European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 21, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 Spain base Issue prompts discussion Public opinion divided in series of interviews by Janet Agostino staff writer Madrid Spain As the Sun warmed Torr Jon s . Uni Pitary bases in Spain older men lingering in the  is not a Protection for Spain one said of the 72 f-i6 fighters based at Torrejon a. I want them out a Sims be to mind be bothers me All the  but when a bystander pointed out thaline spat Iier planes at the base also create noise the Man claimed there were More american jets Ilien threw his hands up in disgust and walked away. Spain notified he United slates nov. 10 that i would not renew a 34-year-old defense pact allowing . Pases on Spanish soil. But rather than foreshadowing he departure of the military installations the notification signalled increased pressure on the negotiations Between the two countries during the a Cal six months. Unless an agreement is reached by May 14, the United slates will have to begin withdrawing i Stroops. The United states would then have until May 1989 to Complete 1 he withdrawal. A major Point or Contention Between Spain and the United slates centers on the three squadrons off lds with the 401 St tac fighter Wing at Torrejon. A foreign ministry spokeswoman said wednesday that Spain would guarantee the United slates the use of Torr Jon under certain circumstances United press International reported. She said Spain would formally make its new proposal at talks scheduled Tor december. The leading daily it pais cited sources in the socialist government As saying the United states would be allowed to keep support units at Torrejon. And that the base could be used by the United Stales in crisis situations. The stars and stripes on monday talked with a number or spaniards living in Madrid and the Torr Jon area about the . Military presence. Juan Martinez 36, the owner Ofca Buma a gift and perfume shop in Torrejon said he believed the . Forces were necessary for the Protection of Europe. "1 think it is important that they reach an agreement he said. However there were some draw backs such As the noise Martinez said. Alejandro a 35-year-old Madrid architect who did not want his East name used said he believed the base were necessary for the defense of Southern Europe. I m in favor of the bases he said. Although Al most no one is in agreement with me.1 a 28-year-old Madrid Engineer said the bases protect american interests but not Spanish concerns and said they increase the danger to his country because they Are a target Tor the soviets. In a March 1986 referendum concerning Spain s continued membership in nato a majority of spaniards voted to remain in nato on the condition thai the country remain free of nuclear arms that its armed forces not come under nato command and that there be a significant reduction in the number of . 1.torrej6n air base 401 tactical lighter Wing \ 72f-16s permanently assigned 2. Zaragosa air base Job tactics fighter training Wing no aircraft permanently assigned 3. Mordria air base general support Annex Gerlai tankers rotate through base 4, Rota naval base no ships Home ported Slop through Supply Point for ships leaving and joining Mediterranean 6ih Fleet Atlantic Ocean � Upil to Bugai Madrid Algeria 0 100 Miles troops in the country. The . Government maintains that the Torrejon base is an essential link in nato s defense of Southern Europe especially in Light of a possible .-soviet agreement to remove intermediate Range nuclear mis Siles from Europe. The United Stales also has air bases at Zaragoza and Moron and a naval station Al Rota. If one country wants the Protection of nato then it must contribute Lonato said is year old Pedro Laviano a Madrid doctor. I think if the bases leave Spain it will resolve  he believes spaniards who want the bases out hold that opinion because they think Spain is for Spain and it is better to have All the Power in their hands. Man Carmen Sanchez 22, and Carmen Tijero 25,of Alcala said it was belter for the american forces to stay. They believe Spain would not be Able to protect Isuf sufficiently during a War. The american fear of the soviet Union and communism is irrational to Miguel a 28-year-old carpentry student from Madrid he does t believe the russians Are a threat to Europe. Mariano Gomez 67, a retired Tanner said he wants the foreign base out of Spain. The relationship Between Spain and America is no tone of Friendship said a 32-year-old administrator in a Madrid Bank. But it is one where the stronger More powerful country dominates the  the Bank official said he believes that in the end the american presence will not be forced from Toire Jori but that Spain continues 10 