European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday August 9,1986 lawmaker seeks pullout of half of Europe forces by Chuck Vinci i Washington Bureau Washington a Colorado congresswoman plans to introduce an amendment calling for half of the . Military forces in Europe to be removed even though she does not Harbor much Hope the plan will be adopted an aide said. But rep. Pat Schmo Cdr feels it s important to raise the Issue the aide said thursday. The Democrat s amendment will be introduced when the House begins floor debate on the fiscal 1987defense authorization Bill nut week. Her amendment Calls for about 200,000 service members to be with drawn gradually from overseas assignments Over a five year period including half of the . Military forces in Europe and one third Offe Rees stationed else where outside the United Stales. Half of the withdrawn forces would be demobilized while the remainder would be stationed at bases in the United slates. The amendment would remove about 160,000 service members from Europe and 40,000 from other overseas locations the aide said. Schroeder s aide said that whether there arc350,000 american troops in Europe or 165,000 would not change the . Commitment to the de sense of Europe. This would not leave a Gap in Europe s defences she said. If anything it gives the european countries More say in How they want to define their own Security posture. She said one reason for an american presence in Europe after world War ii was to allow european countries Lime to rebuild their economics without hav ing to Cam Mil resources to defense. We be done that she said. These countries arc now mature partners in nato. Maturity Breed responsibility and the congresswoman thinks they should Bear More of the Burden for their own de  a secondary concern of Schroeder a the aide said is the Impact living overseas has on military families. They often live in ices Ihan desirable conditions she said. And things like the political decision to lower the value of the Dollar on foreign exchanges has Amajor Impact on our people overseas. The congresswoman does t think it s fair to ask these people to go overseas if we re not fully committed to taking care of them she said. Iceland to resume Hunting whales under new agreement with . Reykjavik Iceland up Iceland having used diplomacy to Avert a . Trade Boycott Over its whale catches has said it will Stan Hunting whale again for scientific purposes next sunday. The decision to resume the North Atlantic Island nation s research whaling program on aug. 17 was announced thursday night by prime minister Ste Ingri m or Hermannsson s government. The announcement followed an agreement in Washington this week Between . Officials and an icelandic delegation on the whaling Issue which has strained relations Between the Reagan administration and this strategic nato member nation. Reykjavik s daily Morgun bladed said Friday that Trade Secretary Malcolm Baldridge had dropped the Sanction threat because Iceland agreed at the talks to consume Over 50 percent or its whaling products. The . Response has been unnatural said fish cries minister Halldor Asgari Maspn but we want to avoid accusations of not abiding by International agreements the United slates had considered a Trade Boycott against Iceland for its alleged breach of a recent inter National whaling commission Resolution calling for products culled for scientific purposes to be consumed primarily locally. The measure was aimed at limiting Iceland s com Mercial whaling sales to Japan. Iceland originally said it would not discuss where it Sells the meat drawn from is scientific whaling. Hermannsson last month criticized . Trade department officials for their failure to understand the importance of Marine research for a North Atlantic fishing  bul Iceland had no Choice but to Bow to american pressure to avoid risking its vital . Seafood Market where 30 percent of the fishing nation s All important seafood exports go. Operations at Iceland s Only whaling station were suspended july 28 in a Concession to the Reagan administration prior to the talks. To appease Washington this nation of 240,000 will now step up consumption of whale products five times to 1,000 tons a year including animal fodder and meals officials said. The other half of the yield from this season s 120 Fin and Sei what quote of which 75 have already been culled is exp cd to go to Japan if buyers there receive . Consent to the sales. Politicians from All parties in staunchly nationalistic land have joined ranks to protest against . Inter Ference. We can t be certain any longer that other nations Bear our interests in mind and we will have to View our relations with the United states in a new Light As Grimston said. The Only people we can Trust entirely arc  but the government took no counter measures against the 3,000 . Servicemen stationed Al Kef la Vuk who form the Iceland defense Force. Iceland has no defense Force of its own. Ceremonies set for Berlin Wall Berlin a both Germany will Mark the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall next week. In West Berlin West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl