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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Psge4 the stars and stripes saturday september 14. 1985 soviets should spell out arms ideas Reagan says Washington up president Reagan told the soviets on Friday that it is time for them to spell out their arms reduction proposals so a new round of negotiations can move Forward. The third round of  arms talks will begin in Geneva Switzerland next thursday. Reagan said Concrete proposals from the soviet Union also will provide a positive additional stimulus to a productive discussion when he meets soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva in november. The president made the remarks in a written statement after his 30-Miiiute meeting with the . Negotiating team. The team includes Max Kampelman head of the delegation John Tower the former senator from Texas and Maynard Glitman. "1 gave them my instructions for the third round of the negotiations. And discussed with them the prospects for Progress in this round Reagan said. I have emphasized my desire so strengthen the dialogue with the soviets in Geneva on the full Range of issues involving defense and space  Reagan said the soviet leaders have recently Given Public indications that they May be considering significant nuclear reductions and we have encouraged them to translate this expression into Concrete proposals at the negotiating table in  now is the time for them to spell oui their intentions now is the time for both sides to move Forward he said. Concrete soviet proposals would get the talks moving and would make a positive contribution to the intensified  dialogue which has been under Way in  Reagan said that arms control will of course be one of the important parts of our Agenda at the Summit meet ing and Progress at the negotiating table in Geneva in this round would provide a positive additional stimulus to a productive discussion in  he said that the United states has made serious proposals for the talks. We Are patient and Are ready for serious give and take. With a comparable soviet attitude much can be accomplished and soon he added. Deputy press Secretary Larry Speaks declined to say whether the negotiators would take any new initiatives to Geneva. We do not discuss what we do he told report ers. High powered laser destroys missile in Star wars Experiment Dod says Washington a a Large High powered chemical laser successfully blew apart a stationary missile last week in an Experiment conducted under president Reagan s Star wars program the Pentagon said Fri  Experiment conducted outdoors on tic evening of sept. 6 at the White Sands missile Range in new Mexico was significant because this was the first full scale test against an object this Large said Mary Pshak spokeswoman for the strategic defense initiative organization which coordinates Star wan  had done a lot of sub scale testing but this partic ular Experiment verified our earlier tests the spokeswoman added. It. Gen. James Abrahamson the director of the Sta wars program witnessed the Experiment and said the user blasted the thing just absolutely  was a very dramatic event he added. According to Pathak the powerful laser was fired from distance of one Kilometre or six tenths of a mile at a urge liquid fuel Booster stage from a Titan 2 rocket that was stationary on the ground. She said she could not discuss the amount of Power that was used because the information was classified but she said the laser was a urge working Model of miracl or a mid infrared chemical laser. It s a dramatic picture Abrahamson said when you see this Large Section of this Booster and then you re looking at it and they say the laser s on target and then it just goes it shatters All Over the place. Very  the miracl laser at White Sands is considered the largest weapon Grade device of its Type developed by the United states. The Star wars research program is also focusing another types of lasers some of which Are considered even More promising. The Star wars program is a multimillion Dollar Effort to develop lasers and other exotic weapons that could be used to automatically shoot Down nuclear missiles tired atthe United states. In terms of lasers the program is investigating the us of devices that could fire High intensity beams of Light either from the ground or from orbiting platforms i space. The program has been highly controversial. Many scientists say they doubt whether such a defensive system can be developed and Many members of Congress have questioned the Price tag. But Reagan says the Effort will prove worthwhile an that defensive systems Are a More moral deterrent to nuclear War than the doctrine of mutually assured destruction. Prosecution rests in Fri spy Case los Angeles Cap the government rested i Scase against the Only Fri agent Ever tried for spying afus testimony by � prosecution witness who said us soviet go seeks to buy the souls of americans wit ii to Kooey and sex. Prosecutors had spent six weeks presenting evidence from 70 witnesses against Richard w. Miller 48, who fact life imprisonment. But they chose not to Call a Central figure in their scenario or sex and intrigue Miller s soviet Lover and convicted spy Svetlana Ogorodnikova. Moments after the prosecution rested thursday de sense lawyers filed a motion for Ogorodnikova to be granted immunity from further prosecution to allow her to testify during Miller s Case. The defense is to begin tuesday after Zwyers argue Fortis acquittal on some of the charges against him. Miller a 20-year Veteran of the Fri is charged wit passing classified documents to the soviets in return for promises of $65,000 in Cash and Gold. He has admitted having a sexual affair with Ogorodny Kov a soviet emigre who pleaded guilty earlier along with her husband Nikolay. John Barron author of two Boob on the soviet Intelli gence service was the ust government witness. He said the Kab s goal u to buy lifetime spies and told Bow the soviets use sexual Pillow talk to recruit americans. The Kab is interested in buying a Man s soul not one document said Barron. They want to buy him for  addition he said a prime objective of the Kab is to infiltrate the Fri through vulnerable agents. The government s Case portrayed Miller As a fat inept agent who never fit the Fri Mold. They suggested that sexual and career frustrations As Well As desperation Over Money drove him to treason. A Parade of Fri agents and a Girlfriend of Miller s said he confessed to them that he passed classified documents to Ogorodnikova for the soviets. Barron a senior editor at Reader s digest gave jurors vivid account of the Kab s spy Hunting techniques. They re looking for morally corrupt spiritually defect Uve  p006 who Are desperate who can t Cope he said. They re looking for a person with financial difficulties poor judgment sexual promiscuity social isolation and career frustration Barron said Kab agents lure vulnerable americans int sexual liaisons to create guilt so that something secret and not quite right has happened. While the soviets  blackmail the person the threat is  after the relationship is consummated recruitment be gins he said. Sexual relations involve certain intimacies which the recruiting agent will try to Transfer into the mental and political sphere said Barron. The soviets Call this Pillow talk. The agent it Able to recruit the target in the bed hardly Itsy Bitsy the top and Bottom of what Spring  cab it world s beget Bikini Are draped on a Mutang h a Battan As part of � promotion o a of the Virtues of american nude products. Each part b 33 feet wide. East shivering in Polar blast rain hits Kansas by United press International Rush of Polar air chilled the East Friday with temperatures in the 20s and 30s, breaking or tying record lows in at least 10 cities while up to 11 inches of rain flooded streams and roads in South Central Kansas. The Mercury dipped to a frosty 30 degrees in Concord,n.h., 1 degree below the 1898 record and Elk ii w.va., had a Low of 33, breaking the 1941 record of 36.it was a freezing 29 degrees in Marquette Mich. It s just a Little mass of Polar air that came Down. If not unusual when you get in the fall season said Harry turban a forecaster for the National weather service i Boston where the 1 9 1 1 Mark of 45 was tied. A cold front moving slowly through the Western Plain triggered scattered heavy thunderstorms Over the Central pump and portions of Texas. In the Small South Central Kansas town of Argonia. No is i hey skies and the Chilly tem Tures to Mucic of the Mic West and Northeast. Early Ostlin the upper 30s and 40s from Thiv Ley through the Greal us the y Central Appo Achins and new Over the  
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