European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday August 9,1988 chemical suspected in skin Eye irritation at Ramstein Ramstein a West Germany Between 20 and 30 air Force maintenance workers suffered Eye and skin irritation about noon Mon Day apparently from a chemical in the air near the base flight me officials  2,000-Square-foot area including Ramstein s East Gate was cordoned off and evacuated said base spokesman senior airman Rich Romero. Outbound traffic from the Gate was halted for 35 minutes. Inbound traffic was not affected base officials  subsequent test by Bio environmental Engi neers using measuring devices found no traces of chemicals in the area Romero said. The affected employees recovered quickly and did not require medical treatment officials said. The incident is not suspected to involve hydrazine a toxic substance carried on f-16 fight ers officials said. Rites set for employee of 1 St personnel come Heidelberg West Germany a memo rial service for a 1st personnel come employee who died last week will be at 11 . Wednesday at the Mark Twain Village Chapel. Jimmie l. Allen a retired army sergeant major was the Usa eur and 7th army retire ment services officer. He was 57. Allen apparently suffered a heart attack while leaving Kilbourne Cavern aug. 2. His car crossed a Street went through the Tompkins Barracks Barrier Fence and hit an unoccupied wooden building. He was pronounced dead at the scene at about 1  is survived by his wife Herta of St. Leon rot West Germany. Soviet e. German troops starting joint Maneu vers Berlin a about 14,500 soviet and East German troops began joint manbevers monday in Central East Germany the state run East German adn news Agency reported. Adn said the joint exercise was under the command of soviet Gen. Alexander Kozlov. The Agency did not say How Long the War games would  Maneu vers Are taking place in the Region of Burg Jessen Lubenau Teu Pitz and Lucken Walde South of Berlin adn said. 2 afghan pilots defect in soviet fighter plane Islamabad Pakistan a two afghan airmen defected to Pakistan in a soviet built fighter monday authorities said amid reports that Islamabad was holding a soviet Pilot shot Down last week. Authorities at the Northwest Border Village of Par Chinar confirmed that the Pilot and co Pilot of a Mig-19 landed their aircraft handed Over sidearms and asked for political Asylum. However officials refused to confirm or deny newspaper reports that a soviet airman had been flown to the pakistani capital after surviving the Downing of his ground attack fighter by a . Built Pakistan air Force f-16 on thursday near the Border Village of Mira Shah. Italian workers unloading year old toxic waste Genoa Italy a about 50 waste Dispo Sal experts began preliminary work monday to unload 12,000 Drums of a toxic substance that shippers have been trying to dispose of for More than a  Francese head of the Genoa port said several Rusty leaking Drums were being put into larger containers while experts began tests on the  of All Drums will take from two to three months he  syrian freighter Zanobia brought the waste Back to Italy two months ago after foreign countries refused to accept it. Port sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the material May be sent abroad to be incinerated. S. Africa orders cease fire in 13-year-old angolan War Pretoria South Africa a the government monday declared an immediate cease fire in the 13 year angolan War and set nov. 1 As the Date it plans to begin pulling out of neighbouring South West Africa. However foreign minister Pik Botha said further negotiations Are necessary to determine a timetable for withdrawal of cuban troops from Angola and the granting of Independence to South West Africa also known As Namibia. This is the first step of a very Long arduous Road to peace Botha told a news conference. Cuba Angola and the United states also were expected to Issue statements monday following last week s fifth round of .-mediated peace talks. Botha said South Africa planned to pull its Esti mated 3,000 troops out of Angola by sept. 1. South Africa along with the United states backs the Unita rebel movement in its 13-year-old fight against the angolan government. Angola is backed by an estimated 50,000 cuban troops. South Africa has an estimated 50,000 troops in Namibia and Botha said withdrawal would begin nov. 1. But he said the countries involved must first agree on a single Date for the total withdrawal of cuban troops from Angola and Independence for Namibia. Truce from Page 1 sides agreed with a cease fire followed by direct talks under my auspices the . Chief told reporters sunday after a full Day of talks with foreign minister Ali Akbar Velamati of Iran and ambassador Ismat Kitani of Iraq. Perez de Cuellar said it would take about two weeks to deploy the 350 . Peacekeeping troops from 24 coun tries who will Monitor the truce along the 730-mile front. In Tehran earlier monday president Ali Khamenei declared the War is apparently coming to a close and said International Public opinion had forced Iraq to drop its demand