European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Film Star Ava Gardner Dies at 67 Page 3 the stand stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 48, no. 284 Friday january 26. 1990 Good morning d 8693 a army reportedly to deactivate division at fort Hood 1 in Europe by cult k Vixcidi Washington Bureau Washington the army in tends to deactivate an unspecified Divi Sion in Europe and also disband the 2nd army div at fort Hood. Texas Accord ing to lbs news reports. The actions lbs reported Are part of a series of Force Structure changes and base closings both in the United slates and abroad that defense Secre tary Dirk Cheney will detail monday when he reveals his 1991 defense Bud army declined to comment on the report. The base closure hit list and the army s Structure changes have been two of the most talked about and most closely guarded subjects in the Penta gon in recent weeks. We just can t talk about it until the wraps arc taken off the budget said one army official. But it s obvious that some major changes Are on the a number of defense experts have speculated that the unit to be disbanded in Europe will be the 8th inf div. Fur ther the lbs report said the army plans to drastically reduce the 9th inf div at fort Lewis Wash. The 7th inf div just Back from the Panama invasion would be transferred to an unspecified location and its current base fort Ord. Calif., would be closed the network said. Other possible closures Over the next few years according to the report in clude installations in the san Francisco Bay area the naval shipyards at Long Beach. Calif., and the shipyard and Navy Hospital in Philadelphia. Cheney hinted last week that overseas bases will be on the list. Defense officials said that air Force and army bases in Europe will be included. With Owci Bruckn and Simbach air bases in see army on Back Page belgians dutch look to withdraw Germany troops Brussels. Belgium a Belgium officials said thursday the Are studying proposals to withdraw some or All of the nation s 25.000 troops from Wesl Germany and dutch officials announced several hours later that they will withdraw 750 troops from that country by 1992. The dutch withdrawal would represent 13 percent of the Netherlands forces there officials said. An aide to belgian defense minister Guy co Csc confirmed published remarks by come that Given the thaw in East West relations it is time to withdraw the belgian troops dependent on approval by nato Al lies. The Way the situation in Europe is now evolving the withdrawal of belgian troops from Germany he comes come told the belgian daily de stand aard come said he has asked the chiefs of staff to develop several scenarios for the at the Hague. Netherlands defense minister Reclus tar Beck told parliament that unilateral troop reductions announced by the Warsaw pact nations make a reconsideration of the Security situation in Europe Nec Essary. However the withdrawals promised by tar Beck Are in line with defense spending cuts already announced by Premier Ruud Lubbers whose Center left coalition government came to Power last fall. In Brussels. Co Csc accused nato of not reacting quickly enough to he new East West situation and see troops on Back Page on their Way to a super Good time sri. Mike Sonkur his wife Carol a and heir 6 month old son Maurice Wail to Board a plane at Frankfurt International Airport on thursday to rut Al to the United states after he non a rip in Sun Day s super bowl. Snier plans to attend the game with his dad and Carolyn and Maurice Hill meet Ith relatives shop and see the sights in the cres cent City. See Story on pase 21. Senate upholds veto of Bill on chinese students Washington a the Senate thursday upheld president Bush s veto of a Bill protecting chinese students from deportation handing him a narrow foreign policy Victory in his first show Down this year with the democratic Congress. The vote was 62-37. Four Short of the two thirds margin needed to override a presidential veto. Just before the vote. Bush had renewed his Promise that students would be fully protected even without the legis lation. No student As Long As i m presi Dent will be sent he said. The Issue which would affect an Esti mated 40,000 chinese students studying in the United states look on added importance As the year s first test of strength Between Bush and the demo cratic controlled Congress and As a referendum on the president s China policy. Republican sen. William Cohen of Maine said in floor debate that he would Vole against the president to uphold America s Symbol to a world that is struggling to throw off the chains of Dic but sen. Frank Murkowski. A Alaska. Said the Issue was really a political Chal Lenge to the president s constitutional authority. I believe the Challenge is ill advised works against our National interest and is Likely to cause a further deterioration of our relationship with in the Days before the vote the White House had mounted a fierce lobbying Blitz that included Telephone Calls from see Senate on Back Page Usa eur License plates to get new pc Back Page
