European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday september 28,1977 pressure on treaty is denied continued from Page 1 schoolbook response would Call for 100, 000 . Troops to defend the waterway. After disclosing the information about belligerent ship passage through the canal. Secretary Brown cautioned however that the treaties Only guarantee passage through the canal. They Don t guarantee it passage to the  the Secretary said the United states would try to prevent enemy ships from reaching the canal noting that the last place we would want to sink a ship is in the  it. Gen. . Mcauliffe. Leader of the . Southern command also told the panel he believed the proposed treaties considerably enhanced the . Ability to defend the canal because of military co operation Between the United states and Panama. Adequate Protection the . Primary defense responsibility and the presence of . Military forces in Panama together with the provisions of the neutrality guarantee adequately protect the Security interest of the United  he  these factors Are combined with a cooperative defense Effort by the govern ment of Panama and its armed forces they even More adequately provide for the Security interests of the United states Mcauliffe  said even today with canal defense As Complete As the United states can make it he would need to Call on outside reinforcements to counter a major external threat. We could not however assure the uninterrupted operation of the canal in such an environment of major external attack but it is my firm conviction that under the most Likely threats we can limit such interruptions to ones of Short Dura Tion he  s endorsement was not As wholehearted As that offered by Secre tary Brown who repeated the testimony he gave to a House committee on monday. Full support "1 am pleased to appear before you this morning with Gen. George Brown chair Man of the joint chiefs of staff to state that the department of defense wholeheartedly and fully supports these treaties and to explain Why i believe they deserve our and your full  and Gen. Brown added that the joint chiefs support the treaty As being protective of the military interests of the United states and As providing an effective basis for the defense of the  adm. James Holloway chief of naval operations submitted a statement in his absence which said the cooperation be tween Panama and the United states promoted by the treaties will substantially assist the United states to defend the canal against the internal threat of sabotage. Surprise announcement Russ offer to join test ban United nations a soviet for eign minister Andrei a. Gromyko tuesday volunteered to join the United states and Britain in a moratorium on underground nuclear weapon testing. He reminded the . General Assem Bly in its general policy debate that the soviet Union had proposed a treaty to extend to underground tests a three Power ban now in effect for tests in the air in space and under water and had expressed willingness to seek agreement on the question of verification. Today he went on we Are taking one More step Forward under the arrangement with the United states and great Britain we agree to suspend for a certain time underground nuclear weapon tests even before the other nuclear Powers accede to the future  France and China have not adhered to the partial test ban treaty and China has continued testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere. The soviet Union has continued testing them underground As is permitted by that treaty. . Officials were taken by Surprise by Gromyko s announcement which came the week before Geneva talks on Extension of the partial ban to All underground test ing. The United states and the soviet Union have a bilateral agreement against under ground testing of weapons of More than 150 Kilotons Force 150,000 tons of Dyna mite. Gromyko did not say How Long the soviet Union was willing to suspend All under ground testing. Briton puts much blame on Japan Germany Healey warns of new depression Washington up Britain s Chan cellar of the exchequer Denis Healy said tuesday the world Economy is tottering on the Brink of another calamity equal to the depression of the 1930s. Healey Laid much of the problem of weakening world demand before Japan and West Germany which have built Large current account surpluses during a period when most countries Are running deficit with Oil producing countries. Weak consumer demand and the Rais ing of restrictive Trade barriers to protect troubled Domestic industries Are primary causes that could be eased partly by Japan and West Germany Healey said in his address to the joint annual meeting of the world Bank and International monetary fund. Healey also traced the United King Dom s economic problems that were partly alleviated by a loan from the fund and by the British people s acceptance of domes tic restrictions on wages and economic growth. Healey said Britain has improved it current account balance and should become even stronger from North sea Oil income of $5 billion this year and $10 billion by 1980. But in a review of the world Economy Healey said the persistent problems of inflation and unemployment remain and Are  the continuing Rise in unemployment in nearly All the Industrial countries has brought a rising danger of protectionism. Which if it is not checked could bring a world crisis like the thirties