European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday december 2,1987 news briefs East germans fire flares As Man escapes to West Munich a a 28-year-old East Ger Man Man fled Over a Border Fence into West Germany As communist guards tired flares o try to track him Down Border police said tuesday. The Man Hurt his hand in the escape and was treated Al a Hospital after reaching the slate of Bavaria late monday West German police said. Two East German Border guards saw the Man after he had climbed Over the first Border Barrier on he communist Side of the Border. As he tried to Pel Nasr a  Mola Fence the final Barrier on the heavily fortified Border the guards threatened 10 shoot unless the Man Lay Down on the ground police said. Bui the Man saw an opening in the Fence jumped up suddenly and propelled himself Over the Fence he statement said. The guards fired flares but apparently did not use bullets to Slop the escape police added. Police declined to give More details. Pact from Page 1 doubts there  the ministers did agree however that negotiations with the soviets to reduce conventional arms should be pursued while efforts Are made to increase nato forces and improve ammunition stockpiles Carlucci said. On a related matter the defense Secretary sought to downplay a new Pentagon study suggesting nato could already hold its own with the Warsaw pact in a conventional War. You re never going to get a Soldier to say he s going to lose he quipped. It the study did highlight a Host of deficiencies in nato s military posture which should be corrected if we arc to face the future with Confidence Carlucci added. He also declined to discuss a Repon tuesday by the new York times that the United states intends to propose that the Warsaw pact reduce its number of tanks and artillery pieces to match nato Levels. Carlucci said draft proposals Are now being studied by . Allies and he would t discuss them before they were formally unveiled. Tvs sailboats bicycles on Augsburg auction Block Augsburg Germany projectors televisions stereo typewriters sailboats and bicycles Are among items that will go on the auction Block Al 9 . Thurs Day properly disposal officials said. The auction is open to germans and americans and payment can be made in dollars or Marks sales Are final and goods must be removed no later than five Days after Purchase. Inspection of items is taking place at the defense  and marketing off site Branch in build ing 121, Sheridan Cavern from s . To noon and i . To 3 . Bidder registration is at s . Thursday in building 121. More information May be obtained by calling ets 434-7209 or civilian ob21 -5 24685. Atlanta May Call on Bishop to help end siege at prison Atlanta a officials arc ready to have a roman Catholic Bishop who helped resolve one cuban prison crisis help negotiate with cubans holding hos tages at a prison Here but not until the inmates unil behind one Leader or group of leaders Federal officials said tuesday auxiliary Bishop Agustin roman of Miami who was bom in Cuba helped to resolve a similar siege by cubans fighting deportation at the Federal detention Center in unit die la. We have been in Contact with Bishop roman and Are prepared to involve him in the process of achieving a peaceful Resolution of this incident when it is appropriate said Patrick Korten Deputy director of Public affairs for the . Justice department roman was not Able to help at Oakdale until the inmates United behind a Leader. Federal officials say a group of about 100 aggressive inmates out of the 1,111 cuban Detainee in Atlanta have blocked agreement and release of any of the 90 hostages. No More negotiations had been scheduled in Atlanta but Konen said he did expect prisoners o met lace to fact with Federal negotiators sometime tues Day. I will go to Atlanta when the prisoners Call me roman said monday i am Able and willing at any Lime to visit my Brothers in prison. I will go  the Oakdale siege ended sunday when 950 inmates released All 26 hostages in Exchange for a government Promise of individual reviews of their immigration status and other assurances. Konen Aid a ricin officiate rend like terms of the Oakdale agreement Over a Loudspeaker to a Tanta in mates and planned to distribute Copic of the settlement. Cuban prisoners were Able to agree that american inmate Thomas Silverstein a double murderer should not be allowed to roam free in the burned out  cubans freed him from his maximum Security cell on nov. 23. The detainees put Silverstein in Handcuffs and shackles and turned him Over to Federal officials late monday. Before Daylight tuesday officers left the prison with Silverstein in a Van and Konen said he would be taken to the Federal prison at Leavenworth Kan. Gorbachev from Page 1 to negotiate the future of Star wars which the Kremlin contends is limited to research by the 1972 Anli ballistic missile treaty. Although the Senate never ratified that treaty both sides have observed its terms. Let America indulge in research insofar As so docs not run counter to  Gorbachev said. Thai is not a subject for  during the interview taped saturday in the Krem Lin Gorbachev parried Brokaw s pointed questions about human rights and the firing of his former pro Tege Boris Yeltsin but offered