European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday april 13,1990 news . Rejects soviet proposal that Germany join both pacts Washington apr the Bush administration has rejected a tentative soviet proposal under which a United Germany would temporally be part of both nato and the Warsaw pact insisting that Germany would have to Side with the Western Alliance. President Bush believes German membership in nato is a the Best guarantee for Long term peace and continued stability press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said wednesday. A that Germany should be a member of nato and the Warsaw pact is another formula for neutrality a Fitzwater said. A it is a status that we believe the germans themselves and their neighbors believe is undesirable. We strongly support full membership of a United Germany in  he stressed that the administration was reacting Only to press reports. Fitzwaters comments marked the administrations first reaction to the soviet idea which was outlined by soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze in an article to be published next month in the Independent publication natos sixteen flags. The article released to the associated press on wednesday suggests that a unified Germany be placed in both nato and the Warsaw pact for a five to seven year transitional period leading to the formation of a new european Security  traffickers claim car bombing that killed 20 Bogota Colombia apr drug traffickers claimed responsibility for a Medellin car bomb attack that killed 20 people including eight policemen and vowed that their terrorist Campaign would leave no police officer alive. Medellin a police Force drastically increased checkpoints and patrols thursday the Day after the explosion in expectation of More attacks. The car bomb was placed by the Medellin Cartel on a Busy Highway leading to the Southern suburb of Tagui. It wounded More than 100 people and severely damaged buildings and cars in the Industrial sector police said. The death toll in the blast Rose As four civilians critically injured in the attack died Early thursday at local hospitals police said. The 220 pounds of dynamite exploded when a truck carrying 21 police officers to their posts passed by. Anonymous callers to local newspapers said the attack was carried out by the extraditable As the cocaine traffickers Call  exam reveals Bush suffers from a Early glaucoma Bethesda my. Apr president Bush is suffering from a an Early glaucoma in his left Eye medical tests disclosed wednesday. The glaucoma which the White House said has not affected his vision was discovered during a routine physical at Bethesda naval Hospital the White House said. It will be treated with Eye drops. In general Bush a is in excellent health a said White House physician or. Burton Lee in a statement released by the press office. A the continues to keep extremely fit through vigorous physical  the glaucoma will be treated with Behagen Eye drops which Bush will take for the rest of his life. The dosage is one drop every 12 hours press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said. Although Bush 65, is not suffering impairment of his vision glaucoma can Lead to blindness if not treated. The disease is characterized by increased pressure within the  easter crush cars on the North bound lanes of the Frankfurt Kassel autobahn were bumper to bumper thursday As West germans started their easter Holiday. Major traffic jams were also expected at Border Crossings to Austria and East Germany. This is the first easter that germans on both sides Are Able to travel freely Over the Eastern Border to visit friends and relatives for the  i i sat upper hey Ford May be sent to . To get spam 2 nuclear missiles Raf Mildenhall England a amps a the f i 11 in fighter bombers at Raf upper Heyford May be sent to the United states to be fitted with spam 2 Short Range tactical nuclear missiles Jane a defence weekly reports. The plan would be part of a a Radical reshaping of the air forces tactical strike forces in Europe according to Nick Cook the magazines aviation editor. If the planes Are upgraded they will probably be based in the United states according to the report which appears in the april 14 edition of the authoritative Magazine. Cook said thursday that removing the Folles from upper Heyford might end the presence of the plane and even the air Force at the base. Raf upper Heyford is the Home of the 20th tac fighter wings three squadrons off Lyles and one Squadron of ef-111, a tactical jamming aircraft. The base has been dogged recently by up in arms locals who have been affected by noise from the planes Many have called for the bases closure. Third air Force spokesman capt. Ray Martell said he knew of no plans to modify the planes or to close the base. The article also said that spam 2-carrying f-15e strike eagles Are Likely to be based at Raf Ben Waters although the air Force will not comment on such a plan a British member of parliament said in february that the Pentagon has asked for Money to build f-i5e support facilities at Ben Waters. Poll from Page 1 March by West German and american polling organizations was sponsored by the Friench Naumann foundation a research Institute affiliated with the West German free democratic party. The West germans were asked to rate world leaders from minus 5 for those they like least to plus 5 for those they like most. Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev was most popular with a 3.7 average rating Fol Lowed by president Bush at 2.3 and French president Francois Mitterrand at 1.8. I British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was Lasell with a minus 0.9. Pollster Holli a. Semetko of Ahtl Institute for social research in Ann Arbor mien., Ai i tribute thatchers unpopularity to her misgivings about German unification. I americans were not asked to rate leaders butt hey Gav i Britain a popularity rating of 2.9, compared with i of West Germany 2.0 for France 1.6 for Poland 1.5 1 Japan 0.9 for Israel and 0.7 for the soviet Union. I the West germans put France at the top of their is i 2.4, the United states at 2.2, the soviet Union a Japan at 1.2, Britain at 0.5, Israel at 0.3 and Poland at . Germany from Page 1 establishing diplomatic relations Between the two countries. A a it a a very positive text. It May be overdue but it is nonetheless Welcome a said Shilo who headed an israeli delegation that earlier this year held two rounds of preliminary talks with East Germany a communist led transition government on setting up diplomatic ties. Shilo said the declaration appeared to meet israelis two conditions for establishing ties a East Germany a acceptance of moral responsibility for the holocaust and its willingness to negotiate reparations. Parliament chose de Maiziere Leader of the conservative Christian democrats and installed his 24-member Cabinet on a vote of 265-108, with nine abstentions. Eighteen members of the 400-member parliament were absent. The. Prime minister was strongly backed by Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany. His conservative Alliance won 48 percent of the vote in the March 18 elections. That gave de Maiziere a mandate to negotiate with West Germany. The coalition agreement on the makeup of his government was reached wednesday after nearly a week of intense negotiations cleared the Way for parliamentary approval. The Cabinet pledged to secure Prosperity social Justice and Freedom for All East German citizens according to excerpts carried by the East German news Agency adn. The agreement also paved the Way for rapid reunification by stating the merging of the two countries should be based on the article of the West German Constitution that permits direct incorporation of East German territory into Well Germany. I it Calls for a direct 1-for-l conv Creio of East German Marks for West germ i Marks when the nations merge i recies. West Germany a Centra ban has proposed a 2-for-l rate i Small savings  coalition agreement also lays j foundation for East Germa y policy and says a it can be a Ujj a unified Germany  of a collect period and until the Creati j Tive european Security system it nip a member of a nato that itself "1 forming its military functions