European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday june 4,198b Dod s role in drug War questioned by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the Pentagon received j389 million last year to Bailie drug smuggler about 28 percent or the Federal total but the government got Lillic in return for its investment according to a con Gressional watchdog Agency report. The Navy devoted 2,500 ship Days to drug interdiction in 1987, but cons guard personnel on the ships seized Only 20 vessels and made 110 arrests at a Cost to the defense department of s40 million said a new report prepared for Congress by the general account ing office. The air Force designated 591 flying hours in air borne radar surveillance aircraft in 1987 to track Small planes suspected of smuggling at a Cost of 12,6 Mil lion. The results were six seizures and 10 arrests. Even though lawmakers arc putting intense pressure on the defense department to step up its interdiction role Pic military track record May not improve very much said the report the Gao report lists one uncertainty after another regarding the Wisdom of increasing the military s Rolein the drug War. The biggest problem the report said is the Lack of consensus in Congress on just what should be done. Some lawmakers want All out mobilization to fight the War on drugs to include empowering Dod to become directly involved in searches seizures and arrests the report said others want More Dod involvement but not arrest and seizure Powers thus maintaining traditional military and civilian  Law enforcement agencies say their most critical need is More personnel. Bui Pentagon officials say that to make a Dent in the drug flow too Many service members who Aren t trained in drug interdiction work in the first place would have to be taken away from their regular military jobs thus hurting readiness. Even the concept of interdiction to which the government devotes about 35 percent of its drug control funds May be faulty because of the country porous orders and the fact that smugglers easily can Shin methods and mules the Gao said other Federal agencies also have mixed feelings about increasing Pentagon involvement. Customs service officials far example told the Gao they would rather buy More of their own planes than rely on Dod. But Money is another Roadblock. Many lawmakers Are dragging the military into the fray responding Inan election year to a rising tide of Public concern about the drug problem. But few if any have been willing total dollars and cents. News updates aspirin soles drop new York a aspirin sates shot higher in Early february after the release of a widely publicized study on aspirin and heart attacks but volume quickly re Lumen to previous Levels preliminary statistics from a leading mar Ket research firm indicate. Aspirin sales at the nation s larger food stores jumped to about190 million tablets m the first week in february up 41 percent from unit sales of about 135 Mil lion in the same week in 1987. According to figures from Nielsen marketing research based in Northbrook til. But unit sales at those outlets fell steadily Over then to several weeks and by mid March were Back to Levels roughly Matching that of a year Earl ice Nielsen said. Seabrook nuke Plant Ludlow mass. A directors of the fourth largest investor in the Seabrook nuclear Power Plant have voted to pull out and opponents of the stalled project say trial could spell its doom. A Plant spokesman said he was confident the project would sur Vive the decision by the Board of directors of the Massachusetts municipal wholesale electric co., which has an 11.6 percent stake in Seabrook. Hospital releases go Hurt in May 27 crash Stuttgart a 2nd support com Soldier was released from the army Hospi Tal in bad Cannula it Friday a week after being injured in an expressway traffic Acci Dent a command spokesman said. Spec James m. Thurs on 21, a native of Atlantic City n.j., suffered fractured ribs an injured spleen and other internal injuries in the four car collision which occurred May 27 on autobahn 8 i Stuttgart the spokesman said. Thurs on is assigned to the 263rd maim co a the Bobingen maintenance facility. Donna r. Marose. An american Pas Senger in the 1984 Dodge Sedan thurs on was driving died As a result of injuries suffered in the crash. . Mili tary officials and West German police Are investigating the Accident. Correction the unit of the recipient of the air Force outstanding judge advocate award was  yesterday. Maj. Ste phen c. Donnelly is assigned to the 486lhtac missile Wing. House pane oks defense spending that cuts Reagan s Star wars request 11 a put Llly a yet of silk . ?_�.