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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d German manned missiles to protect . Bases Page 3 q Senate rejects War Powers act Page 5 q tigers retain Lead in Al East sports Page 21 Autho Idieo us official publication Fob the . Ahmed Force vol. 46, no. 155 sunday. September 20, 1987 d 6693 a ski will stay Reagan warns Washington a presided Reagan predicting he will sign a historic treaty Al a fall Summit with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned anew saturday hat he will not give up his Star wars program in Exchange for a second treaty on strategic arms. I made Clear to the soviet foreign minister i will not sacrifice our ski pro  Reagan said in his weekly radio address. On Friday Reagan announced the two sides had reached an agreement in Prin Ciple to ban an entire class of intermediate Range nuclear missiles. In his radio address the president said important Progress was made during three Days of talks Between Secretary of state George Stiltz and soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze. The tentative .-Sovici pact would be the first arms control Accord of Rea Gan s presidency. The president noted also that the two sides had agreed o begin formal negotiations on verifying existing nuclear testing treaties and of move ahead with talks on continued on Page 28 where s the tank Sas photo by Lynda w spirit four Crew members Al a belgian Lank stand pm lop of their vehicle which is hidden in a Cornfield near  Germany during certain strike held exercise. Man Euver mailbag somebody actually wrote to Miranda  staff writer Bergen Hohne nato training area Germany units fighting the mock Batiles of autumn forge exercise certain strike move so often they make nomads look like somebodies other stories photos pets 8,9,13-15. Finding a particular unit among hundreds in the thousands of Square Miles of Man Euver area is diff cull. But the mail still gets through. First sol. Jon Miller sat on his haunches in front of a Canvas mailbag which held words from Home for some soldiers of the 4lh in 41st inf the 2nd army div s lop no held a red filtered flashlight on the Small clutch of letters at the Bot Tom of the sack. It was 10 . And the Field trains troop resupply Convoy brought food supplies and mail. Hey Miranda got a letter he said. Somebody actually wrote o Orrenda staff sgt. Carlos Miranda came to the sack Fol Lowed by other Soklim Moths drawn to a warm Light. As is in tradition among the army in the Field platoon sergeants gather All mail for soldiers in their units and pass it out Al mail Call immediately. We re not allowed to hold mail Miranda said. But in a puzzling contradiction he said mail Call is not a High morale Booster. They re his soldiers arc not allowed to have flashlights in the Field. Only cos Are allowed to have lights he said. It keeps Down the number of Light discipline  Light discipline Means a Soldier May not turn on a Light or Light up a cigarette during darkness. With modern Battlefield technology those Bright spots Shine like suns if the enemy is looking through the right kind of binoculars. And if you re spotted you re As Good As dead. I m afraid the troops just have to wait until morning when there s enough Light to read he said. But 1st la. Wayne Cline platoon Leader interrupted saying. We take them into the tracks Bradley fighting vehicles turn on the Blue Light and let them  if we re close buddies sgt. James Bulger said we share parts of our letters with each  pfc. David Gilr Storc shared his news with every one in the first Days of the unit s to Day Field duly Gilmore wrote to his Girlfriend Back in Pensacola fla., and proposed. This week he received a 26-Page yes the hard part s going to be idling her parents Gilmore said. But i think i d better do that in  i Don t want to talk about  a voice from inside a dark track grumbled the on thing i gut was dear occupant " Dod must fight harassment top no says by Brenda hoste8 staff writer the army s top enlisted woman in Europe says that a recently formed task Force on sexual harassment Wilt be a waste of time if it does t result in Lough action against violators. I Don t know what they the task Force have been Laid 10 do but if it s one of those groups thai says yes there is a harassment problem then it s a waste of time command sgt. Maj. Karen Erickson of the 1st personnel come in Schwet Zingen Germany told the stars and stripes Friday. If it s a task Force that will come up with proof of action. And Hen they come up with policy chances with Teeth thai have enforcement then the task Force will have an effect. But if that does t Hap pen we Don t need a task  continuing genial harassment of sailors and marines is the focus of an investigation by a special task Force announced thursday by defense Secretary Cas Par Weinberger. The task Force was created following serious allegations of mistreatment of women sailors and marines in the Pacific uncovered by the defense advisory committee on women in the services. Dacoits has been telling them the depart ment of defense for years the Navy s assignment policy discriminates against women Erickson said. "1 think the Secretary of defense knows what s going on the Secretary of the army knows they All know. Certainly everyone in the army knows. But if we re going see Dod on Page 28 Cape. Penalized in harass Case Honolulu a a ship Captain accused of mistreating Navy women on duly in the Pacific has been permanently relieved of his command for sexual harassment conduct unbecoming to an officer and other violations. The decision in the Case of i. Pm tar. Kenneth p. Harvey 40. Followed a non judicial hearing Friday be fore rear adm. Robert t. Reintanz. Commander of the Navy base Al Pearl Harbor. Harvey who waived the right to a trial was Captain of the Salvage ship safeguard based at Pearl Harbor until he was put on leave aug. 7 pending an investigation of harassment complaints. The comp Iii surfaced last month in a Pentagon Damson commit be t highly critical report on Schual see Captain on Page 28  
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