Economy he " Jones  contest allowed Mainz to offer concurrent travel to arriving sol Diers except those needing three or four bedroom places. It also allowed the Community to offer Homes within 60 Days of. Soldier s  contest began sept. 15 and was publicized through fliers to families Liv ing on the  picked the time for he contest to coincide with the arrival of our new co Hort unit Jones  new company arrived from the United states oct 2 and their families arrived nov 24. Thanks in part to the housing drive the 41 families already have quarters said Loryst Roark the assistant chief of the housing  Winner of the contest. Staff sgt. Teddy Shell of b co., 3rd in 8th inf div collected three listings and will receive a $100 savings Bond and a House Hunter to shirt said Christa Doering a Community  said he Hopes the spirit of the contest will continue with people letting the housing referral office know about possible places As they find them.  relations improving Papandreou says Athens Greece a Premier an Dreas Papandreou told parliament Friday that greek american relations have improved recently but said his socialist government still wants to close four american military bases  went through some difficult hours with the United states especially last sum Mer. But there is an Effort now by the United states to get Over these problems Papandreou said in a two hour speech open ing a major debate on foreign and Domestic  said relations had been troubled by last june s state department travel advis Ory to avoid Athens Airport alleged violations of greek airspace by . Military jets and fears that greeks were leaking High technology secrets to the soviet  greek businessmen and a greek Navy lieutenant were arrested on espionage charges last october on the basis of reve lations made in Washington by a Diplomat who defected from the soviet embassy in   chief of Greece s Central intelligence Agency Kyp had questioned the defector Sergei Okhane in Washington. I can Tell you our defense ministry is watertight. The leaks were of very secon Dary significance Papandreou said. Okhane s disclosures reportedly had delayed a contract for Greece to Purchase 40 .-made f-16 Jet fighters. But Greece and the United states Are soon expected to sign a gsom1a general Security of Mili tary information agreement that will enable the Deal to go  Premier said Greece would keep the terms and the timetable of a five year agreement on the two bases near Athens and the two on  receives j500 million annually in . Military credits As a form of rent. The agreement we signed in 1983 fore saw an irrevocable end to the presence of the bases. If the government whatever government wants to change the terms in 988, it must pass a Law to do so he  s panhellenic socialist movement Pasok was re elected to a pc Ond four year term at last june s general  Premier said or Ceca would continue to Boycott nato exercises because of a Long running dispute with Alliance partner Turkey Over the military status of we Aegean Island of lemnos. Bonner meets privately with Pope Vatican City up Yeeleng Bon nor wife of soviet dissident Andrei sakha Rov met privately at her own request with Pope John Paul ii Friday night the vat ican . Bonner manifested inc desire to see the holy father. The meeting took place this evening in a strictly private form the Brief Vatican announcement said. Bonner who arrived from Moscow Mon Day to consult an italian Eye specialist was scheduled to Fly to Boston saturday. She met thursday with italian prime minister  Friday she met with . Ambassador to Italy Maxwell Rabb. Vatican sources said Bonner arrived at the Vatican Friday evening but it was not known How Long the audience lasted. The Pope was among religious and Politi Cal leaders in the West who appealed to soviet authorities to permit Sakharov s ailing 61-year-old wife to come to the was for medical treatment. We were deeply moved by his sincere participation and his profound  Bonner s daughter Tatania yank Eivich said after the roman Catholic pontiff received her and her husband eur can in a private audience May 23,1984, the Yankel cliches who live in the bos ton suburb of Newton mass., said they told the Pope they feared for the life of sakha Rov who staged repeated hunger strikes Over a three year period in his wife s behalf. He promised us his full support tata Nia Yankelevich  Pope himself talked of Sakharov four Days later during a visit to the etruscan City of Viterbo. He said Bonner s daughter asked me to Pray and ask prayers for the Sakharov. I do so with All my heart and recommend you to Pray that god May hear the Hopes and wishes that so Many personalities and men from various nations and every class have for the health and Liberty of the scientist and his wife the Pope said. Bonner