European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 14, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 Schmidt Book takes measure of leaders Corker Reagan Brezhnev included Frankfurt a in 1977, president Carter sat Down who Helmut Schmidt and asked the West German Chancellor How they could work together to bring Down the Berlin Wall. Then i realized How Little my counterpart under stood of the situation in a divided Europe and the Power of the soviet Union and its interests Schmidt writes about Ca her in his memoirs. The former Chancellor said hat when the president asked him about joint  German action to get rid of the Wall. Amazed i asked him Back How in which Way " he said Carter s reply was "1 thought perhaps you had a formula for i naturally neither i nor anyone else in the West had a formula Schmidt writes. Later he writes that the question showed Carter s  Schmidt s memoirs menschen und Mitchle people and Power currently lop the Best seller lists in West Germany and foreign editions Are in preparation. The Book has been very successful. Aboul 230,000 copies Nave been sold in West Germany since the Bookwa released in Early october Evelyn Geh Holt spokesmen far the Sindler publishing House in West Berlin Taid. The Book contains candid View of virtually All Lead ing politicians of the last Quarter Century including president Reagan the late soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev and others. Here Are some of Schmidt s views of world leaders Leonid Brezhnev was a russian with All the Quali ties that we usually attribute to russians strength the ability to hold a drink hospitality sentimentality warmth  but at the same Lime Brezhnev could be mistrustful toward stranger whose position was unclear and showed when necessary even brutal  China s Deng Xiaoping according to Deng s de sires China will remain a communist society not a Liberal society or one patterned after a democratic Western society but an authoritarian society in an authoritarian  former president Gerald Ford under his presidency the United states became from Bonn s Point of View a More predictable and reliable partner and Leader of the Atlantic Alliance. Gerald Ford never surprised me with one sided decisions taken without  Reagan has an astounding ability to talk to his countrymen exactly As they talk among each other with Reagan americans have the instinctive feeling that he is one of us we can Trust him " Japan s Yasuhiro Nakasone Washington believed in Nakasonc s pro american position. His pro american position is indeed genuine but is really just a Means to an end namely to regain the position of Power fitting to Japan s greatness and historical  Schmidt a social Democrat and Leader of the West German government from 1974 to 1982, devotes nearly a third of his Book to his experiences dealing with the alternating hoi and cold showers that he says former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt president Carter s question about the Berlin Wall showed his  former president Carter Leonid Brezhnev was a russian with All the qualities that we usually attribute to  have marked . Foreign policy with each recent change in the presidency. In the sense of current european understanding one could Call he International politics of the noun Ford Kissinger Era Middle of the Road. Carter led a 90 degree change to the left and Reagan a 180-Degrce change to the right Schmidt wrote. Henry Kissinger was Secretary of stale under Boih Nixon and Ford. Schmidt who will be 69 of dec. 23, no longer holds political office. He is co publisher of the Liberal weekly newspaper die Zeit of Hamburg lectures at universities and meets regularly with a committee of elder statesmen to discuss world politics. Of his relations with . Presidents Schmidt writes that he worked Well with Ford president from 1974 to 1977, and Hal Ford was treated unfairly by the american news Media. However he criticizes Carter several times through out the Book. Without wanting to or knowing it. Carter under Leonid Brezhnev mined the soviet Union s Trust in the continuity of the strategic goals and purposes of the United states wrote Schmidt referring to Carter s determination on entering office to broaden and revise Salt negotiations with the soviet Union. He also said the failure of Carter s human rights Campaign in certain areas was  he was t aware that the russians Don t know att never have known citizens rights in the sense of the British the americans or the French Schmidt wrote. In a chapter titled television democracy a la Rea Gan Schmidt Calls Reagan a fantastic to communicator bul he warns against any tendency to make popularity the measure of politics. Whether the Public likes a policy and not whether a policy is necessary becomes decisive Schmidt writes. Despite such criticism Schmidt expresses Admira Tion for the United slates and for americans optimism generosity and helpfulness. If Ever had to move to a foreign country i would choose America he wrote. New breakfast bar a Winner in Stuttgart by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart it s Aster than a speeding Kitchen worker. 11 leaps nutritional hurdles in a single visit and it May be coming soon 10 a dining facility near you. It s hard to find any drawbacks to the experimental breakfast bar at the Kelley Barracks dining facility. In fact the program has succeeded so Well since its inauguration in Early septem Ber that Usa eur is developing a policy to mandate Simitar breakfast ban throughout its jurisdiction. If they Don t do it pretty Quick we re going to do it in Vii corps any Way said chief warrant officer James a. Sifford the corps food adviser. Any time you improve your head count that s a Winner. Thai Means the " Soldier is taking advantage of it is Ford said patronage Rose about 25 percent in the first month. As a result the program has become a permanent fix Ture and officials plan to offer the bar at All three meals starting in january. The Usa eur sponsored Pilot project is an attempt to lure soldiers away from Fried eggs Fried potatoes and creamed beef and to offer them More nutritious food which contains fewer calories i we a lot of troops who Are Marathon runners raid sgt Gregory a. Maxey the facility assistant manager. They go out and run six or seven Miles a Day. Then they come in Here and you would t be Lieve some of the items they Lake. They garbage Down. Some of them Don t know what a balanced diet  Sifford said Usa eur designated the Kelley facility which serves break fast to some 200 customers on an aver age weekday As the project site because Vii corps he is located on the same Post. Before september Kelley breakfast choices other than cooked items consisted of apples oranges bananas grape juice and Orange juice now half of the a shaped food service area is filled with those items As Well As four More kinds of juice grapes tangerines and pineapples cake muffins and English muffins and several varieties of cheese. Other fruits such As Watermelon and Cantaloupe Are available in season. Customers also can Monitor their Cal Orie intake because the facility posts calorie lists for each meal. Sgt. Sylvester Knox of he co Vii corps is a daily customer and thinks the new service is great. You can t beat it he said. You can t find in anywhere else they have a great variety. That s Why 1 like  Maxey said the breakfast bar extends the army s Progress in improving the nutritional Content of its meals. Other improvements of the past five years in clude reducing Salt in All products Leav ing Butler off vegetables and replacing Bacon grease with Low cholesterol fat for frying. Regular dining facility customers re acted to the breakfast bar with Surprise according to the facility s administrative clerk sgt. June Poisal. Their final reaction is what s the occasion they think it s a one time thing and they try to gel As much As they can she said. The project Cost has been negligible because the Kitchen had kept most breakfast bar items in Stock anyway. It also has helped soldiers who Are in a hurry. Cpl. Stephen e. Davis of Vii corps he is one of them. Davis said the breakfast line often delayed him on mornings when he had to Rush if i driving Job. Now he Heads straight for the breakfast bar. That Way. If you want to cat a Light breakfast you can just come in Here and grab something he said