European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page in special insert to the stars and stripes sunday january 15,1989 select a style from the examples listed below. The prices Are based on 25 words or less. Use the Coupon provided to write your message. Use the first line for the headline for styles two and three. Maximum number of characters for headline style two 18, style three 30. Payment must accompany the order. Write your Check or Money order do not Send Cash payable in . Dollars to stars and stripes fund ecn-874. Mail mrs to r ".  a. Valentines stars and stripes Box 266, Apo 09211 1 style one $6 adults $3 children to our son John Richard or. We waited for you for Many years. We love you very much. Happy Valentine s Day 1989. Love mom style two $1o adults $5 children 7it s impossible to say 1 love you in 25 words or less but i think you it the picture. Happy Valentine s Day love Joanne name social Security number duty phone Home phone style three style selected total amount Valentine text for longer messages style one and two add 150/word style three add 25$/word. A & i want you to know How much i love you and How great life is with you. Love Hubby All Valentines must be received by tuesday february 7, 1989. Y l seen since world War ii and prime minister Margaret Thatcher made it the Cornerstone of her foreign policy. For Reagan Thatcher has stood alone among the other West european leaders even at political Cost. For example she was the sole ally to Back the 1986 . Bombing raid on Libya which most others in Britain denounced As heavy handed and futile. Under Thatcher Britain followed the United states out of Enesco in 1985 was the first to deploy . Cruise missiles in Europe in 1983 and when the superpowers agreed in 1987 to remove the missiles she publicly endorsed the Deal despite private reservations. Thatcher was Given to bluntly reminding her fellow europeans in nato or the european economic Community of their Reliance on . Military and diplomatic Power. This has revived complaints that the British cling to old trans Atlantic ties and Are unenthusiastic europeans. Reagan s style provoked amusement concern or jiving among British opposition parties and in newspapers. But not even in strict Confidence would Thatcher aides utter a word of criticism of the president. Reagan and Thatcher have disagreed on economic issues like the . Deficit and she had misgivings about the missiles Deal. But they re obviously fond of each other Call each other Ron and Margaret and share some Basic instincts like their Faith in the free Market and a Strong defense and their hatred of socialism. You have restored Faith in the american dream Thatcher told Reagan last summer when he paid a Farewell presidential visit to Britain. He said of the British Leader who has been in office throughout his two terms we re very Good friends and it is a Friendship i treasure very  Gene Kramer South Africa diplomatic Success but apartheid is still entrenched Washington the Reagan administration looked As if it was going to come up empty on its Southern Africa policies until Chester Crocker the assistant Secretary of state pulled but an 11 the hour peace agreement on Angola. Until Crocker a former Georgetown University professor helped negotiate the peace agreement last month he was Best known As the architect of the administration s policy of constructive  it called for the United states to use diplomatic pressure to Force the White ruled government of South Africa to change its policies of racial segregation called f apartheid. Constructive engagement no longer part of the state department s official lexicon was not a Success. South Africa s policies remain virtually the same with Blacks denied political and social rights. In the United states constructive engagement was the target of criticism and ridicule. And opponents of South Africa mounted a Campaign which resulted in legislation in 1986 providing for economic sanctions against the White regime. They provided for a ban on new investments a prohibition on the import of certain South african products and the suspension of South african commercial Landing rights in the United states. Reagan s veto of the sanctions was overridden decisively. In Angola where the Reagan administration and South Africa had supported rebels seeking to overthrow the cuban backed marxist government Crocker was More successful. After months of mediating delicate negotiations South Africa Cuba and Angola signed an agreement under which Angola pledged to Send Home 50,000 cuban troops posted in Angola. At the same time South Africa granted Independence to South West Africa the continent s last Colony. It will become the Black ruled nation of Namibia. ,anuary15,1989 \ president Reagan with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. A in sum it was a mixed record for the Reagan administration. Barry Schweid latin America democracies saddled by debts threatened Washington with . Encouragement much of latin America has undergone an unprecedented political transformation from dictatorship to democracy Over the past decade but the Region is nonetheless worse off economically now than when the generals were in charge. Reagan and Shultz have repeatedly hailed the democratic development in the hemisphere. Nonetheless the same economic forces that swept the dictatorships from Power during the 1980s Are now threatening the emerging democracies. In some countries the