European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday March 8, 1990news updates mail bomb probe Birmingham Ala. Apr a junk dealer who was once the focus of a mail bomb investigation said there were no surprises when he testified before a Federal grand jury a it was the same things we be been through before a Robert Wayne of Ferrol of Enterprise said tuesday after he left the Federal courthouse. Oscrr Chi a attorney Paul Harden. Said his client and wife were not subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury but testified voluntarily at the request of Federal prosecutors. Oterrell again denied any wrongdoing and said he continued to believe he was not a suspect in the  one has been charged in the december mail bombing that killed judge Robert Vance of Birmingham a member of the 11th . Circuit court of  in Egypt Cairo. Egypt up a soviet Deputy foreign minister Vladimir Polyakov on wednesday stopped Over in Cairo for talks with egyptian officials and was later scheduled to head for saudi Arabia and North Yemen Egypt s official Middle East news Agency Mena reported. Mena did not divulge the contents of Polyakov s talks in Cairo. It did say he would meet later with saudi officials to explain Moscow s position on the emigration of soviet jews to Israel. Arab leaders have called on the Kremlin to halt the migration of soviet jews to Israel. They fear a Large influx of new settlers in the israeli occupied territories a Home to 1.7 million palestinians a will upset the sensitive demographic balance there and hinder the ongoing Mideast peace process. Soviet leaders in the past have said they would not reverse the policy of allowing soviet citizens to emigrate to the country of their Choice. Sac head says if b-2s rejected hell withdraw treaty support Washington up a air Force Gen. John t. Chain jr., chief of the strategic air come told Congress on tuesday he would not be Able to support a .-soviet strategic arms reduction talks treaty if the b-2 stealth bomber program is cancelled. Both Republican and democratic members of the House armed services committee however told Chain he probably wont get the 132 radar evading planes he wants and that the expensive bomber program is in doubt on Capitol Hill a the b-2 is in trouble it really is a a Alabama rep. William Dickinson the ranking Republican on the panel told Chain. The air Force has estimated the program will Cost $70 billion to build 132 planes a an average of about $530 million per bomber. Quot a full b-2 buy now looks extremely unlikely a the ultimate number May be closer to the 15 we be authorized to Date than the 132 originally envisioned a committee chairman Les Aspin d-wis., told Chain. The general reflecting the View of Many Pentagon officials said he applauded the changes in the soviet Union but that his Job is to ensure an effective deterrent against a nuclear War now and in the future. Chain said that in the event of War he needs a bomber to penetrate soviet air defences and locate soviet Mobile missiles and command centers. A the b-52 can do it today. The by can do it tomorrow but we need the b-2 to do it in the out years a he said. A the b-2 in the Start agreement is the most important element of my support for a Start agreement a Chain said. Asked if he would be Able to support a Start agreement without the production of the b-2 bomber Chain replied a no  a the Start or strategic arms reduction talks in Geneva Are negotiating a cutback on . And soviet Long Range nuclear weapons. In the proposals manned bombers would be counted As Only one warhead. The Bush administration has asked Congress in its fiscal 1991 budget for More than $5 billion to build five b-2s. But it has also asked for billions to make the my missile Mobile by putting it on rails and to develop the truck Mobile midget Man missile. A if we done to get the Mobile missiles. I can still say to you a i can do my jobs of deterrence a Chain said. He added however that he thinks the b-2 is essential. A the problem is we re looking today at affordability a Dickinson said. A the country by god cannot afford not to do it a Chain said. Hard line afghan general defects to moslem guerrillas in Pakistan elections �?T90 Washington a the Oregon primary election to elect candidates for governor and the . Congress will be May 15. Voters also will select candidates for the state legislature judges commissioner of the Bureau of labor and industries. As Well As superintendent of Public instruction. The winners in this election will run for office in the general election on nov. 6. Oregon voting officials will provide a special write in ballot 90 Days before an election for persons residing stationed or working outside the United states who Are unable to mail in a regular Absentee ballot. Servic members government employees and their family members who Are residents of Oregon should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and vote. Islamabad Pakistan apr a renegade general who tried to overthrow the Afghanistan government wednesday defected to the moslem insurgents he fought for More than a decade a pakistani official said. Gen. Shah Nawaz Tanai who As Afghanistan a hard line defense minister was one of the guerrillas most bitter foes fled Afghanistan aboard a soviet made military helicopter with his wife two daughters and son according to guerrilla and pakistani government sources. After Landing in