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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes saturday june 4,1988 Union head demands mine safety improvements Borken West Germany api a Power Ful Union president on Friday demanded improved safely measures for miners As grieving family members in a makeshift morgue said Farewell to victims of West Germany s worst mining disaster in 26 years. Rags flew at half staff nationwide and donations were pouring in to Bank accounts set up to Aid the victims families. Fifty seven men died deep underground when methane Gas explosion Shook the ground with  Force in inc town of Barke wednesday afternoon. Fourteen of them were turkish immigrants. Army no convicted of attempted spying Aberdeen proving ground map a military jury found a decorated . Army sergeant guilty Friday of attempted espionage for passing unclassified documents to an Fri agent who was posing As a soviet spy. Sol. Daniel Waller Richardson 42, was found innocent of a second count of attempted espionage. Richardson also was found guilty of stealing government property of the unauthorized Sale of government property and of failure to report an attempt by an unauthorized person to obtain classified information. After announcing its verdict the jury of three officers and four enlisted men began deliberating his sentence. Richardson who served 2 Tours of duly in Vietnam and received a commendation for heroism could face life in prison. The sergeant denied betraying his country but testified that he gave documents to someone he thought was a Kab agent in Hopes of impressing his supervisors and winning a promotion. He was accused of culling the soviet embassy and when called Back by an undercover feb agent turning Over pages of a military manual and electronic circuitry for a Lank. Computers from Page 1 focus the Pilot s attention on the most critical Deci Sions while handling lower priority matters itself like the vacuum cleaner shaped sidekick of Star wars hero Luke  example in a Central european Battle scenario demonstrated thursday the Pilot s associate copes with an overheating radar system while the Dill is firing missiles at an enemy bomber. All the while in computer is giving the Pilot a display of the missile ranges of the most threatening enemy fighters. Major new threats prompt the computer to talk aloud Lockheed s Model in fact sounds like a woman with a Southern  ability to pick out the biggest threats is made possible by artificial intelligence. The computer con siders the Pilot s planned flight path and the capabilities and behaviour of enemy aircraft and draws conclusions. It May suggest avoiding some planes or attacking them depending on the orders for each  instead of merely telling the Pilot that fuel has been lost the computer would indicate whether i Heptane has enough to carry out the original Mission and suggest a new flight path if necessary. That flight Pat would take into account the delicate task of weaving among enemy ground radars to prevent them from gaining a Good enough fix to launch a  Der Wcurt said that would replace educated Guesswork by the  Van Der Weert emphasized the Pilot s associate would replace neither the Pilot nor on two seat planes the  Pilot could overrule any action proposed by the computer in some cases simply by ignoring it. Marti Broadwell Lockheed s program manager noted that the computer would adjust to the Pilot s rejection going to work on new proposals consistent with the Pilot s decisions. As smart As the new system is it must overcome the notoriously slow characteristics of artificial intelligence computers said Lockheed program manager Jack Burnelte. The 30-minute simulated flight replayed on video monitors for reporters thursday actually took nearly three hours for the system to process but Broadwell said that meets the goal for this Point in the system s development. Pentagon officer cites hurdles to expanded anti drug Effort Washington a the Pentagon drug coordinator tilled for Congress on Friday a Sene or obstacle the military facet in playing an expanded role in the drug War among them plane too wit to catch the Little aircraft Mug ten us and military police not trained to read people their right. A Marine it Gen. Stephen g. Cams Lead Deputy Asci int Secretary of defense for drug policy an enforcement noted thai the joint chief of staff u preparing a plan for an escalated military anti drug Effort. Such an expanded military presence m the fight against drugs u part of legislation authorizing the Pentagon s pending programs for the upcoming fiscal year beginning oct. 1. But Oln Stead then proceeded to Tell a House government operations  All the Hur Ufa the Pentagon Mutt  solution to detecting drug smuggler flying Over the .