European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March is 1987 the stars and stripes Pagell own i Strai Brussels a British foreign Secretary sir Geoffrey Howe called on Western Europe monday to speak with one voice on defense issues and said thai if it did the United Stales would pay More attention. A Europe which gets its own ideas straight is a far More rewarding partner for Ibe United states and far More Likely to have ill views taken seriously than a Europe which Speaks with a multitude of voice Howe said. He noted thai Europe no longer dominates american thinking As much Asil did in the Prat. The Pacific theater Southwest Asia and Central America now take a larger share of the United states Allen Llor than hey did Howe made his remarks in a speech prepared for the belgian Royal Institute of International relations. The foreign Secretary recalled Western european concerns Over whether the United states would Ever be prepared to use nuclear weapons in response to a Warsaw fad conventional attack in eur  Howe said he was not questioning Washington s present commitment to european defense but he added we need to be Alert to trends in american thinking which might diminish our Secu Rity perhaps not today or tomorrow but possibly in the longer  Howe said the Reykjavik Iceland Summit in october and present prospects of eliminating medium Range missiles from Europe underline the need for the european countries to consult More closely among themselves about their do fens interests Well As with the Ameri  the Reykjavik Summit foresaw Sharp cuts in . And soviet nuclear forces although no final Accord was reached. Some Western european leaders who said they were not consulted by Washington on the Reykjavik meeting fear being overwhelmed by soviet conventional forces if nuclear Protection is with drawn. On feb. 28. Soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev agreed to negotiate with the United states on eliminating . And soviet medium Range missiles in Europe. Western european Leaden want included in any treaty Sharp restraints on soviet Short Range missiles which could continue to pose a serious threat to Western european Security if we want our particular european concerns to be clearly perceived an taken into account in negotiations be tween the United states and the soviet Union then we must argue them out clearly among ourselves and come wherever possible to a common View Howe said. He suggested that this might be done in a Reinvik Gorald Western european Union which would function close to nato in Brussels. The we was Fidfl formed As a european defense Alliance in 1948, but was then largely superseded by nato. The present we members Are Britain Germany France Italy. Bel Gium Holland and Luxembourg cola increase arrive a for soldiers in Usa Heidelberg soldiers in Boppe will see an increase in Cost of living aloof races in their paychecks at the end of Marcia Usa eur financial official said. The increases Avera ii and 30 percent Are the. New spendable income Tab based said Sec. Mid " source management is were developed by t lies were based on patterns using Overall the cola inn March paychecks Safe spokes 14 percent the adoption of which cola is Hue of the re e tables which of labor Slat is of civilian spending As a discriminator were reflected in mid air Force personnel a Navy Persem tee the increase while those we receive the Ina by disburse the incr a March i. The new crease for 14 to have direct Deposit will heir pay at the end of March on l have direct Deposit will in their april 15 paycheck a Crk said. For All services Are retroactive to 30 Pei the Soldier. Les will mean a 17 percent in a incl in grades �-1 through e-3 r e-4 through e-9, pm through o-4 w-4 24 percent for o-3, and brought %. Means s123 instead of $101 for a �-3 with six years of service and and sponsored family members in a area s164 instead of 1134 for the same in a partial support area and $266 instead of thai Soldier in a non support area. Cut amps main office will close for 3 d Heidelberg the  office of the civilian health Ander Chical program of the uniformed services Frampus will be closed wednesday thnp0ftriday for renovation. Twi it be processed during this time and inquiries cannot be answered Normal lion wid resume monday . Envoy Amoco of opens talks with soviet officials in Moscow Moscow up . Emissary Michael Arma Cost opened two Days of talks with soviet officials monday the highest level . Visit to Moscow since the failed Iceland Summit. Officially the talks with Armacost the undersecretary of Kate for political affairs were to cover the Range of regional issues but interest entered on the War in Afghanistan and plans for next month s trip to Moscow by Secretary of stale George shrill a. Although the Agenda did not include the april 13-16visit by Shultz a Western Diplomat said the subject was bound 10 emerge during a separate meeting tues Day with soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze. Shultz is coming to Moscow to Spur the Geneva negotiations toward an agreement on eliminating medium Range nuclear missiles from Europe which Bot countries say they Are seeking. On feb. 28, soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev dropped his demand thai Star wars development be limited before any agreement on intermediate Range missiles is