European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes sunday december 14,1986 operations end new York a we tech corp., a military contractor being investigated for alleged payoffs and other possible wrongdoing has dismissed its logo employees and suspended operation published reports said Friday the company plans a seek Protection from creditors under the Federal bankruptcy code within the next few Days the new York times quoted an unidentified offi Cial As saying. The company hoped to resume limited operations at a Bier Date he said. Earlier this week the Navy found Bronx based Wedlich in default on a i134 million contract to manufacture pontoons and ordered the firm to Stop production. About $24 million of that contract had yet lobe paid to the com  was re ported. Kidnap charge Philadelphia a a Federal grand jury has indicted on kidnapping charges a woman accused of posing As a Hospital worker and taking a Day old infant from his Mother s arms the infant was found unharmed by he Fri and returned to his parents a week after his abduction. Charged thursday with one count of kidnapping was Ramona Joan Thompson 44, of Ellicott City my. A Man who was with mrs. Thompson the Day of the abduction was not indicted. Phillip Worthington was taken from his Mother s arms at Grandview Hospital in Sellersville on nov. 7 by a woman posing As a Hospital worker. Temperatures i h 24 33 many19 39 35 43 Soi mum 40 am a31 31 Ann 32 40 dalumora31 4t 24 4039 4t is it k 31 louuvlh24 40 us xxx 31 ii tttn&tt77 b4 Minn 13 11 but gun 11 103s 3 � 31 19 31 14 33 com Bering � h Cicta Nalii a a 34 41 Iliili a Rel 20 39 of amt it 33 dish cows b a 40 i Hitmi 5 ii 014.7ft Wiwi   it � Dod unsure if army missile front Europe went Torran by Norman Blat a military writer Washington Pentagon officials say they have been unable to Sung Liaty speculation by nato s top Mill commander in Europe that Tow in Siles shipped to Iran might have come from . Army stocks in Europe. The officials who agreed to discuss the matter Only if not identified said thursday that Tow anti tank missiles had been and were continuing to be re moved from army arsenals in Europe and shipped Back to the United states but the officials said the shipments were part of a Long planned modern ii Tion program that involved the re psf ment of older Tow missiles Wilif kowtow 2 missiles and there Waum Evi Dence of any special Rawdow Jerom Europe to fill the iranian or Gen. Bernard d. Roalfs nato Europe and Neucom Jorn Mander mentioned the Tow of missiles wednesday during Lesti Montoto a House of representatives panel asked in Capone secretly shipped to Iran Mia have come from stockpiles in Europe trogers after Long hesitation re plied  "1 said maybe because i have been advised that a member of the european come staff said that the . Army had been directed to return just Over Tow missiles to the United Slat late 1984 or 1985, Rogers said. President Reagan s admin motion has acknowledged the Skipina Brof arms Toan included 2,008ifflfinissiles. Along spare parts up thank air defense misses. Ongoing program to up g us after Tow mis Sile Taj Fantav a Pentagon  stripes Friday. In the  and began. Modifying certain induction lots of the Tow missile in Ordett Correct an electrical malfunction. In a tort the army directed Usa eur to Baqui resuming some of the affected prot Kinion lots from their stocks. Plans called for the return missiles during fiscal 1985, from bar 1984 to february 1985 us a re shipped 5,308 tows to the United states for modification. In March 1985the army directed Usa eur to ship an 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 new production Tow 2, and Ike r Usa eur Towi have been mod and Are being reined to array unit worldwide for use by Tow Sunnen in the annual service practice tra Talna program the of  older Model missile after arriving in the United states ire being mod. Ifield and upgraded for annual service practice training by troops worldwide one official  it no indication Hurt Tny tows Ever came Back to the United states except within this modernization program the source continued. Rogers was unavailable to discuss the matter. He underwent surgery of an undisclosed nature thursday at the Walter Reed army medical Center. Pentagon spokesman. Robert Sims asked if it was fair to conclude that the tows shipped to Iran came from inventories inside the United states responded i Don t know the answer to that that s the sort of detail we arc trying to Irovic to those proper investigative lies that have been  a sense Secretary Caspar Weinberger has Ssu the Pentagon s Only involve ment Irr tiie iranian arms controversy was to Iraq scr Tow missiles and Hawk spare parts to Jug Cia at Reagan s direction. Must Nof now sower hypocrisy to in Orcut