European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday september 17, 1977 Haig lauds multinational exercise continued from Page 1 Nance of stability and the readiness of our forces and a demonstration of that Readi Ness is proof positive of our ability to protect our vital interests. In that context this is a major contributor to deterrence. Be cause it is a major contributor to deter rence it is a major contributor to peace and stability Here in Western Europe Haig told newsmen that he has see Clear improvements within All forces citing a major improvement in their stat of readiness. This is my third reformer and i would say that the improvement has been steady from that first exercise which was done on a far More modest scale Haig said. The general said that this year the seven nations participating in the reformer 77 exercise Here have contributed and Inte grated their forces to a maximum degree. He added that he is pleased with the scope and Caliper of this year s exercise. There is a Clear improvement in the readiness professionalism and compe tence of our Central Region ground forces Haig told newsmen. You will recall that two years ago i suggested that we had a lot of work to do. I used the term Garrison mentality As the great danger to the ground forces. I have seen As a result of Gen. Blanchard s emphasis Gen. George s. Blanchard commander in chief of Usa eur in the United states forces but equally within All of our forces the German forces the dutch the Belgium forces and the British forces who Are participating Here a measured improvement in their state of readiness and their concentration on the Phenomena of changing warning time and the need for increased readiness because the Warsaw pact capabilities Are growing Haig said. He said that efforts at interoperability have also improved As have objectives tactics and doctrine. Haig added that the command and control of Allied air Force sin the Central Region have also been re fined so that the air forces of seven nations can operate together successfully. A Light moment budget director Bert Lance confers with attorney Clark Clifford just before heart attack in Paris the second Day of congressional hear Ings got under Way. A photo Are we far enough Haig asked. No we Are not. We have still a great Deal of work to do. And unfortunately some of that will be dependent upon resources. I have said that we have two problems in the Allied command Europe. First is to improve the efficiency of those forces that we currently command and control and secondly to elicit greater sacrifice of re sources from nations of the Alliance. I m Happy to say that this year As a result of the Summit meeting in London and subsequent meetings of the defense ministers in Brussels that we have both Short and Long term efforts under Way. To which All nations thus far have displayed greater cooperative  he said that at the Brussels conference the nations set a goal for an increase of three per cent for their defense. Haig said that because of recent quantitative and qualitative improvements inthe Warsaw pact forces which face the Central Region of Central Europe the Warsaw pact is now Able to launch an attack on Western Europe without reinforcements. He told newsmen that the West is losing the qualitative Edge that it has relied upon in the past to counter the threat of soviet forces As third and fourth generation equipment is now coming off soviet and Warsaw pact production lines. He stressed that this new equipment is now being deployed in the Central Region against nato forces. However Haig said that most expert agree that the West still maintains a qualitative Edge in military hardware Over the soviet bloc forces. I think the Point of concern that we should have he said is that we Are losing that Cushion of Comfort that we could take from a very definite qualitative superiority. Therefore continued modernization of our capabilities along with some increases is  Haig said that he does not foresee any problems with the increased numbers of women entering the armed forces. I Wel come the maximum integration of women into our Force structures he said. Lance name tarnished sen. Eagleton claims continued from Page 1 that Lance backdated checks for tax Pur poses and was involved in the Billy Lee Campbell embezzlement Case at Lance s Calhoun ga.,Bank. Under Sharp questioning from sen. Wil Liam Roth r-del., Lance said he was pre occupied with state and political business at the time of his Bank overdrafts. But he said a Federal investigation had cleared him of any wrongdoing. Roth sharply attacked Lance who has refused to resign Over allegations of poor personal business practices. It reminds me a Little bit of the person who goes through a red Light when nobody was looking Roth said. He says nobody was Hurt there was no Accident nobody was injured so it was All  i am asking you the very simple ques Tion Roth told Lance. Do you think it reflects the High Stan Dard