who said she met Praxi 10 years ago in Milan said her talk with the italian prime minister thursday was a personal one but it was also a tribute and an expression of respect for my  Bonner who promised soviet authorities not to give interviews while in the West came closer to making a political statement than any time since she arrived from Moscow monday. One can Only wish that my husband might enjoy in his country the same respect he enjoys in Italy and in other countries she said. Militias to relinquish hold on Beirut Beirut up shiite and druze moslem militias Friday agreed to hand Over their control of West Beirut to lebanese police and government troops close their offices and get i hair men off the streets of the capital. The agreement announced by prime minister Rashid Karami ended Days of discussions and argument Over ways of implementing an inter moslem Accord reached in Damascus after heavy fighting in West Bei rut in july. Under the terms of the then so called Damascus Accord tit militias should have been withdrawal from West Beirut but the plan was never implemented. The Dunize and shiite militias came under pressure again last month after another round of fighting West Beirut in which 65 people were killed and 300 others wounded. Karami in a statement after top level talks with shiite and druze militia representatives said agreement was reached to implement the clauses of the original dam ascus Accord. Outlining what he said was a moslem West Beirut Security plan Karami said inc shiite and druze militias agreed n close All their offices in West Beirut. Pull out their militias from the streets. Pcs chairman pays Call on Spanish King Madrid Spain a the chairman of the . Joint chiefs of staff paid half hour Courtesy Call on King Juan Carlos thursday before presiding Over the Semian Nual meeting of a Joim-. Spanish Mili tary  contents of the discussion Between the Spanish Monarch and adm. William Crowe at Zarzuela Palace were not made Public. Since 1953, Spain and the United Stales have been partners in a bilateral treaty nonmilitary cooperation that includes the leasing of four Spanish bases for us. Military use. The military coordinating committee presided Over by Crowe and his Spanish counterpart adm. Angel Liberal Lucini met to discuss the military relations be Date transform the militia strike Force which they set up last month into a kind of military police to look after disciplinary matters involving the militias themselves. Entrust Security matters to the Leb anese police and Security forces with Leb anese army backing if need be. Karami  mechanics of the implementation of the Accord would be discussed at a meeting later Friday at his Home grouping police and lebanese army officers. The agreement ended Days of bickering and discussions which coincided with israeli raids in Southern Lebanon and a lebanese complaint to the United nations. Tween the two count riia. Socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez has said he want a reduction in the 12,000u.s. Military personnel based in Spain. A second round of talks on joint  is scheduled next week 1.1 Madrid Between representatives of the Spanish for eign mistry and the . State depart ment. News u Hurricane season toll Miami Dpi seven tropical twisters killed 146 people caused s4.4s billion in damages and chased a million people from their Homes making the 1985 Hurricane season the worst in 69 years. Six hurricanes and one tropical storm came ashore in the United states during the Atlantic Caribbean Hurricane season which began june 1. That is the greatest number since 1916, the National Hurricane Center reported. I be had enough hurricanes to last me through the Winter said Miles Lawrence one of six Hurricane forecasters at the Center. There were 11 named tropical cyclones during the season. Four were tropical storms Ana Fabian Henri and Isabel. Seven others grew to Hurricane strength Bob Clau Dette Danny Elena Gloria. Juan and Kate. In an average year there Are four tropical storms and six Hurricane. Live Aid bootleggers London a illegal record Ings of the trans Atlantic live Aid Charity concert Are making million of dollars in profits for Bootlegger instead of benefiting the african famine Relief Campaign live Aid Mastermind Bob Geldof said. The Money the Bootlegger make u preventing people living he said. The Irish Rock Star was speaking at a news conference to launch a Campaign against copyright pirates who he says Are taking Money that rightfully belongs to live Aid and the starving people for whom the concert was held. The Campaign is being run by the International federation of Phonogram and a ideogram producers rep resenting 650 record companies in nearly 70 countries  
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