European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Cent inside Toda co n fun on shield 90 Bonus Section auth amp Mzid h0ificlal pm Lull ii t on foul u Al a flue of Bftts Good Moln vol. 4b, no. 2b1 tuesday january 23, 1990 mind Lar d 8693 Sembach we Brucken on list of bases Cheney wants closed b William j. Bartman w rih Jorton Bureau Washington a and Simbach air bases in West Germany arc among several dozen military Freih lies around inc world that defense Secretary Dick Cheney has pegged for closing. Penl ajor sources said monday. The sources said that Cheney has lived list of the facilities 0 each of the services secretaries and that the bases would Btu closed to att sufficient a ran ments for keeping them operating were provided the closings Are part of massive military spending reductions sought by the Bush admin is inti Ion through a proposed 199 defense budget of $292 billion. Tuluii Marks i reduction of s3 billion from the previous year s spending minus info Ilion a final decision on the base closings will be made in time for the release of the 1991 budget monday the sources said. Muj Loo fir Uema. An a Force spokesman in inc Pentagon declined 10 comment on possible base closures until after 1 he spending plan was unveiled. The air Force a May detail its Retour mind Lions Quot for closing Tome bases As part of Ilie fiscal 1991 defense budget Figueroa stud monday a but no official announcement has been made the Assoni led press and the Pim sensor Zeitung have also recently reported that we Brucken has been named for closure. In a report last week the Parma Ciji newspaper said the base would Case in 1992 in conjunction with the Transfer of the 10th military Airlift Stie Cwirn a we Brucken spokesman said monday however lhn1 a Mac were my plans to Srajt sly or the unit which us �?~-23 Sli Erpa air Craft 1o move parts and supplies around Europe. Other Majior assigned to Zweir Lickun include lhe26d Lac recoil Wing the 2ftth f Nin Jii sup Puri Lif Nup. The 601st tac Corrol in ing ind the bl2ih tac control cd roup. The hush has p work Force to it a military Persen Rne and German civilian workers i was by inc c a seb bases on Hack Page Galvin thinks . Will continue Europe exercises b David Tarrant staff writer sch Sabisch Gelind West Germany a nato s top military commander in Europe said monday that he expects Large scale . Military Maneu vers in Europe 10 continue despite pressure from c ingress to Cut defense spending. However Gen. John a Galvin said inc United slates Likely will scale Back the costliest As a cd of the annual return of forces to a cry Many. Including the movement of vehicles across the Ocean Quot that s really not very much training a Galvin said during a visit to the sue of Cher Cise Centurion shield 90. A you put the vehicle on the ship and it sus on the ship for a couple of weeks and then you have to turn around and ship it Back in the end. Well probably Cut Back on Galvin hailed the Man Euver by saying a it s better than 1 Ever expected. I think that we arc looking Ai the exercise of the future. The general made the remarks after visiting with the itch Mountain div Light infantry from fort drum. N.y., at its command Center on hard Cavern. Sec related Story and photo on Page 9. The exercise which features wide use of computer simulation while emphasizing the training of commanders and staff officers has especially challenged those involved in commanding the simulated Baltjes. A live been Waiching them and its so real see Galvin on Back Page Galvin thousands of azerbaijanis turned Mil in Canja to mum the a Tims of ethnic it Isle Nice in Thusn Ivl threatens secession if soviet troops Arentt removed Moscow apr armenians and azerbaijanis the meeting was the first reported Moc a leade Iutok a tentative Steo toward Cocace at truce talks Mon of the Iwu caucasus republics to talk urn their Despu Moscow apr armenians and azerbaijanis look a tentative step toward peace at truce talks monday m. But tensions remained High Jiji hundreds of thousands massing to mourn the dead in Baku and azerbaijani last makers sending the Kremlin a defiant ultimatum. Legislators in the azerbaijani capita threatened 10 consider secession if soviet troops that stormed Baku on saturday weren to withdrawn immediately and militants called for the Oil Center of 1.1$ million to continue a general strike. High ranking armenian and azerbaijani communist party and government officials meeting monday in the armenian town of Yeraska. Agreed to in draw armed groups from areas along the Border Between i heir two republics and end shoot outs and clashes Tass said. The meeting was the first reported mow a leaders of inc Iwu caucasus republics to milk urn their dispute since i1 escalated into ethnic noting and a open warfare u Dass pin. The explosion of die longstanding hostility Between Armenia and a Irmo mass violence is considered one of the greatest crises president Mikhail Gorbachev has faced in his nearly rive sear tenure As soviet Leader. Acim Sis in Armenia and Azerbaijan said they were sceptical Lac truce would be Kepi and the mood in Etc Kun remained explosive As mourning azerbaijanis buried scores of countrymen killed during the Spicl assault. An emergency of Cright session of the azerbaijani supreme Suvieri legislature demanded the full with see troops on Back Page
