European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday november 20, 1985 proposed coast guard cuts unlikely $230 million slash in budget could Mothball one third of Fleet by Joe Mapother arc Mchaven Bureau Hamburg a Senate proposal to Cut $230 Mil lion from the . Coast guard budget would mean drastic reductions in manpower and ships said . James s. Raccy the coast guard commandant but he termed final passage of the cuts Gracey said he expected the Senate appropriations committee to reverse itself this week and restore the Money. More than 8,000 positions and As Many As one third of the coast guard s ships would be mothballed if the cuts remain Gracey said. This is a difficult budget time for Ali agencies be cause both the executive and the legislative Branch Are trying to gel a handle on the deficit Gracey said. Gracey was in Hamburg to recognize participants in the coast guard sponsored Amer computerized ves Sel plotting system. Amer automated Mutual As is Sunic vessel Rescue is a Volunteer program in which ships report their location to a Central facility that could divert them to a ship in distress. Gracey juggled the Hamburg visit with duties As head of the american delegation to the International Mari time organization conference in London. Gracey said the House and Senate differ on whether to chop the $2.76 billion coast guard budget request for fiscal 1986. The coast guard is the Only armed service whose budget does not fall under the department of defense it is part of the department of transportation. There Are those who View our not being in the de sense department 25 a drawback in a budgetary Situa Tion Gracey said. But he said support remained for ongoing spending plans that will change the face of the service founded in 1790. The coast guard is in the Middle of a transition that includes adding 41 medium Range jets 30 c-130 planes and a Fleet of twin Turbine helicopters gun cry said. More High Speed patrol boats and modernization of cutters Are also part of the buildup that Gracey said he expected to Complete in five years. We need More search capability and that s Why we re building the size of our aviation Fleet Gracey said. Increased emphasis on intercepting drug smugglers is one reason for the additional aircraft he said. The name coast guard is a Misnomer in the sense that people conceive of us As guarding the coasts Gracey said. Guarding the coasts is one of a Host of missions that include rescues at sea enforcement of Federal maritime Laws and safety patrols of sea lanes he said. We re ranging throughout the Caribbean these Dayi and the coastal Waters of South America on anti drug smuggling operations Gracey said. Reflecting on the service he has headed since 1982, Gracey said morale among the 38,000 coast guard men and women is High despite the frequency of duty at set or or Remote bases. There s a great sense of satisfaction Gracey said. You be Savea a life cleaned up an Oil spill. You be stopped a ton of marijuana coming into the . You be busted a cocaine smuggler or fixed a buoy so that it t lighted and the ship coming in won t hit a reef. We try to let the Man on the scene have As much responsibility As possible Gracey said. Gracey said most of his personnel serve in Small unit falling under one of a dozen decentralized districts in either resort areas or very High priced living that s where the work is Gracey said. Confer from Page 1 tween the two sides Speakes Laid. It will be a private discussion. A soviet spokesman told journalist if the confidentiality of these talks can help bring about agreement Well All be the happier for news conferences with government officials from both countries were cancelled for the rest of the Summit. Speaker Laid he and soviet spokesmen would Only Tell the length of the meetings and the names of the participants. Those who talk Don t know what s going on Speakes warned reporters. Those who know won t talk. The blackout will last until the leaders conclude they have something to say Speakes said. He Laid it was unknown whether a statement would be issued after the fourth and final two hour meeting wednesday afternoon or thursday morning. In the mean time he warned if you be got leaks they re a soviet spokesman said Reagan and Gorbachev spoke about relations Between their countries and International policies during their lint private session with Only interpreter in the room. He noted that Gorbachev told a journalist we. Appreciate the fact the. Soviet Union and the United states of America Are interlinked and we cannot Dis regard each other s Reagan met Gorbachev at 10 . In the gravel driveway of the Fleu d eau Flower of the Watera private chateau on Lake Geneva used for the two .