European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strides d foreign visitors to . Setting records Page 5 d roaming for fashions in Rome daily Magazine d Becker Mandrikova upset in . Open Page 21 authorized unofficial publication Fob if . Bact vol. 46, no. 144 wednesday. September 9, 1987 it d 8693 a Honecker demands recognition Bonn Chancellor accepts invitation to visit e. Germany Bonn a East German Leader Erich Honecker an tuesday demanded full West German diplomatic recognition of his country and secured a prom ise Ofa visit by Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Trie two Day Summit Between inc East German and West German leaders was marked by Kohl s insistence on a goal of German reunification and Honecker s Flat rejection or the idea. Al the end at the Summit he Bild newspaper quoted a High ranking East German official As saying Honecker had tided shoot to kill orders applied o escape attempts along the Border. Al a news conference Kohl s chief or staff Wolfgang Schauble spoke in Gen eral terms about he discussions on inc shool to Utji orders but did not comment directly on the report by Bild a mass circulation West German newspaper. There was a certain agreement to the extent that both sides want there to be no shooting on the Border said Schaeuble. He declined to be More specific. According to Bild the 75-year-old Honecker made the assurances in talks with Kohl who condemned the shool to kill orders at the Start of Honecker s trip monday. The two sides made Progress in Sci or Al areas during inc Summit which included the signing of a technical and scientific cooperation agreement. In addition the Federal press office in Bonn said he East germans agreed As of nov. 1 to ease restrictions on the types of newspapers books records and tapes that can be brought into he country economics minister Martin bang Mann said West German construction companies will build a new luxury hotel in East Berlin. Trade Between the two countries reached $7,9 billion last year. An 11-Page communique after the Summit also indicated there were Points of agreement Between the two sides but Schauble emphasized that neither coun try changed its fundamental positions. The communist party chief started his visit by flatly ruling out any moves toward reuniting the to German nations formed in 1949 after the defeat of see Honecker on Page 28 Bonn s Helmut Kohl right Clicks glasses with East a cranny s Erich Honecker. Reagan vows not to abandon contras Washington a president Reagan vowing we will not abandon our friends tuesday said nicaraguan rebels will be Able to court on support from he United slates if the Central american peace agreement signed month ago fails 10 produce democracy. We will not accept a Mere semblance of democracy Reagan said in a speech. If the recent peace agreement does not work let s resolve thai they the con iras will be Able to count on our continuing assistance until Nicaragua is a genuine democracy the president said. He acknowledged that in recent weeks the Issue in Central America seems at limes to have become confused who is proposing what How Many Voles Are there on Capitol Hill for this or that but inc real Issue has never changed Reagan said. The real Issue is peace and democracy in Central americ and the National Security of the United  to cheers from the audience Reagan declared let s be Clear about one thing we will not abandon our friends in Nic  Reagan spoke in the East room of the while House before an audience of Polit ical appointees in his administration. The speech came As the administration explored new ideas to head off what officials believe will be almost certain defeat for the centres resulting from the peace Accord signed a month ago. The officials say there is unanimity among administration policy makers that Lite United Stales laces a major strategic setback in that Region unless cur rent trends arc reversed. High level meetings were held last week to discuss new approaches but the officials said it was premature to disclose what the administration has in mind. Secretary of state George Shutlz May give some insight into the administration s thinking when he testifies before the Senate foreign relations committee on thursday. At Issue is the peace agreement live Cen tra american presidents signed in Guate Mala on aug. 7, the agreement demand san end to . Aid to the nicaraguan con tra rebels and gives he sandinista govern ment until nov. 7 to arrange a cease fir and undertake democratic reforms. The sandinista already have take several Steps to open the country s Politi Cal process including the formation Ofa National reconciliation commission. A number of . Officials who agreed to discuss inc matter Only if not identified said they expect this process will continue in such a Way As to tilt the bal Ance in Congress decisively against any see Reagan on Page 28 summer of 87 went without Ever coming by Joe  to Bureau the children Are Back in school. Labor Day has come and gone and As far As summer in Germany is concerned it went without coming. Statistics from the Central office of the German weather service in Offenbach buttress the View thai lie summer has been too cold and Loo wet. In Gener Al the weather was worse to the North and somewhat better in Southern Germany. In Berlin this summer ranks no. 4 on the coldest Sumner of the Century list. Residents have to took Back to 1916, 1918 or 1962 to come up with a colder summer than 1987. Berliner can expect 27 Days of temperatures above 76 degrees fahrenheit Between june and sep tember during an average summer. This summer they had to malic do i a 14. To the germans and their weather service the Benchmark of warm Days is when the temperature hits to degrees centigrade or 86 of North Ger mans had one Day each in june july and August where the temperature breached the s6 f Mark. Across the Border in the Netherlands the temperature never did reach thai Mark according to air Force cant. Stephen i i the weather Liaison offi cer with the 32nd tac fighter so at a Oesterberg a8. And it rained. Stuttgart had 11 Days of measurable precipitation during August. In Soltau far to the North of Stuttgart and near the Center of the upcoming certain strike military Man Euver area precipitation was measure Don 24 Days in August. It was no better in Belgium. This area of Belgium has not seen a Wetter colder summer in 30 years did a spokesman for to l .1, 31 St weather so at Florenne a. The bad weather Hurt sales of some traditional sum Mer items according 10 the National federation of German sportswear industries. Sales of Tennis rackets were Down. The High priced models were off 30 percent in sales from last year and the Middle Range rackets were Down 20 percent. Rain gear sold Well. But there were a few Bright spots. In terms of hours of Sunshine per month Karlsruhe was Ger Many s Sun capital in August with 229 hours. That is roughly double the average amount of August Sun Shine for Karlsruhe for the whole of Germany the amount of Sunshine in August was 39 percent less than inc average. It s been we but it has nol been absolutely Horri ble said Harry Connors spokesman for the armed Foreen recreation centers. Arc hotels in Southern Germany operated Al nearly full occupancy this summer Connors said had the weather been Nice All records would have been broken Connors said. What has been hurting us is our walk in  Overall the number of overnights registered in see summer on Page 23