European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse D arc branching out to Speed reservations Page 2 d w. German tax officials probe car salesmen Page 3 d Chapman Mcferrin Garner grammy Page 7 d officials defend actions before Ramstein disaster Page 28 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 310 Friday february 24, 1989 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a Bush holds Parley with israelis arabs Tokyo a president Bush plunged thursday into a series of talks with israeli and Arab leaders and his Secretary of state suggested that new soviet Initia Tives in the Middle East were Mere rhetorical exer against the backdrop of an Imperial japanese Fune ral Bush conferred with Jordan s King Hussein egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and israeli president Chaim Herzog. Bush pledged the United states will take an Active role in the search for peace in the Region. Reporting on the talks later Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said there Are perhaps some opportunities out there with respect to the Middle East peace process that Haven t existed in particular he noted that the United states has opened talks with the Palestine liberation Organiza Tion which America had shunned for years As a terrorist group. Baker said Bush did not offer any new . Initia Tives for the Middle East. On his first overseas journey As president Bush will attend the funeral Friday of japanese emperor Hirohito who died of cancer Jan. 7 at the age of 87. Bush held private talks with a handful of world Lead ers including French president Francois Mitterrand portuguese prime minister Mario snares japanese prime minister Noboru Takeshita and prime minister Chatrchai Choo Shavan of Thailand. However the sessions with Middle East leaders provided a counterpoint to the 10-Day trip through the Region by soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze who is trying to elevate Moscow s role in the area. Related Story photo Page 8. Baker said it s healthy quite frankly that the so Viet Union would be interested in contributing to the cause of peace in the Middle East. I suppose we would want to know that there were Concrete contributions that they have in mind rather than simply rhetorical challenging Moscow to contribute in a Concrete Way Baker said the soviet Union should establish full diplomatic relations with Israel and cease its sup port of Radical countries in the Middle East Region such As he said Moscow also could exercise influence with Syria. Shevardnadze has been promoting the idea of an International peace conference under the auspices of the United nations. Bush arrived in Japan shortly after 1 . Thursday. He and his wife Barbara were greeted on the Haneda Airport Tarmac by Keizo Obuchi the chief japanese Cabinet Secretary and other government officials. After his talks with Mitterrand Bush went to Akasaka Palace the government guest House built in the style of the Palace of Versailles where French Kings reigned. In the Chan delivered and Marble columned room of the morning Sun Bush paid a Courtesy Call on take Shita who was the first foreign visitor to see Bush at the White House. � in a session stiff with formality Bush and a aides were seated in a straight Row of delicate 7 chairs opposite their japanese counterparts. Two w ers in tuxedos served Orange juice in Crystal glasses. It was just the Start of a Long Day of diplomacy. After the funeral on Friday Bush is to hold Tali with leaders of West Germany Singapore Belgium Turkey Pakistan and Zaire. So \ Surprise overflow the town of Rumsey ky., which had hoped to escape the floodwaters triggered by heavy Rains in Many parts of the state has had its spirits dampened by an overflow from the Green River. The swollen Stream crested thursday earlier than expected and filled the Yards of Rumsey Homes. Listeners take do s Call to heart Wellington Fla. A radio announcer Dennis heart broadcast a wedding proposal to his Girlfriend Joann on his morning show then found he had to sort out the responses. Several women named Joann phoned in to accept his offer. What s More we had two women Call who said they d be willing to change their name to Joann said Anita Lynn the show s newscaster on station Mileni who lives with heart in this town just West of Palm Beach was driving near Boca Raton when she heard the proposal. She headed straight for the station s fort Pierce Stu Dio about 60 Miles up the coast. Nearly an hour later Mileni walked in the studio and accepted. Genera news soviet cuts of no reason for euphoria by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart West Germany planned conventional Force reductions by the Warsaw pact Are welcomed by nato but Are no reason for euphoria the european come chief of staff said thursday. Army it. Gen. Edwin s. Leland addressing a . Chamber of Commerce gathering in Stuttgart cited a hostage Factor in East West political relations that May have already caused some in our ranks the phenomenon occurs when a hostage some times brutally treated and fearing for his life feels a sense of Relief and even euphoria when released. Later in exp ably he often also praises his captors Leland said of Here is an inescapable similarity Between such a hosta a situation and the cold War we have endured for the past 40 Leland said soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev s dec. 7 announcement of plans to remove 10,000 tanks 8,500 artillery pieces 800 aircraft and some assault capabilities from the european theater offers some Hope but no reason for he said that even after the reductions occur the Warsaw pact will enjoy a 12-to-5 ratio of superiority in conventional military equipment. The soviet Union s announced 19.5 percent cutback in tank production see cuts on Back Page democrats speak out against Tower Washington a John Tower s nomination As defense Secretary erupted into a fierce partisan Battle thursday As democratic opposition mounted and Republican Leader Bob Dole said the matter was of minute by minute concern to president Bush. The Senate armed services commit tee met in private for the second straight Day to review a lengthy Fri report on Tower and leaders said a Public vote might be held later in the Day. Tower has been battling allegations of womanizing and excessive drinking. He also faces questions stemming from his consulting work for defense contractors before his nomination. Even his closest supporters concede that he had a drink ing problem in the 1970s, but they say it no longer exists. Sen. Richard Shelby d-ala., announced he would vote against the Nomi nation and said be believed the panel s influential chairman sen. Sam Nunn d ga., was leaning in the same direction. Nunn had no comment. But Shelby a conservative said in an interview with can the nominee is crippled beyond repair. So Many serious allegations have been raised. Those allegations have not been answered to my Shelby added i Haven t done a vote count but i believe senator Nunn opposes him. If i oppose him and other members from the South do. That s republicans replied with a firm de sense of Tower a former armed services see Tower on Back Page
