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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, December 6, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Tut Momick in Offick Public Ilion to the u 1. I med Fob Cei vol. 46, no. 232 sunday december 6.1987 0 8693 a d Louisville Man gets artificial heart Page 2 d Hanau kids make Glaus connection. Page 3 g Jabbar Streak halted by Bucks Page 21 Iti $ a dad s Home she Rel la Lle with daughter Dana Waves to he destroyer Kidd As it docks it Norfolk a Friday. The Kidd is return Lii from six months deploy ment in he persian Gulf where in was escorting tankers Story on Page 28. B-52s ready to fill void Sac chief says  . Bureau Raf Fairford England the strategic air come s 13-52 Force is ready to help beef up conventional forces in Europe after inc superpower Accord eliminating intermediate Range nuclear missiles is signed the Sac commander said. We have bombers i hat have bombs and missiles that could be dedicated to inc Sac eur supreme Allied commander Europe and come under his  Gen. John  or. Said in an inter View Friday with the stars and stripes. The general said he thought that nato would want to fill the void left in its forces when the nuclear missiles were re moved. President Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev arc expected on tuesday to sign the treaty eliminating their medium Range missiles the most important thing 1 think Sac can do is to help to beef up the conventional imbalance Chain said. We have awesome capability with the b-5 2  Chain who commands the major american nuclear Force of bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles said he has promised the b-52s to Gen. John r. Calvin supreme Allied commander Europe if Calvin wants them i be Given him the commitment he said. I be already told him that we arc willing to do this and general Calvin is very interested. It comes Down 10 dollars and budgetary  the former shape chief of Staft said he sees the b-52s being used in a strictly conventional role in Europe. Chain also has talked with nato officials about committing portions of the american based bomber Fleet. We have Given rides to All the nato military committee he said. I would Hope that All nato nations would invite the b-s1 10 come for exercises in their country to stage of of i hair country so that the country can get used to the h-52s flying off of their bases and our troops can get used to working with  he said he s found support among nato military officials. There s no military officer from any of he nato countries i be talked to Leaf has t strongly supported the concept. " Hope the european politicians can pull themselves up to their cull height recognizing the value to them and invite it to come  Chain 52. Said he thinks that the b 52 s Large payload and Long Range would be big assets in the european theater along Wilh its stand off weapons that allow in to fire at its target without being directly on it. It s an awesome capability that it pre sents to somebody like general Galva he said. Chain said he does t know How Many b-52s would be used in Europe if any were committed to the theater. He said that decision would be made by Calvin and the joint chiefs of staff the United states has 150 b-52s for the conventional Mission he said. Where they would be deployed would depend on the scenario As it unfolded. If the War was Only in Europe we could Send 150 b-52s to Europe. F the War was global then it would be up to the join chiefs of staff to see How they wanted to parcel them  a european commitment could be a saving Grace for inc b-52. Instead of re tiring the planes the air Force could use a european role As justification to keep see b-52s on Page 28 deadline near for Dod cuts of $30 billion report says Washington a the military services have until monday 10 came up with More than 530 billion in defense cuts for Neil year to comply with inc deficit reduction plan worked out by the White House and congressional leaders according to a published report. Internal budget directives to the services sent nov 23 by Deputy defense Secretary William h. Taft in Tell the Navy 10 absorb the largest of the reductions. $11.6 billion followed by the air Force. $10.5 billion. And inc army s9 billion nation week reports in us dec. 7 Issue. It is up 10 the service to decide Etc Ilif culs should be made bin the orders Rule out new programs and direct the services to emphasise  of defense machinery production As a Way to Cul cml. He Magazine reported Taft also called for serious consideration of reducing troop Siren in the Magazine said. The services responses arc to be Given to defense department comptroller Robert w. Helm. He told the services in a nov. 25 memo to ignore the pending fiscal 1988 appropriations action As Well As military and civilian pay raises since those and other factors will be incorporated later As the Pentagon budget pro Cess unfolds. Defense scr Frank c Allucci has said that no Mailer what the services propose he will rnnkt1 the final decisions on tlu1 Cuis. Carlucci Ako Saivii he does t exch Al inc Lyn Ngim will be Able to a Imp be inc Job of revising the fiscal is j budget submission until february or Juh. Such submissions fiut Tell see cuts on Pate 23 Reagan defends missile treaty As a Good bargain1 Washington a the  treaty to eliminate medium Range missiles is a Good bargain for America and inc pact furthers the cause of world peace. President Reagan said saturday delivering his weekly radio address from the Oval office Reagan who has come under harsh criticism from  who accuse him of giving in to soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev said he looks Forward 10 joining Ilie Kremlin Leader in celebrating a Juirl Calm i  of the in Utu Diuk Ninga nuclear forces in h inc present said "11 represents a Sec treaty on Page 28  
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