European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday february 24.1987 syrian troops clash with druse in Beirut Beirut Lebanon a syrian forces and druse militiamen exchanged gunfire in West Beirut monday the first such clash since Syria sent thousands of soldiers into the lebanese capital to quell factional fighting. Police and syrian communiques said inc gun Battle broke out near the spa Ghol Tycria italian restaurant in the druse controlled bin Man ssh District of West Beirut. Syrian deterrent forces dispatched reinforcements to inc area to put Down the Defiance a police communique said. News briefs there was no immediate word on what led la the shool out and then was no casualty report. However police said the syrians raided apartment buildings looking for gunmen and detained druse and Shi Ilc moslem irregular. Both feuding factions arc backed by Syria the 4.000-Man syrian Force moved into West Beirut on sunday. Backed by 100 tanks they began patrolling the moslem sector in soviet made armoured personnel carriers with orders to shoot militiamen who violate a syrian brokered cease fire. Volleys of machine gun fire and Gre Nade blasts earlier marred the first peace Ful night in West Beirut since the fighting Between the druse backed by gunmen of the lebanese communist party and the shiite amal militia erupted feb. Is. Police said 300 people have been killed and 1,300 wounded and $200 Mil lion Worth of properly has been destroyed since then in the War for control of West Beirut. Prime minister Rashid Karami met monday with a top syrian officer and he later said machinery was set up 19 enforce the peace and disarm the militias. Thousands of people were out on the streets monday morning. Some assessed property damage and cleaned up debris. Shops restaurants and sidewalk cafes were open with workers hastily putting up new Glass fronts while others swept away broken shards. The hostilities had pitted Justice min ister Nabih Bern s shiite amal militia against an Alliance Between druse War lord Wai id Jumblatt s progressive socialist party and the Moscow oriented Leb anese communist party. Snow hits Eastern areas and everything s stuck by the associated press heavy Wel Snow blanketed pans of the East monday shutting Down the Federal government airports and schools leaving thousands without Power and wreak ing havoc for com Millers. Up to 20 inches fell As the storm moved up from inc South and Over Virginia Washington . Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania new Jersey and new Vork. Temperatures hovered around the freezing Mark. Everything s stuck. Troopers Salt trucks everybody said a stale police dispatcher in Cen trial Maryland where at least a foot of Snow had fallen. Where travel was possible it often was dangerous. A 46-year-old woman was killed monday in a West Virginia traffic Accident that authorities blamed on the weather. The iwo major airports serving the nation s capital Dulles and National were shut Down As More than 10 inches of Snow covered the run ways but the airports were reopened by mid morning. Other airports in the Region reported shutdowns or delays. Thousands of cars dented entry to Central Rome Rome traffic police on monday turned away thousands of cars from the heavily polluted and congested heart of Rome As the City began enforcing an expanded traffic ban. The first phase of the City s plan to relieve the Center of congestion Anco dangerous exhaust fumes went into effect on feb. 16. Monday s phase included a ban on unauthorized vehicles in a Large portion of the historic Center including the area ringing Piazza Nave no which occupies the site of the ancient stadium of Domitian and now is the showcase of one of Bernini s finest fountains. The ban applies to private vehicle without specific permits 10 enter Between 7 and 10 30 a.m., the capital s morning Rush time on every Day but sunday. Also closed off under the expanded ban is the normally very heavily travelled via Dei fori in Prioli a Broad Avenue constructed in 1931 by italian dictator Benito Mussolini in order to obtain an unobstructed View of the colosseum from the centrally located Monument to Victor Emmanuel. The Avenue runs by port of the ancient roman forum whose temples and columns Are being heavily eroded by traffic fumes. Dollar from Page 1 the economic Summit meeting in Tokyo. At that time the nations pledged to begin a cooperative process that will enable the United states gradually to reduce its Trade deficit without going into recession while Ger Many and Japan reduce their Trade surpluses by importing More. In the aftermath of the meeting Here however prospects of achieving those goals Are not encouraging. Germany where growth is faltering announced a new Cut in income taxes to Spur its Economy but said the move would not go into effect until next year. The . Was disappointed but the political Situa Tion there is difficult Nigel Lawson Britain s Chan cellar of the exchequer said referring to Germany s Strong fear of renewed inflation. Finance minister Kiichi Miyazawa of Japan said he favors More expansionary policies Al Home that would reduce his country s enormous Trade surplus. But he acknowledged that such a stance would encounter political opposition. As for the Reagan administration it again pledged to reduce its budget deficit although the Power to do so now rests with a democratic controlled Congress. The German income Tat Cut was indeed the Only specific action that was announced. Moreover the pledges of cooperation appeared unconvincing after Italy walked out of the meeting accusing the other nations known As the group of five of breaking a commitment made in Tokyo to include Italy and can Ada in deliberations. Canada too appeared none Loo Happy with the outcome of the meeting. Nonetheless