European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Death threats delaying Mandela a release a Page 8 authorized unofficial publication for the u s armed forces Good morn Iraq. Vol 48. No 298 Friday. February 9, 1990 5f i y end fair Way d 8693 Baker Shevardnadze meet some movement reported after talks on cutting arms met is t it a aim a Secretary of slate James maker Mcl with soviet to reign minister f Shevar Tiad a for a second a it Huir slav. And the soviet oth Mil reported Quot some movement Quot m their negotiations Over weapons arsenals. Shevardnadze also said the Steps taken by the communist marts Central committee to abolish the party s monopoly on polite a Power would improve relations further Quot it will mean we have More elements of Trust in our he said. The Oltie Ial soviet news Agency lass quoted Deputy foreign minister Alexander Bessmer Nyoh As saying both sides presented new ideas that narrow the superpower Gap on chemical and conventional Aims and Quot bring closer Quot an agreement on air launched cruise missiles Shevy Dnad a said. Quot there is some movement Quot in his talks with maker. Quot i would certainly Hope Baker responded in remarks to reporters speaking of his own government. said. Quot we simply cannot afford lowering our Active contributing to the optimistic Outlook was a new i s. Proposal to Settle a dispute Over combat aircraft restrictions. The proposal Aims to Cut through a stick debate Over which soviet planes and helicopters Are on a defensive Mission a and therefore excluded from limitations in a prospective treaty a and which Are subject to curbs maker also presented a proposal for Dee it or cuts in tanks thereby broadening president Bush a offer of Iasi week to pare i a. And soviet troops in Central Europe Down to a maximum of 195.000 on each Side. That would mean withdrawing about 4i>0.0 10 soviet and 100.000 american soldiers under a treaty nato and the Warsaw pact Are deliberating in Vienna. Austria negotiations. Maker and Shevardnadze seemed to he in an upbeat mood As they held a second round of talks at the soviet foreign m in see meet on Back Page soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze left and Secretary of state James Baker. Galvin tells panel of troops concerns about cuts by Iii k in Chi Washington Bureau w am incr 11 it no c s troops in arc fouling a lot of Cunt list in the thought i t peace. Ion. John r Calvin the top nato commander in Europe told the Senate armed services committee that service members in his command Are asking Tough questions about How impending troop reductions will affect their future their Anulies and their careers a Lam. Who also directs the . European come. Said his recent talks with troops have convinced him that the impending cuts Are causing turmoil in the minds of Many people in uniform. And he recited a Litany of the kinds of Tough questions coming to him irom soldiers m the Field see related Story in Back Page a re they going to Ltd close my base will we merge with another base will my dependents have to go Home will my tour be Cut will the support still be there w ill i still have a Cai Ecru is there still a future for me Quot Calvin said the troops understand and see cuts on Back Page booms set in place after Tanker spills Oil off California Huntington Beach. Calif. Alb a Crews floated containment booms into plate thursday to protect a wildlife preserve and beaches from a Slick of More than 290.000 Gallons of Oil spilled from a Tanker Thal May Hase gashed itself on its Anchor the til i foot american trader fulls loaded with 21 million Gallons of Heads alaskan crude Tore a 1-Tuot Hole in a compartment wednesday As it was mooring Al an Oldshore pipeline terminal i 1 Miles from Shore the coast guard said i he spill occurred just off Huntington Beach a its about .1 1 Miles South of los Angeles Long popular with surfers and Sunball hrs and olten the scene Tor musics and to shows featuring surfing the Slick hovered about a mile from so scrap beaches and a Marsh thursday morning Hui desert winds condensed it from a 4-Milc-umg plume into a roundish mile Long club and were pushing it away from Shore officials said. Quot it s Good because its a smaller area for us to said coast guard Petty officer Mark Kennedy Quot but the farther it gets offshore the harder it will be to gel it out of the Calm seas worked to the and Santac of cleanup Crews who worked under spotlights Oser Ghl using Oil contain mint booms and Skimmer boats. A dozen Oil fouled Birds found on the Beach were sea spills on Back Page grocers Eye View of the freeze sgt. Gerald Bishop foreground and sgt. Mark Zawis have their hands full As they Stock shelves at the new commissary in Dex him. West Germany. The soldiers were called in to ease the Impact of the manpower shortage triggered Hgt the hiring freeze. See related Story photo on Page a
