European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday March 30, 1986 Small Midg by Dod so. New York a a Pentagon commissioned re port advised the air Force to develop a 37,000-Pound Mobile land based missile that would carry one warhead and decoys to trick soviet defences the new York times reported saturday. But two senior Pentagon officials in a memorandum to Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger disputed the recommendation and said additional information was needed to make a decision the times said. Under secretaries of defense Fred c. Ikle and Donald a. Hicks favor a larger version of the midget Man missile j50 girl scouts we come Katya to Texas during hectic . Four Many paper says which would weigh 50,000 to 75,000 pounds and carry two or three warheads the times said. The two officials say the government could save Money because of the addition Al warheads. The study however said the larger missiles would be harder to move the times reported. That conclusion has been supported by air Force testimony before Congress but Hicks and Ikle disagree. Supporters of the proposal for the smaller midget Man say mobility is the most important Factor in development of the missile. The report was presented Friday to the House and Senate armed services committees. Houston a soviet schoolgirl Katerina Lyche a brought her message of peace to Texas on Friday but her tour coordinators scrapped some Public appearances so she could rest up from her hectic . Tour in memory of Samantha Smith. I m sure i la like it very much Here in Texas said the 11 year old Katya As she was welcomed by 150 girl scouts who presented her with the state Flag and yellow roses. She was making her fourth Stop on a tour that began a Phot Katya Locheva tries on a Cowboy hat at a department store in Houston. March 20 in Chicago. She also visited new York and Washington where shekel briefly thursday with presi Dent Reagan and she was scheduled to leave Houston on sunday for los Angeles. Katya s trip commemorates the 1983 visit to Moscow by Samantha the Maine schoolgirl who died last year in plane crash. Katya has been accompanied by her Mother and by Star Rowe 10, of san Francisco who won an essay contest held by the trip s sponsoring group children As peace makers based in san Francisco. At a news conference Katya and Star Sang a popular soviet song in English about there always being Blue skies Sunshine and mommies. Houston City councilwoman Eleanor Tinsley made the soviet girl an honorary citizen of Houston and gave her a colouring Book on Texas and paper dolls. Katya in return gave Tinsley pictures she coloured featuring a wild russian Tiger a russian Home and a soviet Schoolboy. Katya and Star climbed aboard a mule drawn covered Wagon for a ride in downtown Houston to a department store where she was Given jeans a Texas shirt a Bandana and cowboys boots and hat. After receiving her gifts Katya toured the store before retiring for the evening. Tour spokeswoman Marian Slavin however said that an ambitious weekend schedule was being curtailed at the request of Katya s family. Her family has asked that she be Given some time to rest Slavin said. She has Only two Days in los Angeles and then it s a Long flight Back to  As a result a planned department store appearance saturday morning was cancelled along with her Atten dance at an easter sunday Church service and dinner with a family in Katy West of Houston. Instead the family which planned to serve As Host for the easter feast was invited to the Houston hotel for Brunch with her. Still on tap for the weekend was a tour of the Johnson space Center and a visit to a girl scout Camp in Seabrook. On thursday Katya reminded Reagan of soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s proposal that All nuclear weapons be abolished before i grow up. I said that would be a very Good thing. Or. Reagan said he will do his Best to do it and to make the world free of nuclear  she said of her Brief White House visit with the president. 6 children die in Foster Home fire Waveland miss. A fire broke out in a Foster Home Here Friday killing six Small children officials said. This is a real tragedy said police chief Donald Dorn. I know this is the worst fire we be had in this county in  the Foster parents their son and an infant Foster child escaped the Blaze firefighters said. The father was injured trying to Rescue the children said Dorn. The children were in adjoining rooms in the Back of the House Coroner Harold Stiglet said. They were All  the victims were identified As Terrance Skinner 4, and his brother Jonathon Skinner 3 Rose Marie Smith 3, and her sister Susan Smith 1 Robert Selson jr., 2, and Scott Pesta 1. Stiglet said authorities were unsure what had caused the fire which was confined to the Back of the House where the childrens rooms were located. The fire was reported at 5 07 a.m., about seven hours after a shed at the Home caught fire. We re working on it to see if there is any connection Between the two fires said fire chief David Garcia. I can t say much of anything right now until we get i summed  but he emphasized the first fire was completely out when we got  the Foster parents and their teen age son were taken to Hancock county general Hospital in nearby Bay . Mary Perkins a Hospital spokesman said that Larry Giveans 39, underwent surgery for severed arteries in the right hand while his wife was treated for Shock and their son Robbie 14, was examined and released. Dorn said he understood Giveans was injured while attempting to Rescue the children. Dorn said first reports from investigators indicated the victims ranged in age from 3 to 7. Stateside Reagan names James a. Kelly to National Security position Santa Barbara Calif. A president Rea Gan has announced the appointment of James a. Kelly Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for International Security affairs to a White House National Security Post. An announcement issued by the White House press office Here said Kelly will succeed Gaston j. Sigur or. As assistant to the president for National Security affairs and senior director of asian affairs on the National Security Council staff. Sigur has been appointed assistant Secretary of state for East asian and Pacific affairs. Kelly has Bee i at the Pentagon since 1983. Before that he engaged in business and served on Active duty with the Navy in Honolulu the White House said. Pcs fund drive Falls Short of last year s total donations Washington a although the size of the average gift was up the number of donors and the total pledged to the nation s Public broadcasting service stations was Down during the network s March fund raising Campaign pcs has said. With three fewer stations participating pcs Mem Bers attracted 686,657 viewers to pledge contributions of $36,152,204 to local stations an average pledge of $52.65. The total was Only slightly below last years but the number of pledges was Down 4.5 percent. Although the Money raised goes to local stations to support local operations pcs coordinates the Effort and supplies special programming to attract viewers such As saving the wildlife Peter Paul and Mary 25th anniversary and Anne of Green  Michael Soper pcs vice president of development said Public stations Are attracting increasing support through direct mail solicitations and other off air re quests. Westinghouse May have to pay $20 million in age Bias suit Philadelphia a thousands of Westing House electric corp. Employees nationwide could share More than $20 million under a judge s ruling that the company practice age discrimination an attorney said. . District judge Marvin Katz said Westinghouse had engaged in blatant wilful discrimination in deny ing Severance pay to retirement age employees after they were Laid off. The ruling followed a seven Day trial in september on a 1983 lawsuit filed by the . Equal employment Opportunity commission. Leoc attorney Lanier e. Williams said he was absolutely delighted by the ruling but added i regret the fact that it has taken so Many years for it to get to this  sen. Gore family flee unharmed from House fire caused by Furnace Arlington a. A sen. Albert Gore jr., d tenn., and his family escaped without injury after a Mal functioning Furnace ignited a fire in their Home official said. Gore and his wife Tipper were awakened by loud rumbling noises in the basement shortly after Midnight said it. Steve Henson a spokesman for the Arlington county fire department. The Gores and their four children fled the Home when they discovered smoke. Firefighters brought the Blaze under control within 10 minutes Henson said. The flames damaged the Furnace and basement area of Gore s Home and extended to a second floor closet located directly above the Furnace. Damage was estimated at $50,000, according to Hen son. A firefighter was treated at a local Hospital for second degree Burns to his wrist said Henson