European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday september 7,1989 poll predicts re election of Netherlands Premier the Hague. Netherlands a dutch Premier Ruud Lubbers appeared headed for a third term in office after polling forecasts that his Christian democrats would be the largest vote getter in National elections wednesday. A last minute pre election poll predicted Lub Bers Christian democratic Appeal cd party would win 56 seats in the Iso scat dutch parliament a gain of two. And remain the largest parliamentary grouping which traditionally get the premiership. The highly popular Lubbers credited with pulling the dutch Economy out of deficit Ridden stagnation in the Early 1980s, is already the Long est serving Premier in three decades. The poll also projected that Lubbers Center right coalition with the right Wing liberals which crumbled in May Over environmental pol icy would lose three of its 81 scats in parliament due to a projected loss by liberals office scats from their current 27. Walesa asks West to ease terms for debt repayment Poss Eldorf. West Germany a Soli Darity Leader Lech Walesa on wednesday appealed to Western countries to ease terms for repayment of Poland s huge foreign debt so the nation can emerge from total economic  on the second Day of his visit Here Walesa told labor Union officials that Solidarity is under tremendous pressure from the polish people now that it controls the government. Walesa said that Solidarity has the ability to revive the Economy but that it needs assistance from wealthy Western countries such As West Ger Many. The Leader of an influential West German business association said West German Compa Nies arc ready to help Poland with joint venture deals but he rejected Calls for fresh credits. South african vote staged As City Blacks stage strike Johannesburg South Africa a White Indian and mixed race South africans voted wednesday in parliamentary elections As hundreds of thousands of Urban Blacks staged a general strike to protest their exclusion from the polls. Factories businesses schools and transportation services closed Down in the major cities when More than 90 percent of Urban Black work ers and most students stayed Home. Police said they used tear Gas rubber Bullet Sand Bir shot to halt protests at election Booths and disperse crowds throwing stones or erecting barricades in Black Indian and mixed race townships. At least is people were arrested. Nato to propose curbs on exercises movements Bidav Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels. Belgium nato plans to propose massive constraints on military exercises and troop movements and will recommend intense scrutiny of thousands of weapon storage Sites throughout Europe As pan of continuing East West conventional arms talks. The proposals to be presented after the Vienna talks resume thursday arc aimed at advancing the negotiations into what officials acknowledge will be the most difficult stage namely How nato and the soviet bloc nations will verify thousands of cuts in conventional weapons. A senior nato official said the new proposal could go a Long Way toward meeting the goal of president hush who in june called on nato leaders to reach conventional arms agreement within six months o a year. Some optimism Overall is justified. But an optimism mixed with  the new proposals will set Forth procedures for verifying cuts in five weapon systems covered by the negotiations tanks artillery armoured personnel carriers combat aircraft and combat helicopters. At the Start of the nato Warsaw pact talks on March 9, the West proposed limits for each Side of 20,000 tanks 28,000 armoured troop carriers and 16,500 to 24,000 artillery pieces. At the urging of Bush nato updated its proposal july 13 to incl Dean Overall limit for each Side of 5,700 combat aircraft and 1.900 combat helicopters. In addition the United Stales and soviet Union would not be allowed to have More than 275.000 troops each located in the european territory covered by the treaty. The procedures in inc new proposal include a Mas Sive Exchange of data about the numbers of weapons included in the treaty. Also exchanged would be the locations of military units holding the weapons. This information would be exchanged periodically first at the time the treaty was signed once again when the treaty went into effect and then once a year afterwards. A plan for verifying the data exchanged by the two sides also will be proposed by the West. Under the nato plan teams of inspectors would regularly visit military Sites to conduct an agr cd upon number of inspections. The Range and scope of the inspections however would Likely Dwarf any similar Effort con ducted previously since they include virtually every military site Between the ural mountains and the at lactic coast. These arc very Complex procedures As we can see and they require lots of groundwork the nato offi Cial said. A key aspect of the West s proposals will be stabilizing measures aimed at providing Long Range notification on such matters As major troop movements. Each Side would also be required to Alert the other of major activations of Reserve units and the size Loca Tion and length of military exercises. Thresholds of troops and tanks for example allowed to participate in military exercises would also be clearly defined. Nato is also prepared to propose measures by which it could ensure that the spirit of the treaty  be violated by any action not addressed specifically within the language of the Accord. Such matters would be brought before a special body set up by the treaty to arbitrate the discussions. Drugs from Page 1 critical saying on lbs this morning