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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, April 26, 1989

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ithe stars and stripes wednesday. April 26,1989ujj. Waters takes Over As envoy to w. Germany i f f. By David Tarrant staff Fri a the new . Amb Esador lowest Germany warned monday against abandoning nato s nuclei1 weapons and urged the Alliance to keep its forces up to Dale As an essential Par of its defense strategy. = at a Lime when East Wisl relations arc changing for the better nato will still continue to Rocquin conventional and nuclear forces that Art effective and credible Vernon . Walters who  credentials to West German pc sides Richard von Wulz sucker in an Flent on ceremony. Stopped Short of raising the subject of modernizing nato s Short Range nuclear Arsenal an Issue to at recently has stirred heated debate in Vest Germany where the missiles arc Sla once. Foreign minister Han Dietrich Gen Scher and defense. I ister Gerhard slow Lunborg hew to Washington on Mon Day to push for starting East West talks news briefs on eliminating the Short Range Cap Dos. . Officials have insisted however that nato move quickly to agreement on modernization so Congress can vote on funds for the Gram. During his Brief address in West Germany wallers also louche another politically sensitive Lopic West Germany the stationing of r by i million Allied soldiers Iacre. Public opposition to military i rail in West Germany has increased of miseries of military plane crashes in l and As a result of a diminishing up perception of a soviet military threat "1 Well understand that the present nearly i million soldiers German Allied on the territory of the Federal 1 Public Means a special Burden for German population wallers said arc working continually with your i can mint to seek ways to minimize disruption of the daily lives of germ in we will continue to do  Walters however cautioned against taking Loo Rosy a View of disarmament initiatives and economic reforms within the soviet bloc. New opportunities Are opening up for reshaping the East West relationship so As p build a More secure Europe one in which the divisions of the postwar years will be overcome he said. We must pursue these opportunities  constructive ways but also with patience and realism. Walters also said inc United Stales welcomes the changes in the european Community which is moving toward creating a single business Market by 1992. We will need to work closely to Gether to resist protectionist pressures on both sides of the Atlantic so As to main Tain 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 or Chemi Cal weapons drug trafficking and third world d it. The 72-year-old Walters replaces Richard butt who has been named Lohead in . Team negotiating with the soviets ii Geneva on reducing  weapons. Walti is joined the army in world War ii he Rose to the rank of lieutenant general a before retiring in 1976. Reserved. I in ambassador at Large for the Reagan administration visiting More than 10 countries As a diplomatic Iron blk Shoi or. He has received numerous honors id decorations from the United states Ranee Brazil and Italy for his War tint and peacetime activities. Wallah last Post was As chief . Del Gallat the United nations. Hes cats even languages including Ger Man an russian. Burlil this month. West Germany s Green flirty announced its opposition to Walters j appointment As ambassador Chargin Hal he helped plot the military Lacov Essof Chile and Brazil. Bet any s complaint was made to the West gunman bundestag or parliament. Thousands erf students in Beijing Boycott classes Beiji no a was of thousands of Stu dents it Uci Jinx s Une or Silica went on strike monday calling for for Noracy human rights and a free press in thar Gisl student Boycott i communist China s history. The class Boycott monday brought into a new phase their pro demo Cracy protests that were sparked by the april c5 death of ousted communist i any chief he Albang a popular reformer. Fosters calling Onalu dents to strike satirical cartoons of Golem Frint leaders and essays de crying official corruption covered the Walls of Many universities Hift Ghoul Beijing. At Beijing univ fruity the country s most prestigious student Jabr the first time produced an Independent new paper. Soldier so still Missin  search teams have  was swing a raining a spokesman said to the 19-Ycar old the " sound engr c Karlsruhe was on i 5-ton truck Park cd said sol 1st class1 tit into Rhine army says est Germany is of found a 56 5th engr in i into the Rhine River Dur Dent april is an army  Soldier assigned to at no uncut Cavern near Ridge Creel Ion boat atop a in the River Bank when in truck suddenly Roll d backward into the River. Gregory w. Kendall of ihe18th engr brigade. The army is not releasing the Soldier s name because no body Harp can recovered Kendall said. The missing solder was alone on the boat atop the vehicle when Loo Accident occurred no 8 p.m., although other sold jars participating in the exorcise were on the River Batik Kendall said the truck and boat were recovered v e same night. Premier from Page 1 House met with takes Rita on monday and afterwards both denied Selling a plan for i to to take Over the premiership. White House spokesman Marlin Fitz Walcer. With Jose Calif said. Japan is a 8r the Public s distrust in Polt it  in Copic have been arrested Onu Ges and three Takeshita a re have resigned in connection president Bush in san close ally and Friend with the new prime i " Takeshita who Acca bcrj9b7, denied Troi ceiling More than is political donations fro weekend news re .