European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pagett the stars and Ahtipes Friday March 20,1987 Carter in Egypt advocates Middle East peace talks Cairo Egypt former us. Presiden Carter he architect of egyptian israeli peace said an International conference on a Middle East peace settlement is a goal Tor which All arabs and israeli should work. Day after addressing the egyptian chapter of the american chamber of Commerce cancer arrived in the egyptian capita wednesday with his wife Rosalynn and he said he will seek the release of foreigners held hostage in Lebanon when he visits Damascus Syria after his four Day visit to Egypt. Saudi freed in Beirut after 2 months Captivity Beirut. Lebanon a a saudi embassy employee who was kidnapped two months ago we released wednesday and a shiite moslem he and Syria obtained his Freedom. We shall seek Freedom of All the hostages said Nabih Bern head of the amal militia and Lebanon s Justice Damu Khouri an employee at the saudi embassy s cultural Section was kidnapped Jan,12 in Wisl Beirut and no group claimed responsibility for his abduction. German company awarded ski research contract Washington a the German firm Bolkow by dam a Mph has been awarded a $27.3 million contract for research on the Star wars nuclear defense plan. A defense department statement said the United slates was exercising a phase ii option with mob for the so called infrared background signature Survey Experiment. The company was selected last summer to begin designing a package of scientific equip ment that could be deployed by a . Space shuttle to observe the infrared characteristics of shuttles As they moved through s4 million phase i design contract for the scientific payload has proceeded As planned Clearing the Way for the award of a phase ii contract to Start manufacturing the equipment the Pentagon said. Pay from Page 1 though he re making reductions wherever we can but 1 Don t want to see our nation s soldiers sailors airmen and marines suffer from in response to soldiers questions about How Turkey intended to spend 1590 million in . Aid he said the turkish government should be using it to modernize and strengthen their forces they need modern air planes artillery and other weapons to slay abreast of the Warsaw pact countries that Border the soviet Union and Bulgaria Ore on Turkey Northern Border. Set 1 a Gnu Oichi � in Amy iou Mitel us Lanm to old Tut states to hike Speed limit Washington a the House approved legis lation wednesday that would let male raise Speed Lim its to 65 Mph on stretches of Rural interstate measure had pitted Urban lawmaker against Rural legislators and threatened to delay billions of dollars of Highway Aid. The 217-206 vote came shortly after the lawmaker approved a Long awaited $88.6 billion Highway and mass transit Aid package that states have complained they need to build delayed construction projects. The vote on the Highway Bill to which the Speed limit question was a separate amendment was 407-17. But the entire measure was in doubt because administration officials have said they will recommend that president Reagan veto the Bill because of excessive spending the proposal to let states abandon the 55-Mph Speed limit which was instituted in 1974 at the height of the Energy shortage was the most controversial Issue inthe Highway Bill. It caused such a deep dispute that its opponents agreed to a separate vote on the 65-mphquestion, so the rest of the Highway measure would not be delayed. Lawmakers who Rose to debate the question wednesday used the full Gamut of arguments. Support ers of the faster Speed say states should be Able to choose their own driving speeds and argued that the current limit is obsolete and forces police to spend time enforcing an unenforceable Law. Opponents have insisted that 55-Mph driving saves lives and fuel. Dodds student choirs tune in to world s largest concert Byton Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau Hillesheim. Germany Haifa million children voices around the Globe were linked by television thurs Day in what was billed at the world s largest concert students from 21 department of defense dependent schools Germany elementary schools belted out traditional american tunes to join a Celebration in the United states of music education and the Bicentennial of the signing of the us Constitution. Dodos involvement in the Celebration was coordinated through the european music educator a conference by Van Edwards music teacher at Patrick Henry Village elementary school in Heidelberg. The concert was sponsored by the music educator National officials in the Mediterranean and Atlantic regions said thursday that none of their schools took Partin the concert. Hosted by grammy award Winner Lou Rawls an featuring the . Air Force band the 3rd annual world s largest