hold out because prime minister Felipe Gonzalez wants to appear Strong. The Torrejon base Alvaro said Only helps of Small Village of Torrejon and not the country As a whole. Video Arcade owner Andres Castro said Torr Jon was a Small Village when the americans moved in Lothe area Over 30 years ago. The american presence has helped give life to Tor Cjon the 51-year-old businessman said. Alfonso Moreno Palacios opened his jewelry store in Torrejon in part because of the americans. "1 am Content with the base Here he said. But he noted hat Mare americans used to frequent his shop before the fall of the Dollar and current tensions Over the base. I am not against the base said 63-year-old Purificacion grasps. I think in is beneficial because it pro Vides jobs for people and Many spaniards rent to  the Roar of an air Force f-16 flying through the Blue skies of Torr Jon drowned out the comment of Jose Antonio de Lopez Navarro who was saying it made no difference 10 him if he american military Force remain cd in Spain. It does t Benefit me one Way or the other he said. When asked if the frequent Roar of the jets disturbed him he said i am accustomed to  police Rescue kidnapped daughter of millionaire Estipona Spain a police stormed a Home Friday and rescued a lebanese millionaire s kidnapped 5 year old daughter. One of three men arrested in the raid was shot and seriously wounded officials said. I m Fine papa Don t cry an unharmed Melodie Nakachian said to her father Raymond when they were reunited he told reporters. She had been held hostage ii Days after being pulled from a car while being taken to school. Police said none of the 113 million in Ransom demanded by Melodie s abductors bad been paid. And they said no one in the elite police unit that rescued her was injured in the 5 . Raid seven Miles from esl Epona on the Sou them Costa Del sol. Jose Maria Rodriguez Colorado director of the National police told Span ish National radio three men were arrested in the raid and police were searching for two other abductors who remained Al Large in the area. Rodriguez Colorado said the suspects were from a gang of criminals who had been Active in France and Spain. He did not elaborate. The radio later reported that police also had arrested a Man and a woman in Malaga in connection with the Kidnap Ping. The identities and nationalities of the arrested Man and woman were no immediately made Public the radio said. Nakachian 55, called the Spanish police the Best in the world and part of my family forever More and added he had not paid a Penny and had t intended to do  the kidnappers had threatened to kill the girl several times and demanded a Ransom of $13 million which they later reduced to 15 million and Ihnn to 14 million Nakachian told reporters. He ranked the Spanish people for their support including those who had sent Small amounts of Money to the fam ily. Rodriguez Colorado said the three kidnappers arrested included a spaniard identified As Angel Garcia Menendez and two men identified Only As French men. Spanish state television quoted a Malaga Hospital spokesman As saying he injured Man was of French nationality and suffered a Bullet wound in his Chest. Melodie who was bom in Las vegas. Was snatched from a family car nov. 9by four hooded gunmen As she was being driven to school in the Mediterranean resort of Marbella on Spain s Costa Delsol. The Nakachian family has lived in Estipona since moving to Spain More thana year ago from parts. The girl s Mother is popular Singer Princess Kimera 33, whose real name skim Hong he. She launched her sing ing career in France and she is known for performing with her face painted with colourful designs. Her last album Femme Sauvago wild woman was released in France in september. The kidnapping drama was heavily covered in the Media and dozens of for eign reporters had surrounded the family Home in esl Epona for More than a week. The kidnapping Drew attention to the Seamer Side of the Costa Del sol where Middle Eastern arms dealers saudi princes. West German nobility and suspected British Bank robbers have luxury Homes and frequent lavish restaurant and clubs on the Golden mile of real estate Between Estipona and Marbella. Before moving to Spain Nakachian studied engineering construction and business in England. A lebanese source in Paris says Nakachian opened a night club in London after finishing school in the 1960s. The source who spoke on condition of anonymity also said Nakachian had been a building contractor in saudi Ara Bia for a decade. Several Spanish and British newspapers have claimed Nakachian had ties to the London underworld and was barred from re entering Britain in 1966 in connection with illicit activities. Nakachian had denied the press re ports