that there simply in t the kind of bold Overall sweeping Initia Tive to win the War on  Bush called for expanded treatment and education pro Grams but he also urged the country to demonstrate Zero tolerance for casual drug use and repeated his support for harsh penalties on users As Well As dealers. Still it would be left to the states to carry out most of Bush s recommendations targeting casual drug users such As stiffer fines Auto seizures Drivers License suspensions and publication of offenders name sin newspapers. Bush also promised stronger efforts to attack drugs at their source in South America and elsewhere. When requested we will for the first time make Avail Able the appropriate resources of America s armed forces to nations fighting drug production he said. Meanwhile. Bush toured the District of Columbia general Hospital s Ward for babies abandoned at birth by crack addicted mothers. One baby Edward saw the Hospital room that has been his Home almost since birth 4 a months ago Sud Denly fill with Bright lights and big people and he did what comes naturally to infants. He cried. Bush picked Edward up and cradled him against his shoulder. What s the matter with you what in the world s the matter with you asked the president in a soft voice. Instantly the baby stopped bawling and flashed Abig smile. You just want a Little attention Don t you see it works the president garbed in a Blue Hospital gown old his health Secretary Louis Sullivan. For Bush the visit wednesday to the paediatrics Ward of was a Chance to dramatize his new National strategy to fight a menace that finds its youngest Vic Tims still in the womb. Beirut from Page 1 his office it seems the american Cain could t endure the stare of the Leban Seabel so he  Keith Peterson a spokesman for the . Embassy in Nicosia Cyprus called the evacuation temporary. Dismissing accusations that the traditionally pro american lebanese christians have repeated in recent Days he stressed that the United Stales of America is no abandoning  he said the diplomatic staff will re turn when the situation  the ambassador said the staff will re turn As soon As Hose questions of Security and safety can be resolved it seems to me that it would be important for us to resume the work that we be been doing in Bruit Mccarthy said. The . Embassy is in the country s Christian enclave where some 1 million christians have been trapped for six months ringed by the hostile syrians and their allies and angry that the West has not come to their Rescue. Peterson added the personnel were evacuated to Cyprus and Are being flown from Cyprus to their final  he would not give details of their travel plans. The ambassador and 29 american staff members were flown by helicopter to a British base in Cyprus three hours later they took off aboard a military aircraft for Italy informed sources in Cyprus said. The sources who insisted on not being identified further said the dc-9 aircraft departed at noon from the a Sotiri base in Southern Cyprus. Sources said the dc-9 and several helicopters flown from 6th Fleet ships in the Mediterranean landed at a Sotiri tuesday night. Mccarthy said his staff made preparations to leave tuesday night by destroy ing documents and putting things  also tuesday 6lh Fleet helicopter flew to Cyprus to prepare for the wednesday evacuation. Three helicopters look off at first Light and returned about two hours later land ing at a Sotiri about 8 45 . With the diplomats aboard. A c-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the 317th tac Airlift Wing at Pope fab n.c., picked them up and flew them to Rhym main. After arriving at Rhein main the diplomats boarded a bus for an undisclosed destination. Mccarthy said one of his regrets was that he had Little Opportunity to make an Impact on the hostage situation. The hostages arc held in West Bruit and other areas of Lebannon that Are basically closed to All americans. We were not in a Good position to do very much for the hostages he said. A source told the associated press that the helicopters lifted Mccarthy and the diplomats from the embassy compound and not from any of the regular lebanese army air bases in the Christian heart land. A diplomatic source insisting on anonymity said the British embassy in Bei rut was informed of the decision to evac uate the american embassy staff tuesday night. The foreign office in London said its diplomats had no immediate plans to follow suit. About 15 British embassy staffers Are in Beirut. A lebanese army spokesman said the americans had notified Aoun of their intention to  the christians besieging the embassy compound were angry at the United states for not coming to their Aid against the syrian army and its moslem allies since hostilities began March 8. Fighting Between the factions has since claimed the lives of 827 people and wounded 2,452. The crowd went into a frenzy tues Day shouting Mccarthy go Home and waving placards and posters denouncing America. Christian sources said the embassy siege was designed by Aoun to whip up anti american sentiment among christians in Side and outside Lebanon to bring pressure to Bear on the United states. The demonstrators said tuesday that their peaceful siege would go on until our demands Are  they demanded that Mccarthy sub Mit his credentials to the legitimate lebanese authorities represented by general Aoun and Calico for . Recognition of Aoun s authority. Acting prime minister Salim Hoss a sunni moslem is competing for legitimacy with Aoun s three member Chris Tian Cabinet. Mccarthy took up his Post in septem Ber 1988 after the emergence of the dual government and has not submitted his credentials o either Cabinet