European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. August 23, 1937 the stars and stripes Pago 9 officials say rifles pose no danger Dod identifies defective m 16a2s  Washington Bureau Washington defects found in same of the infantry s new m16a2 Niles do not present a safely Hazard and arc limited o a Small number of weapon that have not then shipped to any Over seas units officials said Friday. Maj. Phil Soucy an army spokesman in the Pentagon said the defects were found during routine Icsis at the toll firearms division in Hartford conn., and Anniston army depot in Alabama. First All he defective weapons we be identified were sent to conus units Soucy said As for As we can Tell none was sent to either Europe or the Pacific. China accepts Border offer by Gorbachev Beijing up China Friday accepted an offer by soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev conceding that the International Boundary of a disputed Eastern sector of the sino soviet Border lies along the Middle of the amur River and the ussury River the agreement was announced in a joint communique issued by the Xinhua news Agency alter the second round of sino soviet Border talks which officially ended in Beijing Friday. The Middle line of the main navigational Channel shall be the Boundary in the Case of navigable River and the mid Stream line of the River or the Middle Lino of the main Stream shall be the bound Ary in the Case of an  River the agreement said. This is the first Lime China has acknowledged an offer by Gorbachev last july. When he recognised that the Boundary runs along the Rivers Gorbachev s Concession ended a longstanding soviet claim that the Border Lay on the chinese Bank. The Eastern sector along the ussury and amur Waterways which Divide Northeast China front Siberia is the most fiercely disputed Region. Fighting erupted in the area in 1969. Speaking to reporters at Beijing s Cap ital Airport before leaving for Moscow the head of the soviet delegation to the talks vice foreign minister Igor Roga Chev described the round As  the talks on disputes along various sectors of the 4,500-mile Border were resumed in february after a nine year freeze. Each Side maintains about 1 Mil lion troops along the Border. The communique said the two sides had also agreed to Sel up working groups to discuss specific  and is end. Llie defective weapons pose no danger to soldiers using them he said .1,400 to 3.700 weapons Mil of about .13,000 that have Horn distributed to army personnel since october 1986. Were found to contain defective Cartridge Eye Cir mechanisms a problem that Soucy called so minuscule thai it s like fleas on an  and malfunctioning fire Iek Clion switches. The problem with the switch is that when you have it in the position in fire a three round burst it will sometimes fire four or five round bursts he said. Thai s All it is. There is absolutely no safely Hazard  corrective measures can be taken quickly and easily by unit armorer us the local level Soucy Saul. Kills Hiil arc already in the Field with stall Side units will in fixed As the problems Tuur. While Colt has Takli corrective Steps Al its Plant Wilh no cos to the government he said. Colt has agreed to replace defective parts relist. Repackage and Reship any weapons Fornillo be defective in the cur rent stocks at Iligir factory or at Annis us he said. The last thing we want to do is cause a Confidence problem with die Soldier and his  Sotico said. Thai s Why we re trying to reassure people that there is nothing wrong with the m16a2. If the i rec round burst switch does t work Lake it to Mir armorer and hell i  holier this Nulli Pentagon of Luias confirmed  i hey arc can lifting a prone of allegations thai Oil has delivered  . The prove is being carried out by the defense criminal  serv ice. The  Arm of the defense department inspector general. Pen i agon officials will nol comment on the prove. Coll officials will not n m mint on any aspect of the Issue int uiting defective mlo\2 rills saving their con tract with the Pentagon bars Plieni i rom doing so cull has delivered about 3 0, Mhz ass to the government in the last three years. A Navy diver holds a Dolphin captured for scientists on Cape Henry a. The scientists Are liking blood samples to dolphins in danger find out Why a common Ocean bacteria has killed More than 200 of the animals from Virginia a Foj cd Jersey. For an unknown reason the dolphins immune systems hic nol been fending Oft the but Cru. Most like jobs dislike Bosses Survey finds new York a a majorly of americans Are Happy with their pay and benefits til they Are much less satisfied with the management of their Compa Nies a recent private Suncy save. The study conducted in May and june by Walt co., an International consulting firm was designed to measure employees altitudes Aboul issues that include wages Job Security workers commitment to their jobs and their impression of senior management s performance. Those Qucsai once in the Survey were All Al least 18 years of age and were employed by companies with at Leasi 100 full time workers. Workers were Askco to agree or Dis agree with Characterisations about the various topics As applied to their own jobs and the responses were graded is favourable or unfavourable for each Broad category when asked to Rale their salaries. 53 percent of those surveyed responded favourably while 23 percent responded unfavourably. Sixty one percent responded favourably Overall Aboul benefits while in per Cuni Cave unfavourable a alms. Employees also raied their work environment Well Wilh 61 percent respond ing favourably and 12 percent expressing concerns about it Overall Job satisfaction was High with 70 percent responding favourably and 1 1 percent expressing dissatisfaction. When asked Abi iut their  to their Job. 53 permit  favourably while 2 i percent responded unfavourably. Of cations regarding management Goi Scimo of tin most of give responses of Ilie Survey. Wyatt said. Only 34 percent of the respondents gae Overall Farahk ratings when asked How they were treated by management Ahoe their immediate superiors while 2b percent responded unfavourably these lower ratings Are not Surpris  Walt said. When various aspects of work life Are not satisfying the ultimate responsibility for the slate of the work pm Iron Gociu Tenik to in1 Atli Ilni Tchlo  of  Onk 3n per incl of hours work i. Jod u is Loki to halt ill llu1 Vilard Ein Plou is surveyed indicated the fell Mung men was Concemi la in nut Van rec Well it Iri Hout a ii Avni of the . Indicated they by lie ii d Elk in areas were  staffed Fri the milk the were . A Wink 2s Peridot rated their companies supervision of "peopk1 problems  the Survey Quim d 5.31 people who were selected randomly by Telephone and answered questionnaires from . The Survey had a m percent response r Ilo and a mar Jim fur error us plus or minus i Pereen Al the 45 percent Confidence Lesel