European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 19, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 7 soviets agree inf bans futuristic weapons Washington not the soviet Union has told the United Stales ii agrees that the pending treaty on medium and Shorter Range missiles bans futuristic weapons administration officials said sunday. The soviet statement which name in a recent letter from foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze appears to remove an important political obstacle in the Senate to Swift approval of the treaty. The Senate armed services commit Iii complained in a report last month that the Accord was unclear As to whether it banned possible new types of Ciovic weapons such As medium Range cruise missiles thai destroy their targets by laser beams or other Fulu Islic Means instead of exploding warheads. The democratic majority Leader. Sen. Robed c. Byrd of West Virginia has called this a key Issue and said that he would not permit the treaty to come to inc Senate floor until the question was resolved. The Reagan administration has taken the position that inc commonly understood Bangui go in the treaty indicates that such futuristic weapons Are prohibited by inc pact and has argued that there is no reason to think that Moscow thinks otherwise. But administration officials have also acknowledged Hal the soviet and american negotiators had not Spe Dpi Jauly discussed whether such futuristic weapons would be covered. And last week two former Reagan administration officials _ former defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger and Kenneth Laderman the former director of the arms control and disarmament Agency sent separate letters to Congress asserting that there was no Clear understanding Between Washington and Moscow that such futuristic weapons arc banned by inc treaty. In order to ease Senate concerns Secretary of stale George p. Sulu sough a definitive Clar Ficat a of the Issue when he met with Shevardnadze and senior soviet arms control officials in Geneva on thursday. The russian officials at first seemed to be surprised by Shultz s request administration officials said. But Yuri v. Dubinin the soviet ambassador to washing ton delivered a letter to inc state department from Shevardnadze on Friday evening in an apparent Effort to help gain Quick Senate approval of inc treaty. Destruction of nuclear mlis Lle a under int be Tudur Latte in 1, Nuder a tract a Gudim a Tara m str now the mid vat Mil Thul May h it Chytik to Ful saw qty to the us  pm vow noon we m a panning Lent. A St Twil m  10 of cup Tow a it Nisi Pama 5s-a n 1 sold Hejri. Nickel Noiin Fri motor com Fri out Votto Riim Luneac a aunt Rrvel by pfc Nai 4, the tort Heun. Mrus Nueton vtk3kjmj  9. Any mud Lvi non wac turn v i in scow Talreja id hmm n tort Nuj from Butia Mun and Cut fat we tour dual pm. Shevardnadze wrote Hal Moscow agreed with the administration s understanding Hal weapons that de stroy targets by Fulu Islic Means Are banned. Accord ing to administration official familiar with he letter he said i would like to confirm to you once again that the soviet Side s understanding of this question is the tame at that of the . Side. The definitive View of inc soviet Side ii that the treaty on the elimination of intermediate Range and Shorter Range missiles ban these two classes of missiles however equipped nuclear or any  the soviet response on futuristic weapons came to Light As the foreign relations committee issued a lengthy report to the scale urging  of the treaty and warning of severe political repercussions if the pact was not ratified. Last month the Commilles in a 17-2 Vole recommended approval. The report reflecting the views of the democratic majority also stressed the need to approve the accor with an attached binding condition on the constitutional Issue of treaty interpretation. Sen. Jesse Helms . And sen. Frank h. Murkowski a Alasia joined the democrats. The condition which was devised by sen. Joseph r. Biden jr., d-del., ban the president from reinterpret ing a treaty without Senate approval. It is part of a larger debate that stems from the Reagan administration s new Broad interpretation of the anti ballistic missile treaty intended to allow expanded tests of space based Ami missile systems. The report said that the binding condition is needed because the administration conceded virtual Noth ing on this Issue in a feb. 9 letter from Shultz to Senate democratic Leaden. Regarding a possible new treaty reducing Long Range arms the committee suggested limits be negotiated on conventionally armed cruise missiles a position that the administration has rejected and which the Senlac intelligence and Senate armed services committees have warned against. Tow foreign relations report said that most Mem Bers of the committee find it difficult to understand Why protecting . Conventional cruise missile capabilities and options is More important than ensuring the Overall verifiability of the emerging Start treaty referring to the agreement on strategic or Long Range arms. Senate aides say that they expect the treaty to come up for a door vote in Early or mid May. Trapeze Art of Falls to death before Sun neck crowd hialea11, a. A a trapeze Art ill slipped during a Solo performance 17 incl above ground and plunged headfirst to her death As 900 spectators watched in Honor witnesses said. Belinda Amandis. 