European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes february Weinberger reexamines Neutron bomb continued from Page i need fora i speaking of the Neutron Weinberger stressed that we certainly would want to consult with All of our allies and France to try to persuade them that we had a greater degree of constancy this time than when Carter switched position on the deployment question in Weinberger said the former presidents change of position on the weapon caused consternation in the West German government and in other Allied the controversy Over deployment of Neutron which would be placed on Lance missiles and eight Inch artillery guns in Western was one of the most heated of the Carter after widespread Public Carter in 1978 first ordered that production of Neu tron weapons be deferred indefinitely and then authorized the Energy department to bikes for bureaucrats Gao trying to pedal an idea to Congress Washington a the bureaucracy would Roll to work on two wheels instead of four if the general accounting office were in charge of getting government workers from place to in a 39page report to the Gao said the government should encourage its employees to use bicycles and mopeds in lieu of automobiles and compensate them for the travel 4 cents a mile for Bike riders and 8 cents a mile for moped but obstacles real and Altitudinal stand in the Way of a bicycling by said the an investigative Arm of it recommended the government change its for government agencies should provide More parking spaces for bicycles and More showering facilities for the the report the Gao saluted the Post office in Pho which has embraced the bicycle in response to a demote Riding directive from in the Gao postmen cover 10 percent of the snoot iness must be Good for business Washington up one of the status restaurants in los Angeles is a Maison on Melrose a place where even the Telephone number is re ports the Washington Post unless you know the phone you cant make luncheon or dinner Reser said Rudy Maxa in his front Page to make matters the management changes the number Peri apparently to keep the Public Maxa then advised Washington mov ers and shakers that the current number for a Maison is 213 perhaps signalling its time for another number cites routes on bicycles and have asked for 165 More of bicycles Are especially appropriate for government workers whose jobs require them to move around big facilities like Mili tary bases and National the Agency the gaos ideas Drew fire from the general services the Gas is in charge of computing How much to pay government workers who travel on government and it opposes proposals that it investigate How much cyclists and moped operators should be these the Gas would put an administrative Burden on Gas with no foreseeable Benefit to the employee or the government As a the Gas also said switching government workers to bicycles would not be efficient because it would take them More time to get from place to the Gao in it in addition to conserving Energy and protecting the bicycle rid ers can save time in situations such As congested downtown where bicycle travel is faster than car As for How much it actually costs to oper ate a the Gao pointed to four stud which put the Range from to cents per the estimate came from cyclist William Bliss of san legislative director of the league of american wheel he calculated everything the Cost of the Handlebar toe clips and Brake even the Cost of patches for fixing blown fishing rights talks Flop Morocco up negotiations Between Spain and Morocco Over Spain right to Send fishing vessels into moroccan Waters collapsed when Spain rejected moroccan fishing authorities produce some critical elements that would be ready in Case a decision were made later to deploy the the Neutron according to military Are designed to de stroy attacking soviet tanks by sickening and killing their Crews with shafts of in tense the nuclear specialists said they would limit the area in which human life and buildings would be incinerated and shattered by blast and heat from the nuclear opponents of the weapons argued that the less widespread damage caused by Neutron compared to older tac tical nuclear would make it easier for leaders of rival nations to use the weapon without worrying about catastrophic civilian other subjects on other Weinberger said i dont have any intention at this Point of reducing the two Carrier Battle group for a naval Force in the Indian Ocean the United states would consider sympathetically any israeli request to station troops in Weinberger said the would give similar consideration to any requests along these lines from Egypt or any other coun the Reagan administration is mov ing toward a decision on a longstanding request by saudi Arabia for additional such As extra fuel for f 15 fighters yet to be critics have contended that such enhancements would give the saudi f15s offensive possibly against Weinberger said that we want to make them the f15s As effective As we can in providing additional Security they the pentagons new leadership is examining the possibility of Basing the my Mobile missile on ships instead of in the currently planned shelters in West Ern it does have some Wein Berger said of the ship Basing idea for the proposed 200 my although he conceded that there Are a number of accuracy problems with such a Basing studies sponsored by the defense department and the Carter administration rejected the sea Basing of the either on surface ships or on grounds of but Weinberger suggested that the vulnerability of ship based my missiles could be reduced by deploying a Large number of decoys at escorted out of airspace two russian aircraft intercepted Oft Otis air Force up two soviet aircraft were intercepted off the Massachusetts coast last week by air National guard fighters and escorted Down the Eastern air Force spokesmen said the tu95 Beard aircraft were intercepted by two f106 fighter planes at on 26 about 180 Miles off Cape air National guard Richard Penny that was the closest the soviet planes came to the Continental land he he said the fighters took up positions about 500 Yards off the wings of the soviet planes and escorted them to a position parallel to the new Jersey where they were picked up by other Penny said the planes were escorted Down the coast past the tip of but he did not say what happened to them after they left coastal this was the first intercept by the North american air defense command of soviet aircraft off the Continental United states this Penny it was the second such interception in the past two months off the Massachusetts command Post constantly Over continued from Page 1 Sac Are required to take turns flying mis Lambert conceded there have been times that weather or medical problems aboard the Glass have forced an Early end to specific but in every he a standby air Craft replaced it aloft before the stricken Crew was allowed to Sac said the operation has flown More than missions and accumulated More than flying hours without an used in the operation Are seven ec135 aircraft based at the plane is the military version of the Boeing Lambert said plans Call for converting the Glass Fleet to e4b planes the military Boeing 747 As soon As the air Force acquires enough of them to do the Crews admit to sometimes tedious Tours Lambert although the routine of communications checks and other functions keeps them Busy most of the the usual tour of duty on the Mission is three years for pilots and Battle staff Security regulations prohibit the release of details about the flying command Lambert and that Security is evident at the aircraft Are kept in a secured area of the flight off limits to the great majority of the air Force personnel stationed at Security police patrol the runway apron constantly meaning guards Are outside on the runway no matter what the for people living within earshot of the Offutt the looking Glass Fly overs Are nothing like a Farmer whose land has a Railroad running through after a time they dont hear it any Louis Sac Deputy chief of staff for credits Offutt maintenance Crews with the flying com Mand posts flawless the airborne command Post is a Mission that has to and has to go out on he some extraordinary efforts Are made to keep the runway usable and i think that a real tribute to the base on rare when blizzards make Takeoff and Landing too the operation has temporarily switched to Ellsworth air Force base in South the air Force reported a similar Inci Dent in the russian planes were picked up off the new Jersey coast by fighters from the new Jersey air National guard from at lactic Penny they were later escorted by air Force planes from Langley air Force base in Vir and by aircraft from the Florida air National guard out of Jacksonville International cafes of raise photo prices 7 As of 25 Munich Safe Europe announced tuesday that Price 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