Little insight into the conduct of soviet affairs or his governing methods. Gorbachev said he has received 80,000 letters from americans this year and they helped me a great Deal to understand the american people  i fell through those letters an immense desire of the american people. To change the situation in the world for the belter he said the americans say we were allies Al one time. Why can t we be allies now " asked Why the soviet Union docs not allow citizens free International travel and emigration Gorbachev said it wants to avoid a brain  we will never accept a condition when the people Are being exhorted from outside to leave their coun try he said but he promised to continue in a spirit of humaneness to seek to resolve every individual Case but within the framework of our Awn Laws thousands of soviets including ethnic jews Ger mans and armenians have been permitted to emigrate this year in a Sharp increase in emigration Over last year. The Reagan administration and other Western governments Are pressing for the release of All who wish to leave. Protesting what he referred to As interference in so Viet Domestic affairs Gorbachev said you should not try to go into another Man s monastery with your own charter the Only people still refused permission to emigrate Are those who cannot leave because of stale Security reasons and we will continue to act in that Way he  jews who have been told they cannot leave because of Access to state secrets Cay they either never had such Access or the classified information they saw is out of Dale. About the dismissal of Meluin his hand picked Moscow party Boss who was fired after saying Gorba Chev s Reform program was tailed the soviet Leader declared what happened with Yeltsin Well look. In fact it s a Normal process for any democracy. I Don t want to count How Many ministers or secretaries were re placed even recently in the United states in president Reagan s  schools from Page 1 judgment after they have left office o Connor said. We hold that they May  Kardier and Orechio Are still legislators but As democrats Are no longer in leadership posts. The supreme court in 1985 strongly reaffirmed its1962 ban on organized prayer in Public schools by outlawing daily moments of silence if students Are encouraged to Pray during that time. In other action tuesday the court dealt environmentalists a severe blow ruling that Only government regulators May sue Industrial Pollux ers for past violations of the Federal clean water act the 8-0 decision said private citizens and Environ mental groups Are empowered to sue Only when they can show thai the pollution is continuing on a steady or intermittent basis narrowed the Power of Federal judges to overrule labor arbitrators decisions deemed to be against Public policy. The decision apparently will Force a Monroe la., business to reinstate with Back pay a heavy machinery operator accused of smoking  hours. Last defendant in go s slaying gets 15 years by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau he1lbronn, Germany a Mili tary court tuesday sentenced the last of three conspirators in an april 12 hanging murder in Necka sulm to 15 years in prison. The defendant pfc. Steven w. Adams 21, an Indianapolis native pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to murder pee. Dennis Craig of co a 55lh support in. I. Col. John e. Spiller the military judge found Adams innocent of actually murder ing Craig however. The Bury c. Ullh in 9lh Field arty. Soldier also was reduced in rank Loe a Dis honorable discharged and ordered to forfeit All pay and benefits. Adams pleaded guilty to both charges on. 23, but Spiller refused to accept the murder plea after questioning Adams about his actions two other soldiers pvt. 2 John f. Robidoux Iii and pvt. 2 Thomas w. Coder already have been sentenced for murdering Craig late at night in a Vineyard near artillery Cavern where All four soldiers were stationed. Adams Coder and Robidoux lured Craig up the Hill on the pretext of Rock climbing for fun. Adams tuesday said he withdrew from the unsuspecting Craig s hour Long death March up the Hill because he came to the conclusion that no i m not that kind of person i cannot take someone else s  he also said he had not informed anyone about the murder plot because he was afraid Coder would kill him. Coder already sentenced to life in prison refused at first to comply with orders to testify tuesday Hen took the stand and said Adams lagging behind and running away had no of Loci on cod or s plans to murder Craig. Coder also said he murdered Craig to get revenge for Craig s alleged attempts to identify Coder As the person who had stolen a pistol at the army pos defense attorney Joel Cohen arguing against the murder charge said Adam effectively dropped out of the conspiracy by telling Coder he would t climb thelast 75 feet to the place where Craig eventually died. While Robidoux and Coder had been plotting the murder for several weeks Cohen said Adams joined the plot Only on the Day the murder occurred and had doubts about whether it would be carried  three conspirators Are expected to serve their sentences Al fort leaven Worth Kan. Robidoux was sentenced to life in prison but a pretrial agreement limits his term to 35 years