European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes february outgoing envoy to Moscow sees collision course7 Washington up unless the United Stales and the soviet Union soon ratify a nuclear arms the superpowers Are bound to destroy each other in the next two or three the outgoing ambassador to the soviet Union said Sun in an interview on Abc tvs issues and ambassador Thomas said the american and soviet systems arc on a collision he added Given no change in direction in the soviet Way of doing things and no change in our Way of doing there is bound to be an explosion Down the line lets somewhere in the next two or three a former ism doubts that president reagans Public attacks on the soviets will prove beneficial to the United and said that they could Lead the russians to Call our any posturing in dealing with the rus in my is not he Watson said that failing to sign Salt the nuclear arms treaty shelved indefinitely by former president Jimmy Carter when the soviets invaded would Only trigger a new nuclear arms a possibility he called desperately danger who just returned from 14 eight arrested in drug bust include cops up authorities seized about 10 tons of marijuana at a deserted Shack saturday and arrested eight including a state patrol an official of the department of natural resources and a former police sheriff Jim Randall said officers also seized two state a several other vehicles and two magnum he said Russell Hardin of the state patrol and Larry Adams of the dvrs Law enforcement division were arrested about an hour after the Early morning Sei Zure at a deserted Shack near the Effingham Chatham county Hardin and Adams were suspended and officials indicated that they were taking Steps to have them fired others arrested were identified As former Thunderbolt police chief Grady Braddock Michael Robert Elovic 20 Carol bar rett 31 Lawrence 26 Jerry All of and James in of bestsellers by United press International fiction the covenant James Aal Chener brain Robin Cook Al restarted Stephen Kino answer As a Man Taylor Caldwell the rage of Angels Sidney Sheldon masquerade kit Williams the key to Rebecca Ken Follett come pour the wine Cynthia Freeman unfinished tales Tolkien Loon Lake Doctorow nonfiction Cosmos Carl Sagan Best evidence David Lifton Nice girls do Irene Kassorla Richard Simmons Nevers diet Book Richard Sim Mons crisis investing Douglas Casey Betty crackers International Cookbook general Mills All you need to know about the irs Paul Strassels the says the limit Wayne Dyer Craig Cla Bornes gourmet diet Craig Cla Bornt natural Beauty Cheryl legs months in opposed conditioning the signing of a treaty on soviet involve ments throughout the the so called linkage favored by i think you Are comparing a Mountain with a you talk about linking a nuclear treaty when you Are dealing with something that can destroy the whole West Ern world and an operation in Poland or misbehaving in Al he Watson said he has had nightmares about the possibilities of a confrontation in the Middle for instance its All perfectly Safe As Long As were confronting Iran from the South and the soviets Are confronting from the if Iran suddenly be comes a if the government col then soviet and american forces Are facing each he the thing that concerns me is that you can very easily stumble into a confront if we try to use Bluffer threat in terms of nuclear that is an absolutely nonproductive Watson said he Doest agree with Rea Gans recent characterization of a soviet Union willing to commit any to to cheat to further its goal of world Domi i dont share that judgment i think they go after their goals a Good Deal differently than we but i in Many the russians and our interests run i think it is possible to work with them very but quite caught in hiring freeze without a Job Bobby Van like Many other newly ing Van who stands 3 feet hired Federal came to Wash 4 is an electrical Engineer who with High Only to was to work with designers on facilities have them dashed by the retroactive fair for the up he has no a can go Home again Washington up Bobby Van 31 years old and 3 feet 4 came to town on inauguration Day with the firm Promise of a Good Federal i really wanted that said Van it a victim of president reagans hiring Van Etten arrived from packing a letter confirming his appointment As an electrical Engineer with the architectural and transportation barriers compliance i borrowed Money to come said Van who prefers to be called a Little person rather than a the annual salary for the Job was Van who has a masters degree in electrical engineering from the University of moved All his furniture from Florida into an apartment in the Virginia As instructed by he reported for work 12 Only to be told he could not be hired because of the freeze Reagan made retroactive to the Day after election i knew there was going to be a freeze but i didst expect it to be said Van i live i cant go in at the Point of no Karen who would have been Van Etters has appealed his Case on the basis of hardship to the office of management and Bobby is a classic hardship said who said he was particularly suited for the Job that involves working with de signers and other engineers to make things easier for the Van Etten walks with crutches and has had four major operations on his crippled Smith is not optimistic that the budget headed by David will exempt Van so Ive got nothing positive on she i just dont know what will Hap with All the cuts they want to i just dont who has offered to lend Van Etten Money to tide him Over until the budget office rules on his application for exemption from the said he is very Well qualified for the work we if we dont get Well have to Cut Back on some of our Van Etten said he had voted for Reagan and was not against cutting the i just got caught in the he id love to talk with David if Van Etten does see he no doubt will hand the director a calling card that states he is president of Little people of America which Van Etten de scribes As an organization by and for individuals of Short stature that through Fellowship finds solution to the unique Chal Lenges of Little Van whose parents and three younger Brothers Are of Normal could take Little Comfort from reagans comments last tuesday on the hiring referring to press reports about persons who had left previous jobs on the basis of written pre inauguration promises of Feder Al Reagan said and i think youre seeing something of bureaucracy you Fellows reporters Are provided with All the horror tales they can Van Etten just wants to whats going to happen to me Over people apply for 150 Job openings in i Job sri a it to Thrle offices in apply cations have been for each position for a total of More s that when talk the whole Lake would which is the already have Mied even though the new positions have been Duffy said appliance Park the to 50