European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday september 26,1987 Cimic squads helped smooth Way for troops  writer Harse Winkel Germany civilian military cooperation squads Are helping Settle certain strike Man Euver damage complaints but their jobs entail much More. Need a Church service for hispanics Call Cimic. Need some equipment that s been left behind Al fort Hood. Texas Call Cimic. Want to Lake a tour of an area Castle Call Cimic. Twelve teams or four Man Cimic squads did All that and More during certain strike. Whatever the units need and Don t have we will get from the civilians said Cape. Ricardo Valdys a Cimic team chief. Billeting Materiel what Ever we1 go downtown and try to find  in wartime the Cimic Crews would be responsible for re establishing nor Malcy to a town once it has been Cap tured. In a War we would coordinate the handling of refugees medical care re establishing a local police and fire department getting the water and electricity running again Valdes Laid. Valdes ii a member of the 321st civil affairs group 90tit army re serve come in san Antonio Texas. As a civilian he is a police officer which he said helped him make some contacts and get things More quickly through. The German police. In civilian life spec. 4 Richard Sakis an engineering technician with the Texas department of highways. For now lie s a Cimic squad member and As such helped coordinate a tour of local Castle. The most unique thing that Hai happened was when the countess of Rhoda took about 100 soldiers and gave it tour of her Castle Saul  we reached the Chapel it Wai very moving. Her ton had died ibis summer Andice bad been in mourning. She Wai very charming very wonderful. She went completely out of her Way to open her. Home and let Bunch of crazy Gil walk around. Amazing sow of Union nearly up with West in air weaponry Jane s says London fuse soviet air weapons and systems arc technologically fast becoming the equal of that in the West the authoritative Jane s avionics 1987-88 yearbook released Friday said. The . Cannot be treated As technologically lightweight Jane s said citing soviet contemplation of a permanent Orbital space station As an indication of the nation s capability. Referring to soviet aircraft weapons and devices Jane s said analysis of these and other systems combined with study of the few scant reports Emi Naling from the soviet Union docs indicate that that nation s technology is fast becoming the equal of that in the West. Where the soviet Union is believed to have fallen behind is in the technical education of the noncommissioned ranks of its armed forces. There Are inadequate numbers of mined technicians within the lower  servicing maintenance and repair is largely a responsibility of the officer class Jane s said and this Lack of flexibility May be one of the reasons the soviet Union appears in Many ways to prefer Quantity rather than  however the soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev regime is now beginning to show some loosening of doctrinaire strings and if this apparent enlightenment does eventually percolate through to the soviet Mili tary establishment then the threat to the West could increase rather than  Jane a which annually publishes authoritative year books on the world s air land and sea military Craft and weapons system issued its View of soviet avionics in the Forward of the new yearbook. Despite the Lack of technical training of inc lower ranks russian engineers nonetheless appear to be a talented and innovative As those in the West Jane j said. An example of soviet innovation is that of the Lisiada glides pc Landing system a laser based device that uses the properties of the laser beam to provide pilots with Long Range vision while attempting a Landing. It is said to be Superior to Oiher visual approach aids. The system is understood to be entering service and it seems that the West has nothing comparable at least not so advanced As to be ready for  other snippets gleaned from soviet scientific publications indicate that the soviets Are Well advanced in the development of tactical air control systems and anyone who believes that the nato nations have monopoly in stealth invisibility to radar technology should Lake note of the russian work in radar  through use of microwave radiation absorbent materials. Clearly there is no room from the West to be complacent or dismissive of Eastern bloc technology Jane s said. Nato group urges superpowers to clarify terms of abm treaty Oslo Norway a nato s advisory parliament on Friday urged the United states and the soviet Union to begin formal talks aimed at clarifying disputed terms of the 1972 anti ballistic missile treaty. In a Resolution approved overwhelmingly on the final Day of its autumn session the North Atlantic Assembly said clarification of the abm treaty was needed to Complete a superpower agreement on a pro posed so percent reduction in Long Range ballistic nuclear missiles. The Reagan administration has asserted thai the treaty can be interpreted As allowing expanded . Star wan testing. The soviets disagree and have linked final agreement on Long Range or strategic nuclear missiles