European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page a the stars and stripes saturday february 17,19s0 Bush Cabinet gets Down to a business on War against drugs love and politics Kerra Kennedy daughter of the late sen Robert of Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo son of new York gov Mario Cuomo plan to marry this Spring. The wedding bring about a merger of two of America s most prominent political families. Kerry s Mother Ethel announced the engagement. Washington apr president Bush met with his Cabinet Friday to review the a Nice breaking Quot drug Summit in Colombia and to discuss the next Steps in the International Battle against narcotics. Rush waved of reporters questions at the outset of the Cabinet meeting saying a we be got a lot of business to the president laughed when asked if he was still upset with reporters Over stories suggesting he has sometimes misled the Media. He said thursday that such reports might Lead him to Cut Back on news conferences a but then he held two of them. To going to gel upset if you Don t get the hell out of Bush said kidding As reporter were escorted from the Cabinet room. Hush was flying to . Maine later Friday for a three Day Holiday weekend at his Occa Froni Home. He returned to the while House late thursday night from what he called the a Nice breaking meeting in Cartagena. Colombia that will Lead to More ambitious International efforts to control drugs. A we in fact created the first Antidrug Cartel a Bush declared after he and the presidents of Colombia. Bolivia and Peru signed a communique vowing closer coordination in the War on drugs. And while the a document of Cartagena Quot broke no major new ground in specifics Bush hailed the session As Quot having forged an unprecedented Alliance against the drug the president said he Hopes to enlist . Allies in Europe and elsewhere in the drug right and that an International Ettori against drug trafficking will be High on the Agenda at the july economic Summit of major Industrial democracies in Houston. A will give a full report Quot to . Allies Quot pm this ice breaking meeting Here Quot he said. The United nations will hold a special session on narcotics controls next tuesday through Friday. Secretary of state James a. Baker ii will head the . Delegation and speak on tuesday afternoon. Quot the . Is hopeful that the special session will result in a stronger More balanced multilateral role for the United nations in drug control Quot Richard Boucher a slate department spokesman. Snid Friday. The communique which aides said was written before thursdays session Calls for a Quot world conference against illicit drug trafficking Quot in 1991 and a High level latin american follow up in six months. It also commits the Bush administration to economic Aid to help the three andean nations wage the drug Battle and help persuade their Farmers to switch to Legal crops. U Calls for tougher enforcement of drug Laws better exchanges of information and increased restrictions on the movement of firearms. It also asserts that the drug problem not Only harms drug consuming countries but also drug producers. . Says troop limits becoming irrelevant Washington apr the soviet Union agreed to letting the United states have More troops in Europe because it expects events to make irrelevant within a a year or two Quot the newly agreed upon ceilings soviet spokesman Gennady Gerasimov said Friday. Quot we want to lower the level of military confrontation in Europe Quot said Gerasimov a spokesman for the soviet foreign ministry in a Telephone interview on National Public radio s morning edition. Quot we want it to be Zero confrontation and we want foreign troops to be removed from foreign soil everywhere Quot he said. Gerasimov said the soviets did t accept the . Argument that the United states needs to have 30,000 More troops in Europe than the soviets because or the difficulty in moving forces across the Atlantic in the event of a conflict. But the soviets decided to accept presi Dent Bush s proposal for 195.000 troops for each superpower in Central Europe with an additional 30,000 americans allowed elsewhere in Europe to dear the Way for a Europe wide treaty on cutting conventional forces Gerasimov said Quot the political situation in Europe is changing at such a Pace Thul a year or two from now these figures of 195.000 and 30 additional thousand will become irrelevant Quot he said Quot this is my Hope. Quot so not to Stop this process with Small obstacles we decided to make this Concession to common sense Quot Gerasimov said. If you want to keep additional troops its your taxpayers he said he had been Reading remarks by French president Francois Mitterrand that alliances can exist Only if they have enemies suggesting that the Warsaw pact and the North Atlantic treaty organization Quot May fade Bush says she feels a great Washington apr Barbara Bush Kepi an Active schedule Friday saying she Felt great following minor skin cancer surgery that left her with a slightly swollen lip and a Row of stitches below her nose. The first lady was cheerful and energetic As she toured an Interior decorating exhibit benefiting the Washington Home a health care and hospice program with which she has Long been associated. Smiling but not broadly she replied Quot great Quot w Hen asked How she Felt following the outpatient operation wednesday to remove a Small basal cell cancer on her upper lip. Her press Secretary Anna Perez said mrs. Bush still has some soreness when she smiles. On thursday she told children at a new York daycare Center Quot Don t make me accompanied by daughter in Law Margaret Bush mrs. Bush met several individuals who had rooms or their Homes duplicated in the exhibit titled Quot entertaining mrs. Bush s lip was almost imperceptibly swollen. The dozen stitches were not visible from a few feet away. The first lady attended a private luncheon Tor the exhibit before travelling to Kennebunkport Maine to spend a Long weekend with president Bush at their Seaside vacation Home. Barrys political future in doubt after indictment on drug charges Washington api a mayor Marion Barry vowed Ihal "1 will be exonerated Quot of new drug related charges but a City official is calling for his resignation and a lop adviser wonders whether the mayor has any political future. Barry. 53, was indicted thursday on five Misdemeanour counts of cocaine Possession and three felony counts of lying to a grand jury that questioned him on drug use. . District judge Thomas Penfield Jackson who was assigned the Case Friday tentatively scheduled barrys arraignment for next wednesday. Meanwhile close advisers to Barry said thursday that the mayor will leave a Florida drug treatment clinic by the end of the month and will continue treatment elsewhere. Barry entered the Hanley Hazel Dan clinic in West Palm Beach four Days after his Jan. 18 arrest on a cocaine Possession charge in what authorities said was a videotaped hotel sting. The new clinic has not been chosen but an adviser speaking on condition of anonymity said a top priority will be to isolate Barry from the Media. Barry in a defiant statement issued through his office said the indictment was Quot a continuation of the political Lynching and excesses of the Justice department in this multiyear multimillion Dollar Effort to investigate Quot now that we will be moving into the courtroom a which is where this Case should be tried not in the press a i am relieved Barry said. Quot i know that when a trial is held. I will be exonerated Quot Barry has steadfastly denied Ever using drugs. The mayor said he is giving no thought to resigning. But one aide who asked not to be identified said the indictment dealt a a crippling blow an absolutely devastating assault Quot to Barry s re election chances if be decides to seek a fourth four year term in november s election. Asked if Barry should resign City councilwoman Betty Ann Kane said a it might be in his Best interests and the City s Best interests. As a person who cares about the City i would make that recommendation now that its gotten to this Washington Post in an editorial published Friday Saud that Barry Quot has lost any last claim to a position of leadership and should resign. Under City Law Barry would be forced to resign if convicted of a felony and City Council chairman David Clarke would become acting mayor. Each of the three perjury charges stemming from barrys association with convicted drug dealer Charles Lewis carries a five year maximum prison term and a maximum Fine of 5250,000, each cocaine Possession charge a four stemming from Barry s visits to lewis1 hotel room in december 1988 and one from an Fri sting operation that resulted in his Januari arrest a carries a maximum sentence of one year in a jail and a Fine of s100,000,
