Show Feb Standard-Examine- r 80 15 1 1 A US AbDfloHy To "Retail icfltfe Cutf H-k- “ -- U ' "’I ? i fr- - V ' m 0 & 4 $ A ' ' : ft ft-- - ft wr i C-- And they were appalled T ORA’® x:-- i riwoa 5pW V" V B I -k1 ' r 1 i’ ’f4 ' y& M le ViC’V TV a V V H3 G1 - f 4 i - 4 j On the other hand cutbacks in US strategic programs weakened America’s position President Carter canceled the B--l bomber the Trident submarine program slowed and the MX missile system is lagging behind original deployment dates A congressional memo circulating on Capitol Hill says Defense Secretary Harold Brown has conceded privately the United States is inferior to the Soviet Union in long-rannuclear weapons and will take several to years catch up Thomas Ross a spokesman for Brown said the memo did not accurately portray Brown’s C'- r sr o “VAi r sa - Sj u 4 til a 3 ge i r view Brown stands by his assertion the United States remains “essentially equivalent” with Russia in strategic power Ross said A hint of the Air Force assessment was contained in little-note-d testimony by Gen Richard Ellis commander of the Strategic Air Command before the House Armed Services Committee on Jan 25 Ellis noted that according to Air Force estimates “rough strategic equivalence” did 7 exist in “If that period is accepted as the departure j for point subsequent year assessments then I can only state that by today’s measurements an adverse strategic imbalance has developed and will continue for several years to come” Ellis said Ellis is expected to give more details when he testifies Feb 20 before the Senate Armed Services Committee r - i n y " V:- -' ' w: rri V A Sen Kennedy Makes 'Equal Time' Demand v' s3ferl ’ ft Ai X f " j t-- : r - Deftigeirotoro' S‘ k? ‘ M X ference Stephen Smith manager of the Kennedy to the presicampaign Thursday sent letters — CBS NBC which carried and dents of ABC the president’s news conference live Wednesday night — and a copy to the Federal Communications Commission The letter noted it was the first news conference held by Carter in 11 weeks and that it was held in the midst of an intensive primary campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination v Yc nedy has asked the three major television networks for equal time to respond to remarks President Carter made about Kennedy during the president’s nationally televised news con- - i WASHINGTON (UPD — Sen Edward Ken- h Ti 'in mid-197- f ft tZ ed I -- 'ft&if targets at what they found “Our capability after a Soviet first strike to damage the full spectrum of his military targets is roughly one half of what it was in 1977 and will remain there until about 1985” said one officer familiar with the study Officials gave several reasons for the reported deterioration On the one hand the Soviets developed greater accuracy in their intercontinental missiles earlier than expected Their programs to equip missiles with mul-tipwarheads as well as their deployment of new ICBMs moved ahead faster than expect- V lari ft - 1 ve sea-launch- ed :rt & O counter-strik- e f V VJ W Making optimum assumptions about ii fife I"" weapon effectiveness Air Force experts developed a computer model of the strike and I : alff WASHINGTON (UPD — The ability of the United States to retaliate against a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union has been cut in half during the last two years according to a US Air Force study f The study has raised questions among the Handful congressmen who have been briefed qbout the administration’s claim the United States retains “essential equivalence” with the Russians Sources said Gen Lew Allen Air Force chief of staff became concerned about the Soviet Union’s continuing buildup about 15 months ago and ordered a thorough review of America’s ability to retaliate following a Soviet strike on the United States pre-empti- if- - $3 M Dim i r f: s tjILxM IV ww ill tgrar r Y -- j I " - - n - - vr ' 1 J v - t’C i 3-- ” Jl" Tft - - i ilX -- V ' i f ?i V i V 3- - JW if f ’"i ' A “Under these circumstances there was from the start an inherent possibility that the president would use the news conference for the purposes of his political campaign” Smith s£id in the letter “I believe that is exactly what the president did “The basic thrust of the event was campaign oriented and he devoted more than five minutes of this news conference to direct attacks on or explicit references to an opponent Sen Edward M Kennedy !“In the course of these five minutes he accused Sen Kennedy of making false statements said that the senator’s public statements have harmed our country and severely distorted the senator’s record on critical international issues” in Providence RI Smith said WJAR-Tconcluded that the press conference became “blatently political” and cut it off " ifS ?vr r & - I I fe 535 Uz f jsm jrxi-- f - & © V - - T V Cj Trial Will Resume Tuesday ' ?I Si - A v' ? fe3 - ATLANTA (AP) — Government attorneys say they plan to introduce about 150 documents from the Georgia bank once headed by Bert Lance and the prosecution says it has nearly finished offering bank records as evidence in the former US budget director’s bank fraud trial The trial was postponed today when a codefendant Richard T Carr and his wife hurried to a north Georgia hospital to await the birth of their second child trial is scheduled to reThe fiveweek-ol- d sume Tuesday following the federal holiday Monday Lance who was a top adviser to President tenure as Carter during his eight-mont- h as president of his budget chief served 1963-74 hometown bank from He and three associates are charged with conspiracy misuse of bank funds banking law violations involving $20 million in loans from the Calhoun bank and many others The indictment charges that the defendants allowed their families and associates excessive overdrafts at Calhoun First National Bank and-othe- r t-- S '"A V WXA' - a v - ’ V v :S - ’v s ' 't-- r i! o 'fgSil! iJ |