European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday May 18,1989 inf pact won t bring big cuts in soldiers stationed in Europe by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington despite the his com of housing and living allowances in Europe the Pentagon is choosing to re move less than a third of the soldiers whose jobs will be eliminated by the intermediate Range nuclear Force Accord. About 14,500 service slots Are expected to be freed up by the treaty but Many of the positions will be put Back into such areas As combat service sup port which the Pentagon says has Long standing shortages. In the final count about 4.000 slots will be lost in Europe after the inf reductions Are Complete according to David Bertrau Deputy assistant Secre tary of defense. And those reductions will be covered through retirements rather than sending any  Back to the United Stales or other locations he said. A Lieteau s comments on troop strengths came tuesday during to Stimo no before the House armed services manpower and personnel subcommittee which is holding hearings on the fiscal 1990 defense authorization Bill. Personnel chiefs for each of the serv ices who accompanied Bertrau were asked to describe the most common complaints heard from soldiers regarding Quality of life issues. They dislike moving As often As they do. They would prefer to live in the . Rather than overseas. And they Don t like family separations said la. Gen. Thomas j. Hickey the air Force Deputy chief of staff for personnel. But he added that  should continue to put up with those shortcomings As Long As there is a reasonable level of compel  army it. Gen. Allen k. Ono said his service needs to provide better medical care and we should do better in child   feel a pay erosion Marine it. Gen. John i. Hudson said. They know the Gap Between their pay and comparable civilian pay is wid  Hudson said Scricc members also Are paying user fees for various services things they did t have to pay for be fore. All these things arc disincentives for our Good people to stay with us he  the hearing rep. Ike Skelton do. Expressed his concern that the military s Force Structure is taking More than its fair share of hits in budget Cut  present projections the army will drop 7,700 soldiers and officers Over the next two years the bulk of the reduction occurring in 1990. The air Force will drop by 9,600 Over the same period while the Navy loses 600 and the Marine corps drops by 200, the Pentagon said. As the Active Force drops National guard and military Reserve forces Are to increase by 11,400. Berteau said the reductions in Active duty personnel May already have reached a level of unacceptable risk. As the result of the reductions in this budget  news updates hostage support London a the brother of missing Church of England envoy Terry Waite gave support tuesday to relatives of an elderly British Man feared kid napped in  wait whose brother disappeared More than two years ago in the strife torn City met relatives of Jack Mann on a television show. Just to be Able to have close friends that you can talk through the situation with think you will find this a great help he told them. Navajo proceedings window Rock Ariz. Ai1 a Navajo tribal judge has ruled that the tribal Council acted within its authority in placing chairman Peter Macdonald and vice chairman Johnny Thompson on administrative  action was unprecedented in Navajo Law the 200,000-Mcmbcr tribe which has operated since the 1920s under a tribal code but without a writ ten Constitution never had tried to oust its chief  Long awaited. 50-Page ruling by District judge Robert Yazzin enjoins Macdonald and Thompson from at tempting to assert official authority which has been declared  product recall Washington a a Christmas stocking dec oration and a pacifier Holder that could pose choking a Ards for children Are being recalled the consumer product safety commission announced tuesday. Neither has been involved in any injuries officials said. The recall covers about 3,600 Mother s Helper pacifier holders sold in the United states from october 1987 to August 1988, the Agency said. Fac holders have a Metal clip for fastening the de vice to an infant s clothing. The Metal clip could pose a choking Hazard if it separates from the rest of the Holder the commission said. Embossed on the Back Are the words Mother s Helper 1986 Steven Barric &  Consumers should return the holders to the store where they were purchased for a refund or Send them to Steven Barrie & co. I055a Louis drive War Minster a. 18970. The second recall involves a Christmas stocking decorated with a Teddy Bear and two Small Bells. The Bells could come Loose and choke a child the commission said. About 4.400 of the stockings made of red and while furry material and topped with a Teddy Bear head were sold last Christmas season officials said. These can be returned to the retailer for a re fund the commission said. Additionally a company representative suggested that Consumers who own the stockings Cut the Bells off. Consumers May Contact the Jerry Eisner company. 385 Gerard avc., Bronx n.y., 10451 for additional information. Travellers. Wail ii Tii he called fur space available scats crowd the Iii jail terminal wednesday at queuing up for space a ass Lynda w. Up. Rhein main a West Germany. The closure of Ramstein a runways has caused the overflow. 3 w. Germans seized i freed Lafer vein Schnitzler s1don, Lebanon a three West German Relief workers were abducted tuesday and one was freed later by Mili Tiamen who intercepted the Kidnap car in the belief it contained escaping thieves police reported. A spokesman for the islamic grouping militia said Petra Sennit. Ice 26, was freed after two militia members heard her banging on the in Side of a car trunk. She had been kidnapped along with Heinrich Struebig 48, and a colleague tentatively identified As Thomas when gunmen stopped them police said. It was the Hhd Lime Schnitzler and Struebig had been reported abducted since last year and the second Lime in12 Days. All three work for the private West German Relief group Asme he mantas. A police spokesman said the White Mercedes carrying scan Iuler in the trunk was intercepted after it sped into an Alley on the Northern Edge of  two gunmen shot in the air of Stop the White Mercedes the police spokesman said of the accidental res Cue. The Driver of the Mercedes and Anoh t passenger abandoned their car and ran away Ali Sheik Ammar. Head of the islamic grouping in Sidon and South Lebanon said Schnitzler was in Good condition. His group is one of the rare sunni moslem factions Allied with Iran which is predominantly shiite reporters were allowed to see her later but she shouted go away i Don t want to see anyone i m tired police said they still were not sure exactly what had happened. God knows what s going on be tween the crazy militias and the Cra Zier germans the spokesman said. We re completely  he said eight gunmen in three Mer cedes cars intercepted the Relief work ers at 7 30 . On their Way from the Mich Mich palestinian refugee Camp to their base at aah Bitch. The spokesmen said the Relief workers were in two  May 4, police reported that Struebig Schnitzler and colleague Markus Quint 21, were abducted by five gunmen on Sidon s Southern Edge. Striebig and Schnitzler who also Dis appeared overnight last year were freed 10 hours later and Quint was released in 10 Days. Besides the two West germans is other foreigners Are missing m Leb anon. Most Are believed held by Shute abductors Loyal to Iran