31, of Sarata who was so proficient she once performed while suspended from a helicopter was killed instantly sunday night at the circus Usa show authorities said. When it happened everybody looked around at each other like this is some kind of Rick part of the act High la " said Terry Koenig. 40, who was with his wife and Iwu children. At the second she fell everybody was silent said Koenig s wife Annie. Then we realized Whai had Hap  Amandis was about five minutes into her act balancing on her Back while performing without a net. She slipped when she attempted to slide Down the bar and hang on with one  spotter Down below made performers jumped to the two other rings in an attempt to continue the show but police called off the show and led spectators from the tent. She died immediately there was nothing the paramedics could do said police sol. Jorge Hierro. If our profession. You know there is always the possibility something like jump to try and break her fall but he this can happen said Bertal Nawas too late said 27-year-old Tom Nikolski. A High Vore artist who joined circus Usa a year ago Afler defecting from the soviet Union. Only the very Best have the skill to perform without a net. She was definitely one of the Best. Gonzalez who also was among the 900spectators packed into the sweltering big top. She hit the ground on her face. It was probably the worst Way she could  Amandis also known As Belinda Nielsen Visingard. Was a native of Den Mark and a career circus performer who had been in Many International shows said circus Usa owner David a Obj this is a tremendous Shock because everybody Here knows everybody else Mobbs said she was one of the Best in the business. She preferred no to work with a net. She fell it limited  gunner Amandis the performer s untie did she had performed the some act hundreds of times and often added nuances to frighten spectators. What she did was lunge Forward and to scare people she would kick Outher one leg that s when she slipped he said. Pal pastor apologizes for role in fund raising fort Mill . Up a pal pallor says he is ashamed he helped the ministry take people s contributions and spend in on hotels trains a water slide and Palm Trees while a world missionary Effort  being cancelled. The Rev. Sam Johnson speaking sunday at pal s heritage Village Church apologized for contributing to inc actions and attitudes that eventually brought on the financial collapse of pal which was ordered liquidated last week to pay creditors. This is idolatry said Johnson. A great Deal of what we have done Here was not ministry i t was a scam. The sooner we admit it was a scam the sooner we can gel on with the real business of propagating the gospel. I m from Humble parents and i knew this Opu Lence was wrung Johnson said. I m ashamed Hal 1 was part of  on Friday a bankruptcy judge ordered the ministry to liquidate ill holdings including in Heri Tage Usa resort to pay off creditors who Are owed As much As s125 million. Liquidation is definitely required . Bankruptcy judge Rufus Reynolds said after learning from pal trustee David Clark the ministry had Only $2.5 million of the s5.7 million due creditors May 2. Donations to pal which at one Point exceeded Sio million a month collapsed last year after founder Jim Bakker resigned in a sex scandal. There. Jerry Falwell. Who followed Bakker As chair Man sought bankruptcy Protection for pal last june. Various telethon even Falwell s celebrated plunge Down the water slide at heritage Village s amusement Park failed to raise enough to keep pal afloat. Its staff of 2,000 has been Cut to 67$, and an auction last week produced no bids on the million Dollar parsonage once occupied by Bakker and his wife. Tammy Faye. Johnson said Only god can save pal now and he thinks cod May not be pleased with the direction the ministry he taken. What we have Here is idolatry he warned. But if we will come Back to our first love god will provide. Let s Uke the Money entrusted to us and Tell the world about  Johnson said he was ashamed of his pal role adding he was duped by promises from lop pal officials that he would be put in charge of a world missions Effort when he quil his Job three years Agoras an assemblies of god missionary in Europe to join Bakker who had been his classmate in Bible  and gentlemen 1 want to Apo Logue this morning to the lord Jesus Christ Johnson said. When 1 left 19 years of missionary work the Call Jesus gave to me As a boy when i left that tailing i name 10 this ministry in 1985 when they were building a 115 million water Park. Silly Days after 1 arrived Hen to Lead a world missionary Effort it was cancelled Johnson said. So then i Rode a horse around these grounds to raise Money. Then i spoke to dumb people on Tele vision and raised $900 at a clip for a train. And then we imported Palm tree from Florida to a land where Palm Trees can t survive became we thought we should have Palm trees1 for the water Park a he said. Palm Trees in a place that had � Frost warning just last