European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday february 4,1989 news briefs Burt picked to head strategic arms talks by the Washington pos Washington Richard r. Burt has been picked by president Bush to become the chief negotiator at talks with the soviet Union on a treaty to reduce strategic nuclear arms the White House announced thursday night. Burt 42, who served As ambassador to West Germany is considered a pragmatic or flexible conservative on arms control matters and played a maj9r role in strategic arms negotiations while serving As assistant Secretary of state for european and Canadian affairs from 1983 to 1985. He is said by friends to have Given up an offer to become managing director of the London of fice of Shearson Lehman the investment Bank ing firm to take the ambassadorial Post. The position is subject to Senate confirmation. But the White House announcement said nothing about who would become director of the arms control and disarmament Agency a pos that Burt has also been seeking. Burt would replace Stephen r. Hamner a for Mer defense department official who has been a Low key chief negotiator on strategic arms since january 1988. Bush schedules speech on budget in . City Washington a president Bush will make a speech in Manchester ., on feb. 13 about the Federal budget As he Heads Back to Washington from a weekend in Kennebunkport Maine it was announced Friday. Bush will leave Washington on feb. 10 to Flyte Ottawa for a one Day Summit with Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney. Later that Day Bush will Fly to Kennebunk port where he has a vacation Home. After three nights in Kennebunkport he will travel to Man Chester and then on to Washington. Last big soviet Convoy Rolls out of Afghanistan Kabul Afghanistan a a huge column of soviet tanks and trucks rumbled out of Kabul Early Friday and soviet and afghan sources said the departure left Only about 1,500 red army soldiers in the country. The Convoy rolled out of the marshalling Yard at the base of the Salang Highway under cover of darkness and began the 260-mile journey North to the soviet Border in a heavy snowstorm. The afghan and soviet sources said the Small contingent that remained in Kabul will guard the City s Airport during an Airlift that will continue for at least a week. The soviet Union which once had about100,000 troops in Afghanistan is to Complete its withdrawal by feb. 15 under a  signed last year. On thursday president Najib said his army was mightier than Ever and ready for Battle with the guerrillas who predict an easy time overthrowing the government once the soviet pullout is completed. Laurel favors return of Marcos from exile Honolulu a philippine vice presi Dent Salvador Laurel said the return of exiled Leader Ferdinand Marcos hospitalized in critical condition could reconcile the filipino people and affect the nation s political stability. In a statement released thursday night Lau Rel who visited the 71-year-old Marcos without the Blessing of philippine president Corazon Aquino said he was convinced that Marcos was near death and should be allowed to come Home. Whatever our past differences and conflicts reality is that the crisis in this Man s life can seriously affect political stability of the  the Marc oses Are under . Indictment for allegedly plundering their Homeland of More than $100 million and stashing much of the Money in the United states. Marcos remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Honolulu s St. Francis medical Center Early Friday but one lawyer said he was buoyed by Laurel s visit and doctors said his fever had subsided. Vote on Tower awaits report Washington a the top Republican on the Senate armed services committee said Friday that he expects the panel to vote by the Middle of next week on John Tower s selection As defense Secretary after i receives an updated Fri report on the nominee. Sen. John Warner r-va., said the committee had asked the administration to renew a Check on Tower s activities but he declined to say whether the concerns stemmed from the nominee s personal or professional life. It s just another chapter in an ongoing investigation Warner said. I Don t attach any More significance to this chapter than to any  he said the Fri report should reach the committee on monday and. We can proceed to a vote tuesday or  other congressional sources speaking on condition of anonymity said new allegations of drinking and womanizing by Tower arose after conservative lobbyist Pau Weyrich made such charges in testimony against the Nom Inee this week. Committee members have said neither Weyrich nor the Fri had been Able to substantiate such allegations inthe past. The chairman of the House armed services commit tee rep. Les Aspin d-wis., said he did not think it was necessary at this time to withdraw the  some senators have questioned Tower s ability to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest in Light of the More than $ 1 million he received As a consultant to Majo defense contractors after ending a 24-year Senate career in firm says it sent chemicals to Libya Frankfurt West Germany a West Ger Many s Legussa a company acknowledged Friday that it has been sending chemicals to Libya since 1983, but said the materials were for making fertilizer an not explosives or