European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday March 1,1987 gives terrorist life term a .-."., a Paris up a seven judge jury saturday reject cd the government prosecutor s recommendation and  Ibrahim Abdullah 10 life in prison Tor Compty Citrin the assassinations of american and israeli Diplomat Aris the jury of five marts Tooji women emerged after one hour of deliberations  decision thai Abdullah receive the maximum pen Abdullah was convicted of complicity in the Assassa nations or Deputy . Military attache it.  Ray and israeli diploma Jacov bars Manlov in 1982, and an attempt on the life of former Consul Robert 0. Home no in Strasbourg in 1984" the government prosecutor Pierre bjj0ffrcmended Friday that Abdallah 33.jmmnenccd to no More than 10 Yean in  longer sentence would transform Thoj but into a Martyr and France into a hosta  the  a Victory for the  the Case As a civil party urging Ilic Tourt to resist political pressures and serve notice to terrorists that they can no longer use France As their soviet Leader drops condition Moscow up soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev called saturday for a separate arms agreement to eliminate medium Range missiles from Europe drop Ping his condition that Washington first limit its Star wars program. The soviet Union suggests thai the problem of medium Range missiles in Europe be singled out from the package of issues and that a separate agreement onit be concluded and without delay Gorbachev said. We arc putting our proposals on the table of negotiations with the United slates in Geneva said misstatement which was carried by the Tass news Agency Gorbachev said that As soon As Here is agreement on eliminating medium Range missiles from Europe the Kremlin will withdraw the Shorter Range missiles that were installed in Warsaw pact countries earlier this decade. Moscow 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 take Nat the Reykjavik Summit Between Gorbachev and president Reagan last october puts pressure on Western Europe which has expressed severe reservations about eliminating nuclear weapons from the Region we were assured More than once that if . Singles out the Issue of medium Range mis Siles from the Reykjavik package there would be no difficulty to agree to their elimination in Europe Gorbachev said. A Good Opportunity is now being offered to prove that in practice Gorbachev said. Have Abdallah was not in court for sentencing. His attorney Jacques verges reacted angrily and said "1 a instructed by my client nol to Appeal the san Lori Choice was Between acquittal or life in Perju twill keep Georges Ibrahim a Hajj France s  of verges later  not know if Abdal a s  a new wave of bombings in to the verdict. N t think they can keep a Man like r _ Mai Jair without Conse quinces. France has Chasen Milf c of bomb legs. Anee has shown its Solidarity nol Only with the a with All democratic countries against the principal cvidrwtlpbabda1lah in the trial was that the two guns used  were found in an apartment he had lived  Stras Bourg with homme s residence marked was found in a car he owned. Middle America really Down on Reagan Over ran by an Mchenry Iii Good in this head Mchenry county volleyball next on Page i. In the Tower co scandal. In the Homes. A rapidly developing Core 9oc Middle amen Ca of the talk Friday entered on growing concern Ovi the secret arms deals and the commission portraying president Reagan As confused a Malcolm the news was Notin area Friday. The card cancelled women Siw esl Herald reported 5, was the news about on the Iran arms and barbershops of his remotely i that anyone Chicago is a Jujj but if Thi a fair number about that most is government s  but 50 Miles dimmest of Abe Soran a an their doubts to feel Iacre certainly seems to have Jan some wrongdoing somewhere probably. At be 01 Comer ta4pat Natick has heard Lotsof complaints. Peo Ajmer really Down on the presi Dent she said Jfe should be known what was going  when ills started last fail i did t think i would be Aji her watergate but it s getting  Sid . As did most voters  he voted for Reagan in the last iwo Psi denial elections. Don t think the president fully understood what he was  said. Like company  Al Mil know everything. But if you re the pres prof a company or a country and you  you re the one responsible Tonj fam. I think Reagan tried id Stone Wall to Hiya rein and it broke Down and now Here a asked Larry Shanahan How can you Donl of the United states with All  earning All Hal Money and not know what s going on there s just too much Wool been pulled Over too Many eyes for too Long. 1 mean if the president does t know what a going on who does you know what i mean it s just Loo Laid Back his administration Sai Shanahan a Democrat who voted for Reagan both times. Like with the terrorists. How Long we Gonna sit Back and take this All we do is talk Al those Guys. And they keep on kidnapping and bombing. So what Are we doing Selling guns to them the could turn on us someday would we sell missiles to the russians great idea huh Shanahan asked anyway what Are those hostages doing Over there still they be been warned about Lebanon. So they re , if it s your life or your Job it s easy to find another Job. It s pretty hard to find another life Carole Reese runs a popular restaurant in nearby Algonquin and she s heard lots of customers Dis cussing the Iran Deal. But it has l changed he thinking about Reagan. I m a Republican All the Way she said. Baker from Page 1 conference that he took the Whitehouse Job with the full knowledge this will eliminate me As a candidate for president in 1988. You can t do both Baker a 61-year-old Tennis scan Isa onetime political rival of Reagan s who competed for the 19bd Republican presidential nomination but eventually endorsed Reagan. Despite his National reputation Baker remained along shot for the 198s nomination. Reagan called Baker a distinguished american and a Man of unquestioned integrity and  mrs. Reagan who had campaigned for Regan s departure said of Baker i am delighted he will be with  fir is lady s press Secretary Elaine Crispin. Said the reagans Are old friends of Baker and his wife. Joy. In accepting Regan s resignation the president said in a statement that the 68-year-old former Wall Street executive had indicated Many months ago that he would like to return a private life in the near  however after the revelations about Iran he indicated he would like to stay and help me and the administration through the  Reagan said Regan had indicated that with the release of the Tower Board s report he fell he would like logo through with his original plans to return to private life. I am therefore accepting with regret his resignation As chief of staff effective today democrats and republicans alike said Baker s selection was an important first step in rebuilding a badly shaken White House. We have a sigh of Relief All Over Washington said sen Nancy Kassebaum a Rati. The first step on the Road Back is Good one said sen. Edward m. Ken Nedy a mass. In a Back handed slap at Regan he said it would have taken Howard Baker about one second to veto the arms Deal with  Senate Republican Leader Bob Dale said the president hit a Home  said Baker has instant credibility. He understands the  vice president George Bush Campaign ing in new Hampshire said Osbaker i think hell do a wonderful Job. He will fulfil the president s pro Gram House speaker Jim Wright a Texas said. Perhaps the most useful service Baker can perform for the president will be to impress upon or. Reagan to comply with the Law wherein requires prior notice to Congress with any such Covert adventures in the future.1 rep. Robert Michel of Illinois the House Republican Leader said Baker has a depth of understanding of Domestic and foreign policy issues that few others  Baker was first elected to the Senate in 1966. He was elected minority Leader in 1977 and was chosen majority Leader when republicans took Over control of the Senate in 1981. He retired from the Senate in 1984.joining the Washington Law firm of Vinson and Elkins As a partner. He said he would be a private citizen to devote the time to another try for the while House in 1988. Baker first gained National attentions a member of the Senate committee that investigated the watergate scan dais that drove president Nixon from office. His question which he reiterated Over and Over was what did the president know and when did he know it As majority Leader in the first re publican con rolled Senate in a Quarter Century. Baker expressed misgivings about the Reagan economic policy calling it a re verbal  but he put his reservations aside an steered the president s historic lax and spending cuts and military buildup to passage in 1981, and assured approval for much of the Reagan Agenda in the Early years of the administration. As minority Leader he helped assure passage of the Panama canal treaties negotiated by former president Carter a Democrat