European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday december 13,1986 Freedom ordered Madrid Spain a the defense ministry ordered the re lease from prison Friday of two former army colonels convicted of rebellion for planning a coup on the eve of october 1982 general elections. The plan was not carried out in a note the ministry said Luis Munoz Gutierrez and Jose Crespo Cuspineda were released from the Alcala de Henares military prison. Temperatures european we at go crushed to death in Accident identified Hohenfels Germany Sas the 1st army div Soldier crushed to death tuesday in a rail loading Accident was identified Friday As pfc. Eric a. Zidek of he co 1st in 35lh Armor based in Ert Angen. Zidek was helping unload hacked vehicles from a train when an armoured personnel Carrier hit a second Carrier said division spokesman master sgt Jinni Ferguson. German police said the result ing Chain reaction pinched the Soldier Atam St a third Carrier and crushed  German doctor pronounced Zidek dead at the scene. Ferguson said Zidek s unit was getting ready for Man Euver training near the town of Larsberg about 65 Miles South East of Nuernberg Zidek is survived by his Mother Caro Lyn l. Zidek of Roscoe it Dod unsure if army missiles from Europe went to Iran by Norman Black a military writer Washington Penu gon officials say they have been unable to substantiate speculation by nato s of military commander in Europe thai Tow mis Sile shipped to Iran might have come from . Army stocks in Europe. The officials who agreed to discus the matter Only if nol identified said thursday that Tow anti tank missiles had been and were continuing to be re moved from army Arsenal in Europe and shipped Back to the United states. But the officials said the shipments were part of a Long planned modernization program that involved the replace ment of older Tow missiles with Newtow 2 missiles and there was no Evi Dence of any special draw Down front Europe to fill the iranian order. Gen. Bernard d. Rogers nato Europe and Neucom commander mentioned the Tow missiles wednesday during testimony to a House of representatives panel. Asked if weapon re secretly shipped Toiran might have come from stockpiles in Europe Rogers after Long hesitation re plied  i said maybe because i have been advised that a member of the european come staff Laid that the . Army had been directed to return just Over 2,000tow missiles to the United Stales 1 in late 1984 or 1985, Rogers said. President Reagan s administration has acknowledged the shipments of arms to Iran included 2,008 Tow missiles along with spare parts for Hawk air defense missiles there a an ongoing program to up Grade the existing Usa Reutow mis Sile inventory a Pentagon spokesman told the Stan and so rips Friday. "in1979 the army identified and began modifying certain production lots of the Tow missile in order to Correct an electrical malfunction. In 1984, the army directed Usa eur 10 begin returning some of the affected production lots from their flocks. Plans called for the return of 7,200 missiles during fiscal 1985. From octo Ber 1984 to february 19b5 Usa eur shipped 5,308 tows to the United states for modification. In March 1985 the army directed Usa eur to ship a additional 1,920 missiles to Complete the modification schedule for fiscal 1985," the spokesman said. The missiles pulled from Usa eur stocks have subsequently been replaced by the new production Tow 2, Tod the older Usa eur tows have been modified and Are being reissued to Andy units worldwide for use by Tow nmn in the annual service practice trim to Eider Model missiles aftera Riv ing in the United slates arc being modified and upgraded for annual service practice training by troops worldwide one official added there is no indication hut any tows Ever came Back to the United states except within this  program the source continued Rogers was unavailable to Giacosa the matter. He underwent surgery of an undisclosed nature thursday at the Waller Reed army medical Center. Pentagon spokesman robot Sou asked fit was fair to conclude that the tows shipped to Iran came from inventories inside he United states responded i Don t know the answer to  s the sort of detail we Are Irving to provide to those proper investigative bodies thai have been  Secretary Caspar Weinberger has said the Pentagon s Only involve ment in the iranian arms controversy was to Transfer Tow missiles and Hawk spare parts to the Cia at Reagan s direction. Rogers satisfactory after operation Washington a Gen. Ber Nard Rogers commander of nato Mili tary forces in Europe was reported unsatisfactory condition after surgery thursday at Walter Reed army medical Center. The nature of the surgery was not disclosed. The 65-year-old Rogers who has commanded . As Well As Allied forces in Europe Speed on wednesday and underwent an operation thursday morning according to col Gordon Bratz chief of Public in formation at shape. The general would prefer thai the exact nature of his operation be held Pri vate said drab. But he underwent surgery this Rooming and everything Weinberger attacks soviet hypocrisy by Norman Black Amu buy writer Washington defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger launching a new rhetorical attack on what he called so Viet  said Friday the United states could not allow Wishful thinking about soviet intention to undermine its resolve to maintain a Strong military. In a biting often sarcastic speech the defense Secretary told a group of Republican women be had been astonished by the irony of a recent declaration issued by soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Dur ing a visit to India. Gorbachev called for a nuclear free and non violent world Weinberger noted endorsing three major values human rights peace and disarmament values that As we All know the soviet Union violate every half  citing a Long string of soviet actions including the invasion of Afghanistan the shooting Down of a South korean jetliner and the murder of Mai. Arthur Nicholson in East Germany Weinberge declared throughout the soviet bloc respect for life and Liberty suffers the game ale As Moscow s regard for truth. Moscow s age sessions Are possible because of the nature of Ita society an system so different from ours that Many in the West do not understand it or its implications he continued. Weinberger s remark a dieted to a joint meeting of the rep Hcan women of capital Hill and the league of re pub Lica women of the District of Colum Bia appeared to signal the Start of his latest Campaign to win budget hikes forthe Pentagon from Congress. We must ensure that our citizens understand the Security threat we face and that they demand that we base our de sense spending on that threat not on Short term fiscal yardsticks he said. Weinberger has frequently railed against cuts to his budget made Over the past two Yean arguing the goal of balancing the National budget cannot be pursued at the expense of a Strong Mili tary. On thursday in a speech to slate legislators the defense Secretary called for a larger defense budget in we course of defending president Reagan s decision to exceed the limits of the a ratified Salt i arms Accord. He argued the soviets bad never abide by the Accord s terms. On Friday Weinberger switched his attention to other examples of hype citing Gorbachev s Calls for peace Here you have armed aggression denounced by a regime that not Only Haft in imputed the world s most threaten ing Arsenal but which also uses it when Ever it  a said. Are afr Gaia peasants about to attack Moa Cost the soviet Union s a Cocu in the Field of arms control belied their propaganda the soviets have added More than7,000 new warheads to their to Ratek offensive systems since 1967 he sail went just Fine. The doctors said it was a routine operation and that he s doing Well. They Don t expect him to be hospitalized  Bratz indicated the operation was not of an emergency nature saying it had been scheduled after an annual physics last summer and some additional medi Cal tests in october. V corps go sentenced in rampage Frankfurt a v corps Soldier was sentenced to 12 years in prison thursday for crimes committed during t july rampage in which he attacked three people smashed two can and stripped the weapons off two military Pou Ceroc and a Security guard. Spec. 4 Harold t. Moore assigned to Headquarters of the Frankfurt i titty Community was found guilty car at tempted murder and Ai Nurt in a Ledaal court martial. The Gary. Ind native also was found guilty of three Coontz of assault on military policemen two counts of Drunken driving two counts of robbery two counts of a Sauk and wrongful appropriation of a pistol. Moore 22, was wounded by military policemen during the rampage. His a tence includes forfeiture of id pay awl allowances and reduction in rant a Pri vate. Price hike dropped Lusaka. Zambia