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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday. June 27,1987 former fed chief Burns Dies in Baltimore at 83 Baltimore a Arthur f. Bums who wielded unmatched influence Over the nation Economy As Federal Reserve Board chairman under three presidents died Friday a Hospital spokesman said. He was 83. Burns died about noon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital did spokesman Phil Kubak. Bums who retired As ambassador to West Germany in 1985 after four years in Bonn chaired the Federal Reserve Board from 197010 1978, under presidents Nixon. Ford and Carter. He was chairman of the preside in s Council of economic advisers from 1953 to 1956 under president Eisenhower Burns entered John Hopkins Hosp pit in mid april to undergo triple bypass heart surgery. . May Send new envoy to boost ties with Syria Washington a a Reagan administration official Friday said the United states will tend a special envoy to Syria following secret communications Between resident Reagan an syrian president Hafez Assad. Presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater Saida letter was sent to Assad following the economic Summit in Venice Italy where Reagan Dis cussed the possible communications with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. The letter was prompted by our interest in dialogue on a number of issues the Mideast peace plan the terrorist situation terrorist events in Lebanon and the hostage situation Fitzwater said. Pilot .11, reaches Denver finds reporters irksome Denver a an 11-year-old boy trying to become the youngest Pilot Ever to Fly across the Continental untied states landed in Denver for a Day of fishing thursday and discovered the perils of Fame publicity. John Kevin Hill of Arlington Texas anticipated a trouble free trip into the guinness Book of world records but he s been Over whelmed by the Newt Media Ever Lince he took off wednesday from suburban lot Angeles. "1 hate reporters he  inter National Airport. They Wake me up in the morning and ask me dumb  so far the right has been trouble free. Weather Over the Rockies a threatening but Young John operated the controls by himself said minefields the boy s flight instructor. Fields has to accompany in boy since John is not old enough to hold a Solo Pilot s License. Protest from Page t a milking  the Young Farmer said he and Rosa have been trav Eling since May 3 and have stopped in Graz and Vienna Austria and in Munich and Stuttgart. Rosenberger travels to the cities in a Volkswagen  hauling the cow in a trailer hitched to the Back. At night he sleeps in the  parked alongside a Field while Rosa sleeps outside the open  door. Rosa makes s Fine travel companion Rosenberge said since she s never lived in a Herd he said she s Calm quiet and comes when she s called at least sometimes. She goes wherever i go he said. Even if i go into bar Shell follow me like a  Rosenberg a said he has t Yel raised enough Money to buy the pasture but All is not utterly hopeless. He got enough Money to get them to Berlin where he wants to show Rosa the Kud amm Short for Kurfuerst Tendam with Kuh meaning cow in German and to take her across checkpoint Charli into East Berlin. Rosenberger s ultimate destination is new York City to show Rosa Central  Rosa saw a Diana Ross video set in Central Park. She saw All thai Gross in that huge Park and told me she wants to go  How did Rosa communicate her desire she moved three limes and that Means i want " Galvin vows hell maintain nato s deterrent posture by Mark Walsh staff writer shape. Belgium Gen. John r. Galvin became nato s top military Leader in Europe Friday vowing to maintain the Alliance s deterrent posture and defensive capabilities. This is a great time to be resuming to shape said Galvin who served As a military assistant to two former supreme Allied commanders. It is a time of Challenge of revaluation of a need for collective response. The Days to come will be of historic importance As we continue to work toward arms reduction while maintaining our deterrent posture and our defensive capabilities. As , i will focus my efforts on ensuring that we display the resolve and the Means Nec Essary to deter aggression or if required to defend against  Gen. Bernard w. Rogers handed Over the duties of supreme Allied commander Europe to Galvin in an afternoon ceremony As Black Clouds Hung Over the 3,500 spectators gathered on the shape Parade grounds. Traditional Cannon volleys highlighted the change of command. A Parade of 400 service members from 13 nato nations passed before the reviewing stand. Gen. Rogers has set the example Gaviri said in his Brief remarks. He is a Leader of whom it can be said without hesitation he served the nato Alli Ance i intend to follow his  Galvin comes to shape from the . Southern cored in Panama where he served As  West Point graduate served As Vii corps com Mander in Germany from 1983 to 1985 and has served right of the past 13 years in Europe. Rogers 65, has been nato s supreme Allied com Mander since june 1979, when he took Over the Posi Tion from Gen. Alexander