European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday May 24,1989 Jane s says naval cuts next soviet target by Dave Diehl . Bureau London the soviet Union s main  in future arms control talks will be to reduce the West s navies an limit their Freedom of movement according to the editor of the latest Jane s fighting ships. There is no doubt that the key soviet objective is a reduction in the West naval strength Richard Sharpe a for Mer Royal Navy Captain wrote in a nine Page Forward to the Book  this week. ,.,.- " editors of the yearbooks published by Janev information group use the for wards to give their views on military and political topics. Sharpe a former submarine com Mander and intelligence officer Sam the . Navy is holding most of the sea based chips the soviets would like to Sec bargained  seems Likely that ship launched land attack weapon systems will be the a focus of attention and these mostly belong to the . Navy Sharpe said. With a giant military Fleet the soviets have a lot of ships they could discard with Little consequence he said. The naval strength of the West can it has thousands of tons of ancient remain a real Force for International ships and submarines which it could uni peace particularly if As much Effort is laterally scrap with minimal effect on itt-nbov8t1iftq understanding and improve Overall effectiveness Sharpe sad. He ing rules of engagement for limited con Alk noted thales Evjen shipyards Are conflict As has previously been devoted to time fur apr produce vessels including submarines frigates Battle cruisers air Craft carriers and destroyers. Sharpe said the a St it Yui partic ular must remain Strong even if to so Viet threat diminishes. He also wrote that other conflicts around the Globe can be dealt with by the navies of the West. Planning All out War with the Warsaw  but the author said he thinks this is an optimistic Outlook. Nothing will happen until the next Jajor problem occurs when once  will have to fill the Gap left of adequate Long term International planning he said. Dollar from Page 1 -.,port in the new York times that the administration was considering allowing the Dollar to fluctuate More freely. He warned that if the Dollar s recent Rise against other major currencies is sustained for a prolonged period or extended it could undermine International efforts to reduce global Trade  the Dollar s Rise makes . Exports less competitive and makes imports More attractive for americans to buy. Some analysts have said Shah Floc Dollar s Rise is not stopped soon the Trad deficit which peaked in 1987. Could begin to Widen again. Analysts said it is unclear exactly what the United states and its allies will do if the Dollar continues to Rise sharply Over the next few Days. One Way to help Stem the Rise would be for the fed to reduce interest rates in the United states while the Central Banks of West Germany and Japan boost them in their own countries. However All three Central Banks involved have been ret atlant to do that so far. The fed. For example Wank to make Aarau hat the . Economy Slot re sufficiently to help combat  on the Trade balance. "k,.,.,. Owe Factor fueling the perception that  of seven s Central Banks arc not serious about to Jan to. Stem the Dollar s Rise was that the West German Bundesbank has declined to help intervene in the markets. . Officials said they had no idea Why West Ger Many was not joining in the Effort to keep the Dollar s value stable. We re just mystified one official said. It must be some sort of Domestic political  but other analysts pointed out that Karl Otto Prochl president of the Bundesbank has Long been sceptical that intervention in the markets would work in the Long run and that he probably would not be sorry to see the Dollar strengthen because that would help  German exports. Japanese finance ministry sources hinted at a possibility that the group of seven major Western Mone tary Powers May hold an emergency meeting in the Middle of next week to discuss measures to Stem the Dollar s further Advance. The key Index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged Early tuesday. The 225-Issue nikkei Stock average a 6�93mmfcjaincr on monday shed 451.50points, or 1.33 percent to Gish morning trading at 33,616.36. Protesters from Page 1 Gress. China s legislature began gathering signatures needed to Convene a special session on the legality of martial Law. Indicating further erosion of i s support. In Washington the voice of America said chinese authorities were jamming its broadcasts apparently try ing to Cut off one of the demonstrators Mam sources of information. It was the first reported Case of jamming since diplomatic relations were restored in 1979. Soldiers withdrew from streets in Southern Beijing to end standoffs with residents who had surrounded military convoys for the last three Days. Army trucks and armoured vehicles remained deployed elsewhere in Western and Southern parts of the City but the mood was generally relaxed. State television quoted an officer As saying he was told to withdraw because of the widespread opposition to martial Law. Residents and soldiers clashed briefly in one area when the soldiers tried to move too nearby army storage facility. People surrounding he trucks tried to Block their path and a Battle with risks and bricks began. An unconfirmed report said a Soldier was killed and one re Porfirid 15 residents were injured. A chinese journalist said about 2,000 soldiers participated in the clash. News Brief Memoria rites planned for entertainment chief Ascham feb org West