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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday december 12,1987 t is briefs 3 generals in Safe nominated for promotions Ramstein a Germany three Safe officers have been nominated by president Rea Gan for promotion of major general. They arc Brit Gen. George b. Hom san. Brig. Gen. Dale c. Timor and Brit Gen. John a. Confer. Harrison is Safe chief of staff at Ramstein. Tabor is the i Safe assistant Deputy chief of staff for operations order is the commander of inc 65lh air Piv ill  As Wiesbaden. The nominal ions arc subject to Senate approval. First step to sainthood of d for Spanish priest Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii on Friday cleared the Way for the beatification of the Rev. Juniper a Serra. The founder of nine Spanish missions in California. The Vatican announced that the Pope approved a Miracle attributed to inc intercession of the 18th-Century priest. The approval was he final hurdle for Serra to be declared a blessed of the roman Catholic Church. Church officials in California had hoped inc Pope would beautify Serra during his visit to he state in september but the Case was still under study at Hal Lime. The reputed Miracle involves a franciscan nun. Sister Bonafice Dyrda who reportedly was cured in i960 of a disease diagnosed As Lupus after praying to Serra. Monsignor Robert Sarno an american at he Vatican s congregation for the causes of saints said inc Pope would probably beautify Serra in a Vatican or crony next year. No Dale was set. Kidnappers in Lebanon to free captive report says Beirut. Lebanon a one of tight americans held hostage in Lebanon will be re leased soon because he is gravely ill the Beirut Magazine Ash Shiraz reported Friday. The Brief report did not name inc ailing hos Tage. I said his condition has deteriorated and he is facing the threat of  was no Way of verifying the 27-word re port carried by the arabic language Weldy which gained International Fame by breaking the Story of secret u a. Arms sales to Iran in 1986. Beirut will witness soon the release of an Amer ican hostage after his health condition has deteriorated and he is facing the threat of death the report said. Nato from Page 1 meeting he did not know what he will do after july i. Asked by reporters what advice he would give his Suc Cessor. A Anglon said that what any Secretary general must do is to make sure Hal the Iran Atlantic relationship is right in the  he added that above All. Is something Hal the Secretary general has to do to interpret to the United states what the europeans feel and to interpret to the europeans what the United Stales  Ocmer takes Over a Job always held by a euro Pean which requires diplomatic skill and tenacity to forge a Western Security consensus. The lop military Job in Europe the supreme Allied commander Europe is an american currently Gen. John Calvin. Ocmer will be nato s seventh Sec relay is Nerat since the Post was created in 1952, three years after nato s founding. A Anglon 68, became Secretary general june 25,1984, succeeding Joseph Luns of the Netherlands who held the Job for a record 13 years. Carrington undertook to serve for four years in the position that carries no fixed irm. Norway s bid to put cd Pri me m Inister Karc Willoch a conservative in the Posl while West Germany pressed for to Emir a Christian Democrat sparked a rare Public Dis Pute to the embarrassment of officials Al nato head quarters. Usually a sole nominee is agreed on in behind the scenes negotiations by european allies. Classified advertising Coupon on Page i of advertising insert Reagan says understanding reached on Star wars Issue Washington a president Reagan Friday said his Summit with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev ended with an understanding Hal Star wars testing will not Block Progress toward deep Euls in strategic nuclear weapons. " Don t think there s any impediment there at All Reagan said he said the Summit did not sidestep the . And soviet dispute Over Star wars but it re solves  asked if inc soviets no longer demanded restrictions on the . Program to build a space based mis Sile defense system inc president replied that was  Reagan reported on his Summit oils Al a White House meeting with democratic and Republican Lead ers of Congress and at a subsequent interview with out of town reporters. The president got bipartisan applause and congratulations from the lawmakers Al what Senate minority Leader Robert Dole. R-kan., called a love feast Cele Brating the outcome of the i rec Day Summit . Reagan and Gorbachev Are looking toward a fourth Summit in Moscow next year to pursue a strategic nuclear weapons agreement going far beyond the treaty they signed tuesday that bans medium Range missiles within three years. "1 think the people of both countries won Reagan told the reporters. Backing away from his earlier description of the soviet Union As an evil Empire Reagan said i meant it when i said it but there stems to be an entirely different relationship  Reagan said Gorbachev was forceful and a hard Bargainer in their meetings hut indicated they devel oped an easy relationship. The president said he enjoyed a belly laugh when the soviet Leader told jokes that were circulating in his Homeland. Discussing a major sticking Point Between the two countries Reagan said Gorbachev made it Plain he really docs want to withdraw from