European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday. July 1, 1987 Germany Border Barrier Issue debated a Chuck Vinch  tartan Washington a Senate armed services committee member is nol satisfied with a Pentagon report thai said Public Stenli Nunt won t allow peace time construction of permanent anti tank barriers along the West German Border with the East. Sen. Cart Levin. D-micb., had directed the Pentagon to submit a full re port explaining Why Ihre arc no used fortifications in Germany and the Bene fits disadvantages and costs of constructing such fortifications. The report dated May 4, said there currently Are numerous tactical obstacles that could be deployed Many of them already prepared. In the Central Region some 10,000 obstacles Are planned for execution by corps commander in a Cri Sis including anti tank obstacles such As ditches Walls Road craters and Bridge demolitions the report said. Permanent Barriera also reduce our flexibility to adapt to technological changes and must be carefully employed so that they do not become obstacles to our own  Levin demanded the report after nol being satisfied with answers he received temperatures from Gen Bernard w. Rogers who jus retired As supreme Allied commander in Europe. Rogers  in a May 1986 id Ler id Levin thai Lac Lical considerations and Allied agreements Are the reasons for a Lack of fined harriers and Fortis in Linns along the it Man Border. Two sensitive political issues inc reunification of the iwo Germany and the symbolism that barriers would por tray and the fact that barriers would deny the populace Access to already limited terrain and War the landscape also prevent peacetime construction of such obstacles Rogers said. Levin now is. Focusing an non in Iru Sivc barriers thai would virtually eliminate the Public sentiment prob Lem an aide said. The aide said Levin s suit is looking Al a device that would be buried under ground with Only a Small Hose nozzle visible above the surface la s a length of pipe about 300 Yard Long buried 8 feel Down no More intrusive Ihan a Tele phone Cable. They could be easily placed at any location the aide said. To activate the device in pcs from Ordinary trailers would be attached la the pipe no7rt and explosive chemicals Pun ipod into the pipe. The Iho Micals would be detonated Remote to blast a deep ditch with sleep sides ind soft edges. If it turned out there was i need to Luw inc pipe the chemicals old he pumped Back qui the aide said. The germans Don t even have to pay for it just let us do  a spokesman for Greco inc. The sail Lake City company thai makes the tac tical explosive system said me unit which is about 300 Yards of pipe plus chemicals costs si2,260. The first round of testing was completed at Yuma proving ground am. East week with Hie successful blowing of to ditches he said. The Levin staffer estimated Hill ditch could be blown from Denmark to Switzerland along the Earl Cwm Border for about j100 million. He said in would never be used tactically thai to ind probably would be placed Only at Likely avenues of Faircl. But even jl00 million is not that much in inc Content of what the United Stales spends annually on nato fee said. While Levin s office examines Barrier options the Pentagon has been told to do inc same through a Levin provision in the committee s fiscal 1988 defense authorization Bill. The Bill order Dod 10 report on the status of programs to develop tank barriers and Barrier technologies which Are non intrusive in peacetime but which can be rapidly activated in a crisis. The report must include a Survey of technology options and an assessment of their maturity and Cost the Bill Stales. Pentagon official rejects charge new rules unfair to homosexuals european weather of Wail or  Tow in Tui Ana Nottom  with ppr i it wry a Fol Wing log and a he we it by William a Bartman Washington Biraui Washington a lop Pentagon official noting that consensual Sodo my is a crime in some Stales rejected congressional criticism that new defense department Security and sexual misconduct rules arc unfair to homosexuals and will Hurt inc fight against aids. The opinions expressed by Deputy Secretary of defense William h. Taft in leave inc Pentagon at a standoff with reps. Don Edwards. A Calif and pal Schroeder a Colo. The two legislators strongly oppose de sense department policies prohibiting Security clearances for persons with atypical sexual behaviour and permitting personnel action to be taken based on health information disclosed by patients. But defense officials Are standing by new rules established in May thai say abnormal sexual behaviour including homosexuality prostitution and frequent adultery leaves people open to Black mail. Edwards and Schraeder counter that there in no research or evidence relating homosexuality to trustworthiness. They further state that the policy would Dis courage military and civilian personnel who have possibly contracted inc aids virus to step Forward for fear of harming their careers. In a letter to Edwards ind Schroeder tall said consensual sodomy remains a criminal Olfonse in a number of states and the supreme court has recently upheld the constitute Romity of such state  it is also dear