European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Of Deer what can the matter be this red Deer s curiosity became i prob Lem when his Antlers formed a Strong attachment to a Garden Hose. The Deer lives at the Lake Fauna game Reserve ill . Wants greek base Accord soon Athens Greece a the United slates wants to wrap up a new Accord on military bases quickly now that Greck . Relations Are Back on track a senior american official said. A preliminary meeting to discuss negotiating procedures is scheduled in Athens on sept. 4. Undersecretary of slate for political affairs Michael h. Armacost told reporters thursday at the end of a two Day visit. We re hopeful that the base negotiations can be wrapped up very quickly but until they be started it s difficult to predict when they la end he said. Armacost was speaking at Athens air port after a 90-minute discussion with greek Premier Andreas Papandreou at the Premier s Home. He was leaving for India and Pakistan after talks in Turkey and Greece. The current five year agreement known As deca runs out in december 1988. Armacost admitted however that Papandreou s insistence on linking the Cyprus Issue and greek turkish relations with a new base Accord could prove a sticking Point in the talks. When one raises questions precisely like Cyprus it s difficult to write those directly into the base agreement because it involves a number of other countries Armacost said. Papandreou said earlier in the week that if we cannot resolve our great National issues there can be no room for foreign bases by great National issues the Premier meant the divided Mediterranean Island of Cyprus and greek fears of turkish expansionism in the Aegean sea Region. While american officials say they would be Happy to renew the present agreement Papandreou told greek re porters on monday this time we Star from scratch on the Assumption that there Are no bases. If they Are in a hurry i m Armacost said a 2-year-old Slep by slip process of boosting Greck-. Re lations is resuming after a Gap. Sunday August 2, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 Bush gives views on contras Shim Dun. Iowa a vac i Orcsi Deal George hush confronted by the brother of an american killed by the nicaraguan contras said the slain Engineer had sided with marxist Leninist. Later he of flied Praise for it. Col. Oliver s emotional Exchange with the brother of Benjamin Linder came on what had been intended As the first of two Days of Campaign appearances with Farmers in South Dakota and Iowa. Bush is expected to seek the gop presidential nomination but he has not formally announced his an ask George Bush meeting in can ton. S.d., John Linder of Portland ore., said the contras had admitted killing his 27-year old brother in Nicaragua last Spring and that the administration had not brother was shot in the head at Point Blank ranges he Lay wounded Linder said. While Bush said. I mourn the death of every american he added that there were Many questions about the circumstances of the killing. I m not sure about the facts. Some had it that your brother was carrying an ak-47, soviet made just after the attack witnesses said Benjamin Linder was unarmed. But an organi Alion that monitors and reports on rebel attacks said he carried an ak-47 when he went into dangerous areas. Linder compared reaction to the death of his brother a Volunteer who had worked on Rural development projects in Nicaragua since 1984, to the harsh american response to the death of a sol Dier in a Berlin time nobody from the administration you represent has said it was murder he said. Nobody from your administration has even said this was a wrongful see the policy of the United Stales government is to support the con Bush Lold Linder. So your brother was on the other Side of that Bush continued your brother i m sure out of conscience was supporting the marxist Leninist or maybe i la give you the Benefit of the doubt maybe he was just trying to help the people in the Rural made his Choice. I know the agony having been in a War and having fought for my country. It s Tough it s ghastly fora family. It s just Linder who said he was in the mid West for a series of speaking appearances later declared thai he was unsatisfied with the a later appearance Friday in Shel Don. Bush was asked about the Iran con tra m emotional about thai he said. The hearings started for one reason inc diversion of but rather than limit the Issue he said they had to have this big television ironically he said inc hearings gave North a Chance to increase Public sup port for the c Ondras. I think Ole North whatever Vou think of him made the Best Case for Contra Aid of any of us. Outside the administration or mount Gambler Australia 235 Miles Southeast of Adelaide. In june Papandreou threatened local off the base negotiations unless the United Stales publicly retracted charges that his government had negotiated with terrorists. On the basis of exchanges we be had in the last Day and a half i m confident the process is Back on track Armacost said. The government said last month that a letter received from Armacost calling the incident a misunderstanding is consid ered a satisfactory response. Papandreou made no statement on his talks with Armacost but a government spokesman told the reporters they look place in a Friendly the spokesman Yiannis Roubalik said Papandreou made it Clear in the talks that he would Call a referendum to approve a new bases agreement. The Premier repeated thai a agreement will be submitted to the peo ple for a referendum before it is Koubati said. Initiating of such an Accord comes before u is signed into effect. Italian Senate vote backs new prime minister Rome up prime minister Gio Vanna Goria won a Vole of Confidence 184-154, in the Senate saturday for ital y s 47ih Post world War ii government a renewed five party Center left coalition. The coalition partners Christian democrats socialists republicans so Cial do morals and liberals supplied 30 More votes than the 154 , Neo fascists and members of Small left Wing and regional parties opposed it. The chamber of deputies will open a Confidence debate monday. Goria was sworn in wednesday to end a political crisis that lasted Neaily fue months and sent italians to inc polls in june a year ahead of schedule. Al 44, the bearded former Treasury minister is Italy s youngest prime min ister since the fall of fascism. The financial newspaper italia Oggi reported last week that a sounding it con ducted Wanh the polling organi Alion sin Lei showed 72 percent of italians approve of Goria s selection As prime minister. But his new government could be undermined by the Power struggle Between socialists and Christian democrats the two major coalition partners which brought Down socialist belting Crawf coalition of the same five parties in March after a record 3 a years tenure. Concluding the Senate debate Chris Tian democratic Senate Leader Nicola Mancino attacked the socialists for promising political stability but refusing unconditional backing to the new government. Italy now has a govern men i but not likewise a majority he said. You Don t establish the longevity of a Cabinet. You conquer it socialist sen ale Leader Fabio Fabbri replied. We Don t share the concern of those who la ment the Lack of an ideological adhesive to Cement the government
