European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                He stars and stripes sunday. May 1989 k 5n Bush phone talk on arms fruitless by Helen Thomas up1 White House reporter Washington president Bush an West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl talked on the Telephone Friday but failed to resolve their differences Over East West negotiations on Short Range nuclear mis Siles. White House spokesman Marlin Fitz watch said. The potential crisis within nato was created when Kohl moved to placate his left political flank by urging Early East West negotiations on Short Range nuclear forces. His Surprise move which won Genera support from Norway. Denmark Greece Belgium Italy and Spain came after . Officials thought another threat to unit had been averted by deferring firm Deci Sions on the modernization of nato mis Siles in West Germany. Kohl opposes such a decision at this time. Of immediate concern arc missiles wit ranges of less than 300 Miles the american Lance with a Range of 80 Miles and the soviet scud a Frog-7 and ss-21, which have ranges of from 36 to 180 Miles. The soviets arc estimated to hold As much As a 4-to-l Edge in nuclear warheads on those missiles. Fitzwater told reporters that Kohl Tele phoned Bush at 9 15 . Friday and the two leaders discussed their dispute an agreed that talks on the matter should be continued among nato members. While not discussing details of their talk Fitzwater made it Clear that Bush had told Kohl the United states posture has not changed that there should be a parity of conventional nato Warsaw pact forces in Europe before the Start of any negotiations on reducing Short Range missiles. There is no change in our position said Fitzwater. We still believe Early negotiations with the soviet Union on reducing Short Range nuclear weapons would be a mistake Fitzwater said the United states would like to resolve the problem before the nato Summit meeting starts May 29 i Brussels Belgium but if we can to it s not the end of the world. We will go on to Dis cuss it at the  it docs not appear that the basis of an agreement is there he added. Fitzwater told reporters the United tales is still very wary of Mikhail Gorbachev s proposals to convince the West Ern world the soviet Union is no longer a threat. He also said the United states is still waiting for the Bonn government to re Spond to a specific document laying out theato position on the Short Range missiles that was developed at a 1986 foreign ministers meeting. The arms control framework accepted atthe october 1986 .-sovict Summit in Reykjavik envisioned talks on Short Range missiles Only after conclusion of an agreement on intermediate Range nuclear forces signed in december 1987 and talks on conventional and chemical arms. Kohl s Call May have by unprompted by Bush s remarks to reporters thursday after talks with Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney in which the president said he remains always willing to negotiate Anat position that recognizes West Ger Many s sensitivity about the missiles on its soil. But in hinting the door May be open to eventual negotiations on Short Range nuclear forces he held to . Demands that such talks Only follow cuts in conventional forces and not Lead to elimination of nuclear arms from Europe. News briefs of releases names Opter crash victims Washington a the Pentagon has released try Ajames of the five marines killed wednesday Wagn their helicopter crashed during a training Percise in Southern France. The Marine corps went find four of the victims As pilots maj. Ort a. Boulton 37, from Broward county Fla Luxl 1st it. Michael p. Wilkes 26, from akr6qhio and helicopter mechanics Cpl. Terry Altos 22, from Ashland ky., and Lance Cpl. F. Rossoll 21, from pcs Monics Iowa. The fifth victim was identified by his father As Cpl. Lansdon r. Good Iii 24, of Paducah by. Their us i helicopter crashed and exploded after it hit a High tension Power line on a night training flight wednesday about 9 45 . Near Rougon a Village 60 Miles North West of Nice. The helicopter fell about 200 feet and then crashed into a Mountain Stream and exploded. Officials said. Jgr the pilots were using night vision Gogh bul military officials said there was Marcason to suspect the goggles played a Romej Juthe crash. A Marine official in  said the goggles do not Semuf Tillou to see Power lines. The helicopter a trom the amphibious As Sault ship Guadalcanal which was docked in Toulon and was assigned to Marine medium helicopter so 162 based at new River Marine corps air station . The helicopter was one of 13 taking part in French-. Training exercises in Southern France from april 29 to May 19. 2 w. Germans reportedly Fred by kidnappers 1 still a Irig held Sidon Lebanon a kidnappers freed two West germans on Friday after holding them overnight but were holding a third hostage in connection wit the trial of a lebanese Hijacker in Frankfurt palestini an guerrillas said. There was no Independent confirmation Oft Turc ported abductions and the guerrillas did Natac Naify the alleged kidnappers. In Bonn West German foreign Mirr Lsley spokesman Hans Schumacher noted thaut Kwof the alleged Vic Tims also disappeared Bric Tann Lebanon a year  said he found  0-hour disappearance a  Gol Wajiha cd Ali the commander of the Plo  Sidon said Heinrich Struebig 48, Clra  Markus Michael 25, were abductedtnursdcvcmr1bby five gunmen outside Sidon.   