concert originated from Constitution Hall i Washington , and went to outposts As far away a the Village of Nesheim in Bavaria Germany. There music teacher Sondra a wad conducted 200 Hillesheim american elementary school student in the global sing along a Large screen the vision and two smaller sets were set up and waiting for the 30-Rninute concert to begin at 1p.m. Eastern Standard time. Thai put the youngsters and their guests in the Hillesheim school a third of the Way around the world at 7 ., when they joined voice with the 3,500-Suongcrowci in Constitution Hall the concert was carried on an to in Frankfurt and Berlin at 7 Highlights included the Star spangled Banner skip to my Lou Sou Wood Mountain simple gift kids of the .a." and adapted especially for the concert America the s chorus was dressed in to shirts with the words i m a Star in the world s greatest concert emblazoned on them. The a Hesheima singers however had trouble synchronizing their voices with the stateside singers1, and 11-year-old Loni Pellegrino said it was too Amy Sazama 9, liked the idea of singing with the to chorus. I was particularly pleased she wad said the concert was scheduled during music in our schools month to focus Public awareness on the value of Mutic education. My kids were hoping they would be on to them selves she said. Unfortunately the satellite link was Only a one Way Deal although she said camera Crews last year went to different schools throughout the nation for live Broad casts from Remote Sites. An was planning to do some thing similar in three minutes before the show ended an lost its satellite connection. With the words one moment please on the screen the kids finished the con Cert with their Washington counterparts if not unreality at least in spirit Aid from Page 1 for additional Contra reason he said is that present . Policies present a Choice Between the unworkable and the unacceptable Between a plan to make the contras into a potent fighting Force and the unacceptable idea that american troops would have to be sent to fight in Central Only Choice outside those two options Byrd declared is the option of diplomacy and Good Faith peace opponents had said All along that the$40 million in military assistance the last payment on $100 million inlaid approved last year would eventually go Forward even if Congress voted to Hall it because the Voles could not be round to override a presidential veto. Looming in the months ahead Are further congressional Battles Over Contra Aid entering on Reagan s request Tor the additional $105 million for the 1988 fiscal year which begins oct. I. Because Only simple majorities in both House Are needed to reject that request ii has become the Princi pal target of lawmakers trying to end the Contra Ai program. Deaver from Page 1 that i had no reason to lie because i had done nothing he said that he is confident thai he did not commit penury and that he will be acquitted after a trial. Ten months ago an Independent counsel was appointed to investigate allegations that 1 had violated the conflict of interest Laws Deaver said. The indictment thai was resumed today which contained not a single conflict of interest charge confirms that these allegations we re Deaver read a prepared statement to waiting reporters outside the waterfront office building where his firm has it Headquarters. He walked Back into the building immediately afterwards de Clining to answer questions. Reagan in a statement issued by the White House said Mike Deaver has been our Friend for Twenty years. Nancy and i will keep hint and his family in our thoughts during these difficult times. Jewish him Well. Earlier on wednesday chief Justice William h. Rehnquist rejected an Emer gency request by Deaver s lawyers aimed at blocking any indictment while Deave pursues his Challenge of the Federal Law that created an Independent counsel or special prosecutor. Rehnquist said Deaver had not shown that his Case merited stay. Independent counsel Whitney North Seymour or. Announced in open court last month that he intended to see Deaver s indictment on perjury charges. The alleged penury occurred May 16 i testimony before the House Energy and Commerce committee and june 20 i testimony before a grand jury said sey Mour. The indictment charges that Denver twice lied while testifying before a con Gressional subcommittee and perjured himself three times while testifying be fore the grand jury about the extent of his lobbying activities on behalf of Canada puerto Rico South Korea and Twa. The three charges of making false Decla rations before the Grund jury each Cany a maximum Penally of live years in prison and a s 10,000 Fine. In part the indictment said Denver did unlawfully wilfully and knowingly and contrary to his oath make false material declarations to inc Gand jury
