European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page z the stars and stripes news update1 affidavit in Bhopal Bhopal India Ufa Union Carbide corp s key witness in inc Bhopal Gas disaster Case monday filed an affidavit alleging thai int a l top criminal investigative Agency tried to extort a false statement from him regarding equipment atthe ill fated pesticide Plant. The witness s. M. Sunder Jan who filed a complain on Jan. 27 alleging harassment and intimidation by two officers of the Central Bureau of investigation told the Bhopal District court that the same net called him an american Stooge and threatened him with imprisonment if Edid not sign a untrue statement Sunder Jan was the senior Engi Neer on duty . 2, 1984, when vast quantities of Methyl is Ocya Naie vaporized and spewed from Union Carbide s Bhopal Plant. 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March 4,1987 ers warns pact to medium Range nukes from stall and wire report shape Belgium a superpower agreement to eliminate medium Range nuclear missiles in Europe should be tie to reductions in Short Range nuclear weapon and conventional and chemical arms the comma let of nato forces in Europe said Gen. Bernard w. Rogers made the comment monday in response to re Marks by soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev that he Kremlin was ready to Deal on removing soviet and and perching ii missiles from Europe without agreement in other areas of arms control. The soviets have insisted that an agreement on medium Range nuclear missiles also limit research and testing of the United states missile defense system popularly known As Star wars while the Reagan administration an leaders of Many nato nations have cautiously welcomed Gorbachev s willingness to sign a separate agreement Rogers said the pact would be prudent for nato Only provided there Are also reductions to balanced and verifiable Levels of Shorter Range intermediate nuclear forces chemical and the general spoke before the Royal Institute of International relations i Brussels monday night. He said an agreement to eliminate . Cruise and drilling ii missiles from Europe with out a parallel Deal in other areas of arms control would leave Western Europe s Security in a worse position than be fore the 1979 nato decision to deploy cruise and penning i missiles in response 10 a buildup of soviet ss-20 forces. There was a need in 1979 to put soviets in the same position they had us for years where from Heithey could strike us with nuclear a missiles " Rogers said. We the importance of being by the soviets As Strong and Remste if our deterrence is to be credible. He added if we gel Ruff the inter mediate Range nuclear Hopes it will less in the threat of the Sftietiss-20s targeted on Western Elf the but not the threat of the Short Flange ss-21s, ss-22s, ss-23j, which can cover almost All targets now cod by the ss-20s. Rogers Lold a audience made up of politicians that the so Viets Havejko-1 superiority in Shorter Range Nufler forces. He said the West should up begin eliminating its Interne Diale age missile Force in Europe on the Jar Ngoh of a soviet Promise to Start talking months f the Gaiteri be Shorter Range six objective he said if Tofu of Victory without the primary role of their Militar Powis to enable the soviets to even Tiv y intimidate coerce and blackmail Stem Europe in order to gain Pohtio economic and military the Cardinal principle in arms reduction he said is to accept no agreement which impacts unfavourably on Western Europe arms control he said is a Means to an end enhanced Security and not an end in perhaps the greatest Challenge facing the Alliance in the future Rogers said is that of changing Many of our Peoples attitudes from complacency naivete and Wishful thinking to awareness and con Cern about the issues of Security and de sense from a desire for peace to a desire for peace with Freedom. We cannot accept a complacency that undermines the strength of nato the source of our peace and our neither can we ignore people s attitudes because people hold the key to Rogers 65, is scheduled to retire from his Post in june. Rival teachers Union accuses sea of promo Jug anti nato policies Bidav Walcza de notion writer the overseas federation of teachers has accused its rival Union . Troop withdrawal andante it policies. The Oft made its cams in an election pamphlet distributed teachers throughout the department Obbe Ense dependent schools mediate Moi Region. The pamphlet Slesers its ainu on a 20-Page june 6,1�, National education association Menk Wiiken by the Nea s of fice of and International relations. Joe Nea is the Parent group of the ovens education association and the largest Japhen organization in the United sea. Which represents Dodds in the Atlantic Gennan Yand a regions is challenging the outs medi i Region representation rights Balou to Mediterranean Region teacher were malted last week by the Federal labor relations authority which has act an april24 Date for rallying election results. Bob Miner of the Nea s International relations office said his office s document was sent to selected Union members who had a Strong interest in International rela he said the report does not rep resent an official position by the the document presents an overview . Foreign policy and Calls for closer inspection of the department of defense Bud get Bui Miner said the report neither advocates troop withdrawal nor adopts an anti nato Sumit troop withdrawal is never mentioned Miner said teachers who Are used to tight budgets Are simply Asl Engfor the same ment but the Nea has Long maintained that the is. Should pay whatever is Nec Essary to provide an adequate defense. The outs pamphlet provides excerpt from the document and concludes Nea maintains that us. Forces stationed i Spain Turkey Italy Greece even West Germany in bet anywhere outside .Territoryan All Miner took exception to the you dont have a Case you Manu facture one he said monday. These charges Are Low and pure fan Coon. This Isan attempt by the Oft to have the Nea r disloyal and unpatriotic. It s a lot of Oft european representative mane Sainz Funaro tuesday said she first came across the Nea document while visiting Washington , in december. She made a Brief mention of the the Nea s demand to reduce the troop strength overseas in a Jan. 7,1987, memo, tonal relations countered with a feb. 4memo to sea president Jack Rollins. In it de Man said Nea has no policy or Posi Tion on mop strength at military installations around the world and us. Troop withdrawal had never been discussed by any Nea panel de Man concluded that the Oft Aiwas u make. The sea look bad in the Eye of Leach Era assigned to Europe even fit Means lying to them about Nea s alleged positions to accomplish that end. So Saim Futi Arwid the Oft Plant no fur ther statements regarding the Issue. The Bacots to wac been mailed and think most of the teachers have already nude up their minds. This election Baa Beena distinction. It s time for to cachet to re sume their concern for the classroom an for the Oft to return to the business of negotiating for teachers of officer sentenced for homosexual acts Span Dahlem a Germany Squadron Section commander has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and a Many As 15 airmen face discharge follow ing a two month investigation into homosexual activity a base spokeswoman said tuesday. Capt Paul c Starr 26, of the 52ndsupply so pleaded guilty in a general court martial to three counts of sodomy two counts of fraternization and one count of false swearing. In addition to the jail sentence Thesan Francisco Captain was ordered Mon Day to forfeit All pay and allowance an was dismissed from the air Force said tech. Fit. Judy Ditlefsen. Starr has Benin the air Force since october 1982 and was assigned to Sangdahl Cra in august1984. The trial stemmed from a two Mont investigation by the office of special investigations Ditlefsen Aid. In Exchange for clemency an individual who had been prosecuted for homosexual acts agreed to cooperate by providing the names of people be knew to be engaged in homosexual acts she said Starr s was one of those names. Several other cases have been forwarded to other bases in Europe and stateside for appropriate action Ditlefsen said the individuals Nam dare All first term airmen with the exception of two technical sergeants. First term airmen can receive Honor ble discharges under air Force Regula Tion 39-10. The two technical ser Canumay receive discharges under other than honorable conditions Ditlefsen said. The reason the airmen Are being Dis charged and Sun was court Martiale it the airmen Are simply homosexual and arc not guilty of fraternization with lower ranking individuals she Are normally administratively
