European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. May 2 �. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Baker urges palestinian settlement tells Israel to renounce unrealistic vision b tin1 Washington Post Washington Secretary of slate James a. Baker Iii. Speaking in unusually Blunt terms. Monday called on Israel to renounce the unrealistic vision of a greater Israel thai would incorporate the palestinian inhabited West Bank and Gaza strip. Speaking 10 1.2 10 members of the american Israel Public affairs commit tee a1pac. The country s principal pro Israel lobbying group. Baker met with Stony silence when he rejected the cherished Long Range goal of israeli prime minister Yit Hak Shamir and his hard line liked Bine for Israel now is the time to Lay aside once and for All. The unrealistic vision of a greater  Baker said. Israeli interests in the West Bank and a a Security and otherwise can be accommodated in a settlement. Forswear annexation. Slop settlement activity. Allow schools to reopen. Reach out to the palestinians As neighbors who deserve political rights " me was describing inc Bush administration s View of the compromises that Israel and its Arab adversaries must make to end the 17-Mpnlh-old palestini an uprising in the territories. Nearly 500 palestinians and 22 israelis have been killed in the violence. Baker also made it Clear that the arabs must accept Israel s right to exist in peace and Security and. As a first step should make a constructive response to Shamir s proposal for elections in which the 1.7 million palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and a a would elect representatives to negotiate with is Rael on an interim system of limited self government. . Officials who had a hand in draft ing the speech said they regarded it As what one called realistic rather than Tough or  they also pointed out that Ever thing Baker said was a restatement of . Pol icy Laid Down by his predecessor. George p. Shultz. In a speech last sept. Id. Bui Shultz deliberately softened his language and spoke in roundabout terms Aboul the Exchange of territory for peace and agreements based on . Security Council Resolution 242. Which Calls for withdrawal from lands occupied in the 1967 Middle East War. Before Shult s speech. . Policy since 1967 had envisioned israeli withdrawal from most of the territories Cap tured from Jordan and Ligy i. By contrast. Baker made explicitly Clear thai the United states does not be Lieve the cause of Mideast peace will be served by an israeli policy that seeks to Annex the West Bank and a a and that advocates jewish settlement in the Terri tories As a Means of strengthening the israeli claim. Rightist elements have proclaimed openly that the territories must become part of Israel. While leaders such As Sha Mir and foreign minister mosh arcs have said the final status of the West Hank and Ciata should be negotiated after an interim period of palestinian autonomy they also have left no doubt that they will never agree to an Independent palestinian stale and that they favor some form of incorporation into Israel. Baker reiterated monday that the United states which also has supported the jordanian option in the past docs not support the creation of an Independent palestinian stale. Lie also said that since Quick move ment toward a final settlement is unlikely the United slates believes that Sha Mir s plan for elections and and an interim period of autonomy is an important and positive Start Down the Road toward constructing workable Neotia  Baker s View that Israel should give up any claim to the territories had inc great est Impact on the Ipac delegates. Their stunned silence was in marked contrast to their loud applause a few moments earlier when Baker listed . Expectations of the Arab countries who begin a Summit meeting in Casablanca this week Baker challenged the palestinians to Amend the Plo covenant that Calls for eliminating Israel to renounce talk of destroying Israel in phases and to translate the dialogue of violence into a dialogue of polities and  some Ipac officials and israeli sources said the speech seems certain to Strain the administration s relations with Shamir. In a related development Pentagon officials said defense Secretary Dick Cheney had promised Rabin he will try to keep . Military Aid to Israel at its present level of $1.8 billion. Aquarium cleaned out by jaws with exotic tastes Lansing. Iii. Ai j question what s a feel Long weighs 35 pounds and lives on 5 pounds of smelt a Day plus nearly s5.000 Worth of assorted exotic tropical fish 1 answer the grouper thai ale Terry Haley s Pel store aquarium. Day after Day he got progressively larger and our inventory of fish got progressively  said i Laley. Owner of Terry s aquarium & pet Center. The spotted jewfish a Type of grouper was Pur chased Lor $150 and arrived at a Petite one lot Long and 3 pounds just 18 months ago. It was caught Oil the Florida pcs. Haley Pul it in the store s  Saltwater show tank which once contained about 75 fish. Groupers Are known to prey on smaller fish hut Haley thought he could control what it ate by hand feeding it. Thai did t work. He s eaten everything in the  Haley said monday from his store in this Southern Chicago suburb that s about  to $5.000 Worth  it s also the last Straw for Haley who said he plans to ship the fish Hack to ils native environment w Here it can swim for ils own supper. The fish is fed 5 pounds of smelt a Day. But the list of its a la Rane snacks from among its tank males is impressive. In the last six months the grouper ale a Clown trigger fish Worth $600. Two Imperator Angels Worth $500, two Queen Angels Worth $150 each one Blue racer Worth $50, and 50 yellow tangs Worth $20 each. Haley said he gave Little thought to placing the expensive Clown trigger in the Lank because groupers have not been known to include them in their diet. But it did t Slop the grouper which experts say can grow to As much As 8 feet. It s in there for a Day and turns into food he said. Thinking a Swift fish would be Safe from the Lum Bering grouper s jaws Haley placed a 12-Inch Blue racer in the tank. The racer was in there about a month he said. Terry Haley keeps an eve on the grouper that has devoured $.3.000 $5,000 Worth of exotic fish at his Pel store. The grouper just Lay there and waited. It raced Loo slow one Day and he was  in fad. The grouper has devoured everything except a couple of 6-foot moras eels and a nurse shark. Bui not for Lack of trying. We came in one morning and it had the shark in its Mouth about Halfway  he said. We heal him with a Broom handle and he Spil him  Haley bought the fish from Noyes Marine life an aquarium supplier in fort Lauderdale. Fla. And plans to return it to the sea off that City on july 5. The fish will be flown to Florida and released by divers he said adding that he does t know yet How much that will Cost. Haley offered the grouper to zoos and the Shedd aquarium in Chicago but they said there was no room. The owners of a nearby restaurant had another idea. They d put their hands up to the Lank and Mea sure him and  he said. They were really eying him tip but i can t imagine anybody having our fish for  live in lovers gain recognition in san Francisco san Francisco a the cily Board of supervisors has unanimously approved the nation s first Law allowing live in lovers to Register their partnerships publicly. The Law which also would extend health benefits to Domestic partners of cily workers was opposed by the roman Cath Olic Church but hailed by homosexual Cou Ples who cannot legally marry and heterosexuals lovers who Don t want to wed. The Law. Which passed monday on a 10 0 vote with one supervisor absent requires a routine second Vole May 30 before going to mayor an Agnos. Who has promised 10 sign it. A few other cities have adopted policies extending health benefits to Jive in lovers of municipal employees. But san Francisco would be the first to allow any non married couples in the county to Register their relationships As traditional couples file marriage licenses. The declaration of Domestic partnership form would be filed with the county clerk fora $35 fee in addition to Halih benefits live in lovers of the 25,000 cily workers would be entitled to bereavement leave and Hospital visitation rights. The Law which defines Domestic part ners As any two people who have chosen to share one another s lives in an intimate and committed relationship is not bind ing on private businesses. But proponents say the City s policy could Lead to changes in Many areas. The Catholic Church worked against a similar plan vetoed by then mayor Dianne pc Nislein in 1982. The Rev George Weso ick of the archdiocese of san Francisco recently called the Law a frontal assault on marriage and the family As we know