European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday june 1, 1990cheney should Transfer military funds without getting of legislator says by Ron Mckinney staff writer bad Durkheim West Germany a defense Secretary Dick Cheney should go ahead with his threat to shift $800 million into depleted military personnel accounts without congressional approval a member of the House armed services committee said thursday. The personnel funds along with the $650 million needed to Shore up the military a health insurance plan arc being held hostage by rep. Les Aspin d-wis., who chairs the House panel. Under a so called gentlemen s agreement the Pentagon normally seeks approval from Congress before transferring or a a reprogramming funds from one account into another. But Cheney said last week a my Friend Les Aspin keeps coming up with the same old proposal for reprogramming but his own fellow committee chairmen have rejected it. Its All up to or. Aspin. And if he can to get on Board with the other seven committee leaders then the Only option is to act on my own authority and get the Job done so the troops can be  the House and Senate appropriations committees and the Senate armed services committee have already approved a Pentagon plan to shift funds from about 30 spending accounts. Aspin however has said he would Only approve the Transfer if the funds come from four of the Pentagon a most cherished weapons systems including the air forces b-2 bomber and the strategic defense initiative. Cheney notes that he has the authority to proceed without any further action from Congress. And rep. Robert w. Davis r-mich., urges Cheney to use his Powers to shift the funds and avoid having to Cut As Many As 65,000 personnel before oct. 1. A if i were him. Id go ahead and do it a Davis said thursday during a visit to West Germany. Quot we be got to be Able to pay our people. We be got to be Able to take care of the champs Issue. A especially with the fact that three committees have already accepted it. Its not like everyone in Congress is against what Cheney a recommendations were a Davis said. That move would probably do some harm to Cheney a relationship with Congress a _ _ Avis noted but he said the men and women of the military deserved the risk. A a that a his responsibility a he said. Davis also accused Aspin of not working closely with committee members. A i think Les works More. With the rest of uie democratic caucus a he said. A you used to have solid support from the democrats on the armed services issues. You done to have that anymore. And Les was elected by primarily that faction which is not As supportive of National defense and so he a got to play with those  rep. Dennis m. Hertel a Mich who accompanied Davis on the trip said Congress should arrive at a final compensation plan sometime next year for personnel forced out during upcoming troop cuts. A we realize that All the decisions we make should be based on the fact that people coming out of the military have made sacrifices career choices based on patriotism and now its our duty to try to do the Best we can a Hertel said. Hertel a member of the House armed services committee and its subcommittee on military personnel and compensation said there should be increased education benefits unemployment benefits and medical insurance for families. A a it a going to be a Good package a Hertel said. A i think the american people will insist that it be a Good package because of the sacrifices people have made for our country. A if you change the rules in the Middle of the game you be got to do something to compensate a he added. Contributing to this report staff writer Janet Howells Tierney in Washington Uso tour to feature ramp a performers Frankfurt West Germany a four . Military installations in West Germany will be visited next week by a troupe of rhythm and blues music performers in the usos transatlantic Jam. Jermaine Jackson Stacy Latti saw Alyson Williams Michael Cooper and the Washington group shades of lace will comprise the usos sixth celebrity tour for the 1989-1990 season. The dates and locations Are a Vilsick 8 ., june 4 a Stuttgart 7 30 ., june 5 a Pir Masens 7 ., june 7 a Baum older 8  June 8 there is no admission fee and seating will be on a first come first serve basis a Uso Germany spokeswoman said. She said the Uso had not been informed of attendance restrictions. The tour is sponsored by at amp to and United airlines. Chicago radio station Vaz will accompany the troupe and broadcast its morning shows live from each tour site. Witnesses against Conrad All lied lawyer says in closing remarks by Mary Neth staff writer Koblenz West Germany a the lawyer representing accused spy Clyde Lee Conrad charged thursday that testimony against his client came solely from witnesses with faulty memories who lied under oath. An  flourishing one of the newspaper articles Hecker asked the court to base its verdict Only on the evidence presented and not on news reports. A idea evidence however has not been made available to this court a Hecker said. In closing arguments to the court attorney Werner Hecker also said that several important witnesses did not testify and that his client was being tried