European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday May 31,1989 news updates anti Rushdie protest Nicosia Cyprus a iranian parliament speaker Hashemi a Sfanjani on tuesday praised moslem who joined a demonstration in London calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie. The official islamic Republic news Agency monitored in Nicosia quoted a Sfanjani As telling the majlis Iran s parliament that the moslem in sup port of the Imam s Fatwa embraced Dan Ger and made a presence that was unprecedented in recent  iranians refer to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini As the Imam or spiritual Leader. Khomeini issued a Fatwa. Or religious decree. Feb. 14 that called for the death of Rushdie a British citizen for allegedly blaspheming islam in his novel the satanic  on saturday an estimated 20,000 moslem from around Britain demonstrated in Central London. Police said they arrested 84 people and six police officers were injured. . Has been on rights de Bush says of american school japanese credit Tokyo up the Bank of Japan decided tuesday to raise the discount lending rate by 0.75 Points to 3.25 per cent marking an end to its easy credit policy in effect since August 1980, officials said. The Central Bank decision followed the recent rapid Rise in the value of the . Dollar against the japanese yen which increased inflationary pressure at Home. Bank of Japan governor Satoshi Sumita said the discount rate increase is aimed at stabilizing prices and main Taining sustained economic growth led by Domestic  the Bank of Japan has carried out Active intervention to bolster the yen s value since May 22. Sri lankan talks Colombo sri Lanka a tamil rebels ended their peace talks with the government on monday and were taken by air Force helicopters from Colombo to their Jungle hide outs in the North Mili tary officials said. The officials who cannot be identified under briefing rules said nine rebels who participated in the talks were Down to tamil dominated Northern sri Lanka. They refused to identify the destination. Neither Side commented on the Prog Ress of the talks which began May 3. But the rebels agreed to hold another round of negotiations in about two weeks after they Confer with their leaders the officials said. Killer bees on move san Antonio up swarms of killer bees have travelled North to within 450 Miles of the Texas Mexico Border but Bee experts say there is no need for panic if they Cross the Rio Grande As Early As 1990. The biggest problem will be Over read lion by the Public. We Hope that does t Lake place William Wilson a depart ment of agriculture entomologist work ing with Bee monitoring teams in mexi co told the san Antonio Light our beekeepers arc Well equipped and trained to handle any Type of prob Lem that comes their Way Wilson said. The Honey bees from an  were nicknamed killer bees be cause they Are known to attack humans More aggressively and pursue them for longer distances to protect their hive than the european Breeds. By Randy Mcclain staff writer Brussels Belgium an ecstatic George Bush minutes after taking his bows at the close of nato s 40th anniversary Summit declared tuesday that american values Are winning the Battle around the  the smiling president spoke to several Hundred .  govern ment workers and students gathered in the gymnasium of the american Elemen tary High school in the suburbs of Brus Sels. Bush and his audience were in a Good mood during the 10-Minutc appearance before he departed for further talks with West German leaders in Bonn West Germany. At one Point the president asked re porters to pay close attention to one of the Many hand lettered signs pasted on the gym s Walls. It read your. Presi Dent you make All the right decisions. I m glad you re coming to our school and i love your  the audience which remained in Good humor despite waiting inside the hot gym for two hours without venturing outside for Security reasons loved it. Bush described his stay in Brussels As a very productive one and called on teachers at the . Military s overseas school to continue teaching their Stu dents american values. American values arc prevailing the president said. There s no longer any question that we be been on the right  Bush s Brief appearance As Well As the results of the nato Summit seemed popular with the crowd which was entertained during the wait by the 76lh . Army band from Kaiserslautern West Germany. A Rock band performed for the approximately 600 people waiting outside for a glimpse of the president first lady Barbara Bush Secretary of state James a. Baker and Alton g. Keel jr., . Ambassador to nato. Staff sgt. James Earl Burns of the 501st trans co in Kaiserslautern was one of several front Row spectators to shake Bush s hand when the