European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 9sunday, february 1986 the stars and stripes Rago doubt cast on charge of soviet cheating _ m gun Chi Washington not an Intelli nce estimate made Public by the joint fiefs or staff appears to contradict presi Dent Reagan s assertion that the soviet Union has violated a key arms control pro vision r the president said last month that the soviet onion had violated its commitment not to deploy More intercontinental missile Sand bombers than it had in 1979 when it signed the second treaty to limit strategic weapons. 6 the new intelligence estimate that is in consistent with this is in a report by the joint chiefs titled United states  the report was presented to con Gress last week in connection with the administration s military spending request for 198/ Reagan said in his december report that the soviet Union had violated its commit ment made in 1981, to not increase the number of missile launchers and intercontinental bombers above 2,504, the number i place when the second strategic arms Limi tation treaty was  said the number of such weapons deployed by the soviet Union was above the 2,504 Cap in violation of its political commitment under Salt  added such activity is indicative of a soviet policy inconsistent with the Politi pcs arms estimate contradicts Reagan Cal  but the report by the joint chiefs say the soviet Union has 2,477 systems covered by the arms treaty according to arms control experts who have interpreted the data in the report. The report by the joint chiefs does no specifically address the Issue of soviet adherence to the 2,504 limit and provides general breakdown of soviet nuclear forces. Experts derived the figure of 2,477 by subtracting systems that Are not subject to the negotiations on limiting delivery vehicles from the joint chiefs total count of soviet strategic weapons systems. The systems that Are not covered by the negotiations limit of 2,504 include soviet ss-n-5 missiles that Are deployed on soviet non nuclear Golf submarines and Back fire bombers according to the International Institute for strategic studies and other experts. The report by the military chiefs con firms that the soviet Union continues to comply with the Salt ii treaty by dismantling strategic systems said Spurgeon m. Keeny jr., a former Deputy director of therms control and disarmament Agency and the president of the private arms control association he noted that the joint chiefs report shows that the soviet Union has continue to reduce its Force of is ii missile silos and Yankee class submarines Over the last years it has deployed new weapons. Uceny said it appears gravely irresponsible for the administration to have for Mally charged the soviet Union in Decem Ber with the violation of the Salt ii Overall numerical limits when the pcs order of Battle now shows them to be Well within the required  spokesman for the joint chiefs of staff said the report was based on unclassified information supplied by the defense Intelli gence Agency As of Jan. 1, ii Days after Reagan s report was submitted to Congress. Even though there might be a slight difference Between this report and the one in december the pcs support the presi Dent s latest report on non compliance said the spokesman who added that he could provide no immediate explanation for the  to the joint chiefs of staff report the soviet Union s strategic Force has undergone some significant changes that have led to a reduction of 16 system covered by strategic arms negotiation limits since a similar report was issued by the joint chiefs last year. These Are said to be among the soviet changes reducing its Force of is i 1 missiles by 70, while deploying 45 new Mobile ss-25missiles. Removing 15 Bison bombers from it Force while increasing its Bear bomber Force by 10. Withdrawing two Yankee class sub marines carrying a total of 32 missiles an apparently two hotel class submarines carrying six missiles from its Force. At the same time the soviet Union has added a typhoon submarine which carries 20 missiles and has also added Delta i submarines which carry a total of 32 mis Siles. Administration officials said the Issue of soviet violations of the 2,504 limit was Pri Marily a political matter of Little military importance. The officials said that when the presiden tial report on purported soviet arms control violations was prepared last year Intelli gence reports showed the soviet Union was slightly Over the 2,504 limit. A major reason the soviet Union was judged to be Over the limit is that the administration does not accept a soviet Asser Tion that it has converted some old Bison bombers to Aerial tankers for refuelling. The bombers though have not been flown and arc not considered to be part of the soviet Union s Day to Day operational Force. 400,000 see Pope beautify Indian Monk nun Kot Tayam India up Pope John Paul ii Clad in ornate Gold and Pink Oriental vestments saturday elevated a Indian Monk and a nun to the last step before sainthood for their faithful Church work and miraculous cures. More than 400,000 Indian catholics jammed into wooden pens set up around a teak and brass Pavilion where John Paul performed the ritual called beatification in the Gold and shocking Pink Robes of the Church s Little known Siro Malabar rite. Priests assisting him wore vestments of Pink electric Orange and Bright yellow. Ecstatic worshippers waved Palm fronds Ashe Pope raised an elaborate 3-foot-High can dle at the outdoor mass in Kot Tayam 1,350miles South of new Delhi in the heart of the most heavily Catholic District in  of the faithful perched on an unfinished building and crowded onto the roofs of nearby houses to watch the three hour  officials described them As the largest and most enthusiastic crowds so Faron the Pope s 10-Day pilgrimage through predominantly hindu  beatification ceremony the first Ever in India was performed under the Complex Siro Malabar ritual which was brought to India by christians from the Middle East in the fourth Century. Honoured were father Zunakos Elia Chavara a Monk who founded the Carme Lite order of nuns before his death in 1871,and sister Alphonsa  a Claris nun who died in 1946.they officially became blessed of the roman Catholic Church Amon the Justo Emoo people eligible for sainthood. Siro Malabar beliefs Are identical to he Normal latin rite of the Church but the ritual 1 is More elaborate with Many service staking six hours to Complete. Two Large shrouded paintings of the blessed set up on either Side of the altar we uncovered As the Pope pronounced an Indus child kisses Pope John Paul ii during an outdoor ceremony at Trichur in the Catholic heartland of Kerala state. Apm Tolo establish air Nona guv a Ica Ted when her Tomb was opened Mcaa dedicated Gnu in Staj by lunged years after her death her body was to the Church that i i s and to have deteriorated Only slightly. The " ?."  of a Hera a. A become a place of Pil Gamage of of tuberculosis after she had a vision Ofelias in 1936. The d nearly 40was found the Tomb m .  for both christians Andt Aidus devout catholics have credited prayers to Elias and Alphonsa with Many miracles in the years since their deaths. Earlier saturday John Paul sent a Tele Gram to the Bishop of Trichur where a Wall collapsed on people who gathered to see the Pope on Friday killing one woman and in Juring about 20 Othersplease convey my sorrow to the relatives of the bereaved and my prayers for the re covery of the injured the Telegram said. After concluding the mass John Pau was to meet with local Church leaders and visit churches in the area