European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sports in stripes Walter Payton ready to Fly Page 23 q Browns beat Colls in playoffs Page 21 q lakers win 13th straight Page 21 re Wyoming upset by step Page 21 unofficial Fusili cation i vol. 46, no. 265 sunday january 10, 1988 thu. Aimed Foice d 6693 a Reagan tries to ease canadians doubts Washington a president Reagan sought saturday to reassure Ner Vous canadians that a proposed free Trade pact will not submerge their National identity in a flood of . Imports. Canada has a National character thai will not Only survive but nourish in an environment of tree Trade and expanding opportunities Reagan said in his weekly radio address. He sought to allay Canadian fears by saying that european nations have maintained vital and distinctive National characters despite extensive Trade cooperation under the european economic Community. The pact signed by Reagan and Ca Nadian prime minister Brian Mulroney on Jan. A would expand what is the world s largest trading partnership. The countries had two Way Trade of ii to Bil lion in 1986. The agreement would eliminate tariffs some immediately and others within five or 10 Yean. It would remove Export duties on pics laral products traded Between the two countries end Canadian restrictions on the import of Auto parts and do away with taxes and duties on Energy exports. It also would create arbitration panels to Settle disputes. Rep Martin Frost a Texas in the see Reagan on Back Page Arizona governor brother indicted on charges of fraud Phoenix Ariz. A gov. Evan Mcchamp in dieted on felony charges of fraud and penury with not consider resigning or accepting a Pica bargain and believes he has a Rock solid Case for acquittal an aide said saturday. The Cumbai Ilid Republican governor who look office a counts of perjury for omitting the loan from two personal finance disclosure statements. Mcchamp s brother Willard who served As much am s Campaign treasurer also was cd Irgil with per jury fraud and false filing. Signing a false financial disclosure statement constitutes perjury officials said. Mecham also faces an impeachment inquiry in the stale House of representatives and a recall Campaign that is Likely to Force an election this year. Mecham 63, will not resign and no Way will accept a plea bargain Suid press Secretary Ken Smith. Obviously the governor and his attorney believe that they have a Rock solid Case and will win acquit Tal Smith said. I Don t pretend to be a lawyer. But my exposure to him for four months since going to work for Media my tells me that he had no criminal intention in concealing the the governor has repeatedly insisted thai he broke no Laws. He refused to comment to reporters Friday evening when he left the Capitol. Stale Republican i any chairman Burton Kruglick said saturday that parly leaders will meet soon to As sess uhf Lucr the parly should continue supporting the governor. Obviously we be said there s a problem Here and we and to look at it said Kruglick who was reached in Sandiego. I Don l believe in Blind loyally either. There is no question that this is damaging tone Friday s indictment led to renewed Calls for much see fraud on Back Page Arii Onnor. A Dechara Aff Acks kill too iraqis Iran reports Manama Bahrain a Iran claimed saturday thai a Dahlia of revolutionary guard attacked two converted iraqi Oil platforms kill ing 100 Iraq. Sinking three frigates and destroy ing radar equipment. Iraq said the Friday night raid in the Northern persian Gulf by 50 Smalt iranian pcs Sci was beaten Back and that 13 of Ihu attacking vessels were destroyed i denied the frigates were sunk. Iranian shells crashed into the War Ball Rcd Southern iraqi City of Basra saturday killing seven people injuring 27. And damaging 12houses and a Nursery school said the slate run iraqi news Agency. Shortly before the official islamic Republic news Agency said Iran would Shell iraqi cities in retaliation for an iraqi air raid Friday on a refinery near the Northwestern City of Tabri j which an unspecified number of civilians were killed. Meanwhile . Navy warships escorting three Oil tankers steamed up the Gulf which has experienced a rare seven Day Lull in raids on merchant shipping. Shipping sources said an unofficial cease fire was in effect in the so called Tanker also. Iran released a West German freighter the 31.205-ton Orasia Pearl which it had seized dec. 18 in search for iraqi bound cargo said the shipping sources who spoke on Gondi lion of anonymity. . Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci flew saturday to the saudi arabian capital of Riyadh see attack on Back Paga snowstorm leaves Northeast digging out by the Amoc litre pint a storm thai battered the South and East coast exited through Maine on saturday while Snow and rain fell Over much of the Wen and Snow also fell around the great lakes and in the Ohio Valley the Eastern storm s last gasp left As much As 10inches of Snow near Wilmington it. Ii inches at wins Lead. Conn. And 15 inches at old Orchard Beach Maine. Related Story Bolos Page 4. Al midday rain fell from the Northern and cd neral Pacific coast across cd neral Oregon northeastern Cali fornia and Northwestern Nevada. The rain changed to Snow Over higher elevations in Eastern Oregon northeastern Nevada Eastern Idaho southwestern Wyoming Western Colorado Western Mutiana and Central Washington. Freezing rain Over West Centra new Mexico became Snow across the Texas Panhandle into southwestern Oklahoma and rain fell Over Southern Texas. A a incr storm warning for heavy Snow was posted Over the cascades of Oregon. Advisories for overnight Snow were posted Over North Central and northeastern California As veil a far North Central Washington. Advisories for Snow with freezing rain at lower cd evasions were posted into sunday morning Over Cen trial through Southeastern Washington. Elsewhere Snow til across Michigan Northern Ohio Western Pennsylvania Northwestern new York slate West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Rain fell from cd neral Florida across northeastern Florida. At noon the Southern Boundary of freezing tempera lures extended from Southern Virginia across Western North Carolina cd neral Alabama Central Mississippi see storm on Back Page
