European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday. April 26. 1988 Japan urged to change Trade defense policies Tokyo a Japan should join in dropping Trade barriers and contribute More to its own defense. . Ambassador Mike Mansfield said monday. Mansfield s remarks came two Days after japanese Farmers smashed and burned an american car. Torched boxes of . Oranges and set fire to a i a. Flag in a rally in Western Japan. The estimated to Farmer were protesting . Demands that Japan end its restrictions on imported beef and oranges. A or two hours monday Mansfield answered questions at the invitation of a foreign affairs and defense committee of the japanese legislature. The former . Senator a specialist in International affairs was asked by the committee chairman. Tak Cnoria Kalo of the governing Liberal democratic party about the agricultural issues that have embroiled the two countries in disputes since the quota system on Heel and oranges officially expired april 1. Mansfield said the United states docs not want to pcs prov the agricultural Economy of any country. He urged doth nations to work toward developing a world Market for food to take care of starving people. Also during monday s questioning. Mansfield promoted his proposal to include Japan in a free Trad agreement. The plan is intended to remove Trade barriers Between the uni cd Stales and Japan and put them on equal fooling. But he acknowledged that neither country has shown any interest in the plan. Mansfield said the Prospect looks very Bleak indeed for such an  though the United states is working on similar proposals with Israel and Mexico. However he said handling Trade problems on an Issue by Issue basis Only increases the dangers of retaliation. Misunderstanding and the  Mansfield said an intermediate Range nuclear weapons agreement under review by the Senate would Patmore pressure on nations to strengthen their conventional forces at a Lime when the world already is Loo heavily armed and too much Money is spent on weapons. Although he said he wants Japan to help share the military Burden he said he docs not want Japan to violate its Constitution which prohibits military action other than for defense. Lie siiic1. The United slates no longer is in a position to carry the Burden of defending other nations As it did after world War ii. But he also said . Economic woes have been problems of our own  and he called on Japan to Elp. Mansfield said he would like to see a purely co nordic Union created in the Pacific Hasin. P h a bicycle rider in Bern Switzerland wean a Gas mask As he cruises through the exhaust listed City. Fighting the fumes he is one of thousands of ecology conscious citizens it to Are protesting the bad air in the Nitiss capital. World today Dukakis needs sen. Nunn on ticket Nixon says London up former Pri Side it Nixon said sunday that Massachusetts go Michael Dukakis must be More hawkish on foreign policy and must choose sen. Sam Nunn As running mate in order to have any Chance of being elected press tent. Writing in the sunday times Nixon snid the Only democratic ticket that has a Chance to november is  said hat in inc primaries Dukakis has had i Hance to look moderate because his policies Are being compared with those of the left Wing Rev. Jesse Jackson. But. Unless the governor actually Smiltens his foreign policies he would probably lose the support of South Ern democrats in a race with Republican vice presi Dent George Bush Nixon said. Russian orthodox Church invites Vatican delegation Vatican City Lhing that will go against the interests of the filipino  Aquino said Dur ing her weekly radio program ask the  she was responding to to o women who said they were disappointed that she had sent emissaries Earl this year to meet with Marcos who has been living in Honolulu since his Ousler Irr february 1986. One of the women said she was on inc Serge of disillusionment with Aquino because of reports that government representatives were negotiating with Marcos for his possible return Aquino s spokesmen earlier had denied the reports. Britain s communist party adopting pre-1985 rules London a the communist parts of Britain re organi cd sunday after dissolving last year in a Dis agreement Over the direction it should take. Delegates from throughout Britain agreed at a con Gress sunday that the newly formed party should oper ate under the rules that existed before the pan s mod Erate Wing won control in 1985.in 1985, inc moderate faction won All 45 scats on the executive committee routing the pro Moscow fac Tion and the party  150 delegates to sunday s Congress elected an executive committee of 39, which plans to hold us first meeting May 7.card-carrying membership in the part was 10.350 in november 1987. Founded in 1920. Inc party had 50.000 members in 1945, but it has declined steadily and has not had a member in parliament for 38 years Panama cuts off Power to . Embassy Annex Panama City Panama Appana a s slate run electric Utility shut off Power to a . Embassy Annex and the apart ments of at least 45 of the embassy s 180 workers for not paying their Bills. Also sunday the civilian chief executive who replaced ousted president Eric Arturo Delvalle named seven new Cabinet Mem Bers to confront the grave situation facing the  workers from the h Braulic and electrical resources Institute disconnected electrical meters at apartments of the embassy staffers whose Power Bills Haven t been paid in More than two months. The state Utility regularly cuts off Power to Consumers w to do not pay their Bills for two months. The Only difference Here is that they digit on a sunday and they targeted it All very  said Terence Kneebone a spokesman for the embassy. Any other business they normally would have done it on a  they obviously said. Of. We re going to take the gringos out " Kneebone said. He said the main embassy building and the Resi Dence of ambassador Arthur Davis were left with Power although inc electric Bills for those facilities also had not been paid. Two weeks ago. The Reagan administration ordered a ban on All payments to the panamanian government by . Citizens and organizations. However. Kneebone said the embassy which a s the rent and Utility Bills of its american employees stopped making pay ments even earlier at the request of  the United states still recognizes As Panama s president Delvalle was deposed feb. 26. One Day alter he tried to fire Gen. Manuel Antoni Noriega the nation s de Facto Leader As chief of Panama s 15,000-Mcmbcr defense forces. Noriega is under indictment in . Federal courts on charges of drug trafficking. The United slates also imposed economic sanctions on Panama thai led to a severe economic crisis in that country. Manuel Solis Palma. Who announced the new Cabinet appointment sunday became inc new chief Xix univ e after Delvalle s ouster. Solis Palma said the primary goal of his new administrative team would be to reopen the nation s Banks closed since March 4 be cause of a Lack of Money to cover withdraw als by Panicky depositors