European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                O Money squeeze Wilt Cut Safe Hying time by 50% Page 3 d National service plan proposed again Page 5 d troubled military marriages divorce in Europe daily Magazine n celtics Stop Hawks in playoff opener sports Page 21 the St Lac Lpes Vtha Hattid Anomie us Quilic Trot ran in u t. Mio rat Cut vol.47, no.26 Friday May 13,1988 08693 a . May drop drug charges in Noriega plea bargain Washington api the a nun administration is discussing a Deal that could result in the dropping of drug trafficking charges against panamanian Leader Manuel Antonio Nark a in Exchange for his agreement to relinquish Power a Oliue House spokesman said thursday. We re Stilt miking about such a Deal said presidential spokesman Martin fizz Baiei what this amounts to is a Pica  he said. However the spokes Mart said no direct negotiations have taken place Wilh Noriega. Pressed at a briefing later to spell Oul hit ramifications of such a Deal in the United states Fitzwater said i offer no definition of plea bargaining. I m not going to speculate on possibilities that we Don t know arc going to  Fitzwater did say however that president Reagan has not talked to Noriega. The president obviously has directed the negotiations that have gone on there but i won t go further the spokesman said. Negotiations Are continuing with no agreements  earlier while House chief of staff Howard Baker without actually confirm ing an offer told lbs to that if such an arrangement got Noriega out of Power that would be the most fruitful and productive plea bargain that we have seen in a Long time reports of an offer brought Sharp Crit see Noriega on Back Page Accord reached missile treaty goes to Senate Geneva up the United states and soviet Union sett a their differences thursday on a historic treaty to scrap medium Range missiles and sent the agreement to the . Senate in an Effort to Speed ratification of the pact before the Moscow Summit. Secretary of stale George shut winding up two Days of talks with soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze told reporters we have reached a completely satisfactory agreement on All of these  the Senate postponed debate on the treaty monday White some members accused Moscow Ombac a Sjoding and leaving loopholes for cheating but Shutlz said the differences Over verifying compliance with the pact were a result of implementing an unprecedented sys tem of on she inspection. Occasionally they la have an  Shutlz said of the technicians who will carry out the agreement to destroy 683 soviet missiles and 364 . Missiles with a Rangl of 315 to 3.125 Miles. That s  he called the settlement he reached with Shevardnadze absolutely satisfactory the Moscow meeting Between president Krain and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev is scheduled to begin May 29, chief . Negotiator Mas Kampelman and soviet negotiator a Klor p. Karpov signed another document at the soviet Mission thai guarantees any futuristic weapons developed in the intermediate Range also would be banned under the treaty. Two of the principal stumbling blocks la Verinica lion of the treaty deah with . Demands to inspect soviet missile containers big enough to hold Only a stage of a rocket and the Issue of How much Access us. Inspectors will have to soviet missile plants and bases. Level endorsement president Dragun and his wife Nancy raise Hinds with vice president Fonie Bush and his wife. Barbara  after  5 declaration that Bush is my  Hie Condur Wincent tar the italian Lap Post came during i Republican fund Raiser in Washington. Also on wednesday pit Robertson Annu need in nor Folk Vahi plan to withdraw from the presidential race and his intention in endorse Bush. Dodds considering mandatory competency tests b Dave Walczak a Duclion writer Willi Cen. West Germany mandatory competency testing for graduating seniors and incoming teachers in the department of dry Cine dependents schools is under consideration by top school officials. We be found that if the kids know they have to pass the Tesu they do it said Dodds director John Stremple wednesday it raises  Stremple raised the competency testing Issue in a ice cd before inc annual convention of lie european Congress of american parents. Teachers and students. Testing graduating seniors would measure language and Maln Malics skills Stremple said but he offered no other details. Competency the Itig also should be extended to teachers seeking employment with Douds Stremple said. But he does not favor testing current Dodds teachers because it raises Loo much Axiel we were Able to screen Oul a. Lot of people w to should t be teaching by using this test in California he said. If you can t pass the literacy test you should t be teaching  sir ample is on a leave of absence front ims Job As superintendent of schools in Fresno Calif. Competency testing was one of a number of proposals Stremple outlined in Hii 30-Mmuic aut Treovr he tied the proposals to the Reform movement in Educa Tion that has taken hold throughout most of the United slates. Stremple promised to rethink the Structure of the school system which serves More than i5j.ooo Stu dents worldwide. Dodds is split into five regions but Stremple said the system we have in t etched in  he linked restructuring with an attempt to get More local input into school decisions. Stremple has ordered District and regional school officials to find ways of dealing directly with parents who he said arc con cd med Over a Lack of Access to school policy makers including himself increased minority hiring also was targeted by Stremple. We have not lion an adequate Job in this area he see Dodds on Back Page