-Maucan Border Olmstead said would be to use airborne detection planes the air Force Azacs the Navy s e-2candtne Navy i p-3. But he said that the air Force has Only 33awacs on Active missions a third of them Over seas. Of the 22 in the United states he said the Reagan from Page 1 nuclear missiles. He said much of the credit for that treaty should go to Thatcher whom he called a voice that never sacrificed its anti communist credentials orits realistic appraisal of change in the soviet  he said she was the first to suggest we could do business with the soviet  Reagan said the allies have stuck to a policy that rejects both the inevitability of War or the permanence of totalitarian Rule a policy based on realism that seeks not just treaties for treaties Sake but the recognition and Resolution of fundamental differences with our  i believe this policy is bearing fruit Reagan said. While Reagan praised the soviets for their troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and for social reforms begun by Gorbachev he also expressed caution. Let us embrace honest change when it occurs but let us also be wary. Lei us stay Strong he said. Still the president noted in moving terms the faces of Hope to saw while on a walk in Moscow with soviet leaders. Reagan began the address by noting that the relationship Between England and the United Stales has been critical to nato s Success and the cause of free  on a lighter note Reagan said americans Are proud of anything More than a few Hundred years old and that some even see my election As America s attempt to show our european cousins that we Loo have a re Gard for Antiquity. Before the Guildhall speech Reagan met for about an hour with japanese prime minister Noboru take initial estimate i that five or Rix would be needed each Day to cover the jul me Fetn Border it Cost j9.400 in hour to opera the up Bonite Adial the Navy i a Sci Are to Tad trouble with cracked Wing problems with 34 in the Fleet of currently out of service the general added. The coast guard and Amtomi service each have two e.2cs, but they Nave the tame Wing Prowe Rai and May be grounded. " committee chairman Clam to gun Ivo fcb then asked if the military  combat aircraft such at the f-l4, a f-16 we and f-4 to intercept drug smugglers. Bonstead said using urfi planet to follow Stow moving drug plane would Caine them to Tau and fall out of the sky. I the general also Aid that military police Are no qualified to perform civilian arrests they re opt concerned with civil rights and Miranda Reading defendant his rights when arrested and Oln Stead said la have the military Seal the Borders against air and sea smugglers As Tome Law Makcon Are demanding the armed Fortes would have to Stop everything else we  Shita. Thursday evening the reagans had Lea wit Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace and dined with the thatchers at their no. 10 Downing St. Residence. In a Surprise move Reagan invited Thatcher to visit the United Stales in november to meet inc newly elected president. The gesture was widely viewed in British press re ports Friday As a first step in passing the leading role in East West affairs to Thatcher nato j longest serving  visit would Mark the prime minister s 20th meeting with Reagan since he took office in 1981. Osnato leaders Thatcher is considered to have the closest relationship with Gorbachev who plans to visit Britain next  Brief comments after the Reagan address Friday Thatcher made note of the in dissolvable Friendship Between the United states and Britain she praised Reagan s achieve minis on arms control and noted that the president did not flinch from Tak ing the fight on human rights to the very heart of the soviet  she said he had restored Faith in the american dream not by bowing to the wishes an whims of others but by remaining firm in his be  you for the Summit thank you for your presidency thank you for the strength of your beliefs and god bless America Thatcher said following his address Reagan made a Brief Stop atthe . Embassy in London before heading for Heath cow Airport and the night Home. He arrived at an Drews fab outside Washington late Friday. Secretary of state George Shultz who followed the Moscow Summit with a Short briefing for nato ministers in Brussels met Friday with British foreign Secretary sir Geoffrey Howe. See photo Page 3. Shultz left England in mid afternoon for the Middle East. Dukakis from Page 1 examiner and san Francisco television station Kron indicated Dukakis led Jackson by 24 percentage Points 52 percent to 28 percent. In a similar Survey iwo weeks ago he led by 37 Points. The poll for which 600 registered democratic Vot ers were questioned on tuesday and wednesday has a margin of error of 4 percentage Points the examiner said in thursday s editions. Jackson was expressing Hopes that a debate with Dukakis could be arranged before tuesday s  two democrats had been scheduled to debate thursday afternoon in California but Dukakis can celeb out after his wife s doctors said they wanted to operate without delay. Some Bush supporters eyeing a series of Public opinion surveys last month that gave Dukakis double digit leads have been urging Bush to try to set himself apart front Reagan on a few issues. Bush has edged away from the president on such matters As Panama s Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega under indictment on drug charges and attorney Gen eral Edwin Meschi under investigation by an inde pendent counsel. But he has refrained from any dra Matic Breaks with the president we be got a game plan. We re staying with it he said. You re not going to see any drastic change in Campaign  on thursday he was asked about Reagan s Sugges Tion that soviet reluctance to Issue exit visas stems from bureaucratic problems rather than Kremlin policy. Bush sidestepped the question. But he went on to criticize soviet human rights policy in stronger terms than the president has used. Still he hailed Reagan for raising human rights issues saying i think the soviet Union should adhere to these High standards the president is talk ing  Dukakis too made a Point of praising Reagan for bringing up human rights during the Summit trip. We Lake Pride in the message of Freedom and human rights that president Reagan brought with him 10 Moscow the democratic candidate said in a statement issued by his Campaign  
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