European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Romanian defector is a big fish1 Washington up the state department said saturday it is preparing an appropriate response to a West German request regarding reported revelations by a romanian official described As a big fish who defected to the United states that the Bonn government considered with drawing from nato. The request was made by Egin Bahr Secretary general of Germany s social democratic party following press reports that the defector gave the Cia confidential documents from Bahr showing that West Germany was pondering such a move. . Sources confirmed that the Roma Nian it. Gen. Ion Mihai Pace a is in protective custody in the United states at a so called Cia Safe House where he is being interrogated. Reunification step those documents were reported to have said Germany might withdraw from nato in Exchange for a non aggression treaty with the soviet Union As a step toward German reunification. We have received the request and an appropriate response is forthcoming said state department spokesman Ken Brown. He declined further comment on the Case. The revelations were reportedly made to the Cia by Pace a who was state Secre tary in the romanian ministry of the Inte rior. Pace a described As a close Friend of romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu contacted the Cia while on a government trip to West Germany in july and was flown to the United states. In Bonn the social democrats the party of Chancellor Helmut Schmidt de continued on Page 24, col. 2 Rock legends reincarnated surgically five singers who underwent plastic surgery to resemble deceased Rock stars display their new looks at a press conference in Atlanta. The impersonators will perform in a show called Rock n Roll to see How Well they compare with the real Rock stars see photos on Page 24. The new faces Are top Row from left female Elvis Presley Erin Rhyne male Elvis Presley Jesse Bolt Bottom from left Janis Joplin Mona Caywood Moore Jim Croce Marcha neb Rouck and Jim Morrison Duke o Connell. A photo the authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 37, no. 138 sunday september 3, 1978 autumn forge commitment is and sunday if 21855 a 24 f-4es Fly to Germany from North Carolina base Ramstein a Germany Twenty four f-4e phantom jets roared into this air base from across the sea saturday to keep a 10-year-old Promise and help flex nato air muscle during autumn forge the an Nual fall exercise series. The planes from the 4th tac fighter vying at Seymour Johnson fab n.c., arrived in four flights of six. The flight took about 8v2 hours with the help of strategic air come Kc-135 Strat tankers which re fuelled the fighters Over the Atlantic said a spokesman for the 86th tac fighter Wing Here. See photo Page 24. The deployment Marks the first time the 4th tac fighter Wing has played the key role in crested Cap the annual demonstration that . Air forces can deploy to Europe to support an Allied War Effort Gen. John w. Pauly Safe commander and commander of Allied air forces Central Europe said in his Welcome. Since 1969, the 49th tac fighter Wing from Holloman fab n.m., provided crested Cap squadrons. Because crested Cap duty Calls for f-4s, the assignment was awarded to the 4th tac fighter Wing when the 49th acquired f-15 eagles in october 1977."the 4th Tow is no newcomer to us afe. They have flown with us in Europe from Royal norwegian air bases the Ca Nadian air base at Lahr Germany and with Safe squadrons at Span Dahlem since 1974," Pauly said. The first Squadron the 335th tac fighter so will remain at Ramstein until about oct 2 it will be joined by another 24 Phan Toms from the Wing s 336th tac fighter so on sept. 11. The 336th tvs will remain Here until about oct. 13. While at ram Stein the units will be under operational control of the 86th tac fighter Wing. About 800 Security police and maintenance and support personnel also have deployed to Marnstein from Seymour John son fab. The deployment stems from a 1967 agreement among the ., United King Dom and West Germany under which the . Recalled about 35,000 troops. The agreement stipulated that each year a por Tion of the troops committed to the defense of Europe would be returned for training. Crew members take part in a series of exercises with nato allies giving the Crews special training in radar bombing close air support and Low level flying prob lems unique to Europe. It. Gen. Benjamin n. Bellis Safe vice commander and Brig. Gen. John h. Bennett 86th Tow commander were among those welcoming the visiting fliers. Washington a preliminary chemical tests indicate that minute traces of nitrosamine a potent cancer causing agent May be present in some Beers the . Brewers association said Friday. The brewing Industry is conducting More tests to see if Beer does contain any nitrosamine compounds and if necessary it will try to identify their source and eliminate them the association said. The Brewers stressed that it was not known whether the minute amounts found about two to three parts per billion Are harmful to anyone. Nitrosamine occur in foods and Are Cre ated naturally within the body when nitrites Combine with chemicals called amines or Amides. The government recently announced that it suspects nitrite itself May cause cancer. The Brewers in a prepared statement said they undertook the testing after learn ing about unpublished research in Europe continued on Page 24, col. 1 of nov presents live football tonight raiders is. Broncos Frankfurt the Oakland raiders and Denver Broncos g me will be Tele Vised live tonight at 9 . On All of nov stations in Germany except Bremerhaven. Saturday the Urcla Washington game will be televised at 11 . 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