European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday december 22, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 showdown possible on proposed has cuts Grams medicare and other Domestic social pro Siu no 987 t""l8jet do vol pc a a cry c the Secretary who was sworn in dec. 13, said that he Lis. H re n c a scr i nil8 Matt by bomb Staft Andetat he fully expected to have a free hand in carrying in u .1 11 rea8an policies without interference bythe budget office. Assistant has Secretary John j. O Shaughnessy said m a separate letter to Miller that some of the budget office proposals on medicare had absolutely no policy Credi Bili several administration officials said Friday that Donald 1. Kegan the White House chief of staff considered the tone of the letters on thursday. Bowen ook his objections to the budget review Board a Whitehouse panel headed by Regan. A confidential memorandum prepared for the budget review Board by David l. Chew the White House staff Sec Clary said Hal the department of health and human services proposes la Inai Isu medicare revenues by Means testing the medicare Premium that is by link ing the premiums paid by beneficiaries to i hair incomes. There is no monthly Premium for Hospital insurance under medicare which covers .10 million elderly and disabled americans. But there is a Premium currently $15.50 a month for insurance to cover physicians serv ices outpatient Hospital care and Home health care department officials said their plan would substantially in crease premiums for individuals with annual incomes exceeding $25,000 and couples with incomes exceeding the budget office said Bowen s proposals were Politi Cally unacceptable and in warned in a confidential budget document the has medicare Means test and new proposal to accelerate other Premium increases require legislation. Opposing these Premium proposals will probably be the 1986 rallying Point for the american association of re tired persons. It will revive the democrats 1982 Republican bashing on social Security charging republicans with turning medicare into the documents were made available by an administration official who works on Domestic programs. Reagan s budget for the fiscal year 1987. Which starts next oct. 1, is to be submitted to Congress in Early february. Miller has said the administration must substantially Cut Back Domestic spending to reduce the Federal deficit to Levels allowed by a new Law six King to balance the budget by 1991. Or. Otis r. Bowen spy unit in . Dismantled by israelis officials say Washington not the stale department says Israel has dismantled the unit that directed the activities of Jonathan Jay Pollard a Navy analyst accused of stealing hundreds of pages of classified documents. The department said Friday it is satisfied that a team of american officials dispatched to Israel to investigate the Case had received full it also said the israe Lis had returned to the United Stales All of the documents obtained in an unauthorized the american team left Israel Friday after a week of discussions that had been conducted under unusual secrecy on both sides. According to the state department Israel told the team that the Covert operation involving Pollard had been undertaken against government policy and without the government of Israel has acted to prevent any repetition of such activities the statement said. The statement did not mention Pollard by name but state department spokesman Charles Redman said the Only individuals being prosecuted were Pollard and his wife. Anne Henderson Pollard. Asked whether the team had inquired about other cases of espionage that May have been conducted by the same unit in the israeli govern ment Redman indicated Hal the Issue had been explored but there had been no new revelations. I can t answer that one directly he said but we did not go there with our eyes last week a senior defense department official said that since the arrest of Pollard the United states had reduced its sharing of intelligence information with Israel mainly in the form of cancelling several meetings Between americans and their israeli counterparts. The statement issued by the state department said that based on the solid foundation of deep Friendship close Affinity and Mutual Trust both governments reaffirm their determination to continue close cooperation in All officials said this was intended to suggest that the intelligence cooperation would be resumed. Shortly after the arrest of Pollard Israel assured the United slates that it would cooperate with the investigation a step unheard of in an espionage Case. Typically diplomats caught spying against the United slates arc formally or informally invited to leave this country. But because Israel is an ally . Officials insisted on the right to question the diplomats who had directed pol lard t activities. The two Llan Ravid and Yosef Yagor left the United slates on nov. 22, one Day after the pollards were arrested after trying to flee Imo the israeli embassy Ravid was Deputy science attache in Washington and Yagor was science attache at the israeli consulate in Newyork. According to american officials. Pollard had Tele phoned the embassy and asked Ravid what he should do about the Fri s investigation of him. He was