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...either a neutral Germany or one belonging to both security alliances. Bush's grave concern is that the Soviets may promote unacceptable conditions. They might call for German unification without NATO membership or membership in NATO but modified to forbid the placement of any NATO nuclear weapons on German soil. The latter proposal could become a hot issue in the West German elections scheduled for December, offering a powerful campaign weapon to the opposition Social Democrats, whose calls for a nuclear- free country strike a resonant chord in both Germanys...
When it was first formed in 1949, the Atlantic alliance was a treaty rather than an organization, and Washington officials insisted that no American troops would have to be stationed on European soil. One year later, the North Atlantic Treaty became the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and U.S forces in Europe were increased. Today Washington's challenge is to ensure that NATO does not revert once again to a group that looks good only on paper...
Cleanup workers have already carted away 1,000 cu. yds. of contaminated soil. Last week a judicial restraining order prohibited the church from building new shelters or occupying existing ones. Said church spokesman Murray Steinman: "Protection of the environment is our No. 1 priority...
...winner is . . . Mark A. Brest van Kempen, 28, a graduate student at the San Francisco Art Institute. His idea is to set down a granite ring, 6 ft. in diameter, with an earth-filled 6-in.-diameter hole in the center. An inscription will read, THIS SOIL AND THE AIR SPACE EXTENDING ABOVE IT SHALL NOT BE PART OF ANY NATION AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY ENTITY'S JURISDICTION...
...Japan given that the Pentagon looks at Japan as an "an unsinkable aircraft carrier" in the Far East where we have placed premium value on base rights at Camp Zama, Yokosuka, Yokota, Misawa, Iwakuni and throughout Okinawa Prefecture. While not every Japanese is fond of U.S. bases on Japanese soil, the deal has been sweetened by virtually throwing open the U.S. market to Japanese goods...