European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jul a red Cross vows to stay the course. Page 2 a another alleged terrorist sent Back to w. Germany Page 3 a education news in  89 a King wins . Women s open sports Page 21 the St Sand gripes authorized unofficial publication Pom . Anmer foace8 vol. 49, no. 94 tuesday july 17, 1990 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a Moscow not a smiling and bantering like old friends president Mikhail s. Gorbachev and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany said sunday they expected major Progress in their talks on lifting the last obstacles to German Unity. First in Moscow and later in Stavro pot Gorbachev s Hometown in South Ern Russia the two Leaden seemed eager to demonstrate Confidence and comradeship As they tackled the critical issues of Germany a future membership in nato the size of the future German army future european Security structures economic assistance to the soviet Union and a comprehensive treaty next year defining soviet German relations. Soviet and German officials said the upbeat mood on the first Day of the leaders two Days of talks derived from several developments in East and West that Gorbachev evidently expected to enable him to sell German unification to the soviet Public. The developments included the soviet communist party Congress last week at which Gorbachev stored an impressive Victory Over hard liners and the Summit meeting of the North Atlantic treaty organization in London Early this month at which Western leaders moved to alter the Alliance fundamentally and to end formally the adversarial relationship see talks on Back Page in Moscow to by the los Angeles times Moscow a tens of thousands of muscovites massing outside the Kremlin Walls poured contempt on the communist party sunday and called for wholesale defections from its ranks. In the style of an old time religious revival meeting speaker after speaker took the microphone to announce his decision to quit the party and Call on his former comrades to do the same. A dear friends a renegade Kab Gen. Oleg Kalugin told the cheering crowd a today 1, like tens of thousands if not millions of communists closed a chapter in my biography and quit the communist party of the soviet Union a after a pause to allow the Roar of approval to subside Kalugin went on to condemn the party leadership for bringing the country to the Brink of ruin. A we have to say a no to this parly a he declared. Kalugin and other speakers denounced the communist party a 28th Congress which ended Friday for failing to undertake the Radical reforms of the soviet political system that they believe necessary. Russian Republic president bods n. Yeltsin the mayors of Moscow and Leningrad and several other Well known political figures quit the party As the con see Moscow on Back Page Mountain Rescue hikers stranded overnight in a Stone hut atop Cali Fomia s mount Whitney by a thunderstorm prepare to Board a California army National guard Rescue helicopter sunday. One hiker was killed and four were injured when lightning struck the hut in which they had taken Refuge. Story on Page 2. Ramstein airmen Are All ears to m a amps Len i  wearing earrings Are from left airman Jon Ransom senior airman John Hagen and sgt. Gary Kinney. By Deedee Arrington Doke  Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a senior airman John if then no longer has to worry about taking off his earring before he goes through the Gate at Kam Stcin a. A every once in a while the Security police would Stop you and Tell 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 duly on command installations. Airmen still Arentt allowed to Wear earrings while in uniform although women can. The air Force dress code allows commanders to is Hibit certain types of civilian clothes and personal Grod mpg for off duty hours on Legal moral safety or sanitary it funds but a not based on personal  Quot a  Community regulation still forbids Hagen and Msj Nale colleagues from wearing earrings on Community Quot taste liaisons and in Community facilities. But that regulation soon will be changed according to air Force staff 5�t Doyle Tillman a Community spokesman. A the change in air Force policy was announced with Lille fanfare. A terse message was release Ftp rescind a november 1987 message in which the no earring poli see Ramstein on Back Page