European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes Leonard beats Hagler see Page 21 d incentive awards presented Page 2 d How to pack your bags daily Magazine auth Chirico unofficial publication fou to u.�. Aimed porch vol. 45, no 353 wednesday. April 8, 19b7 d 8693 a new embassy May be torn Down Reagan says Washington president Reagan said tuesday he might order the new unfinished $191 million . Embassy in Moscow Lorn Down if it cannot be secured against soviet eavesdropping but that americans would not be run out of town by spin. Reagan also said thai soviet diplomats will not be allowed into their new office lower on a Washington Hilltop until americans occupy the new . Facility in Moscow. See related glory Page 2. Speaking to reporters in the White House the president said that Secretary of state George p. Shultz would go to Moscow for arms control talks scheduled 10 Start monday despite the belief that the soviets had planted listening devices in the embassy and in the replace ment under construction next door. The president said he was asking intelligence advisory boards to evaluate inc condition of our new building and Ascer Tain whether it will Ever be secure or whether it May be necessary to destroy and rebuild in. The United slates will not occupy our new embassy building in Moscow unless and until i can be assured that it is see Reagan on Page 28 of went to .s.r. To escape desertion charge Friend says by Connie Dickey need reams staff Nallen Wetzlar Germany a . Sol Dier suspected of defecting chose the so Viet Union because he believed it was the Only country that would t return him to the United Stales for deserting the army a Friend said tuesday. Hermine Raisian said she knew of the plans of pvt. 2 Wade e. Roberts and his Girlfriend 23-year-old Petra Neumann Days before they disappeared from Ger Many. Wade was having some problems in his unit and they took away his civilian clothes she said. He showed up at Petra s apartment in uniform. They discussed for several Days How be could escape the military. Russia was their Only Chance Neumann thought be cause they believed he would be extradited from any other Basilan. Who mid she met Roberts six months ago and Neumann about three months ago was Neumann s neighbor in a High Rise apartment building in Welz Jar t2 Miles cast of Roberts duly station in Gic Ssan. She said Neumann rented a car and the pair drove to the soviet embassy in Bonn where they asked for Asylum in the soviet Union Basilan said another Friend whom she did not identify old her inc couple then drove to Moscow with Al the proper papers. Before his rouble with the army Petra and Wade planned to open a guest House r Elzlar she said. They were both pc much in love with each other and Petra refused to leave him to his Fate. Petra also told Wade she was preg Nant. She sold Ait her furniture to a neigh Bor and gave the neighbor her apartment keys. She also called in sick to the Phil lips co. Where she worked on an Assem Bly Elzlar police have been searching for see Al on Page 28 rising from the sea App hold the damaged Stem of the British ferry Herald of free Enterprise rises in the water during operations tuesday to right the Tuet at Zeeb Nigga Belgium divers started searching far an sell mailed 134 bodies still aboard the Cap sized ferry sixty one bodies were re covered earlier Story on Page 28. Is furn to Are other support agencies for Aid by Mike Heronemus we Coburg Bambi some soldiers and airmen having trouble paying their Bills Are turning to army and air Force support agencies instead of financial institutions. During the last three months of 1986, army Emer or Mir or Rita Gincy Relief loaned usar off of of tue lurservicemnbcrs$9u2.0ll.ulljutll us Mil the. Fig in. For inc Lam. Months in 198j was $843,358. The amount includes Money tanned for Basic needs pm i Otho Uli lilies and a vehicle. 3 command spokeswoman said. In both years More than half of inc Money loaned Wen i la cover rents 1546,927 in 1985 and j 561,977 in 1986. The air Force Aid society also loaned More Money in the first five months of fiscal 1987 than in the same period the previous year while the society loaned s34s.900 to Safe scr ice members Between october 1985 and february 1986. Ii granted $454,039 in Loans by tween october 1986 and february 1987. An increase of $108,139. Officials said. Judy Ritchie army emergency Relief officer in Wuerzburg Germany said she Stilt handles about 40 loan applications a month even though her office now refers loan requests for initial rent and deposits to the local army finance office which can Advance housing allow ances. The reason behind Mosi loan requests has changed since August said ten Anderson Wuerzburg s assist ant Are officer. Now. Abdul 40 percent of the requests arc to prevent eviction to pay Utility Bills or to provide necessities. The Wurzburg army Community sen ice food locker is Cost to mon1 my Pri Vaie he said. Drawing an Advance pay before coining to Germany continued on Page 3
