European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 24, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3treaty rated five times More useful than inf pact Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff greets soviet defense minister Dmitri Yazoo. Moscow apr soviet defense minister Dmitri Yazoo says the treaty on Long Range nuclear weapons to be signed in Moscow next week will have a far greater Impact than the 1987 intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty. Yazoo spoke monday to reporters while waiting to Greet army Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the . Joint chiefs of staff who arrived for a we Klong visit. The strategic arms reduction treaty to be signed by president Bush and soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev will Cut Long Range nuclear weapons by about 35 percent. A a v1 comparison with the inf agreement the  treaty a will be three to five times greater in its significance in its Power and in its influence on Public opinion a Yazoo said. The inf agreement signed by Gorbachev and then president Reagan eliminated both sides land based nuclear missiles with ranges from 300 Miles to 3,400 Miles. Start is the most significant arms control agreement Ever drawn up Between the soviet Union and the United states. Powell a visit has been planned since his soviet counterpart Gen. Mikhail Moiseyev toured american bases in october. The two men grinned and greeted each other in a four handed shake at the Airport monday. Powell said his discussions with Moiseyev included a military conversion and the doctrine of arned forces in the soviet Union. When two infantry men get together they All have much to talk  the soviet Union plans to convert some military plants to civilian use. Former Lincoln chief executive plea bargains in Keating Case los Angeles apr Lincoln savings former chief executive pleaded guilty to state and Federal securities fraud charges monday and agreed to cooperate in the prosecution of Charles Keating jr., the failed thrifts owner. Robin s. Symes 38, is the fourth former Keating associate to strike a plea bargain in the Case of Lincoln the most expensive Thrift failure Ever with a $2.6 billion bailout Tab to taxpayers. Despite the plea bargains and two years of grand jury testimony no Federal indictment has been returned against Keating though wide ranging Federal charges have Long . A i assume that one of these Days the government is going to Crank out a massive indictment a . District judge James m. Ideman told prosecutors during Symesy court appearance. Keating is set for criminal trial in state court aug. 2 along with Judith j. Wischer the former president of his american Continental corp., which owned Lincoln. Symes and former Lincoln president Raymond c. Fidel also had been charged in state court but both have  agreed to plea bargains. A two Down two to go a said one of the state prosecutors Terry Bork Deputy los Angeles county District attorney. Symes appeared exhausted As he told state and Federal judges he would waive his right to a trial. He entered guilty pleas to six state counts and Twe Federal counts which carry the same maximum prison time a 10 years. Symes will be sentenced in Federal court where he could also be fined up to $500,000 Foi his role in the Sale of risky junk Bonds to Lincoln investors. On the other hand he could be Given probation. Sentencing was set for Jan. 13 in Federal court and s Day later in state court a dates sure to be pushed Back until the prosecution of Keating is completed. The two Federal counts involve the january 1988 Sale of uninsured unsecured american Continental junk Bonds $46,000 in one Case and $50,000 in the other to Brian r. And Carla n. Muller and custody and Lucia Macro. All told $250 million in american Continental junk Bonds were sold mostly to Lincoln investors. They became worthless in april 1989 when Lincoln was seized and the Parent company filed for bankruptcy Protection. Keatings attorney Stephen c. Neal  comment on what Symesy testimony might mean for the Case against Keating. Of identifies slain Ramstein airman Ramstein a Germany a air Force officials on tuesday identified a Man who was shot and killed during an argument Early monday in the Village of Eulen Bis As tech. Sgt. Scott r. Kincaid 27. Kincaid was pronounced dead at approximately 3 40 . Monday. His body was taken to Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center for an autopsy tuesday. The suspect in the shooting is a non commissioned officer assigned to the 86th fighter Wing at Ramstein a a Ramstein spokesman said. The suspects name will not be released until charges Are preferred and received by the special court martial covering authority the spokesman said. The spokesman gave this account of events when . Forces police patrolmen arrived on the scene they found the suspect had unloaded the revolver and Given up the weapon. He did not resist when authorities took him into custody. Kincaid an Indiana native died when a Bullet from a .38-caliber pistol struck him just below the heart. He and i wife Jayne and another person whose identity was not released were in the suspects apartment where an argument occurred. Jayne Kincaid left the apartment during the disagreement and went to the nearby Home of another couple. The argument then resulted in the shooting. The other person at the suspects Home immediately went to get mrs. Kincaid after the shooting. They then returned together and attempted to revive Kincaid with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The police continued car but failed to revive Kincaid. Military authorities turned the investigation Over to Ramstein a office of special investigation when Osi agents arrived at the scene. Authorities believe alcohol was a Factor in the shooting the spokesman said. Kincaid a weather forecaster for det 2, 31st weather so at Ramstein arrived Here in May 1990 and had been in the air Force almost nine years at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and their daughter Amer 2, of Bruch Mulbach Germany. Memorial service and funeral arrangements have not been made. A . Coast guard members prepare a burned Seaman for transport to a hospital.1 missing after 2 ships collide off . Coast port Angeles Wash. Apr a japanese fish processing ship collided with another vessel on monday and Sank near a Busy shipping Lane. All but one of the 85 people aboard were rescued authorities said. The 365-foot Tenyo Maru collided with the 610-foot chinese vessel Tuo Hai near the Entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca Between Canada and Washington a olympic Peninsula said coast guard officials in Seattle. Nearly half of the 85 people aboard the japanese ship wound up in the water. They were picked up by . And Canadian coast guard vessels and other boats in the area said Petty officer Sandy Calhoun. A search for a missing crewman was called off in the Early afternoon Calhoun said. At least two injured Crew members a one with fractures and the other with Burns on the upper body a were transported from the scene by helicopter Calhoun said. There was no immediate word on their conditions. Others were transferred to the Tenyo Maruss sister ship. The ship was heading to port monday afternoon the coast guard said. The chinese freighter which carried some 38 Crew members apparently suffered Only slight damage Calhoun said. It was not leaking any fuel or taking on water she said. The ships collided shortly before 9 . About 25 Miles Northwest of the Northern tip of the olympic Peninsula near the Entrance to the Strait Calhoun said. Coast guard officials said the weather was Clear in the area at the time. The Strait leads from the Pacific Ocean to Vancouver British Columbia and to puget sound cities including Seattle and Tacoma in Washington. It was unclear whether the Accident occurred in Canadian . Or International Waters but both Canadian and . Agencies were investigating said coast guard it. Cmdr. John Harper m port Angeles. A half mile Long Quarter mile wide fuel Sheen from the sunken vessel covered the water Calhoun said. The japanese ship was carrying 273,214 Gallons of Bunker fuel and 91,071 Gallons of diesel fuel she said. The Sheen was expected to dissipate in the open Ocean