hum Anitas Relief Agen try from an office near to Southern port City. The sunni moslem Nas Soihr militia which control the area around Sidon said so big an administrator at Asme hum Anitas and Schmo Jar a nurse were freed at 5 .  two met briefly with the militia s Leader Mustafa Saad at his office in Sidon. Reporters were Kewu Topf the meeting and were not allowed to speak to Wilhera Jhc West germans. They hid their faces from photograph later Struebig and Schnitzler were driven to Anas me hum Anitas base. It was closed to reporters. The released two told me they Are scared because the kidnappers have threatened to kill their colleague i they revealed any information about their abduction Abu Ali told reporters. In West Germany Asme hum Anitas spokeswoman Dagmar  Kuntz said the group could not confirm the abductions had taken place. She confirmed Struc Gib and Schilz scr work for the organization and said the group. Worker with the first name of Markusic Ocba Eiron but she refused to give any other details. A palestinian officer in charge of Security at the once where they work quoted Struebig and Schnitzler As saying Michael was being held in connection with the Case of Mohammed Ali Hamadi a shiite moslem on trial for murder and air piracy in Frankfurt. The officer did not say if any demands had been , a West German television network said the kidnappers apparently gave the freed i stages statement with their demands which included a Light sentence for Hamadi. It identified the Man still held Smarkus Quint 24, who joined the Relief team in South Lebanon Only 10 Days ago. Hamadi faces life in prison if convicted in the june1985 hijacking of a Twa jetliner and the murder of . Navy diver Robert Stethem a passenger. He admitted taking part in the hijacking but denies killing Stethem. In january 1987, shortly after Hamadi s arrest i Frankfurt West germans Rudolf Cordes and Alfred Schmidt were kidnapped in Lebanon. They were eventually freed and a group that claimed responsibility for the abductions said the releases were a gesture aimed at winning a lenient sentence for Hamadi. The chief judge in Hamadi s trial Heiner Luecken Berger said the proceedings would not be influenced by any kidnapping. " Abu Ali told reporters five gunmen in a Bow totalled the humanitarian workers Van and pointed Auton Ftak rifles at them and ordered the three to com out of thevaos quickly and lie Down  the  Struebig in the trunk and forced the others to sit in the Back scat of the a Wand sped away toward the South he added. Abu Ali said Nass Crite militiamen Manning a Check Point on Sidon s Southern Edge fired at the car because the Driver did not Stop but the Driver continued. Tornadoes from Page 1 Granbury sending 22 people to a Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. It was just like they always said you could hear in coming. It came and then we Shook for a longtime. We All prayed said Elvin Funkhouser. He and his wife Janet Lay in their ground floor Kitchen while twisters shredded the second Story of their Home in a subdivision near Granbury. Hood county sheriff Edwin Tomlinson said at least15 trailers and Homes were destroyed with about 200 others damaged. But red Cross spokesman Richard Hensley said 65 trailers and houses were destroyed. Winds of near 100 Mph were reported thursday i thunderstorms in Texas from Dallas county to near Waco the weather service said. Gusts to 78 Mph were reported at Wichita Falls Texas and to 80 to 90 Mph at Eldorado okla. The storms derailed a train in Hurst a suburb North East of fort Worth. Early thursday High wind derailed 10empty cars of a Coal Tram near the Panhandle Community of Dawn. No one was injured. About 255,000 customers in North Central and Eastern Texas lost electricity because of the storms and 27,500remained without Power late Friday said Dave Fiorilli a senior Engineer for Texas utilities electric in Dallas. In new Orleans the storm ripped at least one of the jazz and heritage festival s big tents blew others Down and did some damage to nearly All of the 10 stages and tents where 140,000 people gathered Over three Days. North meanwhile most of the jurors rested in private after acc Owji my for sati did Anderson said. I thin the three month trial and 12 Days of delibcrations._8jj if Tali w a lot about what was going  _ a from Page 1 a concerning the solicitation of other countries support for the contras. Bui Bush who visited Honduras president in Early 1985, declared thursday that thing had not been part of any Deal to provide. Hollain with expedited . Aid in return for Jelp of the i Buls. In Juir North said thursday Jet in Jed Appeal and was confident of eventual vindication. As a rats a Danderson said she saw the Iran political dispute a War the  a Taay taken the heal for higher  i s m  but when asked i Iii Slio Uratio Rison she said i think he should do some time. I 4._."basically, on the count Sota guilty he was Fol lowing orders said Anderson. Of people s  in a Wiki attn