European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page As the stars and stripes sunday March 1,1987 arms Moscow up soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev called saturday for a separate arms agreement to eliminate medium Range missiles from Europe dropping his condition that Washington first limit in Star wars program the soviet Union suggests that the problem of medium Range missiles in Europe be singled out from the package of issues and that a separate agreement on it be concluded and without delay Gorbachev said. We Are putting our proposals on the table of negotiations with the United Stales in Geneva said his statement carried by the Tass news Agency. Gorbachev said that As soon As there disagreement on eliminating medium Range missiles from Europe the Kremlin will budget sound req gun says Washington apr president Reagan said that his proposed is trillion budget for the coming fiscal year meets targets set by deficit reduction la Sand urged the Public to reject congressional scepticism that it can t be  he also rejected the suggestion that tax cuts scheduled to take place in 1988 be cancelled. Let me say As plainly and simply As possible that just not acceptable Reagan said in his weekly radio speech. Reagan began the speech with a passing reference tothe Tower commission report that criticized his handling of the Iran Contra arms affair. He said his administration is about to resume aggressive work for the country with former sen. How Ard Baker of Tennessee As the new White House chief of staff. Reagan said the budget Issue is one of the most important issues Well be  Reagan rejected the widespread View on Capitol Hilt that the budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning oct. T is dangerously flawed. When he submitted the plan on Jan i the president estimated that the deficit would be within the is of billion target level set by the Gramm Rudman hot Lings deficit reduction Law. The congressional budget office estimated later however that the administration understated the Defi Cit by $27 billion to $32 billion and said the Gap be tween income and expenditures would be up to 1140 billion. In addition Many members of Congress have said the defense and foreign affairs spending proposals need drastic reduction. It s a Good budget a sound budget Reagan  will keep us on track toward eliminating deficit spending and help build the foundation for a continued economic expansion with Tow inflation High Job creation and a reduced Trade deficit. So Don t believe them when they say it can t Bedone he also repeated his advocacy of a constitutional amendment making balanced budgets mandatory. Then we would t have to fight this Battle All year every year he said. America could Greet the future confident that the monster of deficit spending was locked away forever in its  withdraw the Shorter Range missiles that were installed in Warsaw pact countries earlier this  also is prepared to immediately open negotiations on reducing or eliminating the number of intermediate Range missiles elsewhere in the world Gorbachev said. The move a soviet Concession on the position taken at the Reykjavik Summit Between Gorbachev and president Rea Gan last october puts pressure on West pm Europe which has expressed severe reservations about eliminating nuclear weapons from the  were assured More than once that if the . Singles out the Issue of medium Range missiles from the Reykjavik package there would be no difficulty in agreeing to their elimination in Europe Gorbachev  Good Opportunity is now being offered to prove thai in practice Gorba Chev said. Elimination of nuclear weapons fro Europe would throw nato defense onto conventional arms where the soviet Union has a Large numerical superiority. Nato deterrence has traditionally Bee based on the threat Fnu Etcar reprisal Gorbachev and Reagan agreed a Reykjavik to eliminate medium Range missiles from Europe Over a five year period keeping Only 100 medium Range warheads per Side in soviet Asia and the United states. In the same period the two countries would eliminate 50 percent or their strategic weapons ones that can reach each other s Home territory from the other country. There was subsequent argument Over whether there also was agreement to totally eliminate nuclear resin Loyear. However any agreement founder Don soviet insistence that the arms agreement be a package that include limiting Star wars research to the lab oratory Tor 10 years. Reagan  principal course is tirelessly to look for solutions which would open up away to mutually acceptable accords and to equal Security Gorbachev said i announcing that Moscow is now drop Ping the Star wars , the soviet Leader said mos cow still demands limits on Star  known As the strategic defense initiative before there can be a agreement on strategic arms reductions. Middle America really down9 pm Reagan Over Iran scandal by Andrew , Iii. Not the news was not Good in this heavily Republican area Friday. The Mchenr county College Board cancelled women s volleyball next year the Northwest Herald reported on Page 1.inside, on Page 5, was the news about the Tower com Mission s report on the Iran arms scandal in the Homes and cafes and barbershops of this rapidly developing Corner of