European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 11, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 nato exercise to be studied for cuts display determination scheduled h  Mediterranean Hurrah Nali Ohi  will in looking Al this  s display determination Winch begins thursday to see where troops Anil equipment might he Cut in future exercises. The nato exercise involving nine countries will be held in Italy Turkey and the neighbouring seas. It is intended to test the allies combat readiness and ability to manage a crisis in its Southern Region. This year about 13.1 00 land and amphibious troops and 5d ships will participate in the operation. The Sie of this year s operation is the same As in recent Yeats. But it will probably be reduced in future As a part of nato s right mix strategy an Allied forces Southern Europe spokesman said tart of Fien. John a Calvin s and shape s right mis strategy Calls for More computer assisted simulation Lmh will reduce the number of troops and amount of equipment in the  air Force capt. Jerry Todd said. It will reduce not Only military . Candidate gets a boost from Jackson new York set the Rev. Jesse Jackson campaigned saturday for David n. Dinkins As the mayoral Candi Date of Hope and Healing for new York City but mayor Edward i. Koch who has been accused of divisiveness also called for racial Harmony saying it s my cause As Well As David Dinkins  a chanting buoyant crowd of several Hundred greeted Dinkins the Manhattan Borough president who was joined by Jackson and filmmaker Spike Lee Al an afternoon rally in the Jamaica Section of Queens. Encouraging the Chosid with a thumbs up sign. Jackson failed on voters to turn put tuesday to elect a new mayor for anew new York. It s time to end the hysteria the Hurt and the degradation he said and bring in a Man of Hope and  As the crowd chanted do the right thing the words forming the title of Lee s recent movie on racial animosity in new York Dinkins spoke to the crowd from a flatbed truck saying that Victory is in our  he promised the mostly Black crowd he would be their vehicle but he also pledged to represent All the City s social and ethnic groups. Koch has acknowledged that his re election bid faces a powerful Challenge from Dinkins. On saturday Koch wooed Middle class Irish hispanic and italian voters All sources of his past strength. Walking through Bay Ridge an italian neighbourhood in Brooklyn the mayor said i believe in the values of the mid dle  but alluding to the recent at tack that resulted in a Black Man s death in nearby Bensonhurst Koch called for racial Harmony. Com but pm Init mental costs is  units from the i United states. Italy. Turkey. He Gium. England. Per Teal and West Irma to. Are sched Fulcd to part Ipac. Frame and spam whose armed Foru s Are nut a trl of nato s integrated military Structure will also participate. The exercise is under the control of adm. Jonathan t. Howe. Inni Mander of Allied forces Southern a u rope. Its first phase will begin with operations in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas that will include an amphibious Landing by 2.700 italian. Portuguese. Spanish and . Marines at Capo Eulada. Sardinia. The Landing troops from six Allied amphibious As Sault ships including the helicopter Carrier Nassau. W ill be opposed by an italian merchant de infantry company and . Marine reinforcements. During the second phase Allied ships will form rom bind task forces in the ionian sea to conduct operations that will pm phase a sea control Power projection Ash Iii in Carrier based aircraft and integration of  and i Imer Hau d aircraft.  Imoh cd in the exercise will 0\ nearly 6, x 0 sorties to conduct a variety of operations including support it mini time operations reconnaissance air to Iii re in uni s and joint combined raids. The aircraft will also observe enemy ships and us . S As Carrier Battle groups move from the 1 or Rycman sea. Where those groups aircraft will sup poit th.1 Capo Leilada Landing to the ionian sea for the second phase. The italian Light Carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi a . Submarine and maritime patrol panes will coordinate the transit of the amphibious ships to Western Turkey. Hie air Alt Carrier America will also head for the Aegean a i to support an opposed Landing a 2.mio . Italian and turkish marines at Gull of sails Tiki v display determination will end when the amphibious tories have All re tinned to their hips net. X siberian Tiger twin Brothers Al left and Steve relax Side he me at the Phil twin tigers on display Adele lieu /.on. I he of placed thei month old twins and their proud Miollier Martha tin outdoor exhibit fur the first time last week. Gorbachev will meet with Pope soviet official says Genoa Italy a the soviet ambassador to Italy said saturday that soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev will meet with Pope John Paul 11, when the Kremlin chief travels to Italy during the second half of november. Yes Why not said ambassador Nikolai Lun Kov. When reporters in Genoa asked him if Gorba Chev would meet with the Pope during the novem Ber visit. Although such a meeting has been considered Likely neither the Vatican nor the Kremlin has con firmed it will take place. It would be the first meeting Between the Leader of the world s 850 million roman catholics and the head of the soviet communist party which disparages religion. The Pope speaking to reporters earlier this year said he would be ready to receive Gorbachev. On sunday the pontiff speaking in russian from his summer residence at caste Gandolfo. Asked a Blessing on All the people in the soviet Union and that they be Given All the material and spiritual goods they need. The italian news Agency Ansa said the pilgrims in the courtyard included soviet immigrants and a group of soviet pentecostal Yho were visiting Rome before returning to the soviet Union. A senior Vatican official speaking on condition of anonymity said Friday that Gorbachev had writ ten to the Pope and expressed interest in meeting him to talk business about historically troubled Vatican soviet relations. In Moscow soviet sources said Gorbachev is expected to v Isil Italy Starling nov. 25. The Vatican official said the letter from Gorba Chev was delivered to the Pope last month by Yuri Karlov. An aide to soviet foreign minister Eduard Sheva Dnad a. Chief topics for such a meeting would be the bal tic states of Latvia and Lithuania where Large num Bers of roman catholics reside and the suppress Ion of the ukrainian Catholic Church which is a major stumbling Block to improved Vatican mos cow ties the Vatican source said