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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, May 15, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 21 the stars and stripes thursday May 15, 1986 soviets expel . Diplomat on spy charges Moscow a the soviet Union ordered a us. Embassy defense attache la leave the country because he Vai Gnu jul spiny. The official news Agency Tass said wednesday. Cab Missy spokesman Jaroslav Verner said the diploma Erik site Zefrine soviet Union saturday. Pc incr declined in Nim mucin on the espionage allegations made bypass. The  rerun was attributed to he Kab secret police. La Vins the Maxim d time i his year an american diploma was ordered ii i of the soviet Union. In March Llie Sovi Cis expelled Michael Sellers an embassy second Secretary. Asked if sires held a military rank pc incr said "1 Don i have thai unsaid Sites was a member of the staff  defense attache s office bul he declined to say How. Long Sites had been in Moscow a member of he military attache office in the Amer ican embassy in Moscow Erik Sites was detained while conducting a conspiratorial meeting with 0 soviet citizen enlisted by american intelligence Tass said in a rus Sian language dispatch. A major espionage action of the . Special service against tie soviet Union was frustrated it said. Tass said officials found evidence that fully proved Sites was conducting activities incompatible Wilh Nis offi Cial status.". It said he was declared Persona non grata Anil an investigation was being conducted into inc affairs of the agent of american intelligence apparently a reference to inc soviet citizen who was not named. Sites expulsion follows increased anti american attacks in the soviet press and by Kremlin officials following the april 15 us. Bombing raid on Libya continued . Nuclear testing and soviet allegations that the american government orchestrated a hysteria Campaign Over the chernobyl nuclear part Accident. When scoters was declared Persona non Grala March a Tass said he had been caught during a Clandestine meeting with a soviet citizen and was guilty of espionage. The phrasing in the Tass reports about Sites and Sellers was virtually identical. Sellers was expelled a week after the United slates angered the soviet Union by ordering Llic soviet Union to reduce the size of its missions at the United nations from 279 to 170 by april 1988. The move Drew an official protest from the soviet for eign ministry which said it placed superpower relations in jeopardy. Gorbachev from Page 1. The cd Cunnup work into its hands and has created a special committee under Premier Nikolai 1. Ryzhkova to supervise the work. It is yet Early to pass final judgment on the causes of the Accident he said. Out Tui said the apparent cause was an unexpected Power surge during a planned shutdown of the reactor followed by a Hydrogen explosion fire and inc release of radioactive substances into the air. Gorbachev repealed allegations voiced several times in soviet Media in the past two weeks that the governments politicians and mass Media of several nato nations especially he United Stales had orchestrated a Campaign against the soviet Union Over the disaster. Me cited exaggerated reports of thou Sands of deaths us one example of what he called an unbridled anti soviet Campaign. Gorbachev did Tot specify Whai news re ports he referred to. However. United press International reported on april 29 hat it had unconfirmed information that the death tall May have reached 2,000." the up account was attributed to a resident of1  wednesday radio Moscow snid the consequences of the occident at the chernobyl nuclear Power station arc being slumped out at a growing  la quoted decontamination experts As saying thai radiation in chernobyl ii Miles from the Plant is no longer Hazar Dous to people but did not say if or when residents would be allowed to return. No population figure is available for chernobyl bul the City is thought to have about 30,000 residents. The soviets have said 92,000 people were evacuated from an 18-mile radius of the Plant following the explosion and fire in inc no 4 reactor of the Plant so Miles North of Kiev. Soviet officials had said tuesday that  people were killed and about zoo injured. Deputy Premier Boris a Shcherbina head of the government investigation into the Accident held a briefing tuesday for diplomats from 15 nations. Diplomats said Shcherbina told them readings tuesday at five of seven Monitor ing stations in the Western soviet Union showed Hinl radiation had dropped to nor Mal background Levels bul that Levels at two stations Southwest of the Plant remained slightly above Normal. They also reported conflicting statements about emissions from the Plant. First they said emissions stopped Hen they said emis Sions practically slopped said one Diplo mat. Shcherbina also said a French made polymer was being used to cover ground contaminated Fay radiation the diplomats said the government newspaper inv Cestla on tuesday said workers were covering up to 200,000 Square Yards each Day bul it did not indicate the size of the area to be sealed. Budget from Page 1  discuss a Compromise o Neil the posture is that Ewanuk get to the conference with the Senate where a Bud get Compromise will be Sourm we appreciate the fact thai it Sobing to be in creased o Neill  of House Feut Picans on tues Day the democratic Page was totally unacceptable not onry because it cat defense spending below Beino billion approved by Llic scale but ajar because if accepted the Senate s $ 13,2 by Jurn la increase. House rep Jwan leaders drafted an alter native Buff a Attar the House with slightly less than the6 billion in taxes Reagan pro posed. But Ajun their spending plan would Cut the i7iilitartn get to s293 billion.  