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Show Salt Lake City, Utah Vol. 231, No. 26 Tuesda Morning-M- ay 7, 1985 Reaean Arrives in Spam By Terence Hunt Associated Press Writer President ReaMADRID, Spain gan, fresh from urging cheering German students to create a new Europe, arrived Monday for talks with Spanish leaders opposed to his Nicaragua policies and pressed by street demonstrators to oust U S forces from Spanish soil. Leaving behind a difficult economic summit and controversy over his visit to a Nazi gravesite in West Germany, Reagan and his wife, Nancy, stepped off Air Force One into brilliant sunlight beating through partly cloudy skies They were greeted by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia The day before, 200,000 other major issue on military presence and whose foreign protesters urged Madrid residents to shut off their lights and bang pots and pans for 10 minutes during Reagans first evening in Spain Only a modest din was heard in the city center at the appointed hour and most lights remained lit From the airport, the Reagans left for their residence during this two day stay, El Pardo Palace, a estate nine miles northwest of Madrid which served as home and headquarters to Spain's authoritarian ruler Gen Francisco Franco from 1939 to his death in 1975 There, Reagan met briefly with Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez, who favors a reduction in the U S n demonstrators marched in Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest the visit They urged closing four military bases leased from Spain under a 1953 agreement, and pulling Spain out of NATO At the airport, the two couples reviewed troops, while, out of their sight and earshot, some 30 Nicaraguans protested the U S trade embargo imposed on their country, an- Reagan's agenda here No Demonstration Permits With the government refusing demonstration permits on weekdays, ministry has criticized the Nicaragua embargo As the two leaders posed for photographs, Gonzalez said, " I hope we will talk about everything Dont Understand Dur Position Asked about Spain s opposition to his Nicaraguan embargo, Reagan replied, "Perhaps they don't understand our position We are going to try to make it more clear Of the Spanish demonstrations, the president said, I don't know if there is anyone more u: d to demonstrations than me Before leaving Germany, White House deputy press secretary Larry Speakes said the presidents speech to the European pai Lament in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday would contain very important . definite proposals regarding the Soviets." . . Speakes indicated these would involve increased U.S Soviet military contact to avoid incidents like the March 24 shooting death of Maj. Arthur D. Nicholson Jr., a U S. observer at a Soviet military installation in East Germany, and the Sept. 1, 1983, downing of a Korean Air Lines passenger plane by Soviet fighters, killing 269 people. Recommend Measures In Madrid, national security adviser Robert McFarlane said Reagan would recommend four specific measures designed to reduce mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union. -- McFarlane said the proposals Associated would involve exchanging observers at military exercises, better contact between the military of each side and a concrete commitment to the nonuse of force as well as a direct communications link between military headquarters. He said Reagan would direct Sec-Se- e Column 3 Press Laserphoto away from Air Force One. The president will be in Spain for two days of talks. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia escort President Reagan and first lady Nancy A-- Associated Press Laserphoto Spanish infantrymen turn heads toward the reviewing stand as they march past President Reagan and King Juan Carlos. European Media: Reagan Eloquent at Cemetery, Camp By Larry Thorson Associated Press Writer LONDON European news media called President Reagans visits to a German war cemetery and a concentration camp site one of his most difficult days, bu commentators said he handled it with eloquence and dignity- From Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, radio and television news programs featured Reagans visits Sunday to the Bitburg war cemetery conand the site of the Bergen-Belse- n centration camp. On Monday, many stonewspapers published front-pag- e ries and photographs of the two visits The French leftist daily Le Matin said in its report: President Reagan overcame yesterday, in gravity and dignity, one of the most difficult moments of his presidency. The conservative French newspaper Le Figaro, in a similar vein, wrote, The most difficult day of Reagans European trip . . . went better than expected. Jewish Philosopher Protests Philosopher Andre Glucksmann, one of several Jews who spoke on French television about the Nazi SS graves in the Bitburg cemetery, commented that in Reagans place he would have said. SS soldiers, we were right to kill you. Other reports in European news media, however, found that Reagan had struck the right note with speech es focusing on postwar reconciliation and the importance of preventing future Holocausts The Daily Telegraph, a conservative British daily, used the headline: Reagans Time Of Healing; Speeches Ease SS Graves Row. Its news report said Reagan went far to quell the controversy over his visit to the Bitburg war cemetery with two of the most moving speeches he has ever delivered Washes Bitburg Scars It printed the texts of Reagans and at the speeches at Bergen-BelseU.S. military base at Bitburg The liberal Guardian headlined its n report, Reagan Balm Washes Bitburg Scars. The Times of London used the headline, Reagan Lays The Ghost Of Bitburg. Both the British Broadcasting Corp. and the commercial Independent Television News gave detailed coverage of Reagan's visits to Bitand the grave of burg, Bergen-Belsepostwar West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, and to demonstrations by people who opposed the Bitburg wreath-layinSpanish news media also covered n demonstrations large held the day before the president ar- n anti-Reaga- rived in Madrid, and many focused on his theme of reconciliation. The Roman Catholic daily Ya headlined its Reagan Supports Bitburg story, Reconciliation In German Cemetery. The Spanish monarchist daily ABC said in its news story that Reagan overcame with enormous dignity one of the most difficult moments of his presidency during his visit to Bitburg. The independent Diario 16 used the headline, American President Manages Graceful Exit During Day Of Visits To Bitburg, Bergen-Belsen. In Italy, Turins moderate daily La The LongStampa called the visit est