military Weinberger says by Norman Bap military writer Washington defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger launching new rhetorical attack on what he called Viel hypocrisy said Friday the unil slates could pot allow Wishful thinking about soviet intentions to undermine its Reserve to maintain a Strong military. In a biting often sarcastic speech the defense Secretary told a group of Republican women he had been astonished by the irony of a recent declaration issued by soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev d " ing a visit to India. Gorbachev called for and non violent world Weinberger noted endorsing  values human rights pea mind disarmament values that Quican know the soviet Union violated Ery half  citing a dog string of soviet actions incl Daf the invasion of Afghanistan the Cooling Down of a South Woreaner and the murder of maj. Arthur Nicholson in East Germany Weinberger declared throughout the soviet bloc respect for life and Liberty suffers i sesame Fate As Moscow s regard for truth. Moscow s aggressions Are possible because of the nature of its society system so different from ours the West do not  or its in rations he Conj i waifs delivered to joint  Republican women of capital Newrid the league of re pub Asp women one District of Colum it appeared to meal the Start of his latest Campaign to we budget hikes forthe Pentagon from Cong we must ensure that ouf Mizens understand the Security threat a title and that they demand that we base to de sense spending on that threat nor Short term fiscal yardsticks be said. Weinberger has frequently railed against cuts to his budget made Over the past two years arguing tie goal of balancing the National budget cannot be pursued at the expense of a Strong military. On thursday in a speech to state legislators the dec Najiy of talled for larger Dej Nisja Millget in the course of depend uhf is Ideal Reagan s decision Toj Matuie limits of the a ratified Salt arms Accord. He argued the soviets had never abide by the Accord s terms. On Friday Weinberger switched Bis attention to other examples of hypocrisy citing Gorbachev s Calls for peace and disarmament. Here you have armed aggression denounced by a regime that not Only has accumulated the world s most threaten ing Arsenal but which also uses it when Ever it is convenient he said. Are afghan peasant about to attack Moscow As for disarmament Weinberger said in soviet Union s actions in the Field of arms control belied their propaganda claims. The soviets have added More than new warheads to their strategic of systems since 1957," he said. Inthe . Stockpile of strategic Jef naive and theater nuclear weapons Ubera about 25 percent fewer weapon Sciban it did in 1967." Buchanan rejected for nato Post 4j Liln emf a u � f Yrtti Ilir hmm try to Ottto pm Vul Washington up White House communications director Patrick Buchan an applied to become . Ambassador to nato but was vetoed by Secretary of stale George Shultz because he would be opposed by european diplomats and the sen ate it Wes disclosed fonday. Buchanan said in an interview that he applied for the Pott in late october but on dec. 1 withdrew he name from consideration because "1 Wai Given to nude fund that it was not in the  United press International Learned Lhatt was Shutlz and other state department officials who blocked the appointment on grounds that Buchanan a too Controvert Tuu would not have won acceptance by Allied Leaden and would have trouble win Ning Senate Confin nation. Buchanan said he hat no immediate plans to leave the while House and plans to stay for the intermediate future he renewed his attack on Republican critics of Reagan s handling of the crisis who be said want to run away too Quick  Buchanan earlier this year irritated members of Congress by suggesting that if they did not support Reatar i Contra Aid legislation they were Star dog with communist Nicaragua president Daniel orc 88 and in recent Day Buchanan Baa strongly defended the actions of ousted National Security adviser vice adm. John Poindexter and Hii aide it co Oliver North. He he criticized Tae re publican  info Dole for making Public their criticism of Reagan s Iran arms Deal. Buchanan said there is no evidence North or Poindexter broke the Law. But he added by Way of example if you hold up a Tore and steal $50,that s a breach of the Law for which you have to pay. But someone who Anno differentiate Between the Man who Treall that s50 to feed Hii kids and a Man who steals that Iso to buy cocaine u a  whatever North May have done by Faanan Laid his motive tire pore asked if there waa no room far toy Aliitia to question the a Trident i handling of the Tauc. Buchanan Eatol in political Buttle you Aland who " in own people and to hitch