European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday March 3.1987 of Schirg fools have one last fling Cologne. Germany a germans in three Rhineland cities cast aside their daily worries and whooped it up in the pre unt Rose Montag carnival monday watching Miles Long parades and catching Fly ing festival Candy with upturned umbrellas. Despite frequent rein hundreds of thousands of res ident in Cologne Duess Oldorf and Mainz clogged streets to cheer a kaleidoscopic variety or masked an costumed Fol skiing fools floats and marching bands. As usual Federal government offices in nearby Bon maintained emergency staffing Only and Many Busi Nesses closed Early m the spirit of Fasching revelry thai transforms the face of this normally no nonsense nation once a  carnival celebrations the Only time of year where germans can drag themselves to work with hangovers the next morning and draw winks instead of reproach have been an annual tradition in Roma Catholic dominated regions of Germany since the Early 1800. Rose monday the height of the festivities has been variously dubbed Good monday Blue monday wan ton monday and Farmers carnival. But it is always the silliest and most Drunken Day of the year in this nation of 61 million. Carnival season actually begins on the 11th Day of the i Ith month of the previous year but does t heat up until the last two weeks before Lent or Ash wednesday. German television broadcast unbroken hours of live coverage of monday s Parade in ducks Oldorf Cologne and Mainz the weather was mild and overcast with intermittent  of the hundreds of thousands of spectators turned their umbrellas inside out and held them aloft to snare flying handfuls of carnival candies thrown by fools front passing floats. In Cologne 66 floats 3,000 band musicians an numerous costumed groups on foot marched in a 3.6 mile procession through downtown and around the famed gothic Cathedral. The floats often caricatured major current events arid personalities. \ float portraying the year s dream couple teen age Tennis superstars Boris Becker and Steffi Graf had their faces in the shape of huge Tennis rackets wit their handles stuck in a sea of Gold Dollar coins. Another float showed president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Silling harmoniously oppo site one another and tossing missiles into a blender where the weapons emerged As colourful Flowers. A Samba dance troupe from the Queen of carnival cities ride Janeiro Brazil was part oath procession. Mora than �0 tons of Caramel plus More than200,000 chocolate candies were thrown like confetti into the crowd. Police officers keeping order had hungered hearts painted on their checks. One Dusseldorf float recalled the Rhine chemical spill disaster of last november showing the Skeleton of father Rhine holding a Trident with a funeral Wreath dangling at the end with dead fish and refuse accumulated at his feet. In a satire on the chernobyl nuclear disaster on float had a White garbed scientist with Horn rimmed glasses holding a sign in one hand saying everything under  his other hand held the end of a Tail of a dragon labelled atomic Energy the 4.2-mile-Long Mainz Parade with the Molto forget the daily grind put on your hat and joining featured 2,50v musicians Ion floats and 25 tons of candies thrown into the crowd. Shultz pressured on Taiwan Issue Beijing a president Lixi Annian monday said the Taiwan question in . Relations has not been completely solved and expressed Hope to . Secre tary of stale George Shultz that the United slates would do some thing to revolve the Issue. Shultz who arrived sunday for six Day visit also met with acting communist party chief and Premier Zhao Ziyang and Oiler chinese Lead ers for talks. Vice Premier i Peng told Shultz China s current wave of political conservatism will not cause it to change its reforms. Shuttz is the first senior Ameri can official to come to China since pro democracy student demonstrations in december followed by a harsh Campaign against Western Liberal ideas culminated in the Jan 16 ouster of communist part chief Huya Obang. Shutlz also was expected to ask China to Slop supplying arms to Iran As a Means to end the Iran Iraq War. China denies Selling arms to Iran. Missiles from Page t and is concerned along with the Nat allies about soviet superiority in conventional weapons. Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhai Gorbachev agreed in principle at their Summit in Iceland last october on eliminating medium Range missiles in Europe with each Side retaining 100 such weapons based elsewhere. But Gorbachev demanded a package Deal that included 50 percent cuts in Long Range strategic nuclear weapons an Banning rms in space thus limiting the is. Strategic defense initiative anti missile program. Gorbachev in announcing saturday his de linking of medium Range mis Siles reverted to the soviet position be fore the Reykjavik Iceland Summit. Confidentiality rules at the arms talk prevented either Side from disclosing precise details of the latest soviet proposal. American delegation spokesman Terry Shrowder said however negotiators on intermediate nuclear forces or medium Range missiles would extend their talks after the scheduled conclusion on wednesday of the current round. Prober asks dismissal of North lawsuit Washington a Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh asked the . District court monday to dismiss a Law cult filed by it. Col. Oliver l. North that seeks to halt the criminal investigation of the Iran Contra