European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 10, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 17 Venus a 4-year-old Pointer in Paris tries on canine eyeglasses developed in France for dogs with things looking up vision problems. The plastic specs Are Selling for about $50. World today Bush other nato leaders May meet in Brussels in May Brussels Belgium a president Bush will Likely meet with other Western leaders of the nato military Alliance at a Summit in Brussels in May a knowledgeable Alliance source said thursday. No final decision has yet been made on a Date or place for the expected gathering of the chiefs of the 16-Nationalliance. But the nato source who spoke on condition of anonymity said May is most  the newly inaugurated president has been expected to attend an Early meeting with other Western leaders to discuss the pressing issues of the Alliance and to Mark the 40th anniversary of its founding. As part of a swing through Western Europe Secretary of state James Baker will meet feb. 16 in Brussels with nato s Secretary general Manfred Worner and representatives of the member nations officials said. The source said a Date for the Summit was Likely soon after Baker s trip. We Don t have a signal from Washington that it s going to be in May he said. But he added we re put Ting together new possible dates that it could be held inlay there has been speculation the Summit would be held in London in Early june when foreign ministers of the nato countries Are already scheduled to meet. But the source said some nato delegations have indicated a preference for holding the Summit at the Alliance Headquarters in Brussels especially during its anniversary year. The gathering would come at a time the West is faced with responding to the sweeping changes under Way in the soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev has captured Public attention particularly in Europe with his recent promises of reductions in soviet troops and military spending. The cutbacks appear to have dampened Public perception no to schedules the television schedules for next week were not available for this edition. They will appear tomorrow. About the threat facing the West from the East raising Alliance concerns about continued support for defens spending. As part of their talks the nato leaders would Likely be presented with and asked to approve at a Summit the Long awaited comprehensive concept a blueprint de signed to guide the Alliance in arms control and Force planning in coming years. Officials have said a key part of the document the controversial Issue of modernization of Short Range nuclear weapons has not yet been decided this Issue has gained prominence since former presi Dent Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed in december 1987 the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty which provides for eliminating All . And soviet land based missiles with ranges of about 300 to 3,400miles. Strong anti nuclear movements in Germany Belgium and the Netherlands oppose such plans. The controversial weapon targeted for upgrading is the Lance surface to surface missile which was introduced in 1972 and which military analysts say will be obsolete by 1995. The Lance has a Range of a Little More than 60 Miles and a new system might boost that up to More than 250miles. The United states wants a firm commitment from the allies on whose soil the weapon would be deployed be fore it presses Congress for Money to produce the new generation Lance. The Summit leaders also would Likely discuss the open ing session of the upcoming negotiations Between nato and the seven nations of the soviet led Warsaw pact on reducing conventional forces in Europe. Those talks scheduled to Start in Early March in Vienna Are designed to reduce what the allies contend is the East s massive superiority in non nuclear arms in Europe. Bush and the other nato leaders also May assess negotiations with the soviets on reducing Long Range nuclear weapons and working out a ban on Poison Gas weapons. No doubt the leaders will take Stock of the troublesome Issue of Burden sharing the question of whether the europeans Are paying enough for their own defense an whether the United states is paying too much. Congressional critics want the europeans to do More leading to threats to withdraw some of the 340,000 . Troops in Europe. Mercedes Driver chases Corvette that passed him Berlin a a High Speed driving Duel Between a powerful Corvette and a Mercedes Benz ended in pistol shots and a hair raising escape for the Corvette owner police said wednesday. The Mercedes Driver raced Down a West Berlin Street in Pursuit of the Corvette on tuesday night after the american built sports car passed him police said. A West Berlin police spokesman said the Mercedes later encountered the Corvette after the car stopped. Two men sprang out of the Mercedes and one of them fired a pistol said the spokesman who asked notto be identified. But at that second the Corvette roared off and its Driver evaded injury said the police spokesman. The Corvette Driver reported the incident to police who tracked Down and arrested the suspected gunman the spokesman said. Paint throwers protest . Bases in Philippines Manila Philippines a demonstrators pro testing . Military bases threw plastic bags of red paint at the Senate building wednesday and troops detained nine people witnesses said. The incident occurred while about 30 students demonstrated in front of the building witnesses said. The protesters called for dismantling the .-run Clark band Subic Bay naval facilities. Those arrested were taken to police Headquarters but there was no word of charges. Tokyo Street rises to top of the High rent districts new York a the Ginza Tokyo s glitzy commercial Center has become the most expensive Street in the world relegating Manhattan s East 57th Street to second place according to a Survey. The rental Survey was conducted by the Hirschfeld companies inc., a new York based retail real estate marketing firm and released wednesday. The Survey found that retailers on the Ginza pay a average rent of $650 a Square foot. The rest of the top 10 Are East 57th Street $435fifth Avenue Between 50th and 59th streets $375madison Avenue Between 62nd and 72nd streets $335rodeo drive in Beverly Hills calif., $225nathan Road in Hong Kong $200bond Street in London $180rue de Faubourg St. Honore in Paris $175bloor Street in Toronto $150 and Lexington Avenue Between 57th and 60th streets $ 150. Swedish prime minister getting official residence Stockholm Sweden a the government won a bid to buy an official residence for its prime minister a 40-room Palace on the Stockholm water front already dubbed Sweden s number 10 Downing Street the owners said wednesday. The Price of number 18 Stro Gatan which is being compared to the British prime minister s Resi Dence was 45.5 million Kroner $7.2 million but prime minister Ingvar Carlsson won t move in until after renovation costing up to 15 million Kroner $2.4millionan official said. Carlsson who rents an apartment owned by the swedish Crown will have his new Home conveniently tucked Between the prime minister s office and the foreign ministry with a View toward the Royal Palace. Until the 1986 assassination of Ulof palme prime ministers in egalitarian Sweden lived in their own Homes. Soldiers pay raise of d after port moresby rioting port moresby Papua new Guinea a the government on wednesday approved a pay increase for soldiers after hundreds of rampaging troops smashed windows in the parliament building Over turned cars and Tore up plants on City sidewalks to protest a raise they regarded As insufficient. Witnesses also said the approximately 600 soldiers assaulted bystanders and seized cameras from journalists covering the demonstration. I was surrounded by a Bunch of soldiers who cuffed me about the head with the Branch from a tree said Ian Vallance a port moresby based correspondent. In an emergency session the government approved a 72 percent pay hike to be phased in Over three years. Vallance of the australian associated press said an average Soldier earns the equivalent of $50 a week