European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes a Quot a. Monday july 9,1990 Nicosia Cyprus apr Iran a official news Agency reported saturday that one of the 16 Western hostages held in Lebanon a most Likely a european a will probably be freed soon. Most Western hostages in Lebanon arc believed to be held by factions of Hezbollah or party of god a fundamentalist shiite moslem group that gets considerable financial support from Iran. A a Western hostage held in Lebanon will probably be released soon a said the islamic Republic news Agency a five sentence dispatch from Beirut Lebanon citing a informed sources a it said the sources refused to disclose the identity of the hostage to be released but a hinted that he is most probably a european  the hostages include six americans and 10 europeans a four britons two West germans two Swiss an italian and an irishman. In Beirut a source close to the syrian army command said that if a hostage were to be released it would a a probably be Brian Keenan the irishman who also holds a British passport. The source be fused to provide any other information. Syria is the main Power broker in Leb soon anon. It has 40,000 troops in the Northern and Eastern provinces As Well As the moslem sector of the capital. Keenan 39, was kidnapped in moslem a fast Beirut on april 1 of 1986, As he walked from his Home to Beirut a american University where he taught English. Iran played a key role in mediating the release of americans Fraitik Reed and Robert Polhill. An outpouring of Western assistance to Iran after the devastating june 21 earthquake had raised Hopes in some quarters that Iran might use its influence with the pro iranian groups believed to be holding the hostages. Iranian president Hashemi a Sfanjani has said Iran should be grateful for the foreign quake Aid. However in comments earlier this month he made no link Between such Aid and the release of any Western hostages. A Sfanjani seeking closer ties with the West has been in conflict with hard line moslem fundamentalists in the government who oppose his efforts. Terry a. Anderson chief Middle East Bureau chief for the associated press is. The longest held Western hostage in Lebanon. Trial ordered for go accused of fort Bragg . Apr a Coth  been ordered for a 19-year Soldier charged with murdering a panamanian during the . Invasion. In ordering the trial fort Braggs commander it. Gen. Gary e. Luck on Friday reduced the charge against master sgt. Roberto Enrique Bryan from premeditated murder to unpremeditated murder. Bryan 42, is charged in the dec. 23 shooting of an unidentified panamanian. The army times an Independent publication re news briefs Powell visiting Mideast Chepey to Cut Europe trip ported that Bryan is accused of shooting a prisoner taken after a firefight near an electrical generating station. A. A a a a maj Doug Foster a fort pfc aka pikes Man refused to comment on the calf coif convict amp a Bryan could receive life in Presori Artif a dishonourable discharge. No Date was set for the court martial. A your argument will be that the killing was a lawful but unfortunate killing a said Bryan a lawyer Mark Waple. At least three other . Soldiers have been prosecuted for their actions during an invasion that resulted in Gen. Manuel Noriega being driven from Power. Two soldiers were charged with the unpremeditated murder of a civilian during a firefight that investigators to cover up a soldiers loss of his military handgun Gate Soldier was convicted and one acquitted. A a a a a a. Another Soldier pleaded guilty to obstruction conspiracy and other charges in that slaying. Washington apr Gen. Colin l. Powell the nations top military officer on Friday announced Tyis to visit five Mideast nations. The Pentagon said was cutting in not tier development. A Dick Cheney defense secret Asp Short his current european trip Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff left saturday from Andrew fab md., for Morocco and will also visit Tuni pc. Egypt Jordan and Israel for talks on regionally county issues. He is scheduled to return to Washington on july 13. The Pentagon said Cheney would skip planned visits to Spain and Portugal in order to return to Washington on tuesday to participate in budget deliberations. Cheney was in Crete on Friday and was scheduled to travel to Greece of sunday and Turkey on monday before Cha alg Back to Washington on tuesday. He originally was scheduled to return on july 14 after visiting Madrid and Lisbon. Albanian communists oust 4 members of its politburo by the Washington Post Budapest a albanians ruling communist party dismissed four members of its politburo on saturday As it tried to end the occupation of foreign embassies by albanians demanding the right to travel abroad. The government promised foreign diplomats and an estimated 5,000 albanian Asylum seekers in the embassies that those occupying the embassies would be permitted to leave. But diplomats reached by Telephone in the albanian capital warned that the crisis was not  from Page 1 general Secretary. Both he and a Deputy would be elected by the full Congress of about 4,700 delegates. With Gorbachev the presumed Winner for the Post that he has held since March 1985, talk in the Corri Dors revolved around candidates for his Deputy who runs the party a Day to Day affairs. Delegates said they expected a massive overhaul of the party leadership. Moscow party Secretary Yuri Prokofiev said saturday that