European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Tuesday february 15,1994 poles allegedly sold soviet  to . Washington a Cash poor Poland sold sophisticated soviet military hardware to the United states in the 1980s in a number of secret deals through third parties the Washington Post reported. The . Military obtained top of the line air de sense systems radar armed helicopters torpedoes tanks and self propelled artillery from the soviet sup plied polish Arsenal with payments that went through foreign intermediaries the newspaper said in monday s editions. The deals apparently were motivated largely by Poland s need for hard currency in View of its Large debt and the effects of Reagan administration economic sanctions it said. The Story attributed to unidentified . Intelligence and other government officials said the intermediaries  dealers and other business people May have paid commissions from the estimated $150 million to $200 million in sales to some polish defense officials who helped make the deals work or simply looked the other Way. There was no direct evidence that Poland s communist Leader in the 1980s, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski was personally involved in the deals but Given their scale and sensitivity top Levels of the polish defense ministry must have Given their tacit approval the Post said. Jaruzelski interviewed in Warsaw was quoted As saying he neither knew about nor approved the  sales and calling them almost completely improbable and risky. He said that the soviet Union kept a close Eye on weapons systems sent to Poland and that his govern ment would not have planned or approved such deals. To give the sales plausibility the Post reported Export documents said the exported  were destined for soviet allies in the Middle East. The polish sales were part of a broader program coordinated by the Cia under which the United states spent hundreds of millions of dollars to get its hands on soviet weaponry from Warsaw pact countries including Romania the Post said. But it quoted one . Intelligence source As saying the poles were the chink in the soviet Armor. What they provided was a turnkey operation. Not Only could you go pick from the menu of items that they had available but Over time you gained Confidence that once you made that selection and once they had agreed to that Sale All other things would follow in due  retired Gen. Edward c. Meyer who was  chief of staff from 1979 to 1983, told the Post that the sales which he would not detail were a cold War necessity for the . Military. We were going Down Blind alleys or dark alleys and anything accurate that we knew in those Days about enemy capabilities could save us billions of dollars in the development phase he said in the stars and stripes 10 years ago feb. 15,1984 Yuri v. Andropov was buried in red Square to the Salute of Cannon fire after being eulogized As a Man of great soul and kind heart who championed  20 years ago feb. 15,1974-special water Gate prosecutor Leon Jaworski said that the Nixon White mouse refused to provide him with additional mate rial he requested for his investigation. 30 years ago feb. 15,1964 the United states and Britain strongly urged Turkey against any intervention in Cyprus that would wreck peace efforts and Rock the Atlantic Alliance. 40 years ago feb. 15,1954 . Secretary of state John Foster Dulles denounced the Kremlin s proposal to maintain the occupation of Austria indefinitely As a fraud while soviet foreign minister . Molotov doomed any Hope of an austrian peace treaty Accord. 50 year Sago feb. 15,1944 France s depart ment of Pas de Calais 85 Miles Long and 50 Miles wide was targeted by every warplane flying out of Britain 43 raids in 57 Days making it the most frequently bombed Region in nazi occupied Europe. World War ii 50 years ago today feb. 15 almost 230 american bombers pummel a historic Benedictine Abbey into rubble atop Monte Cassino Allied ground commanders eared German troops had used the monastery to Aid their tenacious defense of the rugged stretch of italian front. The germans who had scrupulously stayed out now move into the ruins which provide an excellent defense. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii. Bison books corp., 1981 retired of Gen. Clay Dies at 74 by Charisse Jones the new York times retired air Force Gen. Lucius d. Clay jr., who directed the service s combat operations in Vietnam and Fater headed the North american air defense come has died at a Hospital in Virginia. He was 74. The cause of death feb. 7 at Alexan Dria Hospital was cardiac arrest and Chi Phy Sema his family said. Clay lived of fort Belvoir a. Clay was named commander of the North american air defense come in 1973, making him responsible for the air defense of the North american continent. He retired two years later ending a 37 year career in which he held some of the highest positions and received Many of the highest honors in the military. Lucius Dubignon Clayjr. Was