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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday april 16,1987pod denies 4th Marine guard arrested Washington a the Penta gon wednesday denied a published re port that it had arrested a fourth Marine embassy guard on suspicion of espionage at pre trial proceedings resumed again the lint Marine arrested. Robert Sims the Pentagon s chief spokesman said a number of marines were still being questioned by military investigators but there have Bun no More  the Washington Post quoting unidentified sources reported wednesday that another guard who had worked at the Moscow embassy with sol Clarion Lone Irce and Cpl Arnold Bracy had been arrested and placed in the Brig at the Quantico va., Marine base. Lonetree whose pre trial hearing resumed at the Quantico base wednesday morning and Bracy have both been charged with espionage. The two allegedly became involved sexually with soviet women while posted in Moscow and then of owed soviet agents inside the embassy on numerous occasions last year the Marine corps has charged the Post did not identify the guard but said he was serving in else . Embassy in Brasilia when he win taken to the Brig at que Ernico. The associated i Russ reported last week that at least one other Marin guard had become the subject of intense questioning by military investigators. Pentagon sources said wednesday thai the Marine who had worked previously in Moscow was initially questioned in Brasilia and then was recalled to the United Stales. But the sources added that he had not been moved to Quantico was stil being questioned and had not been arrested As Yel. Besides  and Bracy the Marine corps Lias charged one other Marine with espionage sol. John a Wirick who worked As a guard at the . Consulate in Leningrad in 1981.and 1982. On tuesday the Pentagon announced that four guards formerly stationed in communist bloc countries were being re called from Austria for questioning about alleged fraternization with Resi dents of Warsaw pact countries earlier the Pentagon said it was Recal Ling for questioning the entire 28-Man guard detachment in Moscow and the six Man unit posted to Leningrad Navy woman s body found near Rota base Rota Spain is Spanish and . Navy authorities Are investigating the murder of a Navy woman whose body was found alone a Road m nearby puerto de Santa Maria. Spanish authorities who have jurisdiction in the Case said the woman appeared to have been dead far about 30 hours before her body was discovered monday afternoon. An autopsy was to have been performed tuesday said i. Jeff Smallwood. The Public affairs officer for the naval station at Rota. Smallwood said wednesday that he did not know whether the Spanish had concluded their examination of the body but thai Spanish authorities Are treating the Case As a homicide. He Tate Spanish officials initially had said the cause of the woman s death appeared to be two Small puncture wounds in her Chest he said the woman who was assigned to the base Hospital had been reported missing from duly Friday. Smallwood said he could not release the Wom an s identity because he had received no confirmation Dat her next of Kin had been notified of her death1. Nuclear Accident Rumor fabrication soviets say Moscow a the slate run Tass news Agency wednesday denounced As a provocative fabrication West Germany s allegations thai re cent High radioactivity Levels in Europe May be due to a soviet nuclear Power Plant Accident. The Tass reaction was prompted by statements from West German environmental expert who said increased Levels of atmospheric radioactivity recorded in that country be tween March 9 and March 15 were caused by the soviet Union the West German officials said the Levels posed no danger to health. West Germany said the radioactivity Proba Bly came from a nuclear Power Plant Accident but the soviet Union denied any recent Acci dents at its nuclear reactors. A year ago a fire and explosion Al inc soviet chernobyl Power Plant spread a Cloud of Radia Tion Over Europe and soviet officials were sharply criticized for concealing news of the Accident for several Days. Hospital withdrawing pass request for Hinckley Washington a officials of a mental Hospital asked wednesday to withdraw their re quest that presidential assailant John w. Hinck Tey or. Acc Ivan a 12-hour pass to visit his family Over the easter weekend. Earlier Story Page 7. The Hospital said it needed Lime to study writings and other materials discovered in a court bordered search of Hinckley s room tics Day night. The request by officials of is. Elizabeth s hos Pital was made to . District judge Harrington d. Faster who was reviewing Hinckley s letters and papers to determine his mental condition in the Wake of revelations he Hod corresponded with Florida killer Theodore  of St. Elizabeth a where Hinckley was sent in 1982 after he shot and injured presi Dent Reagan made their request us Parker was preparing to continue a hearing thursday on the application for the pass. Summit from Page 1 missile agreement at thai time said the smiling soviet minister. Although the talks that began monday morning Cov ered the spectrum of .