European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside i toes d Iran reportedly has plans for female suicide teams Page 2 g police drop policy of staying away from Irta rites Page 3 d Dukakis endorsed by Bradley Page 5 d Jordan s 49 Points Lead bulls Over 7sers sports Page 17 the spars and gripes vol. 46, no. 340 Friday March 25, 1988 d 8693 a Reagan Gorbachev Summit planned for May 29-june 2 Washington Al president Reagan announced wednesday i Wou Deq to Moscow Fanini May 2 f to j Une 2 for his fourth Summit meeting with soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev Anil his first visit id n nation my once branded an evil Empire the five Day Vail will Mark the first trip Lomoh to Hinn presi Donl since Kii Ruid Nam s 1v74 sum met meeting with Leonid Drc a nov later that same year in november Ger Ald Ford met with Krevh nov in the so Viet port Tity of Vladivostok. The Summit s intended Centrepiece is the signing of a treaty to strap 30 Percento 50 percent of the lupcrpowcrs1 Long Range bombers missiles and , Keagan already Lias suggested an agreement will inn be ready saying time is too limited. Secretary of state the org p. Sulu and soviet foreign minister Edunrds reported wednesday night that differences remained Between the two sides on the Accord. The two said in a a Pink statement thai they would meet again in Moscow on april 21-25 and also in May hut did Noi indicate where that sessions would he held. A cd wednesday if a treaty would be completed Reagan Stu i have no Way or answering that and added int the two nations were committed to the cutback. Shevardnadze asked if 3 treaty would be ready said through a translator it impassible. This is not an easy task. This is a very complicated task but we arc be coming convinced that it is doable there Are Many difficult questions of technical nature mostly in verification but in principle this can to done he said. The Summit announcement capped president Reagan. Soviet foreign minister Edilard a Shevardnadze announce Summit. Three Days of meetings Between Shovard Nade and Shutlz after a morning round of talks at the slate department Shevardnadze went to the White House. The soviet foreign minister returned to the slate department in mid afternoon and met with Shult past the dinner hour. They received reports from separate groups of . And soviet in pens working in arms control human rights and regional issues including Afghanistan Central America the Middle East and the Iran Iraq War. White House spokesman Marlin Fitz water said the president would spend All of his time in the soviet capital follow ing the pattern set by Gorbachev when he remained in Washington during his december Summit with kenyan however first lady Nancy Reagan is planning a Day trip to Leningrad. Adi Fil what the Summit would achieve if an arms agreement is not sealed. Reagan said there arc a number of other subjects that we continue Shevardnadze said there Kad been pro Gress toward an agreement for the withdrawal of soviet troops from Afghanistan after an occupation of More than eight years. At the talks Shevardnadze devoted most of his presentation to the strategic arms talks Reagan s Star wars missile defense system which has been an Obsta Cle to an arms agreement did not come up Fil Zunter said. Reagan will leave Washington on May 26 or May 27, stopping two or three nights in Helsinki Finland the spokes Man said. That is intended to Lei him adjust to the eight hour Lime difference Between Washington and Moscow and tomake a scene setting speech for the tills with Gorbachev. Officers by William j. Batman Washington Bureau Washington if two members of Congress get their Way military officers won t be pouring drinks and planning parties for the of future presidents of the Uniti Smies at least not unless the officers Volunteer officers have complained to Congress about being Appeal Naug Rafe changes making it illegal to use lax dollars to pay for the private political galas balls and other a Flokig to do the mental no Minsk inauguration Day. N6tar .p4t in officers complained but enough did Lort in Ina ii Nulion Reform Effort going on Capitol Hill. the complaints resulted in an inn Trutlion by the gun Era accounting office which in turn complaints. The investigation was requested by sen. Wit Liam pm Antnd-wis., who. With rep. Tim Johnson . Is calling for Reform of the inauguration process by pro Mirc said that in the two Reagan inaugurations with military personnel acting As chauffeurs personal escorts and parly government expenses Wei eat least j4 million in 1981 and sli.5 million in 1985.military services accounted for the bulk of the see Appeal on Back Page iraqis begin using 2nd Type of soviet bomber editor s note Richard p la of the affo Watcil press is a member of tit Pentagon Tiila Pool in Ike persian Cut Fly Richard pole aboard the Samuel b. Roberts in the persian Gulf a the Iradi air Force his begun using a second Type of soviet built Bomor on its forays against iranian Oil shipping in the persian Gulf . Naval officers said wednesday. The supersonic Tu-22, a twin Jet air Craft known in nato s military lexicon As Blinder apparently carries Only Iron bombs instead of the air to surface mis Siles that arc on Iraq s other attack air Craft in the Gulf. The . Officers who spoke on Condi Tion of not being identified also id blinders operating Over the Gulf Fly a about -150 Ingli. That is faster than other iraqi warplanes but less than the air Craft s top Speed of 900 Mph. One officer said it was possible that the blinders were Hying training mis Sions to prepare for regular action against iranian tankers. This guided missile frigate observed several of the soviet bombers in action during a recent 14-Day assignment in the Northern Gulf. The officers would t indicate whether the night began before or after a visit to Baghdad by an american military delegation last month. The meeting was set up to discuss tilt problem of iraqi air Craft flying Down the Gulf in a manner that appeared to pose a threat to .warships. The talks were known to have dealt with flights by Iraq s French built of mirages and soviet made Tu-16 badgers both of which Are armed with Anli ship missiles. Many . Officers have expressed concern that the flight patterns of the see bomber on Back Page
