European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 9 bearly visible unable to Brush the drooping fur of his Bearskin hat away from his eyes a member of the colds run guards works hard la maintain a stiff upper lip and still gel a Clear View ahead. This member of the second battalion was trying to keep a Sharp Lookout while on Ronrad at St. Virnes n Palace in London. Protocol requires the guards id keep absolutely still it Itte lion while on duty no flinching scratching or brushing allotted. Tory condemns bbl reports on Libya raid London a prime minister Margaret Thatcher s conservative party chairman Norman to bail. On thursday deplored the British broadcasting corp s coverage of the . Bombing raid on Libya in april As inaccurate and imbalanced. A news Media monitoring unit set up by Tibbit in july found the bbl s cover age of a selection of news events to be riddled with inaccuracy innuendo and  conservative ministers have frequently accused the bbl of left Wing Bias. But director general Alasdair Milne in a statement thursday night said the complaint could be interpreted As an at tempt to intimidate the corporation in the months before a general election which must be held by mid-1988. The bbl can and will answer the accusations in this complaint said Milne. The bbl operates under government charter and has a government appointed Board of governors but it maintains editorial Independence. The report included a 21-Page analysis of the bbl s handling of selected news  singled out coverage of the . Raid on Libya  a mixture of news views speculation error and in critical Carriage of libyan  in the letter to the abcs acting chair Man. Lord barn Cut he called for a Thor Ough reappraisal of the bbl s manag Erial and editorial standards. Tibbit said the conservative party had been inundated with complaints about alleged Bias by the bbl. He said he had no Way of knowing whether the abcs coverage of events was affected by Bias incompetence Low professional standards or simple  however i am sure it is not in the interests of the government the political parties the taxpayers the bbl or its employees that such criticism is capable of being made he added. Tibbit said the bbl had taken on an increasingly subjective and confrontational style and questioned whether it is appropriate for a Public service Broad casting  singling out coverage of the retaliatory . Raid on Libya Tebbel said the bbl s reports were far from being balanced fair and impartial and damaged the abcs reputation. The bbl Only in the last breath made any reference to libyan terror ism in a series of headlines he said. In contrast the rival Independent television news succeeded far better than tue bbl in introducing the news in a balanced and impartial fashion he. Said. The bbl View of the Story appeared to be that the americans had committed an act of unjustifiable aggression which had resulted in the deaths of Many inno cent civilians which had attracted worldwide condemnation and which had greatly increased International sym Pathy and support for Libya he said. . Diplomats coping with loss of soviet Stoff Moscow a the withdrawal of All soviet staff from the . Embassy has wrought abrupt changes in the diplomatic lifestyle forcing political officers to dust their own desks and ambassador s wife Donna Hartman to take aver the Garden ing at her residence. Last week s Kremlin order to 260 soviets to quit cooking cleaning driving answering phones doing repairs and running errands for 251 diplomats in Moscow and Leningrad Means embassy wives and construction worker Snow Cook the lunch Iroe hamburgers. Mothers who relied on Russia maids to mind children while parents worked socialized or explored Moscow find themselves isolated at Home or ferrying their kids to school. Special buses once driven by soviets stand Idle. At the palatial ambassadorial Resi Dence of Spaso House mrs. Hartman says she tends roses and the Green House. With receptionists gone she is often the one to answer the phone but says it can t always be heard ringing in the mansion. It s wonderfully Calm Here mrs. Harlman said thursday. Her comment reflected a tone reportedly set by ambassador Arthu Hartman in a Pep talk to embassy staff a week ago. Americans who did nol want to be named said his message was that the Community can and will Cope with the new situation privately some people arc less optimistic. It s really mixed said one woman asking not to be quoted by name. The official morale is we roust show them we can do it but i m saying Are you. Sure we can do it " another american said there Are Many unanswered questions such a whether third country nationals like the Nanny he and his wife hired for their baby can keep working. The uncertainties and extra hour being worked by All to make up for the loss of soviet labor create a lot of stress he said one american remarked that with out the soviets around the embassy looks like a  things livened up at lunch irae thurs Day when it was the turn of diplomats whose surname begins with b to clean the courtyard a duly that will no rotate alphabetically through the ranks. The embassy snack bar is still running although it is closed to non embassy peo ple w to used to gather there for lunch. The menu has also shrunk. There Are no More French tries and paper plates have replaced the crockery that used to be cleared away and washed by soviets. Alfredo Collet i the italian who has run the snack bar for 24 years Saul with shrug that his operation faces Many problems. We re 14 people