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NATIONWORLD Chaz Osburn News Editor 377-1017 Lansing State Journal Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1989 Page 3A Bush insists sea summit will not produce arms cuts Defense chief reassures allies. 7A bureaucracy that this is not a summit for arms control agreement" He said it was very important for the ers on the discussions. The allies were aghast to learn in 1987 that then-President Reagan and Gorbachev had come close to a deal at a summit in Reykjavik to abolish all nuclear weapons in spite of the fact that NATO regards some of those arms as vital to deter Soviet attack. Now, with the collapse of hard-line communist regimes in Eastern Europe, and massive budget deficits in the United.

States, the Bush administration is considering major cutbacks in troops and weapons. Gorbachev is facing similar pressures at home. Despite criticism at home that he has reacted too cautiously to changes sweeping Eastern Europe, Bush said his approach was solidly supported by NATO leaders. Saying he had consulted with each NATO chief. Bush said, "I don't want to sound self-centered here but almost every one of those leaders told me, 'We think the United States is handling this properly.

We appreciate the way you're handling these changes, the prudent approach 'ydu are Moreover, Bush said, it should be the people of Eastern Europe who lead the way toward change. Associated Press WASHINGTON President Bush sought to reassure European allies Tuesday about his summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, promising "I'm not going to surprise them" with any agreement to cut nuclear weapons or reduce U.S. troops overseas. Bush said he and Gorbachev may discuss possible military cutbacks "in a general way" when they meet off the coast of Malta on Saturday and Sunday. But he added, "In writing, I have made clear to Mr.

Gorbachev in my handwriting, so he knows it comes from me, not the However, Bush said, "There are no arms control proposals" for the summit "So the surprise will be, if you're looking for a surprise, there won't be a surprise. That may come as a surprise," he said. He said there had been frantic speculation and hyped speculation that the superpowers would reach a deal on arms or troops. Bush said he would like to talk with the Soviets about curtailing their defense spending. "But that's not what I'm referring to when I talk about euphoric expectations of some deal.

There isn't going to be such a deal. It takes two to make a deal." allies to know "I'm not going to go off and prematurely jump out there and try to grandstand by committing them to something. SUMMIT AT SEA That's not the way you keep an alliance strong." After the two-day summit, Bush will fly to Brussels on Monday to brief NATO lead- Lers Court considers parents Gannett News Service Should minors seeking abortions be required to notify their parents? That is the issue the Supreme Court considers Wednesday in cases from Minnesota and Ohio. Pro-life advocates favor parental involvement. They want more it i Proposal rejected by East's leader By TERRENCE PETTY Associated Press BONN, West Germany Chancellor Helmut Kohl proposed a German federation Tuesday as part of a sweeping plan to reunite the two countries after four decades of postwar division.

East Germans have increasingly discussed the possibility of a confederation, but the Communist nation's leader, Egon Krenz, ruled out any talk of reunification. "A unity of Germany isn't on the agenda," Krenz told West Germany's ARD-TV network in insisting on two sovereign, independent German states. There are fears among Europeans both in the East and the states to adopt laws that would require consent or at least notification before a minor could have an abortion. Pro-choice advocates disagree. They see parental involvement as anoth ABORTION ISSUE -f -S 1 1 1 i kt- -i -MiPti 4 vj -1 West about the political and economic power of a reunified Germany with 80 million people.

Kohl, in a speech to Parliament, sought to allay those fears, saying: "The Germans will be a dividend for a Europe that is coming together, and never again a threat." The United States favors reunification, and. State Department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler reiterated that view Tuesday in Washington. The Soviet Union says the idea is dangerous and unrealistic. East German government spokesman Wolfgang Meyer said Kohl's plan in general provided interesting starting points for negotiations. Writer Stefan Heym and other East German artists, clerics and intellectuals rejected reunification, saying their country would be pocketed by West Germany.

Kohl's proposals were the most thorough deimea-, tion he has made vet of his vision of endine theiivi- Associated Press dieted that the barrier's opening will lead to the reunification of the two Germanys. Next to Kennedy is former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy (left) on Tuesday visited the spot of his brother's famous "Ich bin em Berliner" speech denouncing the Berlin Wall.