of ethics for a Bank president to have permitted a policy of permitting Over drafts originally at no interest to officials of the Bank when there was a Law on the books that said Loans in excess of $5,000. Should not be made senator certainly said Lance. But he conceded that it would be better if those circumstances did not occur referring to the fact that he was was running for Gover nor of Georgia and heading the state transportation department at the time. Sen. John Danforth d-mo., a Lance sup Porter asked him has the office of management and budget been falling apart during the turmoil Over his personal Bank opera Star Callas is dead at 53 continued from Page i were not encouraged to find roles for her because of her weight even though they were impressed by the Range of her voice and a fantastic memory for scores an lyrics. She scored her first great operatic Suc Cess at Verona Italy in 1947 and the Fol lowing year she married Giovan  a wealthy Milan industrialist More than 20 years older than she. Meneghini vowed to make her the Prima Donna of the 20th Century. She first Sang at la Scala in Milan in 1951 and at covent Garden in London in 1952. In 1954 she undertook a vigorous reducing Campaign and lost 65 pounds in two months. This gave her the possibility of credible acting performances to sustain the three octave Range of her voice. She rapidly became a Lyric trag Dienne and italians called her la Prima Donna Assouta the absolute Prima Donna. After reaching the Heights her voice showed signs of Wear in the 1960s and she went through periods of voiceless Ness extended rest periods Stormy rehearsals and interrupted performances. She never announced retirement but the performances became rare and ended in 1973 with an appearance with italian Tenor Giuseppe Distefano with Only a piano for accompaniment. In the meantime she had met Onassis and separated from Meneghini. Attempts to reach a separation agreement with Meneghini were headline material and she renounced her american citizenship in 1966, apparently to ease financial complications connected with the divorce the Romance with Onassis started on his yacht Christina and they were often seen together in Paris Monte Carlo and else where. But she told an interviewer she was very frightened of getting married a second time i Don t think i Ever  opera directors around the world paid tribute to the artist. Maria Callas was a True diva said Paris opera director Rolf Liebermann. Goddesses Don t  John Tully general manager of the covent Garden Royal opera House in London said we have lost one of the truly great artists of our time. She had become a legendary figure possessing All the Atri bytes of a great  ing operations. Absolutely not Lance replied. That work has gone on extremely Well. I wish somebody would go investigate that opera Tion As much As they be investigated my banking operations in the past few months. Because our work is exactly on  earlier testimony indicated Lance members of his family and directors of the Calhoun a first National Bank Over Drew their accounts by some $450,000 and that some of the Money was used in his unsuccessful 1974 bid for the Georgia governorship. Eagleton noting that Lance s personal integrity and reputation Are on the line said some committee members too readily have accepted charges against president Carter s close adviser. We Are dealing with a Man s reputation Here Eagleton said. In the 1940s one official made a High Art of finding guilt by association. Now it s guilt by  Eagleton dropped As a vice presidential candidate in 1972 because of a prior history of treatment for mental disorders said Lance s character had been  he said the daily charges such As tax evader and embezzler Are proved wrong almost As quickly As they crop up. Unlike the opening Day Friday s round of questions was not nationally televised. Lance testified with Little emotion but smiled often. At one Point during the questioning Roth asked whether Lance had stayed within the spirit of the loan in his Over drawing his checking accounts at the geor Gia Bank he headed in the Early 1970s. Spirit of the Law senator Lance said. Us replied Roth. You said spirit of the  sports in Brief Newport . Up Ted Turner and his courageous Crew smoothly sailed to an Early two minute Lead on the first Windward leg Friday and then held off Australia s late Challenge to Post a minute and three second Victory for a command ing 2-0 Lead in the America s cup yachting series. Earlier Story on Page 21. Europe partly to mostly Cloudy saturday. Partly Cloudy sunday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 59, Low 40. Sunset saturday 6 36p.m. Sunrise sunday 6 06a.m. Temperatures recorded Friday get 4am 4pm 66 84 Adana cd 68 79 Athens p 59 70 Aviano p 46 56 Berlin cd 43 59 Brussels cd 39 54 Copenhagen p 4am 4pm 52 59 Frankfurt p 54 61 London p 68 86 Madrid p 54 54 Munich cd 54 63 Paris cd 55 77 Rome cd cd Cloudy a partly Cloudy. Del 25, 31st Waal her so