European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The straps an stripes Utho hazed unofficial publication fool the  fobc6s Good morning d 8693 Avol. 47. No. 233 wednesday december 7, 1988 a s nato will chem cd deeper cuts by East Brussels Belgium a . Arms control negotiator Paul Nilze said nato will require the Warsaw pact to makeusubstanliaflygrcaterrcductionsninit5forccs. It s really quite a Forward looking position said nine in discussing the . Position for upcoming conventional arms talks it would carry out the principle. Of unequal reductions on the two sides in order to bring about an end Point of Equality " the exact figures of the tanks armoured personnel carriers bridging equipment and other forces. Still remain to be worked out As to what these equal endpoints will  Nitzsc spoke to reporters before receiving the West Ern Alliance s Atlantic award Tor his work As an arms control negotiator. Secretary of state George Sulu and other foreign ministers of the North Atlantic treaty organization arc scheduled to meet thursday and Friday in Brussels to discuss their position in upcoming negotiations on reducing conventional arms in Europe. A nato official said it was Likely Shiltz and other ministers would Issue a statement at the end of the meeting that would set Forth the outlines of the com Mon arms position. We re just about there the official said we will request a major Cut of soviet tanks and artillery to something resembling  the 16 nato an seven Warsaw pact nations Are to begin negotiations on conventional arms in Europe Early next year. Nato issued a report last month that said the Warsaw pact holds a Mas Sive superiority in such weapons both on the ground and in the air. The report counted for example 51,500 main Battle Lanks for the War saw pact and 16,424 for nato. Armoured infantry fighting vehicles were Givens 22,400 for the East and 4,151 for the West. Nitzsc offered advice to future negotiators in East West dealings. Arms control can play an important role in stabilizing the relationship Between the East and the West he said. Bui he said it cannot be a substitute or re placement for adequate  he advised that Force reductions per be arc no necessarily Good. If the remaining forces Are More vulnerable to a first strike or the remaining Force level present a greater temptation to the other Side to take reckless action stability is reduced use of infantry goggles blamed in copter crashes. Santa Ana Calif a night vision goggle designed for ground troops and not for flight were used by 62 military pilots  crashed in thelast decade killing 134 servicemen the Orange county Register reported  s.,  goggles manufacturers and some pilots who used them contend military officials knew the goggle were unsafe for flight the newspaper Sakul it said one instructor said he quit partly because  crashes blamed on alleged Goggi inadequacies prompted Calls for a  Tion of night vision goggle safety by rep. Frank Mccloskey d-lnd., a member of the House armed services committee. / a the night vision goggles electronically amplify Moonlight and Starlight displaying images on two tiny video  records show that qualified air Force to Rineard army pilots flew into mountains Power lines Trees and other aircraft while using the goggles usual Lyon High Speed Tow level flights the newspaper said. The goggles Are heavy become overpowered by Sud Den Bright i Iguls Don t wan pilots of looming Clouds that Render them useless and severely limit peripheral vision the newspaper said. Scotch tape the tube from an empty toilet paper Roll on each Eye and you la know what flying with goggles is like i id George Small an instructor Pilot for the army Al fort Campbell jty., who retired in november Alfer 20 years of flying in the  officials defended use of the goggles for helicopter flights telling the Register that combat night missions Are essential and that we of the devices is often the Only Way to gel the Job  they have limitations they give us More capabilities than we had without them said la.  h. Pitman the marines Deputy chief of staff " \ see goggles on Back pagee13 gub by Fuata  16th of chief Harpe called in f-16lcrash by the Stan and Stripe the commander of the 6th air Force died monday when the f-16 fighter Jet he was Pilot ing crashed in a Field cast of Madrid Spain a Safe official said . Gen. Winfield  Hir pc 51, was on a routine training Mission when his plane Wen Down about 6 45 . Near Guadalajara about i $ Miles from Torrejon and said Safe spokes Man la. Col. De Neunherz. I Harp was the Only person on Board inc plan and there were no injuries Orf damage reported on the ground noun Chrz said. He said the plane was unarmed. The Jet a single scat c Model was assigned tothe 40fsl tac fighter Wing at Ali Trejon the 16th air Force head uttered at Torr Jon is one of three numbered . Air forces in Europe. It spans nato s Southern rank an includes Spain Italy Turkey Ander Ceca. Harp had commanded the 1�lh since july1987. ,. V a. A native of Thomaston ga., Hir pc was commissioned As an air Force officer to 1959 and was promoted to major general in july 1984.he began his flying career in kt-135 midair refuelling aircraft at Balc fab calif., an trained on f-105 fighter aircraft pc during the Vietnam War he was aligned to . Air Force 388th tac fighter Wing based in Thailand  taking Over the 1 with air Force he had served since october 1986 As air Foric assistant Deputy chief of staff for personnel in Washington. Last week the United states and Spain signed an agreement in Madrid part of which Calls for inc 401 is tac fighter Wing to leave Torrejon by .1990 and Transfer to an air base , Italy. In a 1986 referendum spaniards voted to remain a part of the nato Alliance but called for a significant reduction in the . Presence in Spain. " the Accident monday was the eighth crash fan air Force f-16 in 1988 in Europe. Carlucci praises and a role in halting Gulf War aboard the la Salle in the persian Gulf a . Forces were a key to halting the persian  and taught Iran that terrorism on. The High seas does not pay political dividends defense Secretary Frank car tic isaid monday. Carlucci delivered the message at a awards ceremony aboard the Ca Salte flagship of the . Navy , an repeated it during a Brief news Confer enc on the third Day of a four Day gut four. Carluci said events that culminated in the aug. 20 truce in the right year our Between Iran and Iraq vindicated the Iran that terrorism on the High seas do snot pay political dividends. We have demonstrated that we can stand by . Decision to have a Strong naval v friends and we have demonstrated that  n it. I know who our friends Are of said the largest . Naval opera presence i the Gulf. Results speak for themselves retold officers and members of the Crew assembled on the la Sally s flight deck. Through your actions in Large Mea sure you have helped bring an end to one of the bloodiest wars in history Wei have succeeded in convincing Tion ice Vietnam also demonstrate to the a fld our ability to project Power to show determination and to defend vital principles including the principle of Freedom of navigation at the news conference Carlucci said those actions in turn. Contributed to a substantial degree to the cease fire and to maintaining the flow of Oil through the Strait of Hormuz Gateway to the persian Gulf. Carlucci is on a trip to Bahrain Oman saudi Arabia and Kuwait that ends wednesday when he. Returns to Washington. I All four Gulf states on Carlucci s itinerary provided some support to the .  keep commercial shipping Lane open and to discourage iranian threats and