European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pacific chief "bullish11 on future of bases Page 2 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol.47, no. 106 tuesday August 2, 1988 5s Dotty end sunday d 8693 a a fireman looks at damage done by an explosion to Barracks in North London. Carlucci sees no signs of soviet military Reform Moscow a . Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci told 200 of the Kremlin s top. Military brass monday that he has yet to see evidence of a claimed change in soviet military strategy to a doctrine of defense. On the first Day of a visit expected to offer a glimpse of some of the Kremlin s most secret equipment and bases car Lucci spent two hours in talks with de sense minister Dmitri Yazoo and addressed senior officers at the Vor Shilov Academy of the soviet general staff. Carlucci told reporters at the end of the Day that his talks with Yazoo went very Well and he praised the Academy staff for showing him around the class rooms and laboratories where soviet military strategy is developed. But the tone of his speech was one of scepticism that the Kremlin has reformed its military machine. Chief of staff Sergei f. Fakhro Meyerand other senior officers have c9ntended that under soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev there has been a switch in military doctrine to emphasize sufficiency of de sense rather than predominance in Offen Sive weapons. We have difficulty in reconciling defensive doctrine with what we see in see Carlucci on Back Page British army base ripped by blast 1 killed 9 injured London up a huge explosion ripped through the living quarters of a suburban army base at breakfast Tim monday killing one Soldier and burying others. The outlawed Irish Republic army said it was responsible. The Ira which is fighting to end Brit ish Rule of Northern Ireland said it plan Ted a bomb at the Inglis Barracks near the North London parliamentary District of prime minister Margaret Thatcher. One witness said a Section of the Lon two Story Barracks was demolished like a pack of  Scotland Yard said one Soldier was killed and nine others were injured one of them critically. It was the first successful bombing i Mainland Britain by the Ira since oct. 12, 1984, when the organization blasted Brighton hotel in which Thatcher was staying killing five people. The big Inglis Barracks base is a head quarters for up to 1,000 engineers and for the armed forces postal and courier service. Experts said it would be consid ered a soft target for the Ira. The nationalist guerrillas were angered when in March this year British com Mandos shot and killed three unarmed Ira volunteers who were in Gibraltar to carry out a bombing. Col. William butt who was in the London Barracks monday said the outer Walls blew out and the roof caved in. We rushed in and were Able to pull out some of the  he said one of the injured was trapped under fallen masonry for 30 minutes and several had to be dug out by hand. Oneman was saved by a Radiator being completely across his body butt said. The Ira said nothing More than that it was responsible for bombing the base. It made the claim in Dublin Ireland Andin a Call to the British broadcasting corp. In Belfast Northern Ireland. Early monday afternoon a Scotland Yard spokesman said experts had not yet determined for certain what caused the explosion. But he did not dispute the Ira bomb claim and London Gas com Pany officials virtually ruled out a Gas explosion. The Ira s previous attack on British troops outside Northern Ireland came july 14, when two bombs ripped through the living quarters of an army base in Duisburg West Germany injuring nine British soldiers. On May 1 in the nether lands Ira machine gun and bomb at tacks killed three Royal air Force men. Defense chiefs Dmitri Yazoo left and Frank Carlucci talk to reporters. Test program lets co workers donate leave by Deedee Arrington Dok staff writer government employees faced with personal emergencies and no paid leave time can be helped out by co work ers under a test program that runs through sept. 30. Under the test civilian workers May donate up to half their annual leave to a fellow worker who has been approved by a Community or base commander. To be eligible recipients and donors must be appropriated fund civilian employees. Leave sharing took effect throughout Safe in lat july and is expected to take effect in Usa eur this week. The Experiment ends sept. 30, unless the test i extended or replaced by a permanent Law. I think it s a Good idea As Long As it s administered properly said Orland Van Bavel of Safe s directorate of civilian personnel. The guidelines for leave sharing include that _ workers must face no less than 10 workdays with out available paid leave in order to apply. Donations must be made to a specific approve leave recipient whose identity is known by the donors. Leave donors May not donate leave that would be forfeited because the worker does not have enough hours of scheduled work left in the leave year to allow its use. Unused leave once the emergency ends will be see leave on Back Page