m. Haig. In his Farewell remarks Rogers restated the concerns he has voiced for the past eight years the soviets Way yet if current trends continue achieve their objective in Western Europe to reach the Point where with their massive conventional forces they will be Able to intimidate coerce Black mail and eventually neutralize the nations of Western Europe without having to ire a shot Rogers said. Calvin s appointment o the Post makes him the ninth Bead of nato forces since Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower was designated the first supreme Allied commander in 1950. Galvin will also serve As head of the . European come he look that position thurs Day in a ceremony in Stuttgart. Rogers from Page 1 attack strategy that Calls far nato forces to hit War Taw pact reinforcements on Warsaw pact soil. And finally nato needs the ability to Render unusable the major passes Between Eastern and West Ern Europe. There has t been one of us supreme Allied com Mander whether he served one year or eight years that has t continued to plead for enhancement of our conventional forces Rogers said. Unresolved for Rogers As he leaves shape a the problem posed by a soviet conventional buildup in the face of nuclear arms reductions. Against the backdrop of massive conventional forces the soviets will be Able to intimidate coerce and blackmail Western nations without the use of Force he said. That has been my concern and 1leave Here with  a failure on the military s part to establish the reality of the soviet threat remained Rogers chief disappointment. We have not yet convinced the people that there Isa threat to their Freedom not their peace their free Dom he said. And elicit from that a willingness tomake  Rogers refused to discuss remarks by Secretary of state George Shulli that he was out of touch and out of line in Bis comments on nuclear arms. I Don t speak for the United states but i can speak about it he said. If you knew everything i knew you d believe everything i  Rogers who retires june 30 after 44 years in the army offered a final and direct response to questions of his Post army plans. Damned if i know be said. Jets from Paga 1 the Mig-23s demonstrated hostile  the Pentagon said the South car tins had at tempted to establish radio Contact with the libyan fighters on both occasions at various times but no response was  the sources who Are ranking officials described the Jet passes As the first time the libyans have come out to sea since confrontations that culminated in april 1986 with a nighttime raid by . Warplanes on two libyan cities. We assume they just wanted to take a look see said one official noting that the Navy had filed a no Tice to mariners indicating that . Ships would be conducting an exercise in the area. At the Lime of the libyan flights the South Carolina had bid Adieu to the aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk which was completing its Mediterranean deployment the Carrier Saratoga has since arrived in the Mediterranean to replace the Kitty Hawk. Court from Page 1 Mayo clinic in Rochester minn., yielded favourable results both of the physicians in Choice concluded that i a presently in Good health. But my past illnesses have Cre ated problems for the court and Lor litigants Powell said. In sum am motivated by. Concern based on past experience that i could Handicap the court in the event of reoccurrence of serious health  a most from the beginning of his tenure Powell Wasa Man in the Middle. The Sorl spoken virginian perennially cast fewer dissenting votes than any of his eight Brethren. Powell was no stranger to the Legal Community when appointed by Nixon in tale 1971 to replace the retired Hugo Black. Before joining the court on Jan. 7, 1972, Powell had served As president of he american bar association the american bar foundation and the american College of trial lawyers. A trial lawyer for 34 years he had been a senior partner in the prestigious Richmond va., Law firm of Hunton Williams Gay Powell & Gibson. I am primarily a lawyer Powell said in his Early Days on the court. I would rather play the game than be the  Powell had always planned to retire in Good health. Although his statement Friday said he has no specific plans Lor the future Powell previously said he hoped to return to Richmond where he and his wife Stilt maintain a Home. Each summer he has returned to Virginia s capital City where he used an office in the Federal courthouse to keep abreast of supreme court business. Reagan s first and Only other appointment was to name Sandra Day o Connor to the court . F-16 meet extended Raf Ben Waters England Sis the com petition Between the Torrejos a Spain and Hahn a Germany f-16 teams was extended to monday due to bad weather officials announced Friday. Rain has delayed the bombing Competition which was scheduled to end wednesday according toll. Col. Kenny Hall the Hahn team Leader. The four Man teams have been competing for the right to represent Safe at the october gun smoke 87 Competition at Nellis fab nev., with the a-10 team from Raf Ben Waters  
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