European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Theh is two six.11 it thursday april 27, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 27 soviets say jetliner ignored warnings Moscow a soviet officials scythe korean jetliner downed last week try passed soviet airspace for More than two boors and ignored a variety of warnings including tracer shells fired in front of i before it was shot Down. One russian source who asked not to be identified because of his position said tuesday that the Boeing 707 change course and flew South in soviet airspace for two hours before two fighters intercepted it. He said soviet radar stations picked up the Airliner Over the Franz Josef Region North of Novara Zemlyak and tried unsuccessfully to Contact it on commercial radio frequencies. When the fighters located it the their wings and flashed their Landing internationally recognized signs an finally fired tracer rounds in an attempt to signal it to Landau without effect the source said. A second russian official who also re Hoed to be identified confirmed the account and indicated instructions to open Fin As the passenger plane neared the came directly from panel says Korea volatile urges . Forces stay russian Means but without any a. Man Jolar Paris across Northern Canada to Alaska cd Tokyo t was brought Down More zn1,000 Mues from its last reported position Over Elesmere Island North of  of korean air Unes blamed Compass failure for the accidental tres pass. They said on wednesday that Kal would no longer use Boeing 707s on trans Polar nights. Instead it will use larger Douglas do ids equipped with the More advanced martial navigation system. Washington up Korea is the most explosive and volatile spot in Asia and a Basic american military Force should be kept there until North and South Korea sign a formal peace settlement Ahouse subcommittee said tuesday. The investigations subcommittee of the House armed services committee issued a 25-Page pamphlet reviewing preside Tcarter s decision to pull american troops out of  presence of . Forces in Korea particularly . Ground forces has Bee the single most important Factor in pre venting the outbreak of a new War i Korea the report said. Korea is important strategically and Isan excellent training ground and the pres ence of american combat troops there i important psychologically As Well As Actu ally the report  the most explosive and volatile spot in Asia and the military Situa Carter s arms sales ceiling based on erroneous figures Gao says 167 Fri a 131 Washington up the Genera accounting office said tuesday toe Penta Ion overstated last year s sales of arms to foreign nations by so million meaning that the reduction of $695 million preside Tcarter ordered this year would amount to Only a modest Cut. The Gao report released by rep. Lee Hamilton d-ind., said Carter used erroneous sales information As a basis for establishing the arms sales ceiling for fiscal  it said that As a result of serious weak Nesses in Pentagon accounting there Wen errors and inconsistencies in the1977 arms figures. Carter announced in january that apart of his Overall Campaign to reduce arms sates abroad he was ordering a 7.5percent Cut in sales of weapons to All except nato countries and Japan new zealand and Australia. The move placed a ceiling of $8.6 billion on such sales this year. The announcement came shortly after the administration had been through a Flap Over the level of arms transfers for 1977 i which the Pentagon said accounting changes caused it to Overlook $1.4 billion insoles raising the total for the year to $11.3  requested that the Gao look into the additional $1.4 billion. The auditing Agency said it found that in some sales agreements where weapons changed or prices increased the Pentagon applied the Price increases to 1977 instead of the year of the original agreement. The Gao said this was a violation of Pentagon guidelines and recommended changes in accounting practices.  of million this year under Carter s ceiling. Ill would actually be Only about $66 million unless the ceiling was adjusted downward. Stocks closing . Stock Price through the Courtesy of ache Halsey Stuart inc. Sb1971 Mut a own., s3 april114 a.  l As ass 11411.1 41 n.4 h.4 am lit  41.1 in  14.1 4t.ii.j 49.1m. 14 m4 411 114 xi.4n my  pm Ca nieu pm in Nam own Ovil Mimm my flyer forto4�ov