Day For Reagan In Germany. La Stampa said it was only a partial success because the rushed rite at Bitburg confirmed the American embarrassment and because the Jewish community, to protest, ignored the ceremony at Bergen-BelseCorriere della Sera of Milan, Italys largest newspaper, said: Overall, Reagan emerged with dignity from an embarrassing situation, considered in America among the most difficult of his presidency. He didnt evade the problems, but faced them , Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers on A-- 2 Marine Copter Crashes in Sea; 1 7 Missing By Frederick H. Katayama Associated Press Writer A U.S. Marine helicopTOKYO ter plunged into the ocean Monday off the small Japanese island of Yaku-shim- - a, and American military spokesmen said searchers found no trace of the 17 people ; ioard. All the missing are believed to be Marines. The helicopter reported mechanical problems on a return flight from Iwakuni, a Marine installation in southwest Japan, to the Marine base in Futemma, Okinawa, said Lt. Gary Shrout of the Yokosuka U.S Navy Base, southwest of Tokyo CH-53- 195-mi- The helicopter turned back toward heIwakuni, he said. Another to the be believed traveling licopter same route turned back a few minutes later and searched for the troubled chopper, but spotted only an oil slick, Shrout added. Two Men Sighted Satoshi Imabayashi of the Maritime Safety Agency, Japans coast guard, said the second helicopter sighted a man floating in the water with his face down and another clutching a fuel tank, but the second man soon disappeared into the waves The helicopter dropped a smoke candle to mark the spot and radioed the Maritime Force base in Kanoya on the southernmost CH-53- Self-Defen- main island of Kyushu, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. 5 A U.S. Air Force refueling plane read a distress signal at about the time the second helicopter sighted the oil slick, Shrout said. Capt. Dan Trout, spokesman at the Kadena U.S. Air Base in Okinawa, 5 said the apparently returned to base at nightfall after a futile search. No Bodies Found Yet The helicopter crash is believed to have occurred at approximately 1 p.m about 15 miles south of the island of Yakushima, which is 80 miles south of Kyushu island, Trout said. He reported that searches by both KC-13- KC-13- American and Japanese aircraft and ships had found no survivors or bodies. All 17 people aboard the helicopter were believed to be U.S. Marines, Trout said. Earlier reports had said 19 people were aboard. All U.S. military aircraft carry life rafts when they fly over water and passengers are instructed in emergency sea landing procedures, said Marine Master Sgt Ed Evans, a military spokesman The incident may have been the costliest, in terms of casualties, of any operational incident involving American military personnel in Ja Kennedy on April 18, and NASA was n concerned about landing the tons which four weighed Challenger, more than Discovery, on concrete, pending resolution of the brake problem Miles of Film Tucked into the Spacelab 3 module in Challengers cargo bay is enough research data to fill 50,000 volumes of 200 pages each, said Spacelab mission manager Joseph Cremin There also are miles of film and more than 3 million frames of video data, some of which will be studied by scientists frame by frame, he said Two small squirrel monkeys and 24 rats, riding in special cages in Spacelab 3, were to be removed quickly and flown to Cape Canaveral, where they will be examined and tested The rats will be saci lficed and dissected Medical reseai ''hers hope to learn from them more about the effects of weightlessness "AH 26 of the little critters are in good shape right now, said Burton 107-to- Chuckle Todays Some people carve a niche for themselves in this world, and others simply chisel it 1 Today's Forecast Salt Lake City and vicinity Fair partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s Lows near 50 Details, to B-- pan. Challenger Brings Scientific Treasures Safely Down in California Desert By Dennis Anderson Associated Press Writer EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Laden with scientific treaCalif. sures from a week of orbital research, Challenger brought seven astronauts and 26 animals down safely in the California desert Monday triggering sonic booms that set off burglar alarms as it descended The stubby-winge- d space shuttle touched down on the centerline of a dry lake bed runway at 1011 am MDT, completing a flight of 2 9 million miles and 109 orbits. Challenger, welcome home, called out Mission Control as commander Bob Overmyer brought the shuttle to a stop Nice job. Bob. The ships return touched off twin sonic booms over Los Angeles as it flew over the city and headed eastward to the desert. The booms rattled windows, setting off burglar alarms throughout the area Officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration decided on the California landing, on sand, rather than on the concrete runway of the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla because of problems with the last shuttle landing there. Discovery experienced locked brakes and a burst tire when it landed at directly, succeeding at times to reach moments of real emotion." The independent Norwegian daily Dagbladet said in an editorial that the controversy was embarrassing and unnecessary: For years the relations between Americans and Germans have been so good that it was unecessary to mark it over war graves. ,r i f f Edelson, NASAs director of science and applications. Groups of demonstrators were reported at Edwards Air Force Base, protesting the use of the animals and the plans for the rats. Animal Rights Groups Edelson said that NASAs handling of the animals was approved by several animal rights groups Though the landing went smoothly, there was one false alarm two hours before the descent began, when the astronauts received a warning that clamshell-likthe cargo bay doors had failed to close properly. Pilot Fred Gregory focused a camera on the four suspect latches and told Mission Control he believed they had locked and that instruments in the cockpit were giving false readings. "OK, Fred, were satisfied," said capsule communicator Dick Richards The spacecrafts dive to a landing carried it over the heart of Los Angeles at about three times the speed of sound, triggering a double sonic boom that rolled across the city Police said they were flooded with calls about burglary alarms set off by rattling windows t e tele-visi- oi Space shuttle Challenger lands on center-lin- e of dry lake bed at Fdwards Air Force A Base, Calif. The ships return touched off twin sonic booms over Los Vngeles area. |