European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. Of Cloher 11. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 expert criticizes . Wartime capabilities Washington aim american forces arc Well equipped to deter  hut a orly prepared to win a fight with the soviet Union an expert in assessing superpower military strength old c impress. The peacetime balance is Gimp. Deterrence is still  across the  John m. Collins said we Unesda in testimony before the House armed services committee but if a War Breaks out. The United slates would be in deep trouble because the forces bought for deterrent Pur poses probably arc insufficient to execute wartime Strate gics against soviet  he said. Collins is a senior analyst with the congressional re search service. For the past decade he has published threat assessments trying to determine the capabilities of the two adversaries. Collins testimony was part of the panel s examination of what was purchased with the  trillion Congress appropriated to the Pentagon during president Reagan s first term military buildup. "1 Here is no question our military Power is significant i proved Over 1480." Collins  he said the top goal of the read in buildup was build ing new elements of All three parts of America s nuclear Arsenal that is intended to deter a soviet attack on the i  its allies while the . Nuclear forces arc improved it is difficult to accurately assess How much those changes contributed to deterrence because the latter is basically a state of mind he said. The Only people who real know arc in the politburo and they re not talking he added he discounted most commonly used scenarios by which a nuclear War would begin and said. The probability of a soviet nuclear first strike is somewhere Between Ero and minus 8  the soviets arc hyper conservative in deploying Mili tary forces beyond their shores and Are chiefly worried about defense of the Homeland he said. But should deterrence fail and War begin the Pentagon would be in deep trouble because the soviets have la pc numerical advantages in a wide variety of areas including manpower Armor tanks and ships one of the biggest shortfalls is Airlift and Seagift capacity that would be needed to move men and equipment to help out far Flung american allies he said. While the United Stales has always relied on Superior technology to offset soviet advantages in numbers the soviets arc closing Many  he noted. One criticism Collins cited was that the i a. Military lakes Loo Long to Field new weapons and often keeps improving weapons rather than acl Ualk putting them in the Field. We hesitate to deploy incremental improvements the soviets do not he said he supported Reagan s Star wars anti missile re search plan As an insurance in he " and noted that the soviets also have a strategic defense program although they  apparently had few  successes. Strawberry Fields dedicated As Garden of peace1 new York a a piece of Central Park was dedicated cd Neslav a a mammal to slain musician Juhn Lennon whose widow called the softly rolling Garden now known As Stra Bem i ields a result of All of us dreaming  it s our Way of taking a sad Sung and making it bet Ter said Lennon s wife Yoko Ono lifting a line from the beatles song hey Jude " Juhn Lennon s vision of Universal Harmony has been translated faithful into a Garden of peace said a or a Dward Koch. Lennon s 10-year-old son. Sean also attended the Dedica Tion held before several Hundred invited guests and press. The Garden was to open to the general Public thursday. A 3 i acre triangular parcel of land. Strawberry Fields has been planted with Trees shrubs and plants donated by countries worldwide in memory of the former beatly. Dog Woods came from the late Prince. Grace of Monaco River Birches from the soviet Union Maples from Canada and Daffodil bulbs from the Netherlands. Plants from countries that Are political foes coexist peacefully. Jordan s Fothergill. For instance grows beside Israel s Cedar. However the White House did not respond to Ono s request for a donation to Honor her late husband so the United states is not represented with a Plant. The Centrepiece of the area is a 10-foot Black and White starburst mosaic featuring the word imagine the name of a Lennon song a gift from the City of Naples Italy. , who would have been 45 wednesday was murdered outside his apartment building dec. 8, 1980, a Block from the Garden site. Strawberry Fields was financed by a $500,000 Grant from Ono said Gary Arr. A City Parks department spokesman. A or  Koch with culion Citi Mon for Strawberry Fulds democrats must expand their base Avondale says Washington a Walter f. Mondale who suffered one of the greatest defeats in presidential election history in 1984, warned democrats wednesday that their electoral base is declining and they Are losing the support of southerners working people and Young voters. Addressing a 51,000 .1 plate fund raising dinner Mondale said. The republicans have Buill a solid base in the electoral col lege while ours has  the dinner raised si.3 million and parly leaders proclaimed the turnout for the an Nual fund raising event was a sign the democrats arc recovering from their land slide defeat in the 19s4 presidential elec Tion. Running against president Reagan last year Mondale carried Only his Home slate of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. The former vice president said that no Democrat can win the presidency without strength in the South and the West but we re slipping badly  no Democrat can win the presidency without solid backing from working men and women but their allegiance is wavering he said. No Democrat can win the presidency without the support of Young people but they flocked to the Republican Banner in 1984." Mondale urged the parly to give a stronger voice in its counsels to elected officials and to respond belter to americans who Are neither Rich nor poor who have no special grievances or disabilities but who face the Ordinary burdens of daily life by ing a Home educating their children finding satisfaction and Security in their work and in their  he added hat unless he Parl regains the support of ung voters we Are  Patty chairman Paul g. Kirk or. Told Democrat the party will lend a special ear to the anxieties and aspirations of the younger generation and strive to give Thun a Dawn As Bright As that Given to my generation by John  i. William crowly. Chairman of the Din Ner said Lite turnout was evidence of Confidence by democrats in their parly. Many of us Here arc businessmen Anil women he said. As generous As we May be we Aren t going to invest a thousand dollars if we see doom and gloom in our party s future. We Are Lix King for investment in a National committee that offers Hope and Prog Ress and growth for the democratic part and our  Kirk told the democrats that while the must look to the future they must not aban Don their principle. We cannot deceive ourselves into think ing thai some new platform Plank or some new piece of legislation will somehow sup Plant or replace the values we All love most Aboul the character and spirit of America itself of family and work Security and sacrifice Opportunity achievement Excel Lence of patriotism of equity Community and teamwork Kirk said. The Dumi Fralic chairman said the party Sands of time will Lead the debate about the role and the purpose and the relevance of government. We will be looking to the future and for ways to make it brighter and More secure and to make it work better for the average american Flamik in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday. Oct i i. 1945 in Manila. Philippines sixty four  uniting from rape to mass executions were made against . Jen. Tomoyuki  the " i Igor of Malaya pleaded innocent at his arraignment 30 years ago foday. Of t 11. 1955 Premier i  i lure s Cabinet in Paris dismissed one i Rench army general and considered the arrest of two colonels in a last action  to mutinous riots among draftee troops heading for turbulent North Africa 20 years ago foday. Oct. I i. 1965 the 1st air Cav div made its debut As the largest amen car. Force on a single operation in the Vietnam War. The Force hoping to Iraq file guerrilla battalions was dropped by helicopter into the Soui  Tinh Valley following a massive h-52 raid. 10 years ago foday. Oct. Ii 1975 Israel signed the final document of the Middle i ast peace plan worked out by Secretary of state Henry Kissinger Clearing the Way to pull Back its troops in the Sinai desert and return the captured Abu Rudeis Oil Fields to to vat