Afghanistan and he would do that within a 12-month period at the most but Reagan said Gorbachev has some concerns about our support for the anti communist afghan rebels. On Star wars also known As the strategic de sense initiative Reagan said the two sides agreed thai we Are going Forward with whatever is necessary in the research and development without any regard to an interpretation of abm the 1972 anti ballistic missile treaty. Pact from Page 1 in the afternoon and headed Back to Moscow aboard an Aeroflot jetliner the official East German news Agency adn said the Basing country agreement will enable the United states to open ils european missile bases to soviet inspectors to verify that the provisions of the treaty Are being adhered to during that period. It was signed by the foreign ministers from Belgium. England Lial he Netherlands and Germany All of which have . Cruise or Pershing ii intermediate Range missiles based in their countries. Shultz signed the agreement for the United states this is an historic week for the allanic Alliance Shultz said today the . And the inf Basing coun tries ,. Have signed the Basing country Agar Cement that will facilitate implementation of the  Shutlz said the inf treaty establishes the most stringent scheme of verification in inc history of arms control including on site inspections. The Basing country agreement is an integral part of this Verinica  Shutlz said he told the nato foreign ministers that when inc inf treaty is in inc Senate for ratification he would be there to help sell  i think the people who negotiate a treaty should stand up for it Shultz said. And i think that s Only natural because they re negotiating they know All the ins and outs and the record of it and so  on his Way to Brussels Friday Shutlz told reporters that with the inf treaty signed a strategic arms reduction is a possibility. That agreement would work toward the goal of achieving a so percent reduction in the . And soviet strategic arsenals. I am always a believer and As i have said Many times you Don t have an agreement until you have an agreement Shutlz said. We Are really into the Roll up our sleeves and get Down to inc Tough detail phase now. We managed to do that in  Shutlz brought to Brussels the final details of the intermediate Range missile treaty signed by Reagan and Gorbachev on tuesday. The final package includes a 73-Page memorandum that for the first time lists the number of weapon each Side expects to scrap the size and weight of the missiles and the exact locations and dimensions of the bases where the missiles Are located. The treaty provides for the destruction of about 850 . Missiles and 1,750 soviet rockets plus 292 . Launchers and 845 soviet launchers Over three years. There Are four missile Sites in West Germany iwo in Britain and one each in Belgium Italy and the nether lands listed in the memorandum. It also lists iwo launcher storage or repair facilities subject to inspection in West Germany and one in Belgium. The Basing country agreement will become effective when the treaty goes into Force. U protects the sovereignly of each Basing country and ensures thai the allies Laws and regulations Are observed by the soviet inspectors. The agreement covers inspection notification proce dures pc inspection arrangements conduct of inspections and consultation procedures for implementing the Agar Cement. Pennzoil Texaco of settlement new York a Pennzoil co. And a committee representing Texaco inc. Shareholders have agreed on a s3 billion settlement proposal aimed Al resolving the Legal Battle Between the two Oil companies and bring ing Texaco out of bankruptcy reorganization a Pennzoil spokesman said Friday. The settlement which Calls for the Money to be paid in Cash would be included in a reorganization plan that could be tiled in . Bankruptcy court next week spokesman Robert Harper said in a Telephone interview from Pennzoil s Headquarters in Houston. However the proposal also would have to be approved by Texaco creditors before it could be submitted to the court. Their spokesmen could not be reached immediately for comment. We think the Texaco creditors committee will also join in the reorganization plan Harper said. Texaco filed for Protection from its creditors under chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy code in april to avoid having to Post what in considered to be a potentially ruinous Security Bond while in appealed a $10.3 billion damage judgment which Pennzoil had secured. The judgment stemmed from a november 1985 Rul ing by a Houston jury that Texaco had improperly interfered in a merger Between Pennzoil and Gelly of co., and acquired Getty itself. Spain from Page 1 said quoting an eyewitness. One of the injured a guard posted near the rear Entrance to the Barracks lost both legs in the blast said a Hospital spokesman. It was inc first terrorist attack since ocl. 17, when a package bomb exploded outside an insurance company building killing a woman delivering newspapers. Eta claimed responsibility for that attack. The radio said police viewed the bombing As retaliation by Eta for a sends of police raids since sept. 30. More than 100 suspected Eta members and Cotla Oralois including alleged Eta Leader Santiago Arrospide Sarasola have been arrested and police have seized Large quantities of weapons and explosives in Spain and France  
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