European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. No. 160 Vond sunday september 25,1977 1f 21855 a ., Russ will continue pact anyone wandering into the Yard of Yvon and Jackie Guitard of Sault Ste. His guard is Down Marie ont., had better beware of Tuffy the watch Duck part Mallard and part Domestic. So if you visit and someone yells Duck run. A photo Aba treaty due to expire in october Washington up the United states and the soviet Union saturday affirmed that they will continue their 1972 treaty limiting antimissile defences and reaffirmed their goal to conclude a Long term Accord to limit their strategic weapons. They made the declarations in a joint statement issued at the conclusion of for eign minister Andrei Gromyko s two Day visit and just Over a week before their 1972 pact on limiting land based and submarine based missiles expires oct.3. The statement said both sides would seek to conclude a new agreement limit ing strategic offensive arms and have declared their intention to continue Active negotiations with a View to completing within the near future the work on that both sides also agree that the abm anti ballistic missile treaty has operated effectively thus demonstrating the Mutual commitment of the .s.r. And the .a. To the goal of nuclear arms limitations and to the principle of equal Security. Accordingly in connection with the five year review of the abm treaty the two sides reaffirm their commitment to the state department spokesman Hodding Carter acknowledged there had been no breakthrough but expressed optimism. He said Secretary of state Cyrus Vance would meet Gromyko in new York sept. 30 to continue strategic arms discussions. Plans to step up base closures 3 Secre too Large. Keep the Issue As far away As possible from Sider least essential. Star Ary of to kor c a run mfr in Pinnol of inno Tulp put Al Conn c an Nimr omani tin 11 a i Washington up defense tary Harold Brown wants the Carter administration s first round of military base closings to be on a bigger scale than those implemented this year by the Ford administration. Assistant defense Secretary John White who will oversee the program said the Pentagon still Hopes to announce a list of bases being considered for closure or reduction by the time Congress adjourns in october although delays May push it Back until Early next year. Officials won t discuss possible areas that May be affected but White indicated the department is taking a hard look at the number of training bases now considered Senate wants less costly Home Gas Washington a the Senate voted saturday to make a natural Gas deregulation proposal less costly to homeowners but shied away from a new test vote on a rival Gas pricing plan proposed by presi Dent Carter. As a result the senators remained at an impasse Over the natural Gas legislation continued on Page 24, col. 1 to the guideline from the defense Secre tary is that next year we will try to have a larger base closing program than this year in terms of estimated Dollar savings White said in an interview. This year s base realignments which included shutting Down three air bases and a major reduction at a fourth saved tax payers $151.4 million. They were made on the basis of decisions made by the Ford administration and put into Force Over opposition from local leaders whose areas have lost jobs and business As a result. In one Case involving an army Arsenal in Philadelphia the closure order was approved by the Carter administration de spite a Campaign Promise by vice president Walter Mondale to keep the facility open. Opposition to further reductions is expected to stiffen with one example the for mation of a bipartisan coalition of 204 governors and congressmen from the Northeast and Midwest who put president Carter on notice last week they would fight further loss of defense spending in their Don t know if we re going to make it said White of chances of meeting Brown s goal. I know we have too Many bases. If we can do it in terms of the political pro Cess there Are hundreds of millions of Dol Lars in savings in the next three to four Pentagon sources said the administration wants to make its announcement before Congress adjourns for the year to Kee next year s congressional elections. A defense department review of Candi dates for closure has been delayed however because the services were unable to make a sept. 1 deadline for submitting their lists of which installations they con Side the Pentagon s announcement will list installations that will be studied for reductions and the Normal congressional and environmental review process will take months to put proposals into effect White said. It Siars and stripes report tobacco interests and doctors fight War of words. See Page 8
