European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes g bomb destroys Soldier s car at German fest Page 2 d Congress faces heavy workload on tax Bill this week. Page 5 o poll says voters should elect supreme court justices Page 6 the stm4an  Hub Pic in Jiu cation f0 to Poi Cut vol. 45, no 116 tuesday August 12, 1986 into d 8693 a German plates May be ready for americans cars this fall , and Clint Swift staff writer americans serving in Germany could go German License plates As Early As this fall a spokesman for the ministry of transportation said monday. We have reached an agreement and it is now question of working out a few technical details said Siegfried Vogt press spokesman for the German ministry. The Price of the German plates which would reissued through american military vehicle registration offices is still being negotiated Vogt said Fie said a one time fee of 35 Marks about $17has been pro posed. It now costs $10 a year to Register a privately owned vehicle carrying the White and Black Usa eur plates. Safely inspections would continue to be performed at military bases Vogt said. About 210,000 autos would be affected by the change according to Usa eur motor vehicle Regis try statistics negotiations on the Chance to German plates were begun in april in the Wake of the terrorist attack on the la Belle disco in Berlin and the american bombing of Libya the talks had been stymied in recent weeks by Ger Man government insistence that americans meet the country s rigorous safety inspection standards and pay Highway taxes and emission fees Pentagon officials said. German fees and Road taxes vary based on engine size. The German owner of a midsize car such As an opel Kartell pays about 300 Marks or about $ 150 a year in axes. American representatives at the negotiations argued that such fees were Loo costly and thai the Lime con suming German safely inspection process would havea negative effect on readiness he Pentagon officials said. The German government apparently backed Down on those demands paving the Way for the agreement. Neucom officials had no immediate comment on the agreement monday but released the following pc Para statement transition to indigenous License plates by the . Armed forces in Europe is a Security Issue being worked out As one Effort among a number of initiative with Host nation officials. Discussions Are continuing with the Host government. It would be inappropriate to comment on the details of these ongoing  the switch to non distinctive plates has been called purely cosmetic by some Pentagon officials who said the change would not slow Down a terrorist deter mined to attack a . Vehicle. Other critics of the plan see plates on Page 28 results of drug tests of White House staff will be confidential Washington api members of president Reagan s senior staff monday begin taking urinalysis tests for drug use and the chief White House spokesman Saivii the result will be kept confidential. Larry Speakes Laid it will be at least 10 Days before the results of the tests will be known but he stressed that we won t talk about  it is and should be confidential Speakes told reporters Al the morning Newa briefing. The objective is if any body hat a problem they should straighten out the problem give them help and put them Back in the work place drug free. Confidentiality i think is an important part of  the idea of a voluntary system of drug testing among the 78 senior staff aides to Reagan was broached last week by Mem Bers of the staff not by Reagan while House spokesmen said at the time. Reagan however thought it was Good idea and the president took his test saturday before travelling to Bethesda naval Hospital for a urological Examina Tion. Vice president George Bush was to Lake the test monday snakes said. Speakes said he did not know whether voluntary testing of while House senior staff members would be done on a regu Lar basis but he said that it certainly could be something that we could do again in a year six months randomly or however they want to do  Deaver enjoying safari Unwor ried about probe Nairobi Kenya a former White House aide Michael k. Deaver Aid he plans to spend another week on safari before returning to Washington where an investigation of his lobbying activity now reportedly includes his Busi Ness dealings in Asia. I m just having a Good time watching the four legged hyenas Here Deaver Laid sunday at Nairobi s Wilson Airport while in route to Tanzania. There s a great similarity Between the behavioural characteristics of the four legged and two legged Hyena Deaver a longtime associate of presi Dent Reagan was Deputy director of the White House staff until he left in May 1985 to become a lobbyist. A House subcommittee is examining see Deaver on Page 28