to imposing limits on the strategic defense initiative aimed at building a space based missile defense the Assembly composed of parliamentarians from All 16 Alliance nations urged the superpowers to con Vene a treaty review conference As soon As possible in an attempt to Stitle their differences. The parliamentarians did not offer an opinion on whether the broader interpretation put Forward by the Reagan administration was justified. Mutual understandings on the treaty s terms Wilt provide a foundation for an Early agreement on deep reductions in strategic offensive nuclear arms to balanced and stable Levels the Resolution said. The . Delegation to the nato Assembly was absent throughout this week s Oslo deliberations be cause of congressional business in Washington. The nato body did not specifically endorse or criticize the strategic defense initiative although on thursday it adopted a report that accused the Reagan administration of breaking a Promise to give european companies More than a Token role in the research. Friday s declaration also welcomed the sept. 18 announcement in Washington that the superpowers had reached agreement in principle to eliminate their inter mediate Range nuclear missiles. The Resolution urged the two sides to wrap up the Deal As soon As possible. The parliamentarians also called on the United states and the soviet Union to resume negotiations on measures aimed at reducing the risk of accidental War in Europe such As providing Advance notification of All ballistic missile launches and lightening rules on major military exercises. Separately a defense specialist from the .-based research firm Rand corp told the nato Assembly that soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev was Likely soon to propose the elimination of further categories of nuclear weapons in Europe and that nato was unprepared to react. James a. Thomson a Rand vice president said that following the expected removal of All . And soviet intermediate Range nuclear weapons from Europe Gorbachev was Likely to suggest Banning Short Range nuclear weapons and possibly All air delivered nuclear arms. My fear is that we Are on a Road of Denu Clariza Tion of Europe Thomson said. Lewis Heads Union Pacific new York a former transportation Secre tary Drew Lewis has been elected chairman and chief executive officer of Union Pacific corp., the company said thursday. World today Canadian family gives names to quintuplets Ottawa a the first quintuple born in Canada in half a Century were named thursday and their father said the babies Are doing As Well As can be  we re quite Happy and elated and will be More to when we get them All Home civil Engineer Kim Forgie said of his five new children bom tuesday at Ottawa general  said his wife Lauren an Engineer and artist was recovering Welt from the birth of the babies by caesarean Section. The couple Are both 32 and live in  said his babies in order of their birth Are Daugh Ter Kiza son Rhys daughters Anya and Zuri and son Matthew. The couple made up the name Kiza while Zuri is swahili. Pathologist misdiagnosed cervical cancer patients Liverpool England a a retired pathologist wrongly diagnosed 911 tests for cervical cancer giving the women a clean Bill of health when their Testa indicated otherwise health officials have said. The Liverpool health authority said an inquiry revealed that pathologist Kathleen Lodge Wai guilty of a massive error of professional  a report on the inquiry said that 911 of the smear tests examined Al Liverpool s women s Hospital be tween 1983 and 1985 required re examination. The health authority said it launched a worldwide Hunt for 487 women who needed to be retested. Many of the women had More than one cervical smear  six of the women arc still missing but they have fairly minor degrees of problems the authority said. Senegalese to seek 3rd term As Enesco head Paris a Amadou Mahtar m Bow of Senegal will seek a third term As director general of Enesco. Challenging Western governments that have criticized his leadership for the past 13  Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia president of the organization of african Unity submitted m bow1 candidacy in a letter to Ivo Margan president of in Esco s executive Board diplomats  Board will Vole oct. 6-7 on a candidate to recommend to the general conference Enesco s High est decision making body which will vote nov. 7 to elect a new  United Stales withdrew from the . Educational scientific and cultural organization in 1984. Thieves return Gold coins warn that Security was lax Belgrade. Yugoslavia a thieves who stole valuable antique Gold coins resumed them a. Day later with a message saying it is High time that these thing be guarded belter the Tan Jug news Agency has report  Agency said that a collection of 1? coins dating from the third and found centuries were stolen Sun Day during an exhibition in the Central Adriatic town  coins and the message were found m a split Mailbox after police received an Anonymous Telephone  charges have been tiled against the director of the split archaeological museum and the chief of he exhibit for negligence in guarding the coins the report said