European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Q military history makes comeback on Campus Page 5 d rockets beat lakers to gain Aba , Page 21 n state department opposes plan to Cut nato troops Page 28 i the stars and stripes vol. 45, no. 37 saturday May 24, 1986 Ond san any 0 8693 a nerve Gas approved by nato Brussels Belgium up nato thursday adopted a Reagan administration plan to build a new generation or deadly chemical weapons but at least four nations voiced objections that could affect final congressional approval. . Defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger dismissed any notion of a division in nato Over the Issue lie said he expects Congress to give final approval by oct. I for the first . Production of nerve Gas shells since 1969, four of the 14 nato nations Denmark. Greece. Holland and Norway voiced objections to the chemical buildup during the meeting of the nato defense plan Ning committee diplomats from Belgium Germany and the Netherlands said. Those nations reject the . Argument that a chemical weapons buildup will Force the soviets to agree to a total Irish police watch ports Tor paintings Dublin Ireland Al l police watched All Irish air and sea ports thursday but reported no sign of any of the paintings from the world s biggest Art robbery and there was no demand for Ransom it the armful of old masters paintings. There s been no breakthrough today no Progress said an Irish police spokesman in Dublin. We have no worthwhile a watch on All exit Points ordered within hours of the theft Early wednesday was intensified to try to keep the paintings from leaving the country. They Are valued at s30-s45 million. The police revised the list of missing works and said that is were stolen and 11 Are still missing. Seven of the less valuable paintings were dumped near a Reservoir and found wednesday by boys out fishing. Two of the pictures had been slightly damaged by rain police said. Some of the pictures plundered from Russ Borough House in county wicklow the mansion of mining Multi millionaire sir Alfred beit were among 19 stolen 12 years ago by the outlawed Irish Republican army which wanted to use them As bargaining chips for the release of prisoners in British jails. The paintings were recovered undamaged eight Days later. The Irish police would t speculate on whether the Ira see paintings on Page 28 Cranky political says Reagan ban. The planning committee was the last hurdle in nato for endorsement of the . Plan to build chemical forces to offset a to Iii stockpile estimated at 350,000 tons. The nato defense ministers who make up the plan Ning committee adopted by consensus each other s Force goals or projected military capabilities. There was no specific Vole the opposition of some nato members raised the question of whether adoption would satisfy congressional requirements. Congress will not release Money for chemical weapons production without nato approval of the plan or without contingency plans for their deployment in Western re rope. By what we re doing we think we re meeting the nato approval requirement a . Official who re Quested anonymity said. Whether Congress thinks we re meeting it that s up to them to the associated press reported Weinberger said at the end of the meeting that he believed the Pentagon had satisfied Congress demand that it win nato support for a new generation of chemical weapons. Me declined to comment on the objections expressed by some european allies. Lie noted that the plan already had received the Nec Essary nato approval in discussions last week. Nato ambassadors following a routine procedure that leaves no room for disagreement formally adopted the . Plan last Friday As part of a Long list of . Military goals for the 1987-92 period Irish police recover seven or 18 paintings stolen in the world s biggest Art robbery. House oks import limit Washington api the House passed legis lation thursday calling for major import restraints de spite president Reagan s warning that protectionism at Home will launch new Trade wars. The 295-115 Vole in favor of a 458-Page measure that Reagan castigated As openly and frankly political set up an election year Battle with the Republican dominated Senate. Fifty nine House republicans voted for the Bill while Only four democrats voted against it. Just a Short time before the Vole Reagan told the Ameri can retail federation that economic growth in America and around the world would be the casualty of such Trade legis lation. White House spokesman Larry Scakes branded the measure an Al candidate for the Bill would Force the president to retaliate presumably with quotas and tariffs against countries that the Independent . International Trade commission deemed to be engaging in unfair trading practices against . Sales abroad. That would remove much of the discretion and negotiating flexibility the president now has on Trade cases. Although the Reagan administration and members of Congress agree that something must be done to erase America s huge Trade deficit with other nations it hit nearly $150 billion last year there have been fierce x arguments on How Best to get the Job done. Several hours after the vote Scakes issued a statement continued on Page 28 italians hoi leans by j it Leonard narc is Bureau Nail Ottaly twin police arrested three More africans bringing seven the number of amen bus arrested in drug us that began last italian authorities identified int Hryc arrested tuesday night As Billy Alford 40 a Stael Eugene May. 29 and Joseph Salvatore Palmier we. Navy la. Cmdr. John Marchi the Naples Public fairs officer said thursday he did not know if thet Kojec see americans on Page 28
