European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes Friday june 3,1988 Greece to give . Base shut Down notice Athens Greece a the government on thursday said in intends to hand the United slates a formal shut Down notice for its four military bases operating in Greece. The notice would be issued the latest by the end of july government spokesman a tanks Roubanis said in a statement. The shut Down notice is a Legal formality that is not expected to result in closure of the bases since Greece and the uni cd states arc negotiating a new bases  Andreas Papandreou says repeatedly Greece is willing to sign a new bases agreement to replace one that expires in december but thai it must be approved in a referendum we Are negotiating in this spirit with the aim of serving our highest National interests Papandreou said last week at a rally on the Southern Island of  wants a new agreement to be linked with Progress on its National interests a refer ence to longstanding regional disputes with tur key and the Cyprus problem. 1 St Adane 4 launch scheduled for next week Paris a the first launch of the Ariano 4 rocket expected to become Europe work horse for commercial launches is scheduled for next Friday authorities announced wednesday. The trial launch without payload is intended to demonstrate the rocket s readiness for operational nights scheduled to Start late this year according to a joint statement by the european space Agency and Arian space Esa s Commer Cial  will take place from Esa s base in Kourou French Guiana. Italian strike could cause problems for rail travellers Rome a railway passengers in Italy were expected to face delays and cancellation due to a 48-hour strike by train engineers that began  work stoppage began at noon and was scheduled to end at the same time saturday. The strikers rejected a contract agreement Siwiec last december by the main Trade  arc seeking higher pay and the hiring of 3,500 More engineers to reduce their work Load. They have also demanded a meeting with trans port minister Giorgio Santuz. The state run railways said in a statement that the strike would cause some cancellations and delays but efforts would be made to guarantee the main National and International routes. Cafes lifts restrictions on fuel Coupon sales vicen2a, Italy Sis the temporary 100-liter limit on the Purchase of fuel coupons at Vincnza has been lifted after a fresh Supply of the coupons was picked up by local Exchange officials a Southern european task Force spokesman said thursday. The limit was imposed late last week after a shipment of replacement coupons did not ave from the Central issuing facility in Naples coupons Are available at All cafes locations in Italy an cafes Europe spokesman said. Duarte has gastric cancer Washington a salvadoran president Jose Napoleon Duarte diagnosed As having gastric cancer said thursday he feels Well despite his condition and is determined to fight in out Duarte appearing Pale and drawn spoke with re porters outside the emergency room of the Walter Reed army medical Center Uliey had been told by a Hospital spokesman to gather there for a statement from the salvadoran ambassador. Within minutes Duarte drove up to the Hospital in a limousine. He said he bad left the Hospital to which he was admitted tuesday night for sophisticated tests to de Termine the extent of his cancer. A Hospital statement said that Duarte 62, has a. Malignant gastric ulcer and that preliminary tests showed some liver involvement but that no further spread of the cancer bad been selected. Duarte said the results of thursday s examination done at the offices of magnetic imaging of washing ton would not be known for a few Days. Duarte s son Alejandro said in Spanish that he did not have any immediate concerns about the political stability of Al Salvador during his father s absence. Through a translator Alejandro Duarte said the government is a team. A team is together United. Obviously fundamental policies won t change. We still Don t know How Long the president will be away. Therefore we cannot say How his absence will affect the Long term conduct of overment. Duarte is in the final year of his five year term and his image and influence have been so eroded that his absence is expected to have Little Impact on Al Salva Dor s staggering problems. When he assumed the presidency in 1984, a popular and dynamic Duarte was hailed As a figure of historic proportions who would Lead the country out of decades of conflict and widespread misery. But very Little of what he promised has been wrought an 8-year-old civil War Between .-backed government forces and leftist guerrillas continues unabated. Pay from Page 1 House voted to repeal further cuts of 4 percent in officer strength Over the next two years after a reduction of 2 percent in 1987 and 1988. The Senate looking to keep a tighter rein on de sense department officer management practices voted to defer further cuts for one year but to review the Issue again for the fiscal 1990 budget Cycle. One of the few personnel items agreed upon by the two Chambers is an increase in stateside variable hous ing allowance of 3.4 percent which virtually assures that the increase will be granted in the final defense department budget. Pentagon officials lobbied hard for higher via in creases than have been granted by lawmakers Over the past few years because the stateside housing Market is forcing Many Servic members to absorb substantial out of pocket rent and mortgage