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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 28 the stars and stripes saturday january 16.19bb Reagan May attend nato leaders meeting Washington Dpi president Reagan has tentatively decided id attend a meeting with leaders of the nato Alliance this Spring As a prelude to a Moscow Summit with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev the White House said. Spokesman Marl in Fitzwater responding to British prime minister Margaret Thatcher s Call for a nato Summit said we be been consid ering a nato Summit meeting and we have talked 10 nato Leaden and some of Llie allies about that including great Britain and there arc tentative Plant for the president to attend such a meeting if it is established but it tins no been decided at this  such a meeting would take place in Europe probably in March. Takeshita vows cuts m huge Trade surplus Washington up Japan s prime minister Noboru Takeshia in a major policy address thursday promised his country Wilt Lake Steps to reduce its huge Trade surplus with inc uni cd Stales. Takishita sneaking to a standing room Only audience at the National pros club pledged his country will Lake its proper place As an International Leader contributing More to defense for eign Aid and management of the world Economy including Bols Crint the Dollar and opening mar kits to foreign goods. I intend to make Japan a nation contributing More to the world he said. He stressed he importance or the  so Alliance and acknowledged the Prosperity of the United slates constitutes the very foundation or Japan s  Woodbridge teacher s at Home at 44 raf\bentwater5, England Parealy died of natural causes according to capt John Boyle a Benl Walers Spok Taan. Official Are Nelki Armullas of an autopsy before confirming thalease of death Boyle said. Flintham of has Foxe calif., aught in department of   schools for in years Boyle Saj Dpree six Tivade teacher taught inc East 14 Yea jul Wood her pc virus teaching assignments were in Japan Andje Midway Island. Flint her earned her bachelors degree from Fresno pole College in California Ana master s for the University of Southe califor Nia. It nth am is survived by her . Bush claiming 60 percent of Mich state delegates Detroit a vice1 president George Bush storming Back from Early setbacks Defeated a coalition of conservative opponents thursday neg he in bitterly contested Michigan caucuses thai set the stage Tor selection of the first Republican presidential nominating delegates. The meetings were marked by More than two dozen walkouts by supporters of former television evangelist Pat Robertson and rep. Jack Kemp of new York who mane Vered to Challenge he vice president Victory David Zachem walked out of the Ingham county convention with about 120 other Robertson supporters after the meeting began under rules favourable to Bush. There s absolutely nothing that can be furthered by Silling Here and participating in an illegal net he said. I Don t Ihrk one person should lose the state and then try 10 Rab everybody else by some Sleazy Little  Marvin Bush youngest son of the vice president said he had been barred from entering a caucus at Elmer Steak pit in Wyandot do by a couple of bul  Bush backers Tea the restaurant and held what May have been their Only Rump caucus. Bush s spokesman reacted cautiously As Bush sup porters won a majority of the 1,805 delegates to the Jan. 29-30 state convention. Bush supporters were claiming More than 60 per cent of the slots with Kemp and Robertson both win Ning just Over 15 percent. Supporters of sen. Robert Dole claimed 3 percent of the seals and i cute Dupont i percent the slate meeting will choose Michigan s 77 delegates 10 the Republican National convention in new Orleans but inc Michigan top s Complex Multi ii Rcd system makes it impossible to to project How Many delegates each candidate would win at he stale convention a Robertson Backer said hundreds of Bush s delegates would be challenged. Until Federal and stale judges backed Bush Over Robertson in a fight to tailor party rules Robertson had won preliminary vote and was expected to dominate the Michigan county meet Ings. In protest of one. Rule or another Delegate walked out of at least 26 county caucuses and Many Robertson Kemp backers held Rump meetings to elect com Peting Dales that will Lead to widespread challenges hat might not be settled until the National convention next August. In the meeting where walkouts occurred 40 Delegate were elected 334 of them backing Bush. Robertson spokesman Ben Waldman said von can count on 300-400 of Bush s delegates being  Bush s spokesman Pele Tencley said we feel this is a very positive and major first step but based on that every 29th and3 Sceley said the Bush delegates have overcome in credible hostility and obstacles to win their places at the slate convention. Barbara far due a member of Bush s staff said sup porters of the vice president held a ramp convention in Van Dolce Afler Robertson supporters let up Barri Cades at Elmer s Steak pit and were checking in Bush supporters one by one. Liter at least seven were told u leave some person ally escorted out by Perry Christy who is the District chairman and a Kemp supporter. By c be seen in the past