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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 of a the stars and stripes tuesday March 7.19b9 determined Tower won t withdraw says real baffle Between. Bush democrats b Chr Iris Angeles times Washington John Tower said sunday that the Senate debate Over his nomination to be Secretary of defense was no helping his chances but he re fused to concede defeat suggesting that sonic senators opposing confirmation mtg he change their minds. Tower added during a nationally to Etc Vised interview that he had become a relatively secondary figure in inc historic struggle Between president Bush and the democratic controlled Senate. Tower a former  ale armed services  and four term senator Gawf caused to consider backing out before a vote on his Nomi nation is Hilj probably before the end of this week. -,.-. I think it would be damaging to the he withdrew my name or if i Bat Midon face the nation on lbs  mean that the president had i Natty in Jurj s surd into pulling Down a no mini lie believes to be eminently qualified. And 1 think in the become Clear Here is  Tower is not really  John Tower was simply the a mint by which the pc Defeated on a major Ducci democrats opposed to Tower led by Senate armed services committee chairman Sam Nunn of Georgia have charged that his excessive drinking and High paid work Tor defense contractors shortly  a . Arms negotiator at Geneva have disqualified him to run the Pentagon. His Republican contend  have not been Conah braid and accuse the demo setting new ethical standards As to reject the president s highly Quality " Senate dcd3fcsii k,5chedulcd to sume monday and to in Linn champions of Tower said it Coul pfc in for a Long time but most senators Editp fall on the nomination by wednesday thursday. Bush spent the weekend at Camp David md., while his chief of staff John Sununu went to new Hampshire for a skiing weekend with vice president Dan Quayle leaving Tower to carry a heavy prolonged confirmation meanwhile Senate Republican Leader Robert j. Dole of Kansas said on Abc s this week with David Brinkley that he would ask the Senate Early this week for permission to have Tower come to the Senate chamber before a vote1 is taken. We d like these five six seven or eight undecided democrats and republicans to have a Chance to ask  said. Maybe they la change their yjids.". William Cohen a Maine appearing flt whole said Tower had a outside Chancy to. Win confirmation while sen. Howell he tin a Ala. Who is uncommitted  outcome May be decided by a single vote. Frornpagel., lion for further involvement from the West one official neither Side agreed on specifics Bui topics included improved . Trade terms and fewer restrictions on importing Western technology for Hungary and restructuring of Poland s burgeoning foreign debt the officials said. Before meeting with Varkonyi and Olechowski Sta spoke with austrian foreign minister Alois it it welcomed him at the Airport in v Cinna Sund Tsoming. On monday Haker was to Mech a foreign ministers of news Brief 11 head too injured in tibetan Freedom riot by the Washington Post Beijing chinese police opened fire sunday on prot Stei a who staged a pro Independence demons rat Ion and later rioted in the tibetan capital of Lhasa eleven people were killed and More than 100 were injured in some of the we Rel violence to erupt in the City i several decades/1. -. The incident constituted a serious blow to the chinese communist party which has Bacri Irving to counter separatist sentiment in Tibet by combining economic Reform with Tough measures to Deal with rioters. China contends Tibet is part of China but the Remote Himalayan Region has been inde pendent at various Points in its history. Accounts differed on what led to sunday s Vio Lence. China s of Filiar new China new Agency said thai before police opened fire More than 600 Voiers smashed windows looted restaurants hotels and shops and made four quacks on the District government offices As Well As on communist party Headquarters. They also damaged More than 20 police vehicles it said and threw stones at a police station. 300 poles rally against Union gave Gdansk. Poland up a demonstration Northern seaport of source . Rail group of the banned i the historic Union a said 0ne witness Sai Gestapo at policy our  As Hij the crowd re spa several people Betel the demons Lalif Ida Rily founder i about 3,000 people  again Call give the Solidarity talks have been or on political and Coon Ament talks p1 riot police broke about 300 people in the Jansky sunday a dissident Ivas organized by a splinter lion Soh Darity that i against can mint talks he source the demonstrators chanted by also shouted Don t beat divers clubbed the crowd., Jed with Stone throwing and  a source said. Took place minutes after sol Walesa addressed a rally of lowing mais at St. Engida s on he people to be Calm and re Ament talks a Chance. The Way since feb. 6 and Center Mic reforms. Spain Greece and France the countries that have taken the Lead within the 12-nation european Community to bring Arab israeli peace. -.