affair in a 45-Page Legal memorandum Walsh called North s suit a considered attempt to disrupt the ongoing  Walsh j memo said that As Long a North s suit is pending it invites Poten tial witnesses to withhold cooperation.,. The Mere tendency of this action May irreparably injure the ongoing Crim Inal investigation Walsh was not joined in hit motion by attorney general Edwin Meese til who also is a defendant in the lawsuit that North filed feb. 24. North a Marine officer was fire Don nov 25 As a Deputy on the staff of the National Security Council it waste same Day that Meese disclosed that some profits from the secret . Arms sales to Iran had been diverted to the Contra rebels seeking to overthrow the leftist sandinista government in Nicaragua. Although the Justice department sought the appointment of an Independent counsel in the Iran Contra affair itis considering whether to Challenge the constitutionality of the Independent counsel Law. Department spokesman Terr Eastland said the department May de cide later this week what action it any intake. A hearing will be held on Walsh s motion to dismiss the suit. North who has refused to testify publicly about his role in the Iran Contra affair to avoid self Mcnina Tion said in his lawsuit that Walsh is exercising Powers that the Constitution reserves for he president and the attorney general. His lawyers said the Constitution Grants the executive Branch exclusive authority to prosecute Federal offences especially concerning National Security and foreign affairs matters. North argued that the Law providing for appointment of an Independent counsel by a special three judge appeals court Papel at the request of the attorney general violates the constitutional separation of Powers among the executive legislative and judicial branches. The Independent counsel has granted immunity to Fawn Hall North s former Secretary. There have been re ports thai she has told Walsh s investigators that she helped North destroy documents and internal Csc Mes sages. Walsh s memo said the court have refused repeatedly to permit attacks against criminal investigations prior to indictment and have refused to con Sider constitutional challenges of such investigations As premature. Gates from Page 1 was chosen by Reagan on Friday to replace Donfild Tregan whose handling of the Iran Contra crisis was sharply criticized in the Tower com Mission Repon. Gates 43, was picked to head thecia after director William Casey re signed in december because of brain cancer. Reagan s nominee who held Keyocia posts during the period that weapons were shipped secretly to Iran an Money apparently was diverted to Contra rebels in Nicaragua was quizzed about his involvement by members of the Senate intelligence committee. The Tower panel a three member Board headed by former sen. John Tower released a 300-Page report Las week that was sharply critical of the Reagan administration s handling of the Iran Contra Case. Accompanied by Baker Reagan held his first Cabinet meeting since the Tower commission s report Las thursday portrayed him As confused about the Iran arms affair and said he failed to exercise control Over his National Security advisers. Asked by a reporter if he was Dis Turbed by the Tower panel s findings Reagan said no. I m disturbed about being pressured to talk about it  Reagan is to deliver an address fro the Oval office on wednesday or thursday to give his reaction. As Baker moved into his spacious Sun filled office in the Southwest Cor Ner of the White House his predecessor Donald Regan was assigned temporary space in the old executive office building next door. Regan who left abruptly last Friday after learning that the president had Given his Job to Baker will have a transition office for about a week Fitzwa Ter said. Baker former Republican Leader of the Senate was accompanied to the Cabinet meeting by two longtime aides believed Likely to take senior posts inthe White House Tom Griscom and James Cannon. . Culvahouse a partner wit Hbaker in the Washington Law firm of Vinson & it loins will replace Peier Wallison As Reagan s chief counsel Fitzwater said. At his first senior staff meeting an 8 . Gathering in the Roosevelt room Baker promised there would be no wholesale firing no wholesale requests for resignations Fitzwater said adding that lie had been assured he would keep his Job As the presi Dent s spokesman. 5 die dozens Hurt in chairlift Accident Tarbes France a a chairlift sunday pitched dozens of skiers onto rocks and Snow far below killing five and badly injuring dozens of others at the pyrenees resort of Luz Ariden. The Accident happened when a Concrete base anchoring the last Pylon and serving As a counterweight broke Daniel Touitou director of the ski resort said monday. Transportation minister Jacques Douf Fagues went to the scene to inspect the site and Confer with resort and safety officials including Bernard revel director of the Doniaz Mautino company that built the chairlift. Thirty nine people injured in the Acci Dent remained hospitalized on monday the local prefecture reported. Fifty chairs plunged to the ground Dur ing the Accident plummeting some of the skiers As much As 150 feet into the Snow and rocks. The lift was of the upper slopes at Between 6,600 and 8,200 feet Altit Deand had Only been opened two weeks ago. Two investigations have Bee launched a safety investigation by local officials and a judicial investigation or dered by the Siale prosecutor. The chair lift was immediately sealed off by court authorities