European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 25,1989paga 28 the stars and stripes tuesday april is. Lara Quayle reaffirms . Role in Chicago a vice president Dan Quayle leaving on a whirlwind trip to Australia and Southeast Asia said monday that the United states intends to remain a Pacific Power despite arguments by decl Inisss that the nation must pull Back from our global commit ments. He told the annual meeting of the associated press that the Challenge for the United states is to Advance our Strate Gic and economic interest in Asia while maintaining our continuing commit ments to  he said that there is an undercurrent of gloominess in the relationship of the United states and its Pacific allies with some observers predicting a grim future for the United Stales. News briefs the United states they say is a nation in decline. The budget deficit and the Trade deficit arc symptoms of a deeper malaise. If we arc to avoid disaster we must pull Back from our global commitments. In a nutshell this. Is the argument of Fth so called Deli lists " so Quayle said an important purpose of his 12-Day trip is to address these concerns head on. 1 will be reminding our asian friends Hal the current wave ofic Clinise thought in the United Stales is hardly a new  As for defense Quayle said the United states will continue to pursue a Vig Orous Security role in  he said that the soviet Union recognising the failure of its economic system is looking toward Asia. Soviet president Mikhail a Gorbachev plans to visit China next month for the first sino Sovi i Summit meeting in 20 years. We recognize the soviet interest in sharing in Asia s economic Boom and in increasing its Access to the Region. But Moscow has a Long Way to go to achieve this goal he said. He noted that the asian nations have thriving free Enterprise economics with the members of the association of Southeast asian nations making up what would be the United Stales seventh largest trading partner. On his trip to Asia Quayle will mix substantive policy discussions particularly dealing with Trade and defense with ceremonial duties and tourism. Before flying to Asia he will pay Courtesy Call on former president Reagan in los Angeles. On inc return trip the vice president plans to tour Alaska s wildlife Rich Prince William sound to see for himself the cleanup efforts following the Exxon Valdez Oil spill. Besides Australia Quayle will visit in Donesia Singapore and Thailand. Quayle accompanied by his wife Marilyn will spend five Days in Australia representing president Bush at this year Celebration of australian american Friendship week. In talks with australian officials in Canberra the vice president will explore bilateral issues such As Trade defense and space cooperation. Thousands of students in Beijing go on strike Beijing a tens of thousands of Stu dents at Beijing s universities went  monday calling for democracy human rights and a free press in the largest student Boycott in communist China s history. At Beijing University the country s most prestigious students for the first time produced an Independent newspaper. The class Boycott monday brought into a new phase pro democracy protests that were sparked Fay the april 15 death of ousted communist party chief he Yanbang a popular reformer. Posters calling on students to strike satirical cartoons of government leaders and essays de crying official corruption covered the Walls of Many universities throughout Beijing. Student leaders said they planned to strike until the government agrees to open talks and they believed students in other cities were ready to join the Boycott. O on Friday and saturday about 150,000 Stu dents and supporters spent the night at Tianan men Square defying a government order to Clear the vast expanse. The demonstration one  biggest since the 1919 communist Victory was the students clearest Challenge yet to the ruling monopoly. Soldier swept into Rhine still missing army says Karlsruhe West Germany is search teams have not found a s65lh engr in Soldier who was swept into the Rhine River Dur ing a training Accident april is an army spokesman said monday. The -19-year-old enlisted Soldier assigned tothe 502nd engr co at Neureul Cavern near Karlsruhe was on a Bridge erection boat atop a5-ton truck parked on the River Bank when the truck suddenly rolled backward into the River said Siv 1st class Gregory a Kendall of the 18th engr brigade. ,./  army is not releasing the Soldier s name because no body has been recovered Kendall Laid ,1" 7 \ of r the missing Soldier was alone on the boat atop the vehicle when the Accident occurred at 8 p.m., although other Soldier participating in the exercise were on inc River Bank Kendall said. The track and boat were recovered the same  Accident is under investigation. Sailors from Page 1husband a father a Friend i can Only offer you the gratitude of a nation for your Ovid one served his country with distinction and Honor he  said to the children of the lost crewmen you mus never forget that your father was America s  Cap Fred p. Mob Sally commander of the Iowa said the men who died made the ultimate sacrifice Forus. Themen of Turret two will be part of the spirit of the. Iowa.  ,. ,. We shared the Good the bad the comedy and now the tragedy Moosally said. I remember their faces As they toiled at their guns sweating an honest sweat that comes from Young me dedicated to a great cause he said. "1 remember As they talked among themselves looking so much like sailors of Fth past sharing the exuberance of the limes and the dreams of Fth future he said. They were the life the spirit and the soul of our ship. -. They made the ultimate sacrifice for us. The men of Turret two will be part of the spirit of the Iowa forever after the service the president and his wife  through the crowd As the Navy hymn played offering words of Consolation shaking hands and hugging mourners Many of them in tears. The victims families then met with the ship s commander privately. On sunday night about 3,000 family members and friends greeted the ship on its arrival at Norfolk naval base exchanging tearful embraces with loved ones. When the 887-foot warship moved into sight of the Dock families let out scattered Cheis. But As tugs pushed the ship into its berth the crowd Tell silent. All that could be heard Werc inc cries of gulls that circled the Iowa s Wake. -. ". The barrels of the three gun Turret were in the same position As when the explosion occurred off puerto Rico on wednesday. Reporters were not allowed to talk with the families or the crewmen. Fifty eight crewmen were in the Turret when it exploded during gun exercises. Eleven sailors in the lowest level of the Turret six decks below the guns survived. The Navy has refused to speculate part the cause of the explosion which damaged Only the inside of the Turret. But Navy teams said it appeared that the blast occurred while the powder bags were being loaded into the big gun the new York times reported sunday. The Navy on sunday released a videotape made by an officer on the Bridge who wanted to record inc firing of the  the video the explosion appears to blast away the Gasket like rubber that seals inc gun slits and is followed by a Jet of fire and thick smoke from the Gunhouse. Walters fro Pagal pressures on both sides of the Atlantic so As to main lain a free and open trading system Walters said. He noted that Western allies must work together to meet several challenges outside their Borders including pollution terrorism the production of chemical weapons drug trafficking and third world debt. The 72-year-old Walters replaces Richard Bun who has been named to head the . Team negotiating with the soviets in Geneva on re during strategic nuclear Walters joined the army in world War ii and Rose to the rank of lieutenant general before retiring in1976. He served As an ambassador at Large for the Rea Gan administration visiting More than 100 countries As a diplomatic trouble shooter. To has received numerous honors and decorations from the i United slates France Brazil and Italy for his wartime and peacetime activities. Walters1 last Post was As chief . Delegate at the United nations. He Speaks seven languages including German and russian. Earlier this month West Germany s Green party announced its opposition to wallers appointment As ambassador charging that he helped plot the military takeovers of Chile and Brazil. The party s complaint was made to the West Ger Man bundestag or parliament. Witch fro Pagal i m very  far As we re concerned wicca is not a hostile Type of Faith Macnaughton said. Her being a Witch has  any problems for her in her working Picc or anywhere  among the Days Shell be allowed to observe Are All hallows eve oct. 31, and Days marking the changes of the seasons. Hutchins traces her Faith to celtic Ireland. Hutchins daughter of a protestant minister said she does t know of any others in the air Force who Oral Tice witchcraft including her husband. She said col leagues and co workers Haven t shunned her for her beliefs. Exxon claims Oil spill cleanup ahead of schedule Valdez. Alaska a Exxon monday said its Shoreline cleanup in Prince William sound is ahead of sched ule a claim quickly challenged by the stale s environmental chief. . Koonce Exxon Usa senior vice president for exploration and production said Exxon scientists believe 70 percent of the i  million gallon spill from the supertanker Exxon Valdez has evaporated dispersed or been collected. Exxon got to work on the cleanup plan last week after getting coast guard approval. The plan Calls for cleanup of 300 Miles of coastline by sept. 15. Dennis Kelso commissioner of alas a s department of environmental conservation questioned Exxon s claim and said the Oil company s federally a proved plan remains in the state s Opin a Ion inadequate. A i would look carefully at the figure. And not Lake it at face value said Kelso adding Hal the estimate was based on Exxon s computer models and could be off by As much As 50 percent what i want to see is some results he said after Exxon s news conference. Rough seas and High winds forced Lull in Oil skimming along the Southern coast sunday As Many alaskans paused for five minutes in a silent display of grief Over the ecological disaster. Sec photo Page 4. The Cost guard and officials of Exxon said the bad weather made it unlikely that More than a few Skimmer would be at work monday trying to suck up More of the spill. Sunday s five minutes of silence was requested by gov. Steve Cowper to commemorate the 30th Day after the March 24 spill in Prince William sound an area Rich in Beauty and Marine wildlife