European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 28, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 soviets give priority to european front nato faces modern Mobile Warsaw pact Force Washington a the european front gets Lap priority of All the soviet Union s far Flung military Thea ters the . Defense department says. The soviets have deployed their mos Modem land sea air and nuclear forces facing nato countries reflecting  assessments thai the decisive area of conflict Between the .-nato and  pact will take place on the european continent the Pentagon said tuesday in its annual report soviet military  on the soviet Western from re Chiye the highest priorities Tor modernization it said Wilh deployment or the newest soviet tank the t-80, moving Ata fast Pace More than 1,500 to sos have been assigned to european units it said and nearly three fourths of the 19,000 soviet tanks in Ibe Region arc modern t-64, t-72 or t-80 models. In nuclear capable artillery the Sovi ets deployed their first ss-23 tit Croc Diale missile brigade in the West in 1985and the 120-Kilomcler 72-mile Range ss-21 is replacing the 70-km 42-mile Frog at division level the report said about 100 of the some 130 ss-21 Iran Porter a Rector launch have been deployed in East Germany and Czechoslovakia it said. In the Baltic sea construction of  and Daloy class guided missile destroyers proceeds with the ninth ship of each version caring Readi Ness the re port  the Black sea the second Slava class defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger presents report on soviet military Power. A photo guided Messitc Cruiser became operational 1986 and the fourth Kiev class guided missile aircraft Carrier the largest soviet warship began sea nals. A new larger class of aircraft Carrier has begun fitting Outin the Black sea. The Pentagon said. Other european developments note Din the report a Squadron of Su-24 fencer fighter reconnaissance Jcu was deployed to the Baltic Fleet the first to the soviet Navy. A Black sea Fleet missile air regi ment was upgraded Tram Tu-16 Badger to t-22m Blinder jews. The Northern Fleet in he Arctic received additions to its imposing Force of both strategic and general purpose submarines including two new classes of nuclear powered ballistic missile subs. Soviet air Force tactical Structure has been shifting from air superiority 10ground attack roles Wilh the number of theater and front level ground attack regiments opposite nato increased since 1978 from 26 to 43. The Long Range Su-24, Wilh continuous improvements continue to be deployed while recent introduction of the Long Range flanker Su-27 air superiority fighter adds an entirely new escort Force Tor attacks into nato s rear areas. The smaller Shorter Range fulcrum m1g-29 coun Terai fighter also continues to Joi n tactical air Force units replacing the older less Ca Pable Fig Ger Mig 23 series seven soviet air Force regiments now have Mig-29s in regular operation five them in the West opposite nato. Public rates aids 2nd to cancer Survey shows new York not blood Bank officials reported on tuesday that aids had replaced heart disease in the Public mind As the second most serious health prob Lem in the country ranking behind cancer. They said that a nationwide Survey conducted on behalf of the american association of blood Banks showed that 35 percent of the respondents ranked aids As the no 1 health problem As against 29 percent who viewed heart disease As the major threat. The findings in the Telephone Survey of 1,000 randomly selected americans 18 Yean old and older rep resented a reversal of what the blood Banks found a year earlier. In the earlier Survey in december 1985, 35 percent of the respondents ranked heart disease As the most serious problem As against 27 percent for aids. I both surveys a majority of the respondents said cancer was the no i problem 52 percent in 1986 and 54percent in 1985. Blood Bank officials reporting the results at a news conference in Manhattan said that the poll also showed that there was still a great Deal of Public confusion and irrational fear Over can leading the deadly aids virus from blood transfusions. They said 55 percent of those polled believed in we Likely hat a person could become infected Wilh the aids virus from a blood transfusion. They said these fears were unfounded because a screening test applied to All blood donations had effectively eliminated the aids virus from the nation s blood Supply.  oks Martin Luther King Holiday Raleigh. . A a Bill establishing a Martin Luther King or. Hol iday cleared its final hurdle tuesday making North Carolina the 40th stale to give its employees a Day off in Honorof the slain civil rights Leader. This is an important statement on the part of North Carolina and its legislature rep. Dan Blue said after the House Voled 114-0 to accept a Senate amendment to his . Gov. Bob Jordan and House speaker Lii on Ramsey were to sign the measure into Law wednesday. Under the Bill he Holiday will be in third monday in january the Date of the Federal Holiday. A provision slates that the King holi Day will replace one of the 11 paid holi Days observed in 1986. North Carol Nahas designated King s birthday Jan. 15, As an unpaid Holiday since 1983. Blue chairman of the legislative Black caucus said the paid Holiday carried symbolic importance. It honors those who sri cd hard tomake the actions of 200 years ago when the Constitution was drafted i Philadelphia have a living meaning Blue  Carolina was the Only South Ern state without a paid King Holiday the Bill Drew bipartisan support Al though most republicans in Bol Chambers voted against it. Girl 17, admits hiring Friend to kill father r1verhead,