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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday december 30.198s 86 military installations face closure from Page 1 Home districts la is such a hoi topic that Congress has been unable to agree on closing a military base Tor More than a decade. Estimates on the number of civilian jobs that could be lost if the base closing and realignment list is accepted run Inlo the hundreds of thousands. Secretary or defense Frank Carlucci has until Jan. 16 to accept or reject it City 30.  Nis Tiila 41-, . Hike site Aberdeen proving ground. My Tacony warehouse a. Army Kab Lorve cantal gjl1jwr�byrg.mmiafb.micri Matt to be doled Haval Hospital Pohlad Alfhia a naval Raa Erve Cenoir. Cocci us grow. Fun naval station valve ton. Teak Nival. Station Lake diaries. La. Naval station san fart do Hunten Piir. Wait. Pun Jwj. To be partially dated naval station Piaget sound  be realigned naval Button Inglai Ioa Tanas naval Suwon Long Bacn curl naval station Nev ton Istalene Lilande of Val Sutti Pearl Harbor. Hawaii naval station puget sound Everett. Wain. Neva station san Dago Carri. Miscellaneous to bae my defame Mappa Aoa Nev.  san sett a to a aligned Valenie Happny Agency. Crook 2 senators suggest . Consider closing some bases overseas Washington a the United states should consider shutting Dow some of its overseas military buses be fore implementing recommendations to close dozens of installations at Home iwo senators said wednesday. Bui most of the initial reaction i Congress to the recommendations by the commission on base realignment an closure was positive and leading Law makers predicted eventual passage of the proposal to close or realign installations around inc country for a savings of Al most $700 million annually. I have a positive reaction Sam Nunn the chairman of the Senate armed services committee said at a news conference. This process is a step Forward. I would have liked to have seen  House and Senate will discuss the proposal in the. Coming months and the debate is Likely to stir up a Long standing controversy in the United states and abroad about How much each . Ally should contribute to defense against inc soviet bloc. Many democrats in con Gress argue that the nato allies As Well As Japan and South Korea should give More. How can we justify closing military bases in our own Back Yard when we Don t even consider a single one of the1,500 overseas , military facilities for the same treatment said sen. Alan Dixon. Dixon and fellow Democrat sen. Paul Simon Are from the stale of Illinois which stands to lose two bases if the panel s report is adopted by Congress. The senators said the defense depart ment should review inc overseas facilities to determine whether Money can be saved what s Good for the Goose at Home is Good for the Gander abroad said Dixon. Simon  a candidate far the democratic presidential nomination in19ss, said a review of the base Issue should include examination of Bow much the allies spend on defense. If the allies Lake on a fairer share of the Burden Simon added the United Stales May be Able to recall some of its estimated 500.0do troops from overseas. If that happens he added some of the bases being recommended for closure May be needed to House the resuming. Troops. The Independent panel created by congressional legislation was not required to review overseas bases in its.  classified report by the defense department to the panel and to the congressional armed services committees in october said thai the present overseas base Structure is required to support .forces abroad find current operational  department refused to release the. Report but an unclassified cover letter by William h. Taft in inc Deputy defens Secretary suggested some overseas bases May be closed As plans change through arms control opportunities or base rights  the United states is negotiating with Greece the renewal of expired leases on four major military installations and talks wifi the Philippines on the leases of two major Facil tics there arc also coming up Colyear. Security from Pagel Ai officials Are responsible for scrutinizing passengers checked Luggage before it is loaded on Board ,. We have not changed the Overall array of Security measures Hanstein said. That would throw into question Wiir whole system of Security checks Hanstein said. We Don t see that it s required to order extra  the state Security chief while defending the Airport s system acknowledged thai there can t be i   in France police said Security was stepped up at Charles do Gaulle and orly airports in Paris involving special Mea sures aimed at . Carriers. The declined to elaborate. Officials at Rome s Leonardo a Vinci Airport said staffing was increased after the crash and Security personnel were on Alert. The transportation department said wednesday that following consultations with the . Federal aviation admin Ira. Too it was Ira medially directing  to take additional measures in Brit Ain in particular in relation to hold bag Gage american carriers Fly to Heathrow and c3atwick air Pons in the London area to Manchester in Northern England and psst Wick in Scotland. . Authorities have posted a $500,000reward for information leading to prosecution of those responsible for the bombing which killed 259 people on the  townspeople Ore missing and presumed dead. In Bey ill Tsas pc Sidcot dec George Bush said thursday he would punish severely those responsible for the bombing if you could Ever find   
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