European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday january 31, 1989. Beef gets red Light  Green week id thu i invt f 9h_/ojtl/jr  Vitt in in Iroff 3 to Liefl Tel Xvi i by Joseph owe staff writer Berlin red meat and Green week Don mix  least when the meat is hormone enhanced . Beef. An International beef Over . Beef spilled onto the Trade show floor this week when Berlin officials banned the Sale of 2 tons of Frozen meat imported from the states for the City s Green week exhibition. The exhibition is an annual showcase for food merchants Haty s r r to said  fillet fracas comes amid a larger controversy. The european economic the play in Tel  a nth a pro the Sale of hormone enhanced withke0nnpihteats of a Trade War with the United states. Of and occur Ion especially sur in Sig since we have no indication that tests or examinations have shown the product to be dangerous for the Public in any Way the statement said Charles Harvey the embassy s Agri cultural Counselor said All us and West German customs certificates for the meat were in order customs officials in Hamburg allowed the meat into the country in apparent disregard for the Law irritates him the most. Courts in the country struck Down a similar West German Law governing Beer purity maintaining that  imposed restrictive Trade barriers against other dec members. 90-Day Fruce urged in .-Europe meat dispute Washington h in pay Chin  .t,1 to. Up president Bush should order a 90-Day Cooling off period in the .-euro Pean hormone meat dispute five consumer groups said monday arguing that Europe s desire for consumer safety should be respected. The key component of the Cooling off period would be . Suspension of 100 percent tariffs against seven european goods. The tariffs which affect $100 million in Trade Are retail Eaton for the european Community s ban on meat foreign or Domestic produced wit growth stimulating hormones. There is no consideration being Given to sus pending the retaliation said Roger Bolton a spokesman for the Trade ambassador s office. The . Retaliation offsets the damage being suffered . Meat  a Cooling off period would allow negotiators to seek a solution to the dispute which flared Jan. 1 when Europe implemented its ban. European foreign ministers decided last week to delay  least until feb. 20, any counter retaliation. . Officials and livestock Industry leaders argue that the hormones used on . Livestock Are Safe and there is no scientific basis for the ban. Representatives of the consumer groups said  a news conference that concern Over food safety should be respected. Dan Howell speaking for the Center for science in the Public interest said the hormones appear to be Safe when used properly but  is difficult to assure perfect compliance. We Don have any evidence  s not Safe to eat . Meat Howell said. The problem is because misuse has  news updates iranian executions Nicosia Cyprus a Iran hanged 22 drug smugglers in the past three Days raising to 130 the number of people executed in an anti narcotics crackdown in Jan uary Tehran radio reported Sun Day. Smugglers Are hanged in publican the Early hours. Their bodies Are left hanging to emphasize to morn ing Rush hour crowds the govern ment s determination to stamp out drug addiction. Tehran radio monitored in Nicosia said seven smugglers were hanged in northeastern Khorasan province six in the capital Teh ran and the rest in cities through out the country. Japanese exports Tokyo up paced by sluggish shipments to North Amer Ica Japan s exports of four wheeled vehicles in 1988 declined 3.2 percent from the preceding year to 6,104,152 units the Japan automobile manufacturers association announced monday. The association said sales to North America fell 11.9 percent to2,978,819 units. Japan s Overall car exports have now fallen from the previous year level for the third consecutive year. Panama protests Panama City Panama a a panamanian military television show attacked the washing ton Post on sunday for reporting that Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega is laundering drug Money through a new military Bank. The editorial read on the Mili tary program however did no mention drugs.  said the Post Story published Friday and denied the same Day by the panamanian government is part of . Aggression designed to Bend us in a new attack on Panama and its defense  Noriega who has been indicted m the United states on charges of drug trafficking and Money Laun Dering is commander of the Mili tary and Panama s de Facto ruler. Judge in North Case makes Reagan subject to Call kills Bush subpoena a a chem text / a a to. Washington a the judge in the Iran Contra Case said monday that former president Reagan should remain subject to Call in the trial of fired National Security Council aide Oliver North and that portions of Reagan s diary might be needed  North s trial. . District judge Gerhard Gesell quashed North s subpoena for president Bush to testify. He said North had made. No showing that Bush has any specific information relevant and material tothe charges against North. Gesell refused to quash North s subpoena for Reagan s testimony but said in his three Page order that there would be further proceedings if  is found necessary to Call the former president As a witness. The judge said there shall be no re Striction placed upon Reagan by the subpoena unless the court enters another order after hearing objections from the Justice department and private counsel to Reagan. Gesell acting a Day before North s trial on 12 felony charges begins quashed with one narrow exception North s subpoena for Reagan s diary. But the judge said portions of the diary might become part of the trial if  some Point North s defense team supports a claim that president Reagan ordered directed requested or with and Vance knowledge condoned any of North a alleged criminal activities in the diversion of iranian arms sales prof its to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. In that event said Gesell an appropriate production procedure must be developed for reviewing the former president s diary and determining whether any of the entries support North s assertions. North contended in testimony  the congressional Iran Contra hearings in 1987 that All of his activities were authorized by superiors in the Reagan administration and that he reported to former National Security advisers Robert Mcfarlane and John m. Poindexter. Since North s indictment last March his lawyers won dismissal of four of the original 16 counts including the key charges arising from the diversion of the Money to the nicaraguan rebels. But the retired Marine lieutenant Colo Nel still faces a Host of other charges that carry a maximum possible sentence of 60 years imprisonment and fines of $3 Mil lion. Rabin now ready to seek elections in territories before violence stops Todt that no i a \ to i. Jerusalem a defense min ister Yitzhak Rabin in an Effort to  tract palestinian backing for a peace plan said monday that he was willing to work toward elections in the occupied lands even if arabs Don agree to immediately halt anti israeli hostilities. Meanwhile in the occupied Gaza strip troops shot and wounded 11 palestinians including a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy. They were in critical condition with Bullet wounds to the head and Abdomen Arab doctors said. The army said  was checking the reports. Speaking on army radio Rabin said he was willing to drop his condition that palestinians halt violence for several months before Israel would talk about holding the first elections in the Territo Ries since 1976. Palestinians have rejected attaching any conditions to elections. Rabin told legislators of his left lean ing labor party that he was willing to hold talks immediately with palestinians in order to bring about elections. Only after agreement was reached would hostilities have to end so balloting could be held without violence Rabin said. Israeli leftists have called for talks with the Palestine liberation Organiza Tion whereas the right Wing liked bloc and leaders of the mainstream labor party have rejected the group which most palestinians insist can be their Only representative in negotiations. Rabin came under Sharp criticism from liked legislators on monday for authorizing a meeting Between pro Plo Leader Faisal Hus Semi who has been jailed during most of the 13-month uprising and Rabin s top adviser on the territories Shmuel Goren. Army Post offices to close Friday  i 11 of rheingau West Germany All army Post offices in West Germany Belgium the Netherlands and Italy will close Friday for a training Holiday a spokesman for the army postal group Europe says. The postal group is taking the Day off because of the additional personnel hours required to handle the mail during the holidays said capt. Gary Way. Army postal personnel were prevented from taking leaves and passes during the Christmas mail season nov. 1 through Jan. 15 and worked six and seven Day weeks to handle the increased volume he said. The training Holiday should have no effect on Normal sat urday operating hours he added. Air Force and Navy postal service throughout Europe will not be interrupted Friday officials said. Supervisors  air Force Post offices and area mail terminals have been encouraged to exercise a Liberal time off policy for postal workers to compensate for additional work Over the holidays said . Col. Jim Woosley commander of the 7025th air postal so