European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d on the Brink of adulthood Page 3 d air controllers of new Union Page 7 d celtics top lakers 123-108 in game 5 sports Page 21 authorized unofficial publication for Thi . Him cd vol. 46, no. 57 saturday june 13. 1987  08693 a Reagan dares Gorbachev tear Down the Berlin Wall byjoe Mapother stall writer Berlin president Reagan stood before the Berlin Wall at the Branden Burg Gale Friday and issued a Challenge to soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear Down this  general Secretary Gorbachev if you seek peace if you seek Prosperity for the soviet Union and Eastern Europe if you seek liberalization come Here to this Gate. Or. Gorbachev open this Gate Reagan said to cheers and applause. Or. Gorbachev or. Gorbachev tear Down this  for other Berlin Sto Ries Sec he daily Magazine his speech came during a five hour visit following the economic Summit in Venice Italy. Before Reagan spoke in front of a bul it proof Glass shield Only Yards from the Graffiti covered Wall. West  Chancellor Helmut Kohl addressed the crowd saying it was a shame berliners were celebrating Berlin s 750lh anniversary in a divided City. The Wall barbed wire and orders to shoot display their inhumanity in this birthday year Kohl said. We never came to terms with it in the past we won l do it today nor  Kohl and Reagan spoke to a Flag waving crowd estimated by police at Between 15,000 and 20,000 people most of whom were standing on he 17th of june Street. The Boulevard is named in Mem Ory of the East German uprising that began on june 17, 1953, in Berlin. June 17 is now a West German Holiday known As the Day of German Unity. Reagan called for More involvement Between the two sides of the cily and suggested that Berlin both East and West Host a future olympics. The president also suggested using Berlin As a Center for International conferences and gatherings under auspices of organizations such As the United nations. We look Forward to the Day when West Berlin can become one of the chief aviation hubs in Central Europe Rea Gan said in expressing his desire to open sea Reagan on Page 28 Reagan praises soldiers in Berlin s45 photo by Lynul. W birthday Bash wet Berlin mayor Eberhard Diepgen Center front iban Lui president re Gan Friday for a birthday cake marking Ber Lin s 750th birthday whue Juicy Keg a and us. Ambassador to West Germany Richard Bart Center rear look on. By Connie Dickey suit writer Berlin president Reagan Friday added his birthday wishes to the City Oberlin amid cheering american military and family members at templehof Cen trial Airport. It is not often that 1 can go to a birth Day party for someone or thing older than i am Reagan told the 3,000 Ger Man and american guests Al an All Day party for the 7 50-year-old City. The president said the relationship be tween the United Stales and the City of Berlin is stronger than Ever. We go Back a Long  he noted that More than 20 american communities Bear the name Berlin. In his 15-minute speech Reagan praised the american service members stationed in the occupied City. To the 14,000 service members in Berlin i want to thank them and re assure the berliners that the troops will be Here As Long As they Are needed by the City of Berlin Reagan said. He also congratulated the graduating classes of Berlin american and John r. Kennedy High schools. The crowd of party goers began arriving at templehof As Early As 8 a.m., Al though the president and first lady did not arrive in Berlin until 11 45 a,m., then returned to the Airport Celebration about 4 . But the Long wait did t deter the de termination of party participants intent on making the birthday Bash the Best Berlin had seen. I so excited said 8-year-old Tori Anderson. I just wish the president would arrive so we can sing these songs. I kind of getting sick of rehearsing  Tori and 32 other children from the mormon children s choir Sang a Medle of birthday songs during the Celebration. The children ranging in age from 3 to 11, had rehearsed an hour a week since the first of april for their five minute part of Friday s show. Choir member Amanda Vroman 11, said it was exciting to think she would be seeing he president because not every one can say they be had the  As the crowd mingled throughout the afternoon a giant television screen showed the president s speech at the Brandenburg Gate and other visit sin Berlin. I very excited said Eleanor Ansberry a fourth Grade teacher at Thomas a. Roberts elementary school. The children think they Are the Only ones who gel excited but i glad to be Here  Ansberry was one of More than 600 volunteers who helped at the party. They also spent Many hours preparing by printing invitations and blowing up thousands of red White and Blue bal see Praise on Page 28 president has Hopes for  pact this year  staff writers Bonn president Reagan said Friday he Hopes to reach a nuclear  reduction agreement with the soviet Union before the end of the year. Speaking with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Reagan said the two leaders agree fully on the necessity of continuing our close consultations As we Nursine our common goals of reducing the  to Europe posed by the threatening policies and military might of the Warsaw  we Hope to reach agreement with the soviet Union before the end of 1987, which would drastically reduce and possibly eliminate a class of nuclear weapons that poses a particular threat to our friends and allies in Europe and Asia he said at the Cologne Bonn Airport at the end of his visit to Europe. The trip included the seven nation economic Summit in Venice Italy. In answer to critics of the Summit Reagan said the informal relationships Between world leaders were a valuable As the formal meetings in establishing Priori ties among inc United slates and its allies. We use our lilies in Public As protocol requires Reagan said. But when we meet together we Are on a first name basis and we re not meeting As much As Heads of slate As we Are meeting As close personal  Kohl thanked Reagan for his speech at Berlin s Brandenburg Gate earlier in the Day and said he and Reagan were working to Lessen the tension thai exists Belicen East and West. Kohl called the Summit a Success saying we arc nol always of the same opinion. But we Are All aware of our common heritage and values rooted in our democratic  Reagan and Kohl spoke before several Hundred peo ple who greeted the arrival of air Force one by waving Small . And West German flags