European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes saturday april 15,1989 Trade deficit soared nearly 21% in february Washington a the . Merchan Dise Trade deficit swelled by 20.9 percent to $10.5 billion in february As americans in creased their appetite for foreign goods the government said runday. The Commerce department said the Sharp deterioration in the Trade picture reflected a 5,3 percent increase in imports which swamped a slight 0.6 percent Rise in Export sales. The report was in line with economists expectations. The february deficit combined with a revised shortfall  billion for january that was the lower since last july would translate into an annual imbalance of 15 billion. The Trade Gap totalled $h9.76 billion in 1988. Last year s figure represented a 21.3 percent improvement Over 19b7 s record High of $152.1 billion but analysis generally expect the positive trend to fizzle this year. Cult member Points out grave of 1 3th victim Matamoros. Mexico apr one of the suspects in a cull of human sacrifice pointed out the grave of a 13lh body on thursday and police ordered him to dig it up badgering him As he reeled from the heat and the stench you la do it with your hands if you have to one officer total Sergio Martinet after the suspect. Was handed a pick and shovel.  Marline. 22, had been taken Back to a ranch near Matamoros where a dozen bodies were unearthed tuesday he and other suspects have told authorities there were 14 bodies buried on the ranch. Reined Story pre7. _ the suspects have said they killed at the de Mand of Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo whom they called  they said Constanzo. 26, and Sara Maria Aldrete 24, called the Witch believed human sacrifices protected the cull members from harm. Shamir says Bush accepts peace plan in principle Lod Israel up prime minister Yitzhak Shamir returning Friday from a 10-Day trip to the United states said president Bush had agreed in principle on his Middle East peace process ideas. During Hii . Visit Shamir proposed elections in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip. To select representatives to negotiate lined palestinian self Rule under israeli sovereignly. He also called for an International Effort led by the United slates to solve the situation of Arab refugees including an estimated 300,000 people we chive in refugee Camps in the israeli occupied. Territories. Budget from Page.1.-. Caution from Page 1 has repeatedly denied that the country plans any attacks on the april 15 anniversary of ecu a. Bombing of Libya the  military is clearly taking no chances. Officially Pentagon slate department Federal aviation administration and . European come Olti coals said they know of no specific threats against . Facilities or  the defense department has issued no threat warnings or alerts although the . European come put out a Gen eral be on your docs message said Navy it. A Mir. Mel Sundin a Pentagon spokesman. Community officials i n m Unich and Darmstadt in West Germany issued Sellers cautioning americans to be on the Lookout for suspicious activity the april 12 Munich letter called a Community Force Protection update noted that there have been terrorist attacks annually around the world in retaliation for the Libya  can limit the probability of the Success of a terrorist Aslackby  . Col. Darrel a. Mcferron the Darmstadt Deputy Community commander wrote that increased Security aware Ness and personal Security alertness on and off Post should be emphasized during this  spokesmen at harm a Rhein main and wis Chhim Ajr station in West Germany acknowledged that unit com Manders had been asked to urge Scricc Membra to be  Naples High school was scheduled to have n teachers workday thursday with Friday a Normal school Day fort Accra and students. However the workday was switched to Friday so stud anti would not be in attendance. The temporary us feet Center near the Navy s Fleet Landing was shuttered on Friday far Security reasons and As a remembrance of last year s april 14 bombing of the downtown facility that killed four italians and a . Sailor. And injured 17. Increased Security by italian police reportedly is being provided to the us s can scr in , Security at Raf Lakenheath England where the Al i if bombers that conducted the libyan attack Are based a ctr cd in. Changed. Americans1 interviewed by the stars wild stripes about si4.2 billion in new Federal revenues but leaves open for debate How to gets a billion that would be needed in taxes. In return for helping Bush keep his no new taxes Campaign pledge which res Lrichs avenues to raise reve Nues the plan would Cut his defense funding request from $300.6 billion to $299,2 billion for the year. If adopted it would be the fifth straight year that real defense spend ing has declined or has failed to keep Pace with inflation. Bush s request would have Frozen defense spending except for inflation. For Domestic spending the plan Calls for $181.3 billion next ear instead of the $115.9 billion Bush proposed. Bush said the final defense and Domestic numbers were acceptable because they were very close to what he sought. This is a first manageable step and this budget agreement is the first such agreement reached ahead of schedule and not framed in the context of crisis the president said at the Rose Garden announcement As congressional democrats and republicans stood be Side him this is not an heroic agreement warned House speaker Jim Wright a Texas. It is quite austere it is the anniversary weekend reacted with everything from fear to business As usual. Yes pm terrified tech. Sol Adams Johnson said. Johnson a member of the air Force Clement at Allied forces Southern Europe in Naples said she was slaying Home this weekend just Asa  we Aren t going to drastically change our Sec Europe plans Cape Hal Arata a tactical missile flight commander at was Chhim said thursday. However he said he would try and be More aware and that he planned to stay away from major cities and areas that lend themselves to sabotage. My wife is in Paris getting vacation Slu tout of the Way before the  -. Petty officer 2nd Cass Teresa manna said she planned