European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daf aids tests in Europe Start sept. 1 Page 2 d 5-year-old saves Young Friend Page 5 q senators Ponder Ira concessions Page 28 author Idieo unofficial publication to thl , mid for vol. 45,no. 112 Friday. Augusta 1986 . D 8693 a Cia turncoat gets Asylum Mosco v up turncoat spy Edward Lee Howard who betrayed the Cia s Moscow operation after being drummed out of the Agency has been granted Asylum by the soviet government the Tass news Agency Laid thursday. Howard s betrayal to Moscow one of the most spectacular since that of Britain s Kim Philby in 1963, is thought 10 be one of the most serious blows to Ameri can spy operations in Moscow in years. Howard was fired from the Agency in 1983 after two Yean amid reports of mental instability and drug use he disappeared from his Home in Santa it , Las year by eluding Fri agents using escape techniques taught to him by the  has stated that the motive for his request is that tie has to hide from . Secret services which Perse cute him without foundation Tan said in a three paragraph statement. Howard began giving his secrets to the soviets in1984 and was blamed Tor exposing a . Spy ring in Moscow. His revelations reportedly led to the execution of . Tolkachev a soviet Engineer who was considered the Cia s top Ovici Contact. The los Angeles times said in june that a secret report to president Reagan said that Howard s reve lations wiped out Moscow station and resulted in Tolkachev s  reports said the document sent to Reagan criticized the Cia and Fri for mishandling Howard s  highly classified report from the foreign Intelli gence advisory Board to Reagan cited by the times an Post said the Cia made repealed blunders in Howard s hiring screening and his eventual  s mental instability and drug problems were overlooked until soon before he was to report to mos cow the report said. The Board also criticized the Cia for not taking measures to ensure that Howard would not sell his secrets after he was  polygraph showed continued and accelerated drug use Petty crime and All the bad psychological traits that had been overlooked  a source told the times. The Guy was com ing  he was fired in 1983. Howard reportedly flew to Vienna and gave his information id the Kab. The Cia Learned of Howard s betrayal from Villa Yurchenko a Washington based Kab agent who defected to the United slates but later returned to the soviet  Fri questioned Howard about his Kab contacts in a sept. 21 meeting in Santa pc but he disappeared soon afterwards while under Fri surveillance. A warrant for Howard s arrest had been issued charging him with conspiring to deliver National de sense information to a foreign government. The formal granting of Asylum evoked the arrival of British master spy Kim Philby a Quarter Century ago when Philby known As the third Man popped up i Moscow after slipping out of Beirut where he was working As a journalist. Don t Tassel me fire Yew Ald Kristie Alvarez he a less Sun ucal item of the proceeding at her thu Lution ceremony in Dallas. Kra the was awarded a diploma from the a Jour Seal Solety for children after completing to Benny. Sencrie re Emfs Price increase for cigarette sales to military Washington a the Senate on wednesday rejected an Effort to raise the Price of cigarettes on military bases As a Way of helping America s 2.1 Mil lion service personnel kick the habit. A 57-43 vote killed a proposal by Sens. David born d-okla., and Jeff Bingaman d-n.m., that would have ordered base commissaries to raise cigarette prices to off base  decision came As the Republican controlled Senate worked its Way through a $295 billion Bill authorizing the Pentagon s budget for the fiscal year starting oct. I. The democratic run House is blowing through a parallel Bill and differences will be reconciled later by a conference committee. President Reagan sought $320 billion for defens next year but Congress reduced the figure in its budget blueprint. The House Bill authorizes $292 billion. Senators voted on Figarelle prices As Senate leaders tried to work out some Way to  Narl their tangled legislative Agenda and permit votes on several key is sues before an . 15  Senate has been moving slowly disposing of fewer than a dozen of 138 possible amendments in two  House has not been much faster. It disposed of express ma/7 makes successful debut 13 new acceptance Sites announced by Brenda Hoste suit writer Heidelberg military express mail in Europe passed its. Four month trial and 13 additional locations will been service monday. The military postal system in Europe is adding the new locations to the 11 Lites already servicing express Mai customers throughout Europe said cant. William Macken army postal croup Europe spokesman. During the four month test about 14,000 pieces of express mail were sen from Europe to the United states Mack in said thursday. Of that number 95percent were delivered within express mail   postal service guarantees de livery by 3 . On the second Day when he package is mailed by cutoff time from any Post office authorized to accept express mail if the item it not delivered on time the customer s postage is re  Day the package is accepted at the Post office is considered Day Zero. Danone is the Day it arrives at John f. Ken Nedy Airport in new York and goes through customs. Day two is the Day of delivery. Only personal mail May be sent via military express mail Macken said. We cannot accept official military  a package weighing up to 2 Pound costs $10.75 and a package weighing be tween 2 and 5 pounds can be sent for$12.83. Express mail postage for pack Ages weighing More than 5 pounds i computed by weight and delivery Desti nation. All prices include insurance against loss or damage for the actual . The following Are the new army and air Force military express mail acceptance locations in Germany. The time listed Are express mail acceptance hours not Post office  Augsburg Reese Cavern monday through Friday 9 . To 2 30p.m. Bamberg Warner Barracks monday through Friday 9 30 . To 4 .t Giessen rendition Barracks see mail on Page 28 Only a handful of More than 100 pending amendments during its first two Days of consideration. The Price of cigarettes at on base stores varies by locale but the measure could have meant an increase of up to 16 per Carton for cigarettes Boren said. The measure was opposed chiefly by senators from tobacco growing states who told their colleagues that it would be an unfair penalty on military personnel who want to smoke. But Boren said Figarelle prices should be raised to encourage military personnel to do Slop doing some thing that is hazardous to their  and Bingaman noted that defense Secretary Cas Par Weinberger is pushing an anti smoking Effort inthe military. They said Pentagon statistics show that 54 percent of military personnel smoke White the number of smokers among civilians is 32 percent. Tobacco products Are one of the most severe health problems our military faces today Bingaman said. Sen. Wendell Ford d-ky., decried what he called a attempt at social engineering and said it would be unfair to raise the Price of cigarettes simply because some members of Congress Are opposed to smoking. Sen. John Warner r-va., said Congress should no dictate a change in the lifestyle of military personnel Bush Reagan to Lead way1 in drug tests Washington a president Reagan and vice president George Bush will take drug tests next monday to Lea the Way toward achieving a drug free american workplace the White House said thursday. Deputy press Secretary Albert r. Bra Shear said the 78 members of Reagan s senior staff also have been asked to give urine samples monday if they Are not on vacation but he stressed that the test were voluntary. We re not out to punish anyone he said. The president has made it dear that he ii seeking a drug free workplace for All americans the spokesman said. He believes that All Federal employees de serve a drug free environment and that see drug on Page 28