European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 14. 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 5 Abrahamson seeks to Calm ski fears Washngton a the air Force general who Tuut president Reagan s Star Ware ballistic missile Delonie program sought on wednesday to Calm euro pan and Canadian rears that the system could have off Ulve uses that it will rely on nuclear weapons or i could launch a space  race. La Oca. James Abrahamson. In television appear Ance piped to Europe by he world net system of the United states information Agency fielded question from journalist and defense expert in Belgrade Yugoslavia Madrid  Paris Rome an Stockholm Sweden the program Abrahamson s second appearance on world net will reach an estimated 40 to 60 Mil lion people. The a neral told viewers that the strategic defens initiative As Star Ware is formally known is a re search program designed to develop ballistic missile defences that round be deployed in the Middle to tale 1990s." Many questions dealt with the Iceland Summit tit which Reagan turned Down a soviet proposal to Cut strategic nuclear weapon arsenals if he agreed to con Fine ski testing to the Laboratory. Abrahamson asked whether Washington would give up Star wan if Moscow reduced it offensive arse nals said the Kremlin must discuss abandoning it sown strategic defense research the soviets already have a defense with a very substantial capability against intercontinental Ballis tic missiles Abrahamson said referring to the 100-missile system erected around Moscow in Confor Mance with the 1972 anti ballistic missile treaty. The pact allows each superpower one such network protecting either the National capital or a missile Field but the United slates does not have one. The soviets have also begun to deploy a tactical system which we believe May Well be effective not Only against aircraft but against Shorter Range ballistic mis Siles As Well he said. Controller could t warn pilots they were too close Faa says Atlanta a two jews carrying 175 people nearly collided in 15,000 feel wednesday after a con troller was unable to Wain the pilots to change Cours because of a stuck microphone officials said. To evasive action was necessary in the Tose encounter about Iso Miles North of Atlanta the Federal aviation adminis ration  injuries Wen reported. Faa spokesman Roger Myers termed the incident a near midair  it involved United airlines flight 743 and Braniff Airway flight 515 and occurred at 10 33 a.m., he officials said. It was not immediately Clear How close the jets Actu ally came though a United official said the distance was less than a  said an air traffic controller at the Faa s Atlanta air route traffic Center at Hampton was aware of the situation but was unable to Contact the r idiots because of a technical  controller attempted to take corrective action but was unable to communicate with either Pilot be cause of a stuck microphone Myers said. He said the Faa is investigating and that the airline pilots will be interviewed. The United Light was in route from fort Myers,fla., to Chicago and was carrying 99 passengers and seven Crew members said Chuck Novak a spokesman at United s Chicago Headquarters. We re showing it 100 Miles South of Louisville flying under air traffic control at 15,000 feel Novak said. The Crew saw the other air plane which wast Raveling West and it passed behind our  Praia Jensen a spokeswoman for Gnu diff at its dal Las Headquarters said the Feighl in route from new York s Laguardia Airport to Dallas fort Worth car ried 62 passengers and seven Crew members. Drug birth defect links emphasized Washington a the March of dimes on wednesday unveiled a nationwide advertising Campaign to prevent birth defects featuring a Young child pleading Mommy Don to use drugs alcohol and to Bacco while  ads re enforce the research proven connection Between birth defects and mothers to be who Dunk smoke or Lake drugs. Some 250,000 babies Are Boro each year with birth defects and another 250,000 get a poor Start in life by being bom underweight said William r. Russell March of dimes executive vice president. Russell said there is no Way to estimate How Many birth defects can be attributed to pregnant women who take drugs or smoke. But he said the links have been proven by research he said the March of dimes a voluntary health organization is running the is month advertising Campaign now because of he growing american consciousness about the dangers of drugs the March of dimes said the most serious threat to the unborn is the dramatic Rise in cocaine use. The group cited a los Angeles medical Center study that saw a 10-fold increase in i9b5 of the births of cocaine addicted babies who suffer withdrawal and brain damage. He urged Moscow to place before negotiators i Geneva proposal explaining russian demand to limit Star wars research to the Laboratory. We an not sure what they mean by what they Are saying publicly Abrahamson said. Asked if Star wars would give the . The ability to launch a preemptive foil strike against the soviet Union Abrahamson said absolutely  even a partial defense of Europe using ski technology. Really enhances Security he said. War games simulated by the nato have shown that5d1 could give the . And its Atlantic allies greater ability to resupply West european forces in the even of a soviet Advance Abrahamson said. Asked whether Star wars relied on nuclear weapons Abrahamson said our emphasis is on non nuclear devices although we do have some Small experiments in which we Are using a nuclear component 10 Power a  eight indicted in drug network across Midwest grand rapids Mich. A two men who reportedly merged drug operations seven years ago to form a Sloo million Midwest marijuana network have been indicted by a Federal grand jury . Attorneys announced at a news conference  two Are among eight people named in a 43 count indictment thai described a network that smug Gles colombian marijuana. . Attorney John Mic Lanka said the ring sold the drug sold in Michigan Indiana Ohio and Illinois operating primarily out of Northern Indiana and Southern  alleged leaders and three others named in the indictment Are being sought said . Attorney Wil Liam Grimmer. Two suspects were arrested in Indiana and one in Illinois he  addition 14 people linked to the operation have pleaded guilty within the past two weeks and Are cooperating in the Case said Smietanka. The 66-Page indictment handed