European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 12, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Dod revokes 2 million Security clearances b Kichard. Gross u i military writ Washington More than 1 million Security clearances for Access to classified information held by Pentagon employees and contractor personnel have been revoked in a 16-month Campaign to preserve our  a Pentagon spokesman said tuesday there is less possibility for someone to yield 10 greed or other motives in attempting to pass the nation s secrets to an adversary Pentagon spokesman Robert Sims said. The reductions in Security clearances were made Between june 10, 1985. And oct. I 1986, in response to a directive by defense Secretary Caspar Weinberg or who ordered 1hc move a month after the arrest of the John Walker family and Friend ring Hal was spy ing for he soviets. Sims announced the results of the Campaign within 24 hours after the Justice department said in May in dict four israelis allegedly involved in the spy Case of Jonathan Pollard a former Navy intelligence analyst who admitted Selling military secrets to Israel. During the 16 months the defense department withdrew 2,028,970 clearances to informal Ion designated As lop secret secret and confidential Sims said. There Are other classifications for sensitive information but those three Are the ones most frequently used by he defense department he said. He said the Pentagon has attached a very High priority to reducing the number of documents that receives classify Lions but there was no indication if the Agency has begun classifying fewer papers. Among the total 1,592,482 military and civilian Pentagon personnel lost their Security clearances a 39 percent reduction. Access to classified information was withdrawn from 436,488 people who work for defense contractors a cutback of j1 percent Penta gon statistics showed. Clearances still Are. Held by about 2.5 million people including 968.733 contractor employees they showed. Among the military the Navy revoked the fewest clearances 6.6 percent and has the largest num Ber of employees who have Access to classified information 612,550. Military personnel include those in the National guard and the reserves. Exempted from the reductions were the White House s super secret National Security Agency the Pentagon s defense intelligence Agency and the office of the joint chiefs of Sta it. In percentage he biggest Pentagon reduction 40 percent was among those holding Access to lop so Crel information with the number dropping from 596,897 to 355.691. In raw numbers the biggest cutback affected Penta gon personnel holding clearances for secret material. Their number declined from 3.2 million to 1.9 million they showed. Three White teens charged with murder in Queens new York a three teen agers were charged tuesday with murder and nine others with lesser crimes in a racial attack in which a White mob beat three Black men and chased one of them into traffic where he was killed by a car. The suspects Ages 16 to 18, surren dered tuesday morning to police in the new York City Borough of Queens where the attack took place dec. 20. The 12 defendants accompanied to stale supreme court by parents and Law yers were arraigned before Justice Al Fred d. Lerner. All pleaded innocent. Two of he three youths charged with murder tuesday had previously faced the same charge until a judge dropped it for Lack of testimony by survivors. Those charged with murder again were Jon Lester 17, of Ozone Park and Scoll Kern 17, of Howard Beach. The other youth charged with murder was Robert Riley 17, who was described by special prosecutor Charles  Syncs As the Only defendant who cooperated in the investigation. The indictment charged thai the three caused the death of Michael Griffith 23, by chasing him onto a Highway where he was killed by a car. In also charged that several defendants attempted to kill cd Etc Sandiford 36, by striking him in the head with a Bat and Luck ing and punching him. The third victim of the attack was Timothy Grimes 19. According to the indictment several defendants saw the three men in a pizzeria in Howard Beach a predominantly White Section of Queens. Lester it said. Youths charged in new York racial attack hide faces it police station. Told his friends there were some nig Gers in the pizza parlor. Let s go Back and kill  the judge agreed to syncs request that Riley be released on his own recognizance. Bail was denied for Kern. Les Ter already imprisoned was remanded 10 riders Island prison. The third youth charged in the Origi Nal investigation Jason Ladona 16, was charged with second degree manslaughter. His bail was set at s 50,000, the