for direct talks before a cease fire. But he said i a speech to a gathering of islamic schol ars and specialists in third world issues that he doubts Iraq is genuinely interested in peace. Perez de Cuellar s cease fire announcement came As the Security Council met to consider the logistics of set Ting up a peacekeeping Force. A report released monday by the Secretary general estimated the Cost of the Force at $74 million for the first six months. . Peace talks began after Iran reversed itself and announced july 18 it would accept Security Council Resolution 598. Provisions in the Resolution include troop withdrawal to International boundaries and repatriation of prisoners taken in the War. The cease fire Date announcement came after Velamati delivered what amounted to Iran s formal acceptance of the Compromise proposal saturday by iraqi president Saddam Hussein that a cease fire be followed rapidly by direct talks on a lasting peace. The . Peace talks had faltered Over Iraq s demand for face to face talks before a cease fire. Iraq s Compromise accepted Kitani declared sunday As he entered a meeting with Perez de Cuellar. It s a very Good Day. I think we Are on the Road to  As he left Kitani said he had a Good meeting but when asked if he was satisfied he said that s something  before offering the Compromise Iraq said direct talks were needed to test Iran s intentions. It accepted Resolution 598 last year and said it would not now be stampeded into a  battered by a string of Battlefield defeats Iran had been pressing for an immediate truce. In the past few weeks Baghdad has launched repeated attacks in which Iran says at least 1,700 of its people were injured by chem ical  had been urged by Many nations to Compromise and agree to an Early cease fire and peace settlement. But a major Factor . Diplomats said was the Security Council s Assurance to Iraq last week that its five Perma nent members would guarantee a peace  five the United states Britain China France and the soviet Union promised Iraq that they would insist that Iran not exploit a truce. Allies from Page 1 Japan it said we could eliminate the budget deficit and even create a budget  the Burden sharing panel also criticized Allied nations such As Turkey and Portugal that have attempted to tie continued use of bases on their territory to the level of military Aid they receive from the United states. The existence of a . Base overseas in a partic ular area is either necessary for defense purposes or not the report said. How much Security assistance a country receives has no bearing. Linkage Between for eign Aid and . Base rights should be severed As base agreements come up for  the report said that Over the next six months the panel will explore ways in which the europeans could better defend themselves emphasizing defensive strategies and greater use of Reserve forces. The panel s final report is expected by the end of the year. Shultz from Page 1 cooperation with government efforts to Stem the thriving cocaine Trade has fuelled anti american sentiment in  the Highway blast dozens of police officers closed the Road and climbed a nearby Hill to search forthe bombers. They found a wire they said had Deno rated the bomb by Remote , 67, was Riding in one of the first few cars of the motorcade. Riding in his car was Bolivia s foreign minister and David Greenley . Embassy charge d  police escort accompanied the motorcade. The Secretary of state had been scheduled to go the Sheraton hotel in la Paz but instead was rushed directly to the .  la Paz Shultz was expected to Praise the govern ment s efforts in fighting cocaine production an smuggling. The government crackdown with . Co operation has angered drug Barons Here As Well a peasants Many of whom depend on the coca crop for their livelihood. Soviets arrive to inspect belgian Sites Brussels Belgium is a soviet delegation arrived monday afternoon to conduct base line inspections of nuclear missile facilities in Belgium allowed bythe intermediate Range nuclear forces agreement. The soviets brought two 10-member teams one of which is expected to visit the 485th tac missile Wing at Florenne a tuesday a . Embassy spokesman said. Another inspection also on tuesday is scheduled by the second team at the european repair facility at Gosse lies Belgium. . And belgian officials will accompany the soviets to both locations. There Are 16 ground launched cruise missiles in theft Rennes Arsenal the spokesman said. Approximately 1,300 military personnel Are assigned to the Wing which was activated in August 1984. The Gosse lies facility is used for missile system maintenance upgrade and testing. The spokesman said the soviets would announce tuesday morning which teams will be going where. Team members Likely will stay overnight at each sit and conclude their inspections on wednesday. Although no specific return Date to Moscow has been determined the delegation probably will depart thursday the spokesman said. Since inspections began in july soviet teams have toured . Sites in the United states England West Germany and the Netherlands