told that the israelis would help him if he could elude the surveillance an Fri agent testified at a pre trial hearing. After the arrests Israel quickly promised cooperation. According to israeli government sources the team retrieved the documents and interviewed Ravid. Yagor Eitan and several former israeli diplomats and clerical staff members who had been stationed in he unite states. According to israeli sources Pollard handed Over two kinds of documents to israeli officials. In one category a Ere top Sec Rel american intelligence reports related to Soviel weapon systems used by Arab armies. For the most Parl these involved codes computer software data and electronics information related to the operation of tanks missile systems and jul aircraft. The second category of documents passed on by Pollard according to israeli officials consisted of a variety of american intelligence assessments and estimates relating to israeli military activities. Walker will testify against Whitworth san Francisco up confessed spy John Walker and possibly some family members will testify that he and retired Navy radioman Jerry Whitworth conspired to sell . Military secrets to the soviets prosecutors Tay. Assistant . Attorney William Farmer said on Friday that Walker will testify at Whitworth s espionage and conspiracy trial against his longtime Friend. He said prosecutors May also Call Walker s former wife Barbara son Michael and brother Arthur As witnesses. . District judge John p. Vukasin at a hearing Fol lowing the government s release of court documents it filed thursday night in the Case granted a defense request to delay the Jan. 13 stall of Whitworth s trial until feb. 10. He also put off until monday his consideration of de sense efforts to suppress letters uncovered in the Walker Caw that allegedly incriminate Whitworth. Whitworth 46, is charged with stealing highly sensitive Navy communications information and passing it on to Fri seeking pork poachers Oakland Calif. Up the Fri has eni Rcd a Case involving the the Cal of 44,000 pounds of Frozen pork from a stolen tractor trailer. The empty refrigerated Container was found in East Oakland and the Federal Agency joined the investigation because the meat was involved in interstate Commerce Fri spokesman John Holford said. The Container was intact but they did t even leave us a pork chop Steve Bristow a police dispatcher said after the Rig was found. The truck was stolen saturday. Walker who in turn sold it to Soviel agents. He faces seven life prison terms in a 13-count Federal grand jury indictment charging him with espionage conspiracy and lax fraud. Whitworth s attorneys James Lar son and Tony tamburello want the judge to Block use of a dear Johnny letter allegedly written by Whitworth to Walker and a second dear Friend letter by Walker purportedly to his soviet con act. The latest government papers filed in the Case Are the first official prosecution claim thai John Walker s testimony before a grand jury accused Whitworth of taking part in the Walker family spy ring. John Walker will testify that he engaged in an espionage conspiracy from Early 1968 through May 20, 1985, with agents of the soviet the court papers said. He will testify that the defendant Jerry Whitworth joined that conspiracy during approximately 1974, at which time Walker and Whitworth made a conspiratorial agreement to sell classified United states Navy Whitworth s attorneys refused comment on the claims made by the government. Walker agreed last month to plead guilty to an espionage charge and testify against Whitworth in Exchange for leniency for himself and his son Michael also a confessed spy. Whitworth has maintained Hal he was a Friend of Walker bul nol involved in an espionage organization. The says Walker recruited into the spy network his brother Arthur Sailor son Michael and Whit Worth. Arthur Walker was convicted of espionage in nor Folk va., in november. Michael Walker pleaded guilty to an espionage charge As part of a plea Deal worked out with the government in Exchange for his father s cooperation. American airlines chops . Fares new York a american airlines has Cut fares by 15 percent for All Mainland . Flights from Jan. 8 to feb. 10, heightening a struggle to capture bargain travellers from Low Cost competitors. Friday s announcement was the lat Cal Extension of fare cutting thai has blanketed the Christmas and new year holidays. Republic airlines and peo ple express also have Post new year discounts. Northwest airlines said in would match Ameri can s discounts in markets where they compete. Other major airlines said they were studying Amer ican s Winter wonder fare Sale and spokesmen for United airlines and Delta air lines said they intend to remain Comici Itic with american. American s prices arc based on mileage ranging from $29 one Way for Dysli nations less than 100 Miles to $129 for rules exceeding 2,000 Miles said Thomas Plaskett vice Percsi Donl Omar cling. Passengers must buy tickets within three Days of making a reservation and stay Over at least through one saturday night he said. Certainly the growth of Low Cost carriers has an Impact on us As it does All carriers Plaskett did. One of our objectives is to capture an appropriate share of the Price sensitive
