European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday december 15, 1991 sex defense chiefs fear soviet fall to Spur spread of atomic arms Norfolk Vul. A the spread of nuclear weapons technology to developing countries could become a dangerous consequence of the soviet Union s collapse say several former . Defense secretaries. A they will sell their brains and they May sell their hardware Quot Robert Mcnamara said Friday at a conference of five former defense chiefs. James Schlesinger who served under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford said the political disintegration of the one time superpower could Lead to violent internal Power struggles involving its nuclear Arsenal. A they re going to be fighting each other and it s Likely to get unpleasant a he said. The conference on defense policy in the 1990s was sponsored by the Atlanta based Southern Center for International studies. It was taped for broadcast in january on Public television. The participants also included Elliot Richardson a Nixon defense chief Don Aid Rumsfeld Schlesinger s successor under Ford and Caspar Weinberger from Ronald Reagan s administration. The former Cabinet members also discussed the growing movement toward Western european unification tensions in the Middle East after the persian Gulf War Japan s emergence As a world economic Power and . Military spending after the cold War. Rumsfeld said the United states should take an aggressive role in encouraging democracy and demilitarization in the Commonwealth that is emerging in the soviet Union. The United states also should try to ensure that soviet nuclear capability is directed at productive ends and does not wind up in the hands of a rogue nations a Schlesinger said. Weinberger said the Best Way to prevent nuclear proliferation is to support new leaders who want to make their states Independent. But Schlesinger said that there probably will be a countless changes in leadership As the former republics develop and that it would be difficult to convince americans of the need to keep Aid flowing. Mcnamara who served under presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson said the United Stales faces serious social problems of its own that demand holding defense spending to the lowest a former . Defense secretaries from left Robert Mcnamara Donald Rumsfeld and James Schlesinger talk before a forum on . Defense policy in the 1990s. Also participating were former defense chiefs Elliot Richardson and Caspar Weinberger. The forum was held in Norfolk a. Level needed to maintain adequate Security. Weinberger however said defense cuts already have gone too far. �?o1 think we can t assume that this world is totally without risk Quot just because of the soviet collapse he said. The former secretaries were divided in their views on whether the Gulf War should have kept going Long enough to topple iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein. A i very much regret that we did t finish the Job a Weinberger said. But Mcnamara said the War showed the limits of military Power. He said marching to Baghdad would t have solved the Region s problems. A i think we stopped it at the right time Quot he said. Sponsors abandoning expedition Anchorage Alaska a sponsors have abandoned a Northwest passage expedition that was condemned by animal rights groups after 15 sled dogs died. But trip members said they will probably press on. A a we re having problems with our sponsors but that s not affecting the expedition at All because its already set up a group member Jon Nierenberg said by Telephone from Paulatuk in Canada s Northwest territories. The trip began oct 17 in prude Hoe Bay. The dogs died when the expedition ran into bad weather last week near Paulatuk about 580 Miles to the East. Nierenberg said he was quitting because he lost 10 of his 12 dogs but said the other three expedition members hoped to continue if their 20 remaining dogs Are Well enough. Dupont co., which gave $15,000 to the expedition to help promote a protective outdoor material it makes has asked that the trek be cancelled company spokesman Len Stevens said from Wilmington Del. The trips other sponsor. Natural life pet products also pulled out Nierenberg said. He did t reveal How much that company gave. Stevens said his company a move had nothing to do with pressure to end the expedition from the humane society of the United states and sled dog racing Champion Susan Butcher. Butcher and the humane society Telegram med sponsors wednesday condemning expedition Mem a Bers for being unprepared for the Arctic conditions. Expedition Leader Lonnie Dupre has admitted packing the wrong kind of dog food. Instead of calorie Rich Seal and dry dog food he loaded up on less expensive and less fortifying herring. The mushers left Prudhoe Bay for Churchill Manitoba retracing the 1923 Northwest passage route of danish explorer Knud Rasmussen. Near Paulatuk they ran into wind chills of As Low As 85 below and the dogs began dying of exposure and exhaustion. The group was rescued after a Chance encounter with a Caribou  rejects suit against shrines Lexington by. Apr a jury on Friday rejected a Man s argument that a secret shrines initiation rite humiliated him and gave him a sleeping disorder that left him disabled. After a we Klong trial that shed Light on the organization s secret ceremonies the Fayette county circuit panel took less than two hours to decide the shrines owed Michael Vaughan nothing. �?o1 accept the verdict of the jury a Vaughan said afterwards. A i m disappointed but 1 think i be done my Job. I hold no  Vaughan 44, sought unspecified punitive damages plus reimbursement for medical expenses and income he says he lost after his initiation at the Koleika shrine Temple in june 1989. The Brick Mason said he was knocked unconscious after enduring humiliation with electric shocks and whipped Cream. Named in the suit were the Temple and six men who conducted the ceremony. Convicted dealer says $57,000 was loan from Aba Star Jordan Charlotte . Apr Federal investigators have seized $57,000 from a convicted cocaine dealer who says the Money is a loan from Chicago bulls basketball Star Michael Jordan a newspaper reported. James a a slim Bouler has filed documents in Charlottes . District court saying Jordan Lent him the Money to build a driving Range the Charlotte observer reported saturday. The . Attorney s office has filed documents aligning Bouler won the Money in a Golf match at Hilton head Island . Those records done to say with whom the Wager was made. Bouleris court file includes copies of a certified mail envelope from Proser of Arlington va., and a $57,000 Cashiers Check dated oct. 17, 199proser is a management company that represents Jordan and other athletes. Officials said Jordan is not a subject of the Federal probe in which investigators accuse Bouler of intending to evade taxes. There is no evidence that Jordan. Knows about Bouler s background investigators said. In 1986, Bouler pleaded guilty in Union county to Selling and possessing cocaine. Since then he has been convicted of two probation violations. David Falk of Proser Jordan a attorney and agent would not discuss the Check that Proser sent to Bouler. Jordan did not return Telephone Calls Friday. Jordan 28, grew up in Wilmington and led the University of North Carolina to the 1982 National collegiate athletic association championship. He led the bulls to the National basketball association Crown last Spring. All betting including Golf wagers is illegal in South Carolina said Julie Horton of the South Carolina attorney general a office. Conviction of the Misdemeanour is punishable i Gay up to six months in prison and a $1,000 Fine. Investigators froze the $57,000 in Bouleris Bank account nov. 1, citing his drug history and saying the Money probably came from illegal sources according to court documents