European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday june 9, 1980 novelist Miller 88, is dead Pacific Palisades. Calif. A Henry Miller the controversial author whose Early novels were barred from the United Stales Tor nearly 30 years died saturday Al his Home according to his publisher. Miller was 88. Noel Young publisher of Capra books of Santa Barbara said Miller died peacefully at about 4 . Young said the writer had been suffering from circulation problems for quite some time and the death was expected. Miller s tronic of cancer and Tropic of Capricorn shocked readers with their explicit sexuality. When Tropic of cancer first appeared in Paris in 1934, poet Ezra Pound greeted the work by saying. Al last an unprintable Book that is fit to  in new York City. Miller lived in Paris in the 1930s and befriended Many american expatriates and euro Pean artists such As James Joyce and Anais Nin. He returned to the United Stales in 1940. Author Henry Miller shown Ben in 1971 photograph died saturday of circulation problems at Bis California Home. A Miller s books Combine sexual description quasi philosophical speculation reflections on literature and society and occasionally extend into surrealism and autobiography. His first two Bonks were denied publication in the United states and were barred from entry because of alleged obscenity until the 60s. While in Palis he was a member of the editorial staff of the literary review. Booster and was also a contributing Edi Tor to the French review vol Onles. He lived in Greece in 1939 and re turned to the United states the follow ing year settling in California. Miller was married five times and Hud three children. He was decorated with the French legion of Honor in 1975 and was a member of the National Institute of arts and letters. The colossus of Maroussis a travel Book of modern Greece published in 1941, is considered his Best work by some  his other books were the air conditioned Nightmare a Devil in Paradise Scius plexus nex us. Big sur and the oranges of Hieronymus Bosch and the plight of the creative artist in the United slates of  tank Armor tips Power to soviets London a the soviet army s main Bailie tanks in Eastern Europe inc t 64 and inc t-72, arc protected by Armor effective against the guns and missiles currently in the North Atlantic treaty organization s armory inc British press association news Agency reported sunday. The Domestic Agency quoting informed government sources said the laminated Armor a Sandwich of various substances was developed simultaneously with Britain s new Chobham tank Armor but is said to be different in concept. These soviet tanks present a massive threat in both Quality and Quantity a will More than offset pullouts Russia bolstering East Europe forces Washington not american intelligence officials say that while the so Viet Union lived up to a pledge to withdraw some tanks and troops from East Germany it has begun strengthening its remaining forces in Eastern Europe. The officials said that the program when Complete would add 30,000 troops 1,000 artillery pieces and More than 1,200 tanks and armoured personnel carriers to 26 soviet divisions in East Germany Poland and Czechoslovakia. They noted that these Proxmire charges waste in Jet servicing plans Washington a the govern ment is wasting nearly s4 billion because of unnecessary maintenance procedures planned for the Navy s f-18 and a-18 fighter attack jets. Sen. William Proxmire said saturday. The Wisconsin Democrat levelled the accusation based on u gun Cal accounting office report on the maintenance plans. The Navy denied that the aircraft were slated for needless servicing. Proxmire accused the Navy of refusing to use u Cost saving maintenance approach Al ready used by commercial airlines in which planes arc kept under surveillance and problems Are corrected As they occur. That system known As reliability Cen tired maintenance or rom would reduce the Numbat of aircraft that Hud to be taken out of service Proxmire said. The Navy schedules maintenance on the basis of Calendar interval Proxmire said and the i -18s and a-18s automatically will be Takap out of service every 48 months. He said the Navy plans to buy 185 air Craft at a Cost of More than $3.6 billion to offset the loss of planes undergoing maintenance. Proxmire argued that use of the Commer Cial maintenance approach would eliminate the need for the i8s aircraft As Well As the costs of unnecessary depot maintenance and the planned expansion or construction of 20 depot maintenance facilities. In reply inc Navy said it has vigorously pursued implementation of the Commer Cial maintenance approach since 1975, and thai More than 50 major aircraft Are using in. Engineering analysis is being performed to bring sex in other aircraft under the sys tem the Navy said. The Navy is implementing the full rom concept for the k-18 and a-18," the Navy said. On inc question of taking f-l8s and a 18s out of service every 48 months the Navy said it computed the maintenance schedule using inc rom  through the conduct of detailed Engi Neering analysis based on inc commercial airline system and predicted environment and aircraft employment usage data it hat been determined that the initial depot maintenance. Interval for inc i is and a-18 should be 48 months he Navy said. Changes would More than offset the withdrawal of 20,000 troops and 1,000 tanks from East Germany which was announced last october. The soviet withdrawals which Are now reported to be Complete received wide spread publicity when they were disclosed by Leonid i. Brezhnev the soviet Leader in a speech in East Berlin on the 30th anniversary of the founding of Easl Germany. For several months administration officials have worried that the soviet withdrawals would discourage allies in Western Europe from agreeing to american proposals for building up the forces of the North at lactic treaty organization. A special concern in Washington is that nato countries could have second thoughts about their decision last december to proceed with the deployment of 572 medium Range nuclear missiles in Western Europe. Political opponents of the missiles in several countries have pointed to the soviet troop reductions in contending that the new systems Are unnecessary. In an apparent Effort to reduce the Politi Cal Impact of the soviet reductions the officials cited recent intelligence information that show that Moscow is continuing to improve the combat Power and flexibility of its forces in Eastern Europe. Officials said the information obtained from several sources reveals that in the 11 year no cow Hai gun to strength Nat least 10 of us 26 armoured and motorized Rifle divisions in Eastern Europe by adding additional tanks artillery pieces and a Mored personnel carriers to these units. Defense correspondent Robert Hutchinson quoted the unidentified sources As saying. The British defense ministry declined comment on the report. The reported development of the soviet armoured plating lips the already lopsided balance of firepower in Europe even More in the Kremlin s favor the report said. Soviet strategists consider tanks their most important weapon system. Warsaw pact forces have 20,500 Battle tanks in North and Central Europe against 7,000 with nato forces already considered out gunned by the soviets in conventional weapons and missiles. The soviet army in Easl Germany and in Russia is equipped with the t-64. The t-72, expected to become the main soviet Battle Lank this decade and first seen by Western observers in 1977, is currently being introduced into Warsaw pact forces and some Middle East armies including the syrians. The authoritative Jane s Armor and artillery yearbook Rales the t-72, which car Ries a 125-mm smooth bore gun As Superior of the us. Army s newly developed m60a3 and possibly better than the West German Leopard 2 with its 105-mm gun and the american Xii. Us. Experts believe the Xii currently just going in production with a 105-mm gun will be Superior to the t-72. Bui it has been having trouble with its Turret track Sand maintenance. Western defense specialists say the Sovi ets Are producing Well Over 2,000" t-72� a Hutchinson quoted the unidentified sources As saying inc soviets now Are test Inga newer variant thet-80. This is now reported to be undergoing troop trials at company level a said. Hut Ninson quoted the sources As saying several prototypes arc being tested in quite Large numbers. Auction of greek coins nets estimated $2 million. Beverly Hills. Calif. A a International gathering of Coin specialists old an estimated $2 million for some 400rare greek coins. The auction featured a selection of co instr a he museum of Tine arts in Boston which was Selling duplicates to raise funds