�  to n kill Lek a Liim it run Tim in let til aka  the i i he 4l1washington a the House appropriations committee voted approval thursday of a 1300 billion military spending Bill that gives president Reagan far less than he wanted for his Star wars anti missile defense. The voice vote action sends the Bill to the floor of the democratic controlled House where it is expected to be consid ered next week. The Bill appropriates $299,5 billion for the Pentagon for the fiscal year Start ing ocl. I which would be a reduction from the current defense budget of s 301 billion. The Bill appropriates s3,5 billion for the strategic defense initiative As Star wars is formally known. Reagan had sought s4.9 billion for the program which has a $3,9 billion budget Tor the current year. The Bill appropriates Money already authorized by the House last month in a separate Pentagon measure. The appropriation Bill did not con Tain a series of arms control restrictions added last month by democrats to the authorization Bill. Those restrictions eliminate All but the smallest nuclear tests require adherence to the a ratified 1979 Salt ii nuclear arms treaty and ban spending Money foray Star wars tests that violate the exist ing interpretation of the 1972 anti Ballis tic missile treaty. The restrictions were dropped from soviet dissident loses Job after seeing Reagan Moscow Dpi dissident Biolo Gist Sergei Kovalyov lost his Job at a re search Institute one Day after he criticized soviet human rights abuses during a meeting with president Reagan in mos cow activist Andrei Sacharov said Fri Day. Sakharov termed the victimization of Kovalyov a direct Challenge to the United slates and Reagan. In an unprecedented news conference at the soviet foreign ministry the one time Nobel peace prize Winner who was banished to seven years of internal exile because of his human rights activities said there has been great improvement in the Field under soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He said Gorbachev de serves  however Sakharov said there was still a very Long Way to go before there was full implementation of Basic human rights in the soviet Union. I believe that sizeable changes have taken place but they Are not exhaustive not enough to ensure full implementation of human  he said there were still at least 20 political prisoners in jail or exile in the so Viet Union and he demanded their immediate release As continuing proof thai there can be no going Back to what he termed a Stalin esque Altitude toward human rights. But Sakharov warned that there remained a great danger to Reform from conservative elements who were rigging elections and planned to pack the 19th communist party conference later this month with anti reformists. The june 28 conference is considered a key As to whether Gorbachev will be Able to continue his Reform policies or be forced to slow Down by conservative party bureaucrats. Sakharov said Kovalyov who was one of 49 dissidents and refuseniks invited personally by the president to attend a luncheon at the . Ambassador s Resi Dence in Moscow last monday was in formed 24 hours later that the Job he had been Given it the Institute of problems of technical transfers was no longer available. The legislation approved thursday chiefly because of a jurisdictional fight within the House Between the appropriation committee and the armed services committee which oversees the authorization Bill. Under House rules the appropriation Bills Are Only supposed to involve amounts of Money and not include policy issues such As arms control. The armed services committee had objected to adding the arms control restrictions to the appropriations . Norman Dicks d-wash., a member of the appropriations commit tee and a supporter of the restrictions said i think you might see the arms control amendments added on the floor. My instinct is that it helps la have them on both Bills appropriations and the authorization Bill said Dicks. Would support adding them on the rep. Vic Fazio Rait said weddin t add the arms control provision basically because of a jurisdictional ques  Soldier killed by car while crossing Highway Kitzinger West Germany a . Soldier attempting 10 walk across autobahn 3 was killed wednesday night when he was struck by a car near Khz Zingen. Spec. Warren card of he co i oth liner in 3rd inf div was pronounced dead at the scene at 11 30 . He was 23. He is survived by his parents Roland and Claire card of grand Island . German and american authorities Are investigating the Case a 3rd inf div statement said Friday. Gas shortages foreseen Munich shortages of unleaded gasoline Are anticipated sundays and German holidays at the cafes Auto Bahn 5 filling station North of Frankfurt. Diesel fuel will Noi be available attestation until a problem with the under ground tanks can be fixed an cafes Europe release said. Go demoted in sexual harassment incident Ramstein a West Germany a 36-year-old Soldier found of Biilly thurs Day of wrongfully engaging in sexual Dis Cussion with another Soldier lost one Stripe following a general court martial Sec. Michael a. Haluski 36, of the 44th Ord co Baum older was demoted to Salt sergeant. He must forfeit $300 a month for three months in connection with an a gust 1986 incident involving a 29-year old staff sergeant. A 21st support come spokesman said the incident stemmed from counselling Haluski provided the woman following allegations she had Many male visitors to herbal Racks. After the counselling Haluski made sexually oriented comments to lit woman the spokesman said. The 18-year army Veteran was acquitted of a separate charge of sexual harassment involving 20-year-old private. The spokesman said Hauski l trial was the third this year in 21st support come jurisdiction that involved sexual harassment