European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 23 the stars and stripes thursday May 29, 1986 soviets allowing 117 to emigrate join Fri. ". Of tap of Washington a the soviet Union has agreed to Sculle 36 divided family cases by permitting 117 made by soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Al his Novom people to emigrate to the United Staic Sao join family Summell meeting with president Reagan " members inc state department said tuesday j -. It will be the largest number or cases resolved since the United Stiles began pressing the soviets nearly 30 year Sago to id specific citizens join family members in Ameri Ca slate department spokesman Charles e. Rcd Ryan Sai  Given to .  at an International human rights  Bern Switzerland he said Vehe  and the american people Welcome this development Redman said of the emigration it is a positive step thai will contrib Inwart improved. " "  Ira our real Ion a wow Clit at efforts to build on the i Tif i i  in. A " Lllan nil . Al i he also called it a significant step and said he hop it signals a soviet willingness to make Progress in other human rights areas. None of the names were Rel cosed and Redman said it could be several weeks before completion of soviet paper work permitting the emigration Reagan from Pagel blatantly violating Dole said in a statement however Senate minority Leader Rob Ert a Byrd d-w.va., said despite the rhetoric in the announcement regarding future Salt ii compliance the important thing is that the . Today remains in com  Paul Warnoc the chief . Negotiator for the Salt ii treaty said Reagan s decision represented Rock headed  he said the soviets would abandon the treaty if the United states scrapped it. It would mean instead of haying 10,000 strategic warheads aimed at the United states they wouldhave2l,000." Secretary of state George p. Shutlz known to have urged Reagan privately to support inc treaty said the scrapping of two Poseidon sub marines meant As of the moment we Are in compliance but Shultz stressed . Concern about alleged soviet violations. That s really the Point on which we have to keep our Eye he told reporters. Rep Dante b. Fascell d-fla., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee said the president made a Wise decision to Contin be adherence to the  in a statement issued by his office Fascell also said scuttling the treaty Row would have Given inc soviets Legal License to deploy thou Sands of new and dangerous weapons against the United  Reagan s decision Means thai two Poseidon submarines each armed with 16 multiple warhead missiles will be retired this Summers a new Trident submarine the Nevada joins the us. Nuclear tied if the two Posci dons had remained in action the United slates would exceed by 22missiles a 1,200 limit on Long Range nuclear missiles with multiple warheads. Reagan said he was retiring the aging a scions because it would be uneconomical to keep them in action and not because of the Salt treaty while Savins the United slates will re main technically in Observance of the Salt treaty Reagan accused the soviets of numer Ous violations of the agreement and declared Given this situation i have determined thai in the future the United slates must base decisions regarding its strategic Force Structure on the nature and magnitude of the threat posed by soviet strategic forces and not on standards contained in the Salt Structure which has been under mined by soviet non compliance and especially in a hawed Salt ii treaty which was never ratified would have expired if Thad been ratified and has been violated by the soviet  the Salt treaty was never ratified Reagan pledged when he look office not to undercut its icbms. Provided the Sovi ets also complied. Medals Viot isly intended to  More than simply doing your Jabor eng on Active duty Ramage said. An army spokesman said decoration to tals for Pas years arc inconclusive but he conceded that the Irand shows commanders May be responding to All Volunteer Force requirements by increasing awards. The army has historically had it tougher time meeting its enlistment and re enlistment quotas. If you can make a Good Soldier land a Lille straighter push his Chest out a bit further or stay in the service longer then. Bring on he medals said maj. Bruch Btl an army spokesman at the Pentagon. They Are not  recognition Bell Savov the services Nave traditionally defended the awarding of medals As effective leadership tools used to build Esprit and morale. Decoration Are also the military answer to private Enterprise incentives for a Job Well done such As Lime off or pay bonuses spokesmen say. In 1976, two years after the Start of the All Volunteer Force the army handed out sb6 medals and decorations. Two years Olal had jumped to 56.830. By 195264,321 medals awarded included 73,92 of focal commanders for mar glorious service or achievement and have been likened to glorified letters of appreciation. As the services add More awards at the Bottom end of the precedence ladder membership at the ton is growing smaller. Only247 recipients of the medal of Honor the highest award for valor arc Stilt alive. Many from the world War ii Era arc entering their late 60s. Only is medal of Honor winners Are still on Active duty. The air Force has not awarded any med als for valor in the last four years Accord ing to a spokesman. But it Loo has seen the number of peacetime Deco Atiqa dry Ltd from 85,971 in 1 Aguto Lar Toalii 1985, not  Merit frequently  ranking officers upon Emont. Action Over Libya and in the Gulf of dra earlier this year will produce the first huh Buhl valor presented since the inva ober19s3. The army s in Carpi i Tiame under fire following that four Day  ing out 8,612 medals although it never More than 7,000 troops on the Island. The Navy and marines issued 17 medals in Grenada All purple hearts. By comparison great Britain issued 679 greek from Page 1 part of the Christian Volunteer organization youth with a Mission. Eastern orthodoxy Greece s stale Reli Gion is practice by 93 percent of inc coun try s 10 million residents. The Story began in 1981 when Stephens and Williams met the greek boy Colas Solopoulos while helping earthquake Vic Tims in a town near Athens and gave him copy of a modern greek language translation of the new testament. Young Costas approached us Wil Liams said. He looked a bit sad so we be friended him and accepted him like we would anyone anywhere. The men testified that the boy accompanied by his father visited the Iso member evangelical group aboard their Relief ship while it was being refitted in Greece. A court banned the visits after the boy smother accused them of proselytizing. I just admired their Way of living when i met them and i wanted to be like them. They did nothing wrong Solopoulos said after the ruling before the ship left Greece in i9s2, Stephens gave the boy the Telephone number of Macris who runs the hellenic missionary Center in Athens. Macris told the court that Solopoulos visited him but did not join the Center in acquitting the three men the court did not Rule on the constitutionality of the pre War Law which protects the privileged stat us of the orthodox Chu Reh of Greece an International human rights expert at tending the trial said the Law violates greek obligations to guarantee Freedom of worship. The decision is just on the facts but the human rights issues remain right where they were before the trial John Warwick Montgomery a human rights lawyer said. Montgomery said the Anli proselytizing Law had been superseded by a european Community Law guaranteeing Freedom of worship and conscience when Greece joined the 12-Natian Trade bloc in 1931. ., Spain to negotiate troop reductions Washington a the United slates and Spain agreed tuesday to a july 10 starting Date for talks aimed at reducing the . Military presence in Spain.  Secretary of stale George p. Shutlz and Spanish foreign minister Francisco Fernandez Ordonez announced inc Date at a meeting on military and economic Issue affecting the two countries. At a news conference in the stale department lobby Shutlz declined to discuss details of the impending negotiations including both sides positions going into the talks. Under an agreement reached last de Cember the United states will reduce itt military strength in Spain and work towards new defense and economic cooperation pact to replace the current one when it expires in 1988. Spain has been rethinking its military relations with the United Stales Andanto since the Early 1980s when a socialist government look Power. The government has pledged to seek More Independent foreign and military poli cies for Spain medals among its 28,000 servicemen who participated in the Falkland War an in tense conflict lasting 74 Days and costing he British 255 lives sin warships and numerous aircraft. Jeffrey record a Farmer aide to sen. Sam Nunn a Cut. Al old Iii Willir butt Ringlon a of or storms especially Crit. _. Me army s Shower of medals follow ing Grenada when in any system of rewards the highly prize becomes commonplace the system itself becomes meaningless. The real victim of the army s medal mania is the army itself record said. 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