European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. March 2. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Moscow ordered ramming in ongoing chicken1 game by Richard Sale Washington up Reagan administration analysts suspect Moscow of ordering the deliberate ramming of two . Warships last month to scare off american vessels spying on soviet ships us. Intelli gence sources say. The incident provided a glimpse of the ongoing game of Chicken Between the two superpowers which is designed to provoke a response and Cam How the other Side operates the sources told United press International. The destroyer Caron and the guided missile Cruiser Yorktown had entered the Black  on feb. 10 to exercise the try he of innocent passage through die territorial seas of the soviet Union a Pentagon spokes Man said adding that both vessels proceeded to sail seven mites off the. Soviet  such transit is permitted under International Law under certain  a congressional stall Mem Ber said. The Pentagon spokesman said two soviet warships rammed Bolh vessels feb. 11 Oft the Southern coast of the crimean Peninsula. .  Bui several administration officials said hey suspect but have no proof that the action was or dered by Moscow. These sources acknowledged that in addition Loen Suring Freedom or navigation such voyages allow both sides to collect intelligence. One . Analyst described the Caron As a floating listening  it is part or a Navy component of the National Security Agency called the naval Security group. It uses one of the world s most advanced collection systems called ships signal exploitation spaces As Tern Ssell. The in Nian uses unit is headed by a chief Petty officer and operates from segregated quarters protected by five computerized locks a former crewman said. He said the room housing the system was full of electronic  soviet naval units operate in coordination with Shore based aircraft and ballistic missile submarines. Administration olt trials said that collecting data on How those forces coordinate and deploy is a top . Intelligence goal. What you want is to provoke a response said an analyst. He said the intelligence work includes watching for activation of special command links on which ships Lalk to commanders on special circuits or frequencies. The Caron is equipped to intercept All kinds Ofeler  emissions Given off by a ship s communications or weapons systems sources said. It was deployed in a face off with Libya when Navy planet shot Down two attacking libyan tighten in the Northern part of the go Lfonsi Era. The Caron not Only listened to the conversations of senior libyan commanders talking to airfields and other key military installations but also tracked a libyan submarine that eventually surfaced some 100 Yards from the . Ship no one was wearing a uniform except inc Captain a former Caron Crew Man said. Since then he Caron often has been deployed in the Ulack sen to Shadow soviet vessels or Send a Politi Cal message that the . Navy goes where in wants an administration official said. Of course it gets the russians very sensitive the official said. Both sides like to play these games of Chicken the former crewman said. The soviets used to head right Al us on a collision course and Only veer aside at the last minute. Or we would dress Guys in while a Dirac of . Ships analysts say live protective suits and wait them Cut to he front of the snip with a Box As if we Hod had a radiation Leal or were fiddling with a nuclear warhead to go the soviets to sheer off. A . Official Laid there were a lot or theories As 1o Why the soviet had rammed the . Vessels including a bad decision by local commanders and Mili tary discontent with cutbacks instituted by soviet Lender Mikhail  a Pentagon analyst said the ramming actually Hud intelligence advantages. Vou can learn a Tot about an enemy ship you re engaging he said. For one thing. It s entitling talk ing to Shore bases and Tor another you can watch its Shipborne systems tight  but some Navy officials expressed concern that inc Caron and inc Yorktown were vulnerable to seizure by a Large group of sock t ships. The soviets could a Sis order them to put into port and he Compromise of iwo of our most sons iliac technologies would be a  one former senior  official said but others downplayed inc danger. Any Effort to Sci the Caran or Yorktown. And you d see every . Or nato fighter bomber in the area Hilling those soviet  said Otic Pentagon analyst. Nor would the Navy captains go quietly nut they in broadside until they Sank. The Ticonderoga class Vork Lown is an 8.edo-Ion, j7so million ship with a computer controlled radar directed defense  hut Irani is in All directions simultaneously to detect and track targets. Van engage an incoming missile while conducting search and tracking for additional ones. The ship is protected by its own missiles and computer controlled rapid fire galling guns that can vaporize steel