European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 8, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 d Rel top military chief won t offer advice Washington a the soviet military chief of staff beginning an unprecedented tour of . Military bases said wednesday he did t see any similarity Between the Downing fan iranian Airliner and that of a korean Airliner by soviet forces in 1983. Marshal Sergei f. Fakhr Omeyer Tolda defense department news Confer ence that he had discussed the Inci Dent with his . Counterpart and Host adm. William j. Crowe but had refrained from offering any advice. Yesterday adm. Crowe informed me about that and he told me about the specifics and we took some Tim discussing this said Fakhr Omeyer speaking in russian. I and  Are military professionals and i did not see fit to offer any military advice. I would not draw any similarities Between the iranian Airliner a few Days ago and the Downing of a Korea Airliner a few years  asked to explain the differences be tween the two incidents Fakhr Omeyer smiled and said i believe you would be More interested in the subjects we Are discussing today As part of the continuing dialogue Between . And soviet armed forces. Crowe and others in the briefing room laughed As Fakhr Omeyer ducked the question and the american Admi ral said a few minutes later that he was looking Forward to facing the so Viet press when he accepts the soviet marshal s invitation to visit Moscow at a later Date. Crowe at a grim news conference sunday announcing that a . Warship had shot Down Iran air flight655 with 290 people aboard said there were fundamental differences Between it and the Downing of korean air lines flight 007 on sept. 1, 1983. The key distinction said Crowe was that the americans fired on the iranian jetliner in an area of combat while the soviets shot Down Kal 007 in an area free of hostilities. The fundamental differences of course Are that it was not a War zone Crowe said of the Kal Inci Dent. There was not combat in Prog Ress. There was not combat there nor Mally Over the soviet Kamchatka Peninsula where Kal 007 was tracked by soviet fighters and shot marshal Sergei f. Fakhr Omeyer left and adm. William j. Crowejr. Meet reporters wednesday at the Pentagon. Samurai Auto sales plunged in june new York a sales of the Suzuki Samurai plunged 70.6 percent in june from a year earlier the automaker said wednesday in its first sales report since Consumers Union charges that the vehicle tips Over too  Suzuki motor corp. Said it sold 2,199 samurais in june Down from 7,479 in june 1987.june s sales were the lowest since december 1985, the month after the car s . Introduction. Sales had been running at More than 6,000 a  dramatic decline demonstrated the influence of Consumers Union As Well As the Impact of television news which showed clips of the Samurai tipping Over onto its outriggers in test  Union said june 2 that the Samurai tends to Roll Over when the Driver swerves to avoid a Accident. It gave the vehicle its first not acceptable rating in 10 years. Pentagon Selling stingers to Greece Washington july 7 up the Pentagon said wednesday it intends to sell Greece 500 of its deadly stinger anti aircraft missiles and launchers and1,000 reload missiles for an estimated $ 124 million. Congress has 30 Days to disapprove the Sale of the shoulder fired weapons which the Pentagon said would help Greece meet its obligations in the nato Alliance by modernizing its air defense forces. The Safe includes the assignment of two . Government personnel to Greece and training to repro Gram the missile to identify Friend or foe aircraft the Pentagon said. An official said announcement of the Sale had Bee delayed until after last week s visit of Kenan Evren the president of neighbouring Turkey. Made by the Valley systems division of general dynamics in Rancho Cucamonga calif., the stinger is the weapon that helped afghan rebels fend off attacks by soviet aircraft ultimately contributing to the soviets decision to withdraw its forces occupying  proposed Sale of a weapon that has proved very effective comes at a time when the United states is trying to persuade Greece to renew its leases on . Nava bases there considered vital to the defense of the  Pentagon has said the greek government has indicated that the future of . Facilities in Greece beyond 1988 is in  said future . Military Aid should be based on Progress made in the negotiations for these bases. A photo Down. During their talks tuesday an wednesday said Fakhr Omeyer he and Crowe agreed upon military Exchange sin 1988 and 1989, including visits by . And soviet warships to ports inthe other s country and exchanges of military historians senior officers an delegations. The details remain to be worked out but he mentioned Leningrad the Baltic sea City that is Headquarters forthe soviet Fleet As a possible port of Call for the . Ships. Fakhr Omeyer also declined to sellout How the soviets were changing their Force Structure As part of a new military policy they Are advertising As a doctrine of reasonable sufficiency which is supposed to be purely defensive. Defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci has expressed scepticism about the new doctrine following extensive conversations about it with his soviet counterpart defense minister  Yazoo. Carlucci and Yazoo met in Switzerland in March again i Moscow during the Summit last month and Are to meet again in mos cow in Early August. Fakhr Omeyer Hopes to give convincing evidence about the new doctrine on july 11, at a news conference at the close of his visit to the United states. Fakhr Omeyer brushed aside speculation that the soviets might make unilateral cuts in areas where the enjoy a significant Edge such As tanks. Why should we do that unilaterally we will discuss the question in greater detail with adm. Crowe Lateran during the visit said Fakhro Meyer. The soviets have been pushing Foran Exchange of data As the first step toward bilateral talks aimed at reducing conventional forces in Europe. But the . Side has said that such reductions can Only be made in negotiations that include All members of the North Atlantic treaty Organiza Tion and the Warsaw pact which Are expected to begin late this year or in Early 1989. Fakhr Omeyer will visit several .military installations during his tour becoming the top ranking soviet offi cer to do so at least since the two nations were allies during world War ii said Crowe. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 8, 1948 Brig. Gen. Joseph Smith com Mander of operation vittles announced that More than 1,000 tons of food and supplies including More than 200 tons of Coal were flown to Berlin by . Air Force planes within a 24-hour period. 30 years ago foday. July 8, 1958 a Batch of Bernard Goldfine confidential papers was reported stolen from a hotel room adding to the controversy surrounding the investigation of industrialist Goldfine and presidential assistant Sherman Adams. 20 years ago foday. July 8, 1968 president Johnson joined five Central american presidents in Al Salvador and declared support for formation of a latin american com Mon Market. ? 0 years ago foday. July 8, 1978 the number of Black enlistees inthe army already at record Levels reached 31 percent in the first three months of the year