European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Kingdom sets world record a 110 hurdles sports Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning n i a i vol.48. No. 123 Friday. August 18. 1989 Sam d 8693 a my Walesa gets approval to form regime not led by communists Warsaw Poland a president Wojcicch eight years ago but which has now become Poland s state run Media announced that communist p Jaruzelski will choose a Solidarity member to Lead to most potent political Force. Minister Czslaw Kiszczak formally turned in his Warsaw Poland president Wojcicch Jaruzelski will choose a Solidarity r to Lea Poland s next government a lawmaker said thursday a move that would end four decades of communist domination. The stunning development came during a historic meeting Between Jaruzelski and Lech Walesa whose Solidarity labor movement was crushed by Jaruzelski eight years ago but which has now become Poland s mos Solidarity lawmaker Jacck Kuron said Jaruzelski accepted in principle Walesa s offer to form a govern ment led by non communists. Such a government would be unprecedented in the soviet bloc. I am satisfied Walesa said after the meeting. After the meeting Between Walesa and Jaruzelski. State run Media announced that communist prime minister Czesla Kiszczak formally turned in his res ignation to Jaruzelski apparently As a prelude to the formation of a new government. Kiszczak who has been in office Only since aug. 2. Had said earlier this week he would resign because the Solidarity led opposition in parliament fought his of see Walesa on Back Page . Frade imbalance smallest since 1984 Washington a the . Trade deficit improved dramatically in june to $8.17 billion the smallest imbalance since december 1984, the government said thursday. The Commerce department said the june deficit represented a Sharp 18.9 percent improvement Over a revise May deficit of $ 10.08 billion. The improvement came from a 1.5 percent increase in . Exports which pushed them to a record level of $30.91 billion and a 3.6 percent drop in imports which fell to $39.08 billion. The Trade deficit is the difference betwee imports and exports. The Overall deficit of $8.17 billion was the lowest monthly imbalance since a $6.79 billion deficit in december 1984. The june figure was immediately hailed As an encouraging sign by the Bush and the vacation White House in Kennebunkport Maine presidential press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said the decline in the Trade deficit was greater than Market expectation and certainly is Good news for the country the continued rising trend in exports is Commerce Secretary Robert mos Bachur said the improvement showed increasing expertise by american exporters in penetrating foreign markets. For the first six months exports in creased 15 percent from a year ago while imports Rose about 8 Mosbach or said. Economists had been looking for the deficit to narrow but not by As Large margin As actually occurred. However analysts said the figures did not change their Overall prediction thai the coun try s Trade improvement is in danger of stalling economists Are predicting that the deficits will begin rising in the Sec Ond half of the year us american exports suffer from the rising value of the higher Dollar makes . Goods More expensive on overseas markets. See cur Rency rates on pane 20. We Are looking for a substantial wid ening in the deficit in the last part of the year As the value of the Dollar begins to Cut into Export sales said Michael Evans head of a Washington forecasting firm. For the first half of 1989, the deficit has been running at an annual rate of $108.6 billion Down 8.4 percent from last year s total merchandise Trade deficit of $118.5 billion. Many economists predict however that deficit growth in the last half of the year will put the total imbalance for the year exactly where it was in 1988. For june the improvement in exports see Trade on Back Page hero s welcomes a. Kin goo go air Force tech. Sri. Nick Martin dues but sign autographs when he visits the kids at Flat ilk orphanage in Ankara Turkey for the Small Fry he s a celebrity because he brings them fun and love. Sec Story on Page 9, most military air fares increase by 8 percent by Randy Mcclain financial writer military travellers heading Home from Europe will pay More for their stateside vacations this fall on most commercial air carriers officials say. Across the Board fare increases of 8 percent too effect last month on most airlines military tariffs for trips to 13 Gateway cities in the United states. Iden tical 8 percent Price increases will take effect today for most other destinations in the Stales in most cases the Price increases amount to be tween $40 and $100 on round trip tickets depending upon a traveler s destination the fare increases apply both to the airlines Low season of oct. 15 to May 14, when fares generally Are cheaper and to the High season of May 15 to oct. 14, when fares traditionally go up. Fares Are based on when a passenger Hies not when he buys the ticket. Airlines that have raised their fares include pan american world airways Delta air lines american and Northwest airlines. As a general Rule though Mili tary fares still Are less expensive than civilian trans Atlantic fares available on . And foreign owned regularly scheduled airlines. Charter services often have the lowest fares for military travellers but those flights usually carry stiff penalties for cancellation or last minute changes. Robin Roux pan am manager for military Supperl in Frankfurt West Germany said the increase in Mili tary fares is the first by the major airlines in More than two years. The International fare Structure including military fares is reviewed periodically by the International air transport association. Almost All major air carriers belong to the association which meets in Geneva. The few airlines that Aren t members generally follow the group s Lead on air fares Airport Security and other see fares on Back Page pro Donci con reaction to free kiss photo Page 10
