European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Side stripes d Nicaragua won t delay trial of Hasenfus Page 2 o crates of weapons Wash ashore in Florida Page 5 g red sox Edge mets 1-0 in world series opener Page 21 vol. 45, no. 185 Utho Leo unofficial fun Lic Tio monday october 20, 1986 Thi . I Simso Pouch 06693 a 99th Congress goes Home much was accomplished. Dole says Washington up the 99lh Congress quietly adjourned saturday finally closing a two year learn thai produced landmark lax budget drug and Immi Gration legislation and major foreign policy decisions. The 99th Congress also capped the my program provided Money for research into the Star wars anti missile defense and for chemical weapons voted to reorganize the Pentagon and Cut administration re quests Tor the military. In Sharp contrast to other years Congress acted on its final Day Only on what is known in Capitol Hill argot at cats and dogs minor Bills Are mov ing to the Brink of adjournment in a hectic Friday session. More than two weeks behind schedule the Origi Nal adjournment Dale was oct. 3 congressional leaders tried to avoid controversial Bills on the last Day. Some senators used the Long pauses Between de Bate to give one More speech. But several last minute problems cropped up mainly a measure that would recapitalize the Federal Sav Ings and loan insurance corp. That Bill also included housing provisions and a limit on the Lime a Bank can withhold payment on a customer s deposited Check. An objection stranded the Bill in the Senate Friday night and House leaders said saturday they objected to the Senate s stripping off the housing Section and diluting the deposits provision. With Only i17 Days before election Day which could shift control of the Senate to the democrats after six. Years the absent were in the majority. Those working sported White and red free the 99lh con Gress buttons and parked their cars at the foot of the Capitol Steps for a Quick getaway. The 100th Congress is scheduled to Convene Jan. 6. Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas said i think it is fair to say that we leave behind a record of unusual accomplishment even though the see Congress on Page 28 Happy reunion Ramon come Hernandez the last of 1,200 men imprisoned in Cuba after he 1961 Bay of pigs invasion to be released hugs a relative upon his Arri Val in a twin while i wife Ollde smites in the background. Hernandez $7, was released from prison Friday and flew to Miami on saturday. Arms cuts would retain strength of nato Perle says London a assistant defense Secretary Richard it rec insisted sunday that arms control proposals put Forward by the United Stales at the Reykjavik Iceland Summit will leave nato with sufficient nuclear forces to carry out its policy of flexible responding to criticism from some nato generals Perle said an agreement to eliminate medium Range nuclear weapons in Europe would still leave Europe with a nuclear umbrella and that nato would retain the ability to re Spond to every level of soviet attack. I think some in nato who expressed reservations about the direction the talks look have misunderstood the american proposal and thought it entailed the elimination of All nuclear weapons in Europe which would indeed leave the Alliance vulnerable to massive soviet conventional forces that greatly exceed those or the West he said. But we would not go that far. It would be unsafe and unwise to go Perle was interviewed on British Broad casting corp. Radio and television two Day before nato defense ministers Are to meet in Glen cables Scotland. They will Dis cuss the outcome of inc superpower sum Mit Between president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. I think when nato ministers meet in Glen eagles it will become Clear that proposals put by inc american Side will leave the was Lem Alliance with sufficient nuclear forces to continue to carry out he Allied policy or flexible response that is an ability to respond at every level to soviet attack he said. Nato Secretary general lord car ringtone has said the Alliance s flexible response should have been examined at Reykjavik. Gen. Bernard Rogers nato s supreme Allied commander formally Corn see nato on Page 28 soviets expel 5 americans for unlawful activities Moscow up1 the soviet Union expelled five . Diplomats sunday for what it called unlawful activities in apparent retaliation for the . Expulsion of 25 members of the soviet delegation to the United nations. The five americans four of them stationed at the . Embassy in Moscow and one at the . Consul ate in Leningrad were declared Persona Noil grata by the soviets and told to leave the country. A statement was made to the . Embassy in Moscow today on the i permissibility of the act vines of a number of workers of american diplomatic mis Sion in the soviet Union the Alidaf. Soviet news Agency Tass said. The statement named w. Norville c. Ehrenfried g. Lovkvist d. Harris of the . Embassy in Moscow and a Roberts of the . Consulate in Leningrad. In Washington White House officials had no imme Diate comment saying they Learned of the expulsion from the news Media. Secretary of state George Shultz appearing on Abc meet the press said we will protest in expulsions and we will Lake some action but he would not be specific on what action the United states would take. The . Embassy apparently taken by Surprise by the timing of the move had no immediate comment and could not provide farther details on the diplomats. The wording of sunday s statement indicated the five . Diplomats were expelled for engaging in espionage. The ouster had been anticipated since the1 m see soviets on Page 28 Reagan to Issue executive order on sanctions Washington a president Reagan will Issue an executive order soon to enforce the sanctions hat Congress overriding he veto or dered against South Africa s apartheid govern ment an administration official said sunday. The official speaking on condition that he not be identified mid he was told thursday that uie order might be issued in a matter of Days. It had been delayed by preparation Tor the Summit meeting in Iceland. Rep. Mickey Leland a Texas chairman Orthe congressional Black caucus told the House see Reagan on Page 26