president and first lady descended from the podium. It s a thrill to Sec the no. 1 Man and to get your hand touched Burns said. Jany do Kec smacker a belgian school principal in nearby Waterloo called Bush an expert chess player in the Wake of the Summit now that he has announced a reduction of troops we think that s a very Good proposal said the principal who lived in Connecticut for two years before returning to her native Belgium in 1980 with her husband. Politics is like chess she said now Bush has made his move and it was a Good  Galvin praises arms Cut proposal by Bush As More than workable Casteau Belgium the nato military commander in Europe said tuesday that president Bush s proposal for conc tial arms cuts is More than workable it s a very Good  the . Initiative looks of to me . Army Gen. John r. Galvin said of the plan to Cut 30,000 . Combat troops in Europe and limit american and soviet strengths in the Region to 275,000 each. If the soviets respond we will get significant reductions on the conventional Side and Well be a lot closer to parity than we were. There is some Tough negotiating ahead on the details but it s More than workable it s a very Good move. It maintains a viable mix of conventional and nuclear forces enough to continue with our same strategy of Forward de sense and flexible  ass Gary minor Gen. John r. Galvin while noting that upgrading of the Short Range Lance missile has been deferred Galvin said he believed con Gress would support continued re search and development on the Short Range nuclear missile. The United states and Britain want to More than triple the weapon s 75-mile Range to just under the 300 Miles prohibited by the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty. The leaders of the Alliance showed Unity and teamwork in overcoming differences and setting us on a Good Road for the future Galvin said. This will push the soviets to make the deep cuts that will bring their forces Down to a reasonable size outsize. Parity is what we re looking for. It is now up to the soviets to show How serious they arc about arms reduction. The Ball is in the soviet court and we have the  Gorbachev reveals soviet defense budget Moscow a president Mikhail Gorbachev acknowledged tuesday that the soviet Union spends the equivalent of $118 billion for defense nearly four times the figure it officially claimed As recently As last october. "1 am announcing this real figure of Mili of Csc Gorbachev told the parliament i i spending will be reduced by is $ 15.3 billion by the end ofl991. The traditionally secretive soviet government has Long concealed its True Mili tary expenditures complicating East West tary expenditures to the Congress of peo negotiations on Mutual arms reductions. Pic s deputies 77.3 billion rubles for de As recently As last october the official Bud get for 1989 allocated 20.2 billion rabies $32 billion for the military the same Fig ure that had been used the previous year. Gorbachev s speech contained no direct response to president Bush s announce ment monday of substantial cuts in is. Forces in Europe and a Call for Swift East West agreement on even deeper reductions by 1993. Patch High coach Dies after surgery Stuttgart West Germany is Rodger Bowman a football coach at Patch High school for the past four years died monday in Brooke army medical Center san Antonio of complications following heart surgery. Bowman an army major assigned to the personnel office at the . European come underwent surgery in March to replace his Aorta the body s main artery. But his heart rejected the artificial Aorta and he had to have a series of repeat operations. He was allowed to visit relatives on a pass this past weekend. On sunday morning he Felt sick and was returned to the Hospital where he underwent further surgery. He died at 3 15 . Monday. Bowman 42, was a Volunteer assistant coach at Patch High school in 1985 and 1986. He took Over As head coach in 1987, that team won Only one of seven games but his 1988 team compiled a 5-2 record and just missed qualifying for the Dodds big schools playoffs. The native of Oak Grove la., played offensive tackle for four years at North East Louisiana state. He is survived by his wife Beverly and three children Tim 18, Ashley 14, and Marcus 8. A memorial service has been scheduled for 4 30 . Friday at the Patch Barracks Chapel. His family requests that any memorials be sent to the National heart association. Thousands in Philippines strike for higher pay Manila Philippines a thou Sands of workers nationwide went on strike for higher pay monday defying an Appeal by president Corazon Aquino who said labor unrest would discourage needed foreign investment. The government said the general strike affected 169 companies employing More than 137,000 workers