European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page so the stars and stripes sunday Aprl Lse 1987 Europe go increase called possible Washington up nato leaders May have to persuade the european Public to Back Large increases in conventional forces if a nuclear arms agreement is reached thai would eliminate or drastically reduce nuclear missiles in Europe. Sen. Sum Nunn. D-ga.,said Friday. The european allies have been so used to the Early use of nuclear weapons thai they Don i even discuss that conventional forces with their Public said the congressional defense expert. Nunn old reporters that he has no cd made up his mind on whether he would vote for a agreement eliminating medium and Shorter Range missiles in Europe. He said his decision would hinge on provisions for dealing with die soviet advantage in Shorter Range mis Siles on verification and on How the imbalance created by the larger and better equipped Warsaw pact armies would be dealt Nunn said he thought the Public would support larger conventional form if it understood we could greatly reduce our dependence on the Early use or nuclear weapons they nato Leaden can i gel inc Money if Theydon t explain it to the Public he said. The nato nation have spent More on the military than the Warsaw pact for almost every year Over the past Quarter Century Nunn said but him1 wasted hundreds of billions of dollars by duplicating weapons. He said a Start has been made in cleaning up this waste through joint armaments programs but much More needs to be done. Nunn said he would not insist that conventional forces be part of any agreement. But he said it should include a clause requiring that if no Progress has been made on limiting conventional forces in Europe then the missile withdrawal should be re considered about Midway in the pullout. He said any later agreement limiting conventional forces must reduce the larger number of soviet tanks nil other equipment rather than the number of men n has been negotiated in inc 14 years of Mutual balanced Force reduction talks. Nunn said nato has placed itself in a Box As it tries to reach an agreement because of its Reliance on nuclear weapons. He said soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev has provided an assist Wilh his proposal for eliminating All medium and Shorter Range missiles in Europe. He has very skilfully brought this to the juncture but the problem was coming anyway Nunn said. In spite of his reservations concerning an agreement eliminating missiles in Europe Nunn said that the Opportunity for a real breakthrough is bomb fro Pagal to mobilize All Security forces Nec essary1 to discover the attackers. He expressed Abhorrence sorrow and disgust Over the bombing. Up quoted an unidentified . Mili tary source As saying Creek and . Officials investigating the bombing were warned such an attack would occur. Ca Bles could not confirm the report. Sgt. Linda Flythe. Hell Nikon a spokeswoman said the incident occurred about 5 . Friday when a bus transport ing about 30 people from work in Elesi swerved to avoid a bomb blast on the Road. The bus Driver Creek air Force Mem Ber Andreas Asimakopulos was in Good condition at Tzan Oion Hospital in Athens saturday the a reported. The greek base Ai eleusis an hour from hell Nikon is the administrative Headquarters cot a nato assigned .artillery detachment that oversees other nato artillery units around the coun try. Cables said. The Driver of the car in front of thebus 37-year-old Constantino Plasaras told Creek television from his Hospital bed the military bus was 15 to 20yards behind my car. The explosion was sudden and very Strong. There was a loud blast and smoke unconfirmed greek press reports said shrapnel possibly pieces of the bomb struck the bus and some passengers. November 17 has claimed responsibility for ii unsolved political assassinations since 1975. The a reported. An Athens newspaper Tanca reported saturday the group also claimed responsibility for the Christmas 1975 assassination of Athens Cia station chief Richard Welchans the december 1983 fatal shooting of . Navy Cap George Tanies responsibility for a similar attack in november 985 against a greek police bus that killed one officer also was claimed by the terrorist group. In the Wake of Friday s snack .military authorities Are cooperating with greek counterparts to improve Security at american military facilities around the country up reported. In february 1985. 