The senator pre- Key points to Kohl's 1 0-point reunification plan er obstacle to abortion. Eleven states now require parental notification; 20 require parental consent. Most laws either are not enforced or have been ignored by courts. Listening to the arguments today will be Heather Pearson, 18. Four years ago, when she was about to enter ninth-grade in suburban Minneapolis, Pearson learned she was pregnant.

Having decided on an abortion, Pearson's mother called a clinic and learned the law required that both biological parents of a minor be notified. One problem: Heather's father had not played a part in her life in 11 years. Heather eventually got a judge's permission to have the abortion. Some abortion opponents, such as American Life League's Judie Brown, see the Ohio and Minnesota cases simply as "regulatory cases" not as significant as the Webster case which gave states more leeway to restrict abortion Cindy Wilkinson, who got an abortion four years ago at 17, says notification should be required. Says Wilkinson, now an abortion foe: "I think it's really ironic that you can't have a tooth pulled without parental notification but you can have a living human being forcibly extracted." I mil i Earlier, Hans-Jochen Vogel, the leader of the oppo-" sition Social Democrats, proposed an eventual con-" federation as a step toward unity.

In the past, the Social Democrats have cautioned -against hastening toward German reunification; some. in the leftist party have flatly opposed it "We are now standing at the start of a new period in European and German history, a period that points beyond the status quo or the hitherto political structures in Europe," Kohl told Parliament. are prepared to develop confederative structures between the two states in Germany in order to create a federation, a federal state in. Germany." A federation is a union of states with a central government; a confederation is an alliance of indeit pendent nations for a common purpose. West Germany offers immediate aid in humanitarian areas.

Existing areas of cooperation of mutual benefit should be expanded, particularly in economics, technology, environment. Joint-venture projects should be legalized and encouraged. The Communist Party gives up its guaranteed monopoly. Joint institutions would be established in economics; transport, ecology, science and technology, health and culture. West Germany is willing to develop the structures of a federation with a democratically elected East German government.

Future design of Germany must fit in with design of a whole Europe, with full respect for the integrity and security of each state. West Germany recommends a speedy decision on a trade and cooperation agreement with East Germany. The confidence-building process in Europe is the heart of the design of a whole Europe. Overcoming the division of Europe and the division of Germany requires energetic steps in disarmament and arms control. The political approach aims to foster peace in Europe.

Unity through self-determination. U.S will urge caution in Poland. 6A Kohl General vows fight unto death Child just fine after transplant Associated Press BAABDA, Lebanon Syria rushed troops and armor into Lebanon, apparently building up for an imminent assault on the headquarters of Gen. Michel Associated Press CHICAGO Tiny 21-month-old Alyssa Smith, who received the nation's first living-donor liver transplant, appeared back on a smooth course Tuesday after internal bleeding prompted a return to surgery, her doctor said. Alyssa was in critical but stable condition after the second surgery early Tuesday to stop bleeding detected within 12 hours of the Monday transplant said Dr.

Christoph Broelsch, head of the surgical team. Alyssa's father, John Smith of San Antonio, said the return to the operating room caused tense moments for him and his wife, Teresa, the liver donor. "I think she looked great, even with the surgery and everything, she looked great," he said of his daughter. Smith said his wife "wants to go see Alyssa, but she knows she can't do it right away." Alyssa was awake, active and moving around, although still on sedation and a ventilator, Broelsch said. "The transplant is definitely functioning and for now things are back on a smooth course," he said at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

The bleeding on the surface of Alyssa's new liver was a complication that occurs in about 30 percent of all liver transplants. Doctors corrected the problem in a few minutes, but kept her in surgery nearly five hours for observation, Broelsch said. Alyssa's mother, who became the nation's first living liver-transplant donor when doctors removed the left lobe of her liver for the transplant was in fair condition Tuesday, they said. I tr? and pledges to keep up his efforts to drive Syrian troops from Lebanon. Syria supports Barbed wire covered the palace roof to guard against a paratroop raid, and armor-piercing mines were planted in surrounding pinewoods, Aoun's aides said.