it s absolutely essential try Bush Delegate be in grand rapids on the id 30th." bomb from Page 1 bitter enemies and have often clashed since the end of the korean War in 1913. Kim Hyon Hee and Kim Sung in in the Guise of japanese tourists Lew on the first leg of the plane journey from Baghdad Iraq to Abu Dahabi. Kim Kyon Hec who used a false japanese passport under the name of Mayumi Hachiya attempted to commit suicide by taking Poison when police questioned her in Bahrain about the plane. Kim Sung in bit into a Poison capsule hidden in a cigarette and died within hours. His body was brought to Seoul when Kim Hyon  to South Korea. She said in her confession that coming to South Korea made her realize the South via not a slave society dominated by the United states As she had been taught. She Aid the now realized she was wrong and deeply regretted her actions. I came out Here hoping such violent meaning Tesi incidents would never happen again in the future and i would like to apologize to family member of the dead and the people hereby disclosing the  she said. South korean official talk Kim Hyon Hee was recruited into the North korean Security service in 19so and became member of the communist party in 1982. They said her father was North Korea s Trade representative in Angola and had been a Diplomat in the soviet Union and Cuba. Officials othe soul korean Agency for Nalto Bulseco Rit / planning who conducted the news conference said the pair were equipped with highly  Reifa wives and sabotage gear and the bombing was an elaborate opera Tion. The conference was held at the Agency i Headquarters in Central Seoul. Spy from Paga 1 nun said there Are some pans of the military espionage charge which carry lesser penalties such As life imprison ment if the material involved was less sensitive. Carlo said he did not know How Long the investigation by the Fri and in5com had been going on prior to the arrest. The Aberdeen proving ground it a major Center for military research and development and for the idling erf arms ammunition missiles and vehicles. Some of in real Art highly classified. Spain from Page 1 bases Ai Moron in the South and Zara Oza in the North end to nine communications installations the officials said. Gonzalez pledged in 1986 to reduce the . Military presence in Spain in return far a referendum endorsing Span ish membership in nato which it did. He has been Adamant in the negotiations on renewing the 35-year-old treaty that the of Luis had to be removed to carry out his pledge. The United states and Spain Are i pc Ted in the next few Days 10 Issue a joint statement outlining the new Situa Tion As Well As affirming the strength of the Spanish american bilateral relation ship and the North Atlantic treaty organization. Secretary of slate George p. Shultz in remarks to reporters while flying from Washington to Ottawa last monday hinted that the United states would have to sacrifice the 401 is tac air Wing in removing the f-i6s, the 401st i he largest . Air unit in the Mediterranean Region and the primary backup Force for Italy Turkey and Greece. Hie f-16s Are assigned Lonato s Southern flank and form a crucial pan of the United Stales front line striking Power in Europe. Although he would not comment in detail on the negotiations because they were Mill in Progress Shultz said in the end we will. Hope be Able to work out a rather satisfactory agreement with the Spanish government except for this particular  defense department officials Laid thursday that it was doubtful thai an other nato country such As Italy or Turkey would accept the air Wing and that the planes would probably be re turned to the United states. Spain does not have the capability to replace the planes. Spanish officials had noted Ahtl Only 24 of the planes were stationed at the Torrejon base at any one time with the other 48 being rotated among bases in Italy and Turkey. The withdrawal of the planes the de sense department official said will weaken nato s Southern flank along the Mediterranean. This leaves a Hole in the Wui Hern defense of nato Laid a defense department official it is a serious loss and i Don t see any real Prospect thai another country will accept the  defense department officials ruled Oul the possibility thai new base would be built for the planes in part because the Cost would be prohibitive. An offer by Morocco to have the planes bated there has been met with a Lack of enthusiasm an official said. In addition a provision contained in the continuing Resolution on the budget last month prohibits any military construction funds from being used in the Transfer of the ton Jon base. Sule department officials have portrayed the withdrawal of the f-l6s in � positive Light to avoid giving the impression thai the remove twill Waken the Alliance. A senior stale department official acknowledged thai there will be changes in the Spanish bases Bui added that the Impact of any change should not be regarded As damaging to the nato Alli  removal of the f-16 squadrons will probably mean the withdrawal of the 4,300 american airmen us ironed it Tor Rejon administration official said they expected a three year withdrawal after the other negotiations Are completed  
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