68 american servicemen and family members were injured when a homemade bomb was detonated in Bobby s bar near hell Nikon clues sought to gunman s rampage in Florida that left 6 dead j 4 injured Palm Bay Fla up investigators searched for clues saturday int what triggered a bloody rampage by a berserk gunman who was described by a neighbor As a Lime bomb wailing to go off. William Cruse 60, captured by police and military troops who stormed a tear Gas filled supermarket Friday to end his brutal eight hour siege is in jail facing six counts of murder 10 counts of at tempted murder and other charges including kidnapping. Described As an angry Man with a hankering for guns and a dislike for Chil Dren. Cruse has a master s degree in Library science and a history of Only two minor brushes with the Law. With such sketchy details of his life the question of Why the rampage occurred loomed Large Over the Small Flor Ida coastal town 3d Miles South of the Kennedy space Center. We just Don t know what happened and we probably won t know for quite a while said police chief Charles Sim Mons. Meanwhile As the cleanup began the Community desperately tried to come to grips with the tragedy. Flags in Lawn flew at half staff i memory of the two Palm Bay police men who were gunned Down in he Melee and Law enforcement officers across Florida made plans to March Ina police procession at the men s Fune rals next week. Social workers counselled police and other residents particularly employees of shops at the Sable Palm Square shop Ping Center where the massacre took place and set up a Telephone hotline for once circulated a petition seeking police help. They reported seeing crust randomly lire guns into the air and threaten Chil Dren. The violence actually began thursday night in Cruse s neighbourhood a mile from the shopping Center where he fired shots at a group of youths and Tut one 14-year-old John Rich who was in fair condition Friday with a hip wound police said. Theodore Bartholomew another neighbor said Cruse might have been angry at two other boys who made noise near his House and shot Rich in Stead. Using a High powered Rifle Cruse killed the first officer by firing at least eight shots through the Windshield. He William Lime bomb people traumatized by the horror of the incident. The final loll in the shooting spree was six dead and 14 injured two critically. Two of the dead were Middle East natives who attended nearby colleges. Some neighbors of Cruse who moved to Palm Bay two years ago from Ken Tucky said it might have been avoided i police had heeded their warnings. Neighbors said they complained about Cruse s violent temper for months and continued the wild assault firing More than 40 rounds and leaving the pave ment strewn with the dead and wounded before taking Refuge in a Winn Dixie supermarket packed with panicked shop pers. Cruse was taken Friday to he Sharpes detention Center for a first hearing he was enclosed in a mesh Cage and was manacled and chained atthe wrists at a six minute hearing in a Small courtroom in the detention Center Bre Vard county judge Harry Stein declared him indigent appointed s Public defender and ordered him held without bail. Cruse a history major who was graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1951 and later earned a Masler i de Gree in Library science said he did not have a lawyer and his assets were limited. Buck from Page 1 Sive Trade surpluses with he United Stales and engage in unfair Trade practices to agree to eliminate those practices or face a forced 10 percent reduction in their Trade surpluses for four consecutive years. Baker said the United states has inc inherent strength to be Able to compete economically around the Globe. We have our diversity that Toler ates new ideas our federalism that encourages political Experiment he said. The Genius of our immigrants drawn Here by Opportunity our capacity far Experiment and initiative these can and should be the roots of America s renewed competitiveness rescuers. From Page 1 moving wristband As official identification chunks of Concrete. It was rough it was pouring Ull night Marvin Miller a member of an ironworkers Union local said saturday As he left the site of the ambiance Plaza apartment Complex which collapsed thursday. Begot within six feet of three bodies Crews found the 1 3th body Early saturday to Savino. 1 sgt. Eugene o Neil said authorities were considering blocking traffic on stale route 8, 50 Yards away from inc site and using microphones to listen for the sounds that might indicate survivors. We re still searching for live bodies. There s always the potential someone s alive emergency medical sen ten director Jonathan Bucsi who is directing the Rescue Effort said late Friday. Nearby about 100 family members clergy Rescue workers and officials Sal quietly through the night in the Kolbic Cathedral High school gymnasium. Most sat in Small groups saying Little. Some sobbed softly. One Cou ple stood holding hands a Mother held her daughter. We be told families that the chances that their loved ones arc alive arc slim mayor Thomas buc isaid Friday night. Six workers remained hospitalized. Hopes Rose and fell through the Day Friday wit Rescue workers thinking they heard moans and a dog handler saying there were indications of survivors a another location. Nothing was found. Radio stations broadcast a plea for raincoats and hand hats for Rescue workers. Saturday morning a Call went out for flannel shirts coveralls and Nisho boats fur search Crews and for blankets soap towels and other necessities for inc families of the missing workers. The mayor s office had received More than 500 Calls Friday from people offering help and set up a wailing list