former Chancellor Willy Brandt and mayor a Bernard Diepgen will observe wednesday s anniversary with speeches in the Reich Stag the prewar Ger Man parliament building. East Germany will have a workers Parade and a speech by president Erich Honecker the country s state run Media said. The Wall was started on aug. 13, 1961, to Hall the flow of East German refugees to West Berlin. East Germany claimed it erected the Wall to protect its Citi Zens from Western aggression. Honecker then the communist party Central com Mittee member responsible for stale Security oversaw the Wall construction. East German newspapers said that after Honecker s speech groups representing the working classes would March through East Berlin streets. Traffic will be barred from pan of East Berlin s downtown for the ceremony according o Neues deutschland the official communist party daily. Brandt now chairman of West Germany s main opposition party the social democrats was mayor of West Berlin when the East germans started building Thelwall also planned in West Berlin Are special Church serv ices and Wreath laying ceremonies at spots along the Wall where East germans trying to flee to West Berlin were shot dead by East German Border guards. West Berlin a Western enclave surrounded by East Germany is administered by British French and . Forces. East Berlin is officially the City s soviet occupied zone but the East germans Long ago declared it their capital Rily. Western experts say at least 73 people have been killed trying to flee Over the Wail to the West since it was built. More than 4,900 people have escaped Over the Wall but most successful escapes came in the Early 1960s, when the Barrier was not As High or As Well secured Asin Laler years. World today 61 arrested in Hong Kong in fight against cholera Hong Kong up police swooped Down on illegal food Vendor thursday arrest ing 61 people in a bid to clean up a possible cause of a cholera outbreak thai has stricken 20 people in a  authorities announced the Confirma Tion of two new cases of the potentially fatal disease which is marked by vomiting and Diar Rhea. Most of the 20 victims lived or worked in the suburban District or Kwun Tong. Police cleared away More than 20 illegal cooked food stands from a Kwun Tong Lane arresting six people and seizing a Large Quantity of equipment. Chief health inspector Law Shek Kei said. Colombia installs Barco As its 91 St president Bogota Colombia up Virgilio Barc was sworn in As Colombia s 91sl president thursday pledging to support his nation s tradition of non alignment and to Bailie poverty and the illegal drug Trade. Barco promised to expropriate Urban an Rural land to House the poor and create a new tax system for social Reform. He welcomed a truce abiding guerrilla group into the political system but warned those who chose the sinister Way of terrorism1 will face � legitimate use of  fire sweeps warehouse at Clark a in Philippines Clark a. Philippine a fire Nee through a warehouse at this . Tax Matiy Fri Day sightly injuring two american firt Fishten and destroying ions of paper and office supplies base officials said. American and filipino military investigate said they were trying 10 determine whether the tire had been set they Laid three men were seen running Hwy from the building minutes before the Maze was reported at 1 50 . The sources said Security patrols chased the men bul lost them in the Dart. Staff sgt Comlia Rackley of Clark s information office said however that her office has not been Able to confirm that report. . Organization starts airlifting of pesticides Rome apr the . Food and agriculture organization said it has launched an Emer gency program including pesticide airlifts to combat Locust swarms that could cause another food crisis in  Locust plague of frightening proportions but face Africa unless control teams with the necessary resources arc put in place quickly to protect food crops Fao director general edourd soon said in a statement released thursday by the organization s main office in Rome. Saouma said pesticides and equipment Mustbe airlifted urgently to Remote areas and additional resources provided. He Laid the program will supplement existing Locust control efforts by the Fao african governments donors and regional and International organizations. India approves statehood for Mizoras tribal territory new Delhi India a the upper House of India s parliament has voted to nuke the Tri bal territory of Mizoras the nation s 2 of state. The statehood Bill had been appro1, cd by the lower House on tuesday and the upper chamber concurred thursday. The legislation will be signed into Law by president Zail Singh. Mizoras was one of India s nine federally administered Union territories and statehood Means it will have a popularly elected Assembly an government. The Hilly Region sandwiched Between Burma and Bangladesh is Home to Miro tribesmen who waged a 20-year guerrilla War for autonomy. The statehood legislation and a companion Bill giving constitutional Protection to tribal Cus Toms were aimed at fulfilling a peace Accord signed in july by Mizo leaders and prime min ister Rajiv Gandhi s government