European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday january 10, 1986 Weinberger warns against defense cuts by Norman Black Washington a defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger hindi ing i new Campaign to us vac president Reagan s in filary buildup disclosed additional Sov i Ini Isile deployments while warning that the free world could not afford err Mic  defense spending related Story Pup 7.1 in  prepared for delivery thurs Day to Llic Carnegie a  for Inte Riki tonal Jacv. Weill Grgur revealed Llu the Poueu in i be  month have increased from 27 to 4i the number of Mobile. Ss-25 nuclear inks i deployed and operational. That a Viik a dear violation of i lie Salt ii Accord and a potent threat to deter Renix he said adding that ils deployment provides fresh evidence of the need for a in Cuning us Arseo Lrol agreement. Weinberger s speech an Advance Lent of Muhith was released wednesday at the Pentagon was described by aides As inc opening Salvo in the administration s an Nual budget Campaign. A senior official who requested anonymity said Weinberger was eager to once again take up his position As the pre Iid Titi s Point Man in protecting the Pentagon s budget because he had been sobered by an internal review of that the so called Gramm Kudman jaw could mean to inc defense department. That Lii requires automatic budget cuts for the pc Wagon and certain Domestic programs if Congress and the president fail to approve budgets that gradually re Duce the National deficit. Fishy tale of a cat and a fire firefighter Tom la a of Eugene ore.,holds zit the cult rat in a fishy new year s Ete Idle which ended happily. I seems hut Zirt a cat owned Fly Ralph and Bev in Donald managed la Starl a fire in inc family Chr Slmaa tree and he fled the scene. The lire Cricket a nearby Ris howl where Clyde inc family s Gold fish was swimming. The water from he fishbowl partially doused the fire but Clyde ended up on the floor. Enter Les Iak who put out the remaining Blaze filled a Kitchen bowl with water and put Clyde in it. Clyde retired Zejna returned and a joyous reunion was held. Navy surgeon s court martial starts libyan air Force Navy reportedly strained by Alert Washington a a Navy surgeon was Pic lured in court thursday As having  eyesight lacking competence and bearing responsibility far the deaths of five unsuspecting people who came to him for help of the most critical  that characterisation was made in the prosecution s opening statement at the court martial of pm or. Donal Billig the former chief of Cardi Thorack surgery Al the Navy s most prestigious Hospital. A Gold braid jury of one Admiral and eight Navy captains was sealed earlier la try Billig 55, who practice at by Thesda naval a Spital for two years. Billig is charged with five counts of involuntary Man Slaughter and 2 counts of dereliction of duty. He could be sentenced to u maximum m of 21 years if convicted. This is a Case about the deaths of five human beings said Marine col. Gerald l. Miller. These five people were unsuspecting victims. They Cnoc to him for Hal p Oft he most critical kind. None of these five should have  m ilk said evidence in the trial will show that Billig hid from officials the fan that the sight in his right Eye was Only 20-400 meaning that he had to be As close As 20 feet to Sec what a Normal sighted person can see from 400feet. Miller also said Billig did not Tell them about difficulties he had had in previous surgical posts including the fact thai his credentials were lifted at Manmath medical Center in new Jersey. This is a Case about Lack of competency a Case about errors a Case about negligence in surgery a Case about Lack of physical ability to do surgery Miller said. The court martial jury which in military practice is appointed listened intently acid some of its members look notes. The dereliction of duty charges Stem from the fact that Billig operated on heart patients without a fully qualified surgeon Al his Side. During jury selection Billig s defense lawyers challenged the fitness of four High ranking officers to serve on the jury. They were successful in having Only one removed a Captain who did not convince the judge that he could put aside his biases. In addition Billig s lawyers ii creased their right to re move one juror without stating the reason. They removed the highest ranking member of the Origi Nal panel of 11 rear adm. Lawrence e. Burkhardt an assistant Deputy chief of naval operations. Defense counsel Stephen c. Baker a Navy lieutenant commander had argued that Burkhardt had a personal interest in the outcome of the trial because his office sets recruiting Quolas for Navy surgeons. Capt. Stephen h. Hamilton who serves in a naval Mili tary personnel command in Washington had told the court Kiriat his car Pool had discussed inc Billig Case and that Billig should hang if half of the stories they had read in the papers were True. Hamilton said he would try to put his prejudices aside. But the judge said i have Sam misgivings about that. The Navy charges Ihal Billig did unlawfully kill five patients on whom he operated either As chief surgeon or As supervising surgeon and first assistant. Washington a some of the military Fofos placed on Alert by Libya in the Wake of he dec. 27 terrorist attacks in Europe appear to present a less than Formi Dable threat with sailors reportedly becoming seasick and pilots becoming disoriented at night. Pentagon sources said thursday. Citing intelligence reports gathered through electronic eavesdropping the. Sources said a number of the naval patrol boats sent to sea by libyan Leader col. Foam new khad Afy had requested permission to return to port the ship captains reportedly complained of dwindling supplies of fuel and food engine breakdowns and seasickness the sources said. The sources also said thai khad Afy had ordered his pilots to Fly their planes at night to avoid any Surprise attack but that libyan pilots normally do not operate Al night As a result they said the pilots have been circling lighted airfields because they Are afraid of getting jul. And can t you just imagine How tired these Guys Art gelling after being on full Alert for More than a wee asked one source. "1 think khad Afy is wearing his men khad Afy began placing his forces on Alert and sending his Small Javy to sea during the Middle of last week out of a photo cmdr. Donal m. Dillig and wife on the Way to court. A and Rome airports in which 19 people died. President Reagan has to Dale rejected any retaliatory military strike instead imposing a variety of economic sanctions on Libya. The problems facing the libyan forces were first reported thursday by the Washington Post which quoted unidentified Pentagon officials As saying khad Afy had rejected the requests from his patrol boats to return to port. Libya s Navy is a Small one consisting primarily of three dozen patrol Craft one frigate and six i Csc powered sub marines. The libyan air Force includes seven soviet made bombers and More than a Hundred fighters with several Hundred More said to be in storage