European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q lower mortgages Spur refinancing  b n princely proprietors daily Magazine d Dow Jones hits record l882.,.pag 27 Authol Ltd Unocic vol. 45, no. 44 saturday May 31, 1986 four him. Fled  i on and a d 8693 a Salt ii Halifax Nova Scotia a some of the United it states closest allies including Britain and Canada on ? thursday tried to dissuade the Reagan administration from scrapping the Salt ii arms Accord officials at a nato meeting said. ,., the split in Ilic Alliance s approach to Salt ii emerged in the opening session of a North Atlantic treaty organization foreign ministers meeting in this Canadian Provin Cial capital. Sir Geoffrey Howe the British foreign Secretary told Secretary of slate George p. Shultz and their counterparts from 14 other nato nations that continued . Compliance with Salt ii was important to East West arms control efforts according to a British official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Reagan announced tuesday that he had decided to dismantle two Poseidon nuclear submarines in order to slay in compliance with the 1979.strategic arms limitation talks treaty which has never been ratified. But he Slid the United states intended to exceed the pact s limits later his year unless the soviets reversed arms programs that Reagan claims violate Salt ii. Other nato countries siding with the British were Norway arid Canada in remarks at the conference s opening ceremony in a Halifax hotel Canadian foreign minister Joe Clark said u was of fundamental importance that both sides abide by terms of arms control deals. Per Paul a spokesman for norwegian foreign min ister Knut Frydenlund said the minister intended a add his government s regret that Reagan was threatening to exceed the Salt 11 limits. The foreign ministers in their opening session did not discuss the heightened diplomatic tensions in Berlin according to a senior . Official who spoke on condition he not be named. East Germany has declared that foreign diplomats would be required to display passports at crossing Points in the divided City which is controlled by France Britain the United states and the soviet Union. Story Pago 28. Before the Rule look effect monday East Berlin based diplomats Only had to present identity cards when travel ing Between East Berlin and West Berlin. Reagan denounces kamikaze7 Trade Bill revision Washington a president Reagan thursday denounced a sweeping revision of the nation s Trade Laws approved by the House As Kamikaze legislation that would throw Mill ions of americans out of work and Send our Economy into the steepest nose dive since the great de  Reagan in a speech to the National association of manufacturers said America does t need to hide behind Trade barriers. Given a lever playing Field americans can out produce and out compete anyone any where on  the audience of about 400 people sat silently through the to min Etc speech interrupting Only once with applause. The president also announced the framework of an agreement la open Japa Nese markets to . Computer chips and prevent japanese companies from dumping their chips on . Markets. The Issue has been the subject of intense negotiations be tween the two coun tries. Reagan said details of the agreement Are still being worked out but this framework should allow for significant new Market a  his speech represented a new offensive against election year pressures to erect Trade barriers and impose retaliatory tariffs to curb America s huge Trade deficit. Just last week the House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a Trade Bill that would require the president to take tougher action against trading partners thai subsidize exports to America while preventing . Goods from entering their markets. The Bill won substantial Republican sup see Trade on Page 28 cup kicks two yes Ltd Nino in Tieniz shows pm the Tow in Monterrey from Ibe world cup soccer tournament starting in Mexico City today. See Slaty on Page 21. Thurmond says Dix so build set troop Jave Diehl in. Bureau Raf Mil Delhall England the senior member of int Senate armed serv ices committee said is the end of an eight Day european tour to Congress should leave it to the Pentagon to manage . Troop Levels in Europe. It appears to me that cover ass has gone a Little far in trying to limit Tutop strength said sen. Strom  i think it could Handi Cap our performance Over here.". Thurmond 63, the chairman of the sen ate judiciary com Mittee and chairman of the armed serv ices subcommittee on military construction visited commanders and troops in Belgium England Iceland Germany and Berlin during he told the stars and wipes he had met with several . Andje Rapean Mili tary commanders and Iha were concerned about congressional Aube fits to limit the number of Xis. . They  because they Don t have the  to go up or Down in order to Reg changing conditions Thurmond said Orthey Congress should leave it to  department to in crease the fit the they have More flex Bil  Thurm Gaitis considered the most Likely person tit replace sen Barry Goldwater r ariz., act chairman of the Senate armed Servitor committee when Goldwater re tires a Fer this year n t seek it Thurmond said. I m the franking Roan now. If seniority is Fol Lowed 1 could choose that if i gave up the judiciary committee. Final decision an Tho Bacn t made any it i m leaning that way.". Jjp.-. Thurmond Sau moves to limit or Cut troop  Stem from the american Fet to Ion that the United Stales is doing Morula its share in nato. Our Pejic Back Home have fell that nato so spid do More he said that s one re Odvil think that prompted them to want spout a limitation on troops Over Hereof Patricia Schroeder d-colo., an Jed services committee member has Ducco legislation that would reduce the umber of . Troops overseas by 50 per Cut Over five years. Half of the service members returning to the states would be sent Home most Likely at the end of their. Enlistments and half would be reassigned to stateside units. That would reduce military length by 5 percent. Kick roedts Bill would reduce the number of oops in Europe by 35,000 annually unlit local 1991, when the total would be 165,0% sen ked Stevens a Alaska appropriations Cefic Mittie chairman has proposed sharply re facing the number of us tic a u by servicemen was in Europe and using temporarily be cd Reserve troops to meet  but Thurm cd said commanders have told him trick Kempis to limit troop strength have Hasi reverse effect they claim Tom when we took that step it gave the no impression to our allies. As to whether or not we really mean business if we Rar Cully going to stand Wilh  11 he said he d been Towie message might have been  some of our comma Noks say that it has been construed Over her As a form of blackmail to make them Dow meshing they feel they re trying to do no in a reason Able Way