European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday february 20, 1989 news updates repairs to spruance naval station May port Fla. A the Navy will pay a million to carry out the re pair of the destroyer spruance which ran aground on a Coral reef in the Bahamas last month officials said. Repairs began last week at ing alls shipbuilding in Pascagoula miss., and should be completed this month Ray Sykes a Navy spokesman in Pascagoula said. The ship s propellers and pro peller hubs will be repaired As Well As the Mast which was damaged by winds and High seas during the grounding Sykes said. The ship ran aground Jan. 25, about three Miles East of Andros the largest Island in the Bahamas during a four Day training exercise at the Navy s Atlantic undersea test and evaluation Center. The destroyer based at May port was re floated three Days later and towed to Pascagoula. Navy officials have said they will not discuss How the spruance was grounded until an investigation is completed. But based on preliminary findings cmdr. Tra vis w. Parker or. Was relieved As the spruance s commander and re assigned. Drug crackdown Nicosia Cyprus a a total of 1,740 drug addicts were arrested across Iran in a 24-hour sweep that ended saturday state run Tehran radio reported. New drug Laws that took effect Jan. 21 impose the death penalty for anyone possessing even Small quantities of narcotics. The Laws give addicts a six month time limit to kick the habit or face conviction. State run Media say there Are about 1 million drug addicts in Iran which has a population of 50 million but unofficial estimates put the figure at 2 million. News reports last week said 175 drug traffickers have been executed since the new Law took effect. Brubeck recovering new Haven Conn. A jazz pianist Dave Brubeck has been released from Yale new Haven Hospital 10 Days after undergoing triple bypass heart sur Gery Hospital officials said. Brubeck 68, a resident of Wil ton is expected to return to his concert schedule by the Middle of april his manager said. Property sales Wiesbaden West Germany the defense re utilization and marketing of fice will hold an auction and a retail Sale in military communities this week. An auction will be held thursday at the Friedrichs Feld service Center near Meckenheim. Items to be auctioned in clude electronic equipment furniture military clothing and other excess government property. Bidder registration begins at 7 30 ., and the auction starts at 9 30  The Sale is open to the Public but Only dollars will be accepted. A retail Sale will be held Friday at the Mainz Kastel storage station. Outdoor equipment military clothing and Furni Ture Are among the items for Sale. The Sale is from 9  To 11  Only . Identification card holders May attend and All transactions must Bein dollars. For additional information Contact the marketing office. Dec negotiator sees Chance of ending beef Trade dispute Brussels Belgium a fresh Steps taken by . And european negotiators could help the two sides resolve a stubborn Trade dispute Over a ban on hormone treated meat from America a top european official said sunday. Frans Andriessen the leading Trade negotiator for the 12-nation european Community said i Don t say we Are close to a solution but i think we Are now in a situation which makes it easier to come to a  Andriessen spoke to reporters upon arrival in Brussels from Washington where he held talks with agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter and Carla Hills the . Trade representative. During the discussions officials agreed to set up a High level task Force to study the dispute Over 75 Days and try to find ways to end it. The conflict was touched off when the dec imposed a ban Jan. 1 on imports of meat from cattle treated with growth hormones. The United states refused to comply and retaliated with stiff duties on european products. Andriessen said . Officials still con test the prohibition but they have accepted now that to ship the meat they have to comply with our  he said he expects the americans to look for ways and Means to make it possible to Export meat to the Europe economic Community. Andriessen declined to say whether he would urge european foreign ministers at a meeting monday to delay imposing retaliatory tariffs on . Imports of Wal nuts and dried fruit. The foreign ministers last month vowed to slap the sanctions on the american products if no Progress was made in resolving the Dis Pute. My impression is that we can work together said Andriessen who took Over his new Post in january. The former dutch finance minister previously was the Community s top agriculture official. The hormone ban was imposed be cause of european concerns Over health risks to Consumers a claim the unite states disputes. The prohibition is expected to Block importation of $100 million Worth of . Beef and beef byproducts which constitutes a Small part of the $165 Bil lion Worth of Trade transacted last year Between the giant trading partners. The United states retaliatory tariffs  affect about $100 million Worth of european goods As do the proposed duties the Community is considering on american walnuts and dried fruit. Andriessen told reporters saturday in Washington that the United states had indicated it would lower its retaliatory tariffs by an amount equal to the ship ments of hormone free beef it is Able tomake. He said consideration would be Given to doubling the quota of 10,000 tons set for