European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday May 29,1989 troop balance is nato s top Issue chief of Senate military panel says Washington up nato leaders should focus on balancing East West troop strength before deciding the controversial Point of modernizing Short Range nuclear missiles the head of the Senate armed services commit tee said  the nato Summit convenes this week in Brussels the Alliance has an Opportunity to work toward reductions in soviet conventional armed forces in Eastern Europe said Sam Nunn democratic senator from Georgia. I think we re having a misplaced argument Here about nuclear weapons before the Summit Nunn said on the Abc television show this week with David in Nelcy we ought to be talking about conventional opportune  Nunn said. We have an unprecedented Opportunity to it soviet forces Down in Central Europe. To dramatically reduce the Overall instability with conventional  should be the no. 1 goal. It would be a very bad mistake for this Summit to continue to dwell on nuclear weapons when that argument has to be preceded by the question of conventional  also on the Abc program Volkir Ruhr Deputy major Ity Leader in the West German parliament echoed Nunn s  do agree with Sam Nunn that the priority has to go with the conventional arms control talks. They have begun already. And from our Point of View if there is Progress Concrete Progress at these talks we should con Sider beginning negotiations also in the Field of Short Range systems which do have a special problem for Germany Ruhr said. Concerned about the nuclear threat Many West germans want negotiations with the soviet Union on cutting the num Ber of Short Range missiles in Europe. The weapons serve As a deterrent to War saw pact forces which out number nato s conventional forces in Europe. Also appearing on  Security adviser. Brent scowcroft said president Bush would wait until theato Council meets monday before making any specific proposals on . Force strength in Europe. Hush docs not feel compelled to match soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in withdrawing troops and tanks from Europe scowcroft said. I Don t think the president feels under any compels a Lwi. ,5 a v a.  j i of .-3j& construction workers High above the City of Cleveland straddle a Graffiti scrim led steel girder after releasing the Crane Cable that carried it aloft. Richard Morgan Topping off the Day left and Jim Davis topped off or put the last rider in place on the North Point timer a 20-floor skyscraper scheduled for completion in 1990. Sion to match Gorbachev. If he docs make proposals they will be designed to Advance our interest in improving the stable balance in Europe and in moving the Alli Ance Forward not simply to match Gorbachev scow Croft said. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney on the lbs television program face the nation said what we will have on the table is a serious proposal to go the next step in terms of conventional Force reductions in  of state James Baker appearing sunday on Abc s meet the press predicted the controversy Over Short Range missiles would not be a dominant Issue at the Summit. I Don t think it will be the major Issue. Clearly this is an important Issue and i do not mean to be interpreted As suggesting otherwise Baker said. We re still hopeful that it will be settled on terms that Are acceptable to All the members of the Alliance. I think there is still a fair Chance that that can take place Baker said. Rather conventional forces should be Given the priority. He said. Once we get the balance there then perhaps it would be appropriate to talk about negotiating lower Levels but not Zero in Short Range nuclear weapons Baker said. Strike heating up at famed restaurant in Central Park new York a shame on you strikers yell at patrons entering and leaving tavern on the Green one of America s Best known restaurants. Please help us or we will die the restaurant management pleads in a newspaper advertisement aimed at potential patrons of Central Park s tonics dining spot. The monthlong strike at tavern on the Green May not rival the Eastern airlines strike in size or Impact on the Public but the two sides in the restaurant Battle yield to no one in rhetoric or passion. Each Side accuses the other of lying. In the advertise ment manager Warner Leroy Calls the restaurant s work ers among the highest paid in the restaurant world. They arc not even the highest paid in a Square mile of his restaurant snaps Back John Turchiano a spokesman for local 6 of the hotel Motel trades , while business is Down and Leroy admits losing millions of dollars business lunches and out of towners continue to come for the clubby Atmos phere Creme Bruce red snapper and sunday Brunch. The management claims tavern on the greens workers Are among the Best paid in the business with a base pay of $18,830 for dishwashers the lowest paid workers at the restaurant. Waiters make $2.60 an hour plus tips bringing their total wages to $39,000 to $45,000 a year management  disputes those figures saying that dish washers who work five Day 40-hour weeks make $8,320 a year and that while some waiters make $40,000 annually most Cam Between $17,000 and $ 19,000 a  Union has rejected a 21.4 percent increase say ing that workers need 40 percent More for dish washers to Rise to the level of workers at comparable restaurants. Restructuring would Cut Carrier aircraft study says Washington a the Bush administration is planning to change the m to of air planes and helicopters assigned a aircraft carriers resulting in a Navy wide loss of one full Carrier s Worth of aircraft according to a congressional study. Although the Bush administration is nominally planning to fill out and support the same number of Carrier air wings As the Reagan administration 13 Active and two Reserve air wings the Bush administration s total numerical requirement for Carrier capable aircraft represents the equivalent of one less air Wing said the study by the congressional research serv ice of the Library of Congress. Rep. George Hochbrueckne d-n.y., a member of the House armed services committee requested the study As part of his efforts to save the f-i4d Jet fighter which was Cut from the 1990 budget by defense Secretary Dick Cheney. Hochbrueckne released the study Sun Day evening. The Navy s new air Wing Structure does t solve the severe problem of aircraft shortfalls it tries to cover them up Hoch Brueckner said. While i am All for moving to a standardized air Wing i believe this sudden move by the Navy is a defense of the Bush Honey budget rather than a de sense of the National  Hochbrueckne and Long Island s four other congressmen have been fighting to restore some $360 million to the 1990 budget for 12 new fuds. The f-i4dtomcat is manufactured by Grumman corp. In Bethpage n.y., which has said it faces cutting 5,600 jobs if funding for the Jet is not restored. Ronald o Rourke the congressional research service s naval analyst who pre pared the study said he Learned in the course of his research that the Navy is plan Ning to switch in the 1990s from a combi nation of aircraft Carrier configurations to a standardized transitional airing. The result would be a reduction of 126 to 128 aircraft or the number required to fill out and support an Active Roosevelt or conventional air Wing o Rourke said. No Navy spokesman would be Avail Able to discuss air wings until tuesday the Navy press office said. Switching to transitional air wings would require 10 fewer f-l4s than in 1988, a reduction of 2.1 percent the study found