expected to Complete consideration thursday and begin a House sen ate concur once next week. Deaver from Page 1 White a use Tennis court. A Caver s lobbying on behalf of Canada and other clients has prompted allegations that he Farmer White House Deputy chief of staff might have misused his influence in gaining clients. The Genera accounting office con Gress investigative Arm said that Deaver May have violated Federal connect a Ritter Tel bus by working for the Canadian government on acid ram. Deaver criticized the Gao report. Whal the Gao knows Aboul my Infra enc in inc White House is speculation he snid. In any event i did t use my influence with the president or inc while Hausa at any  Deaver who left the White House last May and signed a Al 05,000 contract to rep resent the Canadian government two months later told the Post i Don l think it s wrong for a senior while House official la represent a foreign government. I believe that that experience can provide a real service nol Only to thai government or any client and also serve the Best interests Inthac United Stales the Justice department has entered the Case because five democratic senators and the office of government ethics As Well As Deaver have asked for the appointment of it special prosecutor to look into the allocations. Temperatures Navy from Page 1 Dent Mckinzy As it was bound for inc port of Fuji lira in the United Arab emirates and a Flo fool lung Saam class frigate of the iranian Navy. The sources declined to provide the Nam of inc american warship that intervened citing operational Security. But one official said the vessel was a Sprance Cess de Stroyer one of is american warships currently stationed in either the persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman. According to the sources inc incident began with a radio calf from inc iranian warship saying Container ship Container ship this is an iranian warship  the sources said the american destroyer had been shadowing he president Mckin try As it passed through the Gulf of Oman and before inc latter could reply to the iranian Call the Navy vessel broke in and identified itself As a us. Warship and he cargo ship Sis a .-Fuig merchant. The Captain of the destroyer then in formed the iranians that they were sailing in International Waters that he was moving into a position Between he iranian frigate and the cargo ship and thai he was request ing the iranians to maintain a distance of at least five nautical Miles the sources said. They said the iranians then asked if the destroyer was escorting the Mckinley. The destroyer s skipper refused to respond affirmatively la that query instead assuring he iranians again that the cargo ship was a .-Flag vessel that he was in command of a . Warship and thai they were sail ing ii International Waters. After several additional minutes of radio conversation featuring repealed requests that inc iranians move on the iranian Frig ate steamed away the sources said the officials refused to say whether the standing orders to. The american destroyer would have allowed thai vessel to resort to Force if the iranians had attempted to Board the Mckinzy. There were no threats of nil Liry Force a source said. Sailor to Ace court martial in Sale of arms Fafa Long Beach Calif. A a Sailor accused of Selling part of a weapons manual to an undercover police officer was ordered to face a military tribunal next month an official said tuesday. A court martial for Petty officer 3.c. Robert Dean Haguewood was ordered to begin june 8, said it. Cmdr Don Lewi spokesman at Point Mug naval As. Where Haguewood was assigned until his arrest in espionage charges. A closed hearing monday to set the trial Date was comparable to a preliminary hear ing in civilian courts Lewis said noting the court martial could be delayed by motions Haguewood 24, who has worked with bombs and other munitions at the Pacific mis Sile test Center at Point Mug since novem Ber 984, is accused of Selling the portion of a classified weapons manual with the intent that a foreign government would use it. If convicted on All five charges could be sentenced to up to 17 years in prison and be Dis honorable discharged. Haguewood a native of Springfield. Mo., was arrested March 4 after he allegedly sold half ii weapons loading a Nagual loan undercover of Tiara police officer for woo. The manual is considered confidential the lowest level of classified material. Hanii Evrod is being held in inc Brig at to Navy base m Long Beach pending the court Marll l h 10 91 Alton. 4b 11  50 Anchorage 19 1 Altagrasi 11  4s 71 Bill Mora 9 it mitlng.1 in n Birmingham 47 at Tiolu 47 Boilon a n bul Felo 41 71 surly Nglodh h a Nark ten i Cal 71 Charleston. 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