European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes Friday april 21,1989 i i by i i . Gets nominal support on weapon modernization Brussels. Belgium a nato defense ministers on thursday gave Only limited support loan american plan 16 upgrade nuclear arms in Europe again putting off Tough decisions on he politically charged Issue. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said however he was satisfied with the endorsement by minister attending a two Day nuclear strategy session of i he 16-nation North Atlantic treaty organization. He predicted the support voiced in a carefully crafted statement would enable the defense department to win congressional approval for More Money to develop the next generation of surface to surface missile proposed to replace the Lance by sick. I am reluctant to make hard and fast predictions about what Congress will or won t re quire he told reporters aboard his air Force plane on the flight Back to Washington. But 1 will take the language that we be got and do the Best 1 can to Garner the necessary support he said. And i m reasonably confident that that will work.". Bundesbank raises rates to counteract . Dollar Frankfurt West Germany Dpi for the second time this year West Germany s Cen trial Bank the Bundesbank thursday raised two key lending rates by 0.5 percent a move be Lim a. Aimed at stabilizing the Deul Schmah no nine the Dollar the Bundesbank s policy making Central Council announced it had raised the discount rate from 4 to 4,5 percent and the Lombard rate from 6 to 6.5 percent. -. Last month the Bank had reached an unexpected decision not to raise the rates immediately hoping to stabilize the West German ceo. Nomic growth rate. / analysis believe the Bank Hopes thursday s hike in the lending rates will help stabilize the relatively Strong deutschmark with the . Dol Lar quoted a i.b572 Ai close of business at the Frankfurt Slock Exchange thursday. See currency Ruti s. I Ari 2 1, -. When the Bank last changed its lending rates in january also raising them by 0.5 percent the Dollar was quoted at 1.8672. ,. Both the Lombard and the discount rate arc charged to commercial bunks for Loans. Securi ties Are used As collateral in in Case of the Lombard Rale and Trade Bills for the discount rate concert pianist plans Man tour of . Facilities Germany a con Cert pianist who has taught. At the Eastman school of music and Boston University s school of the arts will perform at three american facilities in this month. Elizabeth Hagenah will begin her mini concert series at s . Saturday in the . Embassy club in Nonn. The former so Udint of Isabel Vengerova at the Curtis school of music also will perform at 10 30 . Monday at Heidelberg s Patrick Henry Village Chape. She will present a Benefit performance at 7 30 . On tuesday in the base Chapel at Ahcin main a. Donations from the concert will go to operation care a fund that provides Holiday dinners to needy families. Hagenah also will play at 8 . On april 28 at Hall . Some automatic tellers to be rewired on saturday Frankfurt West Germany All met Cha his National Bank , Teller machines in Germany will be out of service from noon until about 6 . Saturday. The machines Are being shut Down for major elect real rewiring and installation of More advanced computer equipment a Bank spokeswoman said thursday. On line machines give account balances. Bodies of 47 sailors id in ship blast brought ashore from Page 1. Conference thursday. Hoffman said an investigation is being led by rear . Richard d. Milligan com Mander of Cruiser destroyer croup two and a former commanding officer of the battleship new Jersey. It. Russell a. Greer an Atlantie reel spokesman in Norfolk said the explosion occurred while the ship was conducting open seas gunnery practice but did not know whether in occurred As the gun was being fired -. Each gun s 16-Inch-Diamctcr projectile is propelled by explosives in fabric bags loaded separately from the pro an explosion can occur if a gun Breech or Back end of the barrel is cracked or from a Shell that Cooks off ignites prematurely from the heat of the barrel or soldering debris left in the barrel from the lost round. The first thing that comes to mind is something like a Kookoff said Cape. Paul Honley a spokesman for the Atlantic Fleet. 11 could have been a powder bag Ora projectile. We just Don t know copt. Larry Seaquist the Iowa s commanding offi cer until last May said at a Pentagon briefing that a compressed air system to Clear hot debris from the Breech must be operated manually. Raising the pos Sibi i Ity that the procedure was overlooked before fresh Gunpowder was loaded into the gun. Each or these men is Well trained and formally qualified to do this he said and they Drill regularly. In Norfolk about 200 relatives of the 1,600 Crew members aboard the Iowa spent the night at a Norfolk naval station gym out of sight of reporters. Military policy requires that families of dead or injured person Nel be notified before their names Ore released. There arc those who arc really struggling and those who arc really stoic said Navy chaplain Barry brim Hall right now for some of these families they. " would rather have bad news than no news mall in Temple Texas Lorinc Barren said Alt she could do was Pray for her son Monte Barren and Hope Slit would hear from the Navy by Telephone. They told me if he was among Lite deceased they would personally visit us Barren said. But i believe everything s going to be of and i m praying for All the mothers who arc waiting just like was the worst loss of life in a Nava Accident since 1977, when 49 sailors died after a Spanish freighter h it a 56-foot launch returning sailors from Shore leave in Barcelona Spain to the amphibious assault ship Guam and the amphibious transport Dock Trenton. An iraqi missile attack on the frigate Stark in May 1987 killed 37 and wounded 21. It is a great tragedy and a matter of terrible sad Ness president Bush said in Washington. 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