European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 28. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 politics charged in proposed base cuts by the los Angeles times Washington although Penta gon officials denied it. Members of con Gress charged Friday that Secretary of defense Dick Cheney was using the Threal of More than 100 base closures and consolidations to slave off unwanted cuts in the military budget. Some protested that the changes pro posed by the Republican administration appeared to fall heavily on the Home territory of democrats who arc expected to mount the strongest attacks on weapons programs and overseas troop deploy ments in the Pentagon budget to be re leased monday. But Republican legislators who face potential base cuts Back Home were unhappy too. We re not seeing a military strategy we re seeing a Hudgel  said Lynda Schuler an aide to sen. Pete Wil son. A Calif. A member of the Senate armed services committee. Wilson is expected to fight a Long Lisl of pro posed base changes in California. Rep. Patricia Schroeder. D Colo. Head of the House armed serv ices Subco Milce on military installations warned that if Cheney goes after a Large number of Domestic bases for Schroeder political reasons. Congress will close bases favored by the Pentagon overseas. We can come up with our own list of lilt a pet  she declared. Defense officials insisted the proposals arc driven by military needs not budget strategy. Political motives Are not the purpose of this  Penta gon spokesman Pete Williams said. An official said that Cheney asked the military services to draw up lists of closures and consolidations that would complement the demobilization and equipment retirements planned for the next five years. Nevertheless lawmakers and their aides made it Clear that Cheney s list conveys a powerful threat to those who might have been inclined to slash the defense budget even further. In California the Navy s proposed changes offered a particularly dramatic indication of that strategy. The Navy proposed to study Alameda naval depot. Oakland naval Supply facility and Moffett Field As candidates for closure or realignment. At the same time the Navy warned Cheney that if con Gress Cut its budget beyond the Levels Cheney approved in would have to con Sider the closure of treasure Island naval Lalion. Oak Knoll medical Cen Ter and Nas Alameda As Well. Nearly All those facilities lie in the District of rep. Ronald v. Dellums d Calif. Of Oakland a fiery critic of de sense spending on inc House armed services c of Milec. Some lawmakers who face relatively Light hits were supportive of the Cheney move. Rep. Norman d. Dicks. D-wash., said Hal the proposals make Good  Washington s fort Lewis May lose sol Diers from the army s 9th div while gain ing some from the 7lh div based at fort Ord in California. Jobs for Jur protest planned closing United Auto workers Union members Parade outside the Chrysler corp s Jefferson Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit to protest the planned feb. 2 closing of the Plant. The closing will be the first Oft series of planned closings or indefinite production cutbacks at Chrysler plants nationwide. Bronx principal found guilty of crack Possession new York a an elementary school principal whose arrest on drug charges prompted a citywide probe of school corruption was convicted Friday in his third trial on Misdemeanour charges of crack Possession. This was a sad  said Hope Flagler. 4.1. An attorney and teacher on the Manhattan criminal court jury that convicted Matthew Harnwell. We were All upset. He was a Fine gentleman who gave in to a  in was not  Barnwell said As he left court. I in faces a year in jail and a $ pm Fine when judge Wil Liam Leibovitz sentences him on March. Barnwell. 56, was arrested nov. Ii 1988. Minutes after he had bought two $2 vials of crack from a new York Street dealer. His arrest sparked an investigation of local school boards when it was revealed that he had kept his Job As principal of Public school 53 in the Bronx for i it ears despite a Long record of absenteeism and tardiness. He was fired two weeks ago by his local school Board which carried out the recommendation of a disciplinary panel Hal found Harnwell had betrayed his pupils and said the enormity of his acl  attorney William Kunstler. Who represented Harnwell in the trial said there Are enormous grounds for  he cited Leibovit s refusal to permit inc jury to Visil the Sile of the alleged crack Purchase. The judge allowed the Visil in the previous trial which ended w ill a jury Hung 4-2 for acquittal. Just before his first trial in january 198. Barnwell tried to negotiate a plea Deal that fell through. The first irial also ended in mistrial with five jurors chosen when his attorney. Fred i laves refused to work in a courtroom with news cameras present. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 28. 1950 French Interior Secretary Jules Moch promised that . Military Aid would be unloaded at French ports on time with no communist interference. 30 years ago today. Jan. 28. I960 attorney general William p. Rog ers said the failure of stale and Federal grand juries to return indictments in the Lynching of a Mississippi Black. Mack Charles Parker was a travesty of jus  but declined to discuss what future action the government might Lake. 20 years ago today. Jan. 28. 1970 pics Ideal Nixon vetoed a $19.7 billion education and health appropriation Bill and told a nationwide television audience the measure was the wrong amount for the wrong purpose at the wrong  10 years ago today. Jan. 28. 1980 the . Olympic committee voted to support president Carter s proposal Hal the 1980 summer olympic games be transferred from Moscow or cancelled but hedged on the Issue of sup porting a Boycott. Vets denounce reported plan for a loan Down payments Washington a fur the first time veterans would be required to make Down payments on a Home Loans to buy even the most modestly priced houses under a proposal in president Bush s new Bud get sources say. Officials of veterans groups were Quick to denounce the idea. Larry so. Rivers executive director of the veterans of foreign wars said it is an unreasonable an unfair proposal which dashes the dreams of countless Veter ans of participating in the american dream of Home  american legion spokesman John Hanson said. If Thal s going to be a plan then it seems like the a again is iry ing to make veterans bail out inc Home loan program a program whose problems veterans have not  and rep. . Montgomery d-miss., chairman of inc House veterans affairs committee said Friday. I m not going to buy  although he said he was pleased with other aspects of the budget. According to sources familiar with the proposal. Bush s $31 billion budget request for veterans programs will include a request that former Scricc members be required to make a 4 percent Down payment for Loans Over $25,000. The a has a 5 percent Down payment require ment for its Mobile Home loan program. And an unofficial Down payment system already is permitted on relatively expensive houses. For example a Borrower who wants to buy an $80,000 Home but whose income would permit inc Purchase of Only a $75.000 Home under the a program can pay a $5.000 Down payment to make up inc difference. Under the Bush proposal due to be released monday. A insured Loans under $25.000 would still be exempt from any Down payment. The chem lion is designed to cover Home  housing administration Loans also govern ment insured already require a 5 percent Down payment while conventional Home Loans can require Down pay ments As High As 20  to the veterans affairs department 178.000 guaranteed Loans Wil be closed in this fiscal year with inc average loan amounting to $70,000. The administration also proposes to increase the mortgage indemnity fee from 1.25 percent to 1.75 per cent. Thai fee. Which began this month As a result of a Law passed last year is used Loback up the Home Loans and to protect veterans from liability in Case of foreclosure