costs. In another High profile budget provision lawmakers eager to Rouse support Back Home this election year fought for using military muscle in anti drug efforts. The Senate Bill s provision with a reported Price tag of about $2 billion Calls for the military to step up its drug surveillance and interdiction  the Senate also would give the Navy limited authority to make arrests at sea. The House version which could Cost As much As 58 billion for equipment and j6 billion a year for operations is much tougher. It would require the Pentagon to substantially halt the flow of drugs into the United states within 45 Days by virtually scaling the country s Borders against drug smugglers. Pentagon officials Are reluctant to undertake the Mission not Only because of costs but also because personnel and equipment would be diverted from their real Mission. There also Are civil Liberty concern about the military s involvement in civilian Law enforcement  subjects to be negotiated to la defense authorization Bill conference the Senate voted to give president Reagan almost All he requested for strategic defense initiative re search about $4.5 billion but the House Only approved s3.s billion. The Senate Bill includes language on base closings while the House Bill docs not. But the House is expected to support some initiative to move Forward on closing unneeded stateside bases. Overseas bases also May be considered. ,. J the House essentially rejected a plan to deploy the my missile on rail cars and instead approved j600 million for a smaller system. The Senate voted j700 million for the my and Only $50 million for the mid Gelmann. Britain from fags 1 his talks with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Rea Gan was demonstrating his esteem for the woman whose nine years in office have paralleled his own tenure and made her the Western Alliance s senior Leader for Thatcher it was a Chance to say goodbye to an ideological ally who shares her belief in capitalism and distrust of communism. Reagan rested at the . Ambassador s residence before going to Buckingham Palace where he passed a crowd estimated by police at 1,500. There were Waves and cheers and Reagan waved Back from his limousine. The Queen wearing a Sapphire Blue silk dress greeted the reagans in the Marble columned Entrance Hall of her 285-year-old Palace. Nice to see you again she said. How Are you or. President to a reporter who asked whether he was glad to be Here and not in Moscow Reagan grinned and replied let me put it very simply pm very Happy to be in london.". The 62-year-old Queen received the reagans alone. Her husband Prince Philip was away on an engagement out of town. Bui while Reagan went to Sec Thatcher mrs. Rea Gan resumed 10 the ambassador s residence to await visit from the Queen s heir. Prince Charles. A ceremony was prepared outside the foreign of fice where Thatcher was to Welcome Reagan As a band played anthems and Irving Berlin hits in his Honor. Reagan on his third presidential visit Here since 1982, was to Dine with Thatcher and about 20 guests at her no. 10 Downing St. Residence. Government sources who requested anonymity said Thatcher was highly impressed by Reagan s handling of the human rights Issue in Moscow and his question and answer session with Moscow students which she believed endeared him to his audience. They said the two would discuss arms control including conventional and chemical weapons the mid dle East Angola and this month s economic Summit in Toronto. Testing from Page 1 random drug testing would begin. Dodds director John Stremple said thursday that the school system was encumbered by the defense depart ment to begin random drug testing of teachers. We will pursue in unless the court dictates otherwise he said. Stremple said he had not seen the sea suit but had heard that the Union was Tak ing action to Block the drug testing. Defense Secretary Frank Cariucci made specific reference to random drug testing of Dodds teachers in a May 10 memo to major military commands and defense agencies. The memo carries the approval of jus lice department and health and human services officials. The memo includes a 28-Page Section called the Dodds drug free work place plan that outlines procedures for random drug testing. The plan also Calls for testing of All new employees in designated positions hut a school system spokesman said he was unsure what that provision Means. A Germany Region spokesman said thursday that school optic gals in Wiesbaden have yet to receive any drug testing guidelines. Tho sea which represent the major Ity of Dodds teachers. Is filing the suit on behalf of its members. A spokesman for the overseas federation of teachers which represents teachers in the school sy5tem Smeiter Ranegan and Panama regions said thurs Day his Union would fight the drug test ing plan in the courts should Dodds officials in those regions try to implement random drug testing of teachers. Sea officials said that if their suit is successful in would be up to the Pentagon to determine whether or not the court ruling would apply to All Dodds teachers. The sea suit comes nearly three months after a Federal judge ordered the army to Slop its random checks of 9,400 civilian employees in sensitive jobs for drug use because the tests Are an unreasonable search prohibited by the Constitution. In 19s7, another Federal judge upheld random drug testing of nearly 30,000transportation department workers.  a Dili if Pat Suh Wirtur Wusi j. Oil