European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A feed Cross vows to stay the course.,.Page 2 a another alleged terrorist sent Back to w.  3 a education news in stripes., pages 8-9 a thousands of soviets protest communism Page 28 Moscow apr president Mikhail s. Gorbachev and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said sunday they made major Progress on a treaty governing relations Between the soviet Union and a United Germany a we have come quite close on very big questions a Gorbachev told reporters following his first round of talks with Kohl. The West German Leader said he and Gorbachev were aware of a the historic hours at hand but were a looking Forward without forgetting  late sunday Gorbachev and Kohl travelled 1,000 Miles South of Moscow to Stavropol Gorbachev a native Region and the place where he was communist party Leader before coming to Moscow. Gorbachev said he thought the fresh air of the Northern caucasus would help both leaders formulate their thoughts clearly the official soviet news Agency Tass reported. Asked whether the two sides had managed to come a a Little bit closer on the Issue of nato membership Tass quoted Gorbachev As saying a in the last month or two Many important changes have occurred. And the new context opens possibilities for the Way to a new understanding in other words that very a Little bit is  Kohl arrived in Moscow late saturday for a two Day visit seeking to remove soviet obstacles to the unification of the the so amp and tripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces a Ait a a Vii r 11r vol. 49, no. 93 monday july 16, 1990 25 daily and sunday Good Mornin d 8693 a two German states. It is Kohl s second trip to Moscow this year. Neither Leader revealed what Progress had been made on the treaty which would replace the Moscow treaty a no aggression pact ratified by the West German and soviet parliaments in 1972. The pact has formed the basis of relations. The treaty would cover Security As Well As economic financial and cultural cooperation and would bind both sides to a Mutual renunciation of Force Quot fighting Between nazi Germany and the red army in world War ii Cost at least 20 million soviet lives. Many Sovi it families still Bear the scars of the War. For decades the threat of German re wanchism was one of the favorite subjects of soviet propaganda. War movies soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev raises a hand sunday As he shares a joke with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl after their first round of talks in Moscow. Arc still popular on soviet television a. This weekend prime time soviet to Levi Sion featured two films on the nazi is forces. Issues facing the two leaders include the size of the future All German army and the military allegiance of a United Germany. Moscow stands to lose its ally East Germany once the most important member of the Kremlin led Warsaw pact after All German elections in december and merger of the two Ger Many. The soviet Union has objected to pro see Gorbachev on Back Page airmen Are All ears to change in policy by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a senior airman John Hagen no longer has to worry about taking off his earring before he goes through the Gate at Ramstein a. A every once in a while the Security police would Stop you and fell you that you weren to supposed to Wear one a recalls the 21-year-old airman who is assigned to the 1856th computer systems group at the base. The . Air forces in Europe recently withdrew a policy in effect since 1985, that prohibited male personnel from wearing earrings off duty on command installations. Airmen still Arentt allowed to Wear earrings while in uniform although women can. The air Force dress code allows commanders to prohibit certain types of civilian clothes and personal grooming for off duty hours on Legal moral safety or sanitary grounds but a not based on personal  a Kaiserslautern military Community regulation still forbids Hagen and his male colleagues from wearing earrings on Community installations and in Community facilities. But that regulation soon will be changed according to air Force staff sgt. Doyle Tillman a Community spokesman. The change in air Force policy was announced with Little fanfare. A terse message was released to rescind a no see policy on Back pages amps Lyric do a Dulson wearing their fashionable earrings Are from left airman Jon Ransom senior airman John Hagen and sgt. Gary Kinney