European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday novembers 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 scrapping All nuclear arms opposed could give soviets Edge report says Washington a scrapping All nuclear arms would leave soviet bloc countries with such an advantage in conventional forces that nato could lose Europe in the first month of a War. The author of a con Gressional report lays. We will need a massive buildup in conventional weapons if we have no nuclear deterrent said the author of a congressional study on the Impact of arms control proposals advanced at the stalemated Iceland Summit if you ask experts How Long it would take nato to capitulate pessimists say three Days and optimists say 30 Days said the congressional Naffer who spoke on condition of anonymity. The report which has not been released conclude that within two weeks of a superpower mobilization soviet led Warsaw pad forces would have a 2vi-Lo-l Edge in firepower Over the North Atlantic treaty organization counting troops planes tanks and person Nel Carrier. The Atlantic Alliance could defend Europe even if the Warsaw pact held a i tt-to-1 Edge the report says but West european countries Over the years have walked at . Calls to increase the size of their forces. Soviet and american versions vary greatly on what tentative agreements were reached in Iceland last month and recent reports indicate that president Rea Gan waited until Well after the oct. 11-12 Summit be fore telling his arms control advisers full details of his talk with Kremlin Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. And officials in Congress the Pentagon and West Ern Europe who Are committed to maintaining the nato nuclear deterrent in Europe Are not sure they like what they arc  said Reagan agreed to the total Elimina Tion of All nuclear weapons and initial statements by administration spokesmen concurred. But White House arms control advisers now say Reagan had in mind a Deal to eliminate All ballistic missiles leaving intact nuclear armed bomber and cruise forces a formula that would keep natos atomic deterrent. Ballistic missiles Are judged the most threatening weapons because of their Speed and accuracy. Experts say the soviets have he Edge in land based ballistic missiles largely offset by missiles aboard . Summa  spokesmen asked to describe How scrap Ping All nuclear weapons would Avreet the balance of Power in Europe said they were on White House or Ders not to  Are on record however As saying the soviet Union enjoys a significant Edge in non nuclear forces in Europe and that without the nuclear threat nato probably could not withstand a soviet attack. Certainly today with the conventional Force imbalance that exists we have to continue the option of the first use of nuclear weapons the supreme Allied commander in Europe . Army Gen. Bernard Rog ers told reporters in Washington on oct. 1s. Rogers was endorsing nato s doctrine of flexible response that is the major Factor in our equation of deter rence today Rogers said. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., considered one of the Lead ing military experts on Capitol Hill has criticized proposals for the elimination of All ballistic and All nuclear weapons saying either could jeopardize nato. European Leaden have voiced concern Over some of the proposals that the White House says Reagan agreed to in Iceland particularly the total elimination of intermediate Range nuclear missiles from Europe. They would have been happier with a Deal to allow each superpower 100 warheads in Europe. Reagan agreed to a Surprise soviet proposal whereby All intermediate missiles would be taken from Europe the soviet Union could keep 100 warheads aboard medium Range missiles in Asia and the United states could retain the same number in America. French foreign minister Jean Bernard Raimond said his country considers the Prospect of a total Dis appearance of american nuclear weapons As very worrying and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl urged the superpowers to discuss balancing nuclear chemical biological and conventional arsenals. British defense minister George younger said his nation could live with the so called Zero option reached in Iceland but would prefer a Deal allowing both sides to keep 100 warheads in Europe. Sex sergeant spy Case not serious judge says san Francisco a a Federal magistrate set bail at $200,000 monday for a former air Force ser Geant charged with trying to pass secrets to the soviet Union and said the Case did t appear to involve a High level of  Allen Davies 31, of san Jose was arrested oct. 27 at the Palo Alto aerospace firm where he worked. He is accused of giving an undercover Fri agent details of an air Force reconnaissance program he had worked on during his last two years in the service. Fri agent Roger Edstrom has quoted Davies As say ing he granted to Burn the government because he believed he had been mistreated by the air Force. Edstrom said in an affidavit that Davies believed he was talking to an employee of the soviet consulate in san Francisco during meetings on sept 21 and oct. A and never requested Money in Exchange for secrets. The prosecution asked that Davies be held without bail until trial. Assistant . Attorney be Luckel said Davies a British bom naturalized . Citizen might flee the country. But . Magistrate Frederick Roelfien said the prosecution had failed to prove that Davies was a Dan Ger to the Community or was Likely to flee i Don t feel that this Case is of the High level of espionage that we have heard about in recent years Woelflen said. He also said there was no indication that Davies had Access to classified material after his air Force discharge. Eagle coins sell Well again As dealers go for the Gold 137,500 ounces of the coins for Sale Allen Darles leaves court with is. Skrabal. Roelfien said that if Davies family can raise bail he must live at his parents Cupertino Home report i person to a probation officer each Day and submit to psychiatric counselling and possibly to drug and Alco hol counselling Davies lawyer Harry Hellerstein said his client was very patriotic. Very conscientious but had buckled under pressure. 4 was he did not specify the pressures or spell out whal Davies had done. We have experts who say that whatever was transmitted was highly unlikely to be something that the soviets did t Enow already Hellen Tein said. Luckel said davies1 conduct showed he was potentially dangerous. It is for revenge that he chose to betray the secrets of the United Stales Luckel argued. Luckel said Davies Only motive appeared to be a dispute Over $1,200 that the air Force claimed he owed for excessive salary leave and re enlistment pay ments at the Lime of his discharge. He left the service involuntarily but got an honorable discharge. The air Force said Davies held a secret Security clearance and had worked As an electro optical sys tems specialist sensor repairman at military bases m the United Sites Germany Japan and Korea. It Tim Washington a the . Monday with 23 dealers buying the maximum amount allowed. He said Michael j. Brown an official at the mint said each of the government s 25 primary dealers was offered the Opportunity to buy 5,500 ounces of the new told Coin which has proved to be such hit with the Public that demand has far outstripped supplies. The Coin the first general circulation . Gold Coin produced in s3 Yean is not being sold directly to the Public but instead is offered to Pri Mary dealers who then resell the Comto a network of precious Metal dealers Coin shops and brokerage firms. Brown said the government offered the Coin Sells for the value of the Gold plus a Mark up added by the Treasury and wholesale and retail dealers. Gold sold for $406 to ounce in London on monday up from a Price of 1400.40 late Friday. The mint surprised by the heavy demand for the Coin was forced logo to a system of once a week sales after the original Supply of 800,000 i was exhausted on oct. 21voa bhjmf�u0t-�a War or if us inc inc Ond Day the coins was offered for Sale. The mint facility at West Point. N.y.,has been operating around the clock to produce As Many coins As possible for Sale. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. S. 1946 British radio reported thai More than 100 person were arrested in Spain and charged with participating in a widespread plot to overthrow Hie Franco regime. 30 years ago today. Nov. I 1956 soviet tanks and troops marched on Budapest in Dawn attack crushing the rebellion and toppling the government of communist Premier Imro Nagy according to radio Moscow reports monitored in Vienna. 20 Yeti a ago today. Nov 5 1966 former vice president Richard Nixon while campaigning for republicans in new York criticized president Johnson s proposals for Mutual troop withdrawals from Vietnam saying such action would Lead to a communist Victory , Vuini Only the Sec j q years ago today of m nov. 5, 1976 preliminary studies of voter participation in the 1976 presiden tial race Shew that the Urban and Rural Black vote was decisive m president elect Jimmy Carter s Victory. Blacks voted for the Georgia Democrat in a Emlio of 9-to-land in some places 13 or 14-to-l