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Associated Press President Bush watched as Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev left the White He-use after summit talks on Thursday. Bush characterized the mood of Gorbachev under siege at home, relaxed on road Motorcade may make unscheduled stops German question debated, put off Associated Press Washington, D.C. President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev grappled over terms of German unity after an opening round of summitry Thursday that set the stage for major agreements on chemical and nuclear weapons. Overall, Bush said, very positive." "The mood is The two leaders began their talks by proclaiming a new era of cooperation in spite of their differences. "The trenches of the Cold War are disappearing," Gorbachev said.

Bush saluted Gorbachev's leadership in a tacit boost for his plunging popularity at home and vowed to end "decades of division and discord." After nearly five hours of discussions, Bush and Gorbachev acknowledged they could not settle questions this week over the military face of Europe and especially of a newly unified Germany. They instructed senior diplomats to carry on the German discussions next week, and Gorbachev said both sides advanced "certain ideas, certain suggestions" yesterday. He would not elaborate. "It is not here that the German question will be resolved," Gorbachev said as he left the White House. Separately, Bush said, "Certainly- we're not going to solve the whole issue at this summit" Soviet and U.S.

officials said new proposals will be discussed with NATO allies and other countries. "The ideas presented amount to a way to meld the concerns of the United States and the Soviet Union," White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said at a joint briefing with Soviet spokesman Arkady Maslen-nikov. Neither spokesman would elaborate on what Fitzwater called "ftew ideas." Secretary of Staje James Baker and Summit continued on page 14A Mars, ho! By Jim Dawson Staff Writer It's a race right out of a Tom Swift adventure story, but this time it isn't fiction. Six nations are gearing up for an interplanetary sailing regatta, with the destination Mars. The sailing ships, which backers hope will be launched around Columbus Day 1992, will be an exotic collection of gossamer-sailed craft designed to glide through space, powered by the flow of photons, or particles of light, from the sun.

Bid for brewery is in jeopardy The bid to buy the Jacob Schmidt brewery was in jeopardy as the plant's unions refused to vote on concessions and city officials said pro- -spective buyer Sohan Sahota still lacks $5.3 million of the $16.3 million needed to complete the deal. The unions said they lacked the time and information to meet a deadline to accept the much-disputed concessions. Page 1B. the meeting as positive. Minnesota advance team last night! appeared to be discouraging Gorba-' chev-watching and suggested that the best place to see the visit is on teleyi-' sion.

"If Minnesotans are hoping to see President Mikhail Gorbachev and hist wife, Raisa, they should be prepared; Gorbachev continued on page 10A Earl Kuehnast dies; was state climatologist Earl L. Kuehnast, 70, who was Minnesota's official C-chronicler of plantings, har- vests, rainfall, droughts, snow cover, first frosts, fall ''m colors and floods for 1 8 years, died of a brain tumor Thursday at his hoiri in Shoreview. His calculations and observations on Ihe long term characteristics of Mlnne- sota climate made hin. a household name among weather-watchers and an iin- portant source for the news media. Page 4B.

New York Times Washington, D.C. President Mikhail Gorbachev showed his softer side to a crowd of U.S. entertainment, literary, political and academic figures Thursday and proved that however cool the audience at home he is still a seductive performer on the road. Over a luncheon of chicken Kiev and caviar at the Soviet Embassy, Gorbachev talked of his restive consumers and Baltic separatists more in the tone of a parent vexed by impatient children and appealing for commiseration than a leader daunted by crises. Many of the guests said they were Last (and Light-powered That the race will take place is far from certain, for it involves millions of dollars in the design, construction and launching of the assorted spacecraft.

Timed to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the Americas and named the Columbus 500 Space Sail Cup, the race combines fanciful ideas with hard science. But the comparison with sailing is not fanciful. With photons, or light, substituting for wind, Johns Hopkins University physicist Harold Fox describes the maneuvers of his By Randy Furst and Dennis J. McGrath Staff Writers Organizers of the Mikhail Gorbachev visit are anticipating that his motorcade will make one or more spontaneous stops so the Soviet leader can greet well-wishers during his tour of the Twin Cities. Gorbachev's spur-of-the-moment stops have become a trademark, and Soviet officials have told local police and members of the Minnesota advance team to be prepared for such stops Sunday.

Despite the likelihood of Gorbachev stopping to meet "regular folks," the Earthling Exactly how the spacecraft will get to the starting line somewhere within 1,000 miles of Earth has not been determined, but the launch will involve traditional rockets of some sort. With sails folded, all the spacecraft are small, so they may be able to hitch rides on rockets carrying more mundane space hardware. Once the craft are in space, the sails will automatically unfurl from canisters and catch the sun's light, and and the ships will begin their journey. The first few months will be slow, for they will be sailing against the pull of Earth's gravity, essential-Sail continued on page 17A first) one there is an ships to sail in interplanetary race Inside a Yeltsin dwarf Gorbachev's Baltic problem. Page15A A calm capital contrasts with a frantic, fidgeting, Gorbachev-crazed Twin Cities.

Page 14A Farmers sprucing up for Soviet visitor. Page 1B Khrushchev's 1959 visit tapped hidden sympathy. PagelB that they formed the World Space Foundation to promote the idea. That led to the idea of a sailing race in space. Photosailing, said MIT astronautics specialist Andrea von Flotow, allows cheap "interplanetary zooming around." The Voyager and other interplanetary spacecraft have drawn their electricity from the sun via solar cells, but their propulsion and maneuvering power comes from chemical fuel stored on board.

When the fuel runs out, the spacecraft can no longer be controlled. Almanac Friday, June 1,1990 1 52nd day; 21 3 to go this year Sunrise: 5:30. Sunset 8:51 High in middle to upper 70s. Comics 24-25E Obituaries 4B Movies 12-15E TV, Radio 26E Complete Index 2A Circulation 673-4343 St Paul newt 227-0656 Copyright 1990 Star Tribune Volume IX Number 58 7 actions spacecraft this way: "We'll have to tack around the Earth for about three months, using full sail going away from the sun and minimum sail upsun." "Photosailing," as it's known to scientists, is an idea that's been around for 60 years, and in the mid-1970s NASA spent about 1 0 million planning a sail-driven spacecraft to chase Halley's Comet. The program died, but some of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists involved were so intrigued with sailing in space Court ruling requires that a criminal defendant who makes a clear request to represent himself and waives his right to have an attorney is entitled to defend himself.

Richards was convicted of firstle-gree murder in April 1989 for the shooting death of attorney Robert Stratton, 33, and sentenced to life in Rkhards continued on page 1 7A Man convicted of killing Minnesota to take a chance, hook up with Lotto America lawyer will get new trial By Robert Whereatt Staff Writer Minnesota lottery players will be able to buy tickets on the big-bucks Lotto America numbers game, probably starting in mid-August. As had been expected, the state's application to join the multistate association was accepted Thursday at a meeting of participating state lotteries in Chicago. Maine's lottery also was admitted. Eleven states and the District of Columbia participate in Lotto America. Two others, Indiana and South Dakota, are expected to join next year.

"What it means for Minnesota play-' ers is that they don't have to spend money in Wisconsin for megabuck' tickets," said Erin Roth, executive Lottery continued on page 12A By Margaret Zack Staff Writer In a rare reversal of a first-degree murder conviction, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that Leonard Richards, convicted of killing his lawyer, will get a new trial because he wasn't allowed to represent himself. In a 5-2 decision to be filed today, the court said a 1975 U.S. Supreme 4 ST. PAUL EDITION siaeltbib6nev.