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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday december 17, 1985 Shultz holds Trade talks with Hungary Budapest Hungary a Secretary of state George p. Shultz eager to stimulate Hungary s economic Independence from the soviet Union held Trade talks monday with government leaders. Surrounded by evidence of Hungary s relative Prosperity compared with the soviet Union streets filled with Holiday shoppers and stores abundantly stocked with con Sumer goods Shultz began a Busy Day that mixed offi Cial business and symbolic ceremonies. He placed a Wreath at a memorial to hungarian heroes and held discussions with foreign minister Peter Var Konyi. He also planned a visit to St. Stephen s Crown Hungar y s most prize treasure and a meeting with communist party Leader Janos Kadar. Shultz is on a 10-Day tour of Europe that includes visits to three communist countries that a . Official recently described As off the reservation in their relations with the soviet Union. He was in Romania on sunday and will go to nonaligned Yugoslavia tuesday. Romania occasionally differs with the rest of the soviet bloc on foreign policy issues. Although Hungary is in lockstep with the soviet Union on military policies the government has strayed from the Kremlin Model of tightly controlled economic planning. A report recently published in the United states also gave Hungary Good grades on human rights citing relatively relaxed strictures on emigration and tourist travel abroad. Shultz told a news conference in Bucharest Romania on sunday that the aim of . Policy toward Eastern european countries was to encourage the lowering of barriers with Western Europe. It is a fact that Europe is divided he said. It s divided artificially it s divided by barbed wire it s divided by a Berlin Wall it s divided by restrictions of All kinds on the Freedom of europeans to travel to each others coun  Eastern Europe will be More stable More joyous if those restrictions Are lifted and i be heard Many of my friends in Eastern Europe say the same thing Shultz said. Hungary Romania and Yugoslavia Are the Only East Ern european countries to Benefit from congressionally conferred most favored nation trading status which makes it easier for them to Trade with the United states. The hungarian government would like such status made permanent rather than being reviewed each year by Congress As at present. Under . Rules continuance of the trading benefits is dependent on a country s human rights record. In Romania also a member of the soviet bloc Shultz told president Nicolas Clauc Csc on sunday that his government was in danger of losing the trading rights unless it made Progress in human rights areas indicated by Washington. Shutlz brought with him a letter from rep. Bob Michel rail the House Republican Leader expressing what the Secretary called concerns about current romanian poli cies. Upset by reported persecution of some religious groups Congress has threatened to take away Romania s most favored nation status which helps the country achieve a $700 million Trade surplus with the United states. Shultz told a news conference after meeting with Ceausescu that the session resulted in an agreement to set up procedures we Hope will resolve these  Walesa honors workers slain in 1970 riots Gdansk Poland a Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa ignored a summons from 3 state prosecutor monday and passed through a column of riot police to Lay flow ers at a Monument to workers killed in anti government protests 15 years ago. Dozens of police vehicles including water Cannon trucks. Tilled the streets near the Gates of the Lenin shipyard where the Monument stands to prevent possible pro tests. Police foot patrols checked documents. Walesa walking to the Monument with a Small group of supporters from St. Brygida s Church about 800 Yards away found his path blocked at one intersection by a column of about so riot police carrying Shields and rubber clubs. Gentlemen Don t be nervous. Be peace Ful people Walesa told the police in a Brief standoff before he was finally allowed to pass through the line with two aides. Police used loudspeakers to order about 100 people observing the scene to disperse and blocked Western journalists from accompanying Walesa to the Monument three towering crosses erected five years ago. After returning to St. Brygida a Walesa was applauded by More than so people who chanted  Solidarity was founded in 1980 As the first free Trade Union movement in the East Ern bloc. It was suspended with the Decem Ber 1981 declaration of martial Law and outlawed the following