European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes o Senate votes to confirm Kennedy to supreme court Page 2 d Bush takes weapon into , meeting Page 7 g Mountaintop assignment in the med stripes Magazine the Sims and tripes author red unofficial publication Tat vol 46. No. 291 Friday february 5, 198b 08693 a House cuts off Aid Toton tras Reagan says it will strengthen communist influence Washington a a bitterly divided House voted wednesday to Cut off . Military support for Nicaragua s Contra rebels rejecting president Rea Gan s Aid request in the Hope of fortifying the Central american peace process. The 219-211 Vole culminating is years of overt and Covert military sup port for the a Choli fighting the leftist sandinista government killed Reagan s request for sj6.2 million in new Aid to keep the contras alive As a fighting Force through june. It was a serious defeat for the presi Dent who had lobbied hard on the Issue for two weeks and has put the contras among the lop foreign policy priorities for his final year in office. Only a Day earlier Reagan had offered one Fina Compromise giving Congress More say in the military Aid. He argued that failure a extend Aid would strengthen communist influence in inc hemisphere. The while House issued a statement saying in was disappointed the House did not Vole to keep pressure on the sandinista during the peace we thank our Many supporters in con Gress who worked so hard on behalf of this Issue. We will continue consultations with these congressional supporters and other concerning the future of the resistance and the peace process said presidential spokesman Marlin fit water. A Contra spokeswoman in Miami termed the Vole a serious setback in our struggle for Freedom and the Vole does rot mean we will said marts Sacasa spokeswoman for the nicaraguan resistance the con tra umbrella group. She said Contra Lead ers would reassess possible strategies but added there s no Way a . Vole is going 10 change our determination or will we will just have to do in the voting 1 republicans sided with the democrats to defeat the presi Dent s Aid request. Today s vote is the end of a Chapler said Houie majority whip Tony Coelho a Calif. The Contra policy is the past. Now we can deploy America s greatest strengths from Aid and Trade to Diplo Macy to Stoke the flames of Liberty and secure the future for Central America but republicans bitterly warned that the action would relieve pan of the pres Jure on Nicara iian president Daniel or Tega that has forced him into recent con cession and thai Managua would slip backwards into renewed repression. The Issue of Nicaragua and Central America will not go away said House sea contras on Back Page Italy offer to take Al 6s sets off struggle b an announce Man. His Cowf is willing to accept 72 american to to Jar fight hrs being ousted from Spain has started a Power struggle thai threatens to topple the fragile coalition government. Defense minister Valerio Zanone announced to Day for the first time his govern mini swim Ulm accept the aircraft a la full a " interest in taking thcjj0ibbmbt is and had Only issued Maliab Ying thai it hoped the aircraft Elmo important Lonato s Southern flank j not have to leave Europe. Morocco s ambassador to the uni cd Stales this week offered his country for consideration As the fun Jire Home of the Juls but Secretary of stale George ii ifs it Mon bal Lac "nl""1 the headed by the soon Diamine All political and Finan Lal implications of the Content plated move. Zanoni s proposal caused Strong reaction from the government s opposition and Surprise among the socialists with whom the Christian democrats along with three Small parties share Power in the coalition. The Issue of the Flajs now threatens to split the government according to press reports and heated debate on the matter could Forte f Ajaj Vejl into vote Ono the Malm pm a trasme 1946. Anzanone explained the government s reasons for its willingness to accept the planes several leftist Mem a reportedly stalked from the Cham on of he Pfow Tabil jars Giorgio Napolitano n communist was he would ask for a formal debate and vote in for the loan agreement concluded Las month see of this on Back Page he Portugal Seaks o Lisbon rtuga1 of Portugal and the United slates ave a Jed to form a joint task Force 10 find a Cymru forms of foreign Aid to balance cuts in strategic mid All in agreeing to portuguese aumand a forma Lajos Cal crts Secretary to guest denounced i would based Aro surplus the Apen sate Gress o . for use of the Lajes a. Malion of the study group is relented on threats to de com review of the present Criff Frank Carluci and por e Miner Eurico do Melo an inc t�4nato member slates or a a Nevi bilateral discussions a . Or feral making Grants of military Cru Mem to close allies. Of the task love would be to com Tugal for deep to Al i by con the past three is in payments for to to the refuelling in submarine sur Villa in base at Lajos on tit Scira Island. Defense chiefs it the announce after talks throughout in Day involving Gucci and de Milo Portugal pc prime min Anibal Cayuco Silva and a foreign minister de Deus Pinheiro. \ or months of Public comp Lafils by Cavaco and other portuguese of Ciao Over annual in Laicer Clatch Aid from Wshington de to signalled that Bolh countries not they could re out an alternate solution Rene Avion of the standing base Agre Meit. Latest Cut in los. Aid to por Ugal in is 1 see Portugal on Back Paga i a. J Volt Sheid could Ell Beth Stern Sim Stern Melissa Stern court awards rules Surro night is court if once known bother but also Ondrac under which Trenton no. A new be wednesday awarded custody of tas baby m to her father and Adon held that the surrogate Parentin she was bom was invalid off the new Jersey super Sikoun also said that Mary Flcik while Lead Gould Emo gave Binh to the child under the contract calf a continue to be permuted to visit her daughter of our Law probe pcs paying or accepting Money in connection wily any placement of b child for adoption the copt said. Baby Selling potentially results in panics the car began when Whitchead Gould who was then Ken As Mary Beth Whitchead reneged on a j i pm contract in which she had agreed to be artificial inseminated with William Stem s sperm and turn the baby Uver to him and Lus wife. Y m to Sterns contract invalid the dispute thu cd a worldwide debate Over Surro Gate reproductive techno logic. Last March 31, flaw Harvey Sorkow upheld the contract and severed utile had Goi ild s parental rights and granted custody thle stems. Sorkow said the stems would provide the Home for the child and condemned As an impulsive and manipulative woman. Pc the new Jersey supreme coun Ralet Hii can essay thai the contract was invalid but upheld Narkow s decision on parental fitness and added that a so Gale contract thai did not involve payment would been Legal. Nowhere do we find any Legal prohibition again surrogacy when the surrogate Mother volunteers with oui any payments to act As a surrogate and is Given the right la change her mind and to assert her parental see baby m on Back Page
