European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 1 the stars and stripes sunday. November 29,19b7 backing German for nato Brussels Belgium api the United Statts quilt so Ronny warns " Ocmer to be appoint rotary general of nato a senior . Friday. The official who spoke on i he not be Sajtl Lurt United Stales had made ail the allies that it to Norway s Kaa la Willoch he other declared Candi news briefs Dale for the Job. The United states believes thai or. To. Al we Jup Mal a cops would form in his . Officials had previously avoided slating their preference for the successor to Britain s lord Carrington who is scheduled to step Down from he Alli Ance s tap political Job in june. Nat a Eon Carrington s Success rat a milling dec. Ii in Brussels but nato sources said it was unlikely that a i then since Norway me at least 10 Allied nations. Caird Hir support for Woermer. Willoch is backed by Denmark Norway Iceland and Greece. The appointment must be made by consensus so Ocmer s Selec Tion can be blocked As Long As Norway continues to Back Willoch. Per Paul a norwegian foreign ministry spokesman said in reaction to the . Official s comments in Brussels that the United states had previously Indi con Cnoc for Carrington s replacement. Wilt och remains he candidate of Norway Paust said Gorbachev Thatcher will meet at Raf base London up tic dec. 7 meeting be tween soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and prime minister Margaret Thatcher will take place at an Raf base in Oxfordshire West of London government sources said Friday. Hie soviet foreign ministry spokesman said one reason Gorbachev wanted to make the work ing visit of several hours on his Way id washing Ion is thai he values mrs. Thatcher s opinions an this Exchange of views will be Gorbachev and Thatcher know each other Well and have cordial relations. Raq announces attack lira in apr fax said Friday its aircraft attacked sumy Wriker on Iran. Baghdad radio Sam a attack on a very Large naval Large Olaf and Asil 30 . Thurs Day. It did no wet tiny the Shin there was of Thant a i Lifry spokesman was quoted a Hung All off returned safely after scoring pm Shiye Taoac Curavic hits on the Tanker. Italy Railroad engineers stage 24-hour walkout Rome a italian Railroad engineers staged it 24-hour strike beginning at 4 . Fri Day the first of a series of walkouts expected Lopa Alyze Italy s train service for four Days. The strike is to be followed Over the next three Days by walkouts by train conductors. The state run Railroad said International trains would be running but Domestic service would be severely disrupted. The strikes were called by unions Independent of the mainstream Trade Union federation who want better pay and working conditions. Liary has been plagued Bya wave of transport strikes in recent week. The government a been trying to draft an Ami strike Law but has bin unable to agree on specific. Small earthquake hits southwestern Virginia Washington a a minor earthquake registering 3.7 on the Richler scale occurred in southwestern Virginia Friday the . Geological Survey reported. The quake was entered near penning Longan va., about 20 Miles Southeast of Harlan by. Residents in Harlan and in Wise and Lee counties in Virginia reported feeling tremors the uses said. Lica Jobi mad Worner selic Norway. Inf treaty gives soviets Edge event Iona War jane1" London a tu.-5ovict treaty eliminating medium and will give the soviets a significant Edge Over not a lighting a conventional War in Europe defense weekly. The article nuclear strike a soviet View the nov. 18 Issue said the missile treaty will i prove the soviets ability to conduct their Fautz form of warfare in Europe a non-nucj0 inc soviets prefer to Complete the offensive a Ion nuclear Mode it said. The with Rall the . Pershing 2s an ground launched Crull Siles from Europe would remove the most res train Ujj Ictor for a soviet drive Westward it added. The soviets believe the missile tres wus West Ern Europe in the predicament that its Cutlar deterrence depends on the president of the i de the article said. It said the soviets believe Britain and France will not use their Independent nuclear deterrent to in the event of an attack. Cora sea sailors get piece of Home Cannes Frances a sailors on Board the aircraft earner Coral sea were scheduled to receive a cold shoulder from a Texas fast Foo Chain Friday a Navy spokeswoman said. Texas Dairy Queen operations along with Wafaa to a Dallas add television affiliate flew three quarters of a ton of ice Cream from the United Stales to Nice France thursday. The ice Cream officially Frozen dessert in fast food Lingo was being trucked to the Coral sea at Cannes for distribution iothe4,300-Membercrew. It is just a Little piece of Home for those in our Navy who could not be Home for the Holiday season a statement from Dairy Queen said. The Holiday often bring an outpouring of food and gift for Sailor around the world from the United Stales the Navy spokeswoman said. Freed from Pago 1 under the blazing flashbulbs of photographers Andev spotlights. At one Point syrian army officers part of a peacekeeping contingent in charge of West Beirut Security threatened to break cameras on the Heads of photographers. Tuque and Normandin spent an hour in the sum Merland lobby with French ambassador Paul Blanc and his aides before heading to East Beirut. I am of. Everything is Fine now Tuque said at the hotel. I am very Happy to be freed. I can t believe i ant free. It s like a dream. I Hope that All other hostages will soon be Tuque said he was held in a room without win Dows and guarded by gunmen through most of his Captivity. I spent Days without food and water he added. Normandin told reporters i am in Good spirits and feel very Fine. 1 just can t wait to see those 1 love Back from the embassy the men were taken to Blanc s Home five mile outside Beirut. They were to spend the night there but embassy officials would t say when they would go Home. Revolutionary Justice released a statement saying the release closes the file of French hostages with our organization. We hold no other frenchmen the group did not make any reference to i Cippy or Tracy. Twenty foreigners including eight american Are missing after being kidnapped in Lebanon. In addition anglican Church envoy Terry Waile it missing after saving vanished in january while on a Mission to negotiate the release of hostages. The longest held hostage is Terry Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated Prii who was kidnapped March 16,1985. Normandin was part of a four Man Crew that was abducted while returning from an assignment in South Beirut. Philippe Rochet Georges Hansen and Aurel Cornea were also abducted Bui were freed last year. Hiring from temporary employees to permanent stat us Are considered to be new hires and arc subject to the freeze he said. The Exten Sion of temporary hires beyond their original term of employment is also Civ Side red o be a new hire and " j under the freeze he said the army him flans to Institute a service wide civilian freeze although individual commands can do so if they feel it s necessary. The army in Europe in Nitrini Jim italian oct. 13 fund position to be filled for i people who leave an organization., an air Force service has Juja Bill Rene moment to Man hiring freeze and no be commands have implemented such a freeze. But i can t speculate beyond that he said. A lot depends on what happens with the budget and right now we re in never never land As far As that s a defense department civilian per Licy official Saij = what we re doing input Ance to the military service to the 1 that they should use civilian hiring freezes if they consider them appropriate he said we re not mandating or directing anything from this level. The Navy has Laken action based on their own budget civilian pay accounts come out of operations and maintenance funds be wid. Unlike military personnel account hmm cuts Mandala Art not the defense department Emp civilians including indirect he Lianas. The army has about and Marine corps about 350,0nnnnhfcir Force about 270.000. The rest among Dod agencies
