European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday May 11,1989 police use shoes to help trip up crime suspects Lincoln neb. A they thought they were gelling free sneakers but 69 criminal suspects got snookered instead when they showed up at a phony shoe store for people on the run and were arrested on outstanding warrants. I knew this was too Good to be True one suspect exclaimed As he was handcuffed by sheriffs deputies during the two Day sting operation. I be never won  the Lancaster county sheriffs department masquerading As an athletic footwear business mailed 500 letters to people with outstanding arrest warrants offering a free pair of athletic shoes just for filling out a Survey. The suspects were invited to show up at the new Grabar athletic footwear store a new concept in shoe stores for people on the  the name was a Takeoff on Gray bar hotel a Slang term for jail. Lancaster county sheriff Ron Tussing said human nature helped net 69 suspects on 96 Active arc so warrants. I think when you Appeal to people s greed i think that s Why it was successful Tussing said. Everybody wants to gel something for Noth  the warrants were for offences ranging from traffic infractions to burglary assault drug pos session and theft. The majority were for minor offences. After being taken to jail suspects were required to Post a Bond or pay whatever fines or costs they owed. One Man arrested for not pay ing child support had to pay $3,000. Soviet arms control experts testify before . Panel Washington a soviet arms control experts in an unusual appearance on Capitol Hill said hard liners arc growing impatient with Kremlin con Cessions and denied . Intelligence reports that soviet military production continues at previous Levels. There arc Many people in the soviet Union and their voices Are heard who raise the question to what extent can we do these unilateral Steps without a response from the other Side " said Andrei  of the leading proponents of the soviet new thinking on National Security issues. The remarks by Kokoshin Deputy director of mos cow s Usa Canada Institute and three other prominent soviet civilian experts on military affairs clearly were aimed at gaining concessions from the Bush administration. The Capitol Hill session generally was Friendly As House armed services committee chairman Les and arc addressed As or. Secretary or mrs. Secre  despite the informal atmosphere three panel Mem Bers expressed concern about the testimony and sever Al All but accused the soviets flying. Rep. Richard Ray. A a. Asked the soviets to Dis cuss warnings by defense Secretary Dick Cheney and other americans that the goals of the soviet Union have really not changed despite the reforms. They Point to the fact that weapons manufacturing continues tank production at 278 a month continue with no setup submarine building shipbuilding air plane building and so Forth continues to be modernized said Ray. Kokoshin said weapons production was Down. New soviet policy includes not Only unilateral cuts in the armed forces and arms which we possess now but also the decrease of the production of military hardware Kokoshin said. I know that we Are cutting the production he said. Roald said Eyck. A prominent reformer elected to the newly created Congress of Peoples deputies told the House panel that soviet military spending had been Cut by 1.5 percent this year and would be Cut by 7 percent next year and 14.2 percent in 1991. The actual soviet military budget has not been published Kokoshin and said Lyev acknowledged but they said the figure would be revealed in june. Intelligence sources had said preliminary data indicated that during the first four months of 1989, soviet Lank production had risen from the previous level of 3.200 to 3,400 a year in the same Range As Ray s Fig ure. But the statistics were under review and the surge was believed to be temporary and related to plans to close Down production lines rather than a reflection soviet intentions to boost annual output said to intelligence sources who asked for anonymity. A report released last month by Central intelligence Agency and Pentagon analysts estimated that soviet defense spending increased by 3 percent last year but cited evidence that Gorbachev planned to make Good on his pledge to eventually Cut that level by 14.2 per cent. The ranking Republican on the panel rep. William Dickinson of Alabama complained that the soviets had deployed anti satellite weapons. Said Eyck who formerly headed the soviet Institute for space exploration replied i have serious double if russians my russian military space counterparts have anything like an operational asat system. Our intelligence apparatus tells us that you do have in fact More than one asat operational capability Dickinson responded. Era of . Subway Graffiti Rolls into history new York a the City s subway trains have been declared Graffiti free ending an Era of guerrilla artists who turned the cars into travelling canvasses of cryptic symbols often poignant Art and downright threatening messages. When you re silting in a Graffiti covered car. You Don t feel Safe said transit authority president David l. Gunn. There was a sense that the system was Oul of con  the transit authority plans a Celebration Friday in which in will Send what it describes As its last Gra Tili covered train on a final journey. The Agency began cleaning its 6,245-car Fleet in 1984, and figures show that Llic number of Graffiti attacks has declined since then. Critics say eliminating Graffiti May make it More pleas ant to ride the subway but does lilt e 10 improve service. Increase safety or decrease crime within the system. The transit authority has a $52 million annual budget for cleaning cars. Workers wipe the Graffiti with a glycol Ether base Cleanser and then rinse it away. In the beginning transit officials ordered cars taken Oul of service within 24 hours of being marked by Graffiti. Then it became easier to keep the cars clean As More clean cars were Pul Back in service Gunn said. I appreciate not having to gel on a fun House of colors in the  said Gen Russianoff. Presi Dent of the strap hangers Campaign which lobbies on behalf of subway riders. But do riders care More that service is unreliable on most lines the answer is yes he said. "1 think the Tran sit authority deserves a Pat on the Back and maybe Cigar but i Don t think they deserve  new York subway Graffiti or lists such us this one decorating a train a few years ago Are Seldom seen nowadays. Miss America bandit9 receives Light prison term los Angeles a a Bank Rob Ber dubbed the miss America Bandit because of her glamorous disguises received a Light sentence of two years in prison from a judge who said she had come under the influence of a Svengali like Boyfriend. The history of in is that men have exercised traditional control Over the activities of women and i m not going to ignore that no matter How much flak i get from women s lib . District judge a. Andrew Hauk said tuesday. Danielle Tyche Mast 24, of Reeds port ore., a former cheerleader Sandbank Teller who favored fashionable wigs and sunglasses As disguises was convicted of taking $13,000 in five holdups last summer. She could have received up to five years in prison. Assistant . Attorney Gregory a Alarcon asked for a still sentence but  on i Mast s Law one of the most experienced o the Federal Bench agreed with lawyer that she acted under the spell of her live in Boyfriend. I think it s a fact of life that men can exercise a Svengali influence Over women Hauk declared. He added women Are a soft touch particularly if sex is  the prosecutor complained that Mast had shown no remorse and he argued that the Boyfriend was t present during any of the robberies and has t been  attorn by Gloria Al Rcd said Hauk s remarks were unfortunate. That is an untrue stereotype that men Are Able to control women she said. Unscientific generalizations such As this one have no place in the court room or in the decision making pro