As much As 80 percent of the leadership might be changed. The 28th Congress of the soviet communist party which opened a week ago appeared Likely to adjourn sometime late this  from Page 1 nato Summit. We have read the reports of comments by president Gorbachev As Well As foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze and we Are very pleased that they believe that the nato Summit has been productive and  Fitzwater disclosed that Bush sent Mikhail Gorbachev a Cable Friday from air Force one giving Bush so personal reflections on the nato Summit Ana describing a the changing nature of the military  previously Gorbachev wrote Bush to make his Case for . Economic Aid. . Sources said the message was much the same As one Gorbachev advanced recently to the leaders of West Germany and France. The Bush Tofu meeting also touched on american Domestic policies with the japanese Leader praising Bush for new found willingness to consider tax increases in order to reduce americans budget deficit a japanese official said. A we believe the statement issued by president Bush on june 26 was very courageous Quot Taizo Watanabe spokesman for the japanese finance ministry told reporters. The Federal budget deficits have Long been a sore Point with other Summit countries who contend that excessive american borrowing needs have driven up worldwide interest rates. In addition to the United states and Japan the other countries at the economic Summit Are West Ger Many Britain France Italy and Canada. The world leaders were not spending All of their time discussing serious subjects. Bush treated the Summit leaders to a country style Barbecue Rodeo and performance by the grand Ole opry on sunday. The City of Houston anxious to show the world that it had rebounded after being flattened by the Oil bust of 1982, raised s10 million in donations and turned out an army of volunteers to assist dignitaries and reporters. Last years economic Summit was held in Paris As part of the 200th anniversary of the French revolution. While Houston boosters conceded that the Houston Summit would not top that affair they did try their bests providing a Texas Syle Welcome for each Leader. Kaifu the first to arrive was greeted by a group of schoolchildren singing a deep in the heart of Texas a in japanese. With temperatures in the 90s and oppressive humidity Kaifu and the other leaders had no trouble knowing they had arrived in Houston. Before the Start of his meeting with Kaifu Bush was asked whether he planned to pressure the japanese Leader to drop his push to resume development Loans to China. This assistance was put on hold by agreement of the Summit countries last year in response to the brutal crackdown on the Proa democracy movement in Tiana men Square. Bush indicated that the Summit countries Are Likely to abandon their United front providing Japan the Opportunity to pursue its own lending policy. Japan Bush said a is a Sovereign nation. They can make up their own minds on a lot of  the go it separately approach was also Likely to prevail on the contentious question Over whether to provide direct economic Aid to the soviet  from Page 1 doctrine did not mean that nato was no longer prepared to use nuclear weapons. She also reminded journalists of a Long standing american commitment to deploy troops in Europe Only with the backing of nuclear weapons. A obviously we re try ing to give a signal that we really mean less willingness to use nuclear weapons Early on a said a Brussels based Diplomat. The Diplomat said the diminishing of the soviet threat a has not come far enough to Rule out nuclear weapons in Europe but added that in the current environment of great changes he could Quot never  the soviets who have Long advocated a nuclear free Europe w ill a want to tease out the details Quot of nato s new a last resort policy on using nuclear Wear cols said Bill Wallace director of the Institute for soviet and East european studies at the University of Glasgow. A i would guess that if nato is saying that nuclear weapons Are really a last resort Gorbachev will say that really Means we re really talking about a defensive doctrine a so lets spell it out Quot Wallace said. Nato Summit leaders also approved proposals by president Bush to invite soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev to speak to a nato meeting and for the countries of the Warsaw pact to sign a joint declaration with nato countries and the Neutral a Tiou Sof Europe stating that a we Are no longer adversaries and reaffirm our intention to refrain from the threat or use of Force Quot against other countries. Of Gorbachev accepts natos invitation he probably will use the forum to gain key concessions from the Alliance Wallace said. The soviet Leader Likely will insist on a pact in which a unified Germany states that it entertains no aggressive intentions toward the soviet Union he said. At the same Lime Gorbachev May try to broaden the idea of a non aggression pact to include economic development he said. So far Bush has opposed direct economic Aid to the soviet Union. But Gorbachev will argue that if the West does not provide economic Aid to the soviet Union and Eastern Europe Security in Europe will never be ensured. A when one part of Europe is Rich and one part poor a Wallace said a you can have All the non aggression pacts and Security Pacis in the world but in the end someone is going to be aggrieved and someone is going to throw their weight