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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday december 28, 1985 Lebanon s top 3 militias come to terms Beirut Lebanon l i Lebanon s three most powerful moslem and Christian militias have reached agreement on ways of ending 10 years of civil War and barring surprises the syrian backs i Accord could be signed before the end of the year state owned Beirut radio said thursday. One of the Christian negotiators who declined to be identified confirmed the report. We face no More prob lems he said. The breakthrough after weeks of bickering and procrastination came wednesday in a crucial round of talks in Damascus Syria the radio station reported. It said representatives of the Christian lebanese forces and the moslem shiite amal and druze progressive socialist party militias agreed on peace terms. The agreement is there and barring us prisms the Accord could be signed before the end of the year Beirut radio said. The moslem voice of the nation said lebanese Force chief eme Hobika amal chief and Justice minister Nabih Barri and druze militia Leader and tourism Mirt ister Walid Jumblatt will travel to Damascus within 41 hours to sign the Accord. Details of the Accord were not officially disclosed by various militia sources said the Deal involved an agree Man on a string of political reforms regarding the future shape of Lebanon at War since 1975. While House denies Shultz leaving Cabinet Washington up1 a while House spokesman has rejected reports that Secretary of slate George Shultz is on his Way out and said president Reagan has the fullest Confidence in him. Sulu is very much on  spokesman Edward Ducr Chian said thursday. The presi Dent has the fullest Confidence in his Secretary of state and has expressed absolutely no intention of making any changes he said. Other aides said they knew of no pressure to oust Shult from the Cabinet. Shultz recently threatened to resign if Ever asked to Lake a lie Detector lest. His comments eat Jim after it was disclosed that Reagan sign plan executive order requiring govern ment  to take polygraph tests. The Sinift flt his government i am told that i m not  Day that i leave Shultz told  it was the first time in Menje in i Secre tary of state publicly said Cut life a Over principle and he Yumi Elchue  reverse the  policy in the Wake i Shutlz . Eek. White House spokesman Larry pcs said Only officials actually suspected of espionage would be subject to such tests and that guidelines would Btu Daft to control howl Yarchan Detector tests comes in the the arrests this year of 11 people who lad Access to National Security secrets and arc accused of trying to sell them. Conservative critics Are not Happy with Shultz for his More moderate East West polies spawned at the Geneva Summit or his tour of Eastern Europe. Angry Over Shutlz s Victory in forcing rcagfe4psoftcn his policy on lie detectors. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger am Cia director William Casey arc Strong advocates of the lie Detector tests and mad statements supporting their use after Shult took a Public stand against it. Earlier this year Shultz lost an ally in til Battle with the administration s ideologue when the National Security adviser Rober Mcfarlane resigned. Shutlz and Mcfarlan were lined up against Weinberger who is i hardliner on All policies concerning the Sovie Union. Brigs from Page 1 operate waterfront brigs for 10 to 120 prisoners serving up to 30 Days and consolidated brigs for up to 400 being confined from 31 Days to 12 months documents say. Money for three waterfront and two consolidated brigs arc in the defense depart ment s fiscal 1987 budget request. The Pentagon request is undergoing final examination at the office of management and budget before president Reagan sub mits his budget to Congress in february. No Money was approved for Brig construction in i986. The new Law that requires the Pentagon to Bear half the Cost of reducing the Federal deficit could Force fur ther delay Morris said. Eighteen waterfront brigs at s2.6 million of $5 million each and three consolidated brigs at ji6 million to $20 million each nth in the Long Range plans. The Navy also plans  to Many of its 21  of which would be incorporated into the system. Three . Brigs that have safety violations will be replaced by new ones. Each Brig will have a separate Section for women four of tic waterfront brigs will be Over seas. They will be at the naval stations on Guam in the Mariana islands at Subic Bay Philippines -.yokosuka, Japan and Rota Spain. One private company lips estimated that including construction Aritt labor it costs about $120 a Day to keep a Sailer in prison. The Navy Hopes the new by steam will Cut that in half. \ a Central Clement in the plan is a Wod " release program that would place it no Lent inmates in jobs in nearby pin  three Canso Lidjia drugs will be in \ the untied stat cafe Ulnic on each coast and one in the Antral United states the . The locations were chosen Jeffi to be near Industry. The first two consolidated brigs arc planned for the naval stations at Charles ton ., and Miramar Calif. Since about half of the prisoners eligible for work programs would be allowed to leave the Brig to work being in close proximity to Industrial areas will eliminate the need to include Large shop spaces within the Brig a Navy spokesman said. The retraining of Navy prisoners will consist of prison Industry work that is geared specific rally to the area where thong is located he said. The work Abl serve needs of bases and ships. He said inc work  Small engine and valve Recotr Vaundry furniture repair and Coq wary.  have a shop where prison ran do some work the spokesman said. July non violent prisoners will be assigned to outside working parties. In the vast majority of cases these Pris in cars will be those who Are being prepared Rak turn to Active duty he said. At Lavy personnel come spokesman said the Typ Gaj Brig prisoner is male White about 22 years  a High school education and nearly Ihrcke tears service behind him. He has been convicted of being away from his Post aboard ship without permission and is serving from 31 Days to a year. Afghanistan from Page 1 .-Madc explosives embedded in Flash lights and other items left behind by rebels for afghans to pick up. Rebel sources have claimed such devices arc left by the afghan government Side. The film also showed a roomful of men described As american uncles applauding their role in the War. The people apparently were . Congressmen Al a legislative session. Pre teen children of afghan rebels were shown smoking cigarettes and practising grenade and machine gun attacks which viewers were told they Learned from . And pakistani trainers. The soviet Union s limited contingent of troops was mentioned in the film but never shown in the combat or military training scenes. Soviet soldiers instead were shown guarding roads and working with government officials to rebuild schools hospitals and factories. The film s presentation of rebel atrocities was graphic but in keeping with the soviet Media s recent tendency to show More of the hardship and suffering endured by both afghans and Sovil troops. The War and the Soviel troop presence was almost never mentioned during the first few years of soviet involvement. Kremlin motives for giving the War a higher Public profile Are unclear. Western Arab and asian diplomats assigned to mos cow say the broader though still limited coverage could be an att Mph to prepare the population for a protracted involvement in the War that . Officials estimate has taken 10,000 soviet lives. Reagan from Page 1  the president said he was. The cavalry Back in the Days when they Rode horses. The president said he knew Bushman is from Illinois and asked what his Hometown is. Bushman said when he told Reagan that he is a Dixon native he just said this must be old Home week " the Hometown connection Between re pan and the 20-year-old sergeant a Fco incidence according too facials a helped arrange the Call. This was pure Cha Juv said u. Col. William l. Mulvey of the Vii corps Public affairs office in Stuttgart. We did t pick a Guy from Dixon Iii. We did t even know that until after the phone  Mulvey said the White House had Calk earlier asking for the f troop nut ithe name of the Soldier Law Ifould an Swetic phone. Bushro eid he got and Vance  would be calling Beau Offley d been calling All Day to  Sejen a White House called at a Ops Jand asked the Grant to stand by. Reagan Rhynie on the line h minutes later. I was nervous at first but when started talking. I just answered hit questions Bushman said of his three min Ute conversation with Reagan. The president told him americans at Home support the . Soldiers fully then asked about his Job and tour of duty Accord Fern he sergeant. Bushman the duty i no at the Border Camp operations Center told Reagan that he is an my tank Crew Man who has served two years of a three year tour in Germany. Having served the last eight months at Camp Hof Bushman was expected to de part for the United Stales on Friday on a two week leave. He had tried to get away for Christmas but too Many other soldiers already had applied for leave during the Holiday season. Now that he s got his leave he was where will he spend it Dixon Illinois he said firmly. Seventy one percent of prisoners in consolidated brigs have been convict cd of Una who Rizco absence inc spokesman said. The re have been convict cd of infractions such As in subordination desertion drug abuse Zailun to obey  or missing departure a a so up Jedi Vaudron or other unit. At inc end of october there were 1,151 prisoners in Navy brigs. Twenty foul women were prisoners. The brigs also provide retraining tailored to individual needs a Navy spokesman said that includes Basic education remedial Reading rate Navy Job training Preven Tion of drug and alcohol abuse. The consolidated brigs will have a licensed psychologist to direct inc retraining he said. The Navy has 27 officers 1,204 enlisted personnel and 17 civilians As correctional staff. A spokesman said inc new system should enable the Navy to reassign 500 Al them to Mission oriented jobs. 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