European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Yeltsin other reformers fail in supreme soviet bids Page 2 d Iowa Sailor claims Navy Witch Hunt Page 3 d group seeks to save legendary route 66 Page 4 d 15 on Vincennes disciplined for drug abuse Page 9 the stars tripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 48. No. 42 monday May 29, 1989 Good morning daily and sunday d od9o a no unilateral cuts . Says would consult allies before withdrawals  n. A Jinx italian president Francesco Corsiga escorts president Bush past an Honor Ruard at Rome s Quirinale Palace. B j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau Rome As president Bush held pre Summit talks with italian leaders the while 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 Foran 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 White House press Secretary Marlin Filz water said that the United Stales will not unilaterally withdraw troops from  will be discussing the full Range of these mat ters As they relate to conventional talks with the allies but we arc not taking unilateral action and we would approach this subject within the framework of the consultations at Brussels Fitzwater 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 sane see cuts on Back Page missile showdown shaping up in Brussels b Davidt Arrast staff writer Brussels Belgium what was supposed to be a love fast celebrating 40 years of peace in Europe is shaping up As a showdown As representatives of the 16 nations of the Western Alliance gather in Brussels for the annual nato Summit. Intense negotiations Between presi Dent Bush and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl who wants superpower arms talks to slash Battlefield nuclear missiles remained at an impasse As Bush kicked off a four nation european visit. Bush Opp pics 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 spokesman Marlin Filz Walcer old reporters before Bush left on his first presidential trip to Europe. It has not been resolved at this  according to a Bonn government spokesman the West German and Amer ican leaders had exchanged a flurry of letters in the past week in an Effort to resolve the dispute before the Summit s Start on  week ago Kohl sent a letter outlining the West German position which Bush answered on wednesday. Kohl then sent two More letters on wednesday an thursday. However the spokesman said that although Bonn is still working on the Issue it was unlikely the dispute would resettled before the Summit because Bush had already started his trip to Europe and Kohl has other political commitments to attend to before the meeting. People arc working very hard at it a senior nato official told the stars and stripes. But 1 Don t think they re there  the nato official expressed doubt dial the dispute would be resolved before the nato leaders meet in  was scheduled to arrive in Brus Sels late sunday. Following the Summit he is expected to travel to Bonn for a two Day visit that includes a speech on the Banks of the Rhine River in  then will head for Rodn main a near Frankfurt where he is expected to address .  is due to depart for London late wednesday before returning to his Vaca Tion Home in  Maine on Friday. The nato Summit was to be an anniversary party toasting the strength of the Western Alliance and celebrating 40years of peace in Europe. However Over the past month the missile dispute with West Germany has roiled the  rift was triggered by West Ger Many s demand that the United stat Sand the soviet Union begin negotiations to reduce and possibly eliminate nuclear missiles with a Range of up to 300 Miles. All . And soviet missiles with ranges of Between 300 and 3,000 mile were banned under the 1987 intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty. The see missile on Back Page thousands throng to biggest air show since Ramseu my Edieu Raf Mildenhall eng of an expected crowd of 300,000 people  normally quiet Airfield at Mildenhall saturday for air fete Safe s first air show of 1989 and the largest since last year s disaster at Ramstein a. Safe cancelled air shows in West Germany after the Ramstein tragedy in which 70 people were killed and hundreds injured when two italian stunt jets collided sending one of he flaming jets hurtling Only the crowd. A in Britain the shows have continue Colja be staged As planned. Some 300,000 people  to turn out for the two Day show fold Cohall. Two Aerial dam ont ration a of Lei Rpyal air Force s red arrows and the French air Force s Patrouille de France were to join More than 60 other flying exhibitions in 13hours of air show activity. Air fete officials said no new safety rules or guide lines have been added in the Wake of Thoj Jelm Ash. However Frank Randall  or the orc come  said base  and com pared  show. Of wed All the Viu Blumof the Ramstein checked our safety Nam he said. Following the Ramstein crash Britain s i  defense also reviewed air show flying rules and emergency procedures but made no major changes. Our rules Are considered quite adequate a spokes Man for the ministry said. For the Mildenhall show organizers erected a 24 bed portable Hospital on an adjacent Field and called  in Al jul ill Llull Lull i a Fly cola pastor also of the 513th, said _. Man and military ambulances were standing by during the show and that the full staff of nearby Raf Lakin Heath Hospital had been put on Call for  least four major civilian hospitals in nearby Newmarket Bury is. Edmunds Cambridge an Norwich also had been prepared to take casualties in the event of a crash Al the  the Ramstein crash. German health of als criticized the emergency health care available Moreto Taia pc tutors and pilots have been killed in air show  since 1982. The most recent crash at a  was in 1986, when jets  150,000 peo rec Crew men a Kliu v1u3u i Viii unto Royal air Force Jet pie killing two of the inn