-hosted talks tuesday. Both men smiled Shook hands and posed for photographers. Gorbachev appeared to remark that Rea Gan was not wearing a coat in the frigid weather. When Reagan greeted Gorbachev for the afternoon session the soviet Leader noticed that Reagan was wearing a heavy overcoat and Scarf. In their first photo ses Sion the two leaders talked about the weather and Jet lag. Speakes said the afternoon walk to the Pool House was not preplanned but the president Felt it was a desirable time to continue private the second private meeting followed 70 minutes with the leaders staffs. The staffs Tiet with Reagan and Gorbachev for 45 minutes in the morning session. This is an unexpected development that the two Are spending More time together than originally thought Speakes said. The president feels personally that s the Way he would like to do heavy Security was evident at the chateau before and during the meetings. Swiss soldiers armed with machine guns patrolled the grounds near the Lake with German Shep herds. A police patrol boat was offshore and coils of barbed wire topped the Villa s Walls. Officials said monday the two men archbishop s envoy returns of b in to Beirut Lebanon a Terry Waite the archbishop of Canterbury troubleshooter returned tuesday to Beirut on his one Man Mission to free american hostages saying he had very important things to Tell the kidnappers. "1 believe that last time was a Good step Forward. I think now it s possible to Tak another step Forward said Waile i with the kidnappers last week Porte Virv important things to so of my. I m not prepared to i need to say to Lew in from Paris aboard a mid dle East airlines jetliner and said that he met in London monday with members of the american of i nope those who for the hostages will time this is Forward not just roses but for greater causes he it elaboration. Waite noted at the news conference in the lobby of West Beirut s Commodore hotel i value my contacts with the group holding the four american hostages and i would like them to know i have important things to say to i bar made a hurried departure on sunday to Fly Back to Lon to meet the . Officials after his rendezvous with the kidnappers. The . Ambassador to Lebanon Reginald Bartholomew hew to Geneva to con Fer with Secretary of state George Shultz on efforts to secure the release of the Amer ican captives. Shultz was in the Swiss City for tuesday s Summit meeting Between president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He said in his arrival statement my Mission is quite separate from what is now taking place in women from Page 1 we did t focus on the verification problems when we met with the soviets. We told him there s much that can be said on both sides but that would not bring us to the Point where we want to be namely that War is no longer a viable Means for solving Gorbachev told the delegates whom he received at the same time with the Rev. Jesse Jackson that he came to Geneva with Concrete disarmament proposals. Attorney Bella Abzug former member of the . Congress and prominent feminist said Gorbachev answered All their questions to their satisfaction except for the ones they posed on South Africa and soviet jewry. He called soviets jews intelligent Able and talented people Abzug said with obvious disgust. We recognize that patronizing old line Waters said. Actress Jane Alexander who starred in the 1984 film testament and won an emmy for her role in playing for time called the Gorbachev meeting encouraging despite the improper remark on soviet jews. He asked us to come to the soviet Union to see for ourselves How jews live and i think some of us might take him up on his offer Alexander said. Alexander also said she hoped american military personnel wherever they Are stationed understand the women s plea for a test ban on nuclear weapons As an attempt to save their lives Alto. Lila Garrett emmy award winning writer producer and director said she thought perhaps Gorbachev was to some extent a victim of his own propaganda and really believed jews lived Well in his country. Meanwhile United press International reported that the wife of imprisoned soviet dissident Anatoly Shch Aransky pleaded in directly with Reagan tuesday to press Gorbachev on human rights. A ital Shch Aransky said no Progress is possible in other areas while dissidents Are treated As the soviet Union treats them. It s not Only a moral question she said. It s impossible to discuss with the rus sians any other agreements any future agreements without getting them to respect the previous ones they her news conference was interrupted by the appearance of George Walt 1967 Nobel laureate in Medicine who said he had discussed human rights with Gorba Chev in Moscow. He called the soviet Leader a warm and open and easy person to Deal with a human i Don t believe the Nice Man and Nice smile Shch Aransky said. I be heard these words too Many would discuss arms control at the tuesday afternoon session. Soviet officials said they Are prepared o discuss the question of total both tides have pro posed a 50 percent reduction in nuclear weapons but they differ on the specifics. Speakes said the amount of time the two leaders will talk during their eight hours to Gether has been increased because the soviets decided to have simultaneous translation rather than waiting for Reagan to finish speaking before interpreting for Gorbachev. Also on Reagan s Agenda Are human rights specifically the plight of soviet jews regional conflicts in Afghanistan cambo Dia Nicaragua Angola and Ethiopia and bilateral agreements such As people to pc ple exchanges a consulate Exchange and the resumption of . Commercial flights to the soviet Union. The soviets refused to discuss human rights during the news conference whet questioned but they promised a special Dis Cussion on the Issue before the Summit ends. Gorbachev will Host wednesday s two meetings at the soviet compound in Geneva. Gorbachev and his wife Raisa held a formal dinner for the president and first lady Nancy Reagan tuesday night and the reagans wis Host a formal dinner wednesday. 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