Poison Gas. A spokesman for the Frankfurt company also con firmed a newspaper report that West German customs officials had halted a Libya bound shipment of Degus a chemicals to determine whether they could be use to produce explosives or Poison Gas. West German authorities suspect a number of West German companies were involved in an alleged Chemi Cal weapons Plant in Libya but so far no companies or individuals have been charged with any wrongdoing. The nor see Zeitung in the port of Bremerhaven reported Friday that customs officials have refused to authorize loading of 17 containers of the chemical hex methylene Tetra mine for shipment by Legussa to Libya. Legussa spokesman Hans Joachim Nimtz con firmed that customs officials in Bremerhaven were holding up a shipment that is slated to go to Libya. But he said company scientists had assured him the chemical in its Fine Crystal form cannot be used in the production of Poison gases or explosives. Nimtz also told the associated press that no Export permits Are required for the shipment to Libya because the chemicals Are for agricultural purposes. West German authorities under pressure from the . Government Are trying to crack Down on the Export of substances that could be used for military Pur poses in areas of conflict such As the Middle East. West German authorities have announced a package of Tough new regulations aimed at closing loopholes inexpert controls. Bush from Page 1 Man of the Senate banking committee told reporters afterwards. Both he and sen. Jake Garnr Utah the committee senior Republican predicted the bailout package agreed on by Congress and the administration would include a increase in the Premium the institutions pay for Federal insurance but no new direct fee on depositors. Bush predicted whatever we come up with will not be popular and i expect that whatever you come up with will not be popular. But we be got to get the problem solved. There Are no easy answers and no worrying about blame plenty to go  White House aides said the administration still had no decided on details. Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater declined even to Rule out the proposed fee on deposits. The plan May become clearer after Bush meets at Camp David with Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady budget director Richard Darman and other key aides. As for Friday s session Riegle said Bush did take alot of notes but did not reveal Many of his own thoughts on the subject. House speaker Jim Wright a Texas and Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine pledged to Bush their cooperation in seeking such a solution. We re Here to join with you in trying to find som creative solution to this Wright said. Paraguay from Page 1 100-year-old party from the aging dictator. Richard Alan White a senior research fellow at the Liberal leaning Council on hemispheric affairs in Washington said Rodriguez acted in order to prevent others including Stroessner s son from seizing Powers the aged and sickly dictator was losing his  White who just returned from Paraguay said Rodriguez s talk of democratization and human rights is merely a camouflage for his intention to continue the Stroessner  in Washington a senior . Official said the unite states was monitoring the situation. We Don t like violence of course and we Hope that whatever govern ment emerges will embrace  Stroessner was the absolute ruler of this landlocked South american country since seizing Power in a 1954 military coup that ousted president Federico Chavez. Stroessner was army commander in chief doled out political favors and jobs to his allies and labelled his opponents marxist subversives. Under Stroessner Paraguay developed a record of providing Refuge to fugitive nazis ousted dictators and drug traffickers. The list includes Auschwitz death Camp doctor Josef Mengele the ousted Nicaragua dictator Gen. Anastasio Somoza debayle and heroin Kingpin Joseph August Rico de. A staunch . Ally Stroessner was criticized for human rights abuses by the United states and in 1986 the Reagan administration labelled his government dictatorship. He has been in poor health since prostate surgery five months ago. Quayle from Page 1 Rica Honduras and Guatemala were among the 10 bilateral sessions he held during a hectic visit to Cara Cas Venezuela for the inauguration of Venezuela president Carlos Andres Perez. Costa rican president Oscar Arias author of a regional peace plan signed in August 1987 by the five Central american presidents said after meeting with Quayle that he was optimistic the Bush administration would allow further regional diplomatic efforts to proceed instead of moving to restock the nicaraguan re Bels with weapons. Or. Quayle told me they want to give us a Chance Anas said. Quayle told reporters that there is now a hiatus with no . Move to renew funding for the contras battling Nicaragua s leftist government. Although he contended that Nicaragua s record uncivil liberties has regressed since Congress Cut off Mili tary Aid to the contras he said we Are going to give the diplomatic route a  this is a testing period for us to see whether nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega is serious about hold ing free elections and implementing democratic re forms he agreed to in the Arias plan Quayle said