European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 26, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 Gorbachev re Emfs Reagan s arms proposals Moscow up soviet Leader Mik Hail Gorbachev tuesday turned Down presi Dent Reagan s Call to rid Europe and Asia of missiles saying that the plan lacks serious preparation and is swamped Wilh  speaking to 5,000 delegates at the 27th communist party Congress Gorbachev also warned that there is no Point in the two Lead ers meeting next summer for empty  in a Daylong speech to 5,000 delegates to the Congress Gorbachev contrasted soviet Progress in culture economics and society with what he called the decadence poverty and unemployment of the West naming Only the United states by name. In a four part speech Fiat continued throughout the Day Gorbachev also accused previous Kremlin leaders of making mistake sin  responding to the Reagan proposals delivered by letter to Gorbachev Over the weekend the soviet Leader said they contained some positive elements that arc swamped with reservations linkages and conditions which in fact Block the solution of Radical arms  Gorbachev said in a nutshell it is hard to detect in the letter that we just received any serious preparedness in the is. Adm Nistra soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev addresses the 27th communist party Congress lion to get Down to solving the Cardinal prob lems in eliminating the nuclear  the soviet Leader warned that a failure to agree on substantive potential Summit issues such As the bilateral cessation of nuclear tests or the elimination of intermediate Range mis Siles in Europe could adversely affect Summit plans. There is no sense in holding empty talks he said. We shall not remain indifferent if the soviet us dialogue that has started and inspired some not unfounded Hopes of a possibility for changes for the belter is used to continue the arms race and the material preparations for  at Home the soviet Leader said our Pri Mary task is to overcome the negative factors in society s socioeconomic development Asra idly As possible to impart it with dynamism and acceleration and to draw the maximum from the lessons of the  he denounced communist officials who use their positions for personal gain and produced shoddy goods. The problems he said did not occur at once. They accumulated Over a period of  the 10-Day Congress with its implied criticism of the performance by the late soviet president Leonid arc a nov opened exactly 30years after Nikita Khrushchev denounced Joseph Stalin at the 20th party Congress. Gorbachev painted a dour picture of the United states As culturally impoverished and Rife with unemployment. He accused the United states of merciless exploitation of developing countries through political mane vering Blandishments an blackmail military threats and intimidation. Deliberate cultivation of individualism of the principle that might is right in the fight for survival immorality and hatred of All that is democratic this is practice on an unprecedented scale Gorbachev charged. Cruise missile crashes in test Over Arctic Vancouver British Columbia up1 an unarmed . Cruise missile crashed into the Arctic Ocean tuesday shortly after being launched from a b-52 bomber for a 1,500-mile test flight Over Canada. It was the second crash of a cruise missile in less than five weeks. The last cruise missile to be tested ran out of fuel and crashed 35 Miles from its target on Jan. 22. Canadian forces capt. Ross Hicks said tuesday s crash occurred on launch Over the Beaufort sea at approximately 6 35 . The unarmed missile was launched from the Wing of a b-52 bomber flown from Fairchild and in Spokane Wash. The cause of the crash has not been determined Hicks said. A Board of qualified officers will  the 22-Fbot-Long weapon was programmed to Streak South along the Mackenzie River before turning East Over northeastern British Columbia for the Primrose Lake test ing Range in northeastern Alberta where it was expected to Parachute to a soft Landing 4vi hours after launch. More French troops in Chad to resist threat Horn Libya Paris up France has expanded its military pres ence in Chad to include a company of paratroopers Capa ble of carrying out attacks against libyan backed rebels if necessary be Monde newspaper said tuesday. Until a few Days ago when the company of about 100 paratroopers arrived the French military Force in the Cen trial african nation was strictly one of protecting the Ndjamena Airport against libyan or rebel attack. A libyan plane bombed the Airstrip feb. 16 a Day after French fighter jets attacked a libyan built Airport at Wadi Doum in Northern Chad. The attacks followed five Days of fighting Between the rebels of Northern Chad and troops of chadian president Hissen Habre in a so called red zone across the mid Scalion of the country. The arrival of the paratroopers raised to 650 the num Ber of French troops stationed in Chad to fend off the threat posed by rebel led by former president go Kouni Weddeke. Other than the bombing of the Wadi Doum Airstrip the troops and a contingent of French Jaguar and Mirage aircraft have not engaged in combat. Photos lors a by tort acc Sumner Cape Donlita Haz lilt left photo surveys damage. Right rubble from a dormitory is cleared away. La is cramped for billeting space in Wake of destructive windstorm Lajes Field azores Hurricane Force winds that destroyed the visiting officers quarters and dam aged other quarters at Lajos Field left the mid Atlantic refuelling station with a limited number of billeting facilities. Lajos Field is cleaning up following the feb. 15 windstorm that caused an estimated si.5 million dam age according to a new release from the 1605th Mili tary Airlift support Wing. Although building damage was widespread with most buildings on base receiving some damage Only 15minor injuries were reported the release said. Winds measuring More than 150 Mph before the anemometer was blown out of commission ripped through the azores toppling Trees and Power lines tearing Clay tiles and Asphalt roofing from building roofs breaking windows and damaging vehicles. The Airfield was closed until late the next Day while debris was cleared from the runway. The storm Tore a Large Section of roof from a visiting officers quarters vol Billet carrying it Over the building next door before slamming it into the Side of a dormitory for officers permanently assigned to the base. It sounded like an explosion said maj. Michael Barnes an air Force reservist who was in an upstairs room when the roof blew off the vol. Just before it happened i could see the Walls moving in and  the vol was declared unrepairable and was razed feb. 19. Crews worked around the clock during the three Day weekend to restore electric Power water and communications to the base. People who were forced from their quarters at the height of the storm were evacuated to the base gymnasium. Billeting will be limited because of damage to the Bachelor and transient quarters the release said. Officials suggest that anyone planning to visit Lajos Field Call ahead to Auto on 723-1410, Extension 6176, for reservations