European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. December 9, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Congress cautious on arms Cut plan Washington api soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev s Promise of a unilateral Rcd Clion in red army troops won cauliini1. Praise  on Capi of Hill with legislators Wing icy arc pleased inn that they want action uni words. Gorbachev in a up Crecli wednesday 1o the United nations pledge i Cut the ked army s 5.6 million troops by if per cell. Anil said lie will order some soviet troops and hint1, to Thrawn from Listern l u rope. Now hip s done num in in anyone thought he could tin  said Hep. Let Aspin i is. Chairman of the House armed services committee. His cuts Are dramatic and is sniff am especially thai he ill make them unilaterally " Hiil Aspin Tidi d. Don t be distracted by. All hit dramatic numbers you re curing. We Don l tight War by the numbers Aspin noted Ilia i  v promised to re organi i tic soviet military and added a reorganization that removes the Soviel la Nike capability de Laws the russian hear and is far More important than numbers on a  House speaker Jim Wright. A Texas said Gorba Chev s proposal certainly is the most positive signal hmm Moscow in 70 i cars much More positive by Caw words at last an1 being accompanied by  Lizul he added we must not abandon caution but neither shul in we slam the door in the face of Copper Crowe takes wait and see approach Oklahoma cite Al l ant. William j. Crowejr. Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff called Mikhail s. Gorbachev s  wednesday of it unilateral Cut in Sny Iet military1 forces we iconic arid Vita Titan but said it would make Only a Dent in the total  in a speech to inc United nations. Gorbachev said the hoi id Union will Cut its military forces by a half million troops and reduce its Tomc Vional arms substantially orb Alliev said the Mili tary no longer can or must he an instrument of foreign  Crowe said he did Mil warn to pour cold water on  till be and had no read the soviet Leader s remarks in detail. He said such reduction would be Wel come but added i will not bring sym Metry Between our 10 armed forces by any  s superiority in num Bers in Many Cati  this gesture is Only a Dent in the total  Crowe said the soviet Union had built up djs Trust by its past record and he therefore was cautious about Gorba Chev s promises  Senate minority Leader sob Dole a Kan. Said or. Gorbachev has promised a lot by can lie deliver Only his actions not just words will ill the world whether his . Speech. Becomes a one of a kind Christmas gift or just another stocking  if tie really Sec such cutbacks in Eastern Europe then we might indeed he seeing u Good Faith first step inward real conventional Force parity our negotiators in Vienna will be insisting on no less Dole said. Sen. Claiborne Pell d-k.l., chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee called Gorbachev s statements profoundly  if the soviet government follows through on Gorbachev s pledge this will Challenge the United Stales Ami its allies to act imaginatively to Start a similar process farms reduction Pell said. Pell said the administration should take advantage of the openings created by Gorbachev s speech to accelerate the momentum of arms control negotiations in conventional As Well As nuclear weapons. Sen George Mitchell a Maine the new Senate majority Leader said while Gorbachev s proposals Are commendable they must be considered in View of Overall Levels of forces in Europe and the offensive Structure of soviet  sen. John Warner. Rva lop Republican on the armed services committee said i would urge a note of caution explaining that even after the reductions. The soviets will have two and one half limes As Many tanks three and one half times m Many artillery pieces As nato forces. It s Loo Early to Tell exactly the Impact of Toliese dramatic  lie said. The soviets my simply reduce tie number of older less capable weapons. Warner said. The soviet Union has quite a collection of antiquated military equip ment sen. Alan Cranston a Cali was euphoric Gorbachev s speech could be the end of the cold War the end of the Arm rare the end of the danger of nuclear War and the Ond of the burdens that we and they carry on military  of course we need deeds not  he added. We have to see what the soviets actually  sen. Steve Symms. A Tono a member of the armed services committee and one of the Senate s most conservative members warned against having High Hopes from Gorbachev s visit to new Vork. We must not allow the soviet Public relations a dime Psi the warm feelings of inc holidays to Lull us into a false sense of Security Symms said. American people do have a breathless naivete in our desire for peace said rep. Lynn Martin k-llf., a member of the House armed services committee. Thai s a Nice Altitude Hui you have to he careful. It he Gorbachev remove the approximate 10 percent he s talking about inc soviet Union still has an incredible advantage l does t make it  my Klimt Cit Iudici i presents a statue Shiv my the Pliml Inu a Fth tree of life in , Secretary Javier i Eret do Cut lbs. From Roisa scoot to the motorcade to goes gaga Over Gorbachev visit. New Vokk kit although it was Mikhail s. Gorbachev s first visit to new York television treated it As a second  the network news stars were on  step by step accounts let s keep our Eye on the plane door directed Dan rather and sure enough the door. Opened and there appeared hey the Gorbachev. Tom Brokaw commented Wonhi Shaland her fur coat. Rather observed no joke evidently intended that the interest in mrs,.Gorbachev s clothes was a new. Wrinkle1 in american soviet relations for the next three , the screens were to be filled. With the to s and fro s ofic soviet chief. Coverage began with the departure from Moscow to the farewells of a rank of Kremlin heavies All in fur hats and waving at their Bois like a chorus line from Monty i Python. His afternoon arrival tuesday Al Kennedy Airport. Broke into another world and one life to live and would have interrupted As the world  too if thai popular serial had Noi already been Dis placed by live coverage of .1  City trial illicit was itself interrupted by Gorbachev. Tough on soap opera fans. There was not much drama in Gorbachev s appear Ance Al Kennedy Airport. Television has brought us so Many such arrivals beginning with the Wail for the visitor concluding with his being whisked away by the Security boys. This o no blessedly was Tana Fri with out dignitaries and handshakes fans of the form who missed the event live could catch pieces of it at 5. 6, 6 30, 7, a 10 and 11 . In the new York area and in Between -. / not to mention on wednesday morn ing a dedicated Channel switcher could hear 451 times tuesday and wednesday that the motorcade contained is vehicles. Even on Maeneil a Cheri. Abc evidently got bored with the routine. While presiden i Reagan was my Keg some formal remarks on leaving the White House for his meeting with Gorba Chev it continued running the credits and come tar vials for a game show. In the stars and stripes ". 40 years ago today. 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