in the press rather than getting a fair trial in the courtroom. Conrad a retired . Army sergeant first class faces charges of treason for being part of a spy ring that delivered top secret documents to the East bloc for More than a decade. The attorney was particularly critical of sgt. 1st class Danny Williams a . Army investigator assigned to Conradus Case. Williams used a hidden tape recorder to record conversations with Conrad Hecker said pointing out that such recording is forbidden by West German  Leigh stand in Dies during the past week West German newspapers have quoted the Federal prosecutor As saying this was the worse Case of treason his office has Ever dealt with. The prosecutor was also quoted As saying the 2 million Marks Conrad supposedly received from his hungarian contacts was a the highest fee Ever paid to Joe Navarro an Fri special agent from Tampa fla., lied under oath Hecker charged when he said he did not know a Telephone number important to the Case. A in testimony the next Day he gave the number and let it slip that head had it All along. He explained that he had to Check with his superiors to see if it was All right to release. He admitted to the court that though under oath he was Uncertain about what he could or could not  Hecker also questioned statements supplied by Conradus alleged spying partners including former . Army sgt. Zoltan Szabo who received a 10-month suspended sentence from a court in Vienna Austria. A unfortunately we were not Able to see the Complete court records involved in Szabol a trial. We May want to question Why he refused to come to Koblenz to testify. By making charges against Conrad he possibly cleared himself of some  Hecker said he doubted testimony that said Conrad was never subjected to Security checks and was free to sneak top secret documents from his office at 8th inf div Headquarters in bad Kreuz Nach. A i find this difficult to conceive a Hecker said. Quot its been stated that Conrad was in a position of Trust. Trust is Good but control is better. I done to want to believe that such sloppiness can occur within the  Conrad declined to make a statement at the end of the trial. The verdict is to be delivered on wednesday. Stillwater okla. Apr Milli cent Miller who worked As Vivien Leigh a stand in during filming of a gone with the wind Quot has died. She was 81. The cause of death Wasny to Given. She lived most of her life in Stillwater except for nine years she spent in California. Berlin forces Day Parade cancelled berlins amps a the allies have cancelled the annual forces Day Parade in Berlin because of a positive developments in East Germany the . Come  an article yesterday gave the wrong Model number for a potentially dangerous dishwasher issued to soldiers and army civilians in Europe. Fag or machines with Model number lv72eb May pose a fire Hazard. They should be unplugged and inspected by housing engineers the army said. The Parade staged each june since 1964 and featuring ., French and British troops was traditionally held along part of the Strasse de 17 Juni. Although nearly 85,000 people viewed the Parade last year the West Berlin government asked that future parades be cancelled in Light of the opening of the Berlin Wall and moves toward German unification. A the allies have agreed to take this action in Light of the positive developments in East Germany since nov. 9 that have resulted in the first free elections in that country a history a a statement released by the command said. In noting the cancellation of the Parade on wednesday West Berlin mayor Walter Momper thanked the three Allied Powers As guarantors of the Freedom and survival of West Berlin. The americans will hold their annual july 4 Parade on 4 Juli Platz adjacent to Mcnair Barracks. The British and French forces will also hold parades in recognition of their National holidays the command said. Navy grounds h-46 helicopter Fleet a headline in wednesdays editions incorrectly quoted the army As saying a mine that injured 10 soldiers May 28 had exploded prematurely. In the Story a Vii corps spokeswoman said the mine detonated before soldiers had time to take cover. The exact cause of the incident is still under investigation. Washington a amps a the Navy grounded its Fleet of 340 h-46 sea Knight helicopters wednesday after routine maintenance revealed fractures in the connecting links that fasten the aircraft a rotors to the hubs that turn them. Its connecting links have been electronically inspected Navy officials said. Each h-46, similar in Basic appearance to the army a ch-47 Chinook will be cleared to resume flying once periodic follow up inspections will be done to identify and replace any links that show evidence of developing cracks officials said. The cracks were first detected May 24 at the Marine corps air station Cherry Point near Havelock . The current grounding is not related to the May 13 flight restriction on the sea Knight Fleet that was ordered to Correct a problem in the rear transmission Assembly officials said. The Navy uses the h-46 for a vertical replenishment a or transferring supplies in Sling loads Between ships at sea while the Marine corps uses it Asa troop carrying assault aircraft