European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d flexibility urged in Dod budget cuts Page 3 d Nixon lists Cuomo As democratic Leader Page 5 d French soldiers shoot Down libyan bomber Page 8 the St is author itch unofficial publication Fob the u �. Aimed Force vol. 46. No. 143 tuesday september 8. 1987 0 8693 a Bonn greets e. German chief with lectures on human rights Bonn a the West German government on monday confronted Erich Honecker with a demand Tor a halt to shooting at East germans fleeing their country just an hour after the communist Leader arrived or a historic Summit. Honecker 75, stepped onto the runway at Bonn Airport shortly after 10 a.m., to become the first East Berlin communist party chief to visit West Germany. For the first time Ever East German flags with their Hammer and craftsman s Compass fluttered in the Breeze outside the Chancellor s building. Hon Cockcr s visit twice postponed under soviet pressure signals an improvement in East West relations and Underco Esthe growing economic interdependence of the two nations. Soviet leaders almost certainly gave approval for the visit and Honecker several times during his first morning praised the soviet Union s missile negotiating stance with the United states. Yet officials in Bonn after a weekend of promising to confront Honecker on human rights questions left no mistake As o where they stood. An hour after Honecker left his soviet made Airliner he was listening to a Strong lecture from the Chris Tian democratic Chancellor. The Chancellor in their direct talks demanded that Honecker lift the shoot to kill orders on the boundaries Between the two German nations and that he guarantee respect for human rights in East Germany chief government spokesman Fried Helm Ost told a news conference. Chancellor Helmut Kohl added the use of Force East German Leader Erich Honecker left is welcomed in Bonn by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Can no longer be employed on the Border Between the two German nations. There were Only scattered protests against Honecker on his first Day in West Germany and no arrests were reported. Young conservatives gathered in front of Kohl s of fice sent aloft a tethered helium balloon Reading with a Banner Reading Germany United  according to West German figures 188 East Ger mans have died trying to escape across their country heavily guarded Border to the West since 1961. Anyone caught in an escape attempt is sent to Pris on often for several years. Kohl said West Germany continues to strive for the reuniting of the two German nations created in 1949 from the rubble of Adolf Hitler s third Reich and for greater Freedom of travel Between the two countries. Ost did not say How Honecker reacted to the de mands and statements. Later at a luncheon in Honecker s Honor West Ger Man president Richard von Wiz Sacker said the people in both German states belong to the same nation a nation that did t Start with Bismarck and did t go Down with  Otto von Bismarck United Germany in 1871 an served As its first Chancellor. Honecker in his own remarks said Good neighbor Linss requires respect ing realities As they have been formed As a result of world War ii and postwar  Honecker has flatly ruled out any notion of Dis cussing a reunited Germany which is a state goal inthe preamble to the West German Constitution. Nato gearing up for annual War games b . Kominick staff writer nato planners arc promising the most realistic test to Date of their ability to defend Western Europe As the annual series of exercises known As autumn forge gets under Way. The Centrepiece of the Maneu vers is the largest peace time reinforcement of Germany in history a Complex operation that began late last month with the Airlift of soldiers and equipment from fort Hood Texas. By thursday nearly 35,000 . Troops including 8,000 reservists will be massed on european soil for a series of exercises around Hannover in North pm Germany. The refer Ger deployment the return of forces to Germany has been held annually since 1974. It is unusually Large this year because american reinforce ments will be required to coordinate the Field Maneu vers they will stage in Germany without help from . Corps in Europe. To that end the . Ill corps is being transported from fort Hood. The Effort includes shipping nearly 5,000 vehicles and aircraft and tons of other supplies across the at lactic to demonstrate America s willingness and ability to meet its commitment to reinforce Germany in the event of a War with the Warsaw pact. Once in Europe most of the . Troops will take part in 10 Days of War games dubbed certain strike which begins sept. 14 and includes 43,000 troops from Britain Belgium Germany and the Netherlands. During the exercise Iii corps will practice its Possi ble wartime role of countering a Warsaw pact strike into Northern Germany according to planners. A second exercise cold fire 87, will test the 2nd Allied tac air Force s ability to support the ground forces talking part in certain strike. As part of cold fire aircraft from Belgium the Netherlands the United kingdom Germany and the United Stales will Fly a planned 500 sorties a Day Many of them at altitudes of 500 feet or less. Safe units in cold fire include the 20th tac fighter Wing from Raf upper Scyford the 48th tac fighter Wing from Raf Lakin Heath the 81st tac fighter Wing at Raf bunt Waters and the 42nd electronic combat so from Raf upper Scyford All in England. Germany based Safe units taking part in the see nato on Page 28 lebanese kidnappers free German hostage Damascus Syria a pro Ira Nian kidnappers released one of their two German captives monday after holding him for seven months and pres Suring Germany to release a Twa hijacking suspect. The West German government said no Deal was struck to free the suspect. It s wonderful to be a free Man again said Alfred Schmidt a 47-year old Engineer brought to Damascus after being set free in a South Beirut Lebanon suburb. They did t mistreat me. The treatment was All  Schmidt was handed Over to German ambassador Gcorge Hermann sch Lingen sic pc in the syrian capital and driven to the West German embassy. When he met briefly with the associated press he was clean shaven had a fresh haircut and wore a yellow safari suit. The former captive later was taken to Damascus Airport where he boarded a special West German air Force transport plane and departed for Bonn. Schmidt s kidnappers who had been demanding the Freedom of lebanese hijacking suspect Mohammed Ali Hamadi said a syrian brokered agreement was responsible for the release. In Bonn foreign ministry spokesman see hostage on Pago 28 Jackson says hell try again for democratic nomination Washington a the Rev. Jesse Jackson said monday that he will seek the democratic nomination for the presidency in 1988, with a for Mal announcement of his candidacy to be made next month. With the help of god and the sup port of the american people. Oct. 10. During the period of the Rainbow coalition convention in Raleigh. N.c., i shall announce my intentions at that time to seek the nomination of the democratic party for the presi Dency of the United states of Ameri  Jackson said on Abc to s Good morning  Jackson s planned entry places him in a is Able Field of democratic presidential contenders. But Jackson said that four years after his initial bid for the presidency he has been Able to build a consensus that will bring him the nomination. Our Mission really is to protect the american family from the importation of drugs into this country and the exportation of jobs from our see Jackson on Page 28