European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page2 a these is and stripes saturday Novom tar 22,1986 Karmal resigns posts Islamabad Pakistan a Babrak Karmal who was replaced at Afghanistan top Leader six months ago resigned thursday from All hit remaining government and communist parly posts radio Kabul report on Afghanistan s state run radio Taid Karmyl re signed the presidency and his teat on the ruling politburo which has about 12 members. His Resig nation was approved by the Polit buro the radio said. The move appeared to Complete the process of removing Karmal from Power that began earlier this year when he hut the country s top Post that of Secretary general of the ruling communist party. Karmal bad been installed bythe soviet Union in december 1979. But was replaced As Cre tary Flenell this year by 40-year old Najibullah after growing Indi cations that Moscow was. Unhappy Over hit allure to crush mosle guerrillas. Toni ral ures correctly aay in yewntty1 Tetide about boxing any staff sol. Clarence soviets believe no nuke win possible nato official says Brussels Belgium a a Lonato military official mid Friday that soviet leaders in an apparent shift unthinking seem to have concluded the East bloc could win a War in Europe Allen tee of the North Atlantic treaty organization said this new thinking made it crucial that the United slates keep its Long Range nuclear weapon. President Reagan proposed a ban on Al ballistic nuclear missiles within 10 years at the oct 11-12 Summit meeting Wilh soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev. Altenburg took Over As chairman of the military committee the highest military authority in the Alliance Las month. In an address to a conference organized by the Atlantic Institute for International affairs Altenburg cited recent assertions by marshal Nikolai v. Ogarkow the former Soviel Deputy defense min ister and army chief of staff that a War in Europe need not necessarily involve nuclear exchanges. These views teem to have wide Tup port in the Kremlin Altenburg said. This new thinking col Only affirms the Soviel doctrinal axiom that the soviets fight to win it affirms that they May fight to win by conventional Means elimination of All nuclear a remarks echoed the con certs of other top nato military Leaden who Hare said pm Mary to a wee i that the elimination either of tedium Nune nuclear weapon in Europe of intercontinental Tan Etc leave european nato nations Altenburg said it was Likely due to advances in offensive and defensive Nal and chemical weaponry and Short Ozien wac us a ii rum Rui c la Clown Uisu Wea ivc by. That the soviets could begin to pos a believe they were militarily Invulnerable. 7-to-l advantage m numbers of Short a 1. c. Range nuclear missiles those with Nget below 620 mile. I go to wave Nebiu usum Milij that would make War in Europe thinkable he said. In yesterday slide about 1 Ith Ann Cav re women Tolkien then of Siu. Hope Jacobs and Lynda k. Wright were we a edit the photo captions. The Netherlands was in rred to at Tan Danaf Ger Lullu Juull h Prospect become critical if the United Stales strategic nuclear deterrent available for defending Europe were Ever called into question he that Case nato s strategic concept could collapse outright Reagan told a Newt conference on wednesday that top priority should be Given to eliminating land based strategic or Globe girdling nuclear has said his ultimate goal is tit he put the soviet Edge in conventional forces at 2.8-tc-l. Recent developments in controls negotiation were cause for particular concern Alten Birg problem today u that a Mattive breakthrough in Mutual and verifiable arms reductions win not alleviate the immediate deficiencies in our conventional defense posture and will not Neces parity. Solidify political cohesion he cruet of stall mat no uni Miu no Umulis bum � a. -T., a. Adm a Srafion proposing changes in health care coverage for elderly a. I in b . a Mir Aart Mut Washington a the govern ment must plan now to help american finance the nigh Cost of catastrophic ill new and anticipate problems 25 Yea from now when the nation s baby Boom ers Are old health Secretary tit Bowe said Friday. The proposal he drawn mixed re views on Capitol Hill where key democrats welcomed the report but questioned the method of solving the , Bowen Iii item Friday that a program Wai needed for Long term car needs of the elderly. With the baby Boom in another 25years becoming an elderly Boom it t time for those people to think about Sav Ings to prevent themselves bum losing their lifetime savings through catastrophic illness he Sauton abcs today proposals unveiled thursday by the department of Heath and human services include a 14.92 monthly in crease in the medicare part b Premium to help the 30 million medicare Menefi Carie pay for extended Hospital Sta Sand other medical costs the premiums would raise $1.77 to Uon a year so that not have to pay More than 12.000 annually for their share of medicare Cov about 800.000 recipients less than i potent pay More than this amount each year. This proposal Wai called right on tar gel by rep. Fortney suit Dout. Chairman of the House ways and Means health subcommittee. But others said higher premiums would place an unfair Burden on Low income elderly people without creating any new Benefit. Rep. Henry Waxman Cali chair Man of another key House subcommittee in the health Ana Taid the report shows no real commitment to putting new fed eral resources into addressing the the private Medigap insurance Indus try which tells policies that pay for Cotts not covered by medicare accused Owen of trying to take away their Busi 14.92 i month it really just Tak ing Over what the private sector u Al ready doing and if t not really creating any new Benefit Aid John b. Oday president of the Ina Tuce economics society of criticism Ike report was welcomed by democrats such As Waxman who take it will non to move the debate of the Senate Lamorand human ret nude committee Alto we cooked toe i usual after six Yean of Reagan adm Ultra lion Cut tent in Heath car coverage forthe Dwetty Aad the i a. Secretary Bowen deserve credit Jar dimensions of the health care crisis of our Kennedy a Matt sad Bowen has shown treat by issuing t major cat att health care proposal in spite of Tion from less onis Ted Memeti administration. Bowen proposal the product of a 10 month study ordered by president , u expected to encounter stiff Rettit Tance from conservatives who argue it government should not extend an entitle ment the Secretary argued that waft a minimal Cost to cont Umei and Cut your medicare Trust toys we Ca peace of mind to All Aro enc. He acknowledged that the hike might be a hardship for i called h a Hwy cheap Price to the peace of mid of even those be _ other Indus we education to inform the targe costs of catastrophic Aad a pin Tal was Risku Redby Stark who Aid that s like saying you coup it Acari Tea Public to the fact that if you act aids on will tax break to companies Tad individuals to encourage them to buy teen insurance coverage tar catastrophic Job Deatel Bowen nil he did not have com plete estimates of the potential lost in to Revenue. But be said it would Cost to billion a year a lost break to individuals. A to Defeno Gavm. It was aha hailed by rep. Edward a Czafit chains of the House select committee on aging who said to an would allow Money to pay nor am . Demonstrators Block Road leading to planned missile site for 2nd d Hasselbach Germany full Deiri Omir Dan Davtd a us. Air free Cruite Mia tale construction tile for the second straight Day. A German police spokesman Laid about Iso people took part in the mods Adeatha Solbach to Miles Southwest of Bonn and the names of 60 Wen liken for possible protect Goatbe names of 54 were taken by police thursday when the a Tom began of of Paapaa Amettie German Parli ambit of a Leto Hidoa approve of Ike t of a Medemi Imine Crum fein Kelly one of the founders of the anti nato Olieen party it Ike a Liam Mowett German Anth Deari ice infrequent4been hew at tie us arty a Ned Bate a thu Slugen 40 mites East