$381,700 from the in1987, repaying inc loan seventeen  people arc kno sales of hundreds of in recruit real estate subs Dii the transactions Gem share prices soared Falci Able for Over the counter former aide 10 to will continue to work closely Ter and government in prime minister in Novom doing bul acknowledged re illion in what he called legalize recruit co. S said he also borrowed Avion publishing. Giant in few months later their aides and-150 other in to have reaped profit fronds of unlisted shares in a acc Neil Cosmos in 1986.ilcd hefty profits when the he stocks were made Avail adding. Chita and a relative wherefrom sales of the recruit Ify his responsibility Lucians due to the re cry More than a dozen bribery and other Chi pointed Cabinet Mcm with the scandal. A along with Takeshit former prime minister Yasu Hiro Nakasonc Shine Joabe the Secretary general of the Liberal Democrat and former finance minister Kiichi Miyazawa have pen implicated a uld continue Wilh a  a � Saturn away 7. Ear Lanned to Tak Shila said he trip to five Southe Lions scheduled to St and lasting through i ice reports said he cancel the trip political analysis Wilh the scandal and i Clarily ratings the been pressed by i inc parly because yom embers fear they Able to win elections Shutta As their  elections for half ithe upper House Are elections need not be that Alongi Low pop Imper Hasit within Iger party it nol be take seats in to Kesh Taib this summer though general lied until the summer of 1990. Among those who profi Cosmos shares. The chief Cabinet Secretary Arcizo Obuchi. In Mak ing the first official announcement that Tali Shila would re ugh said the. Prime minister wanted to Clar japanese demonstrate against nuclear Power Tokyo a thousands of -japanese1 demonstrated against nuclear power1 on sunday the third anniversary of the soviet Union s disastrous Nucci Donl at chernobyl. Organisers said about 3.000 people some chanting project our children and remove nuclear plants marched in the rain in Kawasaki Jim South of Tokyo and gathered along the . Media reports did rid say Ftak Shila might Call for Early general election or if inc Liberal democrats would pick a successor the Liberal democrats have governed Japan for about 48 years and hop 297 scats in the si2-Mcmber lower House of Parlia Many of the acc pm hrs were in the of ing parties. Such Gallei leaders arc common in1ness arc closely relate with the Liberal derm striding Campaign fun had repeatedly vowed forms to restore Public the scandal has Cau donations to Tak Shila and ticket purchases 10 fund Rais bus of politicians and business a where politics and Busi icy arc especially popular1 Laws acts As. A Way around re in recent weeks Takeshi Rapush through political racist in government a the greatest political fallout in Japan since former prime minister Kakuchi Tan Kawas convicted in 1976 of taking a $2 million bribe after the Lockheed aircraft company admitted it spents12.1 Mill Ion let Advance its sales in Japan. Library from Page 1 support  funding for army and air Force libraries in recent years has remained steady and librarians working for the two services in Europe generally had no budget complaints., -. The air Force budgets about $7 Mil lion for ils 35 base libraries and those at 13 isolated Sites in Europe. The army supports 104 base libraries in Europe and along with the air Force is in the process of enhancing the automation of us system r Williams said that Navy librarians have been Able to obtain some materials through local Community funding but that Normal Supply routes to libraries have dried up. Libraries get Only a few paperbacks and i in fewer hardback books we arc providing a minimal level of service mostly through inc Good work of the librarians on the Job he said. Wendy Breeden a librarian at the Navy Library in Naples said reference and non fiction hardback books that once automatically arrived have nol shown up in great numbers since Lasi summer. The Library is receiving one or " two of the books each month instead of 30 to 50. " locally they have Given us some extra Money so we can pick up some of the Slack she said. However Williams said the selection at naval libraries is inadequate to sup port the higher education  to servicemen around the Mediterranean Region. Williams said the problem is More than Money. For instance he said even though he works at the new Londo naval submarine base in Connecticut and is in charge of Navy libraries in the northeastern United slates he also is responsible for the Navy s libraries in Europe i feel strongly that this position  should be split up he said. Moreover Williams said the Nav has Noi had a permanent Library director for two years and having Only an acting director costs Lac Library system some clout at budget Lime the biggest fault Wilh our Navy libraries in the Mediterranean and the same holds me in England is a Lack of Modem Library materials he said. We have7 to automation in our libraries. Behave no  Homeyard said inc Library budget impart of the Navy s education and training budget putting libraries in Competition Willi funds for such things As Pilot train ing. She said that rather than getting chomped on and becoming vulnerable Ashe dollars move up the ladder the. Ii Barry budget should be made separate the problem she said is one of Priori  limes get Tough she said the Navy opts to support that Fleet  
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