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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday june 11, 1992 Green War advocated at Summit Rio de Janeiro Brazil a a european banker appealed intuitions wednesday to spend Money on Quot preen instead of puns As debate resumed at the Earth Summit on unresolved issues ranging from forests to financing. Delegates were working to wrap up Earth Summit do Eumenus Llinat would commit their nations to environmental goals. The documents Are being prepared for signing by More than 101 Heads of stale who will gather in Rio by Friday. Jacques at Tali president of the european Bank for reconstruction and development urged the . Plenary delegates to use today a defense funds to protect the environment. A was lie c Oid War gives Way to the Green War resources must be released a he said. A an environmental Industry and research on pollution must he developed and. The military Industrial Complex be replaced by an environmental  debate ends today at the Summit officially called the . Conference on environment and development. Then More than 100 world leaders inc to meet for the signing of the final documents. Documents being prepared include a statement of moral principles on the environment conventions on climate control protecting Plant and animal species and forestry and a blueprint for cleaning up Earth. The United states has been isolated from its allies and strongly critic izod for opposing the treaty on biological diversity and for its insistence on weakening the treaty on global warming. It has also indicated reluctance to sign the Rio declaration of moral principles on environmental Protection. The Bush administration says it is concerned the biodiversity treaty will not adequately protect the patents of . Biotechnology companies and it opposes establishing limits on Carbon dioxide emissions believed one of the main causes of global wanning. But its own initiative to protect the world s forests a including an increase of $150 million in Aid to developing countries for that purpose a has been blocked by countries that fear they might lose control of their resources. In an Effort to improve its battered image a senior . Official said in Washington on tuesday that the United states will propose an initiative to do a global inventory of the world s remaining Plant and animal species. There was no immediate reaction to the proposal. The official criticized the Summit As a chaotic circus where industrialized countries supporting initiatives opposed by the United slates were succumbing to a guilty develop cd world  the official also chastised Germany and Japan As acting a in a politically Correct fashion in supporting versions of environmental treaties that the . Opposes. He spoke As the 12 countries of the european Community declared in Rio that they a Welcome the commitment to work toward reducing Carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 Levels by the year 2000. The emissions targets were deleted from the global warming treaty under . Pressure. They called for a meeting this fall to consider amendments that would strengthen the global warming  officials seek Money from foreign Media Moscow a a russian defense ministry official offered an american reporter a visit to a strategic missile base for $800. A Kab official asked it mexican correspondent for $300 to tour secret police Headquarters. The British broadcasting corp. Was quoted a Price of $1,000 an hour to film the Kalashnikov gun factory. As Russia moves toward a Market Economy. Officials of government owned agencies and businesses Are demanding Money Lor interviews and other time spent with the Neus Media according to a study released wednesday by the foreign correspondents association of Moscow. Marco Politi president of the association and correspondent for the italian newspaper ii mass Aggro said he had sent the report to russian government leaders and hoped they would instruct officials to end what he called a chec Kook  the report documents an increasing trend among russian officials who often say they need the Money for office supplies. The list ranges from the atomic Energy ministry and russian state statistics committee to the space program and the olympic gymnastics coach. Even the Little known monuments commission told the Washington Post that it would Cost $50 to photograph discarded statues of Lenin and other soviet figures at its warehouse near Moscow. Many Western news organizations have policies against paying for news even if it Means losing an interview. It is not known How Many pay. A spokesman for russians chief prosecutor Valentin Stepankow said last fall that his office charges foreign currency for w hat he called a creative  by the end of october he said Stepan Kov had earned $1,350, which was being deposited in a special account and used to buy stationery and modern equipment for the prosecutors office. An official from the Commonwealth of Independent states armed forces recently offered the associated press a trip to a strategic missile base near Moscow for $800. The Money would pay for the military commander who was a not accustomed to dealing with the press a and for strategic rockets which would be taken off Alert for the visit Valery Myasnikov explained. The a declined the  with friendliness a amps Paggy Davidson Melody Bill fold standing lift third Grade teacher at Kaiserslautern Germany elementary and her class a sewed Quot some seeds of friendliness recently. The class was learning How to write Friendly letters and wrote to Arlyn g. Sweeney standing second from right Deputy director of the Germany Region of department of defense dependents schools and invited her to visit. When she did last week Sweeney was presented with a quilt that the class had made. The pupils also wrote to pro wrestler Hulk Hogan to talk show Host Oprah Winfrey and first lady Barbara  files request to retire on june 28 los Angeles apr Days after angering City leaders by threatening to stay on police chief Daryl Gates has filed a request for retirement on june 28. Gates 65, filed his request tuesday with the pension department a rubber stamp Agency. After nearly 43 years with the department including 14 As chief he will get an annual pension of $128,525. His salary is $177,000. The chief a who agreed during the juror Over the Rodney King beating last year to retire in april a threatened last week to delay his departure a second time unless some captains eligibility for promotion was extended. On monday however he said he was merely bluffing and wanted to show that the department had been taken Over by a Crummy Little  earlier tuesday the City Council approved a police commission request to hire an outside lawyer just in Case Gates decided to postpone his departure a we Are caught in a test of wills with chief Gates and someone is going to lose a councilman Michael woo said. The commission needs an outside lawyer because the City attorney s office has a conflict of interest it represents the police department. 1 he Council on tuesday also approved an annual salary of $159,390 for Gates successor former Philadelphia police commissioner Willie Williams. He is scheduled to be sworn in june 30.Brig. Gen. Richard Davis of Usa eur gains 2nd Star Heidelberg Germany a Brig. Gen. Richard e. Davis Deputy chief of staff of operations for the . Army Europe was promoted to major general during a ceremony june 1 at Usa eur Headquarters. Before coming to Heidelberg Davis was stationed in Grafe Wohr As commanding Genera of the 7th army training come  
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