European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes thursday june 25, 19 soviets say red Square Pilot admits having help on flight world today Munich a Mathias rust has Given conflict ing versions of the planning that a Cal into his Solo flight to Moscow and at one Point named others who allegedly helped him a Sovil official was quoted As saying wednesday. Valentin Falin 61, chief of the soviet state run news Agency no Vosti told the Munich published bunt Magazine Hal he 19-year-old Kust had changed his Story about events leading up in his May 2s flight to red Square. Al first his version was thai he had conceived and prepared everything alone no one helped him with ii. Later however he named names of people who knew something about the matter and who helped him Falin was quoted As saying. Falin did not identify the people who were allegedly named by rust. Bunt an illustrated weekly appears at Newsstands on thursdays but a copy of its interview was Tel exed m Advance to news organizations. Falin also told radio Luxembourg earlier this week that rust had Given conflicting statements to soviet authorities about his daredevil flight from Helsinki to Moscow in a Cessna 172 Light plane the Young Pilot of we Del West Germany was arrested shortly after he landed on the fringes of red Square and is still in soviet custody. The Kremlin has not indicated whether he will he put on rial. Falin. A former Sovil ambassador to West Ger Many often gives interviews in West German Media about issues of interest to soviet West German relations Falin indicated to bunt thai the rust Case could damage soviet tics with Bonn. It depends what new fads come to the surface. The relations Bill can two countries Tan he harmed and some injun is can go deep he said according to ii Uncle. Falin said earlier this week that rust could be re leased by Early next month before the Moscow visit of West German president Richard von Wei a Cekor. But Gennady Gerasimov a soviet foreign ministry spokesman told the Hamburg published Bild newspaper monday that he knew of no such plans for rust s release. West German Media continue to speculate about the Young Pilot s Fate. This week the Hamburg published Stern Magazine said rust s parents got the impression while they were in Moscow last week that soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev had taken a personal in Crest in their son s Case. Sunken ships Jam Rhine traffic puts of two Swiss ships the Orinoco and i Avo protrude from the Rhine River near Karlsruhe West Germany still blacking traffic More than two weeks after he vessels collided and Sank june 9. Persistent High Waters have frustrated efforts by Salvage Compa Nies to Steur the River. Outgoing fed chief Volcker says budget deficit is his top concern Hamburg up1 Paul Vok scr completing his final appearance at the International monetary con Ference As . Federal Reserve chief said wednesday he was not entirely pleased with the state of the global Economy and nominated the . Budget deficit As his top candidate for improvement. I am not entirely pleased with the trend of affairs Volcker told reporters at the conclusion of the three Day conference of the world s banking elite. He said the economic Outlook depends partly on credible . Policies and the deficit currently dwarfs his country s capacity to save. "1 think that would be a Good place to Start by working on that budget deficit Volcker said in answer to a question about economic prospects. Valc scr who will turn Over the reins of the Federal Reserve to Alan Greenspan after his eight year tenure participated with the Heads of the Central Banks of Japan West Germany Britain and France in the con Ference s final panel discussion. West Germany s Central Bundesbank president Karl Otto Prochl said a growth spurt in his country s Money Supply Over the past year constituted an inflationary Early warning that West Germany would eventually have to worry about in its efforts to Spur economic expansion. Prochl said the above target Money Supply growth has something to do with a flans to stabilize Exchange  Jacques do Lar Sicre Banquo do France governor said heavy Central Bank interventions totalling j75 billion in the first four months of 1987, by informed estimates to support the sagging Dollar have cased. La Rosiere said this happened because intervention steadfast policies and . Efforts to curb deficit spending and Correct a Trade imbalance had convinced the foreign Exchange Market that the louvre decision to defend the Dollar must be taken seriously. Geneva offers to Host peace conference Hern Switzerland a Neutral Switzerland stands ready to have Geneva Host a future International peace conference on the Middle East the govern ment said. Foreign minister Pierre Aubert reaffirmed Switzer land s offer in recent visits to Middle East countries the ruling Federal Council said wednesday in response to a question from parliament. The United nations is pushing for an International peace conference but differences Between Israel and Arab Stales Over the formal have prevented setting a timetable. Arab Stales have pressed for negotiations including out Side Powers such is the United slates and the soviet Union Hal would produce a binding m Iddle East Settle Mcnol. Israel views a conference As a prelude to bilateral talks with Arab nations fearing a wide forum would strongly pressure it to give up territories occupied in the iv67 Middle East War. Monet s bouquet sets French auction record Paris a an italian businessman set a French auction record by paying s2.3 million for Monet s impressionist Oil painting bouquet do  after the Sale at the drouot auction House in Central Paris late tuesday businessman David Namad re fused to say whether he bought the work for himself or someone else or where it would be kept. He said Only hat the Oil painting dated 1878 and signed by Claude Monet is very  the Price broke the record for the Purchase of a painting in France set last june by another Monet work. Camilla it Jean Monet dans be Jardin d Argenteuil which sold for $1.3 million. Steam leaks from valve at French nuclear Plant Valence France a several cubic meters of steam escaped from the Cooling unil of a nuclear Power Plant located in the Rhone Valley South of Lyon officials of inc Plant announced tuesday. They described the incident monday at the no. 2 unit of the state owned electric it de France Plant in crus Meyssen As minor the communique said on monday june 22, be tween 1015 and 1215 several cubic meters of steam escaped from the primary Cooling unit of the no 2 reactor. This steam remained inside the reactor building. This incident has no consequences for the Environ. Mint. The no. 2 unit was in a trial phase before being Pul Bank into service after annual  the communique said an auxiliary valve was Dis covered to be open and before workers could close in the steam escaped. It said the workers were not contaminated. France derives nearly two thirds of its electricity Supply from 49 nuclear Power stations spread around the country. 34 top chinese officers retired in Beijing area Beijing up the chinese army has retired 3t senior officers in the Beijing area the largest number of commanders to be discharged at once since huge military personnel cuts began two years ago China daily said the report said the decision was approved by Par amount Leader Deng Xiaoping who is chairman of inc Central military commission. The people s liberation army has retired 34 senior officer in the Beijing military area in a major Effort to rejuvenate its leadership the official newspaper said. All the officers whose careers dated Back to the Early 1930s, held ranks higher than full army com Mander the report said. Swiss Mountain mishaps killed 193 last year Lausanne Switzerland a Mountain Acci dents in Switzerland claimed 193 lives last year including 32 Avalanche deaths the information service of Swiss insurance companies said tuesday. The total toll which also listed deaths from Falls cold heart attacks lightning and other causes was Down from 226 in i9ss. It included 75 foreigners. Interest in skiing and Mountain climbing is rising but the dangers Are often underestimated the Survey said