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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday september 29,1986 greens May form coalition with spa Nuernberg up the Green party com prised mostly of environmentalists and nato oppo nent decided sunday in might consider forming a Cha Lilion government with the opposition social democrats spa after the Jan. 25 election. The greens at a convention attended by More than 500 delegates voted to consider meeting with spa leaders a week after the election if conditions arc right for such a coalition. Germany is currently ruled by a Center right coalition of Christian democrats and free democrats. In he March 1983 election the Christian democrats and their conservative bavarian Wing got 48.8 percent of the vote and their coalition partners he free democrats got 7 percent. The opposition social democrats re taxi cd 38.2 percent and the greens got 5.6 percent just Over the 5 percent required to win scats in parliament the  of Green party delegates said they would favor a foal i i Ion with the social democrats Only if such a government would support the indispensable demands of the greens including the abandonment of nuclear Energy and the withdrawal of . Nuclear mis Siles from Germany. The greens also decided they would remain an opposition party to any government that continues the poli cies of current Chancellor Helmut Kohl a Christian Democrat or his predecessor social Democrat Helmut Schmidt. But the decision to consider a Posi Elc Cimon coalition wish the social democrats was sharply opposed by some of the delegates. Rainer Trampert a spokesman for the party s Board of directors labelled the greens letter to voters the final document of the three Day convention a  tramped called the letter a Cumming up Wilh he social democrats and said it should be regarded As a satirical document. He said he was Happy that Only 55 percent of the delegates voted for it. On other matters the greens reconfirmed heir com Milmont to a restructuring of Industrial society including measures to reduce mass unemployment Over he next four years they also advocated efforts to eliminate what they said is growing poverty and damage to he environment. Regarding the controversy Over Germany s refugee programs Itte greens said Asylum should be granted not Only to those who have been politically persecuted in their homelands but a so to those who Corm from areas of crisis and economic need. On another matter the Green party delegates said women members should have the veto right on issues involving women. Senate Resolution urges no Daniloff no Summit Washington a the Senate voted saturday to urge president Reagan to hold off on a Summit meeting with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev until the soviets free american journalist Nicholas Daniloff the senators approved on a 57-29 vote a non binding Resolution on the Daniloff Mailer that was attached to an unrelated Bill Deal ing with anti drug efforts. Sen. Gordon Humphrey. . A chief sponsor of the Resolution said it s a Clear Choice no Dan loft no sum  Dan tort the Moscow Bureau chief for . News & world report was arrested by he soviets on aug. 30 and charged with espionage. His arrest followed the arrest in new York of alleged spy Gonna by Zakharov a soviet employee or the United nations. Both Daniloff and Zakharov have been released to their respective embassies but cannot leave either nation until the matter is finally resolved. Reagan has called on the soviets to release Daniloff but he has not flatly made Dan lofts release a precondition for another Summit meeting with Gorba Chev. The Resolution said Reagan should condition his agreement to a Summit meeting with Secretary Gorbachev on the prompt return of or. Dan loft from the soviet  it also said there should be no eco nomic or commercial transactions Wilh he soviets until Danil Ofelias been freed Humphrey told his colleagues that approval of the Resolution will buttress Reagan s efforts to win Dan lofts free Dom. The stronger the Vole the stronger the pcs stage and the More helpful we will be to the president he said. Regan warns . Labor chief vows loyalty to nato . Against sanctions new York a president Rea Gan s lop aide said sunday thai South Africa could Cut commercial tier with the untied Siats if Congress imposes sanctions against the White led Pretoria government. There is a distinct possibility of retaliation if Congress overrides Reagan s veto of the sanctions Bill said the presidential chief of staff Donald Regan. He spoke on he lbs television network s face the nation program. Reagan vetoed the sanctions Friday. But Congress is expected to Vole this Wick to override the veto. If so the sanctions including a ban on All new . Investment and Bank Loans in South Africa will be enforced despite Reagan s objections. In addition to Banning . Invest ment in and Bank Loans to. South Africa the new legislation would terminate Landing rights in he United states for South african aircraft and prohibit . Imports of South african uranium Coal steel Lemiles military vehicles agricultural products and Bod. Regan said that South Africa has not threatened retaliation but thai in could be expected. It s a Normal thing. If you put sanctions on. Another country  he said if they did it to the front line Stales they did in to Zimbabwe they might do it to  Pretoria imposed stiff Border controls on its Black ruled neighbors in Southern Africa last month after he so called front line states imposed sanctions on Trade Wilh South Africa front line Leaden have said they Are willing to sacrifice to help bring about an end to apartheid the system of racial separation in South Africa members of Cong ass who support the . Bill say the majority of Black South africans want sanctions. They argue thai although such measures will bring Short term hardship they will help has ten an end to apartheid. Regan said Congress is posturing on the Issue and ignoring the consequences of their action. Blackpool England a opposition Leader Neil Kinlock on sunday accused . Officials of wildly exaggerating the effects on nato of his socialist labor party s anti nuclear policy. Kinlock replied angrily to reported criticism by . Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger shortly before labor s annual acc Kong conference opened in this North England coastal resort they re wildly exaggerating he consequences of Britain becoming Yel another non nuclear Power within nato Kin Nock said in British broadcasting corp. Radio interview there arc already others who Are at least As Loyal in their commit ment to nato As the United states of America As indeed we will be he said citing Canada Denmark and Norway. Kinlock s remarks reflected wide spread resentment in the party at the timing of Weinberger s statements. Newspaper reports have said Weinberger said in a pre recorded bbl interview that labor s pledge to scrap Britain s nuclear Arsenal and close Down. . Nuclear bases if in wins office would under mine nato. The labor party buoyed by a consist ent Lead in polls Over the governing conservative party began ils convention in a confident mood. The party striving to moderate its leftist image gathered in Blackpool s victorian Winter gardens conference late sports Boston up tar Boston red sox led by Don Baylor s two run single that triggered a five ran second Annine and the eight hit pitching of Dennis Oil can Boyd wan their first american league East title in 11 years sunday by routing the Toronto Blue Jay a 12-3. Sunday s nil scares Washington 19 Sim h san ii Nanco 31. Mumi a Man Mosca 42. Or can Flay 7 Philadelphia w. La Hitik 20 you null so. And worming 17 chiugo44.ctncinnili7 a Janus any 20. Flu lilo 17 Houlon 0iot Center under a new Symbol a red Rose. U has replaced the red Flag traditional Symbol of British socialists parly managers confident labor now has its first real Chance of regaining Power since conservative prime min ister Margaret that lick ousted a sodas administration in 1979, warned against displays of Militancy this week. Thatcher whose conservatives hold their annual conference next week must Call the Noil general election by june 1988, five years after she won a second term. But there is speculation she will Call an Early election in the Spring or autumn of 1987. Weinberger s reported remark have been widely publicized and. Received front Page treatment again in pro conservative sunday newspapers. Kinlock in evident reference to Weinberger s comments said if Wash Ringlon were suggesting the will of an elected British government should be subordinated to any other government wishes ii would be undermining the very values that nato was established and still exists to  drug Bill from Page 1 final passage of the Bill a Vole delayed because More than a dozen members had left the floor As the debate wound into the Early hours sunday. The Senate will return to the Bill tuesday afternoon. Senate passage would Send the Bill to a House Senate conference committee to reconcile the differences Between the two versions. That panel will try to work quickly so both Chambers can pass the same Bill and Send it to president Rea Gan before adjournment. Many senators declared their constituents Are deeply worried about the drug Issue and arc demanding Strong action with the election barely a month away. But the death penalty provision was withdrawn even after a majority of the Senate effectively voted for it and Only 14 senators supported expanded use of the military. The democratic controlled House approved the imposition of the death pen ally for persons convicted of Large scale drug sales. A similar amendment to the Senate version was offered by sen. Mack Mattingly a a. Who called in a Good Way 10 Deal with murderous drug King  an attempt to kill malting by s Amend ment was voted Down 60-25, but he withdrew after winning that key lest. Mattingly said opponents of his measure would filibuster final Senate action on the Bill which would Block ils chances for the year. He noted that the Confer ence committee might retain the provi is on. The military Amend enl was rejected 72-14 after opponents argued that it would violate individuals civil rights and would detract from the military s chief Mission of defending the nation against armed enemy attack. It s about time we used the resources of this country to fight a real War said sen. Alfonse d Amato r-n.v., As he spoke in favor of forcing the military to fight drug pushers. However sen Sam Nunn d-ga., said using N.V. and air Force equipment to fight drug smugglers would require far greater resources than Are now available and would strip All planes and ships now used for other types of surveillance against potential enemy forces. The Senate did vote 83-4 approval of an amendment that would give the Secre tary of defense three months to Send Congress a list of what actions the . Military can Lake Loaid anti drug Effort by civilian agencies. Both Bills would increase spending for drug interdiction and eradication Educa Tion treatment and local Law enforce ment. They would also increase penalties for drug Possession and sales outlaw designer drugs and lighten prevision used to fight Money laundering by Dru dealers while both the House and Senate have pome up to Vii their versions of anti drug legislation Reagan has proposed an Aalf drug package thai includes mandatory Lesting of Federal workers. The Senate Bill docs not have that mandatory provision but in does make Clear hat Federal Laws cannot be used to Block drug test ing  
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