European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday. February 8,1987 Odiuse would violate pact Shultz says Washington up Secretary or slate George Shults warned Congress Hal deployment of the Star wars mis Sile Detent system would violate a key Nurmi Connol treaty with the soviets Shutlz s statements tuesday before the Senate armed services committee put him in apparent conflict with defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger who along with other arms advisers has pressed president Reagan for a Quick deployment of an initial stage of the strategic defense initiative Ami missile system Reagan Mcl with Shultz Weinberger and other advisers tuesday to discuss deployment of ski also known As Star wars however a White House spokesman said Reagan did not Matte a decision at the meeting. Shutz testifying before the Senate armed services committee said tues Day that certain kinds of deployment of defensive systems would not be consistent with a 1972 anti ballistic missile treaty with the soviet Union. Shutlz said research into Star wars is conducted presumably in the Hope Well find a positive answer of whether such a system could work. Once armed with the answer he said then we should consider whether or not to de Shultz also played Down his apparent polity split with Weinberger. The differences Between us he said Are usually the disagreement Over Star wan i whether the abm treaty would1 be Vio lated in any deployment of the defensive shield. The 1972 treaty new allows each Side to deploy one anti ballistic missile site to intercept and destroy Fra Segic missiles during flight. The agreement also a richly limits development of abm weaponry including radar and intercepting missiles. The agreement is of unlimited duration but it is subject to review every five Yean. \ Bill fran Page 1 scheduled to end in july 1988. Ere is virtual unanimity among Jill cases who live testified on this subject Thane pc scr it ional assistance i Daschle said members clearly prefer up for the program a a he said. 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Bulbs fit into the Overall context of the do program we believe it should be More of 1 Geld tag in from Paist regime Tehran radio Omondi country with a of journalist Musavi said in that Seib was collecting int after in at the fit in eged Seib entered thet Ana was disguised As a interview wednesday tin investigations and i has been Clar been a journal reportersincxl97b, and Hasi the Middle East from Cairo sin Fusilli a spokesman for the Jou Mavin Newark said he was aware of 4 report thai Seib two can r is being released but we know nothing Furt Loffl reduce from Page 1 fought strenuously by the Navy and Marine Navy argued that it could not afford cuts because of the number of new ships being delivered to the Fleet while the Marine corps argued that As the smallest service it was less Able to absorb any reductions. Chapman b. Cox assistant defense Secretary for personnel said wednesday that it will be up to the individual services to manage the reductions. Cox added however that the Only Way the services could reduce their officer ranks would be to reduce accessions through such programs As officer training for enlisted personnel or College Reserve officer train ing corps classes and 10 Issue Early retirement orders to eligible officers who would normally remain on Active duty much longer. The moves now under Way to slash officer rank were prompted by a provision added to the Pentagon s fiscal 1987 budget authorization specifying that the Pentagon must end fiscal 1987 with 99 percent of the officers who were on Board As of sept 30,1986. In addition to that i percent Cut. Congress require cuts of 2 percent in fiscal 1988 and 3 percent in fiscal 199. Pentagon from Page 1 on wednesday advising the 23,000 men and work there of new restrictions on smoking. The restrictions Are pan of a government wide pro Gram begun by the Gas to curtail smoking inside government buildings. Instead of being allowed to smoke wherever there is not a sign prohibiting it the new rules ban smoking unless there is a sign authorizing in. The rules take effect on Friday. Thanks to an anti smoking drive begun last year by defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger Many Pentagon offices have already been divided into smoking and no smoking areas by the military services. The Issue of whether the services Are becoming to officer heavy has been debated by Congress for several years because of a continuing decline in the enlisted to officer ratio. There Are about 2.1 million men and women inactive duty in the armed forces of whom More than 308,700 Are officers. According to Cox the ratio for the four services combined is 5,9 enlisted men to Ever officer the lowest that measure 1ms been in dec we a Weinberger in his letter asserted that recent in-1 creases in officer strength were prompted by "legiti-1male" needs. I the Navy has expanded its Fleet front 479 to 569ships. Army doctrinal changes have added officers to combat battalions and growth of in helicopter an special operations forces has added Many More and the air Force has grown from 23 to 25 tactical fighter wings and deployed the ground launched cruise mis Sile 1 he wrote moreover All the services have increased office requirements in a number of technical Fields such As intelligence computerization and improved wartime medical support although Congress had asked Weinberger to inform it this month on now he would allocate the fiscal 1988cuts As Well As the fiscal 19s7 reductions the defense Secretary said in would be imprudent to make thai i decision now. I the Gas noted in its circular however that it controls Public areas inside the Pentagon. Smoking is generally prohibited in common work areas auditoriums conference rooms classrooms elevators official buses and vans corridors lobbies restrooms stairways libraries medical cure facilities and hazardous areas the notice Stales. There will be some exception however. The notice adds that Hie Gas will designate some restrooms on each floor As smoking areas and maintain existing smoking sections in cafeterias and snack ban. Smoking Wilt also be allowed on the main concourse an area 01retail shops in one Wing of the building. The sprawling Pentagon built on 29 acres of land i Arlington va., just across the Potomac River from Washington has 280 restrooms. It could not relearned immediately How Many of them would become Safe zones for smokers. Accord from Page proposal had been Pul on the i said it represents a maximum Effort 10 agreement with a Friend and an Maximo Caj Secretary general for Friand head of the Spanish team Sajdl Jim was a Long Way from the earlier foreign i Abr Francisco Fernandez or Donez would be no treaty renewal withoj�a#4greemenl on troop reduction. The reductions sought by Spain represent about a 40percent Cut in Overall . Military personnel. The current five year Extension of the treaty exp resin May 1988. A fifth round of talks i March most in or the withdrawal of the . Air Ter Wing made up of 72 f-16 Adi Tihe joint use Torrejon a outside Madrid it Alioth of a mid air refuelling Squadron at i under the treaty the . Bases with Spain and has a number of Communia installations around the country. Senate prom Page 1 voting to override it were 54 democrats and 32 re publican. In six years As president Reagan has vetoed 61 pieces of legislation and has been overridden seven limes. The White Home which said the legislation authorized Tib illion More spending than necessary did no heavy lobby ing to save the latest veto lawmakers said. Supporters of the water Quality Bill had been warning Reagan that he faced certain defeat if he vetoed the plan. Reagan called the dispute Over the legislation the firs great Battle of the budget deficit in the 100th Congress last Friday marked the second time Reagan had vetoed the Bill which took three Yean to be produced and contains one of the president goals an end Testate Aid in tie 1990s. Of the Bill was passed without a nay vote in either Chanj-1i her last october. It was pocket vetoed by Aragao on nov. I 16, two Days alter the elections and Oner Conj Reu bad1 adjourned and was unable to take override Volet last month identical legislation became the find tills introduced in both dumber. The recycled Bill i was quickly pasted and into vetoed again leaving Nany members wondering Why Reagan was risking i Ertain defeat
