European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday september 19.1987 news h riffs. Soviets Issue apology to Norway Over collision Oslo. Norway a the soviet Union has told Norway it regrets the midair collision above inc Barents sea Between a norwegian reconnaissance a reran and a soviet jul fighter the for eign ministry said Friday. A statement said soviet ambassador Alexan Der v. To Turin Lold acting foreign minister Kurt Mosbak that a soviet commission of inquiry had found the soviet Pilot had acted in error last sunday. It said the Pilot had violated his instructions by approaching he norwegian plane Side wisc and Lengthwise at a distance which did not Safe guard flying  but he commission also found that the norwegian plane was flown dangerously when the Pilot lowered the Landing gear and abruptly changed Speed. Tel Erin said he hoped such incidents could be avoided in the future. The soviet fighter brushed the norwegian plane and damaged one of its four engines when it was on a routine Mission in International air space. The plane Wilh a Crew of 10, landed safely in Norway the soviet Union said its plane also sustained minor damage. 1 St army div names Soldier killed in car Accident Ansbach Germany the 1st army div identified the Soldier killed in a one car Accident thursday near Nuernberg As spec. 4 Billy Ray Pinson 29. The Soldier from he co 501st military intelligence in in Kalterbach was pronounced dead thursday morning at the Accident scene by Agerman doctor. Pinion s passenger sgt. William a Back 23,of the same unit was in stable condition Friday in an Ert Angen Hospital a division spokesman said Friday. According to German police Pinson was driving West on Highway b-14 six Miles Southwest or Nuernberg when he apparently lost control of his car and ran into a House. None of the House s occupants were injured. Pinson is survived by his Mother Katherinea. Jensen of Columbus Ohio. Memorial services will be held at ii  at the Kalterbach Chapel. Bork says place on court would not alter his views Washington a supreme court nominee Robert a Bork said Friday he would be disgraced in history if he were confirmed and then look an oppo site course from the views be expressed during his confirmation hearing. In a dramatic answer to sen. Howell Heflin d-ala., Bork denied his opponents Contention that he would be anti civil rights on the court if you want to follow the Agenda they fear you la follow you could do great harm to minorities said he tin a key undecided senator on the nomination. Bork responded that argument assumes some thing about me that s not True because he has upheld minorities and women in seven of eight opinions while on the . Court of appeals Here. Bork added it assumes there Are four other justices who have sinister views which is not True. This is a hearing which you gentlemen referred Loas historic. I have expressed my views Here and those i jews Are now widely known. It really would be preposterous to say things i said to you and then get on the court and do inc opposite. I would be disgraced in  earlier Bork declared i Don t believe in a passive court and said judges should be Active in defending individual liberties even while following judicial re  the fourth Day of his confirmation hearings Bork continued his attempt to convince a divided seb ate judiciary committee that he would uphold individual freedoms. Under questioning from Heflin Bork said i Don t want anybody to think courts should be passive and not defend individual  should be Active in that Field he said while being careful not la encroach on legislative functions "1 Don t believe in a passive court that just sits there and defers to  addressing the question of criminal Law for the first Lime Bork said judges have 19 make certain that accused criminals receive a fair trial but quickly added "1 Don t think the scale should be unfairly weighted on the Side of  Reagan wailed Over six years for he from Page 1 that he was in a Rush 10 see Gorbachev again before the end of his presidency in january 1989.1 Don t know anything in my life Rve Wai Esaid Wim a chuckle. He said the agreement now talking shape followed the formula he first proposed More than tour years ago. On Capitol Hill Senate majority Leader Robert  welcomed the apparent Progress Fiat has been made but cautioned that the Senate will carefully scrutinize details of any  keep in mind that it requires it two thirds Vole Lorat Ify any trealy Byrd told reporters keep in mind that the Senate May want to add some reservations and under standings including those dealing with conventional weapons and soviet occupation of  a turning Point in the talks the West German government said Friday it would remove its Fleet of aging penning a nuclear missiles ahead of schedule As a result of   government statement said the 72 Pershing 1 As will have been dismantled by the time other . And soviet missiles Are removed Shultz who answered reporters questions after Rea Gan departed noted thai thousands of Long Range War Heads still would be in the superpower arsenals eve after the dismantling of inf missiles. Shultz said the warheads would not be part of the trealy or even mentioned in any protocol despite ear Lier soviet insistence. They Are not subject to us soviet negotiations any More than inc British and French nuclear sys tems he  said the warheads were now pan of a cooperative arrangement with the West German government and would be removed under a plan already announced by Chancellor Helmut  the warheads come Back to the United slates Shultz said they will come again under .  