European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 the stars and stripes to Day March 3,1907 . Tourism resurgence in med predicted Athens Greece a american travel agents Ecim sunday in Athens predicted a resurgence in us. Lour Ira to Greece and the Mediterranean for1987 after a huge decline because of fan of terrorism american have a habit of forgetting fait Lai Dfrancis Goranin president of the american society of travel agent which has 14,000 members in the unit eds aies. If nothing happens to disturb the regular flow of tourism there Defin Leiy will be an increase in Ameri cans coming to this part of Europe said Goranin travel a genl from Chicago tourists avoided the Region in 1986 after a series of terrorist attack including iwo airline hijackings out of Athens he commandeering of the italian cruise Shipack Lilc Lauro a bomb explosion on a Twa Jet Over Greece and the , bombing of Libya. Only 250,000 american visited Greece last year compared with 660,000 in 1985, according to official figures. The 60 percent drop constituted a $300 Mil lion loss in tourism Revenue. From a financial perspective americans Are among the Best tourists. We can t afford to lose the . Market Taid Pantelis Lazarides Secretary Gener at of the greek National tourist organization Lazarin Tatt week returned from a 15-Day trip to five . Cities to try to regenerate interest in Greet. In addition his Agency i planning a new $3 million american advertising Campaign. Travel agents predicted a 10 to is percent increase in visits from americans who spend three times More than european and account for the bulk of the luxury tourism Market Here bookings for the summer Are up including Greece and the Mediterranean which were Down 80 percent for us last year Taid James Erato a travel agent fro key Biscayne Fla one key to a revived Market will be the reappear Ance of Conj in ships in the Mediterranean agents said. Of the 24 greek registered liners 10 quit the Region last year because there weren t enough american tourists. When you Start bringing cruise ships Back in that gives people Confidence in the area said David ran Dolph a san Francisco travel agent who had to cancel15 group hours to Europe last year. Other agent said the strength of he Dollar i Greece relative to other european countries is encouraging travel Here. But they warned that another terrorist attack could cart ppm the Industry anew people want to go Back to Europe. If things Tea quiet i think you la have an influx or americans. But one Little incident will kill it again Taid Marlene be Keleofa Miami. Last year the government has spent More than$600,000 tightening Security at Athens Airport and the port of Piraeus. Officials say the Airport i now Amon the world s safest and a recent . Congressional re port lauded greek Security measures. Greece and the United slates Are to begin talks this month on a tourist agreement almost two years after Hie Reagan administration issued a travel advisor warning americans against using Athens Airport. Unlit now the americans weren t willing to Dos cuu any such agreement with us said Lazarides. More than 800 travel agents including 300 Ameri cans Are attending the five Day american society of travel agents convention which was moved fro Mathens Tan year because of the decline in tourism. Gates from Page 1 that he had indicated to president Rea Gan last thursday that Gates Nomi nation could be in some difficulty i there was a demand for a Quick vote. Dole who is canvassing other senators to gauge support for Gates said he has not completed his informal poll. Once he docs he is expected to inform Howard Baker the new White House chief of staff. I would guess that there would become judgment made on this Early this week he said. Boren d-okla., has said he will ask for an Early Vole on the Gates confirms Spanish group Mand close of Jor Rejona a mad a Spain a of Spaniel form a Hua Dor of. Air base Lei demanding the Organ Spanish comi Tabor unions aim Ore than 3,1 neither lease thousand joined Hafl sunday to Chain a Tonton Demadrid Jolo the Torrejon by , air Force the be dismantled. To included the party left Wing i War groups said1e look part. Gals nor police re ies. No incidents Restin under Panish a a military cooperation agn Henl signed \i953, the .  military id civilian personnel in or bases leased rat Spain. I five year exl Evion of whet residue to expire in i9& was Approver by the socialist Gove Cuenl of prime minister Felipe Gonzalez in 1983. The demonstrators want the  dismantled and americans to leave the other bases. Lion because it is unwise for the Cia Tobe run by a temporary Leader. The Senate panel would have to con firm Gate before his name was sent to the full Senate. Meanwhile Brent scowcroft a Mem Ber of the Tower commission and re Mored a a possible person to succeed Casey if gales nomination is with drawn said no one had discussed that possibility with him. Scowcroft a former National Security Council adviser who also appeared on meet the press refused to discus whether he would want the Job calling the question purely hypothetical the Tower panel a three member Board headed by former sen. John Tower a Texas released a 300-Page re port last week that was sharply critical of the Reagan administration s handling of the Iran Centra Case. Asked about what the Tower commis Sion had Learned of Gates involvement scowcroft said that until february 1986.Gates was head of the Cia s analytical staff. Scowcroft called the division be tween the Cia s analytical and operations staffs the widest Gulf in washing ton Reagan formally approved Selling weapons to Iran in a written finding january 1986. He apparently gave verbal approval for the 1985 shipments through Israel although there has been a dispute Over when the presidential permission was  also said the discussion about whether intelligence reports on Iran in 1985 had been doctored by thecia to Back up the objective of Selling weapons to Tehran should not disqualify Gates nomination. We merely Call attention to that slanting intelligence As something that Nas to k guarded against . The Tower commission found no Evi Dence that Gates knew about the scheme to divert profits to he in Canxuan con in rebels he said but he added the panel had Only scratched the surface offending for the rebels. In another development Lite los an Geles times reported in sunday s editions that Gates has Given the Senate intelligence panel a classified memo to disprove reports he recommended a  invasion of Libya in 19bs. Laxalt from Page 1 David Brinkley said he believes Rea Gan in approving the Sale of , to Tehran had Minyip i a Selling arms to  differ ent from Rawson pig  former Sena Edmund Muskie f Maine a Mem of the Tower commis Sion said in a of rate interview that the panel s  appalled at Reagan s  trails of Signi Elcani foams Sale affair we considered him Ait certainly we were at sence of the kind Oslo his Job and one expects of a presi on lbs to s face m. Nile in what he re to he did t. But what r astonished us be  in the i would menu patient. Appalled by the alertness and those policies Dent Muskie the nation Reagan was cambered and he did t re Mem cause by that to to a great Deal of Fth Story Muskie said. Reagan look a series of Steps late Las week in the aftermath of the Tower com Mission s report citing the president s Laid Back management style and failures in the performances of key aides such As Regan in explaining How the Arm a mat a Reagan accepted Regan resignations chief of Stair although Regan Evi Dently was planning to remain in his Job for at least a Short time longer and got former sen. Howard h. Baker jr., r-tenn., to succeed reran Baker s first Day in the while House West Wing was monday. Sen. Sam Nunn doa said sunday he " " Silion thai the terms of he admin Araion s fish Huff policy making apparatus this is not an Aber  Nunn said a television  is indicative of longstanding prob lems involving the administrations Han Dlin gof foreign policy he added France from Page 1 we had been expose la 0.