European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday september 14, 1985 Kab defector names 25 agents in Britain London a the government announced thursday that the soviet spy Mas Ter for Britain has defected and has identified 25 espionage agents who Are being expelled from the country. The foreign office said olog a. Nordic ski 46, recently had been appointed head of the soviet Kab office in London but defected because he wished to become a citizen of a democratic country and live in a free he was granted Asylum in Britain. Sir Geoffrey Howe the foreign Secretary called the defection a substantial coup for the British Security services. Erik Ninn Hansen Denmark s Justice minister indicated that nordic ski had been a double agent for the West since the1970s, when he served with the soviet embassy in Copenhagen. Ninn Hansen speaking on danish television said Gordievsky supplied police intelligence with much information also on conversations he conducted and he was an extremely impure unit source of information of significance to our danish minister said British and danish counter intelligence services had been in Contact with each other for some time though he would not go into s foreign office would not com ment on Ninn Hansen s 25 soviets were the largest number of alleged spies to be sent Back to Moscow since 1971, when Britain expelled 105 soviet diplomats and Trade officials. The foreign office said the soviets were ordered to leave Britain by oct. 3. Gordievsky officially held the senior rank of Counselor in the soviet embassy. The Kab or soviet committee for stale Security operates the secret police apparatus in the soviet Union and spy networks in Many is a very substantial coup for our Security Howe said in a British broadcasting corp. Radio interview but he added we arc determined to go on promoting an improvement in our Long term relations with the soviet , asked what damage Britain had suffered from the 25 alleged spies replied it s clearly serious. They were engaging in intelligence activities of a kind and on a scale that was unacceptable and this action the mass expulsion is therefore necessary for the defense of National Nikiforov a spokesman for the soviet embassy said the British action was without foundation he said the expulsions contradict Britain s expressed desire to develop better relations with soviet charge d affaires lev Alck Sandrovich Par Chine was summoned to the foreign office thursday morning and told of Gordievsky s defection and the expulsion of the 25 soviets. Par Chine asked to Sec Gordievsky and the request was being considered by the for eign office. Nordic ski who is married was presumably being kept in a Safe House some where in the British Countryside. The for eign office would not comment on hit wife s status or whereabouts. The foreign office said Gordie Sld joined the Kab in 1962, spent a year at t Kab training school in Moscow and for the next 10 years dealt with soviet under cover agents in the soviet Union and abroad. The statement added that Gordie Sld was then assigned to Kab activities in scandi Navia and came to Britain in 1982 an an embassy Counselor. Military from to to the Journeyman was put at $399, com pared with $626 for the e-5. For the Mas Ter the civilian value was s450, compare with $831 for the e-7. The value of the military shopping Dis count was figured at s23 a pay grades. Rcjajijw4wwwans enjoy so a to Law Wreaha it was not available throughout a Job Field so the Benefit was not included for them. Total compensation for the apprentice was figured to be 12,049 a month com ared with $1,759 a month for the e-3. A Jevel. It was $2,708 a Mont for masters monthly Compessi $3,016, compared with $2,875 for e-7s. The differences in d air traffic _ loners and National data Journeyman control lers were found to enjoy monthly compensation of $5,028, compared with $2,395 for their e-5 counterparts. Journeyman police officers made $3,154 a month compared with $2,236 for e-5 military study found a marked difference in the number of hours worked for monthly pay in the private sector and the re be my Obj Lehi torn Tsvi to 40If week slut i lbs work weeks Range from 44 to on service pay Grade and in the Case of the Navy sea or Shore duty the study personnel from e-5 to e-7 on sea duty generally received More Cash pay per month than members of other services in the same jobs at the same pay Grade. But they also worked More hours More than 33 percent More than their air Force counterparts and in study found that work hours in creased with rank. Bother finding Wasj hat Basic military department computes it pts a in five Statlin the value of tax free military allowances. The study is titled a comparative study of total compensation for selected military and civilian Charles from i i-1 said Basic employment Hein a 36-year-old native of _ . He also was interested in How ouf terrain following radar system is eme loved while flying at Low Altitude and High speeds and wanted to know if the training we do Here is enough to keep us combat the Prince then walked through the Hai Gar frequently pausing to hold Shoum venation there with military mej0krs and base employees. A the Opportunity Tomt nhe Prince made the Day for manuf the welcoming crowd. One of i Honyu Wonica Lau Impre a data Cincinnati said she was dying slowly from the thrill of meeting the Prince. What did he say i m so excited 1 for got she said. Prince