European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Where of Gas up in West Germany Page 13 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armeo forces Good Mornin vol. 48. No. 41 sunday. May 28. 1989 e Daly and Sunda d 8693 a . Will not announce troop Cut before talks with allies at Summit president hush and Pope John Paul ii on saturday talk in the pontiffs study at the Vatican. Showdown on missile dispute looms As notions gather for nato meeting b Davi Tarrant staff writer Brussels. Belgium what was supposed to be a love Fisl celebrating 40 years of peace in Europe is shaping up As a High noon showdown As representatives of the 16 nations of the Western Alliance gather in Brussels for the annual nato Summit. Intense negotiations Between president Bush and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl who wants superpower arms talks to slash Battlefield nuclear mis Siles remained at an impasse As Bush kicked of a four nation european visit. Bush opposes talks on the Short Range missiles until an agreement on conventional arms is reached at talks in Vienna Austria. The Issue is still an open  presidential spokes Man Marlin fit water told the White House press see dispute on Back Page  Mediterranean Bureau Rome As president Bush held pc Summit talks with italian leaders the White House on saturday said the United states will not withdraw troops from Europe without consulting its nato allies. Late saturday Bush met with Pope John Paul ii for an hour of private discussions. The reports of troop cuts first carried in Friday s editions of the Washington times said Bush planned to announce at the nato Summit in Brussels this week unilateral cuts of As Many As 34,000 troops in Europe. There arc about 340,000 . Troops stationed in Europe. But in an afternoon press briefing in Rome while House press Secretary Marlin Fitz Walcer said that the United states will not unilaterally withdraw troops from  we will be discussing the full Range of these mat ters As they relate to conventional talks with the allies but we Are not taking unilateral action and we would approach this subject within the framework of the consultations at Brussels fit water told reporters cover ing Bush s four nation tour of Europe. On three separate occasions earlier in the Day. Bush brushed aside questions about the possibility of troop cuts in Europe. He also avoided questions on reports in saturday editions of the new York times that he plans to drop economic sanctions imposed on the so Viet Union after it invaded Afghanistan 10 years ago. Asked whether Bush might be willing to Case sanctions against Moscow fit water noted that the soviet Union has withdrawn its troops from Afghanistan. But he said lifting the sanctions also would require talks with the  is a matter we would have to discuss he said. Bush spent much of the Day in meetings with italian government official., beginning with morning sessions with prime minister Cinco do Mita and foreign min ister Giulio Andreotti. The meetings were arranged before the collapse on May 19 of the prime minister s coalition govern Cal. However de Mita remains in Power As head of a care taker  and the prime minister met for nearly 90 min utes to discuss the upcoming nato Summit and East West relations. Nato s policy of flexible response and the . Interest and support for the reforms of soviet see talks on Back Page rep. Coelho to quit avoiding probe of finances Washington a rep. Tony Coelho no. 3 in the House democratic leadership said saturday he will quit Congress rather than endure a protracted ethics investigation similar to the one that has driven speaker Jim Wright to the Brink of resignation. Coelho. The majority whip in the House has come under fire in recent weeks for a $100,000 junk Bond investment in which he earned More than $6,000 with out investing any Money and for other financial Deal Ings. In a statement Coelho said his ability to work in Congress and serve the democratic party has been diminished by needless and baseless charges about my investments or private life. I have simply spent too much time building the party and trying to help people to have my attention or abilities devoted to such Dis  accordingly will not seek the office of majority Leader. Instead. I will Lender my resignation As majority whip and w ill also resign my seat in Congress on my 47th birthday june 15lh." he said. The California congressman said that his lawyers remain convinced that a Normal business transaction. Admittedly marred by reporting errors posed no Legal problems for me and 1 accept their  he added undoubtedly some will think this Deci Sion was motivated by weakness in my political stand ing or my Legal position. They Are entitled to their opinions but they Are  majority Leader Thom As Foley. D-wash., termed Coelho s departure As a  add ing in the current environment realistically there might be a Long period of inquiry which he feels would be damaging to the party or to the House for which he has deep  with Coelho out of the leadership scramble. Rep. Richard Gephardt d-mo., has decided to run for majority Leader no matter what a congressional source close to Gephardt said saturday on condition of anonymity. According to the Gephardt source the Missouri congressman has decided to unequivocally abandon any presidential plans for 1992 if he wins the majority Coelho Leader position. Gephardt unsuccessfully sought the democratic presidential nomination in 1988. Gephardt said in a statement he was stunned and saddened by Tony s decision. He has been an extraordinarily Able and effective Leader in the House. He has also been my Good Friend and he will continue to  Coelho s decision first disclosed in an interview published in saturday s editions of the new York times further complicates democratic efforts to re group in the Wake of the juror Over Wright s ethical  is expected to become speaker if Wright re  this month Coelho acknowledged that Thomas Spiegel chief executive officer of Columbia savings and loan of Beverly Hills calif., set him up in a junk Bond investment that netted him a $6,882 prof it without him having to put up any of his own Money. However Coelho had said that except for some reporting errors the 1986 Deal was totally above Board and he did nothing  also had acknowledged that he regretted the Deal. He put his personal funds into a Blind Trust Las year and he said he wished he had done it earlier