to attend a weekend Barbecue with other americans. It does t make any sense slaying Home. That Way the terrorists win anyway said manna an administrative scr Calist assigned to the staff of the Navy s Fleet air Mediterranean pm not ignoring the situation but you can t sit in  afraid. Well you can but i m not going to staff sol Bill Bustin an intelligence specialist with the 9th strategic recon Wing s Del 4, sad a different opinion. "1 think it is All a Bunch of Media hype said Bustin who is stationed at Raf Millennail England the base for the Kc-135 and pc to aircraft that refuelled the warplanes involved in the raid. Muslin said he would t give any More concern about travelling now than 1 would any of her Lime of the year they the threats Don t faze me Bustin said. I feel Safe Here in britain.". But Bustin said he d be singing different tune if he were. Elsewhere. He returned last week from the United states and made a Point to avoid new York s Kennedy International Airport. I changed my plans so i could Fly out of Boston he said. Xiv and there has been no reluctance by Sato customers to travel on the anniversary of Floc libyan raid said Tun Moore the United kingdom manager for the on base scheduled airline travel offices. Apart from the press i dont think anybody remembers april is we certainly Haven t had any indication of an reluctance to travel. President Reagan ordered the 1986 bombing of the i Byan capital of Tripoli and coastal town of Benghazi nine Days after the bombing of a West Berlin disco that killed two including an american Soldier and injured 155. Surty .  1o Mil Letan sufi unto i Man Bur n Yalu Zicaw soil. Hugh. Flirt Jonat in Dpi miss and Cowrt a Lucli in chopper agreement is probably about As Good As we can do from Page 1. Wiesbaden by 1903. About 100 of the  belong to three Apache squadrons. The opponents claim More aircraft would cause excessive noise and added risks in the congested airspace. I Lutz said no Black Hawk or Apache accidents in Europe have been attributed to electromagnetic interference. The inspector general report on the Black Hawk june i and the report on the Apache june 20 also failed to link any crashes to interference. However in response to questions about the Black Hawk from former sen. Lowell Wick or r-conn., incs Ligayon noted hat while electromagnetic interference a not been proven to be a safely risk it has not been Dis proved. The report said the interference had not routinely been considered in All crash investigations. The report on the Apache an attack helicopter recommended that the army 5 electromagnetic interference Protection Standard be raised to the Navy Standard thus allowing use of army choppers on a reran carriers in such situations As the Grenada  report went on to say that evidence exists that the helicopter May be susceptible when operated in radiated Fields from Low level emitters such As commercial Micro wave television and Airport  when the Navy oper ates helicopters protected at the army s electromagnetic interference Standard the report said it instructs pilots to stay Clear of such minor sources of emission Usa eur categorizes interference on the Apache As nuisances Ralh Calhan flight safely issues. Certain High intensity radio transmission areas do Emit electromagnetic interference that potentially could produce anomalies such As false instrument readings Lutz said. However the Usa eur flight envelopes avoid these  an improved version of the Apa cd tested at White Sands missile Range,-n.m., was better Able to withstand the kind of interference experts is Eccl in wartime. How Ever no modifications have been made on apaches in Europe. 1 testing on the Black Hawk has revealed that when the Utility helicopter is exposed to extremely High interference pilots could experience in commanded Yaw pedal movements which could make the helicopter Cpin to turn stiffness in the pedal controls and illumination of caution advisory lights Lutz said. So far All but 12 Black Hawks in Europe have been modified to counter the effects of interference. And until modification is Complete the army will continue to take safely measures such Ai stand off distances for flight near certain very High intensity radio transmitters Lutz said. In Exner s april 5 letter add Rasid to now ousted de sense m Inister Rupert Scholz he asked whether the Pentagon reports on the Black Hawk and Apache had been considered before the army was Given the approval last summer to deploy an additional 39 helicopters to Wisba Den. A Wiesbaden administrative court later deemed Scholz s go ahead illegal resulting in the current debate in parliament. Since october parliamentary traffic and defense committees have been considering whether to allow More aircraft at the base located outside of Wiesbaden in or bin him. Both committees were sent copies of Erners idler Exner also asked whether Scho Shad initiated an invest Tisai Iori into sources of  interference in the air base Vicinity. A of Friday Enner had received no answer from the defense ministry a spokeswoman said. Wic Corck Ocul culled the difference in. Navy and army electromagnetic interference standards scandalous saying the army should have a higher Standard because its aircraft Fly Over populated areas. Apparently the soil of West Germany and the stale of Hessen is being used by the  army As a test  technically underdeveloped military systems Winczo Rock Zeul said. But we Are no Colony neither arc we the front nor Back Yard of the u a currently the 18 apaches 13 oh-58 Kiowa soul Heli _ copters and three Black Hawks that make up the sch so 6th Cav regt 12th aviation brigade operate out of wies Baden a two Black Hawk units were moved from me base to Hanau in december temporarily making room for the Apache battalion without increasing Wiesbaden s total number of aircraft. The Black Hawk which was introduced in 1979, has operated in West Germany since 1982 with More than 650,000 recorded flight hours. The Apache which began operation in 1987 with the 2nd in 6lh Cav regt Luh aviation brigade in Liesheim has flown More than 3,300 hours. " -. Lutz reported the past fiscal year was army aviation s safest Ever