that a number of per sons continue to conceal their Ham sex Laid. He said that for these reasons con duct involving sodomy will remain Rele vant in assessing both an individual ? willingness to conform. To the requirements of the Law and the extent to which thai Pinon would be susceptible to coercion blackmail or  without directly mentioning aids Taft said interviews regarding a service member s or civilian employee s health can be expected on occasion to produce information relevant to continued participation in us nuclear weapons re liability program clearance and Access to classified information flight status and certain special duties. In a response to tall s Teller Edward and so Broeder said  Hetero sexual affairs also violate the Lawi of number of states but the defense department s regulations Only of equally Persona in special instances neb Al where order or discipline in the work place could be Alicc cd. Indeed the possibilities of blackmail May be Sbitan Lilly More acute in the Case of adultery than in the a of Eon sensual sodomy the two said in a letter to the defense department the feet remains that the regulations beat Homo sexuality in a manner far harsher than the regulations Ireal  by permitting personnel actions bed on health information they maintained the military is guaranteeing that the Type of information necessary to Stop toe spread of aids and save lives will not be  Edwards and Schroeder had hoped for Pentagon Assurance that Homoya Nialand heterosexuals practising sodomy Widd retreated equally. Having failed to receive such a Promise they urged the defense department to initiate solid research into the relationship Between homosexuality and the likelihood of compromising National Security  Soldier found guilty of stealing . Mail d Tom Bam Iii. Pm it or in Gib urfi Icren Nimni Qawiy 4 Rab in i 04-rt to Wmk by my  s �. Punjh the adj s m. Out to to True Der Mon inn to put cum a Catt him mule in get Granv Wei Kim we a Nett of Ustmo Pri a 01 Tun to Ftp i 75eg n Era i 8119 u j2 a 70 u Jim 4�n to u u 70 _ 77 to Louhoo. F 6fi 03 my i p 7d 9o Mut Kiv p Fis 64 porn  in correction an article yesterday incorrectly said that the maidu Soldier awaiting inc re sults of a criminal investigation come investigation into his alleged stabbing of a Heidelberg Soldier was assigned to the 18th alack helicopter in. The Soldier belongs to the bin alack helicopter in. Heidelberg is the non commissioned officer in charge of the Patlon Barracks Post office has Wen sentenced to 10 Yean confinement Al hard labor for stealing . Mail a 21st sup port come spokesman said tuesday. Staff sgt. Everett i. Brown m7th postal Del Heidelberg was found Guilly Friday of iwo counts of stealing . Mail it. Col. Larry d. Furrow said in . Despite Brown s plea of not guilty he was convicted of stealing a fur coat in february 1986 and a compact stereo sys tem and television in july 1986. In addition to the prison term. Brow was reduced in Grudi la Al and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. The sentencing marked the end of the fourth coun Manial resulting Frt Vej investigation of mail theft at the Palton bar Racks Post office. One More trial is to beheld in connection with the Case. Furrow said. When the investigation concluded ear Lier this year five soldiers from the Post office had been accused of mail theft and conspiracy mostly involving the theft of High priced audio and video equipment so far All of the trials have resulted in convictions. Stuttgart is military in Vosti gators Are probing the apparent murder of a 7th medical come Soldier and the apparently related suicide at tempt by another Soldier a command spokesman confirmed tuesday. Decided monday night to refer the invest ligation to inc army criminal in Sti Gabion come a German police i poker Man said. Airman pleads guilty Raf Lakenheath England is an air Force sergeant who pleaded guilty to sodomy with a 6-year-om boy was sentenced to two years in prison Ana Dis honorable discharged tuesday. Sgt. Jeffrey g. Hayzell 24, of the 48ththe soul Garter Zeitung a local new spa sgt. Jeffre. Hawlet tort 4stn r scr sorted tuesday  the soldiers transport Alron so pleaded guilty during  h e one Day general court martial mid sgt Dave Malakout base spoke per were married to each other and thai the incidents occurred late sunday night at i hair apartment in Stuttgart s som Mertan  paper said the Man was severely injured ii Flor jumping from a Balcony on i pc rth 3ocr ,  Lii Nolfo was found dead. She had been Slabbed Sev eral limes the paper reported. The command declined to release Thi names of the soldiers pending notification of relatives and provided no other details except that both Soldier worked at the army Hospital in bad Cannisi to. The Stull an District Al Lorenci s of Lull Wojt spokesman. The Cedar rapids. Iowa airman also was reduced in Grade Loe and ordered to forfeit All his pay and allowances for two  april 25 at the Shepherd n Grove american youth activities Center. Shep Iierda s Grove is an off base military housing area for families stationed Alrass Lakeah Cash and Mil Dunball. Hay Letl a past Rubit and household foods specialist Wim to inc Center lorent a Lawn Niovi a Nuh Kuff said