-.-.  during a trip to Europe three weeks ago. Baker was i in on what the three governments " 5 3 Dilshad five meetings  sin i i have been Donaj Mindy \ s. Criticism of raids yup Samson israeli positions in Southern Lebanon. Is meeting with Shevardnadze tuesday is Likely to produce an agree mini for Baker to visit Moscow in late april his first trip to the soviet Union. The Bush administration is moving slowly on makings policy toward the Sov jul Union. It has not set a Dale to zone saving 6 nations resume negotiations to reduce Long Range nuclear eap on. Talks were suspended l Perrl n i it " t dish Juto i in Canna this week involve two Dia i Wos nato Warsaw pact talks on reducing Conven tonal arms and troops across Europe and a 35-Nalionforum to increase Trust Between tie blocs. Nato is pushing for Sharp reductions in what it says is. A Warsaw act Edge of nearly to-l in tanks and artillery free Day meeting that was to begin monday in. But Vareign ministers from the superpowers Canada and i him film ii ill concentrate on Chanc. Ing european Security. .fc._, thursday s talks involving the 2jtwn�ii j act and nato nations will Foci is on reducing troops Fil Dekann nuclear weapons from the Atlantic to the urals. As u Ante London Hacif Romed with mounting evidence that the Earth fact stat environmental crisis six More l nations have announce Mlucy will sign an International Accord to rid the Atmo pm of Ozone destroying Chomi. Meanwhile the ranking Chiron Montai official of the 12-nation european comm Slit disclosed sunday he will recommend that Europe has top further than it did last week in Brussels when mro Pean Community ministers surprised both shelf Lwft states and Britain by endorsing a phase out of  by the turn of the Century. The United so a took inc same position the following Day. Carlo Ripaldi Mcana european commune in room Cal commissioner said he will push for out As Early As 1996 or 1997, a position it strongly by private environmental groups. Mexico and Switzerland also announced brim that they will accelerate the phase out of chaff Fluor carbons and Japan announced in will he a major asian Pacific Ozone conference next fall of enlist More support for the protocol. ,. F the six nations agreeing to join in original so called Montreal protocol sunday pfc Austria Hun Gary Malaysia Trinidad and Tomeo the Philippines and Zambia. A the protocol first approved 1987 and signed and ratified by 32 countries car fails industrialized nations to Cut their use and Punj auction of Ozone destroy ing chlorofluorocarbons Bitso percent by the turn of the Century  Are Given an additional  the fast breaking  came in an International Ozone confers Lee called by British prime min ister Margaret Hauner. They were viewed As evidence of growing diplomatic momentum for prompt action to and the chemical disintegration of the Ozone layer that prefects life on Earth from i thai Levels of Ultra i Oil  the Sun. In the words of Swiss Delegate radio Coli the Lime has come for a Universal response to a Universal  despite careful disclaimers by Thatcher before the three Day conference that other governments would not be urged to make commitments to sign the Proto col in was Clear thai i Doul representatives were com ing under intense Pia Kirc from Many of officials of the 124 nations in Amend acc. President Dan dry. Arap Moi of Kenya who delivered the  do Claici Ucol us All accept inc fact in Aye threat to the Ozone  a global problem Wise disastrous effects have no National Boundary Jolt Calls for a mob Littion of political will  cooperation and genuine and equitable 5acrifjfromallofus. A i s remarks As the president of a developing Ury took on added significance because Many our holdouts arc third world nations that either View Ozone depletion As an Issue that pales in Como Trison tothe need for economic development. Or want Assur ances before signing that there will be technological and economic assistance to help them  the developing nations thai have not signed the protocol arc China and India. Irvine Minizer it research scientist with inc Washington based world resources Institute said in a re Ceni study that if just four developing countries Kachina India. Indonesia and Brazil increase their Domestic consumption of chlorofluorocarbons to the Els allowed by the protocol chlorofluorocarbon pro on a worldwide basis would double from the go from Page 1 worked in the Sce fitly and intelligence Section of his unit might have in red the East with sensitive information stored in the a a  officials were ing no other information sunday about Peri s Absee except to say he was in Good health and his famil a Laguna Nigul calif., had been told of his return. The search for Peri began aft the failed to report to work feb. 21, he was reported officially absent with out leave the next Day. 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