European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes saturday May 5,1990 i Bob Hope s a Chipper Hiseler near checkpoint Charlie As he cheerily chops chunks Friday from the Berlin  begins a ask Farewell tour West Berlin up a Bob Hope thrust his hand Friday through one of the Many holes in the Berlin Wall Shook hands with two bewildered East German Border guards and said a Nice to meet you  the Veteran american entertainer wearing a red baseball Cap met the guards on a visit to the Wall while on a Lour to entertain . Servicemen. A a year ago i did t think we would be doing this a he said in reference to the Friendly meeting with Border guards and the changes produced by the end of communist Rule in East Germany. In Berlin on what he Calls his a last Farewell tour a Hope is to Host a show today for american servicemen and their families at the . Air Force Tempelhof a where Airlift planes landed during the blockade. Other shows Are scheduled at Mildenhall England the . Embassy in Moscow and the Rhein main a outside Frankfurt. Reed from Page 1 porters and onlookers As his wife Fahima followed closely behind with both hands above her head waving the Victory sign. Bush from Page 1 have ensured this Long peace in Europe a Bush said. In an address Friday in Stockholm Sweden nato s supreme Allied commander also said that despite the . Offer to scale Back nuclear weapons in Europe nuclear deterrent will remain a Cornerstone of Western strategy. Gen. John r. Galvin told the swedish Institute of International affairs that he welcomed the Bush proposal which answered critics who accused the administration of responding too slowly to soviet disarmament ideas. Meanwhile in Bonn West Germany Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii undertook Friday to persuade the soviet Union that membership by a United Germany in nato would not upset the delicate East West balance in Europe. In response to a barrage of questions Reed said he wants to work toward the release of the 16 other Western hostages in Lebanon once he gets Back to his Home in Malden mass. On wednesday Reed said he was angry that the hostages were not yet free. A for gods Sake its nearly the sixth year for these men. In a absolutely embarrassed in a out before they Are a he said. Reed also said he spent three years in the intermittent company of John Mccarthy of Britain and Brian Keenan of Ireland. Mccarthy 33, a journalist for the London based worldwide television news Agency was kidnapped april 17, 1986. Keenan 39, disappeared six Days later. When asked Friday about Mccarthy and Keenan Reed said a they Are my Best mates those Guys. We re going to get them  Reed then was asked whether the British government should be doing More to secure their release. Placing his right hand Over his heart and pointing at the crowd he said a you bet they should  Reed then got inside a Van that took him his wife and their 9-year-old son Tarek to Wiesbaden a. There they boarded a c-20 aircraft for Andrews fab. Reed was released to syrian officials in Lebanon on monday in the hands of shiite moslem fundamentalist kidnappers. At the time of his abduction on sept. 9, 1986, Reed ran the private lebanese International school which he founded. On tuesday coming he arrived at the air Force Hospital. News briefs Latvia a parliament votes to secede from soviet Union Riga. . Apr Latvia a parliament launched the Baltic Republic s secession from the soviet Union on Friday adopting a declaration of Independence. The supreme soviet voted 138-0. With one abstention to pass the measure which Calls for Independence after an undetermined transition period. Fifty seven anti Independence deputies refused to Vole in protest. When the results of the vote were announced via loudspeakers to a crowd of several Hundred people outside parliament a loud cheer went up then those inside and outside the Hall began singing a god bless Latvia a the Republic s National Anthem. The measure that made Latvia the last of the three Baltic republics to formally break with Moscow had needed a two thirds majority or 132 Voles to pass. The deputies also voted to drop the words a soviet socialist from the Republic s name making it simply a the Republic of  Klerk Mandela finish 3 Days of historic talks Cape town. South Africa apr the got. Emment and the african National Congress announced Friday that they had made an Quot important breakthrough by agreeing to work together to end political violence in South Africa. South african president . De Klerk and Anc Leader Nelson Mandela spoke at a news conference after three Days of historic talks. Looking relaxed the two men said that they Quot had made major Progress toward creating a Normal political climate that would Clear the Way for bringing Blacks into the National  a i regard what is contained in this Doc Mem As an important breakthrough in the peace  de Kierk said. The two sides issued a joint communique outlining Steps to end political violence and remove remaining obstacles to full scale constitutional  conservatives lose in local elections London apr the opposition labor party has trounced prime minister Margaret thatchers conservatives in local elections making its Best showing since she came to Power 11 years ago tallies showed Friday. But the conservatives averted the rout forecast by opinion polls. And Thatcher maintained that despite a big 11 percent swing against the government she had the basis for winning a fourth term in 1991 or 1992. A a we be lost some we hoped to hold. But we have a very Good basis on which to go Forward and win the next general  executes Man who killed 2 policemen Starke Fla. Apr a killer who described i himself and his Girlfriend As a a modern Day Bonnie and Clyde was executed in Florida a electric chair Friday for shooting two policemen 14 years ago. Jessie Joseph Tafero was electrocuted at 7 s 3 a m. At Florida state prison eight hours after the U.A-1 supreme court denied a stay of execution exhaust ing his last Appeal the governors office announced. Tafero 43, was the 22nd person put to death in Florida since 1979 and the 124th to die in the United states since the supreme court restored states rights to execute prisoners in 1976. It was a year to the Day since Florida a previous  from Page 1 Indian confederacy that consisted originally of the Cayuga Mohawk Oneida Onondaga and Seneca of Central new York and later included the  therefore calling the Alliance the Iroquois league is redundant Campbell wrote. A since the word a Iroquois already refers to an Alliance of differing tribes there is no Point in adding an unnecessary  he added that history teachers in the audience agreed that his local Appeal should have been upheld. Stating that he had never heard the term a Iroquois league until the Bee Campbell wrote on Quot rather this confederation had been referred to As a the league of five or six nations and a Iroquois confederacy in addition to the a Iroquois a but never a Iroquois league and never with the words league Alliance or confederacy capitalized. A the confusion regarding this Label makes it simplest to simply say a Iroquois and leave it at that. Quot there was no a tribal grouping known As the Iroquois Quot Campbell wrote. A these indians were Only known by that m name collectively and retained a their Dit ional identities As mohawks la 1 Etc. Only when together under a c Munal tribal organization were known As  Kummer said that although Resea bore out the judges decision Theroun Tiona a response would be based on Rule books. Regardless of facade value the rules state All decisions or judges Are final he said