European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 stars and stripes monday february 17, 1986 Sakharov letter tells of Force feeding Kab Formen fed him in Hosp ii new York a in a idler smuggled out of the soviet Union soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov describes How he was subjected to torture and Force reeding at the hands of he Kab secret police in 1984. The Force reeding methods included the most excruciating clamping his nose while food was poured into his Mouth so he would not be Able to breathe if he did not cat the letter was quoted As saying. What happened to me in a Gorky Hospi Tal in the summer of 1984." the ban 1- written letter says is striking scent of George Orch Sig per Anli utopian novel even  of the Bodi Jarc 1984. " he was  passage in Whicha  to make a Man betray the Iran he loves it says. Iner of the 1975 Nobel peace Ponze Menull Luthc closed City of Gorky 400 Miles Trofi Fehte. In 1980after he denounced the  Afghanistan. He is not permitted Tomun Cate with the outside world. The letter was to  Mon Day s Issue of the Luigi bar world re pan and  in the observer of loa409ctrangement with relatives of 1i wife Sclena Bonner. It was is a packet of documents receive recently at the Newton mass., Home of Bonner s daughter Tatiana and her Hus band Yefrem Yankelevich. Yank Clovich said he could not reveal How the documents were smuggled out of the soviet Union but we Are convinced of their authenticity . News said. The dissident wrote the ittle is. 1984. To the -. Tor inter a 90-Day visa a year later and is nowtwfcfl.chu5cu5 recovering from bypass surgery in 1984 Bonner was Airov was seized by Kab men disc. _ doctors White Coats and forced to go Gorky regional Hospital where he was treated for four months his letter is quo Tedas saying. From May 1 1 to 27, Sakharov who had started a hunger strike to press for his wife s visa writes that he was subjected tothe excruciating and degrading process of Force feeding. The doctors. Were acting Arrow air underestimated loaded weight of of by 7 2,000 pounds officials say Washington a the Crew of the Arrow air c-8 that crashed in Canada last  248 . Soldiers underestimated the weight of the plane s cargo and passengers Orysh least 12,000pounds, Federal officials say. The National  revealed the miscalculation  when it advised government agencies to make sure formulas used by airlines acc. Rally reflect actual passenger and baggage weights. The . Safely Board working with the Canadian aviation safety Board has not yet determined if excess weight contribute to the dec. 12 crash at Gander newfound land Board spokesman Ira  he said excess  relevant in the   . Safety into told the depart ment of defend and the Federal  to ensure that air plane loads Ani calculated More specifically./dc-8, chartered by the Pentagon with a civilian Crew of eight was ferrying members of the 101st airborne div to for Campbell ky., from peacekeeping duty in the Middle East. After refuelling at Gander it crashed on Takeoff killing All 256 aboard. Furman said Arrow air procedures Useda Standard average weight per passenger of 170 pounds including carry on  the army estimated the weight of Vach passenger departing Cairo eg2lusaunds, including carry ii and  the actual weight was Semb pounds each Furman said,.would beef cart 12,000 to excess of the Takeoff we listed by the Crew Furman said. The figure did not include possible errors i recalculating the weight of baggage in the cargo  safety Board asked the Pentagon to develop a Standard procedure for deter mining the actual weights of passengers and baggage and relaying the information to Crews of commercial charter flights. It asked the a a which has the Power to enforce safety regulations to re emphasize to each air Carrier the need o use actual weights for passengers in situation where the usual Standard  would not  peru0i1l?4o7example, would carry mum Earthan would normally Beith Threa in these Normal carry on of res Furman  said the army required the soldiers on the flight from Cairo to Wear civilian clothes. Gear carried aboard by each sol Dier included fatigues helmet boots an weapon. Bob Buckhorn spokesman for the Faa said the Agency would promptly simple it safety practices recommended by theland review weight estimation proce dures . Col. Penth to a Pentagon spokes Man said the de in Utor defense adjust received the  have no immediate  Arrow air declared bankruptcy last tuesday. Pnra Crowders from the Kab. The wanted to maximize my distress in order to make me give up the hunger strike the letter says. He was fed intravenously and Lite through the nose and on the last three Days they used the most excruciating de grading and barbarous method it says. A tight Clamp was pushed Down on my nose so that 1 could breathe Only through Luth. Whenever i opened my , a spoonful of Broth con  would be poured into my Mouth. Somm Smy jaws were pried open by a lever  finally Brokell quid prom ised to eat if the nose Clamp is but unfortunately this meant my 1strike was Over it says. News ii Conte us Singer enters Angeles up mated soul Singer has pleaded of Noleaner vehicular i reckless  from a collision Ter and injured wind tour others f Vanda ass 34, of a jail and fined attorney s spokes i auction v of a Ftp Ftp a re ti6ku,illsfellto7.l9"f latest action the Low Decel try  with the from?.ion on Jan. West since 7.06 ttous9 percent at the rate it on ale attracted . The invest i to rate Ris higher than the averaged 7.71 percent of cite Mich labor party oks platform opposing cruise missiles Amsterdam Netherlands a the opposition dutch labor party sat urday approved a hard line election plat form opposing cruise missiles and favouring defense spending cuts positions that appear to make the party s path to Power in the next government an Uphill  the last Day of its pre election con Gress 1,500 delegates overwhelmingly sup ported a party leadership proposal slating that no cruise missiles will be deployed inthe  but the leadership suffered a defeat on the defense budget Issue when the Congress rejected its proposal to freeze dutch Mili tary spending and adopted a proposal to Cut defense spending by 5 percent. The party positions on defense issues spell trouble for Veteran labor party leade Joop Den Uyl who was unanimously elected to Lead the party once More into next May s general  election is expected to be the 6fryear and his Hist attempt at regaining the premiership. Den Uyl headed a labor Christian Democrat coalition from 1973-77. On saturday Congress hard Linen put him directly at Odds with the current government which decided in november to deploy cruise missiles in the Netherlands in 1988. Parliament has already approved that decision. The 5 percent defense spending Cut proposal also contradicts nato policy which Calls for a 3 percent real increase in defens budgets per year a line also supported by the current Center right dutch  Ruud Lubbers has repeatedly stated that he would make no concessions on the cruise missile Issue. Since his Christian Democrat party has played a Pivotal role in every dutch coalition since the mid-19th Century Den Uyl faces the difficult task of accommodating militant la borates to political reality if labor wants Totake part in the next government. Although out voted by the coalition Par ties. Labor is parliament s largest party and recent polls predict the party will get40 percent of the vote. But those projected electoral gains could be cancelled out by the parly s Radical position on defense issues which will almost certainly scare the Christian democrats away from forming a government with  if the Christian democrats current coalition with the right Wing Liberal party loses its majority in the general elections the Christian democrats could rely on the support of right Wing fringe parties to form a govern  emphasis on the cruise missile Issue is alienating labor from the electorate which according to recent surveys gives priority tothe unemployment question the state of the Economy and the future of the Netherlands ext ensure social Security system. Unemployment Here now runs at about15.spercent, one of the highest jobless rate in the common  his acceptance speech As party Fader Den Uyl saturday Triet gloss Over that conflict by stressing social and Economy issues. Accusing Lubbers government of choosing the easiest Way out by cutting social benefits. Den Uyl said la part would aim at a 3 percent economic growth rate to curb unemployment and pay Tor 10-Cial Security outlays. Den Uyl also said a labor government would increase investment in the private lec Tor notably in the Home construction Industry while labor costs would be Cut by increasing productivity with High technology