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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 28 news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday March 1,1988 nato is More unified than Ever Reagan says Washington a president Reagan monday said the nato Alliance has never icon stronger or More unified but he encouraged the european allies to pay a greater share of their defense  w soothe european concerns about . Arms negotiations with the soviet Union Reagan also pledged we will never sacrifice the interests of allies and friends in any agreement with the soviet  Reagan made his comments in a speech to the annual convention of the american legion Sel Ling the stage for his departure today for Brus Sels. Belgium and the first full scale nato Summit in six years. The two Jay meeting begin Ning wednesday is expected to Minimi a differences find underscore Solidarity. While saving nato faces some major Chal Lenges. Reagan said the Summit will come at a time when in Many ways our Alliance has never been stronger or More  iranian missiles reportedly kill several in Baghdad Nicosia Cyprus a Iran Sard it fired three missiles into the iraqi capital of Baghdad before Dan monday and Iraq said two missiles crashed into residential areas killing Many civilians. Twelve hours later Iran s official Media re ported iraqi planes bomber  District of Tehran. Iran s capital and hit a Hospital kill ins and wound ing several civilians. Tehran radio monitored in Nicosia urged panic St Itken iranians to take Refuge in recently built bomb Shellm. It was inc second Lime the iraqis have bombed Tehran in three Days. The turkish Anatolia news Agency reported dial one bomb exploded 300 Yards from a Down town hotel where turkish stale minister Yusufo us was slaying with an official delegation led by prime minister Turgut Ozal his brother. There were no reports of casualties among the turkish group. Of identifies sergeant found dead in his room Florenne a Belgium is an air Force sergeant found dead Friday in his billeting room has been identified a base spokesman a sgt. Jeffrey d. Lamkins 29, Del i 1836th electronic installation group Wei Bruckn a West Germany was discovered in his quarters by a co worker in was disclosed monday by Cape Gary Turner base Public affairs officer. Lamkins. A radio engineering technician was on temporary duty in Flora ones. An autopsy was scheduled to begin monday and the cause of death is Mill under investigation. Turner said. Lamkins Hometown is Oregon City. Ore and he is survived by his wife Lisa and a year old son John. A memorial sen ice for Lamkins is scheduled at the Zvy i Bruckn base Chapel on March 4 at 1 . Strike from Page 1 More palestinian deaths overshadow Shultz Mission Jerusalem a israeli troops shot a Palestin Ian dead monday and another died of earlier wounds. Jewish settlers urged even tougher polices in he occupied lands where 12 weeks of violence have Cost at least 76 Arab lives. The peace Mission of Secretary of state George p. Shultz ran into trouble. Sources said jordanian Lead ers who believe palestinians Are entitled to their own negotiating team rejected talking with Israel As part of a jordanian palestinian delegation. Shultz flew to Amman from Jerusalem for a second round of talks with Crown Prince Hassan prime min ister Zaid Rifai and foreign minister Taher Masri. He will see King Hussein in London on tuesday. Shultz is scheduled to fit to Brussels for a nato meeting on tuesday and then head for London. The one Bright spot in Shutz s trip to the Middle East has been the reaction from Egypt to the american peace plan according to 2 senior . Official. Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak who met with his whereabouts but they said he was in a Safe and secure place in Panama in Good spirits and deter mined to regain his Job Roderick Esquivel Dflvalle s vice president also was in hiding. Both men were ousted Friday by the National legislative Assembly in a move orchestrated by Noriega chief of Panama s 17,000-Mcmber de sense forces. On thursday Del Vallec ignited the latest crisis in eight months o f civil unrest in Panama when he tried to fire Noriega charged in Florida with corruption and narcotics trafficking. The United Stales also has urged Noriega to step Down As military chief. On Friday. Del Vallec returned to his Home in an upper class neighbourhood. Police surrounded the House Friday night and Dflvalle s telephones were Cut leaving him under an undeclared House arrest. Sometime that night he reportedly climbed Over a Patio Wall at the rear of the House Ana escaped through a Nei Chhor Svard. Sulu on sunday became the first Leader in the mid dle East to support the plan. Maj. Gen. Amram Mitina military commander of the West Bank said Israel has four limes As Many soldiers there As it did before riots began dec. 8, in keeping with army policy he gave no figures. The latest deaths brought to 76 the number of palestinians kilted according to . Figures most of them shot by israeli soldiers. Hundreds have been wounded. Israeli measures to quell whal palestinians now Call the uprising have been criticized abroad. Prime minister Yitzhak Shamir said monday those who Cen sure Israel from outside like to Sec us beaten and hate to Sec us defending ourselves with Force and remaining  some Cabinet members have said journalists should be banned from the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip