European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday february 2,1989 Rhein Man drug probe May involve 68 people Rhein main a West Germany is of fice of special investigation agents wednesday continued a Large scale drug investigation that officials said included the use Possession and distribution of hashish both on and off the air base. Suspects include service members civilian employees and family members base official said wednesday. Although officials would not comment on the units numbers or names of suspects because the investigation is continuing sources told the stars and stripes As Many As 68 people were picked up tuesday. The investigation by det 7010, office of Spe Cial investigation has been underway for several months a base statement said. The drug offences occurred off base and in base dormitories the statement said. Upon completion of the investigation prob ably several weeks from now administrative and judicial decisions May permit the release of More  body of Spanish Duke flown Back to Madrid Idaho Springs Colo. A the body of Spain s Duke of Cadiz killed monday when he skied into a Cable at the world Alpine ski championships arrived in Madrid on wednesday. The body was to lie in Madrid until a funeral and burial in the 16th-Century Royal Descalzo Convent thursday morning. Canada to allow . To test advanced missile Ottawa a the defense minister said wednesday the government will allow the United states to test an advanced unarmed cruise missile Over Canada. This testing is an important Canadian contribution to the effectiveness of nato s strategic deterrent defense minister Bill Mcknight said. The missile known As agm-129a, is More advanced than . Air launched cruise missiles now tested in Canada. Using stealth technology the missile is better Able to avoid detection. During the tests the missile will be attached to a b-52 aircraft which will take off from and return to its base in the United states without Landing in Canada. Ship sinks off Antarctica leaving 10-mile Oil Slick Buenos Aires Argentina a an Argentine Supply ship Sank in heavy seas after run Ning aground off Antarctica and authorities in the Region said Oil from the ship had created a 10-mile Slick that was killing wildlife. No one was injured in the sinking late tues Day of the 400-foot Bahia Paraiso which began leaking diesel fuel after striking rocks saturday the government news Agency team reported citing a Navy communique. Peter Wilkniss director of the Antarctic pro Gram of the . National science foundation said it was t known How Many Gallons of Oil had spilled but that it could be an  the foundation has said the Antarctic could face ecological calamity if All 250,000 gallon aboard the ship spilled. Tower disclaims problems of drinking womanizing Washington a defense Secretary designate John g. Tower denied in a closed confirmation hearing wednesday that he was a Womanizer had drinking prob lems or that past business ties with military contractor would hamper his work one senator said. I think everybody feels that nothing damaging to his chances has taken place sen. Malcolm Wallop r-wyo., said As he emerged Early from a private session of the sen ate armed services committee. At opening of the session. Tower was allowed to respond to allegations made by a witness in open session tuesday that he had seen the nominee intoxicated in Public and wit women not his wife Wallop said. Tower said that he does not feel that he has problems As have been characterized by people upstairs in open session and personally feels himself to be a strongly disciplined Man Wallop continued. I Don t know of anybody who suspected that he did have a drinking problem. He stated his viewpoint that he does not said Wallop. I think everybody in there is quit satisfied about his life  the session then turned to some of the conflict of inter est questions All of which seem to have the most routine kinds of answers said Wallop. The armed services committee chairman sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., expressed Chagrin tuesday after conserva Tive activist Paul Weyrich testified in open session that on a number of occasions he had seen Tower publicly drunk and in the company of women other than his wife. Tower has been divorced twice. Sen. William Cohen a Maine criticized the procedure under which the allegations about Tower s moral conduct were allowed to be made publicly but the defense was made Neucom from Page 1 Ion to soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and his or Campaign another source told the a. If we can accomplish our major training Aims and Lessen the Impact of our training on the populace then we should do that. And. If we can save some Money Given the budget environment Back Here and concerns about sharing nato burdens so much the  the Neucom statement said a corps level exercise called caravan guard normally conducted in the Spring will be held this fall to test training technique for reformer 90. Reformer is Complex and it s costly col. Samuel w. Floca jr., a Usa eur spokesman told the stars and stripes. It s also an essential ingredient in our policy of deterrence. We re looking for better ways to improve the train ing techniques and get the maximum value for the funding available. So the goal is to train smarter not less he said. The changes that we re making in the enhanced reformer concept focus on How we can train smarter which in essence Means More training forthright  the environmental Impact of military training has been a c9ntinuing topic of debate in West Germany and officials said the new plan also should help reduce Kneuver damage. See related Story