European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes a stolen humvee found by w. German police Page 2 a new Federal pay plan moves 7 a Donald leads masters with a first round 64.Page 21 a Nidal terrorist group May free 28 the St amp an it pcs frisk authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 48, no. 355 saturday april 7, 1990 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a soviets drop demand for Neutral Germany Washington apr the soviet Union is dropping its demand that a reunified Germany be Neutral but continues to resist its inclusion in nato Secretary of state James Baker said Friday As pre Summit discussions moved to the White House. Baker said the soviets have also indicated a willingness to consider direct flights to Israel for emigres provided they receive guarantees that none will be resettled in the occupied territories. The Secretary of state made his comments at the state department shortly before meeting with soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze. The two men later went to the White House for a meeting with president Bush. Bush and Shevardnadze met for two hours to prepare for a superpower Summit which the soviet envoy said a will become a major event in world Shevardnadze predicted a wide Range of agreements would come out of the Summit Between Bush and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. The Summit is scheduled for May 30 in the United states. Bush said he was looking Forward to his meeting with Gorbachev. He cautioned the Kremlin against using Force in the breakaway Republic of Lithuania lest it a adversely affect broader superpower relations. In remarks to the american society of newspaper editors Bush said his message to the soviets was a do not use Force because we have an awful lot at stake in the .-soviet he mentioned arms control treaties under negotiation human rights and regional issues which include Nicaragua and Afghanistan. The soviets have said they do not intend to use Force to resolve the lithuanian crisis. In his Public comments Bush did not offer any details of his two hours of talks with Shevardnadze. But Shevardnadze and the White House acknowledged it May not be possible to resolve All major provisions of a new treaty to reduce Long Range nuclear weapons before Gorbachev a arrival on May 30. On the subject of German reunification Baker said he believes the soviets have concluded that a Neutral country is a not the Best route to a a unified Germany As part of nato presented a problem to them a Baker said. A we were equally firm in our View that a unified Germany must remain a member of nato and that would indeed provide stability which is after All one of the major results we All seek from the unification of As an alternative West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher has proposed keeping nato troops from entering what is now East Germany even though the merged country would be part of the Western Alliance. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said several major agreements could emerge at the Summit including a Long sought strategic arms reduction treaty. But Bush said merely that the Summit would provide a time for a lot of dialogue and a lot of gift of life leukaemia victim Anissa Ayala holds her Newborn sister Marissa eve who was conceived by her parents As a last ditch Effort to save their 18-year-old daughters life through a Bone marrow transplant. Tests show that Marissa a marrow matches her sister s. The baby was born this week in West Covina Calif. Story on Page 7. Dod Deputy favors Early military retirement by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a a senior Pentagon official says he would be receptive to the idea of allowing some military personnel to begin drawing retirement pay at less than 20 years of service. At a news briefing Deputy defense Secretary Donald Atwood said thursday that allowing retirement at less than 20 years for some personnel might be a Way to ease the painful process of cutting up to 90,000 troops Over the next two years. A a let a assume that we have to Cut the number of commissioned officers a Atwood said. A you done to just arbitrarily Force them out. The alternative is to Stop All incoming officers which is equally in private Industry companies frequently target people within two or three years of retirement and Oiler them a Severance Bonus and the right to begin drawing their pensions Early said Atwood a former general motors corp. Executive. A we would not be against Severance pay plus allowing them to earn out their retirement pensions at 17 or 18 years of service he said. Asked How that would affect the morale of the troops remaining in uniform who must serve 20 years to draw retirement pay Atwood said the Pentagon would have to be very selective in using such a system. A a it a not something you a offer across the Board a he said. A Pentagon manpower official who spoke on condition of anonymity downplayed the idea of changing the retirement system calling it a a last a no one is sitting Down to actively draft a plan to change the retirement system a the official said. A a it a been mentioned during brainstorming sessions but there Are a lot of other things we need to get to first before wed actively consider something that the Pentagon is working on an array of other proposals to Cushion the expected wave of involuntary separations Over the next few years including enlisted Severance pay and continued use of military medical facilities commissaries and exchanges for a limited period after separation. A congressional Staft member said lawmakers probably would be Cool to the idea of tinkering with the retirement system. A if you re talking about trying to avoid morale problems because of these Force cuts allowing some people to retire before others and get a healthy Severance Bonus besides would be one of the worst things you could do a the staffer said. A that would cause All kinds of friction in the child abuse Case called lesson for Community by Crystal Laureano staff writer Mainz West Germany a the Fame i in. Year old girl who died last week had never been reported for child abuse and had never been involved in any abuse treatment program. Family advocacy officials Hope to convert Community wide Shock from the alleged beating death of Michele Lee Val Aez into a positive education Campaign to prevent a repeat occurrence. We depend upon the Community to keep us informed and to provide us the information we need in order to react to what could be potential abuse and what often times turns out to be actual abuse a said maj. Stuart smythe a social work officer with 8th inf div. A we did not have any indication that this family was in any kind of trouble a smythe said. But he noted that its not unusual for families to go to extraordinary measures to hide abuse. A we do know that families that abuse children Are very closed Vei private and the boundaries Are very rigid when it comes to not letting outsiders in and keeping family secrets. A this family May have been like that we re not sure. We re still putting the pieces smythe believes Many people in the Community May now have a sense of remorse because they think they might have done something to prevent Michele a death. A a that a a Normal Community reaction Quot he said. A some people who Are closer to this family May be having a very very difficult time dealing with that Michele was dead when she was brought to the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden on the morning of March 28. Doctors said she appeared to have been battered to death and suffered from chronic abuse. Two Days later her father. Staff sgt. Ricardo Valdez was charged with murder and child neglect. A if it turns out that this child was continued on Page 3