and Shamir did not reject the idea. If in be comes Clear that indeed in May limit the damage 1 would be willing to consider in he said. Roberts from Page 1 Union where he was Given a Job on a Snake farm. Citing concern for their unborn child if couple returned to Wisl Germany in november and Roberts was taken into military custody. I read some of the comments from soldiers in his former unit that were in the stars and stripes Roberts said. They just did t know whal was going on. I m not As bad As they think i am. When you re a private the Chain of command does t listen to you. I had to do something drastic t Hope by my actions i be Madcap Point a Soldier wailing outside the Airport Uso lounge was t sure Why Roberts did what he did. I work with people from Russia and Poland and 1can t figure out Why any american would want to go there said army Reserve capt. Donald j. Franklin of the 99lh signal in in Brooklyn . They Tell me that the Superman Kcal lines Are so Long and toilet paper is a luxury. 1 guess it s the Power of a  sol. Jorge r. Gonzalez of the 21st replacement in escorted Roberts from the Airport information desk to the Uso lounge while paper work was being processed. Gonzalez took the Opportunity to ask the California native some questions. "1 asked him about Russia and he said they were the Only ones who offered him Sanctuary Gonzalez said. I totally disagree with the decision. In my Opin Ion anything Over 10 Days and going to an East bloc country is desertion and he should have Golten three years in prison. He s sort of free now. He got a very Good Deal. We have his address in Case we need to get Anold of him. It will probably take two weeks for separation from the army Roberts who is 23, also voiced unhappiness with his treatment at the Philadelphia naval base Brig before the court martial. They stuck me in a sensory deprivation room for 21 Days he said. They called me a flight  Roberts told United press International sunday in an interview two hours before his night to Frankfurt thai guards removed his bed during the Day and for bade him 10 speak. The remainder of his 112 Days of detention was spent with accused murderers and rapists in a dormitory style Ward at the Brig where he was allowed to read for Only 90 minutes a Day Dpi reported. It was horrible Roberts told up. The guards called me a traitor and a communist and they said i should be shot Between the eyes. 1 should never have been  Roberts said he had not discussed his future with his family in the United slates. He plans to Start a Busi Ness with his wife in West Germany. I m free Roberts said. Free to Lake off. It s about  Burt wary of soviet land War Bonn a the ability of the soviet Union to wage an offensive land War is the most destabilizing Factor in european Security and is Likely to be a key topic at this week s nato Summit the . Ambassador to Wisl Germany said monday. Ambassador Richard Burt in an interview with the associated press also termed a publicity stunt last week s removal of some soviet missiles from East Ger Many and Czechoslovakia. He predicted that differences of opinion Over modernizing Short Range nuclear missiles and other Points of dispute would not disrupt the Atlantic Alliance meeting i n Brussels wednesday and thursday. There is a growing consensus emerging within the Alliance which i believe will be reflected in the Summit on the importance now of negotiations on enhancing conventional arms stability Burt said. There has been a focus on the nuclear dimension of Security in Europe he said. But there is a growing View that the Lime has come now to focus on the most destabilizing Factor in european Security which is the soviet capability to wage an offensive War against Western  their forces Are deployed structured and trained to fight an offensive War in Europe Burt said adding later that he meant an offensive land  Burt said it was mandatory to address this problem in arms control negotiations. Mecham from Page 1 ing 580,000 from the governor s protocol fund by lend ing it to his Auto Dealership and trying to thwart an investigation of an alleged death threat by a state offi Cial against a witness before the grand jury that investigated Mcchamp prosecutor Paul Eckstein said he and co counsel William French planned to begin with testimony on the allegation that medium ordered department of Public safety director Ralph Milstead not to Cooper ale with a probe of the alleged death threat against former Mcchamp aide Donna Carlson who testified before the state grand jury investigating Mecham stale official Lee Watkins who Hai since resigned has denied making the threat. Two thirds of the 30 Senate vote Are required to convict Mecham who is the first u.5. Governor in nearly 60 years to be impeached. Of the to governor in the nation s history to be impeached seven have been convicted. Mecham who never was considered part of he slate s Republican establishment won the Gover Norship in a three Way race in 1986 on his fifth try. He immediately became embroiled in controversy when he cancelled a Martin Luther King Holiday for stale workers saying it was illegally declared by his predecessor democratic gov. Bruce Babbitt. Mecham has been criticized for defending the use of the word pick Ninny in a Book and for making re Marks that angered women jews homosexuals and the japanese  
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