he said. Healey said the ., through its Large imports has run into balance of payments and Trade difficulties. He said the . Can no longer be counted on As the Only major nation whose consumption of world goods will Aid the re covery of producing nations still in  Healey said Japan and West Germany have agreed to change policies to help stimulate other  called for More flexibility for coun tries that must accept International financing to cure balance of payments deficits. It is no Good increasing the fund s re sources if those who need them most Are unable to accept the conditions for their use he said. Butter fingered bandits drop half of their loot sports in Brief Chicago up the Philadelphia Phillies captured their second consecutive National league Eastern division title tuesday when Pitcher Larry Christenson hit a grand slam Homer and drove in five runs to record his 18th Victory a 15-9 Triumph Over the Chicago cubs. London up a band of buttering ered bandits had a half million pounds $870,000 Cash within reach tuesday but wound up with Only half of it leaving a Trail of wrecked cars strewn through Lon Don s financial  bruises will probably Hurt less in the Long run than the film of the raid that City of London police said was taken by cameras activated when the six masked raiders carrying shotguns and pistols at tacked an armoured car delivering the Cash to Williams and Glyn s Bank Headquarters. One of the gang shot a guard in the left leg while the rest sprinted to their getaway car with Canvas sacks containing 520,000pounds. In route they dropped 255,000 pounds and As they sped away the Geta Way car rammed into a Wall. The bandits jumped into two other vehicles but one of them was rammed by an other armoured car which gave Chase after its Driver heard of the raid Over his radio. One of the bandits in the rammed car was injured witnesses said. The bandits jumped put of the wrecked car and hijacked a limousine from its chauffeur thrusting a Shotgun in his face. Police gave Chase in traffic but lost the study urges new Outlook at Point continued from Page i Terest while eliminating emphasis on class rankings. Grading should emphasize personal achievement rather than comparison with other cadets the report said noting that this and some other changes already Are being implemented. The report also urged retention of the controversial Honor system and the non toleration clause that requires cadets to report violations of the Honor code. But the study said slight infractions should not be punished by expulsion. A total of 152 students left the Academy because of the 1976 cheating scandal which involved a routine Homework assignment in a computer course. The Academy offered to reinstate 105 of those cadets and 98 of them returned this past summer. The Academy has 4,475 cadets including 177 women. The report said a problem that May have contributed to the scandal was excessive demands on cadets resulting in scattered academic attention and limited Opportunity for study in  the study said this encouraged margin Al performance with cadets getting by in a number of areas but rarely excelling inane. The study also said the number of courses for graduation should be reduced from 12 to 10 per year. The report s proposal for a comprehensive ethics program includes courses in social psychology organizational behaviour and development leadership philosophy military Law and american  report also proposed administrative and faculty changes including a minimum term of four to eight years for the head of the Academy. It also urged establishment of a new policy Board including faculty members and administrators to advise him. The report was signed by maj. Gen. Hill Man Dickinson maj. Gen. Jack v. Mack mull and Brig. Gen. Jack n. Merritt. Limousine which was later found broken Down under a railway Bridge. Police said witnesses told them that the bandits who fled in the other car later stole a parked taxi and drove away. Police declined to comment on reports that they had captured one of the bandits but said the gang had escaped with 265,000 pounds $450,500. Sergeant s wife found slain in by upholder Baum older Germany a Baum Holder woman Ruth i. Berry dependent wife of s. Sgt. Jackie Leroy Berry 1st in 2nd a was found murdered in her quarters Here last wednesday 8th inf univ officials said tuesday. The woman s body was discovered by her daughter at about 3.20 . Mrs. Berry had been stabbed in the neck and Abdomen with a Sharp instrument and also strangled with what investigators termed a webbed Belt. According to medical authorities the cause of death has not been positively determined but could have resulted from either Stab wounds or from strangulation. The murder weapon has not yet been re covered. The suspect in the Case formerly under German control has been returned to . Authorities division officials said. No charges have been preferred. The investigation continues by both . And German authorities. Europe continued fair to partly Cloudy with morning fog and mild temperatures wednesday. Little change  High 65, Low 46. Sunset wednesday 6 13p.m. Sunrise thursday 6 22  recorded tuesday get 4am 4pm63 79 Adana p 61 66 Athens p52 37 50 45 68 54 70 62 Aviano Oberlin p Brussels Copenhagen p 4am 4pm43 64 Frankfurt p 55 68 London cd 55 84 Madrid p45 57 Munich p 52 72 Paris c48 70 Rome p cd Cloudy p partly Cloudy  25,31 St weather 5q