European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28? the stars and stripes thursday february 22,1990report criticizes former Pacific a amps editor by Randy Pruitt staff writer the military tailor of the Pacific stars and stripes Whiteii Gnad last week was sharply criticized Quot an ombudsman a report for journalist _  news management that induced an atmosphere of self censorship at the newspaper. Ombudsman Philip Fisic s second report on the Tokyo based paper was made Public tuesday. Calling the editing process under air Force col. Edwin j. Montgomeryjr. Quot seriously  Fisic wrote in his introduction. A this has not resulted in censorship in the sense of readers being effectively and systematically deprived of any specific category of . And International  nevertheless. Montgomery came under fire for his Day to Day Inowe mint in editorial decisions. In a report last month Kirisic recommended that the title Cytira role of the military commander editor in chief be changed to  and that a civilian be hired As editor to deter mine editorial Content and supervise the staff. In his second report Fisic recommended that references to a dual Mission in the governing regulation of the stars find stripes newspapers be eliminated. A a a missions require the newspapers to  with the same news available to Nysp Apelsin the United lems at the Pacific edition to Montgomery s Lack of journalistic experience and Quot his refusal to allow for his inexperience or even to regard it As a Handicap and to Delegate  the ombudsman spent 32 Day sin Pacific stars and stripes Cwg Ephrand said he interviewed Alibi by of the 31 journalists  of swell As five a states As Well As a  amp i Pym civic Bureau pm Fly. He conducted about men defense ? interviews with Montgom and local news and  a a use of the phrase generates Calif. Quot it Quot Takio newsroom today there Nous misunderstanding and cd Trover is. A confusion  among so by Quot Fisic wrote. A  Ftp ally Only nor journalists  with no one Mission which  the Best newspaper  As possible to those  receive  fqjtr4aid a Quot presumed ban on invest Tjom fac reporting Quot in the regulation has Ficon misused to restrict routine reporting. Measures should be taken to either reduce the number of enlisted personnel assigned to the Pacific stars and stripes newsroom he said or to have More control Over their selection. Fisic attributed Many of the prob car lines of authority prof est Gnu Nic Alion. Bad relations Between the bureaus outside the newsroom and the news and copy desks very Low morale an incipient staff revolt and one might say a staff conspiracy Quot the report said. The report accused some staff members of exaggeration in their claims of alleged censorship particularly reports that the paper killed unfavourable stories about the by and b-2 bombers. Fisic s review of published articles showed 22 Quot negative Quot articles on the b-2 and 24 a Neutral Quot articles while 43 of 56 articles on the by reported criticism of or problems with the aircraft. However Fisic found that Montgomery  pressure on the Edi Imonti Gilill Ortii stating his concern about be paper s poor relations with commanders and Public affairs officers. At one Point. Montgomery told a Bureau chief that the newspaper would cease to exist without the support of commanders the report said. A the colonel has too often been on the wrong Side of the line that divides news management and acceptable editorial judgment Quot Fisic wrote. Foisie praised both the Pacific and european editions of the stars and stripes. Quot newspapers can and should be a a they Are Good newspapers. They Are  sound. On a Day to Day basis. Tiff bulk of their editorial staffs arc hard won pc and Loyal. They probably serve their a cases As Well As Many . Commercial Dai lifts and better than quite a  but he also said the stars and stripes is Quot burdened by congressional oversight restrictions on growth inadequate control Over its own personnel  from Page 1 troops in Antral Europe to 145.000 on each Side. In the private discussions with Havel. Bush talked at length about .1 need Lor . Troops in Europe and porn Jed nato As a stabilizing Vaetor at a time of great transition stud assistant Secretary of state Raymond Seitz Seitz quoted Havel As saying Quot there is no doubt about the stabilizing role of nato and the United Stales Quot he said the l czechoslovak president agreed on a need for nato and . Forces until Quot new Security structures emerge in  Bush said nato perhaps should have a broader role than at present. Seitz said moreover the official said Bush told Havel Quot he did not envisage the in s. Presence