European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes British museum see stripes Magazine d Santa s still at work Page 2 d most watchable men Page 3 o trucking around in a c-130 Page 8 d spurs top lakers 109-91 Page 17 the stars vol. 44, . 253 saturday. December 28, 198i d 8693 a Navy says new brigs could save $0-million n., tvs r i fit _ i i .1by Clint Wiki Washington Bureau Washington the Ivy wants to have a new Brig system by 19x9. It says the new system would Cut costs by 550 million a year and return More sailors to duty with the fled. But despite the cosi coming Jet facts tight defense budgets planners associated with the doubt about the 1989 Date it. Timve Morris a Navy. Said. Mac a Nam inc Navy would is of brigs for a year. Pris More turn Schiml bars would sent to Federal the Navy such As the army prison Al run. Leaven Worth Kan. Eligible prisoners could work outside the brigs reducing the need to build Lar a Industrial shops within the brigs. Navy project documents say. The system should save taxpayers 550 million a year by lowering the ratio of correctional staff to prisoners returning More prisoners to duty because of better retraining and by lowering construction costs. Navy project documents say. The project carries a Price tag of at least s90 million Morris said. Under the new astern the nay would see brigs on Page 24 Kremlin reaffirms stance in Afghanistan War Moscow a a television documentary on the afghan War and other references to Afghanistan in the state run Media indicate the Kremlin is holding fast to its support of the Kabul government against moslem rebel forces. While Western governments again insisted that the Kremlin withdraw its estimated 115,000 troops from Afghanistan the soviets seemed to be making it Clear they do not intend to leave so Long As other countries continue to bankroll the rebels. Friday marked the sixth anniversary of the soviet military intervention in Afghanistan and the replace ment of its government with one sympathetic to mos cow. The television film Afghanistan the revolution won t be killed and other Media commentaries did not specifically mention the anniversary. But they served As a statement of Kremlin policy possibly in anticipation of Western statements on the anniversary. British foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe and West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher is sued statement thursday repeating Calls for the prompt withdrawal of soviet troops. China s leading newspaper the communist parly people s daily also urged Moscow to withdraw its troops unconditionally and let the afghan people Settle their own problems without outside chinese foreign minister we Xueqian speaking in Dhaka Bangladesh on thursday also urged the soviet Union to set a timetable for withdrawing its troops. The Kremlin through the state run press has defended its involvement by accusing the United states and Pakistan of inciting violence in Afghanistan in Hopes of freeing the nation from socialism. It is Well known that it is by Means the limited soviet contingent introduced in Afghanistan at the re quest of the legitimate government and under the treaty of Friendship Good neighbor ship and cooperation thai impedes the normalization of the situation in Afghani the official news Agency Tass said wednesday. The Normal peaceful life of the afghan people. Is obstructed primarily by the United states and its allies two afghan Robels examine the debris of a so\i44ainc. While talked Wilh 25-year-old be Bruce a. Brown a comm Nic unions Cquipm-.- technician stationed Al a Remote site in Malaya. Turkey. Brown assigned to Del 10, 2006lh in formation systems group was selected by commander Cape. David Pace to re All of us Here really appreciate what you arc doing. We know in is a sacrifice to be away from Home especially at Christmas. Please give my very Best to your fellow airmen and just let them know Hal our hearts arc Wilh Reagan told Crown. Bushman id Reagan Lold him. I know you arc in inc 2nd armed cavalry see Reagan on Page 24