Middle America much of the talk Friday entered on growing concern Over inc secret arms deals and the commission s report portraying president Reagan As confused and Only remotely in charge of his government s , if the news reports Are to be believed and a fair number of people Here have their doubt about that most people Here seem to feel there certainty seems to have been some wrongdoing somewhere probably. At be of Comer tap Pat Natick Bat heard Lotsof complaints. People Are really Down on the presi Dent she said. He Shoutd be known what was going  when All this started last fall 1 did t think i would be another watergate but it s getting close said Tony Sperandeo. As did most voters i Mchenry county he voted for Reagan in the last two presidential  Don t think the president fully understood what he was condoning Sperandeo said. Like a company  Vuu up Luc Viiu  it his Umu think Reagan tried to Stonewall this problem and it broke Down and now Here we  me asked Larry Shanahan. How can you be president of the United Stales with All those assistants earning All that Money and not know what s going on there s just Loo much Wool being pulled Over too Many eyes for too Long. I mean in the president does t know what s going on who does you know what meant. It s just Loo Laid Back this administration Sai Shanahan a Democrat who voted for Reagan both limes. Like with the terrorists. How Long we Gonna sit Back and take this Alt we do is talk at those Luiu Trujil Ull it 3vl"wu4�jl to Wui Uto the russians great idea huh. Shanahan asked anyway what Are those hos tages doing Over there still they be been warned about Lebanon. So they re working. Well if it your life or your Job it s easy to find another Job. In i pretty hard to find another  Reese runs a popular restaurant in nearby Algonquin and she s heard lots of customers discussing the Iran Deal. But it has t changed her thinking about Reagan. I m a Republican All the Way she said. Aquino offers amnesty to rebels Manila Philippines up president Corazo Aquino saturday granted full and Complete amnesty to communist rebels who surrender within the next six months in a bid to bind up the brokenhearted and heal the wounds of our nation the statement released by the presidential Palace followed the collapse of peace talks last month with the communist led new Peoples army. The formal expiration feb. 6 of a cease fire touched off widespread lighting that has left More than 120 people dead. The proclamation declares full and Complete am Nesty in favor of All persons who have or May have committed any act penalized under existing Laws in furtherance of their political beliefs and to is effective for six months. The proclamation said a. National reconciliation and development program had been created with Cen ters throughout the country to provide rebel surren Deree Wilt the Means and training to resume production roles in  planning minister sol la Monsod said the program also entailed the government Purchase of rebel firearms half in Cash an half in kind Possi Bly referring to plots of land or other incentives. Terrorist from Page t the United slates which entered the cases a civil party urging the court to resist political pressures and serve notice to terrorists that they can no longer use France As their Haven. Abdallah was not in court for sentencing. His attorney Jacques verges re acted angrily and said i am instructed by my client not 10 Appeal the sentence. The Choice was Between acquittal or life in prison. France will keep Georges Ibra him Abdellah for life if that is France s  verges later told reporters he did no know if Abdallah s supporters would trigger a new wave of bombings in parisian reaction to the verdict. But he said "1 Don t think they can keep a Man like Georges Ibrahim Abdal Lah for life without consequences. France has chosen the Road to hostility with the Arab countries. It is Georges Ibrahi Abdallah today who is the  the French lawyer representing the United states Georges Klejman asked the court to consider granting damages to Ray s widow Sharon Ray of 250,000 francs about 141.000 and 150.000francs about $25,000 each to his son and daughter. For Barsimantov and Homic he asked for a symbolic sum of one franc each. Abdallah who described himself As an Arab fighter in a 15-Mimite diatribe against the West during the trial s open ing last monday did not attend the hear Ings choosing to remain in prison. Since the trial began the seven judge shave received special police Protection out of Feur of terrorist reprisals. Abdallah s release was among the de mands of the perpetrators of a series of bombings in Paris since december 1983.the bombings killed 13 people and in c d More than 250 others. New threat been directed at the government i Abdallah was not Given a Light sentence. Kie Raan said he was shocked tha Baechlin recommended a less than 10 year sentence for fear of sparking a new wave of bombings. France has shown its Solidarity not Only with the United slates but with All democratic countries against terrorism he said. The principal evidence against Abdal Lah in the trial was that inc two guns used in the assassinations were found in a apartment he had lived in. A map of Strasbourg with homme s residence marked was found in a car he owned