European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes n debate pits Kennedy against Weinberger Page 5 g notre Dame Indiana upset in Mcaa tournament Page 21 q mourners pay tribute at palme funeral Page 28 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 331 sunday March 16, 1986 is Ooisy Ond sunday d 8693 a Goldwater denounces Home porting proposal Washington a the Navy s plan to deploy its Fleet in new Home ports has run afoul of sen Barry Goldwater chairman of the Senate armed services committee who says the plan is pure unadulterated  in a letter that apparently surprised members of the committee As much As it did supporters of the Home porting program the Arizona Republican said he did not want to take any positive action on the pro Gram in his committee. This is the first sign of opposition from senator Goldwater that i have seen or heard said sen. Phil Gramm a Texas a member of the committee. I have never heard him oppose Home porting  Goldwater was out of town and his staff said he was unavailable to elaborate on the letter dated March 7 and sent to Secretary of defense Caspar w. Weinberger. It was obtained by the associated press from con Gressional sources. The Issue of Home porting for Navy ships is soon to come up before the Senate and quite frankly i m opposed to it Goldwater wrote. Goldwater s opposition would be a Crit ical blow against Home porting which the Navy says is necessary for strategic Rea sons even though it May be More costly than modifying existing facilities. It would appear that this sudden turn of events will seriously jeopardize the future of the Home ports said rep. Guy v. Molina i r-n.y., who has spearheaded the House lobbying Effort for the program. A photo sen. Barry Goldwater. Pure unadulterated politics Molinari whose District includes the pro posed Home port at Stapleton on Staten Island in new York City said he was absolutely dismayed at Goldwater s statement in View of the Navy s position that an Over concentration of ships in several ports would create a Pearl Harbor Type  Navy Secretary John f. Lehman or. Has argued that spreading the Fleet around would make it harder for an enemy to at tack As the japanese did at Pearl Harbor in 1941. The Navy now bases Many of its ships in Charleston . Norfolk a. And san Diego. But As the Fleet has grown to a projected 600 ships the service has announced plans to berth ships in new facilities on Staten Island and on the Gulf and West coasts. There was heavy Competition among cities vying for the Home ports which Are expected to create jobs and boost local economies. Goldwater said he opposed the program because existing facilities probably could accommodate the Fleet. I can Tell you that this is pure unadulterated politics and it is an area where we can really save Money and i Don t want to take any positive action on it in my commit see Goldwater on Page 28 a photo Winter weary a Lazy lioness lets out a Yawn at the Philadelphia zoo. While waiting for Spring she can t think of enough to do. Talks on Nicaragua failed Reagan says Washington a devoting his radio address to Nicaragua for the second straight week president Rea Gan said saturday that military Aid to anti communist rebels is needed because negotiations have failed again and  speaking from Camp David the presidential Retreat in Maryland Reagan said he has sent three special . Envoys on 49 trips to Central America and we have yet to see any Concrete  Reagan s latest special ambassador Philip Habib re turned on Friday. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said Reagan planned to Confer with Habib before the televised speech on Nicaragua that he was to deliver Sun Day night. All we Are asking for is a democratic outcome because a democratic Central America is vital to the Security of our continent and nation Reagan said in his radio address. Two protesters proclaim their opposition to . Aid for Contra forces Friday at the White House. A photo now that negotiations with the nicaraguan communists have failed again and again the time has come Foi Congress to give the Freedom fighters what they need Foi their struggle for democracy to succeed he declared. A leading member of the nicaraguan National Assem Bly said Friday that the sandinista government would immediately lift the state of emergency and remove press censorship if the .-backed contras Laid Down their weapons. Ray Hooker president of the foreign affairs commis Sion of the National Assembly also said the sandinista Are willing to sign a guarantee that Nicaragua will never become a military threat to the United  Hooker was in Washington for a series of interviews and talks. Meanwhile a member of a . Congressional delegation rep. Robert Walker r-pa., said saturday after meeting sandinista government officials that outside pres sure is needed to change the situation inside Nicaragua. Nine Republican members of Congress arrived Friday in Nicaragua met with opposition and government leaders and left saturday morning for a Stop in san Salvador capital of Al Salvador before returning Home saturday night. The delegation met vice president Sergio Rameriz on Friday and reiterated a Reagan administration proposal to reopen bilateral talks with the sandinista if they will have Church mediated talks with the contras. Rameriz called the proposal outside intervention in the affairs of Nicaragua and added we will not enter into any kind of dialogue with any kind of forces directed and financed by the .  in remarks to reporters at the Sandino Airport before leaving Walker said the visit in a Large part strengthened my viewpoint that we must do something to provide out Side pressure to get some changes in  he called such action  we helped the sandinista at the time they overthrew Somoza so we have done it before when we saw tyranny take Over in this country Walker said. The House is scheduled to vote wednesday on Reagan s proposal for $100 million in Aid to the contras to include $70 million in military Aid and $30 million in humanitarian assistance