European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes g say no Campaign gets big yes Page 3 o Hollings wants draft revived Page 5 d frailer 4 others elected to basketball Hall of  21 Ruth Bitio unofficial Fuh Littlon fou the . Humid folic Vivol. 45, no. 293 saturday february 7, 1987 d 8693 a Seib freed denies spying Zurich Switzerland a. Wall Street journal reporter Gerald f. Seib said Friday he was not physically harmed Dur ing nearly a week s detention in Tehran Iran and flatly denied he was a spy. I am still not sure Why i was detained or How i was released Seib old report ers after arriving Ai Zurich Airport on a Swissair night from Tehran. Iran had initially accused him of being a spy. Seib read a prepared statement that lasted about four minutes and he re fused to answer questions. He would not say where he and his wife Barbara Rose Wicz also a journal reporter were going. The couple is based in Cairo Egypt. I was simply doing my Job. I am a journalist Ana that is All 1 am he Lold about 30 reporters in a vip lounge at Zurich Airport after arriving at 2 35 . I am thrilled and thankful to be Here said Seib. This happens to be my 31st birthday. And just being Here is the Best birthday present  the reporter thanked he Swiss government whose diplomats had tried to obtain his release since his detention on saturday. The Swiss embassy has been handling . Interests in Iran since the . Embassy closed after american diplomats were held hostage in Tehran at the embassy from 1979-\9t i. Seib was accused by the iranians of spying for Israel ail 1 know is that any suggestion i see Seib on Page 28 economic political squabbles threaten nato officials say  Shaft writer Brussels Belgium economic and political bickering among nato nations is undermining Allied commitments and the strength of the Alliance officials of member governments said Friday. Stephen Ledogar acting . Ambassador to nato said member nations in Europe must not ignore increasingly vocal Calls for a reduced american military presence overseas some europeans even believe that the . Commitment because it is in the . Interest will remain constant regardless of the policies or rhetoric Allied governments or parties May adopt Ledogar said. I caution you Don t believe  Ledogar spoke to about 200 Reserve officers from nato countries at the midwinter conference of the inter Allied confederation of Reserve officers at nato Headquarters in Brussels. In morning meetings government and military officials detailed current political military and economic problems faced by the Alliance. Ledogar blamed a Pat Tern of growing animosity toward the Alliance in Europe Ana in the United states for causing increased criticism and estrangement among nato countries. That commitment cannot indefinitely withstand the growing tendency of some allies and political Par lies to accept Only those parts of the bargain which Are most acceptable to Thorn Ledogar said. We have already seen the warning signs in the american body politic. There is a considerable body of opinion in the United Stales thai believes either that the . Should begin slowly to withdraw from Europe or that the , commitment can be maintained at lower Levels of  Ledogar called for political realism on both sides of the Atlantic. If this Cycle of criticism reaction criticism gets out of hand it May not be in the Power of the bust intentioned of governments to get it soon Back under control. The debate in the . Is already under  on the european Side of the equation Jucar gun Muellemann a minister of state in the German government also called for understanding and dialogue. But As european Unity strengthens the dialogue must be Between equal partners he said. Nato nations face economic and political prob lems such As unemployment terrorism and a changing economic environment that can cause difficulties for the Alliance Ai a whole he said. These Are serious causes of dissension among the allies he said. But we All must resist  among the participants in the conference was Gen. Glenn k. Otis commander of the . Army in Europe who addressed military concerns of the Alliance. The speeches Friday morning were pan of three Days of meetings sponsored by the International Reserve officers association. The association acts As u lobby ing group in represented countries to support nato policies. Cosmonauts Farewell Mission commander Yuri Romanenko and flight Engineer Alexander la Velken the Crew of the soyuz tm-2 spaceship wave goodbye before lift ing off from a launch pad at the Bai Konur Cosmo drome in the soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. They plan to Dock with the Mir pact station this weekend. See Story. Page is Hopes persist on Bill hiking go cigarette prices by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington aides to sen. Jef Binga Roan said they had High Hopes for a Bill introduced this week by the new Mexico Democrat that would raise cigarette prices in military facilities by As much As 60 percent. Bui other congressional staffers say they have no indication that there s any More Suppon for the idea than there was last year when Bingaman introduced an identical Bill. That Bill was killed by the Senate armed serv ices committee. It went to a floor vote As an amendment to another Bill but it was Defeated there s7-34. We think it has a much better Chance this time said a Bingamon aide. With a demo cratic majority we think the committee will be much More favourably disposed toward  Bui a Senate armed services committee staffer discounted that claim. It s not a partisan sea prices on Pago 28 anti terrorist talks rescheduled Between ., Western allies Washington a the . Government will get another Chance to discuss anti terrorism measures with its allies in Rome later this month but with a More restricted Agenda an official says. The focus will be on aviation instead of the broader discussion that was to begin Friday in Rome before France Britain and Germany scuttled the meeting. Although state department officials said military Steps were not on the Agenda the reluctant allies did not wish to participate in a conference held in the shadows of a . Military buildup in the Eastern Mediterranean. Still state department spokesman Charles e. Red Man insisted the cancellation was nol a major setback to the . Campaign against terrorism. He said the meeting was simply another Effort to add another Clement to a Broad and ongoing dialogue. Another . Official who demanded anonymity said he Reagan administration had quietly requested the meeting Only last week but when italian foreign minister Giulio and Rocili made the invitations Public the French backed out with support from Britain and Germany the meeting still scheduled for Rome in two weeks has never been announced. It is comparable to similar technical meetings held without publicity in Tokyo last september and december the official said. Terrorism experts from the United slates Britain Canada France Italy Japan and Germany Are expected to attend the broader now cancelled session evidently raised apprehensions thai with eight americans held hostage in Lebanon the United states might strike out in retaliation As it did lost april against Libya the three countries that backed out France Britain and Germany All have hostages in Lebanon. The leaders of All seven countries gathered Las May in Tokyo and approved a six Point declaration of Unity against terrorism. The Reagan administration sought approval As a Symbol of support for the . Bombing of Libya a few weeks earlier. The seven nations pledged not to Export weapons to col. Moa mar Qadhafi s govt Mem or others deemed to be sponsor of terrorism. They promised to share intelligence and to streamline the procedures for extraditing suspects. The extradition Plank of he declaration is being tested now. . Law enforcement agencies have waited for More than three weeks for Germany to Transfer Mohammed Ali Harmadi 22. A lebanese wanted in the United slates for questioning in the hijacking of a trans world airlines Jelli Ner in june 1985 and the murder of Navy diver Robert Stethem a passenger