Page 2. We re always looking for ways to minimize the Impact of the training on the population and the environment Floca said. Logic would say that a lesser density of vehicles lessens the probability of Maneu ver damage. Behind closed doors. In other confirmation proceedings tuesday the Senate approved the nomination of Robert Mosbacher As com Merce Secretary Samuel Skinner As transportation Secre tary and Carla Hills As special Trade representative. The vote was 100-0 on All three nominations. The armed services committee was to resume open session later wednesday possibly for a vote on Tower nomination. Tower said last week in two Days of testimony that he received fees of More than $1 million for consulting work for seven defense contractors including such Industry giants As Rockwell and Martin Marietta. Nunn said he was hopeful that the panel could finish its work wednesday. Nunn said he was unsure when a vote on the nomination would take place but sen. James Exon d neb., said that next week was possible for a decision. The committee has been expected to approve Tower to head the defense department and there was no immediate indication that Weyrich s remarks would change that Tower a 63-year-old Texas Republican served 24 years in the Senate and was chairman of the armed service committee from 1981 to 1985. Members emerging from tuesday s closed session sounded unimpressed with the testimony from Weyrich and another witness William Jackson or. Jackson a senior fellow at the Fulbright Institute of International relations said he had heard rumours about Tower s personal life from delegations travelling to Geneva. Beyond statements of seeing senator Tower on a couple of occasions carrying a Little More alcohol than he should have he Weyrich has t been Able to add anything specific that was t hearsay said sen. Pete Wilson a Calif. Originally scheduled to take place in the state of Hessen in Central West Germany reformer 90 will be held in the Southern West German states of Bavaria and Baden Wirt Temberg Floca said. The exact Loca Tion or exercise Box is still under negotiation. Approximately 75,000 soldiers will participate in the exercise. Officials could not immediately say How Many of the soldiers would come from . Units. A total of 124,000 troops took part in reformer 88, including 103,000 americans. Only 17,500 were deployed from the United states. Caravan guard will take place in Hessen Floca said. The corps level exercise will serve As a test bed for our mix of the various training techniques for reformer 90, including the Field training exercises command Post exercises command Field exercises an simulation. Caravan guard will provide us with what we Call proof in principle the validation of the concepts and enable us to refine the techniques to be employed Dur ing reformer 90 s exercise Floca said. The command Field exercise will be a key part of the Effort to train smarter officials said. One of the things that s toughest that we have to do to be Success Ful is train the staffs and commanders Floca said. In the command Field exercise the battalion com Mander can put his command Post in the Field along with the company commander s tank and the platoon Leader s tank. They can accomplish numerous training objectives because the company commander is still Given a mis Sion and the platoon Leader is still Given a Mission " he said. While the scenario has been used before in smaller exercises plans Call for using it More often in larger scale Maneu vers Floca said. Kc-135 from Page 1 lives. Doster said it was not uncommon for dependents to Fly space available aboard a military flight. But Ames said if they can get there by commercial Jet. There Are certain regulations that prohibit civilians from flying military aircraft. There Are certain exceptions to that  the plane crashed shortly after noon tuesday near the end of the Dyess run Way near . Highway 277 six Miles Southwest of Abilene. The wreckage was scattered Over 2 Square Miles air Force officials said. Officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said initial reports forwarded to air Force commanders at the Penta gon and at the strategic air come suggested the problem occurred during take off. It was toward the end of the Roll and he apparently had no Choice but to press on said one official in Washington. But he did t have the Power to Getup for some reason added another. The sources said the plane was carry ing close to a full Load of fuel what the air Force Calls a heavy Load totaling155,000 pounds. Kenneth Fowler who witnessed the crash from his Home near the South end of the runway said he sensed disaster when he first saw the plane. He said he watched in horror through his Kitchen window As the air plane struggled to get airborne before it Ranoff the end of the runway Fowler said he knew the Pilot was in trouble even before he saw the plane. I be been watching these dudes out Here for three years and you get used to the sound he said. Right then i said to myself he s not going to make it " Jackson said he thought the Pilot tried to steer the Jet away from his Home and about a dozen Mobile Homes. The Homes Are a few Hundred Yards from the crash site and West of the runway. He just turned it Back to the East Jackson said. Witness Vernon Wright 19, said the plane s Crew never got it off the ground. The first thing i saw was just the mushroom of the  the plane came to rest at about a 45 degree Angle a charred Wing tipped to Ward the sky. Grass fires sparked by the crash burned for More than an hour. Ames said the plane that crashed had been in service since 1963 and was still carrying its original engines