European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday february 16,1989bush postpones decision on  Issue Washington a president Bush weighing an Issue that could alter the basis of nuclear negotiations has postponed a decision on whether to continue building my missiles or switch to the smaller single warhead midget Man his spokesman said tuesday. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said Bush would not meet a wednesday deadline imposed by Congress for a decision. We Are reviewing the entire strategic posture of the country and it is logical and necessary that we Post Pone this major decision until the review is Complete Fitzwater said. Because of the review the administration also has put off resuming nuclear arms control talks with the soviet Union. They were to have started anew in Geneva on wednesday. In an Era of tight budgets and big deficits it is Gener ally agreed the Pentagon cannot build both the 10-War head my missile and the single warhead midget Man. Trying to Force a decision from the White House Congress last year stipulated that $350 million which was earmarked for the my program could not be spent until the new administration announced How it would proceed. Brent scowcroft the president s National Security adviser has argued for years that a single warhead missile such As the midget Man weighing about 15 tons As opposed to 100 tons for the my could ease a soviet threat to . Land based missiles in fixed silos. A smaller missile with Only one warhead would be a far less tempting target to soviet War planners it is reasoned and could be the basis for arms control agreements based on counting the number of War Heads not launchers. Currently the number of launchers is the key element in arms control agreements. That has spurred development of multiple warhead weapons such As the triple warhead minuteman and the 10-warhead my and similar weapons in the soviet Arsenal. In 1983, scowcroft was head of a presidential com Mission on strategic forces during the Reagan administration and advocated development of the midget Man. He has not publicly endorsed either the my or the midget Man since joining Bush s administration. Fitzwater said the White House will Send a report to Congress on wednesday explaining that the administration is conducting a review but omitting any Deci Sion regarding the my or midget Man or other Type of Small intercontinental ballistic missiles. He said he could not estimate when the White House would reach a decision but noted that Bush has instructed advisers to report within 90 Days on the Overall review of National Security policy. The spokesman said that the stalled confirmation process surrounding John Tower s nomination As Secretary of defense had not been a Factor in delaying the missile decision. He s in on much of the review Fitzwater said. Cracking the Walls a contractor demolishes an empty building in Brook after six people who police say were dealine in the Ert pc the ,e.,  24-hour-a-Day drug were vested in the Buiza tuesday Earl i crack  the demolition of the building came the Day. A earner in stateside sales of autos trucks made in . Decline Detroit Lupi combined sales of american made cars and Light duty trucks during Early february declined 15.1 percent from Strong year ago Levels automakers said tuesday. Analysts viewed the Industry s latest performance As a reaction from the brisk sales Pace in late january. The eight companies general motors corp Ford motor co., Chrysler corp., american Honda motor co., Nissan motor manufacturing  Toyota motor sales .a., Mazda motor manufacturing Usa corp. And Mitsubishi motor sales of America inc. Reported combined sales of 157 849 cars and 92,440 trucks in the United states during the latest period. Latin America s outflow of resources up sharply Washington up latin America s net Transfer of resources abroad climbed to $29 billion in 1988 and adds up to almost $180 billion Over the seven years since the debt crisis exploded a . Agency s report said tuesday. After declining from $33 billion in 1985 to less than $17 billion in 1987, the net flow of resources abroad from latin America and the Caribbean increased in 1988 to the $29 billion Mark said the Washington office 9f the United nations economic commission for latin America and the Caribbean. Best in show in . Won by Doberman pins her new York a a Doberman pins her won Best in show at the Westminster dog show for the fourth time in the prestigious event s 113-year history. Champion Royal Tudor s wild As the wind owned by Arthur and Susan Korp and Beth Wilhite and Rich Ard and Carolyn Vida of san Jose calif., won the Honor tuesday night in the show in which 2,628 dog were entered. On monday the 4-year-old red Bitch handled by Andy Linton won the working group for the second consecutive year. Michelle Samson 16, of Duncannon pa., won the Junior showmanship championship. Samson owner of a Doberman pins her competed with 85 girls an boys from 30 states. Colleagues rally to help 3 teachers stay on Job East Peoria 111. A teachers and administrators at East Peoria High school have voted to give up a week s  rather than see three teachers dismissed because of budget problems. This is the first time i m aware of something like this being done assistant superintendent Millard Shaw said tuesday. Despite the move Shaw said four non tenured teachers still face dismissal at the end of the school year to Cope with a deficit that auditors project will double to $485,000 without cutbacks. Ninety teachers and six administrators on monday voted to accept the cuts. Students and teachers had protested angrily after the school Board decided last month to fire seven  of Vii icaiiici5 by would compensate descendants of slaves Boston a a Black state sen Ator has proposed a Bill modelled after Federal reparations to wartime japanese internees that would have Massachusetts compensate Blacks for the injuries of slavery and racism. Lawmakers in the state one of the first to outlaw slavery and a hotbed of abolitionism Are not expected to approve the measure. But a Harvard Law professor and other observers said it should spark a debate. The Bill s sponsor democratic sen. Bill Owens of Boston said the govern ment and the country s White majority have an obligation to acknowledge the wrong of slavery and the continued Impact of racial discrimination. Whites he said tend to forget that we Are the Only people who gave to this country our work our labor and our lives As slaves and got nothing for  the measure which has yet to have a Public hearing does not specify How much compensation should be paid and Calls instead for creation of a commis Sion to negotiate with legitimate representatives of african  Owens proposal is modelled on a Bill passed by Congress last year which pays $1.25 billion m damages to japanese americans forced into internment Camps during world War ii. The Law promises Lump sum payments of $20,000 to More than 60,000 japanese americans who were imprisoned without trial. The japanese claim that they had been deprived of educational Opportunity they had been deprived of housing and they had been deprived of employ ment which diminished their social and economic conditions Owens said. We suffered exactly the same thing the vestiges of slavery As we View it continue even  As drafted the one paragraph Bill is Likely to raise practical problems because it does not define people of african descent or state whether claims could be pressed Only by descendants of former slaves y practice asked about the proposal gov. Michael s. Dukakis said he had not seen the Bill but he walked at the potential Cost. At this Point we re trying to make ends meet around Here said Dukakis who is facing a $600 million deficit. The Senate s Republican floor Leader sen. David Locke also expressed Surprise at the legislation and questioned its merits. My concern is it drives a wedge bet Wen the Black Community and the White Community and i think that should not be done Locke said. Outside government the proposal Drewa mixed assessment. There s no question that from a moral standpoint it s just said Boston univer sity historian Howard Zinn