Germany a memorial service will be held wednesday for the chief of the Usa eur entertainment division. James t. Martini did thursday at the Frankfurt University clinic from complications of pneumonia said co worker Patricia Henry. He was 46. The service Willijc at the soldiers theater on Graves Barracks a i2 p.m., Henry said. Martin entertainment chief since 1975, also had been Community entertainment director in Munich and Gies Saji and costume director at the . Army sol diff support Center Europe  17 years in the usar eur . He received a Bachelor s degree in Fine arts from the University of Oklahoma with majors in acting and directing. Upon graduation Martin was commissioned As an Arney lieutenant in Field artillery. After serving two years in filth West Germany he entered civil service. Martin is survived by his parents James ii. And Betty Martin of Lawton okla., and a sister Mary Katharine Gardner of Peoria Ariz. The confrontation which ended at about i . Tuesday occurred 15 Miles Southwest of Tiana men Square in Central Beijing where tens of thousands of students have held round the clock vigils in Defiance of martial Law. Citizens have set up barricades throughout the City to keep soldiers from moving on the students. What caused the clash was not Clear. Witnesses said soldiers nil people with Slicks and belts but did not open fire. The wite pcs said some soldiers pushed through throngs of residents trying to Block Irir Way but that military vehicles did not Advance. There were new signs of internal political straggle. The letter from military leaders which was sent to the people s Patty the mouthpiece of the ruling communist party was drafted by seven prominent military figures a source at the people s daily said. The seven include former defense minister Zhang and former army chief of staff Yang Dezhi. As old soldiers we have the following demands the letter said. The people s liberation army belongs to the people. It cannot confront the people even More so it cannot suppress the people and it will never shoot the people. To keep the situation from worsening the army cannot enter the City the it fish was signed by 100 other  another source. Pc inability to enforce martial Law indicated an in tense Power struggle. I emerged As a hard liner during the protests and appeared to have won a Power struggle with communist party general Secretary Zhao Ziyang who was More sympathetic to the students demands. Chinese sources said Zhao has resigned in protest but no official state men has been made and his whereabouts and status remain unclear. T foreign reporters were told they could not conduct interviews take pictures or make tapes or videos on the streets in work places and at several other locations. 3 . Nofal Afons in . Honoured by envoy London is three . Military installations in the United kingdom were honoured tuesday by . Ambassador to great Britain Henry Catto for their Community relations efforts in 1988. Raf Alconbury and Raf Chicksands England an the naval communication station at Thurso Scotland were selected from 19 bases in the United kingdom As having the Best Community relations programs. Carlo presented the awards at his residence. Alconbury s i oth tac fighter Wing which also sup ports the 17th tac recon Wing received the award in the Large installation category. Medium installation honors went to Raf Chicksands a communications base which features a Large Antenna covering some 35 acres. The naval communication station in Thurso located on the Northern end of Scotland was Given the Small base award. London from Page 1 pc Salon for letterheads signs and addresses on delivery trucks that will have to be changed. Sign writers copywriters printers decorators Tele phone engineers look to be in for a Busy year. Tele phone triggered burglar alarms will have to be adjusted too. Some subscribers have suggested running the split along the thames River which divides the City into Nonn and South. But British telecoms opted for rings partly because people s geography gels pretty Hay outside Central London said spokesman Andrew Emerson. For the confused British telecoms will provide a free recorded message to set them straight. The 071 code will be stretched to include the Dock lands some 6 Miles from the Center of London which is being transformed from a wasteland of empty wharves and rusting warehouses into a bustling Tele communications Center. The new codes will carve through communities like Hammersmith in West London wit arc some residents May have to dial 10 digits to phone someone across the Street. Phone numbers used to be instant status symbols when the first three digits were represented by letters. Reporting the latest change the conservative daily Telegraph wrote Telephone subscribers in London who mourned the loss of such emotive and colourful Exchange names As the poetic Byron and Macaulay and the stately Nobie Frobisher Empress and Gulliver May be further alarmed to hear that British telecoms is hoping to scrap the 01 dealing prefix for  letters system was scrapped 22 years ago but numerical prefixes remain a status Symbol. Even now a number tells a tale says Catherine Alabaster an estate agent in upmarket knightsbridge."235 is Belgravia 730 is Sloane. A lot of people Don t know it but there Are smart numbers. There Are always these  she says the latest change will make Little difference to her wealthy clientele who will Only know London As 071. They won t look at the other zone it will almost be As if it does t exist. They re not interested in fringes. In fact they won t Cross the