European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 06, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strides d teens whoop it up on cheerful weekend Page 3 d 25 tons of hashish seized in Oregon Page 4 o air Force Titan 3 Era ends with launch of satellite Page 6 d Connors Lendl reach quarterfinals in open Page 21 authorized unofficial publication for the us. Armed forces vol. 48. No. 142 wednesday september 6, b Good morn my d 8693 a Bush says Wall coming Down prediction made in to interview from wire reports Washington resident Bush who three months ago called for tearing Down All physical barriers dividing Europe now predicts the Berlin Wall will be dismantled during his presidency. His comments the latest sign that Washington expects dramatic changes in the East Berlin regime in the near future were made during an interview with Brit ish journalist David Frost As thousands or East Ger mans wait in Hungary for a possible Deal Between Bonn and Budapest that would allow them to enter West Germany through Austria. The interview was recorded last week at Bush s Home in  Maine where the president ended a three week vacation monday. The interview was to air on Public television stations tuesday night. In the interview Bush said he will fulfil his Campaign pledge to tight East germans gesture during a Demon stration monday in clip in calling for free travel to the West. About 5,000 let the people go East germans Are in Hungary nailing approval to leave for the West but a hungarian official  East Germany is blocking an agreement Between West Germany and Hungary that would allow the refugees to leave. For no More taxes but he can t guarantee Congress won t act in strange and mysterious fiscal ways. Asked if he is committed to the no new tax pledge for his full four year term the president said we re going to succeed this first year. And then we be got to see what happens but it is my intention to fight every Inch of the Way for no More  i can t guarantee it to you he said but what i be see Bush on Back Page Iowa crewman claims Navy pressured him Washington a a Sailor from the battleship Iowa said Navy investigators browbeat him into implicating one of his shipmates As a suicidal homosexual who May have been responsible for the explosion that killed 47crewmen, according to a report Broad cast monday. In an interview with Abc news. Sea Man David Smith said he believed that gunner s male Clayton Hartwig did not cause the explosion that killed Many of his shipmates and destroyed one of the battleship s gun turrets. According to reports earlier this sum Mer Smith told naval investigators tha Hartwig had made sexual advances to Ward him the night before the april 19 explosion and that on other occasions Hartwig had talked about How to set off explosions and showed him a timer de vice. Part of me can see him doing it Smith was quoted As saying. Hartwig died in the explosion with the other sailors. In his Abc news interview. Smith said the investigators questioned him in sessions lasting up to 12 hours an threatened to charge him with 47 counts of murder and accessory to murder if he did not cooperate. Smith said investigators put words into his Mouth and distorted his testimony Abc said. Navy spokesman Kendall Pease said he was unaware of the Abc report and had no comment. Warns nato again London a Man of the Senate armed services come monday any troop cuts by nato allies will prov withdrawals of . Forces from Europe mine talks with Moscow on Conven up wants. In remarks to the in Tom Al lnn5titutc for Strate Gic studies numb and Rcd . Banks to open branches Inow Rorrio attract billions of dollars poles Are  hoarding. Nor icons think they pay too he Cost of defending Western Europe 1 Nat members plan Large reductions in i he said the cuts might exceed the 30.000 service members the United slates would withdraw a 10 percent reduction under Washington s proposal for reducing american and soviet troops in Europe to 275.000 each by 1993. If our allies Cut their forces then we will Cut ours proportionately Nunn said referring to a provision in the defense authorization Bill the Senate passed last at puts a ceiling on the . Proportion of i believe the . L our current share of Nat while we Are negotiating with the soviets but. _. See Nunn on Back Page rite of Possage army style see pages 14-15