Law son contended that the agreement will work because it goes with the Grain of the  nearly a year and a half ago the markets were ready to devalue the Dollar when finance ministers from the group of five met at the Plaza hotel in new York City and decided to give the Dollar a downward push. Calling sunday s agreement Plaza 2, Lawson said that the markets now believe the Dollar has bottomed out and that a nudge of intervention will ensure stability. But some officials remain sceptical. Will the markets be More impressed by the threat of intervention or the size of the imbalances this year in the absence of any new policy moves that is the real question a senior official said after the meeting. The meeting participants know that the threat of Central Bank intervention is unlikely to change the underlying direction of the currency markets. Al the 1982 economic Summit meeting in France they expressed dissatisfaction with inc Dollar s volatility and a group of experts was formed 10 study the effectiveness of Central Bank intervention. Reagan from Page 1 Posedly even against his wife s urging that Regan be dismissed. This is the hardest thing in the world for Ronald. Reagan to fire anyone a source said. Mrs. Reagan who sources confirmed is no longer speaking to Regan after the chief of staff Hung up on her twice during Telephone conversations refused to comment when pressed by reporters Al the sunday night banquet. Bui conservative political columnist George will who has become one of the first lady s confidants said on Abc s this week with David Brinkley sunday i think Donald Regan will be gone before we gel together next  mrs. Reagan sources said believes the chief of staffs attitude and self interest Are hurling her Hus  As one close Friend put it for one Man to Rob Reagan of his destiny is intolerable to her. Despite the pressure Regan has not wanted to leave the White House under a Cloud. Sources said he was disturbed when the president s support seemed to Wane in a comment he made to reporters last week. In that comment Reagan said i have always said that when the people that i be asked to come into govern ment feel they have to return to private life that s their business and i will never try to talk them out of  Regan bounced Back again however telling aides there was no Way he would get out sources said. Christine Branstad the Iowa governor s wife who m next to Regan Al dinner sunday night said the chief of staff told several guests he was determined to stay on As Long As the president asked him  White House spokesman Dan Howard said sunday i know of no plans for Regan to  Bui others suggested that the situation had progressed Loo far. In Richmond a. Former while House spokesman Larry Speakes agreed that Regan May be pressured to resign in the nest few Days. Don Regan has been the victim of a vicious Campaign by the Media to gel him out of office Speakes asserted. I m sure he s said Why the Heck should i put up with this mess " among those reportedly being sounded out to re place Regan Are Treasury Secretary James Baker who was chief of staff for Reagan s firs Lerm former transportation Secretary Drew Lewis labor Secretary Wil Liam Brock former sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada and Kenneth Duberstein. Who headed the while House legislative Liaison office during the tint term. In Laie 1984, Regan was Treasury Secretary when he went to Baker and suggested they Swap jobs. Regan knew Baker was seeking a Cabinet level Job and they decided to Exchange positions winning the approval of Reagan. North from Page 1 to Tell the truth. My counsel advises thai when the time and place arc appropriate i will do the same  North has thus far refused to testify to investigators Aboul his knowledge of the scandal on grounds of possible self incrimination. Questions about possible cover up efforts have strained the administration further in its worst crisis and Reagan briefly abandoned his position of silence sunday night to assure reporters there was no cover up on Ray part but with that exception the president refused comment at a formal dinner for the nation s governors reiterating his de sire to Wail for his special review Board the Tower commission to Issue its re port thursday on Csc operations. The commission expanded its presidential mandate and is expected to re lease a report thai criticizes Reagan and his staff As it reviews the coven . Arms sales to Iran and the scheme Lodi Vert profits to nicaraguan con Ira rebels. Commission spokesman Herbert Hetu said sunday that Reagan did not ask for and Wilt not get an Advance copy of the report expected to be about 200 pages. Reagan had a right to be briefed in Advance because the bored serves at his appointment Hetu said but instead the document will be made Public when it is submitted thursday. The three commission members former sen. John Tower a Texas for Mer Secretary of state Edmund Muskie and former National Security adviser Brent scowcroft then plan to hold a news conference Hetu said. We re in pretty Good shape he said adding that the report already has been scrutinized for classified information by the Cia the Csc. The National Security Agency the defense department and the slate department. He said the report s chronology of Iran Contra events was left intact. Amon the materials available to the commission that were not seen by the Senate intelligence committee in ill Early probe of the scandal in december Are backup Csc computer records thai reportedly include some of the material North is said to have destroyed. Hall told investigators about her Boss s document destruction after Walsh granted her immunity from prosecution. She recalled shredding enough documents re lating to the iranian transactions to fill a file drawer the sources said