possibility of a military coup is not ruled out. As Reagan leaves office the potential political and economic consequences of continued stagnation partly the result of the Region s huge foreign debt could become one of the major hemispheric challenges for the new administration. President elect Bush has called for a major review of existing policy on debt the Centrepiece of which is the so called Baker plan named for former Treasury Secretary and Secretary of state designate James a. Baker Iii. The plan Calls for economic reforms in the debtor countries and new Public and private lending from the developed countries to meet their capital needs. But lending has been far below what had been expected when the plan was unveiled three years ago. Hemispheric countries Over the past five years have shelled out More than $120 billion in debt repayments than they have received in new Loans. Repayments on the Region s $420 billion debt have meant that decades of hard won gains for some countries have been wiped out. The Region has been denied capital needed for investment and imports vital for production have been Cut Back sharply. Inflation and High unemployment Are rampant. The list of countries which have made the shift to democracy or Are in the process of doing so since 1979 is impressive Argentina Brazil Bolivia Chile Ecuador Peru Uruguay Al Salvador Honduras and Guatemala. But in virtually All of these countries the popular base of the incumbent administrations has been eroding reflecting the difficulty they have in dealing with the consequences of excessive borrowing in the past. Increasingly latin leaders see debt Relief As perhaps the Only Way their countries can restore economic growth and to prevent yet another lost decade. Joan Mower Mexico distrust on both sides of the Border Washington Reagan s departure coincides with the Start of a six year term by a new mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari offering both countries a fresh Opportunity for a More harmonious relationship. Reagan met frequently with former mexican president Miguel de la Madrid and the two got along Well but the same cannot be said for officials at the lower level. The two governments disagreed sharply Over Central America particularly Nicaragua where Mexico was viewed by administration officials As perhaps the most Stalwart non communist Backer of the leftist sandinista government. Elliott Abrams the outgoing assistant Secretary of state for latin America concedes that the ideological tone of Mexico s foreign policy Over the years left the administration very  . Officials angered Mexico by suggesting that official corruption was hampering that country s drug enforcement efforts. Mexico Felt the Reagan administration failed to appreciate the sacrifices its Security forces made to come to grips with the drug Issue. Drugs remain a potent Issue. Mexico is believed to provide 30 percent of the marijuana and 40 percent of the heroin reaching this country. Immigration is another divisive Issue. The Reagan administration maintained that unwise mexican economic policies forced millions of mexicans to Cross the Border illegally. Mexico s View is that the immigration is the result of the . Demand for cheap labor which it claims american policies fail to take into account. On the economic front Mexico has maintained that paying the interest on its $107 billion foreign debt makes growth impossible. When Bush takes office Mexico will be eagerly awaiting some sign that he will be amenable to a policy under which Mexico s debt servicing obligations might be matched to its payment capacity. Mexico has Felt for years that its debt is the primary cause for a steady decline in mexican living standards during the 1980s. George Gedda Canada new Era on Trade air pollution a sore Point Toronto Canada and the United states head for a new Era of Trade cooperation As Reagan leaves office. The free Trade agreement that he signed with prime minister Brian Mulroney a year ago won approval Only after an intensive debate in Canada that showed just How wary Many Here Are of their larger and More powerful neighbor. The Impact of the agreement which took effect on Jan. 1, will be gradual Over a 10-year period. But the debate also put the spotlight on the remarkable ties that have developed Between Canada and the United states already and their two Way trading partnership the largest such relationship in the world. Canada s Prosperity and economic growth have paralleled and frequently exceeded the United states during the past six years. As in the United states concern also has been voiced in Canada that affluence has gone Only to some parts of society and instead of trickling Down has created a harsh uncaring class. System. Reagan and Mulroney shared not Only a conservative Outlook but an Irish heritage that improved relations Between Washington and Ottawa sometimes at Odds before 1984 under prime minister Pierre Trudeau. The biggest lingering source of friction Between the two countries is the inability to achieve agreement on acid rain despite Mulroney s claims to easy Access with Reagan. The Canadian Leader has said he Hopes to do better on the Issue with Bush. Mulroney seeks a treaty under which the . Government would Promise to order reductions in Fulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions under a fixed schedule just As Canada is cutting its emissions by 50 percent. Soll Sussman the stars and stripes Page 15