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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, November 29, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday november 29,1986 Amy Carter daughter of Fanner presi Dent Jimmy Carter talks with fellow ulv tyls while being arraigned in District court in Northampton mass. They Amy arraigned were arrested while demonstrating Mon Day against Cia recruitment at the University or Massachusetts in Amherst. Carter a Junior at Brown University in up pm Ikjin Providence in pleaded innocent to a charge of obstructing a awful Arrett. Also among the 59 people arrested was 1960s activist Abble Hoffman. Demos Call Reagan decision bad As b-52 flight snubs Salt ii treaty in a Itter ii mar t � m it. Dan it. N it Niamani Mike it Coll 1 of d nil Hill until now the  a the Reagan administration s decision to put thei31sl cruise missile carrying b-52 bomber into service Friday taking the United states beyond the ceilings of the Salt ii arms limitation treaty Drew fire from leading congressional democrats. See related Story Page 8. The plane flew from Kelly fab where it had been outfitted to Carswell fab. Both bases Are in Texas. Rep. Us Aspin d-wis., the chairman of the House armed services committee said exceeding the limits of the never Rati fied treaty was a very bad decision and maintained the administration was doing i now because the move shores up Ronald Reagan with the right  Aspin said on the lbs morning news conservatives want to get rid of Salt i limits and Are experiencing such unhappiness with Ranald Reagan Over the hos Lages for equip Mem Swap and the Way that that was done is going to damage future congressional approval for Contra . Sam Nunn of Georgia the senior Democrat on the Senate armed services committee said Reagan s decision would Aid the soviets distress . Allies and Hin Der the arms control process. In a statement Nunn said "1 believe the president s decision. Gives the soviet Union a military advantage with its near term missile production capabilities As Well As a substantial world propaganda advantage. It will cause our allies abroad considerable political discomfort and it will now be much harder to reach a bipartisan consensus on strategic weapons and arms control Here at Home. The Salt ii treaty was never ratified by the Senate but until now the government has had a policy of abiding by its limits. Reagan announced earlier this year that he did not consider the administration bound by Salt ii and that his defens plans would violate the pact s terms. The defense department wednesday said no Poseidon nuclear submarines would be decommissioned to compensate for the introduction of the newly outfitted b-52. A corresponding dismantling or retire ment of an older submarine mat carried missile warheads would keep the United slates in compliance with the 1979 arms pact. The Salt ii treaty signed at a super Power Summit in Vienna Austria by then president Carter and soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev carries a combined Cap of 1,320 missile warheads carried by bombers and submarines. In announcing last May that . Mili tary forces would ultimately surpass Salt ii Reagan said his strategic weapons decisions would be based on the nature and magnitude of the threat posed by soviet strategic forces.". Officials also have accused the soviets of repeated violations of Salt ii. 166 radio to station sales of d Washington a the sales or 166 radio and to station Wen approved Friday by the Federal communications commission just in time for Sellers to qualify Tor favourable year Tad tax treatment of their profits. It is the largest number of Transfer approved on any one Day said acc spokeswoman Maureen Peratino. A Sale completed after the first of the year will toll under the revised tax Law which taxes at a higher  its from the Sale Oflyn vestment property. The acc was flooded with applications As the deadline reared and staff worked overtime to get the paperwork in order. Normally routine Transfer applications Are approved by staff after a 30-Day comment period and do not go to the full five member commission unless there Isa serious question raised. In this Case the full commission re viewed and voted to approve All uncontested applications to Lessen the chances that someone could come in with a frivolous complaint and delay consumption of the Sale. If there Are remaining objections to any of the transfers the full commission could be asked to reconsider or the mat Ter could be appealed to Federal court within 30 Days. Although it is technically possible to close on a Deal before the 30-Day Appeal period expires Many Bankers Are unwilling to lend Money until there is no ques Tion that the Transfer will not be challenged. What they re joins is speeding up the process for those applications which All segments of the Public find acceptable said Glenn Serafin Washington based director of the radio broadcast services division of the Media brokerage firm common cations equity associates. He said he was pleased the acc washable to Speed up the process without bending the rules. The Normal review process takes 4s to 60 Days. Acc spokesman John Kam explained extra Days Are built into the approval system to make sure any pro tests find their Way to the proper author  also praised commercial Banks and other lending institutions for per forming in record time the financial chores necessary to Complete a trans action. Without a question it is the biggest Quarter Ever for individual station sales,11 Serafin said. He said the lax Law changes which limit the preferential treatment for profits on Long term holdings made it easier for people to decide whether to sell their stations. Dearly the changes in the lax Law have fuelled the heightened trading activity in the but Quarter of the  Athine has 5 smokers arrested ejects Blind Man by the associated press five men who refused to put out their cigarettes in an air plane s no smoking Section face criminal charges and a Blind Man was taken off another plane by police for refusing to give up his seat near an emergency exit. The five men travelling together on a us air flight from new York to Boston were arrested wednesday by a Chu tvs slate police a they got off the Jet police charged the men with interfering with an aircraft Crew. The five responded to repeated request to extinguish their cigarettes by harassing Crew members prompting the aircraft s Pilot to leave the cockpit and confront them said state trooper Walter Butler. On another us air jetliner wednes Day passenger Terry Mcmanus presi Dent of the National federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania was cited for de fiant trespass. Airline officials called police to escort him off the plane after he refused to Budge from his seat near an emergency exit which he said he was assigned by Chance. Mcmanus said the order to move was discriminatory and just one of Many in decency is facing handicapped travellers. Airline officials will Tell you it s a matter of safety that they re afraid Bun people can t exit. Yet they will ply the people in exit rows with As much liquor As they can drink Mcmanus 36, said thursday night. They Don t ask them if they have any heart problems they Don t ask them if they have any mental problems. But Blind people they just automatically As sume we cant handle it he said. John rider a reservation supervisor for us air said the airline normally As signs scat near emergency Doon to peo ple who Are physically capable of get Ting the door open in Case the situation &boui4 ariic/1mcmanus said he and his wife Cathy 33, who also is mind were travelling with a guide dog to National federation of the Blind executive Board meeting in  men arrested it Boston s Logan Airport were identified Ai Jeffrey , 38, of Oneida . Resell Janis 28, and William Kartsch 18,both of Jamestown . Jeffrey Gay lord 26, of Syracuse. . And eff lot Rosen thai 36, of Buffalo  
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