European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes e Demolick Derby stripes nmn Azine my acting Cut suicides free 2 Survey studies overseas wives Paflak 9 d Handy Harriett s car Comer Page 1 vol.46.no. 76 thursday july 2, 1987 0 6693 a direct elections of d Hezbollah delegation reportedly in Syria for talks about Glass curbing of Central government Power an Seoul South Korea a presi Dent Chun Doo Hwan on wednesday an now is a crucial moment in the Dusti noun cd his agreement to opposition de i believe that you Mauds for direct presidential elections countrymen not Only experienced so and sweeping democratic Reform. Repealed his pledge to step Down rious inconvenience and anxiety but year term expires on  changes Are intended o were also worried that catastrophe migh Tades of authoritarian gov befall the nation Chun said. The president who said he had Spanin National television had virtually guaranteed Victo Many sick Pluss nigh a announced he would accept demands for direct Percsi an anti govern men Campaign he promised an me Sivc amnesty for a Colial elect ens electoral Reform press triggered huge demonstrations Tor see elections on Page 24 Freedom release of political prisoners. Beirut Lebanon up members of the pro iranian Hezbollah group trav eled to Damascus to discuss the possibility of freeing american journalist Charles Glass whose abduction has Sha Ken Syria s Security Roc in West Beirut a source close to syrian military forces said also on wednesday a previously unknown group claimed responsibility for kidnapping Glass in a syrian policed suburb of Beirut a radio station said. The moslem controlled voice of the nation said the organization for the free people s defense claimed responsibility for class june 17 abduction in a statement delivered to the station s of fice in Sidon South Lebanon s provincial capital. We Are responsible for gloss Abdul lion the broadcast quoted the statement As saying without elaborating. The source close 10 the syrian military hid we know that a delegation from Hezbollah Wento the syrian capital last night late tuesday to discuss the affair ofor. Glass but i Don t have the names of these  the Hezbollah or party of god com Mand refused to confirm or deny the re port. The delegation reportedly included sheikh Ibrahim Al Amin. Hezbollah s spokesman and senior pro iranian clergymen based in the syrian controlled Bekaan Valley. A spokesman for Al Amin declined comment on the report. During an islamic conference last weekend a Amin justified hostage taking and said it was a method used by the iranian inspired fundamental Isle to confront the West the reported Hezbollah visit to dam ascus occurred hours after brie. Gen. Ghazi Kenaan chief of the syrian mops in West Beirut Mel with leaders of the extremist group in the capital. It also Fol Lowed a British television report Hal three other hostages two of them americans have been moved to Iran. A source close to the syrian command in West Beirut earlier expressed optimism the contacts with Hezbollah would result in freeing Glass but ruled out the possibility of syrian use of Force. Syrian officers in Beirut believe the abduction of Glass and to lebanese moslem june 17 was designed to shake and discredit the syrian Security plan initiated in february. In what appeared to be part of the tension Between Hezbollah and the Syri ans the motorcade of Hezbollah s Spiri Tual Leader. Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was fired upon at a syrian checkpoint South of Beirut late tuesday sources said. The sources said syrian troops Al the Airport Highway checkpoint tired warn ing shots in the air after Fadlallah s con Voy failed to Slop for identification. A source close to Fadlallah said the Inci see Glass on Page 24 Hurrah for summer with that Eiffel Tower As a backdrop sunny summer weather finally comes Mounem Ristari lakes joyous leap into to Western Europe Filer he worst a Fui Uttin on the Trocadero Plaza As May and june on refund. Compromise struck on medium Range missiles Washington a the United states and the soviet Union have reached an agreement in principle to eliminate All soviet medium Range nuclear missiles from Europe and Asia but a senator said wednesday that verification procedures have Cyl to be determined. Sen. Richard Lugar r-ind., said he is encouraged by reports that an arms pact could be sealed when Secretary of stale George Shultz meets in mid july with soviet foreign mini mar Eduard Shevardnadze. Bui the protocol for thai destruction and the verification of How thai is to be done the phasing of How rapidly and How we arc 10 know arc the major Points of negotiation Lugar said on Abc to s today program. The Shutlz Sheva Dnad a meeting is intended to re move major obstacles for an Accord and could set the stage for a third superpower Summit meeting later this year. A Reagan administration official who spoke tues Day night Only on condition of anonymity said col. Con. Nikolai Che nov a senior adviser to the soviet general staff had proposed the Compromise two weeks ago in Geneva Switzerland to . Negotiator May Nar Glitman. It was designed to overcome obstacles to a treaty on medium Ranii missiles and subsequently was approved by the Reagan . The official said. A key provision Calls for the soviets to dismantle their 462 Mii Silei in Europe with a Range of 315 Miles to 3,125 Miles and "1 additional missiles in i hair asian territory. In return the a Niimd slates would remove 316 mis Siles from Unnic agree not to deploy Shorter Range rockets and accept two Basic restraints. The 208 ground launched cruise missiles to be withdrawn could see missiles on Page 24