European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Baseball schedules sports the stars and stripes to i i authorized unofficial publication Fob the . Ahmed forces. Vol. "47, no. 343 wednesday March 39.1989 bar. 0 8693 a Baker hints at new pact with soviets new York. A the Bush admin isl ration is cautiously considering asking Moscow a loosen its grip Over Eastern Europe in Exchange far a pledge from the West not to undermine he soviets Accord ing to a report published tuesday. The proposal is being considered apart of Secretary of state James a. Baker ill s strategic policy review which is to be completed by the beginning of May Baur said in an interview with the new York times. I think it is important that any such idea to the extent that it is going to be pursued be pursued carefully so thai you do not Send a signal that somehow we Are getting together with the soviet Union and carving up Eastern Europe Baker said. The idea was first suggested by former Secretary of stale Henry Kissinger while Bush was running for president the times said. Kissinger reportedly suggested that Washington and ils nato allies consider Calt Ingon Moscow to sharply Rase its Politi Cal and military control Over Eastern Europe. In Exchange the West would Promise not to exploit the new environment in away that threatens the soviet Union. Baker said the proposal had elements of great Appeal but he added that the West should nol Rush into such a plan because the counterargument also had Appeal Why strike a Deal that would Grant inc soviets any Type of formalized status in Eastern Europe when countries in inc Region like Poland and Hungary arc already moving toward a More West Ern orientation in their economics an political systems Baker said thai if Progress did no continue in those countries if there was a reversal or if you had anarchy and a reaction by the soviets then it would be much More appropriate in my View 10 took at the possibilities of the proposal hat Henry  Bush aides sent to Survey alaskan Oil spill cleanup spill fighters turn to latest methods Washington a scientists Are experimenting with new uses of chemical agents to Aid Oil spill cleanups but mechanical methods such As vacuum pumps Skimmer Bonti us absorbent pads Are still the most widely used at the spill in Alaska s Prince William sound the volume of crude Oil in the water is so Large 11 million Gallons that a Wohanka Means Are being supplemented with approved chemicals designed to disperse some of the Oil on the surface. Exxon shipping com owner of the Tanker bal spilled the Oil Friday near the port of Valdez also Annex to Burn lingers of the Oil Slick by if nil b them with a laser. Experiments Are also being conducted with a chemical agent that Rattler than dispersing the Oil on the water s surface Causa it to draw to Gether to make removal by vacuum pumps easier said Harry Schultz � cleanup expert with the coast guard in Washington under the Best circumstances some Oil re Mains in the water after a spill cleanup operation some is emulsified by wind and him action and some is consumed by  an Ocean spill Oil on the surface can be herded into one Are by skit mtr boats that use see test on Back Page Washington a president Bush on tues Day dispatched three senior Federal officials to Alaska soil polluted Prince William sound to take a hard look at where this disaster  Bush also said that there Are conflicting reports on whether Exxon s cleanup of the massive spill is sufficient and thai a Federal takeover of the cleanup is on option that will be considered. In the Oval office the president met with transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner environmental Protection Agency administrator Bill Reilly and coast guard commandant Paul Yost the  to leave for Alaska immediately after the meeting. I think it s important these top officials Federal officials go there and then they will report to me after they be had a Chance to assess the situation on the ground the president said. Bush said the spillage of ii million Gallons of Oil front the Tanker Exxon Valdez the largest Oil spill in . History was a matter of tremendous concern to alaskans and to All of  asked whether Ewon which is overseeing the cleanup was doing enough and whether he was satisfied with the Pace of the Effort he said they re certainly makings Good beginning Here but there arc some conflicting reports on that. I Don t want to prejudge that. I think one of the things that we re interested in hearing is exactly How our top officials feel the cleanup is  Bush and Skinner hinted that Exxon might face big civil penalties. There Are a variety of Legal options that Are available Skinny said. Bush said the thing is to get it cleaned up to sea spill on Back Page Empress remembered wreaths honouring Zita Austria s last reigning Hii Asburr Empress went up in Vienna on tuesday the Day her remain were moved from Switzerland to Austria the wreaths Here placed behind a statue of her husband Charles i in the Imperial burial chamber where her body will be buried. Nominee won f succeed Khomeini a  Nicosia Cyprus a the Ayatollah designated to be the successor to iranian Leader Aya Loulah Ruhollah Khom Cint said tuesday thai he would nol accept the position Tehran radio reported. The broadcast said Ayatollah All Montazeri told Khomeini in a letter that he was not ready to be Koto mini s successor if the Leader died. Khomeini thanked Montazeri for the decision according to the broadcast monitored in Nicosia it up Tea Khomeini assaying that even when Montazeri was designated As his successor by the Council of experts he had opposed the Choice. The move came amid signs of a major shake up in the iranian foreign ministry. It closely followed the resignations of Mohammad Jaafar Mahallati Iran s ambassador to the United nations and Javad Larijani an assistant foreign minister for european and american affairs Mahallati resigned from he Post tuesday Tehran radio said. Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency reported Larijani s resignation on sunday. Montazeri declared last month that iranian leaders made Many mistakes in the first 10 Ware of the islamic revolution isolating the Republic from much of the world. He also said the revolution had failed in its policies and promises. Parliament speaker Hashemi a Sfanjani and for eign minister Ali Akbar Velamati have been the chief movers behind the drive to soften Iran s Radical image following the aug. 20 cease fire in the pc Ian Gulf War with Iraq. But Khomeini claiming Iran had drifted from the values of its 1979 revolution said last week that the government must do its Best to govern the people As Best it can but this docs not mean that it should drive them away from the great goals of the revolution which is the creation of global islamic  Khomeini also said recently As Long As i am Ai ivc 1 shall never let the state fall into the hands of the