France, the Christians' traditional protector and the colonial power here until independence in 1973, stepped in to avert a new round of bloodletting in a civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people since 1975. French envoy Francois Scheer met with Hrawi in Chtoura, east Lebanon, and then drove to Damascus for talks with Syrian government officials. Hrawi dismissed Aoun as head of an interim military Cabinet on Sunday and gave him 48 hours to leave the Baabda palace, traditional seat of Lebanese presidents, or face a lightning assault Aoun after Lebanon's new government on Tuesday fired the stubborn Christian army commander. "I shall fight unto death," Aoun vowed to thousands of youths who formed a human shield around the shell-battered, hilltop presidential palace where he was barricaded, five miles east of Beirut. He said the Syrians "will bear the guilt of a horrific massacre." Aoun does not recognize newly elected President Jlias Hrawi, a Maronite Catholic like himself, Aoun NATIONWORLD DIGEST bership if nominated to the Justice Department post Dunne, 59, of Garden City, is credited with helping reform the state's prison system following the deadly riot at Attica Prison in 1971.

D.C. mayor's alleged overdose disputed The District of Columbia's former police chief said Tuesday investigators were unable to substantiate a report six years ago that Mayor Marion Barry Jr. was twice hospitalized for cocaine overdoses. The mayor's spokesman denounced the report of overdoses as ridiculous. WUSA-TV said Monday that Barry was hospitalized for cocaine overdoses at Howard University and D.C General hospitals in 1983, according to allegations made to police nine months later by Dr.

Alyce Gullattee, a Howard University drug abuse specialist WORLD PLO: Terrorist under medical supervision NICOSIA, Cyprus Palestinian master terrorist Abu Nidal is under medical supervision at his home in Libya after recurrence of a heart ailment but his life is in no immediate danger, senior PLO officials said Tuesday. The officials called "inaccurate" reports from Algeria that Abu Nidal was dying of cancer. They also denied reports he was under house arrest Compiled from wire service reports. Husband cited in death of pregnant wife MERRIMACK, N.H. A man and two teenagers he allegedly hired for $10,000 to stab and strangle his pregnant wife were charged Tuesday with capital murder.

Kenneth Johnson, 37, and the two teenagers entered no pleas and were ordered held without bait The charge carries the death penalty. The partially clothed body of Sharon Johnson, 36, who was seven months pregnant was found in a gravel pit near a Bedford construction site in July 988. Autopsy set for noted AIDS victim TAMPA, Fla. The body of an 8-year-old whose legal battle opened schools to mentally disabled AIDS victims was flown Tuesday to Maryland for an autopsy her mother hopes will aid research into the disease. Eliana Martinez, whose weight had dropped to about 15 pounds, died of heart failure Monday, cradled in the arms of her adoptive mother.

WASHINGTON state senator picked for rights post President Bush has chosen former New York State Sen. John Dunne as assistant attorney general for civil rights, the post left vacant all year after William Lucas failed to win Senate confirmation, sources said Tuesday. Dunne belongs to the all-male Garden City Golf Club on Long Island and has said he would resign that mem NATION Dallas judge censured over remarks AUSTIN, Texas A state judicial panel on Tuesday censured a Dallas judge who said he gave a lighter sentence to a killer because the victims were gay. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued the censure for District Judge Jack Hampton, whose remarks ignited a yearlong storm of criticism. Man to die for cop-killing, governor says BATON ROUGE, La.

Gov. Buddy Roemer on Tuesday rejected the recommendation of the Louisiana Pardon Board and refused to halt the execution of a man convicted of killing two men before he was 18. Dalton Prejean, now 30, is to die early Thursday for the 1977 murder of state Trooper Donald Cleveland. Roemer acted shortly after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal threw out the latest of Prejean's numerous appeals, rejecting, among other things, claims that he is retarded and a victim of racial discrimination.

V4 Jill Associated Press A weary Salvadoran soldier wipes his eyes while' leaning on a wall in San Salvador on Tuesday. prominent right-wing politician. Francisco Jose Guerrero, was assassinated Tuesday by gunmen who ambushed his car on a busy city.