European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Vii corps puts hold on unit move plans Page 2 a jobless rate shows drop for june. Page 3 a Becker Edberg reach Wimbledon finals Page 21 a thieves hit louvre again Page 28 the Stiriana stripes. Vol. 49, no. 84 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces saturday july 7, 1990 a is it Totty and sunday. D 8693 a a a a _ a i a of non aggression in Europe London apr Western leaders agreed Friday to transform natos nuclear strategy and president Bush said the Alliance was offering a a solemn commitment to non aggression to the soviet Union and the new democracies of Eastern Europe. At a news conference wrapping up a two Day nato Summit Bush said there would be negotiations to limit a unified Germany a armed forces after the United states and the soviet Union conclude a treaty reducing their conventional forces in. Europe. Diplomatic de Maiziere sources said a reduction of 165,000 German troops might be possible. A your Alliance extends the hand of Friendship a Bush said. A we reaffirm that we shall never be the first to use  he added that a Onato is changing a and that the soviet Union should no longer regard the Western Alliance As a military threat. In Moscow soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev said he was ready to accept the nato leaders invitation to address a meeting of the Western Alliance probably in december. A i am always ready to go Quot Gorbachev said during a break in a contentious communist party Congress at the Kremlin. The soviet Leader said he had not yet received the formal invitation. Soviet foreign ministry spokesman gun Nav Gerasimov said a we Welcome the results of the nato  Bush renewed his support for Gorbachev a reforms see nato on Back Pago wants As Berlin apr officials from the two Germany began negotiations Friday on the final phase of unification and prime minister Lothar de Maiziere of East Germany said Berlin should be the new German capital. Meanwhile in Leipzig Farmers said they would dump 2,640 Gallons of milk on the streets monday to protest the loss of business following the economic merger of the German states the adn news Agency said. Elsewhere a bomb threat forced the evacuation of East Germany a parliament while lawmakers were in a session unrelated to the East West talks. No bomb was found and the lawmakers returned after about 30 minutes. De Maiziere led the East German delegation in talks Friday on combining the political systems of the German states. An economic treaty went into effect sunday that United the German economies. Officials have spoken of All German elections As Early As december. In an interview with adn de Maiziere said the pact should give East germans the same rights As West germans. He also said the treaty should make Berlin the capital of a United Germany. West German Interior minister Wolf see Berlin on Back Page f i \4f water is the Arco a a a a a a  a it wet a to. We x a  a., �5 Quot a St i f a a w a Ftp it Quot Daria i1 of Texas Plant flattened by blast sprayed on a burning Section of size of a City Block was flattened by the another worker was reported still miss Plant near Houston. An area the explosion Friday that killed at least 17. Ing. See Story on Page 6. Go who vanished after car Deal will return Home by Chuck Roberts staff writer spec. Anthony Barnhart the Mannheim West Germany Soldier who disappeared in humiliation after his Erined Mercedes turned out to be a Clunker phoned is wife Friday morning from France to say he was coming Home. Barnhart 24, told his wife Wendy that head spent 15 Days travelling aimlessly aboard German trains. He told her he was m Good health and that he planned to sign in later in the Day at his unit at Coleman Barracks in Mannheim. The barn arts have sued the former owner of the car army chaplain Cape Ricky d. Brock alleging fraud. They claim Brock misrepresented the value and condition of the 1972 Mercedes 350slc. The couple paid $10,125 for the car which quit running after three Days. An Engineer has certified the car is unsafe to drive and said it is Worth just a 10th of what they paid. Military authorities declined to say what disciplinary action awaits Barnhart. That is a confidential matter Between Barnhart and his commander said maj. Michael Maher a Public affairs spokesman for the 8th inf div Public affairs office in bad Kreuz Nach West Germany. Maher said he did not know if Barnhart would be considered absent without leave or a deserter. Maher said army statutes describe a person who is awol As one who remains absent from his place of duly at a prescribed time. A deserter leaves with the intent to stay away. Wendy Barnhart said her husband seemed in Good spirits during the Brief Telephone Call from Strasbourg. She fears however that he has a lost it All Quot in terms of his military career. Barnhart assigned to the 4th in 8th inf div dropped from sight june 22. His wife said he was distraught by the turn of events that left him with a nearly worthless car and a $ 10,000 Bank loan. A i think the pressure was just too much and he cracked a she said. A a it a not just the Money and being embarrassed in front of his friends he thinks he might lose  she said she intends to pursue the lawsuit against Brock. A if it were Only $ 1,000 i would t sue a she said. She said she also is motivated by the knowledge that the chaplain apparently has repaired and sold cars to other see go on Back Page