European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 19, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 Gorbachev reaffirms warm ties with India new Delhi India a Soyi i president Mik Hail Gorbachev began a i rec Day visit to India Friday pledging to maintain warm relations with India despite comments and speculations to the contrary in an apparent reference loan improvement in both nations tics Wilh China. Gorbachev said the development of relations Wilh third countries would nol affect soviet Indian relations. Gorbachev s remarks were contained in a speech Given at a dinner Al tended by prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the first Day of the soviet Leader s three Day. Visit to India. Indian authorities mindful of afghan refugee opposition to soviet involvement in Afghanistan asked the estimated 7,000 afghans living in new Delhi to slay in their Homes while Gorbachev is in town. Afghan refugees said they have been instructed to stay off the streets Csc ept to report to their nearest police stations Ever morning while Gorbachev is Here. The police want o make sure All Heads Are accounted for said Syed Mohammad Maiwand chair Man of the International afghan elders association which claims 1.300 members in new Delhi. They arc treating us As if we were  Gorbachev did not mention China in his speech a Tysl of which was released by the Indian foreign  it followed concerns expressed by some Indian newspapers and by some Indian officials that warmer relations Between the world s two biggest communist Powers could affect the soviet Union s Friendly tics with India. Referring to some comments and speculations that Are not exactly  Gorbachev said some go As far As saying that the soviet Union is changing its priorities even becoming Cool to India. "1 shall not dignify with an answer such totally groundless and obviously speculative remarks Gorbachev said. Gorbachev s visit 10 India his second in two years comes a month before Gandhi is to travel to Beijing the first trip to China by an Indian prime minister in 34 years. India and China have a longstanding Border dispute and went to War in 1962, there also arc signs of an easing of strains Between the soviet Union and China highlighted by next year s scheduled visit to Moscow by senior chinese Leader soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev right is reeled in new Delhi by Indian prime minister its Jav Gandhi Center and Indian president . Deng Xiaoping. Gorbachev and his wife Raisa arrived in new Delhi to a Welcome marked by tons of roses decking the Highway taken by his motorcade. It was his first trip abroad since the title of presidency was added to his position As party Leader nearly two months ago. After a ceremonial reception Gorbachev held the first of at least four scheduled talks with Gandhi. An Indian foreign ministry spokesman who under briefing rules cannot be identified said the two leaders discussed general global and regional mailers but did nol discuss specifics. Schools were closed Friday in Honor of Gorbachev s visit. More than 100,000 students and 10,000 teachers were asked to stand along the soviet motorcade route newspapers reported India a founding member of the movement of non aligned nations has Friendly relations Wilh the Sovil Union and the United Stales put the soviets arc a chief supplier of military equipment including Jet fighter planes and tanks. On wednesday he two countries signed a Trade agreement for imports and exports Worth $4.7 billion in 1989 More than double the estimated $1.9 billion for 1987.Gorbachev is scheduled to return to Moscow on sunday. Creation of 2 new of Junior Roth chapters in doubt Ken Daly 5b5. Out slut lifer by Dave Walczak education writer Wiesbaden West Germany the program division chief for air Force Junior Roth holds out Little Hope that Alconbury and London Central High schools will join the seven existing Chap ters within the military s overseas school system in Europe. There s a department of defense limit of 335 schools and we already have 316ken Daly said Friday. We have already received applications from 98 High schools to join the program Alconbury and London Central Are the Only two department of defense de Pendents schools in Europe to apply for new air Force Junior Roth chapters. The decision to add additional schools id the $11-5 million program rests with the Secretary of the air Force facilities school enrolment and instructor salaries Are key components in starting new chapters Daly said. Daly is on the first week of an inspection tour of existing chapters in West Germany and England. His Friday visit to Gen. He. Arnold High school in Wiesbaden followed similar one Day vis its to rams Cin Kaiserslautern and Wei Brincken High schools. He will visit Croughton and  High schools next week before returning to his office at Maxwell fab Ala. Daly who Rel Rcd As a chief master sergeant after 24 years in the air Force said that Cadel appearance academic standards and Cadet program participation Are top priorities of his inspections. Daly who said he has visited 117 Junior Roth units is making his second visit to overseas High schools because we want to ensure that they Don t feel like they re on in email end of the  he declined to give detailed reports of what he s discovered so far in his visits to Dodds schools but said thai the pro Grams reflect the entire spectrum con earning Overall Quality. Each school will receive a written re port on Daly s visit within two weeks. More than 45,000 High school students. Arc enrolled in air Force Junior Roth programs. Course work focuses exclusively on aerospace science and leadership training. Daly said that of 5,000 air Force Junior Roth 1988 graduates 76 percent joined the military in some Way including the reserves. Asbestos fears close Zara Pfaab schoolroom  stuff writer school officials at Zaragoza a Spain suspecting the presence of dangerous Asbestos particles in debris that fell from the ceiling have closed off a Large Multi purpose room that al5o serves As the school cafeteria air and dust samples taken thursday Al inc base s combined elementary and High school won t be Avail Able until monday. But base spokesman capt. John Bickell Friday said inc Zaragoza commander ordered the room closed after an Industrial Hygin Ceisl working with Baker Engi neers co. Witnessed a Workman installing Light futures in. The room. Baker suspects thai the room s acoustical ceiling Plas Ter May contain Asbestos Type material Bic Kilt said Baker a Pittsburgh based environmental Engi. A caring firm is at Zaragoza preparing initial plans for a project to remove All Asbestos from the school Bick Cut said. The hygienist saw debris filling from where the employee was drilling into the plaster and suspected that the debris might contain Asbestos Bic Kcal said according to Baker representatives the room is the Only location in the school Hal contains the acoustical plaster Bic Kcal said. Base officials addressed Community concerns Al a special Lown meeting Friday attended by about so parents ". Local school officials could nol be reached for com ment on Friday. V the army and air Force Exchange service has offered to provide elementary school classrooms with lunches until the cafeteria Cati be reopened. High school students Are bringing bag lunches rousing of her base dining facilities. In june of last year an Asbestos removal project at the Zaragoza school was cancelled on the advice of Odds hired Asbestos removal experts. The experts found that the company hired was nol qualified to tackle the Asbestos problem Al the school. At that Lime Zaragoza teachers had complained for. More than three years that the school posed a health risk because of the presence of Asbestos which studies have linked to cancer .".?.the department of defense dependents schools provided $57.25 million in 1987 to remove Asbestos in. All its schools