European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes at a glance Bob Lanier celebrates Niter defeating state lawmaker Sylvester Turner in a Runoff election saturday to become mayor of Houston. See Story on Page 4. Mom 2 kids found hanged a Mother was found hanged with two of her children in the family s garage in what police Are convinced was a murder suicide. A Page 4 Florida Straw poll Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton and Iowa sen. Tom Harkin Are the front runners in the upcoming Florida Straw poll of state democratic activists. A Page 5 no refunds Likely thousands of people who gave Jim Bakker More than $160 million for a lifetime memberships in the evangelists theme Park probably won t get any Money Back. A Page 6 loaves of the Ages archaeologists have unearthed Egypt a oldest bakery where Bakers Labouring in smoke filled rooms turned out thousands of loaves every Day for Crews building the pyramids. A Page 8 students turn scribes about 15 students recently took part in producing the conference chronicle a 10-Page newspaper for Junior and High school pupils attending the annual Dodds Germany journalism conference. A Page 9 a housing fund Short losses in the fund that helps military veterans buy Homes could Cost taxpayers up to $3.9 billion Over the next five years the general accounting office has concluded. A Page 17 Index a i  Abby Ann Landers. 20 action line. Comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 crossword. 20 faces no places. .10 letters. Money matters. .17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 ripes monday december 9,1991 Baker says . May have of d weapons sales by Israel to Iran Washington apr the Reagan because Israel would earn some Money i standing with Secretary  administration a a might Verv Well have Sun nose. From Selling the  Baker it also quoted an unidentified fam administration a might very Well have agreed in the Early 1980s to permit Israel to sell american made arms to Iran Sec Retarn of state James a. Baker Iii said sunday. Baker was asked on lbs tvs face the nation about a report in sundays new York times that Israel sold several billion dollars of such weapons to Iran with . Knowledge under an agreement worked out by the administration. A i done to know that it is not True. I done to know that it is True a said Baker who was White House chief of staff during president Reagan a first term. A i done to have any recollection of any such event. It might very Welt have happened As far As i know. A it might Well have been the Case that we decided to do that As a favor to Israel because Israel would earn some Money i impose from Selling the parts a bake said. A we do cooperate with Israel on matters such As  he said Reagan would not necessarily have known about the agreement because exports of restricted technology Are approved by the Secretary of state not the president. The times said then Secretary of state Alexander m. Haig or. And then prime minister Menachem begin of Israel agreed on the deals in 1981. The newspaper quoted maj. Gen. Avraham Tamir a High ranking israeli defense ministry official in 1981 who later became director general of the foreign ministry As saying a in the years 1981 and 1982, weapons with . Components were sold to Iran based on an under it also quoted an unidentified former senior . Diplomat As saying a there was an agreement that Haig reached that they could Send spare parts to Iran after a review in Washington. Sherwood Goldberg a longtime adviser to Haig said in a statement to the times a at no time did Alexander Haig authorize shipment of . Equipment from Israel to Iran and any inference to the contrary is categorically  the newspaper said it found no link Between the israeli arms sales and allegations that Reagan Campaign officials made a Deal with the iranian government of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the fall of 1980 to delay release of the hostages until after . Elections. Anderson from Page 1 ence then sped off in a limousine with his wife for a 75-mile drive to her Home in Clarklake. Not far from the Airport he suffered a mild seizure and was taken to the Hospital. Virginia Steen told reporters late saturday the seizure did no to Surprise her. A the was put on medication for the first time two Days ago a she said. A they the doctors expected  Steen was freed dec 3 after nearly five years As a captive in Beirut. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii declined to say sunday whether the United states will pursue the kidnappers of freed . Hostages in Lebanon out said a we View the chapter As not finished. A we Are of course delighted to see the release of All living american hostages a Baker said on lbs tvs face the nation. A the Book is not entirely closed because there remains the question of hostages from other countries and the ques Tion of the remains of two americans who continue to be missing and who Are presumed to have been killed while they were hostages a he said. A a in a not in a position to comment beyond saying that we View the chapter As not  William Buckley Cia station chief in Beirut was kidnapped March 16, 1984, by the pro iranian group islamic jihad. Islamic jihad announced oct. 4, 1985, that it had killed Buckley. The other . Hostage believed to have been killed was it. Col. William Higgins seized feb. 17, 1988, while on . Duty in Lebanon. Following his Early morning jog Anderson attended the regular 11 . Catholic mass in the Wiesbaden air Force Hospital Chapel. Anderson said he had sneaked into downtown Wiesbaden on saturday night wearing a hat to disguise himself from reporters along with his 6-year-old daughter Salome and her Mother Madeleine Bassil. But they Cut the stroll Short because Anderson Felt uncomfortable around crowds. A you know i enjoyed it very much a Anderson said. A but when 1 got half an hour into it that was enough there were too Many  also saturday night the . Military Post Exchange in Wiesbaden opened just so Anderson could get a new suit he said. He also picked up a Sony disc Man which plays compact discs. A first disc in be Ever seen a said Anderson who was the longest held Western hostage in Lebanon. I was sitting up there in his Hospital suite playing with it this morning because i got up a few minutes Early. A and i got it moving around you see but i Haven to actually got the sound out of it yet. So the next thing in a going to do is read the instruction Booklet. To make his adjustment to Normal life a Little smoother Anderson said he will Likely remain at the Wiesbaden Hospital for a couple More  the 44-year-old Anderson a former Marine was released by his shiite Muslim kidnappers on wednesday after nearly seven years in Captivity. In addition to Steen and Anderson Joseph Cicippio was also freed last week. Cicippio was treated at the Wiesbaden Hospital and . He was welcomed Home in Norristown a Mideast talks will resume tuesday Washington a israeli negotiators arriving Here sunday said they accept an Arab proposal to Start peace talks tuesday but new procedural squabbles broke out Over details. Both sides told assistant Secretary of state Edward Djerejian of their acceptance and technical personnel were pre paring state department offices and conference rooms for a 10 . Tuesday Start officials said. But even As israeli officials said they insisted on meeting with the palestinian Jor Danian delegation in one room the arabs were demanding two separate rooms. It was the latest in a string of seemingly Petty wrangles clouding the historic talks which began with great fanfare oct. 30 in Madrid Spain Ana were scheduled to continue at a lower level in Washington last wednesday. Israel however did not show up out of pique at the . Failure to consult fully on the Date. Slavic from Page 1 have nearly three fourths of the soviet unions 290 million people and possess most of its economic strength in addition to sharing an ethnic heritage As the country a traditional slavic heart. The new Commonwealth would set up joint administration Over foreign relations and military polity including nuclear weapons of the former soviet Union Tass reported. Tass did not say whether the agreement which other republics could join was contingent on a referendum of the people. Gorbachev was not present and there was no immediate reaction from his office. Yeltsin Kravchuk and Shushkevich were scheduled to meet with Gorbachev today in Moscow. The announcement of a Radical re structuring of forces came As prominent politicians disgruntled senior military officers and supporters of hard line nationalist groups warned that a new grab for Power or even a popular revolt might occur As the Economy collapses. Hours before the republics announcement Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said in Washington that he believed there will continue to be efforts to maintain some sort of a Center in what has been the soviet Union. Baker who spoke on lbs tvs face the nation will be heading to Minsk this week. The documents were signed during two Days of meetings in the Village of vis Kuli outside Brest. The meeting was an attempt by the slavic leaders to seize the initiative m reshaping the Union which virtually has collapsed since the August coup. A we have taken this step on the basis of the historical Unity of the people and their longtime links with the  to create democratic Law based states and to develop our relations on the basis of Mutual recognition and respect for each others sovereignty a the document said according to Tass. Tass quoted the agreement As saying the new a a commonwealths is open to All republics of the former soviet Union and other countries a sharing the Aims and principles of the  the agreement said Minsk would become the capital of the Commonwealth replacing Moscow As the soviet capital. Minsk the byelorussian capital is about 450 Mues Southwest of Moscow. Kazakhstan president Nur Sultan Nazar Baev considered one of the most powerful men in the old Union told russian television earlier sunday that at least some joint control Over nuclear weapons must be maintained. Yeltsin on saturday had said that four or five different proposals on some kind of Union Between the three republics would be on the table. �?o1 think that these will really be historic Days a Yeltsin had predicted