European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday Jung 12,1988 dec cautioned on Trade restrictions to lower internal barriers in 1992 by Janet d Agostino staff Miter Frankfurt the . Ambas Sador to the european economic Community has cautioned Europe not to erect external Trade restrictions when its own internal barriers arc lowered in1992. Alfred a Kingon told members or he american chamber of co Mercein Germany that he United Stales support the goal of promoting a More unified Europe by the removal or barriers to Trade Between european nations. The lowering of Trade Barrio would encourage the creation of new businesses and jobs and would be Good not Only for Europe but for the United states the West and inc world in general he said. The 12 common Market nations arc set to remove most Trade restrictions among themselves in 1992, under provi Sions of the single european act. If the europeans could Ever pull it Oft it would be one of the greatest eco nomic feats in All history Kingon said at the gathering a the hotel intercontinental in Frankfurt Friday. However he said thai after talking to european businessmen editors and government officials he is convinced that europeans have yet to come to grips with temperatures to a n j uunlijbdunm.1 pm lulls c .1ouflbw.wvt j cd civil cutting a ctraxluhjdii4ij   fun Juryj   it Lom Quisor Haj Al  inv Gaj june 10 Hilo u we u s9 11 w 44.  u mum Hon i a 49 in Wimuel 95 60 w0i 51 Ali b � to Jet � is 41 m 41 94 cd 7j � u 41n Siti in 4t n ii h 43 71 m h x m s9 7 sin to bin 94 70 so to 44 91 41a 74 u 74 44u a. W u 51 to 4? i 99 u ptmujh.1   smfrvma.1ewjuin.prj suu.1ssiffi  by Iuta Hilo to 41 74 4 80 � 70 m 12 &5 u ft11 m a u 2 �11 u � 71 70 49ids 75 3 a 4s 71 4 Tsi 91 eur 91 ii w s7 s4 92 71hh h w v h i 4fi49 n 81 u sin is european weather q Rocity or.  car Iruh i i i Cert a Alvr Juth Witt Ken Mih Elf Pur Kuti.  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I your Zeal to build pan european Indus tries will you engage in some kind of Industrial policy or in some kind of targeting that will keep legitimate third country exporters out these Are real  Italy Spain England and France for example have quotas on the number of automobiles that can be imported into their countries he said. When Competition really heats up will those countries really lower the barriers so that imports from Europe forget about the . For a minute come pouring in it remains to be  Kingon said that Willy Declercq the dec s chief Trade negotiator has said that Europe will become a freehand open Market but that there will be transitional rules for such industries As automobiles textiles and financial services when the Trade barriers Are dropped what transitional rules Kingo asked. Europe he said needs to have a freehand open Market or else it won t be in the free flow of information technology capital labor goods and services that Are necessary to compete in the 21st  if you Start putting up barriers As the Competition comes Home to Roost then Europe will defeat what it is try ing to do with this whole common  Kingon said the United states relationship with the dec is the most important economic and trading relation ship we have. We did $145 billion in two Way Trade in goods and services last year and that s up from is 31 billion the year before and $121 billion the year be fore  the biggest problem for .-eec re lations is image because the Media never reports about the $145 billion in two Way Trade Only about the Trade War on Spaghetti or the Trade War on sliced liver he said. It is so important to see All the prob lems in perspective. Then they All see rather  agriculture however remains the exception. You have an agricultural mess i Europe we have an agricultural mess at Home. We re both pouring Money insanely into agriculture Kingo said. We be got so much food in the world we Don t know what to do  Trade relations Between the United states and the common Market have been strained in recent Yean because of disagreements Over farm Export subsidies and import duties imposed breach Side. The agricultural problem ii not eco nomic but political Kingon said. The Market would Lake care of too Many Farmers because the marginal producers would be wiped  however the powerful farm lobbies on both sides of inc Ocean make financial demands in the form of subsidies that Strain government budgets he said. Agri cultural Reform ran come about Only if political Industrial and economic Fig ures Bear Down on the political Deci Sion makers to come to