born july 6, 1919, in Alexandria a. I Grandfather was sen. Alexander Stephen Clay of Georgia and his father was  Gen. Lucius d. Claysr. Like his father the younger Clay at tended the . Military Academy at West Point ., graduating in 1942. He completed flight training and earned his Pilot s wings in december of that year. As a Young officer he commanded a British based bomber Squadron and flew Gen. Lucius d. Clayjr. Missions against nazi Germany after the War he became the Deputy commander and later Deputy for base services with the 43rd air depot in West Germany. He returned to the United states in february 1947, having risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He transferred to the air Force which had become a Sepa rate Branch of the military that year. He served in several positions at the Pentagon and attended the air War col lege and air University. Posts that he held included chief of the plans division for the strategic air come. He was promoted to major general in 1966 and served As the . Air Force Deputy chief of staff for plans and operations from 1969-70. In september 1970, he became a four Star general. He served As commander of the 7th air Force from 1970-71, oversee ing airstrikes throughout Mainland Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. In his later years Clay lived at a Mili tary retirement Community in fort Bel voir. His wife Betty Rose commander Clay died in 1992. He is survived by four children or. Lucius d. Clay Iii of Princeton . State sen. Charles c. Clay of Marietta a. Carla l. Berry of new Rochelle  And or. Colin m. Clay of fort Collins Colo. He is also survived by his brother retired maj. Gen. Frank b. Clay of Chevy Chase md., and six grandchildren. Woman gets to pick Hospital but baby Dies after caesarean new York a a preg Nant woman who wanted to be taken to the Hospital of her Choice won an argument sunday with an ambulance Crew but her child died shortly after being born there officials said. The ambulance Crew had wanted to take Tracy Ortega to a Hospital that is closer to her Home. But or Tega wanted to go to St. John s Catholic Hospital because her obstetrician Inok Rhee is on the staff there said Hospital spokesman Steve Phelps. Phelps said he could not provide any information on the cause of the child s death but said Rhee feel sit was not possible to determine if a delay in treatment May have had an effect on the outcome for the  the City emergency medical service said in a statement the ambulance arrived at the woman s Home at 3 23 . And was in route to the Hospital by 3 43 . Phelps said that when Ortega arrived at the Hospital at 4 10 .,doctors diagnosed a baby in Dis  the infant died at 4 24 p.m., minutes after birth by caesarean Section he said. The ambulance Crew a Man and a woman were suspended with out pay while the medical service investigates said Jeri love Graves a spokeswoman for the health and hospitals corp., the Parent Agency of Ems. Ortega s family complained about the dispute and said she was made to walk from her apart ment to the ambulance although she was in labor love Graves said. Ortega remained in the Hospi  sunday night in satisfactory condition. Her family could not be reached for comment. In december Rudolph w. Giuliani then new York s mayor elect was criticized for arguing on behalf of a Mother who wanted an Ems Crew to take her son to a Hospital where her Hus band was a staff surgeon. The ambulance Crew wanted to take the boy who had a broker leg to a closer Hospital. Ems officials said Giuliani should not have interfered with ambulance Crew members who had to make decisions based on their own judgment. Suspect arrested in Case of 7 unattended kids Smyrna a. A police arrested a Man they said had been left in charge of seven Chil Dren ranging in age from 1 to 10, who were found unattended in a filthy apartment. Joseph weeks in his late 30s, was arrested sunday said Smyrna police officer . Mccormick. Charges were pending he said. The two girls and five boys were placed in Fos Ter Homes saturday. Weeks is married to the children s Mother Mccormick said. He declined to say if weeks was the biological father of any of the children. Mccormick said the Mother told him by Tele phone from new York that she had left the Chil Dren in weeks care while she was travelling. But he said weeks who lived at the apartment was last known to have been there thursday. Mccormick said the Mother was in route Back to Georgia. No charges had been filed against her but the investigation was continuing he said. A custody hearing was scheduled monday in juvenile court. Police found the children saturday after going to the apartment to question weeks about a re cent robbery Mccormick said. Police photographs show the Kitchen sink filled with dirty dishes and open food containers spilled in the refrigerator. Bare mattresses and upside Down Box Springs served As Beds. Toilets were overflowing. I can Only describe the apartment As extreme filth Mccormick said