in the words of one nato analyst. North subpoenaed for questioning on possible . Role in drug plot Detroit a a defense lawyer in a drug trial Here has sub Cna cd la. Col. Oliver North to testify Aboul an alleged scheme to smuggle marijuana and cocaine into Michigan from South America. North inc former National Security Council aide fired in november 1986 As the Iran Comra affair started coming to Light was ordered to appear March i before . Day Hrict judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit Trie subpoena was sought by attorney Ronald c. Drc Sukk who said he wants to question North about whether govern ment financed flights were used to bring drugs into the United states Drusnick represents Frank Ivan Turck Carroca of Colombia one of eight defendants indicted sept. 1-4 on charges of conspiring to import tons of cocaine and marijuana into Michigan Between july nndscpt.6, 1987, Drusnick said he wants to determine North s relationship with Michael b. Palmer. According it inc indictment. Palmer was aboard a dc-6 aircraft Alleg edly used to ship drugs into Michigan Tasi summer. Palmer who was hot charged in the Detroit Case was a vice president of Southern air transport a Cia backed operation Dresnick said. According toll. Cod. Oliver North court documents. Palmer contracted with the state department to Fly food and clothing to the Contra rebels trying to topple the government of Nicaragua Drusnick in his court filing seeking North s testimony provided a Page Alleg edly from North s desk Calendar dated aug. 9, 1985, with n hand Willen Nita Tion Reading "dc-6, which is being used for Contra Supply runs out of new or leans is probably being used for drag runs into the . The same Calendar Page also noted a meeting with Rob who Drusnick said he believes was Robert Owen North s Liaison with the contras. Both Owen and Palmer also have been subpoenaed to testify in Detroit although Palmer s whereabouts Are unknown. Wocl Eicr either shows is anyone s guess Dresnick said of North and Palmer. Hope they do. I be got a lot of questions to ask  Barry Simon a Washington attorney representing North refused to say Mon Day night whether North had received the subpoena from Detroit or answer questions about the Calendar entry cited by Drusnick. We Don t comment on any aspect of our representation of la. Col. North Simon said. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago Fodoly. March 2, 1948 Louis Armstrong and his hot five were awarded the French president s cup after is Days and nights of bebop and Dixieland an. Al the International jazz festival in Nice France. 30 years ago today. ,. March 1, 1958 Oxford University Ferrule students went on strike against kissing and cuddling to pro isl the production and testing of Hydrogen bombs. 20 years ago today. March 2, 1968 rioting Over University Reform exploded in a bloody three hour Battle Between thousands of left wins University students and police in Koine. J 0 years ago today. March 2, 1978 Trie Dollar was fixed at 1.97 Marks in Frankfurt. West Germany the first Lime Ever that in was fixed at less than the two Mark level. Party Leader resigns Ankara Turkey a Erdal Inonu Leader of the main opposition so Cial Democrat populist party resigned from the party chairmanship on sunday the Semi official Anatolia news Agency reported. Police turn out in Force for colleague s funeral sea for . A the streets were awash with dress blues and angry tears monday As 10,000 police officers attended last rites for Edward Byrne a 22-year-old policeman killed while protecting a witness in a drug Case. It was the largest police turnout for a fallen col league in he history of the new Vork City police authorities said. They came from tas and Ohio Maryland and Rhode Island and icy lined the eight blocks approaching St. James Church. Byrne was slain Early Friday As he guarded a witness who had complained to police about crack dealers work ing in he South Jamaica Section of inc Borough of Queens. There have been no arrests. Byrne eight months on the Force was struck by three Shotgun blasts. Eight officers carried inc coffin draped in the Green and White Flag of the department into the Church As a police Bagpiper played when the Battle is  the family followed his father a former City police lieu tenant carried a color photograph of his son. Following a mais use Rev. Cli arts Narris of both cedi missionary baptism Church located in inc 103rd pie Vinct where Byrne served spoke from the altar in support of policy when arc fighting  mayor Edward. Koch also spake after the service. He said he fell the same sadness he Felt upon the deaths of Franklin d. Roosevelt John f. Kennedy and Manin Luther King or. In b strange Way Edward Byrne s death has the same importance Koch said. If drug trafficking has become so bold that they can engage in the assassination of a police if Rcck then our whole society a Al risk. Thai is Why his death is so