-soviet problems the focus clearly was on the medium Range missile talks that could Lead to the first arms agreement by the Reagan administration. I think we made quite a lot of Progress and perhaps we can see that the Prospect is close at hand about reaching an agreement with a lot of hard work and perseverance Shultz said Gorbachev As he did at the Reykjavik Summit with Reagan last october sprung a new proposal on the american negotiators part Way through the talks. In a violation of an apparent confidentiality agreement Gorbachev s proposal to eliminate All superpower missiles from Europe was detailed on the Tass news wire Early wednesday morning. The West had complained that eliminating medium Range missiles from Europe would leave Moscow with a marked advantage in missiles with a Range of less than 600 Miles. Washington had demanded the right to install enough Shorter Range missiles to match soviet Levels. Bui Gorbachev seized the initiative by meeting that concern with a proposal to eliminate All. The missile a step closer to a nuclear free Europe that Moscow bos traditionally sought. What appears to be an appealing proposal. The West traditionally has depended on nuclear weapons to offset the overwhelming soviet advantage in conventional weapons especially its vast Fleet of tanks. Although Shutlz said he had 10 discuss the new mis Sile proposal with his nato allies in Brussels thurs Day before responding he said the Alliance s doctrine of flexible response retaining Ute option to use nuclear weapons against a soviet attack will  despite the consultations in Brussels where West european allies already Are on the record expressing grave reservations about sweeping nuclear disarmament proposals Shultz said the medium Range missile talks would be the first priority when us. And soviet arms talks resume in Geneva april 23. In a generally upbeat news conference held in the foreign ministry instead of the . Ambassador s Resi Dence used in his last visit Shutlz reported that the two sides had moved the Ball along somewhat on a Range of items. Shutlz who met during his visit with several people seeking permission to emigrate said Shevardnadze told him at i hair final meeting that a number of cases had been approved. However on the subject of spying on the . Embassy which had aroused a political storm in washing ton it was Clear that Shultz s Strong feelings had not moved the Kremlin there was a Strong discussion both ways Shultz said referring to charges of spying by both sides. There is no agreement of any kind two . Marine guards Are accused of being seduced by soviet women and of letting Kab agents into the most secret parts of the embassy. In addition Shultz said the new . Embassy under construction immediately behind the current one is a honeycomb of listening devices installed by soviet intelligence Shutlz said the problem is so serious it might require major structural changes and repealed that soviet diplomats would not be allowed to use their new Washington embassy until the new american embassy can be put in operation. Shultz and Shevardnadze also look advantage of their Moscow meeting to sign an agreement on cooperation on peaceful space research. The agreement negotiated several months ago docs not affect the Star Ware research under Reagan s strategic defense initiative the missile defense system that Moscow has attempted to halt. Gorbachev tuesday offered a broader definition of research that Moscow would accept but Shutlz emphasized at his news conference that he believed All research now planned is within the present terms of the .-soviet anti ballistic missile treaty. Deals from Page 1 riled him to play pro Ball with the raiders on a not to incr forc basis last August after the Young Ensign was assigned As a Supply officer to a ship in nearby Long Beach. Calif. Mccallum an All american who set 26 school re cords Al the Academy subsequently worked during the Day As an Ensign and played football with the raiders on the weekends. After the football season ended Mccallum received a routine reassignment to the Navy Supply corps school in Athens ga., where he is expected 10 Grad uate later this summer. Navy insiders had speculated Ever since Webb s nomination As Navy Secretary that Mccallum would have a difficult title winning another duly assignment that would place him in close proximity to inc raiders Navy sources who asked not to be named said tues Day however that Webb decided to confront inc Issue directly. The military in general and the duties of commissioned officers in particular constitute a full time profession Webb said. No individual will be Given special preference with regard to Choice of duty assignments or any other Deci Sion regarding his military responsibilities. Webb a naval Academy graduate is a highly Deco rated Marine combat Veteran of the Vietnam War who said during his confirmation hearing last week that Academy graduates should understand that being an officer is a 24-hour  graduates of the various military academies face an obligation to remain on Active duty for at least five years. Lehman in reviewing Mccollum s Case last sum Mer stressed he merely was interpreting rules thai apply to Oil naval officers allowing them to take on part Lime jobs As Long As there is no conflict wit military  Pentagon sources said at the time hat some of leh Man s advisers had urged him to approve Mccallum s weekend football exploits even though there was always a possibility of injury because of his image and recruiting value to the service. The situation involving Robinson meantime was always a bit More complicated. Robinson a senior entered the Academy at a height of 6-foot-7 but now stands 7-foot-1, considered Loo tall for unrestricted assignments on Navy ships or aircraft. As a result Lehman ruled Robinson would be commissioned As a restricted line officer meaning he could work Only in selected Fields and would have to serve Only two years on Active duly followed by four years in the Active reserves and two in the inactive reserves. Although that decision was not seen As one that would allow Robinson to ploy pro basketball immediately Given the mid week games played by the pros it was viewed As dramatically enhancing Ute chances of his being drafted by a pro team this year since he would be available in two years rather than five  
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