going on forever and Ever and Ever and Ever. It was contingent on the . Presence being centrally welcomed in Europe and that if the United states were no longer welcomed in Europe. The . Forces would come Home forthwith right away last one out. Turn out the  Havel told Bush he expects soviet troops to be withdrawn from his country Quot on a pretty prompt  Havel said that the Quot difficulties plaguing the soviet Union. Should things go sour almost inevitably would have an Impact on Eastern Europe indeed on All of Eastern  Seitz said. Havel who arrived in the United states on monday was to address a joint session of Congress on wednesday before travelling to new York for meetings. He will return Home thursday night. Bombing a Man Peers into a British army Van in i Leicester England tuesday following a bomb explosion outside the vehicle that injured two pedestrians and shattered windows in adjacent stores. Two sergeants Riding in the vehicle were uninjured. Police said the bomb apparently was thrown at the vehicle As it left an army recruiting Center in the City Center. No group claimed responsibility for the  from Page 1 All in be seen i come to work in a tractor this morning and i almost got stuck in  he estimated 10 inches had fallen. The storm which began dumping Snow on the Northern part of the Panhandle late monday forced officials to close a 200-Milc Section of interstate 40 on monday in Arizona and new Mexico authorities on tuesday closed two highways Westward out of Clayton n.m., 10 Miles West Oft Olinc. Many Public schools in the Northern tier of the Panhandle either did not open tuesday or dosed Early. Some remained closed wednesday. Numerous trucks were reported Jackent cd on . 87 Between Dumas and Amarillo said a Highway department dispatcher in Dumas where 6 inches of Snow had fallen by noon. Problems caused by heavy Snow around Dalhan were made worse by winds gusting to More than 50 Mph observers reported. Quot its snowing and blowing Quot said buddy Lofin of the Texas Highway department. Quot we be got some Snow plowers out there but you go up and you go Back Down there and you can to Tell you were there  since late last week floods have been blamed for three deaths each in Georgia and Alabama two in Mississippi and one in North Carolina. Rains that drenched North and Central Alabama were swelling Rivers further South inundating Low lying areas and forcing the evacuation of Homes. The Alabama River was Cic sting 8 feet above flood stage at Montgomery and was expected to Crest at about 6 feet above flood stage at Selma by wednesday. At Selma chief Deputy John Howell said the predicted Crest would mean that about 70 families would be flooded out of their Homes. The Suca Moochie River in Sumter county destroyed seven Mobile Homes and two houses and damaged 47 other dwellings. The River a floodwaters also sent 15 families out of their Homes in Livingston and six in York. Aquino willing to discuss compensation for bases Manila Philippines apr philippine president Corazon Aquino who snubbed . Defense Secretary Dick Cheney during his two Day visit said tuesday she is ready to discuss Quot in sincerity and Good Faith Quot differences Over compensation for american bases in her country. Cheney on a two week tour that also has taken him to Hawaii South Korea and Hong Kong headed tuesday for Okinawa Japan from Clark a in the Philippines. Quot i Welcome the statement of support for this government and philippine democracy made by Secretary Cheney on behalf of the United states Quot Aquino said in a statement released in Manila. A i also Welcome his reiteration that the United states will make its Best efforts to meet its pledge for foreign assistance Quot she added referring to the $96 million shortfall in the $481 minion in Aid the Bush administration promised for the use of six Mili tary bases. Aquino said the problem Quot appears to be with the . Congress and its funding priorities. But we Are As ready As the americans to discuss these difficulties in sincerity and Good  talks on the future of the bases whose lease expires in september 1991, Are expected to begin in april. On monday Cheney met with philippine defense officials angry Over what they believe is american failure to Honor commitments made in 1988 to maintain the bases. Cheney told them the United Stales will abandon its bases in the Philippines if it finds that keeping them is too expensive or that americans Are unwelcome. Aquino was so upset Over the Cut in . Aid made by Congress that she announced before Cheney began his trip that she would not Sec him. Leaving that task to her defense minister Fidel Ramos