European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes sunday february 18,1990 soviet delegation pleased with tour of . Military Sites Washington api the head of a delegation of soviet lawmakers said Friday that his group was satisfied with its Access to . Military bases and that the soviet Union would be More forthcoming when americans returned the visit. Vladimir l. Lap Gin. A member of the supreme so Viet presidium spoke at a news conference after meet ing with the House armed services committee to Dis cuss assuring a smooth transition to a More peaceful coexistence Between the superpowers. Let s decide about some specific Issue to get fro words to  Lap Gin told the committee s chair Man. Les Aspin.  id member soviet group on a 12-Day tour has visited military bases. Los Alamos National laboratories. Nor and a minuteman ii missile site and the strategic air c  a Alurdas. The group was to visit the tac air come at Lang lev fab in Virginia and an  Chemi Cal weapons facility at fort Mcclellan. Ala. On Sun Dav the delegates planned to visit the Kennedy space Center and Walt Disney world in Florida. Lap pm said that some troop Levels must be maintained and that Mutual concerns need to be addressed on casing soldiers return to civilian life and convert ing War industries to peacetime use. We have to secure peace Lap Gin said speaking through an  mentioned some areas of possible cooperation including the conversion of industries an needed precautions against the accidental launch of  think that s a big area the accidental launch. Aspin said. If you have a Brand new relationship be tween the two countries there s a lot you can do in those  said his committee which sponsored the trip struggled with the Pentagon to give the soviets As much Access As  gifts were exchanged Aspin and other Ameri cans were Given fragments of a soviet ss-20 missile that was destroyed in the presence of Aspin s delegation a year  soviets received paperweights with an etching of the  also jovially volunteered his Telephone number at the supreme soviet saying Call us on the red phone and i la find the person you  stateside pulitzer winning reporter Keyes Beech Dies at 76 Washington not pc yes Beech a for Mer foreign correspondent in Asia who won a up lil or prize in 1951 for his reporting on the korean War. Died of emphysema at a Washington Hospital. The Beth Vla. My. Resident was 7ft.Beech covered Asia for five decades first As a combat correspondent after joining the Marine corps in 1942.his last Post was in Bangkok where he served As i correspondent for the los Angeles times until his retirement seven years ago. Goodyear to Roll out new lines of bargain tires Akron Ohio up1 the Goodyear tire rubber co. Said Friday it would introduce new lines of bargain tires next month trying to fill a void in its  concorde metric 12-Inch tire being offered next month will Start at $23.95. The con Corde calibre 13-Inch at $29.95 and the All american decathlon at $26.95. All three arc steel belted radial tires. Man arrested in 46 slaying of policeman new York a when detectives arrested Aman for the 1946 killing Ofa Miami police officer they said he was expecting them and knew it was Only a matter of time before they would  the arrest of 61-year-old Leroy Strachan on thursday in lower Manhattan left the arresting officer from Miami with mixed emotions. They were proud they solved an old Ca Sebut bothered that the suspect apparently led a life untarnished by crime in new1  the years since the slaving. Strachan got mar Rcd had i rec children one of them is a state Correl Lions officer an worked for 21 years As a freight elevator operator. Miami detective George Cadavid  arrest was a great ego Sluchan Booster no doubt. Not Only As a human life taken but another police offi cer s life us taken. But Here s a person who is now 61 Vears old and was 17 years old when the incident happened and As far As we can Tell he s never been a  was arrested thanks to an Anonymous tip eight months ago from a conscience stricken witness authorities  said Strachan admitted to Miami detectives in late january that he had shot the officer. The  John Milledge. Was one of Miami s first Black  told detectives he had been waiting to be arrested since they had talked to him in late january the detectives  knew  Cadavid said. He said. Are you going to arrest me " and asked to Call his attorney in  has admitted shooting the policeman and there is other evidence Cadavid said. Strachan did no express any remorse Over the shooting the detective  suspect had several thousand dollars on him at the time of his arrest leading police to think that he was about to leave the . Still wearing his dark Brown work uni form looked nervous As he refused to waive extradition during a Brief arraignment at Manhattan criminal court on Friday. Police say they be found the killer of one of Miami s first Black policemen. John Mill div. This 1944 photo shows Mille Drc raising his hand i fit when he was sworn in As a policeman with to other Black officers. Strachan s lawyer. Alan mass told judge Bruceallen the fact that Florida has a capital punishment Law played a part in Strachan s  Way if it s within our Power that or. Strachan is going Back to  mass told reporters outside  judge ordered  held without bail Pend ing a March 14  was fatally shot nov. I 1946, while on patrol outside a football game in the Overtown Section of Miami after he had chased and beaten several teens who tried to sneak into the game Cadavid  Millidge Case was reopened by the depart ment s cold Case squad after an Anonymous july1989 tip to crime stoppers from a woman who had seen a youth with a .22-Calibcr Rifle running from the shooting  reason she never came Forward was because her husband was very Good friends with the shooter Cadavid said. The woman s husband died a few years ago and her conscience was bothering her he said. Cadavid called a new York City detective who ran a Check and located  late january the Miami detectives talked with Strachan in new  told us what had happened. We went Back to Miami to do some More investigation. To corroborate some of his Story we found witnesses. We found on witness that he had confessed to that same night Cadavid said. Strachan said that on the night of the slaying. Mil ledge had hit several  Ding to police Strachan said he got a Nlle from a Friend told everyone to step aside fired one shot at Milledge then  next Day he left for new York. Fumes from Texas derailment Force evacuation Emhouser. Texas a a freight train derailed near this Small town sat urday morning sparking an explosion and toxic fumes and prompting the evacuation of nearby residents authorities said. Nobody was reported injured in the Accident shortly before 8 30 a.m., said Mike Cox. A spokesman for the state department of Public safety. Ten cars have derailed Cox said. There was quite an  he  train was believed to be carrying liquid propane and other hazardous materials. They believe that up Gas and hazardous materials Are leaking into. Chambers Creek he said. The Creek feeds Lake Corsicana an the Richland Creek Reservoir which supplies water to Many Navarro county residents. Cox said he did t have the name of the train s owner or an explanation for the Accident. Toxic fumes kept five department of Public safety teams from the scene and forced some evacuations in . A Community of about 200 located 45 Miles South of Dallas Cox said. He did t know How Many residents were displaced. The Texas Railroad commission an state water commission dispatched investigators to the derailment