European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes Christmas in Europe stripes Magazine d 17 suspects held in Philippines Page Al o Randy Barnett s car Comer Page 13 q Mcgwire named top Al Rookie Page 17 publication for tic Ahmed Force Vor 46, no. 201 thursday november 5, 1987 Tow do or 0 8693 a go deserter to . Returns to w. Germany from press and staff dispatches Wade Roberts an american army private who defected to the soviet Union in april resumed to West Germany wednesday. Roberts speaking in a Cable news network interview from Frankfurt Laic wednesday said tit was about la turn himself in to military authorities. He claimed to have made a Deal where he would be charged Only As absent without leave and not with the More serious crime of desertion. An army spokesman in he Pentagon however said no such Deal had been made. He said Wade would be turned Over to his unit initially although whether he would remain in the unit s custody was unclear since Roberts had been assigned to a brigade level unit which cannot Convene a general court martial should the military choose that route. The spokesman said Roberts is listed As a deserter but thai does not mean he would be tried for desertion. Roberts 22. Had been trying to arrange to leave the soviet Union for Sev eral weeks Tass the official soviet news Agency reported it said he left Moscow aboard a soviet Aeroflot plane. Tass said Roberts was accompanied by Petra Neumann his West German Girlfriend who helped him slip across the Border into East Germany in the trunk of a rented car seven months ago. Roberts who was assigned to a Post in West Germany when he defected to the continued on Page 24 Reagan says nato ties unshakable from press dispatches Washington president Reagan said wednes Day the . Commitment to nato remains unshakable and pledged he will sign no nuclear missile treaty with the soviet Union unless it is in the Long term interest Oral members of the Alliance. In an address on the . Information Agency world net television system Reagan said the intermediate nuclear Force inf treaty he expects to sign with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Washington next month signals a time of great change the treaty would eliminate Short and medium Range missiles front Europe. An inf agreement is an important firs step but Only a first one toward our greater goal of a so per cent Cut in intercontinental missiles and a reduction in conventional forces and chemical weapons in Europe he said. In the wide ranking speech virtually a slate of nato address Reagan noted America s 42 years of military Protection of Western Europe and Europe s new economic strength and declared the United states is no longer a senior partner of the Alliance. The time has Long since come when we will View ourselves As equal partners for our part the commitment of the United Stales Dollar do Exchange rate do yearly fluctuations since 1973 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 Tow Chart ii Bowdoi me Yoav filing. Not in Gaia to the Alliance and to the Security of Europe inf treaty or no inf treaty remains unshakable he said those who worry that we will somehow Drift apart or that deterrence has been weakened Are mistaken on both counts. Our ties Wilt be strengthened not diminished by this meanwhile in Monterey Calif. Defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger meeting with Europe s military Leaden for perhaps the last time said nato must beef up its remaining nuclear Arsenal after the United states and soviet Union scrap their mid Range missiles Weinberger said nato s defense ministers agreed sub Reagan on Page 24 Greenback mixed in Europe trading London up the . Dollar closed mixed on major foreign exchanges wednesday but fell to a historic Low against the Swiss franc in Zurich. Gold Rose Silver slipped. London dealers said operators we s pessimistic about the chances of successor the Washington budget talks aimed to redress America s soaring deficit. They said the Market Felt the administration would not be Able to Deal with the problem. The Dollar s 1.4095 Swiss franc close in Zurich was a new All time Low signalling a 53 percent drop in its value against the Swiss currency in two years. Tues Day s close was 1.4190. However the Dollar firmed in Frankfurt to 1.7090 Marks up front 1.7050, and ended higher in Paris at 5.8120 francs up from 5.8030. It recovered in Amster dam to 1.9290 guilders from 1.9240 and was higher in Brussels 36.05 belgian francs against 3s.8450. Sales of Gernux Marks to is. Personnel for person Al us will be at the Rale of 1.70 bar div in cd on � Price lining at midday and allowance Lor Standard handling charges speculation that the West German Bundesbank might move to lower its key interest Rales Al a meeting of the Central Bank Council thursday Lent some sup port to the Dollar. But most dealers in Frankfurt said they Don t cup Cal the Central Bank to adopt such a policy. But the Dollar was Down in London whore Sterling closed at si.7505 against 11.7410. La also Slid in Milan to 1,261.10 lire from 1,262.50, and closed Down in Tokyo i 37.2s yen Down from 137.58. Stateside election results Page 3