United slates called for withdrawing the Long Range types Over three years and Short Range rockets Ina year. The soviets suggested five years for the first group and two years for the Short Range  said the process of dismantling missiles involved chemicals with a potential Impact on the environment and the two sides wanted to be careful. The third stumbling Block involved procedures for verifying compliance with the i scaly. Reagan has repeatedly accused the soviet Union of cheating on pre Vious arms agreements. On two outer issues human rights and soviet occupation of Afghanistan Shultz hinted at Progress in talks Wilh Shevardnadze without providing any details.. Allies hailed the tentative arms agreement. We have been Irving for a Long time to reach Suchan agreement nato said. White House chief of staff Howard Baker who me with reporters before the president s announcement credited Reagan for the Accord. He said Reagan had been very engaged As he was being Given a thorough  Fri from Page 1 Iii told the press briefing. Amid extremely tight Security Youni appeared before a . Magistrate in Washington on charges of hostage Tak ing conspiracy and destruction of an air Craft which could result in a term of life imprisonment if he is convicted. Younis pleaded innocent to the Jun ii 1985, hijacking of the jetliner Al bet rut on which two . Citizens and . Resident foreigners were travelling Younis was ordered held without Bailand was alien to an undisclosed Loca Tion. Younis is a full time employee of Thermal militia and works for Nabih Berri another senior Justice depart ment official told the press briefing Berri is Lebanon s Justice minister and also is Leader of the Amat militia a group of shiite moslem Allied with Syria. Younis is accused in an indictment returned tuesday and unsealed thurs Day of conspiring with four others in the june 11, 1985, hijacking of the Alia Royal jordanian airlines plane a boeing727 with 74 people aboard. Gunmen identified As shiites hijacked the jordanian jetliner As Passen Gers were boarding for the flight from Beirut to Amman Jordan. The Nija Ken demanded that palestinians be removed from Beirut and sent to Tunisia. Following a flight around the Mediterranean in which the hijacked plane was turned away from several airports it re Lumen to Beirut on june 12, 1985, and the gunmen freed five passengers there. They threatened to kill the others one Byone if their demands were not met the hijackers blew up the plane and escaped into the shiite controlled suburbs near the Airport after releasing the remaining passengers and nine Crew members. Soviets from Page 1 soviet soldiers in this Case were a violation of the agreement on military Liaison missions accredited to the soviet and american commanders in the occupied zones of Germany be said. At the same tune we arc conveying our apologies for what has happened and we state that the soviet Side win take necessary Steps to exclude the possibility of any such Modem in the future the foreign minister said. At the Pentagon spokesman Robert Sims provide reporters with an account of the incident that differed sharply from thai Given by Shevardnadze saying there were no warning shots and hit the american vehicle was fired on from behind without  two were were driving Down a Road near the town of Wasteen East Germany when they spotted Jingle individual dressed in civilian clothes by the Side of the Road. The Leader of the american team Anair Force Captain bad a Cut feeling that the individual was in fact a soviet Loydier or some other govern ment representative and he decided thai they should leave the area Sims  the two americans were driving away they encountered a second individual about 30 meters away dressed in a urge Black overcoat again without any insignia or rank he continued. They presumed that ton individual was a civilian and continued to leave the  they moved on they saw him pick up an ak-74 automatic Rifle from the ground. At thai Point the began to accelerate. Then less than 100 meters Down the Road they heard at least seven shots  vehicle was struck repeatedly shattering the Glass windows and one Bullet fragment struck the Driver Sims  americans then stopped their car and were immediately surrounded by the two men observed earlier along with Throe other soviets. They were held Al Tun Point and the air Force officer Wai initially refuse permission 10 provide water and medical assistance to nil Driver the spokesman , after about 20 minute the two americans were allowed to leave without further  of the United states the soviet Union Britain and France who Monitor postwar agreements governing Berlin Mcl Friday to discuss the incident Sulu said.. Officials were Quick to bring up the March 1985 killing of maj. Arthur d. Nicholson by a soviet sent Yin East Germany. We with la emphasize As we did when Nicholson was killed their action is inexcusable a Pentagon statement said