European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday april 4. .1989 keep winning formula nato urged from Page 1. Site of what it intends they said. One of the greatest dangers facing Western Europe and inc United states is thai countries might become demobilized in inc belief thai the soviet military threat has vanished according to we incr. He said thai while the Chance of War in Europe is extremely Low. Soviet Mili tary Power still possesses an enormous threat As a Force that could possibly reused to exert its will through intimidation or influence on Western decision making. A charges even those for the better arc always connected with risks wet incr said. So you have to have a framework of Security. And that is offered by nato that is the reason Why nato even without a current threat in the classical sense of risk of War will continue to have its role.". While coping with the new external challenges the 16 nations in the Alliance. Face internal challenges that could threaten its Solidarity. The nato nations must grapple with such potentially divisive questions As How much each contributes to the com Mon defense whether to modernize Short Range nuclear weapons and How to negotiate arms control agreements. " think we arc looking for military stability and nol Ideal dynamism. That was the Call of nato since its inception is incr said. We be always wanted political change but military stability. And now Here is a Chance. There is a dynamic transition going  that transition which has brought a warming trend Between the soviet Union and the West has ironically led to inc v Public s impatience with nato s Effort thus far to match the military reductions of the East v  the problem occurs especially among the younger generation from which Lead ers in the years ahead will emerge. Ironically nato s Success in keeping peace in Europe for 40 years has diminished the sense of military threat among the Young. Keel said. Unlike their ciders some of whom lived through two world wars they have not known War in their lifetime. As a consequence of that Success eur w. German official recommends nato for Nobel peace prize Bonn up a leading member of West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl s Christian democratic Union monday said he had recommended nato fora Nobel peace prize. Addressing a news conference to Mark the 40th anniversary of the at lactic Alliance Christian democratic Union general Secretary Heiner Geissler said he believed the time is Ripe to give the Nobel peace prize to defense organization which through its determination to defend Freedom democracy and human rights has Cre ated the political preconditions for 40 years of peace in  go Iwler said the fact that to War had broken out in Europe since the forma Tion of nato is not the result of Paci fist concepts but the result of the peace. Forming character of the Security an defense policy of the free West which in based on deterrence and  in a letter mailed monday to the Nobel prize committee in Oslo nor Way the conservative politician urged the committee to give the 1990 peace prize to the Western military Alliance which he said has been successful in guaranteeing the people of Europe both in the East and the West the longest period of peace in  Rop cans and youth in particular do have. A sense of restlessness. Keel said. They see they re More prosperous. They see  s a new Man in Moscow and changes Are going on. And they Start to question As to whether or not the inconvenience and annoyance of the presence of foreign troops and the inconvenience and annoyance of military exercises is still All that  w6rncr said that while he is neither puzzled astonished nor surprised by the trend the question is Only which consequences do leaderships draw by those  one consequence might be loss of Voles Al the polls. But we incr said this has not deterred nato members from making hard choices in the past including decisions made by his own govern ment while he was West Germany s de sense minister Fornix years. To raise defense spending has always been unpopular to acc Cpl the Low level flying has always been unpopular and of course to extend the service the length of the service of conscripts never has been popular he said of West Ger Manhy s decision to lengthen its compulsory military service from 15 months to 18 months starting in june. V while unpopular these measures have been taken decided upon by governments and parliaments and i think they will take place. So 1 am not concerned too much As Long As the political leadership decides what is  but it s no secret that Warner has clashed publicly and privately with some members of his country s government Over one of the Mosi politically sensitive initiatives facing nato whether to Fol Low through on an october 1983 Deci Sion to build a new Short Range nuclear missile to be based principally in West Germany. Wymer leaves Little  he favors carrying out the replacement of the aging Lance missile system which will become obsolete by 199s, with a new  system.  -. He lashed out at critics who argue that Pursuit of the Lance modernization would derail the arms control process. I am familiar with this argument. I heard it when 1 was defense minister. And just before deployment of the per there is no contradiction Between a Clear and Slaboc defense on the one hand an disarmament Isle Lions and agreements on the other hand. I would go As far Aslo say that Only by producing stability safety and Security and a stable defense will you get the Chance to negotiate successful arms  the Issue of modernization of the Short Range nuclear missiles is sure to hang Over the conventional arms talks Between the Warsaw Pacl and nato thai began March 9 in Vienna Austria but Warner said the soviets had no right whatsoever to suggest that the West s Pursuit of modernization goes against the spirit of the disarmament talks because they jus finished their modernization of their Arsenal of Short Range nuclear missiles. Why should their modernization be legitimate and they have bigger num Bers than we have and ours should disrupt arms control and detente i Seeno logic in this argument. So they should better be silent he said. According to the Pentagon publication soviet military Power the soviets have significantly improved their Short Range ballistic missiles. The older inaccurate from artillery rocket is being replaced with the vastly improved ss-21," the Book states. Overall w8mcr and keel Sec a great Opportunity for achieving Mutual reductions of conventional weapons. First of All i think there have been serious and sincere changes in the soviet position and of course i think a Domi Nant soviet interest in reducing the Rostand Burden of the Over armament of the soviet Union. By this i conclude there Isa belter Chance of Success than during the mfr talks he said referring Lothe Mutual and balanced Force reduction talks that recently ended after 15 years without agreement. Keel said the West is feeling More of would sworn or said referring to the deployment of Pershing ii and ground launched. Cruise missiles in 1983, /. It produced inc contrary. 11 produced the first disarmament trealy in Man kind s history he said of the treaty ban Ning inter Mediac Panfic nuclear missiles in Europe signed by the superpowers in december 1987. So 1 come to the conclusion that the arms talks because Gorbachev to his credit has accepted our Challenge. He s accepted that we need to remove symmetries reduce the ability to carry oui Large scale offensive actions. Surpris attack. He s not Only accepted it but he s showing some evidence that it s a reality by Al least announcing his intent to take unilateral Steps outside these negotiations Exxon apologizes for Oil disaster Valdez Alaska a Exxon apologized monday for the nation s worst Oil spill and authorities said the Captain of the Oil company s Tanker has taken Steps to surrender to fact charges of being drunk when the pcs Scuran aground "1 want to Lell you How sorry i am that Thi Accident took place,1 Exxon . Raw said in full Page advertisements placed in  newspapers. We cannot of course undo what has been done. But i can assure you that since March 24, the Accident has been receiving our full attention and will continue to do  the Exxon Valdez rammed a reef on that Day spilling 10.1 million Gallons of Oil into Pence Wil Liam sound. Us Captain Joseph Hazelwood who has been fired admitted drinking before boarding the ship according to court documents. An arrest warrant has been issued in Alaska for him. There were indications that the Hunt Inion , resident had contacted an attorney and that a surrender might be worked out said ski. Clifton Smith oath new York state police. In other developments the Oil Slick has turned to a swirling ugly Brown glop on the Brilliant Blue sound and has grown to More than 1,000 Square Miles bigger than the stale of Rhode Island. Bush Calls for israeli pullback Washington a president Bush called monday for a properly structured Middle East peace conference and an end to Israel s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. In apparent agreement with egyptian president Hosni Mubarak who met with him for about an hour Bush also supported achievement of palestinian political  president s statement in the while House Rose Garden could exert pressure on israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir who is to meet with Bush on thursday. A properly structured International conference could play a useful role at an appropriate time Bush said in condors ing one of Mubarak s principal proposals. The egyptian Leader said the talks the Bush administration is having Wilh the Palestine liberation organization constitute one of Ute breakthroughs in the Region. In Short Mubarak said in urging Bush to prod the israelis the situation is right for an Active Effort More than Ever  also was hoping for a resumption of . Aid. The Bush administration is holding up $230 million in Aid to Egypt because Mubarak s government failed to adopt acceptable economic reforms. The visits by Mubarak and Shamir Are expected to Force the Bush administration to come to grips with mid East problems even though no Quick solutions arc insight. Terrorism from Page 1 such devices which Cost nearly $ i million each in six airports before the end of the year. Skinner said air lines will have to pay for the equipment and in a improbably add Between 20 cents and a Dollar to each airline  Faa Security specialists were being sent to the busiest . And foreign airports Loaid in surveillance Skinner said he said he did not believe a unified congressional investigation of flight i03 was necessary because the Fri and scottish police were working to find the bombers,.,s but Bert Ammerman chairman of a political action committee established to help the relatives said Bush told them he would consider their request for a unified probe by a committee of Congress As opposed to a variety of inquiries now under consideration. It was an important first step Ammerman said following the session the while House released statement saying that Bush had expressed Bis sorrow and deep concern about the incident. The meeting was sensitive solemn and  the committee organized a few weeks after the dec 21 crash that killed 270 people has pushed for tougher Security at . And foreign airports and for a system to warn passengers of terrorist threats. In London a British group of relatives of flight 103victims was organized on saturday