European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A flights banned near chemical Sites. G Bush May ask nato to reassure East bloc. A Capriati advances at Wimbledon. A shuttle Fleet grounded after leak found. The stars a authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 77 saturday june 30, 1990 a a had to a think anew a on taxes Bush says 25t daily and sunday d 8693 a Washington apr president George Bush said Friday he jettisoned his no new taxes Campaign pledge in Hopes of reaching an Accord with the Democrat controlled Congress on reducing the deficit. A i knew id catch some flak on this decision a said Bush who has been sharply criticized by Many lawmakers in his own Republican party. A but in be got to do what i think is  asked at a news conference about a Western package of economic Aid for the soviet Union Bush said that first a there has got to be economic Reform  soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a wants to see reforms take place but they have to be in place in order for Aid to go Forward a Bush said. Western european leaders agreed wednesday in principle to Aid Moscow but have not considered specific proposals or amounts. West Germany already is guaranteeing Loans to the soviet Union. Next week Bush travels to London for a meeting with nato leaders then on to Houston for the annual economic Summit of industrialized nations. Bush also said Friday he was reviewing a letter from israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir proposing severe criteria for selecting palestinians with whom Jerusalem would negotiate. A a in a concerned about a deadlock in the peace process a he said. A a there a got to be discussion with the  Bush suspended an 18-month dialogue with the Palestine liberation organization last week until the Plo condemns a failed terrorist raid on an israeli Beach in May. Bush won the White House in 1988 by campaigning As an ardent foe of new taxes. A read my lips no new taxes a was the most memorable line of his successful drive for the presidency. But the president explained Friday that he was forced to a think anew about taxes because of a deficit worse than a any of us visualized in 1988. Republican congressmen have made it Clear they feel betrayed by the presidents reversal on a winning Campaign Issue especially in a congressional Campaign year. A arrows have been flying Back front sideways but that a what i get paid for a Bush said. A i can totally empathize with what they re going  Bush said budget talks with congressional leaders see taxes on Back Page president Bush answers questions about his new stance on taxes during a news conference  agree on unification timetable West Berlin apr East Germany a prime minister in an interview published Friday predicted full unification by the end of this year providing the same timetable As West German officials in Bonn. Lothar de Maiziere the country a first democratically elected Leader also added that a a a compromised must be found to eliminate soviet objections to nato membership for the United country. Meanwhile in Bonn the West German government announced agreement with the Kremlin on financing the costs of the 380,000 soviet troops stationed in East Germany. The West German finance ministry said the East German government will hand Over 1.25 billion West German Marks $780 million for the last six months of this year and receive in re turn 255 million a Transfer  some of the West German Marks will come from a fund set up by the Bonn government to finance the unification process. A ministry spokesman said the Transfer rubles will allow for the Purchase of soviet goods especially Oil and natural Gas. The spokesman in Bonn who requested anonymity said the value of soviet goods could reach nearly the amount of hard Cash paid by the East germans. By comparison the soviets received 1.4 billion East German Marks for the first half of this year. At the official Exchange rate into hard currency that was far less than the new sum. However officials caution that precise comparisons Are difficult because of the complicated Exchange procedures in the soviet bloc. Firefighters get upper hand in California blazes Santa Barbara Calif. Apr Milder winds and temperatures gave firefighters the upper hand Friday in a wildfire that engulfed 524 Homes and businesses in Santa Barbara county and in other blazes that burned More than 90 Homes. Two californians died in the fires a a state prisoner serving As a firefighter and a 37-year-old Santa Barbara woman found near the wreckage of her Home in a burned out neighbourhood a Autho ties said Friday. Wildfires most set by arsonists charred More than 18,700 acres by thursday in a six county area North East and South of los Angeles. Arson was blamed for the Santa Barbara fire and another that charred 66 Homes in the los Angeles suburb of Glendale before it was contained. Losses could surpass $500 million in Santa Barbara county and $30 million in Glendale officials said. A a you re just Lucky to have your life a said Kay Obrien who fled her Santa Barbara Home with her husband carrying Only family pictures and a retirement watch. The Home and All their possessions were lost. A county Survey completed late thursday found 524 structures destroyed including 315 single family Homes. Officials previously said 567 Homes and businesses had been destroyed. Calm wind and overnight temperatures in the 50s helped 800 firefighters subdue the Blaze. Officials hoped to contain the fire by noon saturday said Juanita Freel spokeswoman for the . Forest service. Elsewhere firefighters controlled blazes in Utah and at Yellowstone National Park in Montana but Large tires raged in Arizona Texas and Colorado. In Arizona where six firefighters died tuesday a lightning fire firefighter Kyle Shields hangs his head in exhaustion thursday after battling blazes in Santa Barbara. In the Tonto National Forest destroyed a Cabin built in the 1920s by Western novelist Zane Grey. In California gov. George Duck Majian declared states of emergency in the Santa Barbara and Glendale areas. The governor also authorized separate $50,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonists in both blazes. Hospitals reported admitting 13 people for fire related injuries and treating 55 others. One person was severely burned in Santa Barbara and three firefighters were seriously injured in Riverside county authorities said. Late thursday in the suburban Community of Claremont 30 Miles East of los Angeles an arson suspected Blaze burned out of control along Brush Laden hillsides and consumed 400 acres Autho ties said. Police blocked several residential streets although no Homes were evacuated. Police in Glendale were looking for two Young men after witnesses said they saw one of them toss a butane lighter from a moving car into the Brush Oil the Road were the fire started said Chris Gray a Glendale fire department battalion chief. The 4,000-acre arson fire that broke out late wednesday in a Valley Between Santa Barbara and the nearby town of Goleta was one of the worst on record Here. Damage to Homes alone was estimated initially at $190 million but the figure was expected to top $500 million said county supervisor Bill Wallace. No More Homes appeared threatened Friday. In East Central Arizona officials said the 24,000-acre Tonto National Forest fire was about 50 percent contained Friday morning