European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports in stripes d Edmonton oilers win Stanley cup Page 21 n Boston nips Detroit 119-115 in Aba playoffs Page 21 d Navratilova advances at French open Page 23 d Wilson Seta pole vault record at prep track meet Page 25 the stars and ripes Utomi Iid unom1c1l p j1uctioh f0 1 vol. 47. No. 41 saturday May 26, i9b8 Good morning d 8693 a Senate oks missile treaty Washington api the Senate Friday overwhelmingly approved a try ii eliminating . And soviet intermediate Range nuclear missiles ratifying the first major arms pact Between the two superpowers in 16 years. The final vote was 93-5. Ratification requires the approval of two thirds of the members Proem and voting. Approval of the treaty come in Lime for it to be presented to president Reagan at his Summit meeting with soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev which begins sunday in Moscow. It also gave cause for optimism to those who see the relatively modes inf Accord As paving the Way for a More ambitious treaty making deep cuts in the two sides arsenals of Long Range nuclear missiles. We arc making a breakthrough said so talc majority whip Alan Cranston a Ca if. It is not a substantively significant treaty. But it lays he foundation for future treaties that can substantially reduce the scale Cost and dangers of this arms  senators voting against the treaty were. Republicans Jesse Helms of North Carolina Steve sym i of Idaho Gordon Humphrey of new Hampshire Malcolm Wal lop of Wyoming and Democrat Emcil mailings of South Carolina. Sens. Joseph Biden d-dcl., and John Glenn d Ohio did not vote. The Paci was the first .-Sovici weapons treaty to be approved since the 1972 Accord on anti ballistic missiles White House officials in Washington issued a statement from the president following the vote in which Reagan said i am very pleased with the action of the United slates Senate in consenting to ratification of the info scaly. In two Days i will arrive in inc soviet Union to meet with general Secretary Gorba Chev to discuss our four part Agenda. Today s action by the Senate clearly shows support for our arms reduction  As it moved toward approval inc Senate adopted Strong language governing future interpretations of the medium Range missile in Cay and turned aside a series of Republican amendments that would have under see treaty on Back Page housing plans shelved in 3 communities offer critical report by Gao b William  Bureau Washington three military communities in Europe cancelled i2j.3 million in housing projects Alk a a government Ripon found that a barter overruled its housing needs. Because of Survey errors Usa eur requested additional family housing that was not needed a general accounting office report slated. The army uses Community surveys 10 determine the conditions of housing and to plan for future  Usa eur spokesman on Friday said Usa eur had not seen the report and would not comment. As a result of the Gao review the Frankfurt Nairn Burgand maim military communities either have cancelled hous ing projects or postponed them. The Cost of these projects totals a least $2-1.3  the report stated. Of this total. $3.8 million was for funded projects. Sij.4 million was for tentatively planned projects and �7-1 million was for programmed  in Frankfurt for example the army for fiscal 19b7 called for 12 new apart ments and 90 authorization for additional leased quarters when in fact there was a surplus of Over 400 units in the Community the report  analysis of family housing require ments for the Hanau no Ruburg and see housing on Back Page . To pay $12 million to help move Al 6 Wing by Mark Walsh staff Riter Brussels the United states has agreed to contribute about 112 Mill Ion to the com of relocating the 401st to fighter Wing from Torrejon a. Spain to Italy defense Secretary Frank Carlucci said Friday. The funds which ill pay for moral and welfare programs at the new base arc pan of the estimated shoo million it will Coil to relocate the unit which is leaving Spain at the insistence of the Spanish government. A did not seem to us to be reasonable to eur Eccl nato to pick up the costs for. Morale welfare and recreation which arc necessary adjuncts of military bases so i agreed that those costs Woald be picked up by inc United  car Lucci said at a press conference closing two Days of talks at nato Headquarters in Brussels. In terms of actual funding. Nato is taking some Sutra ordnary Steps Here be cause in is not Normal for them to pay for relocation costs Carlucci said. About si63 million of the total Wilt fund new housing Ai inc base which then will be leased to the air Force. Over a 10-year time Frame this initial investment would be paid Back Lonato he said. But All this is very  no location has yet been determined for the base. A spokesman for nato s italian delegation said his government must resolve numerous issues associated with the move before a site can be chosen. About 12 Sites Are under consider anon he said. The Issue will be discussed at next week s Cabinet meeting in Rome and then will go before the italian parliament soon after he said. The spokesman said the invitation Likely will reach full debate in parliament with our Sipioni coming mainly from Italy s leu Wing including its communist see move on Back Page Early Observance Aisi. John Mettry in new Bedford mass Suff sol Stephen loll new of he Masuch Zietts National crud and Risoui flags on the stiffs of Hose mho nude the supreme sacrifice in wars at the past. The Grain be traditionally decorated in Advance of the memorial Day Holiday