The World : Soviet Sentry May Be Tried

A Soviet sentry who shot and killed U.S. Army Maj. Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. in East Germany last month is facing disciplinary measures and may be court-martialed, informed Soviet Bloc sources said in Bonn. They quoted Soviet officers as saying the sentry was under arrest and likely to be charged initially with violating regulations by using excessive force. But they added that the Soviet military was sticking to accounts that Nicholson was well inside a restricted military area when he was shot.