concluded hts demand for limits on the anti missile program scuttled the Summit with presi Dent Reagan in Reykjavik last october., however after initial enthusiasm on both sides there have been increasing reservations about aspects such As verification and the soviet superiority in other missiles with a Shorter Range up to 600 Miles. The successful completion of an agreement would Clear the Way for a signing ceremony at o Washington Summit. The soviet Reader was to make the trip last year but refused because of the Lack of Progress in arms control. The Armacost visit comes a week after Pence talk son Afghanistan broke off in Geneva without agreement on a timetable for a soviet withdrawal. This is a prime Agenda item said a Western Diplo mat. The two sides in the Geneva talks were reported a year apart Over the time that should be allowed for a soviet withdrawal. Gorbachev has said repeatedly that he wants to bring soviet troops Back from Afghanistan which they invaded in 1979. However the Kremlin is still trying to ensure that a pro Moscow regime remains in Power after a withdrawal. Washington was reported last week to have decided to step up deliveries to afghan rebels of stinger anti aircraft missiles which have been taking a heavy toll on soviet and afghan government air Craft since their introduction last fall. The visit by Armacost who arrived saturday is the second such .-sovict meeting on regional disputes. At their first meeting last summer in Washington the two countries agreed to meet regularly. Armacost conducted the negotiations with first Deputy foreign minister Yuli Vorontsov. Who is in charge of relations with the United Stales and also Heads the soviet arms negotiating team in Geneva. In addition to Afghanistan the talks cover other regional disputes that sour Soviel-. Relations such As the soviet backed vietnamese occupation of Cambodia and . Backing for rebels trying to topple the pro soviet regime in Nicaragua. Serbian court upholds ban of dissident s Book Belgrade Yugoslavia a the supreme court of Serbia ordered copies of a Book by prominent dissident Vojislav Seselja impounded and destroyed after upholding a lower court s ban of the Book news papers have reported. Belgrade s daily Politika said the High court rejected Seselja s appeals against the Belgrade District courts ban of High treason trial the supreme court ruled thai the District court correctly judged the Book As false arbitrary and pervaded with subjectivism and thai the Book can upset the Public the newspaper reported. In his Book Seselja a sociologist discussed his trial in Sarajevo in 1984. He was convicted in july 1984 of counterrevolutionary activity for writing a treatise he never published. He served two years of an eight year sentence. Serbia is one of six republics in Yugoslavia. Student Siberia bound in ,-.s.r. Exchange Boston a _ eight stud. The exclusive Phillips Academy in an Dover head tit to Siberia monday for a taste of what academic life is like for soviet youngsters. And next month eight soviet Stu dents Wilt travel to the Massachusetts prep school for the same reason the students Are taking pan in the first truly reciprocal academic Exchange of High school students Between the iwo countries according to i a a loll program assistant for the president s .-sovict initiative in Washington. I m really Pok Orward to it be cause this Al Jib an Opportunity to get to Komi of soviets especially the teen agers on a real human level rather than just blindly following the propaganda we from both sides said Thomas Akeley calif., before leaving on sunday. The students weren Malm uhf Novosibirsk physic mayhem us a tuesday after making stops in Franku and Moscow. They will begin classes wednesday said Victor syce a re language instructor at Phillip students  thesluvi�dir1skeclasses in rus hswtxrnce7, math and other subjects for i weeks and will live in dormitories with their soviet counterparts. I imagine that what will probably be the most rewarding part of this Exchange will be what happens outside the classroom going to lunch together doing calisthenic together at 6 30 in the morning and doing our laundry together Clyde said. The american students were chosen for the Exchange because of their proficiency in russian and their ability Good diplomats s Horvath of Akron Ipp of Carthage. To. Rachel Lara of Fern Thusa pc Scott of Lawrence Joseph and Elizabeth Wood of Athens 1 president Reagan s 1985 Summit keep ing in Geneva with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev prompted the creation of the Exchange program Mallott said. The siberian students arc tentatively scheduled to arrive april 4 at the prep school about 25 Miles North of Boston. The siberian school s headmaster. A Xci Bogache visited the school last Moth tit saw live and to review the classes icy will attend. Boja Chov said the soviets were inter ested in the 1,200-Sludcnl school partly be cause of its reputation and the number of graduates who have gone into government such As vice president George Bush and the late Jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes. In s Strong computer program he said. White in  the soviet students aged 16and 1ttwbljsgjacomput or class in the Pascal Prog the also will be in the beginning Art i required of All and Oyer students and in math science and English classes