European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                New hero for the 90s Waldo a Page 13 the stars an stripes 1 Autwan de unofficial publication for the . Ahmed forces Good morning vol. 48. No. 310 wednesday. February 21, 1990 Only an0 Sti Day d 8693 a Bush welcomes czech Leader Havel gets pledge . Will Grant Trade benefits Washington it apr president Bush welcomed czechoslovak president Vaclav Havel to the White House tuesday. Promising Trade rewards for Prague s moves toward democracy and assuring Havel that a the United slates will be pan of your nation s rebirth,1 Bush cautioned however that troops of the North Atlantic treaty organization a will continue to play a vital role in assuring stability and Security in Europe Quot and that a America will continue to play its part including a Strong military presence for our Security and for Europe so some czechoslovak leaders have called for eventual dissolution of nato along with the Warsaw pact the soviet led Alliance to which Czechoslovakia belongs. However a , official who briefed reporters on the presidents talks said Havel agreed that nato troops Are needed until european nations can provide their own Security the official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Havel believes that a until new Security structures emerge. The requirement for nato and the continued , presence would  Havel a Farmer dissident playwright who spent five years in prison is the first of Eastern Europe s new Reform leaders to visit the White House. After their meeting. Bush hailed Havel As a one of the heroes of the revolution of g9, a year that saw the old hard line communist government peacefully replaced by the reformers who put Havel into the presidency. A your life is a tribute to the difference one Man can make,1 Bush told him in a departure  announced his intention to waive the so called Jackson Vanik restrictions on Trade relations with communist governments As . And czechoslovak representatives begin negotiations on a new Trade agreement with a goal of giving Prague most favored nation status As a preferred trading partner. Granting Czechoslovakia such status a extending to it the same Low tariffs available to the nations Best trading partners a is contingent on the czechoslovak parliament passing a Law ending the former communist government s restrictive emigration policies. Congress then would be asked to Grant most favored nation status. Bush said he would also Send peace corps volunteers to Czechoslovakia by the end of summer Havel in Brief remarks said his talks with Bush had been Quot very important negotiations Quot and that he was Happy to have Quot the Opportunity to be Here to explain what happened in  discussing his visit in a television interview before the White House meeting Havel said see Havel on Back Page its another historic moment removal of Wall Section starts by lit los Angeles times Berlin a to the cheers of thousands of onlookers. East German army units monday began dismantling the first major segment of the infamous Berlin Wall which symbolized a divided Europe for nearly three decades. Using heavy mechanized equipment the soldiers began to remove the lop portions of the 13-foot-High Concrete Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate. East German authorities said initial plans called for removing a t,5-mile stretch of the Wall Between the Brandenburg Gale and the Allied crossing Point. Checkpoint Charlie. A it s another historic moment in these weeks and months of historic times Quot West Berlin mayor Walter Momper said. Quot it s quite Clear the City is reunited again. We re very  the dismantling operation occurred on the eve of talks in East Berlin Between the two Germany on establishing a currency Union viewed As a major step toward reunification. The work to remove a Large chunk of the Berlin Wall began Jusi a Tew Yards from a Small Cross placed near where one East German youth was killed Hying to flee. Last april a West Berlin based human rights group said 189 people were known 10 have died trying to Cross the Wall since it was erected in August 1961, but monday. East and West berliners shared in the same Celebration. As hundreds Sang and shouted from the lop of the Wall East German soldiers involved in the removal work seemed buoyed by the atmosphere. Quot it s great it s fantastic Quot said Ralf Luckas a 23-year-old Soldier Manning a mechanical Digger that lifted the first pieces from the top of the Wall. Meanwhile policies governing visits to East Berlin by . Service members ure being reviewed the . Come Berlin said tuesday. For now. Checkpoint Charlie is still the Only authorized processing Point for military members command officials declined further comment until the review was Complete. To enter East Berlin service members must be in class a or class b uniform. They must also have a leave or pass form with the following statement typed in the comments Block a travel to East Berlin is a see Wall on Beck Page part of the Berlin w All is raised near the Brandenburg Gale on monday As dismantling work gets under  opens door to joining archrival nato Budapest. Hungary apr foreign minister Yuta Horn said tuesday that Warsaw pact member Hungary might join nato the Western military Alliance at Odds for decades with the soviet led pact. A it is not out of the question that Hungary will join the nato military Alliance,1 Horn told a gathering sponsored by the National political science society. While appearing to be speculative Horn s comments were the first by a leading politician of a Warsaw pact nation suggesting that membership in the rival North Atlantic treaty organization could be possible. Horn whose comments were carried by stale television indirectly linked the possibility of hungarian membership in the 16-nation Western Alliance with comments on a unified Europe. Hungary is in the mainstream of political Reform sweeping the soviet bloc. On March 23, it will hold us first democratic elections in More than four decades. The voting will come a week after East germans to the polls in the first Posl communist National ballot in the soviet bloc Horn who played a key role late last year in the metamorphosis of Hungary a ruling communist party into a we Stern style socialist parly appeared to leave open the possibility of hungarian membership in both nato and the Warsaw pad the East bloc Alliance a is increasingly becoming a political coordinating body Quot instead of a military organization he said. A the idea of nato disbanding is an illusion because the Europe of the future will need a unified defense system in order to meet outside threats a said Horn without specifying where such threats could come from. A it is important to Hungary that Europe be Able to adequately meet any  society plans program for troops a Page 2