European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 1. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Rogers highly critical of inf treaty counter moves needed of assure peace he says Washington up Farmer nato commander Bernard Rogers has sharply critic Rcd the inf treaty saying it gives up Llic one weapon Moscow fears Mast and could make Europe Sale for conventional War. Hut the retired army general who spent an unprecedented eight years us inc top nato commander predicted the medium ranch missile pact will he approved by tin Senate. In its Wake he said nato must improve ils Battlefield Range nuclear fort upgrade conventional forces and seek Sharp reductions in Warsaw pact conventional forces. And. He said the super Powers should agree to Cut by half the sic of their strategic nuclear arsenals. Rogers who will testify monday be fore the Senate armed services commit tee Friday said the treaty returns the Alliance to its prel j79 position of rely ing on Al 11 bombers to deliver nuclear weapons inn tie Suvit Homeland. Those a Jnes lie said would have to be refuelled amid an air War Over Europe and Ihen run through a formidable War saw pact and soviet air defense system la hit their targets. The treaty eliminates All . And so Viet missiles with ranges from 300 to 3.400 Miles taking the perching 2 and ground hunched cruise missiles out of the . Inventory. Moscow would junk  missile types. This treaty puts Western Europe on the Slippery slope of  which is something the soviets want be cause i would make Europe Safe for conventional War Rogers told a National press club luncheon. Former . Ambassador Jeanc Flirk Patrick and former defense Secretary Harold Brown both endorsed the treaty with . And the intelligence committee took closed dour testimony cram defense Secretary Frank Carlucci and adm. James Crowe chairman of the joint Cetih is of Slait. At inc soviet embassy soviet official Corgi Kominko complained that the american arms negotiators at Geneva arc dragging their feet in the continuing arms control negotiations. Me said the main problem is the american interpretation of the abm treaty. The reason for that difficulty is that the american delegation tries to convince the soviet delegation thai it would he go nato areas. The remaining roughly 4,000 tactical weapons he said must be improved. The real question is will nato re Tain the kinds of weapons platforms that will propel nuclear warheads onto militarily significant soviet targets and do the soviets know that we can do thai following this treaty. The answer is  said Rogers noting thai few of the 4,000 weapons could reach soviet soil. Kirkpatrick told the armed services committee she favors inc Accord even though it on balance leaves Europe somewhat More vulnerable the soviet Union somewhat less vulnerable and the Alliance somewhat  Kir Patricl a leading conservative hard liner said rejection of the treaty would harm nato to Ron ints hat went out on a limb for it and would portray the . Government As in serious disarray incapable of pursuing coherent  however she said the Senate should add to the treaty a provision that if mos cow does not comply Witti the meaty. The United states would terminate inc agreement. Coal operators ump agree on proposed pact Washington a the United mine workers Union and the nation s largest Coal operators reached agreement on a proposed new contract saturday one Day before  4month contract Waskuc to expire. The agreement which was announced by ump president Richard Trumka still must be approved by the rank and file. Trumka said he Cip eels that the Icie will be held feb. It meanwhile Trumka said the current contract will be extended until the Driy after intr ratification vote. No Jmwa member is going to go out on  Trumka said lie said that includes miners when work for Independent cum panic i As Well As fur companies in the bituminous Coal operators association. The president of one of he nation s biggest independents the million Al group inc., announced last week that the Union had broken off negotiations and said he i peril a his company to be struck Afler the sunday Midnight deadline. Trumka wiil Vui is of tile tentative agreement will not lit available until Alicr Hie proposal is explained to Union members. The by oys chief negotiator. Consolidation Coil co. President , a limn did not appear with Trumka. Mis spokesman Tom Hoffman instead released a two sentence statement the Coa and the Jmwa have reached an agreement at the negotiating table. The next step is for both sides to submit this agreement to lit in membership for  into the Mouths of Trees Rabin Rhode of Sally industries of Jackstis Inelle tin packs punit Koht mulch he Enlil the i Noulis of these com Nuler of perused tree characters before their shipment id South Korea. The Trees Are intended for Senol  theme Park tilth is to be simple try Tafon the Start of the 1988 Slimmer old Melcs. Sing sing guards helping run drug sex ring lawmaker says new York a a group of guards and in mates at sin sing prison has run drug so and Gam bling operations Over the past two years and state officials have covered up reports of the wrongdoing a state senator charged saturday stale officials denied the charges by sen. Israel Ruiz although the slate s top prison official was quoted As saying that four of the prison s lop administrators were transferred in the last four months he cause of la administration Thomas a. C Oughin 111, commissioner of the department of correctional services acknowledged to the new York daily news that the maximum Security prison has been plagued by drug smuggling by guards gambling and sex Between inmates and female officers Rusit said based on interviews he taped with officers and a former sing sing official that male inmates and female guards met for sexual encounters in the prison Chapel projection room and cells. At least two of tin female guards were suspect cd of prostitution he said Kuiz said one guard spoke Ofa colleague caught in a cell with her pants  apparently after a sexual Liaison. Guards attempting to Stop the illegal activities reportedly received death threats from a group of rogue officers. No matter what charges we bring up. We found that 1 inspector general Brian Malone is trying to cover every thing up As is Coughlin the Bronx Democrat said. Corrections officers he said Don t Trust the top officials and Are suspicious of cooperating with them. Thai flies in the face of the facts said James Flat eau a corrections spokesman. The commissioner Dis misses 50 employees or More a year for misconduct. If Kuiz has proof As a member of the Senate he is obligated by Law to prove it. Where is it five female guards at sing sing resigned in 1986 when confronted with evidence of prohibited relations including sex with inmates a sinn guard caught hav ing sex in a prison cell resigned before she was charged and joined the new York City transit police according to Ruiz s report. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today ,.feb. 1. 1948 Orville Wright. 75, tin co inventor of the air plane and the first Man to Pilot an Ai Planel. Died in his sleep in Dayton. Ohio. 30 years ago foe . I 1958 actress Joanne Woodward. 37, and actor Paul Newman. 33. Were married in Lus vegas after a one year Romance 20 years ago today. Feb. I. L%8 South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu declared martial Law As american paratroopers landed on the roof of the . Embassy by helicopter and Telouk it from guerrilla infiltrators. 0 years ago today ,., feb. 1. 1978 acting under .1 i97fi Law requiring human rights violations to be considered in allocating military Aid. President Carter Cut off military assist Ance to Nicaragua