European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Why is this baby grinning a Page 9 the  03 authorized unofficial publication for the 0,8. Armed forces vol. 49, no. 100 monday july 23, 1990 Good morning a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a from wire reports Washington a solicitor general Kenneth w. Starr emerged As the leading candidate to replace retiring supreme court Justice William Brennan on saturday. Brennan 84, resigned on Friday after 34 years on the court. Starr who resigned a Federal judgeship to take the department of Justice Job a has probably got the inside track a said a senior administration official As president Bush met with top aides to consider possible successors. Starr 44, served five years on the appeals court in Washington. He is described As a moderate and modest conservative with a pleasant manner. A you can to dislike a Ken Starr a said emerges As conservative commentator Brack fein. A this style is smooth and winsome not contrary. And appearances and style mean a lot in this  a White House official familiar with the selection process cautioned that the president had made no decision. Other sources said that another prospective candidate Federal appeals court judge Edith Jones of the 5th circuit had a powerful ally in an old Friend Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii. A the word is that Baker is pushing for her very hardts said a conservative with ties to the White House. Less than 12 hours after receiving the unexpected resignation from Brennan see Brennan on Back Page Hies will keep res in Germa by to Miff for it to Man Gove fished Sun will keep t Tion. Chail s. Gorbachev agreed to the proposal at his meeting with Kohl in the soviet Union. Attn  Isaic in Thoj soviet unions interest that taks strongly tied to the euro to inst Adof swaying Between $ \ /.1 n \ v. A a Carrier christened a president Bush smiles while first lady Barbara Bush grimaces As she Breaks a bottle of Champagne Over the Bow of the nuclear aircraft Carrier George Washington in a christening ceremony in Newport news va., on saturday. The Nimitz class Carrier is scheduled to enter service in 1992. Story on Page 28. Germany up a a senior West Ger Lent official said in an interview to be pub that France Britain an one United states s in Germany permanently after uni fica Horst Teltsch Folk a senior adviser to Chancellor Helmut Kohl told the bind am Sontag newspaper that soviet Leader Mikhail s. Quot a. Recent i the adviser said iffa in the soviet unions interest that a unified Germany a Zifa intake strongly tied to the european Community and i at inst ado the  he told a Bild report that the number of troops the Western allies maintained up West Germany will be determined at the  in Vienna Austria. France Britain at the unfazed states will completely withdraw their forces from Beran in three or four years after the soviet Upton has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Egypt Germany Leif Luchik said. The United series has about 250sqoo troops stationed in West Gem any and Berlin. Britain has 65,000 and France Abou a 50,000. The soviet lotion keeps about 400,000 troops in East Germany. \ Kohl and Gorbachev had agreed at to Pir meeting to withdraw til soviet troops from East germ unified Germany membership in the North to organization and to reduce a unified Gei 370,009 troops. Telp Vehik said that if the level of armed forces in All of Europe would be reduced a unified Germany could Cut the number of its troops even More. Ispir me Niny to it Ratiani ennui to Grant a Antic trea army to seats on  planes hard to find by the stars and stripes depending on where you Are and where you want to go this summer getting a seat on an air plane to the United states could prove frustrating. If passengers flying on commercial airlines Are willing to pay for first class or business class seats they can get seats from England to the United states More easily according to Northwest airlines and scheduled airlines travel offices overseas. But Economy fare tickets from England Are being snapped up if they Haven to been sold out already said Northwest spokesman David Rose in London. A everybody just wants to travel a Rose said calling this a one of the Golden years for airline travel. Carriers had hoped for a better sum Mer travel season after last year s Fiat season but this Summers heavy traffic has far exceeded the airlines expectations he said. A the flights Are full a said Helmut Schilling manager of sales administration for pan am in Frankfurt West Germany. A for Economy class especially it is very difficult to find a  Ria Hawkins an agent with the Sato overseas Branch in Darmstadt West Germany said the least expensive military air fares Are very scarce. Many customers Are being forced to change their travel plans sometimes delaying trips for up to a month. A customers have to be a Little bit flexible especially if they want a reduced fare a Hawkins said. However first class and business class seats both of which typically Cost several Hundred dollars More than Economy tickets Are More readily available she said. The situation is different for service members flying out of Italy however. A except for people who May want to Fly the next Day people can Fly to the . With no problems a said Martha Voytko a travel agent at the Sato office in Naples. A we Are having no problems obtaining military fares and Haven to had a problem All summer a she said. A however most special fare offers Are sold  airline officials and travel agents alike say numerous factors Are conspiring to make this a Banner year for air traffic Between Europe and the United states. Strong european currencies especially the German Mark Are key factors enticing european travellers to . Vacation spots including new York Florida and even the Midwest. And political upheaval in Eastern Europe has made this Side of the Atlantic a popular spot for american vacationers adding to the difficulty of finding a seat on flights crisscrossing the Ocean a a lot of people want to see the Berlin Wall coming Down a Schilling said. Business travel to Europe also is up As executives with Money to invest look for deals in the suddenly capitalist minded East bloc said Tom Stiegmann. A spokesman for United airlines which initiated direct Frankfurt to Washington and Frankfurt to Chicago flights two months ago. A we started our flights May 16, and see seats on Back Page