Northern Pakistan the sources said Tanai talked with several fundamentalist guerrillas who have been fighting the soviet backed government that seized Power in a 1978 coup. He then returned to Afghanistan with the guerrillas known As Mujaheddin or islamic holy warriors the sources said. A Shah Nawaz Tanai came to a Point close to the Pakistan Border today and met with a number of guerrilla leaders. Later he returned with them to a Point deeper in Afghanistan to continue the struggle against president Najibullah a pakistani foreign Secretary Tanveer Ahmed said. Tanais flight from Afghanistan came after repeated government claims that the coup attempt launched tuesday had been crushed although officials acknowledged some fighting continued. Diplomatic and guerrilla sources said wednesday that fighting Between rival afghan military factions continued in Kabul the capital and two other cities. The mutineers reportedly control a key air base. The conflicting reports on the severity of fighting could not immediately be confirmed. Najibullah said that before tuesdays coup attempt began Tanai threw away his military uniform and his identification card in the ruling Peoples democratic party of Afghanistan. He also said Tanai had escaped with a valuable government documents and demanded that Pakistan Send the general Back to Afghanistan for trial. A the coup has absolutely been broken. Of that there is no doubt a Najibullah said on the official radio Kabul. Western diplomats and guerrilla leaders based in Pakistan said that fighting subsided later wednesday but that the conflict had not ended. Pakistan has allowed the guerrillas to operate from its territory and has joined the United states in supplying them with weapons. Tanai a Battle hardened Soldier popular with the rank and file military had been accused of engineering three coup attempts against Najibullah a government. The latest began tuesday when afghan air Force planes bombed the presidential Palace in the heart of Kabul followed by reported widespread fighting. The government claimed the plotters had been thwarted. But by wednesday rival factions in the military were still battling for control of Bagram the country a largest air base. Later he returned with them to a Point demanded that Pakistan Send the general of Bagram the country a largest air commissaries getting 2 new Branch of non carbonated table water by Randy men Ain hafl7pfta Lett re to kit Tulinn Lino 11 Rusati Tiu Law to no in or inf upon it correction an article yesterday about soldiers from Azbill Barracks incorrectly slated that 17 will receive the Soldier s medal and 35 will receive the meritorious service medal for heroism following a train crash. The soldiers have been nominated for the awards. In order to receive the Soldier s medal it must be approved by the department of the army while the meritorious service medal must be approved by 21st theater army area come. By Randy Mcclain staff w Riter two new brands of water Are going on the shelves of military commissaries in Europe giving patrons a wider product Choice than Ever before. Richard Walker chief of merchandising for army commissaries said Hailds Spring a danish Spring water packaged in Cartons and Perlini a Spring water from West Germany a Black Forest Are being ordered for the first time. Both Are non carbonated products. Air Force commissaries will also Stock the two new Waters. The ordering of new table Waters was made necessary because of recent purity problems experienced by Perrier of France and by Alp Wassgr a West German water. Both were pulled off the shelves in late february. Perrier issued a voluntary worldwide recall of its products after discovering benzene had entered a bottling line when workers failed to replace a filter. Altwasser was pulled off the shelves of military commissaries after a routine medical inspection found Mold under some bottle Caps. A subsequent Check uncovered other hygienic shortcomings at the company a bottling Plant in Ober Taufen West Germany. Those problems have since been cleaned up according to a spokesman for the . 7th medical come. Perrier announced tuesday that bottles marked a Nouvelle production will be available by Early april throughout most of Europe. Altwasser is expected Back on the shelves within a week. Steps have been taken to guarantee purity in future bottling operations the 7th medical come spokesman said. The two new table Waters that Are on order Are intended to give customers a wider Choice and safeguard against future product shortages. Walker said Hailds Spring water from Esbjerg Denmark has been on army commissary shelves about a week a contract to acquire Perlini bottled water was signed this week. With the return of Altwasser commissary patrons will have three non carbonated Waters to choose from. The Only bubbly table water being sold at this Point is Apollinari. Walker said army commissaries won t Stock three non carbonated Waters on permanent basis. After several months testing he said the top two will Proback stay and one will go. An air Force spokesman said ordering a wider variety of table Waters is Imp Tant to customers especially when pm lems with purity crop up. A the main thing we want to guaranty is that at All times we have at least sources of water and not just one air Force spokesman said. A if there problem with one supplier you can j turn to the other ones for increased y