European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes sunday november 23,1988 Hasenfus Case Madison wis. A rela Tives of Eugene Hasenfus said they were encouraged by their private meeting Thun Day with Nicara Gua s vice president who told them his country May Pardon the captured mercenary. Sergio Ramirez said he Tot three of Hasenfus relatives that the Pardon could be issued Ai a step toward normalizing relations Between his country and the United Stales. After the meeting he told re porters the Pardon was an open but when asked if it would come by Christmas he responded "1 can t answer that we were received very warmly by the vice president Sandic Coppens Hasenfus sister said after the is minute meeting at Catholic Center on the University of Wisconsin Madison Campus. Twas very also at the meeting were Hasen fus sister in Law Sylvia Hofherr and Cousin Jack Hasenfus. Temperatures in yesterday Iai Cav regt women sgt. Hope Jacob were transposed in Landgraff the correctly referred Many in yesterday1champion army Dewberry. Cute about Lith Arm Hildien the names of and Lynda a Wrightly photo caption. Map a Ethe Rianda was in As Landgraff Ger tide about boxing Taff set Clarence soviets believe no nuke i possible nato official says1 Brussel Ephrium a a Tornato Baitary oficial said Friday that soviet leaders Ivan apparent shift unthinking seem tort Cave concluded the East bloc could gift a War in Europe without using nuclear weapons. West German Gen. Wolfgang Alten Bura. Chairman of the of Hilary commit tee of the North Atlantic Tway organization said this new thinking 1 made it crucial that the United state keep i Long Range nuclear weapons % president Reagan proposed a ban on Al ballistic nuclear missiles within 10 of Lars at the oct. 11-12 Summit meeting if Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev. Altenburg look Over As chairman the military committee the highest military authority in the Alliance last an address to a conference organized by the Atlantic Institute for International affairs Altenburg cited recent assertions by marshal Nikolai v. Ogarkow the former soviet Deputy defense min ister and army chief of staff that a War in Europe need not necessarily involve nuclear exchanges. These views seem to have wide sup port in the Kremlin Altenborg said. This new thinking not Only affirms the soviet doctrinal axiom that the soviets fight to win it affirms that they May fight 10 win by conventional Means said it was Likely due to advances in offensive and defensive weaponry that the soviet could begin to believe they were militarily Invulnerable. That would make War in Europe Linkable he said the Prospect becomes critical if the United Stales strategic nuclear deterrent available Tor defending Europe were sever called into question he in thai Case nato s strategic con 11 could collapse outright Keagan told a news conference on Wei essay that top priority should begin Cusp eliminating land based strategic or glom middling nuclear missiles. He i said his ultimate goal is elimination of All nuclear weapons Altenburg s remarks echoed the con Cerns of our lop nato military pc who have said publicly in recent that the elimination Cit bar of met Range nuclear weapons is Europe . pall tic Mia Fri would leave Europe i nato att vulnerable to super for soviet conventional and chemical weaponry and Short Range nuclear Rociles. Altenburg a the soviet pole Ida 7-to-l adva Jilge in numbers of Short Range missiles those with naga below 62afniles. He put the soviet Edge in conventional for at 2.8-to-l.nt development in Arnton Rols negotiation were came for Sicular concern Altenburg problem today ii that a massive breakthrough in Mutual and Ven Frabk arms reductions will not alleviate the immediate deficiencies in our conventional defense posture and will not necessarily. Solidify political cohesion he said administration woos no changes in health Core coverage for elderly Washington a the govern ment must plan now to help americans finance the High Cost of catastrophic ill Ness and anticipate problems 25 years from now when the nation s baby Boom ers Are old health Secretary Otis Bowen said Friday. The proposal has drawn mixed re views on Capitol Hill where key democrats welcomed the report but questioned the method of solving the problem. However Bowen insisted Friday thata program was needed for Long term care needs of the elderly. With the baby Boom in another 25years becoming an elderly Boom it s time for those people to think about Sav Ings to prevent themselves from Loong their lifetime savings through catastrophic illness he Saidon Abc today show. The proposals unveiled Thun Day bythe department of health and human services include a $4.92 monthly i crease in the medicare part b prenup to help the 30 million medicare Benec Uuie pay Tor extended Hospital " and other medical costs. The premiums would raise a year so that not have to pay More than s2.vo annually for their share of""1 ered expenses about 800,000 recipients aka than s percent pay More than this amount each year. F this proposal was called right on tar get by rep. Fortney Rcd Calif North chairman Orthe House 1 land mean health subcommittee vat others said higher premiums Maui place an unfair Burden on Low Incont Federly people without creating any men Kne Fiu. Rep. Henry was a bcalif., chair Man of another Ken ouse Sut committee in the health Are land the rep tit shows no real commit ant to Pultur Glew fed eral resources Jato addressing in prob the Pravaj Medigap insurance try which sub policies that pay for i not Covenah by medicare Ace Bowen of trying to take away their Ness. 14,92 a month i really just Tak-1 what the private sector is Ai Ling and if not really creating any Lew Benefit said John b. O Day Art of the insurance economics t of America. Of despite criticism the report was Wel dried by democrats such As Waxman rho said it will help to move the debate without endorsing the specifics of the plan. Sen. Edward m. Kennedy the in coming chairman of the Senate labor and human resources committee also welcomed the report after tix Yean of Reagan administration cutback in health care coverage for the elderly and the poor Secretary Owen deserves credit for recognizing the dimension of the health care crisis of our citizens Kennedy a Max said in a statement it we also hailed by rep. Edward it Rybat d-calif., chairman of the Home select committee on aging who said Bowen has shown great personal Cour age by issuing a major health can proposal in spite of opposition from less farsighted members Bowen s proposal the product of a 10-Monih study ordered by president Rea Gan is expected to encounter Miff mat Tance from conservatives who argue the government should nol extend an entitle ment program. But the Secretary argued that with minimal Cost to consumer and Coil to our medicare Trust funds we can provide peace of mind to All he acknowledged that the Premium hike might be a hardship for some bullied it a very cheap Price to pay for i peace of mind of even those her recommendations included education to inform the Public of the forge Cost of catastrophic and loaf lera Are in nursing Home. Tin proposal we ridiculed by Stark who hid that Wike laying you could educate the Public the fact that if you get aids you will tax Steak to companies and individual to courage them to buy More insurance coverage for catastrophic in Nesses. Bowel said redid Othave a jute Chi Maidby the potential Loa in tax i mid it won would Cott ii taxes to provide Tai Revenue billion a break to i a tax Odenea taint to an individual that would allow we earner to i Money to pay Nunin Hoine Bill when they get older. P Lime Jar it account demonstrators Block Road leading to planned missile site for 2nd apy 1, Germany up i blocked a Road Friday to a us. Air Hbruce cruise missile construction Lite Fonie second straight Day. A Ger Tan police spokesman said about i a people took pan in the Block Ade at Hasi Bach so Miles Southwest of Bonn and the names of 60 were taken for possible prosecution. The name of 54 were taken by police sunday when the action beam on the third Anniv friary of Naai Aap i the fintian parliament of a ret Ohanion App Duvini the Depki nuut of us. Medit hinge cruise Petra Keby one of the founder of the Ami nato Green party toc pah Friday a int Tiff that in toll pm of since the film pending it Arrond Tolate 1982, frequent Deown Tralio have been held at . Army 16 Piew arty Coon bite a Peti Kmell nit i Ubungen 40 Milea