Charles asked sgt. Herman Fos Ter 29, an f-111 Crew chief How he was playing his tour at Lakenheath and said m amazed when Foster he enjoy on his third tour of . Foster native of a up Frler Texas he h told Hipfl tans on going to Dallas ext year. After observing a Fly by off ills and meeting with air Crews from each of the four fighter squadrons assigned at Raf Lakenheath the Prince came to the part of the visit he appeared to relish the most a Chance to meet Many of the 1,500 Ameri can youngsters from elementary schools at Raf Lakenheath and nearby Raf Feltwell who lined a base Road in Hope of having a Chance to see if not meet the future King of England. As the Prince s i the youngster pm who gun 11, began a please Stop and Charles did. He left his car and walked Down the Road crossing from Side to Side to shake their hands autograph Pic Tures for them and accept gifts presented to him and for delivery to his wife Princess Diana and sons Prince William and Prince the Phot a Chance to meet base personnel fam True timbers and British employees during a i a talk around the Community shop pm Abler. The crowds there were just As w Indian summer Sun that shined the ought the visit and the smiling Prince clearly enjoyed the Opportunity to meet the people. Train wreck searched for survivors Viseu Portugal a weary fire fighters using Power saws and bulldozers pried apart burned and twisted wreckage thursday to free injured passengers and retrieve the bodies of at least 49 people killed in the head on crash of two trains. More than 100 people were injured when an express train carrying hundreds of migrant workers to France crashed head on wednesday evening with a local train near this town in the mountains of Central Portu Gal. Both of the diesel powered trains were travelling at More than 60 Mph officials said. The crushed coaches derailed rolled Down a 33-foot embankment and burst into flames that spread to an adjoining Pine for est firefighters said. The fire raged for nearly 12 hours and the heat was so intense that More than 10 hours after the Blaze was extinguished the area remained hot and workmen needed heavy Industrial gloves to handle the Meta equipment. Fire department officials and others at the site said in the confusion of the first few hours following the crash when no one knew How Many people were on the two trains that they feared As Many As 300people might have been killed. But railway officials said thursday there were a total of about 350 people on the trains and Rescue workers drastically reduced their fatality estimates and stopped calling the crash the worst Railroad disaster in Portugal s history. A similar wreck in 1965 in cd stoics near Oporto killed 80 peo ple. Officials said thursday they had identified 17 bodies All portuguese and that the death toll might increase because some of the injured were in critical condition. At least 81 of the injured were taken to hospitals in Large cities including Oporto Ana Lisbon Many of them with severe Burns officials said. The rest wore treated and discharged. The express train of seven cars including sleepers a dining car and a cargo car was travelling from the coastal City of Oporto to henday France. It was behind schedule and earlier re ports suggested the collision occurred when the express did not wait for the oncoming Coimbra bound local train to move its three passenger coaches and a freight car onto a siding. Investigators of the state run portuguese Railroad said later they were still not cer Tain what happened. For Many the Prince had a humorous. Quip Kowalske from How she was enjoying England and when she told him she was right at Home since she is British he shot Back congratulations the Royal visit concluded with a recep Tion in the officers open mess where the Prince met Wing people of All ranks and their spouses before he departed the base by helicopter at 2 30 . We know it was human error that caused this tragedy but we Are not sure who was responsible a signalman on the ground or the engine Driver of one of the trains said Antonio Quai rpm Martins president of the portuguese Railroad. He said neither the trains nor the nearest station were equipped with radios or com Puter tracking facilities. Carlos Molancia Portugal s minister of social equipment told reporters that the Accident was Clear proof that up the portuguese Railroad needs to proceed immediately to replace its aging coaches and engines. Fire chief Manuel Mario Borges who was directing the Rescue operation said workers had found the bodies of the trains Drivers and their four assistants All Portu Guese. More than 500 firefighters 100 ambulances air Force helicopters paramilitary police and the portuguese red Cross con verged on the site Between Mangu Alde and Nelas in the Serra de Estrela Region 150 Miles Northeast of Libson. It was the 13th Railroad Accident in por Tugal this year. The previous accidents claimed 21 lives and left nearly 100 injured. Lot anew Loti Tomem Miami Paul 75a n 46 a u a 62 46 7110 n 64 73 56 67 a 76 � 67 70 59 69 62 74 � 67 37 4942 a 51 66 51 6673 k 61 72 74 94 61 74 is 77 Bol butt Burl Narle Lcharles Calcao Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas of i. Denver out Molness Eroil Fairbanks Fargo Hallor Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas Cit Las vegas Tohla Lidu Ranhand. Maine Ore. Providence Ruoh Renosis. Louis is. 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