European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d selective re enlistment bonuses resume Page 2 n gun found at Airliner crash site Page 5 q is superbowl contest preview sports Page 26 vol. 46, no. 237 authorized unofficial publication for the  armed fohce1 Friday december 11, 1987 Ita "-1� � d 8693 a . Trade deficit skyrockets Washington Cap the . Foreign Trade deficit soared to a record jl7.6 billion in of Lobar a giant 25.3 percent above the september imbalance in of Onmi in Faid thursday. The Commerce department report which showed the october deficit was s3.s6 billion higher than the $14.1 billion september deficit pushed the Dollar Down id record lows in frantic trading on foreign currency exchanges and triggered a 27,85 Point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial average after 90 minutes of trading. Swear Lier currency Rales i Aue 27. Most economists had been forecasting an october deficit of around si4.6 Bil lion not the record figure that occurred. You Are sitting there looking for one thing and Here comes a Hurricane that almost takes your head off said Jay Goldinger an economist with Cantor Fitzgerald a los Angeles Bond House. Everyone is shaken because the num Bers Are so dramatically different than had been  Jerry Jasinowski. Chief co Nomis for the National association of manufacturers called the report startlingly bad. He predicted a Sharp negative Impact on financial markets with the implies that it could raise interest rates by forc ing Down the value of the Dollar. Jasinowski said that he doubled that intervention by Central Banks such As the Federal Reserve or the Bank of Japan could do much to Stop a new Dollar plunge. I Don t think the Central Banks can move against figures this  he said. The Reagan administration tried to play Down the significance of the Octoba figure but Commerce Secretary c. William Verity conceded that the record defies is Salsa Ray  there arc a number of forces at work in Trade mailers Many of which have been in the making for a Long Lime and cannot be reversed quickly he said in a statement. Oro i m us Junt Thuu Hiim i a i a _.-. V Reagan Gorbachev Hail Summit As Success  Adi pm Himi in on the first Day of the Summit 1 soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and president Reagan outside the White House Washington a president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev concluded three Days of sum Mit talks thursday reporting some Progress bul no breakthrough to curb Long Range strategic weapons and no agreement on the War in Afghanistan. Striking an upbeat Lone Reagan said this Summit has been a Clear Success. Echoing that theme Gorbachev said a Good Deal has been  said Reagan this Summit has lit the sky with Hope for All people of Good  the two leaders Ai a White House departure ceremony dampened by rain and overcast skies stressed that their meetings had created a sense of Good will important for reducing superpower ten Sions. In Stark contrast to the scene at dusk on that october night in 1986 outside Hod i House in Reykjavik Iceland they parted with Broad smiles and hand shakes. The two had shown obvious Dis appointment and anger when the Reykjavik Summit collapsed in a fight Over Reagan s Star wars missile defense plan. Significantly Uherc was no mention in their Public statements thursday about Star  in particular the two leaders celebrated the signing of a historic arms trea l o to eliminate intermediate nuclear missiles. Ii is the first agreement in history to abolish an entire category of weapons. After a Day charged with High drama and mystery about the Summit outcome Reagan and Gorbachev delivered final statements in the rain loan invited audience on the South Lawn. Nancy Rea Gan and Gorbachev s wife. Raisa stood with their husbands. The appearance was broadcast live on television in the soviet Union and the United Stales. We have proven that adversaries even with the most Basic philosophical differences can talk candidly and respectfully with one another and with perseverance find common ground Reagan said. The final Day of talks was curtailed by behind the scenes discussions Over reductions in Long Range ballistic missiles. I thought you d gone Home Reagan joked when Gorbachev arrived at the White House 90 minutes late. Accompanying Gorbachev in the bulletproof soviet limousine was vice president George Bush who had conferred with the Gener Al Secretary Over a Pancake and caviar breakfast at the soviet embassy. In route to inc while House the limousine stopped on a downtown Street and Gorbachev and Bush got out to see Summit on Page 28 group Marks Anderson s 1,000th Day As hostage Washington a friends and relatives of Terry Anderson the longest held foreign hostage in Lebanon marked his 1,000th Day in Captivity thurs Day in an emotional ceremony on Capitol Hill we americans have not forgotten the  said Carmella Laspada organizer of the even and head of no greater love a humanitarian organization that works to support families directly affected by War and terrorism. The hour Long ceremony attracted members of con Gress. . Officials former hostages and relatives of the 21 foreigners in Captivity in Lebanon. Anderson s 1,000th Day As a hostage coincided with the United nations International human rights Day. Phyllis Kaminsky director of the . Information office read a message from Javier Perez do pillar the . General Secretary expressing sympathy for the hostages and their families. The . Condemns this abhorrent practice of taking hostages and has censured the actions of All persons who Lake hostages whatever to ctr Nunnes. The message said. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press was kidnapped March 16. 1985. The 40-year-old journalist is among the 21 foreigners in eluding seven other americans missing in Lebanon. Two of the foreigners have remained unidentified. Walter Mears. A executive editor said Anderson has endured suffering being Blind folded and kept in chains. His kidnappers have rarely communicated with the outside world. They Don t allow him to speak or write compounding the brutality of his imprisonment for a Man who has made comm Anderson cation Oft Ruth his life s work mean said. Peggy say Anderson s sifter from Batana . Vowed 10 leave no none unturned in her quest 10 free Anderson. Four other relatives of the hostages also spoke at the ceremony. How Many More Days asked Thomas Cicippio of Norristown pa., therrol Crof hostage Joseph Cicippio. Her voice quivering with emotion Marilyn Langston of Maiden mass., said her religious Faith has sustained her during the Captivity of her father Frank Reed. The group heard both Christian and moslem Pray ers for the hostages release. There was also a Roll Call for the 19 identified hostages in which Young children each carrying the picture of a hostage stood up Lor the television cameras. Anderson a native of Lorain. Ohio was last heard from oct. 3,1986, in a videotape released by his captors islamic jihad or islamic holy War. A shiite moslem fac Tion believed Loyal to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. We have no information on Anderson or any of the 21 foreigners missing in  said a police spokesman in Lebanon speaking on Condino he re main Anonymous. The other american hostages arc Thomas Bulher lard. Edward Tracy Ann Steen Kobert Polhill and Jesse Turner. 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