European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d satellite to system to improve an service Page 2 d gis talk Soldier to Soldier with  chief of staff Page 8 d win a trip for 2 to the super bowl sports Page 26 the stars and stripes authorized Hoff foul publication Pon the u i Armce fqhcc1 vol. 6, no. 2-11 tuesday december 15, 1987 ind i d 8693 a Buck dives again White House denies favouring further decline from press dispatches Washington the while House insisted monday that president Reagan is not seeking a further decline in the value of he Dollar which continued its plunge by Hilling another postwar Low in Tokyo. In Europe the Dollar continued its Steep plunge monday falling on most european Money markets. Cold again was sharply higher. See currency rules. Page if while House spokesman Marl in Fitzwater said Rea Gan stands by his statement of a month ago that we Are not seeking a decline of the Dollar and that the United slates continues to work with its allies toward coordinated policies that could establish a basis for stable Exchange  in laying out that policy. Fitzwalter refused to com men on a statement by former Federal Reserve chair Man Paul Volcker that the Dollar has fallen Loo far kindling inflationary fears the Dollar was still suffering aftereffects monday from last week s report that the . Trade deficit for october was far worse than dealers had expected. Fiti water said one reason the Trade deficit remains Large in the face of a lower Dollar that makes american goods cheaper abroad is thai the fundamental strength of the . Economy has maintained demand for foreign Christmas greetings from Home a Pho Marine Lance Cpl. Michael k. Bowie left and Cpl. The amphibious assault ship Okinawa in the persian sect l. Moles rend a glint Christmas card aboard calf the 50-foot reefing was sen by service wives. Goods. In Frankfurt where the Dolnier closed m a new historic Tow dealers doubled that the Dollar had reached its lowest Point and warned thai As Long As the United states is not determined to stabilize the Greenback the fait will continue. In Frankfurt the american currency closed at the historic Low of 1.6260 Marks from the previous Low of Friday s doling at 1.6340. In Amsterdam it fell to 1.8285 dutch guilders against Friday s close of i.s3 to and in Zurich at 1.3220 Swiss francs again 1.3315. Barely two years see Buck on Page 28 Reagan stresses role of imbalances in future  cuts Washington api the United Stales will not make further reductions in nuclear weapons in Europe until the soviets advantages in conventional and chemical weapons arc addressed. President Reagan said monday. Reagan in a speech before the Center for International and strategic studies reaffirmed his commit ment to the strategic defense initiative while saying he will press the soviets for an effectively verifiable treaty to reduce Long Range strategic nuclear weapons by so percent. The superpowers made Concrete Progress on such a treaty known As Start during the Summit he said. He noted that the soviet Union has advantages Over nato allies in conventional weapons in Europe. Mos cow also is favored in the area of chemical weapons he said. We arc acting Here with the Clear understanding that these imbalances must be addressed prior to any further reductions in the nuclear forces committed to nato Reagan said. He said he looked Forward to Senate scrutiny of the treaty he signed Las week with soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev eliminating intermediate Range nuclear weapons in Europe. I Welcome the Senate ratification process Reagan said in his first Public appearance since Gorbachev left the United slates last thursday. How can we fail to Hail this treaty As a historic achievement Reagan asked. At the same Lime he said the United slates would retain a modern nuclear deterrent on the ground in the air and at  Reagan vowed to stand firm on ski. Or Star wars one of the thorny issues during the Summit. When we have a strategic defense ready to deploy we will do so he said. On sunday while House chief of staff Howard sae Reagan on Page 29 abandoned souvenir1 caused blast official says by Wendy Bourland staff writer investigators believe that a service Maniber with Access to explosives could have carelessly abandoned the artillery simulator that exploded in a break room of the military Airlift come terminal at Rhein main af3 sunday. Presumably the item had been saved As a souvenir by a military member who had Access to ammunition said it. Col. Patrick Maloney Rhein main spokesman. Instead of using the amnesty Box in this Case they dumped it in the trash  the amnesty bos is a heavy Metal Container placed in the Airport for Pis seniors last min ulc disposal of illegal items Maloney said monday. The Small explosive device used by the  to simulate an exploding Artil Lery Shell was abandoned in a trash can of the first floor break room sunday morning along with a Bandolier of Blank 5.56mm rounds Maloney said. A iwo woman one Man German cleaning Crew was working in the break room when the Man discovered the de vice in the trash can and removed it. He set it on a table where it exploded about ii a.m., Maloney said. The passenger terminal was evacuated for about two hours delaying the departure of one flight. Maloney said investigators arc certain the artillery simulator was not the work of a terrorist based on evidence found at the scene and an eyewitness account provided by one of he injured  All three germans were taken 10 the medical clinic at the Frankfurt International Airport for treatment. Paloncy said one was treated and released. An Airport spokesman said a second employee has transferred to the hic hot City Hospital for treatment of an Eye in jury. He said he did not know the whereabouts or condition of the third employee