shipments of High Quality beef from the United states. A higher quota would make it More profitable for american producers to raise hormone free meat. Texas agriculture commissioner Jim Hightower has offered a Compromise that would require isolating cattle not Given growth hormones. Testing and enforcement procedures would be set up to ensure that the european standards Are met. Andriessen said in Brussels that . Officials offered a fresh proposal for end ing another Tough dispute this Over the Community s subsidies to its 18 million Farmers. The United states wants the Community to agree to end Trade distorting farm subsidies by a certain Date but the dec has refused. The conflict has stalled the current round of International Trade negotiations. Andriessen said . Officials Are still insisting that the subsidies should be eliminated. What we have to find out now is whether in the new plan. There is an opening on this Point and i m not sure that s the Case he said. Commander of naval forces Europe is expected to Lead aviation Agency \17 a of text it y Vuk t it Rin Washington not the Bush administration is expected to name the commander of the . Naval forces Europe to head the Federal aviation administration government and aviation officials say. Adm. James b. Busey who also com mands nato s Allied forces Southern Europe in Naples Italy would replace t. Allan Mcartor As head of the Federal Agency that supervises civil aviation. Mcartor is leaving the Job after 18 months. Busey 56, is a naval aviator who is regarded highly by his military Peers. He was awarded the Navy Cross the serv ice s second highest combat decoration in Vietnam. He also has served As com Mander of the naval air systems come which is responsible for the development and acquisition of weapon systems such As aircraft and missiles. A spokesman for the Admiral s Lon Don office on sunday had no comment on the reports. The Admiral is expected to be nominated in a few Days but two air Force generals have also been mentioned As being under consideration for the Job Gen. Duane h. Cassidy head of the Mil itary Airlift come at Scott fab 111., and it. Gen. James a. Abrahamson who recently retired As head of research on the strategic defense initiative. As head of the Faa Busey would direct areas ranging from aviation safety against terrorist attack to the operation and modernization of the nation s air traffic control system. He would take charge of the Faa at a time when Many members of Congress say it should be separated from the trans Magazine says . F-16s flew close to passenger jets t � a % t its w m t. Of. Por tation department and made an inde pendent Agency. The Faa has one of the faster growing accounts in the Federal budget and the Bush administration has requested an in crease of 17 percent for next year. At the same time it faces delays and rapidly rising costs in its plans to Purchase billions of dollars in new air traffic control equip ment. The Admiral s appointment is one of Sev eral said to have been discussed recently with president Bush by Samuel k. Skinner the new transportation Secretary. One of those appointments was made thursday when the White House nominated Elaine Chao for Deputy transportation Secretary. Chao served under then president Reagan As administrator of the Federal maritime administration a Branch of the transportation department. Hamburg West Germany a a flight of . F-16 fighter jets changed course without warning and flew dangerously close to six passenger jets waiting to land at Frankfurt International air port the weekly Magazine Der Spiegel reported saturday. The Magazine said the incident occurred last tuesday and involved pilots based at Ramstein a the Headquarters of the . Air forces in Europe. It. Col. De Neunherz a Safe spokesman said sunday that flight re cords of f-16s operating in West Ger Many do not indicate any near collision occurrences tuesday. Also the com Mand had not received any reports of near collisions from official West Ger Man aviation sources Neunherz said Spiegel said the six fighters were on a Low level training flight when they flew into fog and then engaged in a Steep climb without warning. As if they were alone in the air they switched their radio signals to code 77 emergency and went into a Steep climb the Magazine reported. It said the fighters flew into airspace where the passenger jets were in a tight holding Pat Tern and came within meters of  the Magazine quoted a civilian air traffic controller As saying they Haven t Learned anything from  the remark refers to the december crash of a . Air Force a-10 Jet that hurtled into a residential area of Rem Scheid North of Cologne killing the Pilot and five people on the ground. Preliminary reports in the Remscheid crash indicated that the Pilot veered away from his flying partner after the two planes encountered heavy Cloud cover on their Way to a Low flying a never area. Go stationed of Kirch cons killed by train Frankfurt West Germany a 3rd army div Soldier died Early saturday after being struck by a train near Giessen a division spokesman said sunday. T pee. Eric d. Macphee 19, stationed in Kirch cons was pronounced dead at the scene by Ger Man police maj. Van Jenerette said. Macphee is survived by his parents Neil b. And Barbara j. Mac Phee of Gaysville it. A memorial service will be held at 8 30  Tuesday in the Kirch Gons theater Jenerette said. Military authorities Are investigating Macphee s death