year. Martial Law was lifted in 1983. I placed the Flowers at the Monument without any obstacles but it was not As i would have liked it to have been Walesa told the crowd outside the Church. I had a moral right and duty to come on this  referring to the heavy police presence that prevented people from gathering Al the Monument Walesa said As you can Sec this is argument of Force that has been used. We have a Long hard Road in front of  last year the police used water Cannon Reagan from Page 1 speaking accommodates about 600 people Only immediate family members and sol Diers who had served in the Sinai Force were allowed to meet with the president and mrs. Reagan said maj. Jim Gleisberg a Public affairs officer for the base. The first 0 of the 248 bodies were to be town later from Canada to Dover fab del., where positive identifications will be made. In Washington meanwhile rep. Ike Skelton d-mo., called for a congressional probe into the crash of the charter Arrow air dc-8. There is enough danger to our service personnel in the work that they do overseas and at the least they Are entitled to Safe passage to and from our country he said. On sunday about 1,000 mourners Many weeping gathered h i nearby town of Clarksville tenn., for an interdenominational service for the victims. Sobbing women and men in uniform tilled the Church. The last song to be Sung the last sound to ring Down through the corridor of this uni verse is not going to be a funeral Dirge and it s not going to be the nauseating sound of crash ing of jets it s going to be a hallelujah Cho rus the Rev. George Gracey of the first presbyterian Church of Clarksville said after Reading the 23rd psalm. One Soldier John Bishop said that he lost his Best Friend Scott Gerocs but that the Community s drawing together has helped him with his Persona grief. Seeing the president the chiefs of staff All our Chain of command All the billboards outside it s helping somewhat Bishop said. The president s visit highlighted the out pouring of concern from the local Community As Well As the rest of the nation for the families of the victims. Food and Money were being collected to i assist the families of the dead soldiers a base spokesman said. Many people donated toys for the soldiers children in time for Christmas. I All Welcome the sharing of love and affection and prayer said army chief of stuff John a. Wickhamjr. During a week to end visit to the base. A clubs and tear Gas to disperse a March by several thousand Solidarity supporters. Walesa was later to attend a mass at St. Brygida s celebrated by the Bishop of Gdansk Tadeusz Goclawski commemorating the Isth anniversary of the bloody de Cember 1970 protests Over food Price hikes in which scores of workers were killed by Security forces. Walesa ignored a summons to appear be fore a slate prosecutor in the City of Olsztyn about 90 Miles Southeast of Gdansk. The prosecutor is investigating the death of a Gdansk University student last month after the Man was detained by police. The government has said the prosecutor wants to question Walesa about a statement read for him it the funeral of the student Marcin Antonowicz in which he criticized police violence. Temperatures h in 44 Albuquerque 20 23 Anchorage ,17 43 Allilla ?0 37 a Anllo city5 3v Baltimore. 41 blrmlmgham5 is Boise 31 Boston 27 Buffalo dc-8 from Page 1 on what happened during Takeoff but it did not explain Why the plane crashed. It will help us in determining the cause but certainly at this stage it does t Tell us the cause lie said. The investigator said he had not pinned Down exactly at what Point during the Brief flight the Jet began slowing Down and Chan Ging direction about 20 degrees to the right of in Normal path. He also said he was not yet lure what Peak Altitude was achieved before the plane struck a Rocky Hillside half a mile from the runway s end. Boag said his 40-Man team was still pull ing important pieces of the shattered air Craft from ankle deep mow. The evidence is to be sent to Ottawa for close examination. . Mai. Gen. John s. Crosby said the first plan loads monday each transport bearing 10 Transfer cases would be sent off with an appropriate ceremony to Honor All the soldiers who  officials said the transfers Are to end wednesday. The probe so far has produced no conclusions about the crash s cause but Boag said he was optimistic that the safety Board could de Termine the reasons after considering a report he will prepare in Gander Early next year. 52 16 40 16 29 13 326 27 26 51 19 47 14 30 12 31 i 125 ii 16 a59 81 10 53 13 30 29 55 20 31 31 59 27 50 Charleston , . 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