other charges against the teen agers included attempted murder As Sault rioting inciting to riot conspiracy and criminal facilitation. In Howard Beach two teen aged Girts waiting for a ride outside of the new Park pizzeria where the incident began said they knew most of the indicted teens and were angry about the indictment. I think they got a bum rap said Grace Ann Viola 16. Although he noted Hal All the youths had roots in the Community and Many had no criminal records syncs asked the judge to Uke into account these Riou Ness of he charges. Lerner calling the incident an Amer ican tragedy set High bails in All cases. A packed courtroom watched As most defendants stood with Heads bowed and hands behind their backs. Some wore jeans and bomber jackets others suits. The lawyers entered innocent Picas and offered health problems and family deaths As reasons Why their clients should be shown leniency. What happened Here today in court and what s been happening since dec. 20 is a pretty sad commentary on what s going on said Ladona s lawyer adding in was Lite first time his family had asked turn not to Lake a Case out of concern for his safety. The lawyer for Harry Bueno corp 18, charged with first degree riot said his client never chased anyone he never threatened anyone he never hit anyone. He did absolutely nothing More than be present in a  Lester was charged with eight counts the most serious being murder. Kern with seven counts and Riley six counts. Ladona is charged with attempted murder and four other counts. Bronze stars for Wii heroism of honors missionary family Oklahoma City a the air Force has presented Bronze stars to missionary and his two sons who contended with head Hunting cannibals to help downed american fliers out of Asia during world War ii. Jrussell Morse. 89. And sons Robert and Eugene were honoured tuesday at tinker fab for their heroics in Western China and Burma Between 1943 and 1946. President Keagan approved the medals on dec. 31 after a family Friend wrote to Congress Sug Gesting the men deserved recognition. Allied aircraft flew across the Burma China Hump to resupply chinese forces against the invading japanese Early in world War ii. The air Force lost 2,000 planes flying Over the treacherous Mountain Region known As the roof of inc  the elder Morse and his wife Gertrude were working As missionaries in Burma. He and his sons set up a scarch and Rescue network of tribal natives. What made the Hump so terrifying for inc fliers was Hal they were flying in from India and they had heard of the head Hunting nagas Robert Morse. 55, said. The nagas a tribe that once practice cannibalism in the Eastern Foothills of the Himalayas would kill nearly every stranger they saw he said. His family could speak the tribe s language and would occasionally Wear Loincloth to be better accepted he said. By relating 10 them that Way we could gel across to them to help us save the Birdman. We told them hat if they helped us we would have plane loads of sail dropped Down for them Robert Morse said. The elder Morse who lives in Tulsa. Spent is months in a communist chinese prison in 1951 and 19s2. In 1972, inc family was deported from Burma As part of an expulsion of missionaries. When inc communists arrested me 1 had just witnessed in a  the elder Morse said. There was a War on in Korea and being an Ameri can they thought i was a spy or some kind of dangerous person. Eugene Morse 65, is an Independent missionary in Thailand. Robert Morse one of the few Western ers who has been allowed Back into Tibet now lives there. Shepherd earns 200th top award in nyc dog show new York. A a German Shepherd named Manhattan has been judged Best in show at the 111th annual Westminster Kennel club show Covy Tucker Hill Kennel s Manhattan the second Winni Gesl dog in show history won his 20dlh Busl in show award tuesday As 8,200 spectators at Madison Square Garden looked on. The Black and Ian dog handled by James a. Moses and owned by Shirloc Braun slain and Jane Firestone of Woodacre was named Best herding dog last year. Wmk s Bril Lania v. Sic Stcin a German Short haired Pointer handled by Bruce Schultz and owned by or. Gary d. Stone and Carol Chadwick of Beverly Hills calif., won the sporting group. The 3-Ycar-old Bitch has 87 group wins to her credit 15 Best in shows and six specialities. Viking s Thor a 4-year-old bloodhound was named Best hound. Handled by Victor Capone and owned by Charles Sexton of Springfield. Pa., the dog has 109 group wins and 27 bests. Briancourt s Coral Gable owned by William a. Mackay of belie Mead n j., won the toy group. The red pekingese who has seven Best in show awards was handled by David fit Patnock