European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday september 27,1988 Reagan hails Era of Hope for peace United nations a presi Dent Reagan told the United nations in a  monday that this was a time of Hope for peace in the world and that a new  treaty to sharply reduce nuclear arms May be concluded next year. He called far an International War on drug traffickers terrorism 4tlj Tiki Page taking and vowed to maintain . Sup port Tor an armed insurgency against the leftist government of Nicaragua. He said the sandinista were pursuing the oldest most corrupt vice of All Man s age old will to Power his lust to control the lives and steal the freedoms of  but with his presidency nearing an end Reagan struck a mostly Philosoph ical stance As he told the 43rd general Assembly session of 159 nations that Civi wars and foreign occupations were news briefs giving Way around the world. Reagan said the trend was spurred by a new Era in soviet american relations marked by the continuing withdrawal of the red army from Afghani Stan and a treaty last year to abolish intermediate Range nuclear missiles. He said . And soviet negotiators were making steady Progress on another Accord to sharply reduce Long Range bombers missiles and submarines. White completion of the pact this year was highly doubtful Reagan said i can Tell you. A year from now it is a possibility More than a  on the conventional front Reagan said East West talks 10 reduce non nuclear forces tanks and other Mobile weapons in Europe will begin  the United states had demanded a soviet commitment to give equal Atten Tion to human rights. Reagan met Las week in Washington with soviet foreign minister Eduard a  afterwards . Officials said the Sovi ets bad promised to release 27 additional political prisoners to make changes in their emigration procedures and to undertake other reforms. Reagan s statement indicated the human rights obstacle had been removed. From Angola to Cambodia and in the persian Gulf where . Secretary Gen eral Javier Perez de Cuettar is trying to formalize a cease fire to end the eight year War Between Iran and Iraq prospects for peace Are Bright Reagan said in his speech Reagan said i stand Attis podium then in a moment of Hope Hope not just for the Peoples of the United states or the Sevki Union but for All the Peoples of the  in arms control he said the logjam is broken by the ban on . And soviet intermediate Range missiles Progress to Ward a strategic arms reduction treaty and the Onset of negotiations Between the North Atlantic treaty organization and the Warsaw pact on conventional forces. History teaches caution Reagan said. But his speech was upbeat and he traced the improvement in .-Sovici relations to the first Summit meeting head held with soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev in Geneva nearly three year Sago. So if future generations do say of us that in our Lime peace came closer that we did bring about new seasons of truth and Justice it will be cause for Pride Reagan said. Reagan has addressed the opening ses Sion of the general Assembly each year since 1983. He also spoke at a special . Session on disarmament in 1982, if pane again backs cutting Money imbalances Berlin up the policy making body of the International monetary fund monday Reaf firmed its support for concerted action by Lead ing Industrial Powers to reduce the world s Exter Nal imbalances including the . Trade deficit. The ifs 22-member interim committee in a communique prior to tuesday s official open ing of the joint annual meeting of the if and the world Bank in West Berlin painted a Rosy picture of the world Economy. The committee echoed the generally optimistic Lone of the communique of the group of seven leading Industrial nations and the ifs world economic Outlook both of which were released during the weekend in preparation for the three Day Summit. 5 discovery astronauts Fly to shuttle launch site Cape canaveral Fla. A the five discovery astronauts flew through Stormy skies to this shuttle launch site monday confident that the first . Foray into space in nearly three years will be a Joyful occurrence for the people of  Green ribbons which have become the local Symbol for America s return to space fluttered from beams and scaffolding on the launch pad As Nasa started the countdown for liftoff at 9 59 . Thursday. Shuttle commander Frederick h. Hauck and Pilot Richard 0. Covey spent the morning i liftoff rehearsals in Houston then set out in t 38 training jets for the Kennedy space Center. Mission specialists John m. Lounge and David Hilmers were in the Back seats and mis Sion specialist George d. Nelson was a passenger Inathirdt-38. They will be the first americans to venture into space since the seven member Crew of the Chal Lenger died in their attempt on Jan. 28,1986. Debate from Page 1 Bate and both probably gained stature. I Don t think either Side won but i think Mike Dukakis came very close to winning and George Bush came close to losing Bentsen told the associated press. Baker said that the vice president won the debate on style and substance and that Dukakis tailed on both counts. We think this debate reaffirmed the contrasts be tween the positions of these two candidates that have projected George Bush into that Lead Baker said. In the first of two fact to face meetings there was very Little warmth Between the candidates other than the traditional handshakes at the beginning and end. Bush said he had hoped for a Little friendlier an eve  Dukakis accused him of questioning his patriotism Bush