grips with  if you believe the future lies in the area of the new industries Tele communications. Computers and the like then you arc putting too much of your resources in agriculture and soar we and we have to Stop it King on said. Services met or surpassed goals for recruiting in 1 St half of fiscal 88 by Norman Black a military writer Washington the military serv ices easily met or exceeded their recruit ing goals during the first half of the fiscal year thanks in pan to budget cuts that lowered their manpower goals the Pentagon Laid Friday the army Navy air Force and Marine corps also reported Etc Ellent re Cruit Quality with us percentage of recruits possessing a High school diploma increasing to 92 percent from 91 percent a year earlier the Pentagon said. Nonetheless concent remains for future recruiting prospects said Grant s. Green jr., the assistant defense Secretary for personnel. Liis year s recruiting objectives Are significantly below those of last year. Had the services been recruiting to last year s Levels this Quality might not have been achieved.11 releasing its latest quarterly report the defense department said the four services signed up a combined 133,000 recruits during the first six months of fiscal 1988, a period that ended March that compares with a combined goal of 1 1,100, and All four services met or exceeded their individual objectives. By comparison during the same period in fiscal 1987, the services had to sign up 150,900 recruits. The recruiting objectives have been falling because the Pentagon plans to Cut Active duty strength by almost 36,000 this year to Cope with budget Cut. On the re enlistment Side several key statistics trailed those achieved during the comparable period in fiscal 1987, Green said the Navy Marine corps and air Force reported first term re enlistment rates several percentage Points below Tost year s second Quarter numbers. The department will continue monitoring retention trends  the Pentagon pays particular Atten Tion to the percentage of men and women willing to re enlist after completing their initial obligation viewing it As measure not Only of military readiness and experience in the Force but also Job satisfaction. During the first half of fiscal 1988, m percent of Navy personnel eligible to re enlist for the first time did so Dow front 58 percent during the same period a year ago. Similarly the first term re enlistment numbers dropped for the Marine corps from 35 percent to 32 percent and for the air Force from 67 percent to s6 per cent. The army managed to Buck that trend reporting that first term re enlist ments Rose from to percent to 46 per cent. Body of final mine blast victim found Borken West Germany Jap search teams found the body or the last missing worker in the Borken mine bring ing the local number of confirmed dead to 51 in West Germany s worst mine Accident in 26 years officials said saturday. Peter cart Reuhland a spokesman for mine owner Preussen Ete Kira said search teams found the body late Friday on june to a powerful methane Gas explosion ripped through inc Sholzen Bach mine in Borken about 72 Miles Northeast of Frankfurt. Six miners were rescued june 4 after spending 65 hours trapped $00 feet underground. Mine officials predicted a lengthy investigation into the cause of the Accident. A local prosecutor has opened a Probo into Ibe explosion reportedly to see whether an open flame May have touched off the blast. Mine officials have said smoking was strictly forbidden underground. Reuhland said stale and Federal mine experts would also take part in the investigation. Soldier killed in bus underpass Accident Offenburg West Germany Sis a Soldier sticking his head through the roof Hatch of a double Decker tour bus died Friday when the vehicle went through an underpass a 3znd army air defense come spokesman said sat urday. The tour bus left Wurzburg West Ger Many at 6 . Fora unit sponsored trip to Spain on a Kic Mann touristic bus said capt. Gayham Johnson. Forty seven soldiers with he Bury Anda Btry 6th in s2nd air defense arty in Wuh Burg were passengers Johnson said. The identity of the dead Man is being withheld pending notification of family members and the cause of death has not yet been announced. The Accident occurred about 9 . While the bus was travelling of autobahn s near Ollenburg about 12 Miles South East of Strasbourg France. The bus returned to Wurzburg and the trip was. Cancelled Johnson said. The Accident is being investigated by German and american authorities