European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday. December 31. 1986 soviets reject offer to Trade new year s greetings on to military Roundup Moscow him the soviet l no n tuesday rejected a while mouse proposal for an Exchange Oftle used new year s greetings in president Keagan and som i Leader Mikhail Gorbachev claiming the Frost stale if superpower relations does not warrant it. Foreign ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov told a Moscow news conference the . Ambassador to the soviet Union. Arthur mailman proposed an Exchange similar to last sear s unprecedented one. Hut the Kremlin decided the mood was not right at this time. Gerasimov said the main reasons for the refusal were . Violations of the Salt ii  reduction treaty and the refusal to join in the is in nah old soviet moratorium on nuclear testing. He said the Exchange would create illusions about the stale of relations Between the soviet Union and the United slates. A spokesman for the . Embassy in Moscow con firmed the offer of the Exchange had been made to the Sov let government bin he said he had no immediate comment on the Kremlin s rejection. Holh Keagan and Gorbachev issued new year s greetings to each other s countries on National television on new year s Day 1986, marking the first time an american Leader was permitted to speak on soviet television since 1972. We believe thai such an Exchange is a Good thing inn. However such an Exchange of messages should be in line in context with the spirit of our present Situa Tion and this situation is far from being a favourable one. We believe that we should make an Effort to re turn to this question next year. So there will be no such Exchange of messages this year. We see no reason for an optimistic tone which will naturally come about if such an Exchange of Tele vision addresses lakes place Gerasimov said. Why should we create any illusions about our relations we have agreements that Are nol followed that Are nol observed by the United  he said citing Reagan s decision to go Over the 1972 Salt ii treaty limits on nuclear warheads by deploying cruise mis Siles on . Strategic bombers. Our moratorium has not been followed. In spite of Good  statements concerning our initial rapprochement in this year we have no basis for the Exchange of such new year s messages Gerasimov said. The decision to Exchange messages last new year s was made following the november 1985 superpower Summit in Geneva Switzerland but the soviet View has changed following the failure of the october sum Mil in Iceland. Reagan delivered a five minute address last year defending his Star wars defense plan and stating the United slates sought peace and the elimination of nuclear weapons. Quake in Central Japan disrupts trains Tokyo up a Strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale rumbled through wide areas of Central Japan tuesday temporarily disrupting rail sen ice officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The govern Cal s meteorological Agency said the Ricmor. Which was recorded about 9 38 a.m., was Strong enough to shake houses and Loppla objects from shelves. The Tenter of the quake was in the Northern part of Nagano prefecture about 100 Miles Northwest of Tokyo and about 6 Miles underground. It s the strongest earthquake i be Ever experienced in my life said Makoto Nagasawa a Village office employee in Makuta near the Center of the quake. The quake knocked off electricity Supply to the National railways Shin Kansan line halting 125-Mph Bullet trains for several minutes railway officials  on the line which runs Between toky9 and Fukuoka on Japan s southernmost Kyushu main is land were delayed for up to 20 minutes they said. Unit cited for its role in identifying remains Frankfurt the . Army memorial affairs activity. Europe was presented the  Superior unil award tuesday by la. Gen. Kenneth e. Lewi commander of the 21st sup port come. The unit was cited for its role in identifying and preparing the remains of the 239 . Scr  killed in the terrorist bombing at tack of the Marine Headquarters in Beirut Leb anon in october 1983. Working around the clock the four activity morticians and 10 augmenting morticians pre pared the remains for return to the United Stales with the goal of preparing and returning 90 percent within 14 Days. The sensitive task of validating the identification of remains was complicated by the Condi Tion of the remains. Against the Odds identification specialists achieved a 99 percent positive identification rate by the 13th Day. Officials said. 2-hour parking limit set for Heidelberg Center Heidelberg time designated parking goes into effect Jan. 5 As result of reconstruction of the parking lot in the shopping Center. Military police will Issue shoppers a two hour parking permit when they enter the shopping Center said sgt. Ted Trees of the Heidelberg Provost marshal s office. Shoppers will have the two hours plus a 30 minute Grace period to Park in the lot. People who arc ticketed two times for Violat ing the shopping Center s parking policy stand a Chance of losing their driving privileges for two weeks he said. The Provost marshal s office is working on a More permanent parking policy Trees Saint once signs designating the policy Are in place shoppers must display time discs on their vehicles dashboards indicating time of arrival. Time discs can be purchased at most German Gas stations or cafes automotive centers. Compiled Iron rows folo Asual alarm reportedly went off same time As train Tokyo a High winds triggered an alarm at about the same time six cars of an excursion train plunged off a Nar Row Bridge and killed six people officials said monday. The cars with four crewmen inside fell 135 feel sunday onto a crab cat processing Plant and a House near Hama Saka on the Japan sea coast 300 Miles West of Tokyo. Five people working in the Plant and the train s 54-year-old con Ductor were killed in the crash. Six peo ple were injured. The train had just let off its 180 Pas sengers so they could buy local seafood. Toshiji Shiihara of the japanese National railways Headquarters in Tokyo said signal controllers reported the train already had passed a Green signal before the Bri dec when they monitored an Auto malic red Light and Buzzer alarm for High winds at 1 25 . About the same time As the crash. He said officials were checking train movement records to con firm the account. An official of the Fuk Uchiyama rail Way management Bureau in Kyoto which oversees operations of the train line involved said the Bureau orders a hah to rail traffic across the i ,u20-fool Long Bridge when there arc  stronger than 54 Mph. The official speaking on condition of anon Muy. Said the warning Light and Huer alarm for High winds Ai the Bridge a Cal off in Kyoto at 1 10 . And 1 25 pin Shiihara said no train was on the jackal 1 10 . Takayuki Kikugawa. Also of the Fuku Chiyama Bureau said the Gull was indicated i n a recording paper about the Lime of the crash but that it was hard to pinpoint the exact Lime and strength of the gust. He said the train passed Loroi station at 1 23 . And at a Normal Rescue workers sift through the rubble beside one of the overturned train cars that plunged from the Amaru me railway l ride. Speed of 36 Mph. N would have taken i minute. 40 seconds to reach the Bridge. Meanwhile 130 police from the Hyogo prefectural police department and Takumi said the excursion train s Motorman. 39-year-old Yuji Kunia. Told police he proceeded on to the Bridge after seeing a Green signal Light. When his the toil Kasumi police station began an i Csc engine car suddenly stopped on investigation at the site said Kiyoshi to the Bridge he looked Back and saw no Kumi of the Kasumi police. Train cars behind him Takumi said. Officials said part of one car remained on the Bridge along with Kunia s car. He was the Only Crew member who did not plunge off the Bridge. Three workers at the processing Plant and three food service employees on the train were injured