European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                N. Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday. August 19. 1989 deficit smallest since 1 984 Washington a the  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 1.5percent increase in . Exports which pushed them to a record level of $30.91billion, and a 3.6 percent drop in im-., ports which fell to $39.08  Trade deficit is inc difference fic tween imports and exports. The Overall deficit of $8.17 billion waste lowest monthly imbalance since a $6.79 Biu Riffi deficit in december 1984.the june figure was immediately hailed at"5n"eacpuraging sign by the hush administrate at the vacation  in Ken Nobu Niport. Maine. Presti Ormial press Secretary Marlin fit water said fac decline in the Trade deficit was greater than Market expectation and certainty Osgood news for the country attic continued rising trend in exports is  Many  Are predicting the deficits will begin rising in the second half of flip year As american exports suf Fer from the rising value of the Dollar. A higher Dollar makes . Goods More expensive on overseas markets. See cur Rency rates on Page 20. For the first half of 1989. The deficit has been running at an annual rate of $108.6 billion Down 8.4 percent fro last year s total merchandise Trade deficit of $118.5 billion. -. For june the  in Export reflected Guins to sales of big ticket Capi Tal goods and Industrial supplies. He decline in imports which put lowest level since april reflected  imports of Auto mobiles capital got haul Industrial supplies. Another major Factor in the june1provcmcnt was a Sharp drop in Ameri Ca s foreign Oil Bill which fell 11.5 per cent to $4.2 billion reflecting declines in both volume and Price. The amount of imported Oil fell to 7.93 million barrels a Day from 8.3 million in May and the Price per barrel dropped to $17.67 from $18.40 in May. As usual the largest Trade deficit was with Japan an imbalance of $3.9 billion in june Down from a May deficit of $4.3 billion. The deficit with Taiwan totaled$1.2 billion in june while the deficit with China was $700 million. Commerce Secretary Robert mos Bacher said inc improvement showed increasing expertise by american exporters in penetrating foreign markets. For the first six months exports in ased 15 percent from a year ago while Phil i a about 8 percent Mosbach or said. Economists Haa 6iijooking for the deficit to narrow but no Phi is Large margin As actually occurred. However analysts said the figures did no Chang their Overall prediction that the country s Trade improvement is in danger of Stal Ling out. Lebanese flee Beirut to shelter of israeli zone Bayt Vai Iun Lebanon a about 300 Leb anese fleeing War torn Hei Rul arrived at this checkpoint on the Border of Israel s self designated Security zone in Southern Lebanon thursday the latest wave of christians and moslem seeking shelter in the israeli governed area. We All live in fear and shells keep falling around said 21-year-old Lina Baydoun. It makes no difference whether we arc shiites or christians we All , a physics student at Beirut s american University is among More than 25,000 refugees who have escaped to this area since artillery duels Between syrian forces and Gen. Michel Aoun s Christian troops began i March. By lebanese police count at least 776 people have died and 2,076 have been wounded in the confrontation. Most refugees said they live in the Security zone a six Loio mile wide Belt along the Border Israel carved out in 1985 after withdrawing most of its troops from Lebanon following three Yea occupation. Others own a second House in the zone or stay with relatives in the one or even Settle in abandoned houses in the  Hazi. A social worker said he and his relatives have recently made at least 10 trips to Beirut and Back checking if their Beirut House was damaged in the Shel  lebanese arrive on fool carrying their Luggage. They were not allowed to bring in their vehicles for fear of suicide car bomb attacks like the aug. 9 incident in which five israeli soldiers and an Allied militiaman were wounded. Defense minister Yitzhak Rabin speaking at an army base on the israeli Side of the Border told reporters 90 percent of the refugees were shiites but said he believe they sought Refuge not terrorism. Moslem and christians fleeing Beirut trudge up the Hill la the shelter of Israel s Security one in Southern Lebanon. Poland from Page of Csc and  by the communists to reassure Moscow the. Poland will not leave the Warsaw pact. In an interview with it German television wednesday night. Walesa reaffirmed Poland would stay in the War saw pact if a non communist govern ment took Power. Poland cannot forget where it is situated to whom it has obligations. You know we arc in the Warsaw act. That cannot be changed Walesa said. During their meet ing Walesa offered. Jaru7clski a list of three candidates for Dunc minister according to Jacck Kuron. A Solidarity lawmaker and Veteran dissident who spent nine years in prison for anti government activism. Besides himself Kuron said the candidate included Bronislaw Seremek a medieval historian who is Solidarity s parliamentary floor Leader and Tadusz Mazowiecki editor of the Union s weekly newspaper to Godnik Solida Mosc. Kuron the West German news Agency Reuters reported that according to parliamentary sources Jaruzelski would recommend to parliament a a Owiecki be approved As prime minister., there were signs however that some comm nist leaders were not resigned Loa erecting an opposition role. Communist if first Secretary Mieczyslaw Rakowski described the non communist coalition As a violation of the april round table agreements jul which Solidarity was legalized and  run in new elections for up lo35  seats in the Sejm or lower House jul lems that the desire to create a  the communist party is aimed at the Motal takeover of Power in Poland leading up to apolitical coup Rakowski told a meeting of communist factory managers. The party s ruling politburo meanwhile called meeting for saturday of the full 230-Membcr Poftak making Central committee to discuss . The Central committee met july 28-29, Ftfe it accepted Jaruzelski s resignations first Secretary and named Rakowski in his place As parrs of a sweeping shake up aimed a rebuilding the say after its humiliating defeat by Solidarity in the a a elections. Solidarity swept an\16l seats it could contest under the april agreements and now leads a bloc of 264 deputies that Conns is the 460-seat Lowerhouse. The communists to town into a minority role after the defection of 7c peasants and 27democratic allies hold 173 scar la. Executes killer of Airl  or Ala. A Herb Fri Lee Richardson was executed Alabama s Elc trip chair Early Friday for the 1977 pfc bomb killing fan 11-Ycar-ofd girl. Richardson Ems pronounced cad at 12 14 . The . Supreme court Rejeb cd thursday to inter Vene in the Case after the i in . Circuit court of appeals in atlant upheld a Ower court s decision to reject a stay of . Guy Hunt Calico Afu cd to Grant clemency for Richardson who a my Fried last week in a prison ceremony. Of Richardson was Mal cd aug. 9 at Holman prison system spokeswoman stoic Herbert said. Richardson 43, ofis condemned to die in the elec tric chair at Holm a prison for the murder of Rena Mac Callins whoa body is blown apart on the porch of her Home Whin she Pic cd up a pipe bomb and it detonated. / \ Richardson contended the evict was not meant to explode Only of scare the girl family. The girl s aunt had broken off a relationship the him shortly before the pipe bomb was planted. . District judge Robert Yavner of Montgomery who rejected Richardson s motion or a stay said it is beyond the Bounds of reason. To believe that advice which maimed and killed an a i year old child by exploding in her hands could be thought of. Ascot presenting a serious risk of harm