European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 15, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 3 car sales improve but still below 86 Detroit us l the nation s Aulo makers seem ing to regain some ground from depressed january lev Els. Friday reported a decline of Only 1.3 percent in car sales for Early february Over inc same period last year analysts said inc ending of the cold Cal her snap that gripped the Eastern part of the United slates last month probably caused sales to rebound in the feb. 1 10 period while inc latest round of buyer incentives and lengthened warranty plans offered by the four traditional manufacturers did Little to stimulate showroom Raffic. The eight companies general motors corp., Ford motor co., Chrysler corp., Honda motor corp. Amer ican motors corp. Volkswagen of America Nissan motor manufacturing . And Toyota motor sales ., reported combined sales of 170,134 cars in in United states during the latest period. Resignation of aide denied by re chief Munich up1 the head of radio free Europe said Friday that the station s polish programming chief is under consideration for an important new assignment but that he has not re signed As the polish government has suggested. Gene Pell president of inc  so Rcd station hat beams its broadcasts at the East bloc issued a statement saying polish government spokesman Jerzy Urban is misinformed about the status of Zdzislaw Najder director of the Sta Tion s polish service. No decision to remove or. Zdzislaw Najder As director of the re pol ish service has been made nor has or. Najder submitted his resignation Pell said. In fact or. Najder is presently in the United states representing re at unimportant conference he said discussions have taken place with or. Najder concerning a different but Noless important role with the radio and those discussions Are  Urban in a dispatch from Poland s official Pap news Agency Friday had said that Najder s resignation would be announced soon and that it would be taken by his government As a sign of Good will by Washington toward Poland. It is a sign that the american authorities arc attempting to accommodate re with the intentions expressed by the . Government on the gradual improvement of Mutual lies said Urban. He also said he had heard that some employees in the polish Section of Pell s station were considering resuming to Poland and thai they would not face prosecution if they did so. In his statement Pell said Urban is also mistaken in suggesting that the programming policies of re s polish broadcasts Are being altered or that inter Nal management discussions and Deci Sions arc in any Way to a cd to . Policy toward  this compares with 173,373 units sold in the year ago period when Toyota was not producing cars domestically. The daily Selling rate of 21.267 cars compares with 21,547 for inc same period last year. There were eight Selling Days this year the same As in the year ago period. The annual rate for the Industry during the period was a respectable 8.5 million cars compared with 8.6 million last year. However sales so far for 1987 Tola 597,812 cars sold Down 26 percent from 808,277 unit sold in the comparable 1986 period for the period. Pm s sales declined 9 percent while Ford posted an 8.2 percent gain. Chrysler s sales de creased by 1,7 percent. Among the smaller companies am s sales fell 52.9 percent while Volkswagen s Domestic made models showed a 38.2 percent decline Honda which is build ing More Model types domestically than last year pos Ted a i  percent gain in sales. Nissan posted a 39.8percent increase. Toyota s sales amounted to 332 units with no year ago comparison available because of its recent production Startup. Toyota began producing its sporty fx-16 subcompact at its join venture Plant with pm in fre Mont calif., in late 1986. Market shares among the big three for the year so far show pm s slice to be 54.1 percent among the eight car makers Down from 58.9 percent last year. Ford share is 25.9 percent up from 23.8 percent last year Chrysler s share now stands at 12.6 percent up from12.4 percent. January car sales Slid almost 33 percent from ear ago Levels and fell 26 percent in the final Lodas Folh month. Sue Futter is reunited with her daughter Stephanie Mychno after their Long separation following Stephanie s abduction. Neighbor s vigilance helps reunite missing girl Mother after 10 years Raleigh . A neigh Bor in new Mexico who saw a picture of a North Carolina girl missing for decade was the key to the 13-year-old s reunion with her Mother authorities said Friday. Stephanie Michno clutched a new Leddy Bear while her Mother. Sue Fowler of Lillington. Played Wilh her hair As officials talked to reporter about the girl s discovery. The neighbor called authorities after seeing a leaflet with a picture of Ste Phanie at 3 and a drawing of her As she might appear now. The neighbor said the girl was living in Rio ,n,m., an Albuquerque suburb. This has to be inc greatest week of  life. I have  baby Back said Fowler. When Stephanie was reunited with her Mother tuesday in new Mexico she recognized a doll and childhood photographs of Herecla that her Mother had brought along. Stephanie was 3 when she was abducted by her father in july 1977, said Joseph Dean North Carolina Secretary of crime control and Public safety. She anther father had been living in Rio Rancho for the past five years Dean said. The father listed on jail records As Edward Michno or Edward s. Kopiak was held in the Bernalillo county de Tention Center in Albuquerque on North Carolina warrants for transport ing a child out of stale in violation of a custody order and for obstructing Acourt order. Her return makes this Christmas in february said Vince Giuliano vice president of adv systems in Hart Ford conn., which mails out missing children fliers to nearly 50 million Homes weekly and sent one on Stepha Nie. Dean said Fowler asked that no re porters talk to her daughter Friday and she hurried out of the room with he husband two sons and daughter with out giving any . Gujt a  a .  7 � ",-., � i . A mum v. Nu3ijljuiiiliiu lilt in Millu  us jul Elvin i ally  i Mcfarlane recovering has talk with Reagan Washington a former White House aide he s going to have a quid weekend Leonard car his doctors Tell him it s  asked about Mcfarlan to dirt c. Mcl Arlane still hospitalized while he recon ment said about Mcfarlane. Who was hospitalized Mon condition his attorney said he s doing All Richl arc if finl it re Nice nor re into in in i Horti  i Militi Ilir Inu re ii. In j j. _ a of r hous Aid Robert. Mcfarlane. Still hospitalize while h recovers from a drug overdose talked briefly by Telephone with president Reagan on Friday. White Home a Pleiman Marlin ii Waier said Rea Gan telephoned Mcfarlane and they talked for two or three minutes. The spokesman said he did not know what was said. Mcfarlane is expected to remain in the Hospital at least through the weekend his attorney said. He quiet Gar men Day in what a police source said was a suicide attempt. The former National Security adviser swallowed be tween 25 and 30 tablets of valium a Tranqu Ilizar and was rushed to Bethesda naval Hospital hours before hews to testify before a presidential commission Nivoli gating the Sale of . Weapons to Iran garment said he would not guess when Mcfarland would be discharged saying Only hell go Home when his doctors Tell i it  d about Mcfarland s condition his attorney said he Doin All  several doctors who Are familiar with suicide attempts but did not know the specifics of Mcfarlane s Caw. Said in is not unusual for people who have tried to kill themselves to remain hospitalized fora month or More. Mcfarlane 4y. Played a key role in the Sale of Ameri can weapons to Iran both As National Security adviser and after he resigned in december 1985, As a Consul Tant to the Csc