European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday March 15,1987 sex Reagan aide named Baker s Deputy Washington a the White House thursday announced that Ken. Imti a Ducr Stajn former director or legislative affairs at the White House will be chief of stall Howard Baker s Deputy filling a Post that has been vacant since the resignation of Michael a Caver Early in 1985. Donald Regan who resigned two weeks ago As chief of staff had operated without a Deputy since Dower s Depar Ture. Duben Lein 42, was the White House s chief lobbyist from Jan. 3,1982, to dec. 15, 1983, and had been Deputy assistant 10 the president for legislative affairs before that he has been vice president of the corporate lobbying firm of Timmons and co. Of acc leaving the while House. White House spokesman Martin fill water said the announcement was but the first of Many decisions to be announced clearly that process continues. 1 assure there will be some changes made Fitzwalter said adding thai the process could Lake several weeks. The announcement of As Deputy chief of staff is the first step in putting together a top flight organization and system for pursuing the president s objectives in the next two years Baker said in announcing the appointment of Duberstein president Reagan called him an outstanding manager who has worked with the Congress to achieve some of the most important victories of my Baker said he and Duberstein would meet in the next few Days with Baker s three member transition team to Analyse recommendations thai the team has come up with since Batter look Over. The three team members Are Thomasc. Griscom who was Baker s press Secre tary in the Senate and has since been Republican Campaign official and Public relations executive James a Cannon apolitical aide to Baker and Kenneth Cribb Counselor to attorney general Edwin Mcnese Iii. Since taking Over for Regan Baker has hired one of his Law partners . Culvahouse As White House counsel replacing Peter Wallison. Greece from Page 1 told report in he Wilt sign a new live year defense co operation agreement with Secretary of state George Pahuliz on monday the agreement in the form of a supplement to the is briefs Force plans to Coj Midian install Timich. A the air Force plans to close Churnet Airsa Tion nest year. Rep. Bob Davis. A with a Pentagon offi Cial to discuss the Manjon formed on Friday. Mark rugs Anjomi Aryis 8 member of the House armed so faces canal Muse said Davis is trying 10 Rev fihe decision it we re in really sketches Jules to Rugelj pal the air Force wants to Lasall Auto maid Raar equipment at the a $3 million to s4 Milliorn a to the ocal Economy if the station is closed if n in operation almost 37 Yean and has at i military personnel. Blaze damages stalls in open air Rome Market Rome api fire swept through Rome s largest open air Market Friday causing Exten Sive damage to More than 20 stalls and sending a650-Cool column of Black smoke Over the City. The Blaze at the Piazza Vittorio Market was estimated to have caused More than $75,000 in damages police said. Firefighters put out the Blaze after it damaged24 stalls Comai Ning produce and other wares 1,000 dead or missing after quakes in Ecuador Lago Agrio Ecuador a president Leon fibres Cordero said Friday that 1,000 peo ple were killed or Are listed As missing in the Wake of recent earthquakes. After an Aerial tour of the devastated easter Jungle Region the president also formally declared a suspension for at least the rest of the year of the $1.3 billion in payment due on Ecuador s s8.2 billion foreign Deb the number of dead and missing from the mudslides in Napo province is at least a thou Sand fehrs Cordero said at this Oil producing enter 110 Miles Northeast of Quito. A series of earthquakes March 5 and 6 set of landslides that entombed entire villages buried sections of Road and Cut Napo off from the res of Ecuador. The quakes wrecked a 30-mile Seg ment of the country s most important Oil pipe line and forced a Hall in Oil production and Export Ecuador a member of the organization of Petroleum exporting countries in past years has earned More than 60 percent of its foreign Exchange with Oil exports. The quakes caused panic and damaged prop erty in Highland population centers. Officials first said there were no of widespread destruction in the Eastern Jungles from flooding mudslides and land slides did nol reach the capital until a few Days after the quakes. I9so defense pact was initiated in Ankara by Robert Strasz Hupe and foreign ministry undersecretary Nuzhen Kandemir three months ago winding up a year of negotiations. Turkey had requested the talks to revise the 1980agreement, demanding increased . Aid and removal of Trade restrictions on its exports. Redman s comments followed a week of protests Nathens against . Aid to Turkey threats to close voice of America facilities and anger at what Gree government officials called pro turkish statements by foreign minister Karo los Papoulias called in Robert Keeley on thursday to protest what the greek official called Gross inadmissible an historically unfounded . Statements about Cyprus. Defense Secretary Caspar a Weinberger has Bee quoted in Greece As saying thai Turkey which invaded the Island in 1974, has Only a defensive presence Cyprus the disputed Mediterranean Island has been the major Modem sore Point in a history of greek turkish enmity that survives despite both nations membership in nato. We remain strongly committed to working with the greek government to improve relations in a step by step fashion Redman said. We look Forward to making further Progress no Only on Security issues but in working together on such matters As promoting investment further cooperation against terrorism and on the full Range of bilateral at the same time Redman reiterated the longstanding state department and Pentagon opposition 16 Athens standing request for a Law requiring that Greece get at least 17 in . Aid for every $10 sent to Turkey. Congress has traditionally pared administration Ai requests to roughly fit such a ratio. The state depart ment has argued against the reductions in Aid and seven More Adamant against codifying the arrangement. In its latest Aid request the administration Aske Congress for 1913 million for Turkey and j43fi million for Greece. There is no new change in our position on this question Redman said. R Greece and Turkey h