painted his opponent As a far out Liberal in terms of issues the debate broke no new ground but it gave the candidates locked in a close race a Hance to press their cases against their opponents before their largest audience Ever in the tens of Mil Lions. Trying to capitalize on their debate performances the two candidates headed separate ways monday with Bush campaigning in the South while Dukakis moved North. Right from the Start in their first debate Dukakis took an aggressive stand accusing the Reagan Bush administration of doing business with a drug running panamanian  in reply. Bush said there was no hard evidence that panamanian Leader Manuel Antonio Noriega was involved in drugs until we indicted  Bush attacked Dukakis for his membership in the american civil liberties Union and for vetoing a Bill that would have required Public school teachers to Lead students in reciting the pledge of allegiance. Bush Sai Dukakis judgment was at Issue adding i Hope peo ple Don t think that i m questioning his  Given a Chance to respond Dukakis coldly declared of course the vice president is questioning my patriotism and i resent it i resent it noting that he is the son of immigrants Dukakis said i m in Public service because i love this country.1 believe in to. And nobody s going to question my patriotism As the vice president has now repeated  fired tart words at Dukakis after a question about Quayle and his qualifications to step into the presidency if necessary. Judge the Man on his record not on a lot of Rumo Sand innuendo and trying to fool around with his name Bush said noting that Dukakis frequently ref ers to his running mate by his full name of j. Danfort Quayle. Bush said that ridiculing a person s name is it Little beneath this  Dukakis shot Back i doubt very much that Dan Quayle was the Best qualified person for that Job. And As a matter of fact i think for most people the notion of president Quayle is a very very troubling notion  the two candidates traded a Serin of one Linen beginning when Dukakis claimed Bush was the Joe Isuzu of american politics referring to television commercials in which a Salesman makes implausible claims for Isuzu cars. Bush retorted that answer was about As Clear As Boston Harbor referring to the pollution in Dukakis Hometown. While Bush depicted Dukakis As an extreme Liberal the democratic nominee questioned the vice presi Dent judgment particularly on the Iran Contra scan dal. Dukakis declared that Bush the chairman of a task Force on terrorism endorsed the Sale of arms to the Ayatollah in Exchange for hostages one of the most tragic one of the most mistaken foreign policy Deci Sions we be Ever made in this country and i dire Tay encourages others to take  in reply Bush said yes we should t Trade arms for hostages but we have made vast improvements incur  going on the attack Bush said Dukakis opposed the its. Military strike against Libya a claim that Dukakis protested was not True. Stethem sergeant sentenced on indecency charges Hahn West Germany a suit sergeant was sentenced to four years in confinement and reduced to the lowest enlisted rank after pleading guilty to charges of committing indecent acts with his stepdaughter the 32-year-old 50th civil engineering so no also was Given a dishonourable discharge and ordered to forfeit $400 per month for four years at a general court martial Friday. The staff sergeant was tried on multiple charges of committing sodomy with a minor and indecent acts with a female under the age of 16, but pleaded guilty to Only the latter and lesser of the two charges. He was acquitted on the sodomy charges. The horse head n.y., native has been stationed at Hannab for four years. From Page 1 cause they were stylishly dressed. Americans travel in jeans and Cowboy  Suggs said that at the Start of the hijacking Stethem was acting in the window scat in his Row sleeping. I woke him up and Lold him i thought we had been hijacked. He said this is going to be interesting " Suggs told the court How the military men were quickly picked out by the hijackers because of their id cards. He said he thought Hamadi singled out Stethem and himself for beatings because they were Black. He bit Stethem on the head and called him a Marine the Sailor testified. Robert Taid no Navy and they brought him up to the front of the  Suggs said he could see Hamadi beating Stethem and the More the Sailor screamed the More the Hijack ers hit him. That s when i decided i would not scream when they hit me Suggs said. Previous witnesses testified that Stethem never screamed during the beatings. The court also heard testimony monday from chief Petty officer Jeffrey j. Ingalls 27, who said he at first was overlooked because he faked binding Over a pass port when the hijackers began collecting identification. When the hijackers caught up with Ingalls it was during the second Landing at Beirut when All military men were taken from the plane and into a private prison run by the Radical amal militia. Also on monday judge Heiner Mickenberger told the court that he repeatedly had tried to Contact Himadi s parents to testify on behalf of their Ion but that head been unable to reach the couple. Hamadi told the court his parents not Only were willing to come to Frankfurt but they supposedly lefty plane several Days ago. My lawyer went to the Airport to pick them up but they never showed up. I understand from reliable sources in Lebanon my parents Are not in the country anymore Hamadi  tuesday several flight attendants from the hijacked flight were scheduled to testify