European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 09, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 Bush vigorously defends military budget by the Washington Post san Francisco president Bush wednesday offered a vigorous defense of his costly military budget and said he will not base his policies on promising but As yet unfulfilled Hopes for the  asserting that "1 would rather be called cautious than i would be  Bush said his opposition to major cuts in his $295 billion defense budget authority request is anchored in the realities of the soviet Union s strength. In his speech at the Commonwealth club Here the president compared himself to leaders after world War ii who had acquired a realism born of bloody experience a pragmatism born of a sober appraisal of the  he licked off statistics on soviet troop strength and weapons programs and said he wants to Deal in real International collateral. Soldiers discharged tanks dismantled nuclear missiles demolished and chemical weapons banned " Bush s self described caution was on display when he was asked about the changes approved wednesday in Moscow. I want to be very  he replied adding that he was Adverse to picking winners and losers among soviet factions or trying to anoint one approach Over another. Asked now he could help soviet presi Dent Mikhail Gorbachev he said we can avoid doing dumb  the cold War. He said is in Retreat but we must not let impatience born of euphoria jeopardize careful transition to a new Era. Bush portrayed a Strong . Military As a secure Bridge that can Lead us from seemingly endless conflict to the Promise of a lasting  almost Planti Cly. The president noted that each Day he gels the Best information available to any world Leader but by the evening television news it is often outdated. The scramble to keep Pace with daily events was evident on this trip during which aides said Bush scribbled inserts into his speeches to respond to event sin Moscow and elsewhere. . Policy is based on today s realities Bush said. Those realities include 500.000 soviet soldiers in Central Europe and a soviet Arsenal of 10,000 strategic weapons that is being modernized he said. In his speech and in an earlier visit to Lawrence liver More laboratories the president strongly embraced the control Cristal strategic defense initiative he inherited from former president Reagan although he described it in far More modest terms than Reagan had. Combined with modernization of other strategic weapons and arms control negotiations. Star wars will complement our ability to preserve the peace he  Livermore where the major ski research is done Bush was briefed on the so called Brilliant Peb Bles concept which involves sending thousands of Small missiles to attack incoming enemy warheads. The administration has been promoting the concept As a feasible and less costly missile defense system than the massive  shield once envisioned by  said a vigorous research development and testing program on ski will be As crucial As Ever As we adopt both the size and shape of our nuclear deter rence to the changes in .-soviet  his defense of ski and his military spending proposal the president also highlighted what he called threats beyond the traditional ones from the soviets and their allies. He cited terrorism from renegade nations and leaders the development of ballistic missiles by Small nations and Narco gangsters he said arc taking on the pretensions of a geopolitical  protesters rally around a fire fuelled by is. Flags and a papier Mach bust of president Bush near the location of the president s wednesday speech in san Francisco. 20 alleged mobsters indicted in Chicago Chicago a Twenty alleged mobsters were indicted on charges including murder extortion and racketeering after an eight year probe of the City s underworld. . Attorney Gen eral Dick Thorn-1 Burgh announced wednesday. These do fondant Are alleged to he major participants in the Chicago crime syn  Thorn Burgh said at a news Confer ence. The government Thornburgh said those indicted by a Federal grand jury were engaged in illegal gambling High interest Loans and the collection of Street taxes from other criminals. Several arc accused of using murder and extortion As enforcement tactics. The indictments detail the cases of three Independent bookmakers who walked at paying Street taxes and As a con sequence were slain. Prosecutors say the believe the indictments represent a rare solving of underworld murders. Obviously this was a powerful group of individuals said acting .attorney Ira Raphaelson citing what he described As their ability to operate rackets for years. Those indicted Kappa Olson said operated As the Joseph Ferriola Street Crew a segment of the City s crime Syndicate. He refused to say How Many Street Crews Are believed to operate in Chi Cago How big a role the Ferriola Crew played in the mob or whether the indictments were expected to reduce crime in the City. Rocco Infelise. 67, of suburban River Forest who allegedly succeeded Ferriola after the latter s death last year is charged with a variety of of lenses. Those include murder racketeering conspiracy illegal gambling and cheating on taxes. Also charged wit. Racketeering is Salvatore do Laurentis .2, of suburban Inverness. The Fri said Infelise and Mclauren tis were arrested wednesday at o har International Airport when they arrived on a flight from Florida. Of the other 18 defendants All but one had been taken into custody. The government is seeking forfeiture of the Homes of Infelise and Mclauren tis and $3.7 million in proceeds from alleged racketeering activities. Some of defendants also arc accused of conspiring to bribe Public officials in Illi Nois to protect the Street Crew and of plan Ning to bribe officials in Wisconsin. Raphaelson said there in t any Indi cation the Wisconsin plans were realized or that any Wisconsin officials knew about the plan. The indictment alleges that three people were killed because they refused to pay Street taxes fees to the Syndi Cate for the privilege of running Crimi Nal activities. According to the indictment Anthony Roitinger was fatally shot in Chicago in 1975, Robert Plummer was beaten to death in the Libertyville suburb in 1982 and Hal Smith was strangled in suburban Long Grove in 1985. The 102-Page indictment contains 42 counts against the 20 defendants. In addition to Infelise and Duclau Rentis. Those indicted arc Louis Marino. 56. Palos Park Robert Bellavia 50, Addison Robert Salerno. 55, parkridge William Jahoda 47, Itasca Michael Sarno 32, Chicago Harry ale Man 51. Oakbrook and Edward Ste Venson 71, Elmwood Park. Also Robert Covone 34. Lombard William Didominico 47. Mount Prospect Michael Zitillo 35. Brook Field Robert Garrison 54,  Thom As Mccandless 56. Northbrook Paul Spano. 59. Chicago Ronald Crosa. 28. Melrose Park Frank maltese 59, Cicero James Coniglio 53, Berwyn James Nich Olas 47, Hoffman estates and James Damopoulos 34, Chicago. Authorities would t say which one of the defendants remained at Large. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 9. 1950 the Fri reported it had evidence that British scientist or. Klaus Fuchs betrayed . Atomic secrets through regular contacts with russian espionage agents operating in the United slates and Britain. 30 years ago today. Feb. 9. I960 Secretary of the army Wilbur m. Brucker of Congress that the chinese army could quickly overrun Southeast Asia unless outside help was Given to the countries attacked. 20 years ago today. Feb. 9. 1970 army chief of staff Gen. William c. Westmoreland said that the arms was meeting racial problems head on encouraging an open discussion of race problems among the ranks. ? 0 years ago today. Feb. 9. 1980 president Carter asked Congress to approve mandatory military draft registration for men and women aged 19 and 20. Carter stipulated that women would continue to be barred from combat duty. Pentagon told to focus on the arabian Peninsula by Susanne m. Schafer a military writer Washington the Pentagon s military leadership has been told it should focus additional attention on pos sible regional threats to the arabian pen insula a senior defense department official said wednesday. The guidelines arc in the defense plan Ning guidance the Long Range planning instructions issued by defense Secretary Dick Cheney to help the services prepare their budgets for 1992-97. The document was due last fall but its release was delayed so planners could As sess the changes in the soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The senior defense department official briefed a number of re porters about the classified document after its contents surfaced in the Media. The official said the document does not cite nations by name but he went on to say that Iraq and Iran have significant armed  the official who demanded anonymity contended that contrary to Media reports the document docs not instruct the services to drop the Mission of defending Iran in the event of a soviet attack but rather places More emphasis on the arabian Peninsula. The Peninsula includes saudi Arabia North and South Yemen. Oman and the United Arab emirates. The United states has had contingency plans to counter a soviet attack into Iran since the soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979