European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 20,1968 the stars and stripes Page 5 closure exemption asked for bases abroad a William j. Bartman Washington in Tiu Washington Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci Laid Congress wednesday thai . Military bases overseas should nut he considered by a Pentagon commission that will determine Tiai defense installations should be closed. The question of adding foreign bases to the commis Sion s review is one of several issues thai could delay or scuttle entirely the firs serious Effort in years to close unnecessary military basis. While it is important for us to keep our foreign bases under  Carlucci told the House armed services defense policy panel there have never been the impediments to closing foreign bases its inc behave been for Domestic installations. Furthermore inc Secretary said overseas bases Are subject to Deli Cate negotiations with Host nations. The bipartisan commission s nine members have been announced by Carlucci but wort cannot begin until the plan has been approved by Congress which has thwarted attempts to close unneeded bases. To protect their districts member of Congress have passed Legal barriers Over the years to discourage efforts to close bases. A key to the bipartisan commission plan is to waive an environmental Law that has allowed opponents of individual base closings to delay the process and eventually kill the initiative. If this environmental provi Sion remains there s nothing to Stop the local Community from filing Legal action to Stop the move Pentagon general coun Sel Kathleen Buck told the panel. The Senate already has passed a Bill supporting Carlucci s commission. But it wants 15 members instead of nine and docs not want staff assistant for the panel to come from within the defense department. A proposal by sen. Larry Prejsler r s.d., to include foreign bases in the study was rejected but is expected to come up in House debate. Rep. Lei Aspin. D-wis., the chairman of the armed service committee warned that Merlucci s appoint ment of a staff of defense department insiders to work with the commission leaves inc defense Secretary open to charges of political Bias. But Carlucci noting thai the panel will include such people As former democratic sen. Abe Ribicoff of Connecticut and former rep. Jack Edwards of Ala Bama said anyone who knows these individual knows this committee will not be  also Cartucci said a staff comprised of Pentagon outsiders would result in delays for Security checks and also could mull in a less knowledgeable staff. Furthermore he said a i a member panel could be Frank Carlucci welfare hotel accused of substandard rooms new York. Api a Manhattan welfare hotel has been accused of forcing families of three to live in 9-by-l 2-foot spaces without bathrooms tables or chairs while collecting 11,230 a month rent from the City. 1 ital Aid attorneys who represent Many of the Martinique hotel s 453 families said that As Many As 80 rooms have been illegally  City spokeswoman commented wednesday that inc owners Are not making More Money by subdividing since they Are paid by the person and two families of three Are now living where a family of six would once have been  new York City to decide thai smaller families Don t need privacy is clearly a Surprise to me and a violation of state regulation said slate state social services commissioner Cesar Perals. My regulations clearly apply to All  ordered an inspection thursday and said the Eity would be ordered not to put any families in sub Standard  woman who answered the Telephone at the hold and refused to identify herself said wednesday there was no one immediately available to comment the subdivided rooms Are barely Large enough to contain a Dresser and Beds and Legal Aid attorney Steven Banks said they Lack bathrooms and furniture necessary for daily living like tables and chairs to cat and do Homework  Suzanne Trazoff a spokeswoman for the Cit human resources administration admitted the rooms Are substandard but said the state knows the City is trying to change the  first obligation is to provide a bed to every family. Nobody has Ever said hotels arc a Long term answer Trazoff  said the City is aware the hotel has been dividing two room suites but said it was to accommodate smaller families. She said there used to be Many families of six or More but most families there now Are smaller. Federal government reimburses the cily for 50 percent of that Cost while the stale takes care of 25 percent. Come unwieldy but added if there some logical reason to add More member. I la be Happy to do it Carlucci intentionally has avoided mentioning an bases he thinks should be closed or Selling up guide lines for the commission. Such action he said would frighten Congress into believing he was seeking 10 in fluence the selection of certain oases for political motives. He said he named members of the panel which includes iwo generals and Many business exec Ulics Early to demonstrate it would not have any political Bias. Aspin a prime Backer of the commission idea along with rep. Dick Armey. A Texas. Said the concept of How the staff is appointed and whether the Environ mental Law can be waived entirely remain to be worked out. We re not going to be Able to eliminate  he told Buck. But we can eliminate frivolous delay ironically Buck noted those few communities in which bases have been closed Over the years actually have benefited economically. This she said is because the defense department gives such communities financial assistance in reforming their economic base. Carlucci animated the panel eventually would select 20 to 50 bases for closing. The list Oflund Idata would be due dec 31, and under the proposed Law the Secre tary could choose to close Alt or none of the installations. The savings from such closings have been Esti mated Al Between $2 billion and 15 billion annually with some of the Money going into a revolving fund to help pay for new installations. Delay is sought in Mecham trial Phoenix aril. A attorneys for former gov. Evan Mecham asked the state supreme court wednes Day to delay Mecham i criminal trial scheduled to Start thursday so the justices can review a lower court s refusal to dismiss the Case in Palm filed with inc supreme court late wednes Day afternoon attorneys for the former governor and his brother Willard said it would be unjust to allow the rial for the two men to proceed without first gel Ling a supreme court ruling on the Appeal. On monday the slate court of appeals rejected a defense claim that the menhams were denied substantial procedural rights in the grand jury process. Mecham meanwhile said wednesday that he can not predict whether he will fare any belter in court than he did at his state Senate impeachment trial. The finl term Republican governor 64, was re moved from office april 4 by inc Senate. In his criminal trial he faces six counts on three charges perjury fling false documents and fraud accusing him of concealing a 1330,000 Campaign loan. Brother Willard who was his 1936 Campaign treasurer. Faces three similar counts. The two will be tried together in Maricopa county Superior court. . In the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday ,. May 20.19