European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes a Kaiserslautern Community reassured on cuts Page 2 a cartoon heroes join Battle against  3 a mixers Clinch Atlantic  21 p Nunn proposes $297 billion for defense  28 the slfi5, authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 7 saturday april 21, 1990 a a 25t Dally and sunday d 8693 age travel to e. Germany eased Sarteur permit no longer required by Randy Pruitt staff writer . Service members in Usa eur and their families Are no longer retired to obtain Advance permission before travelling to East Germany or h rough the one Kilometre zone offi gals announced Friday. The announcement effectively lifts a Ong standing requirement that members of the command apply for Permis Sion 40 Days prior to travel. The Usa eur commander Gen. Crosbie e. Saint rescinded the old travel requirements. A in Light of the current political environment it was deemed appropriate that they be normalized to regular diplomatic requirements a said col. Samuel Floca Usa eur chief of Public affairs. Travellers to East Germany Are now required to have a passport and visa and leave pass or try documents just As for other Eastern european countries a Usa eur statement said. Travel Security briefings before and after travel Are still mandatory. The one Kilometre zone runs along the Borders of East Germany and Czechoslovakia. Warning signs will remain at the zone to Alert travellers that they Are approaching a controlled Border and to allow for contingency plan Ning Usa eur said. The policy governing travel to West Berlin remains unchanged a Usa eur spokeswoman said. . Personnel must still have a Berlin briefing statement and lag orders. Access to Berlin for land travel remains restricted to the Berlin Helms Tedt autobahn and duty trains. Entry onto that autobahn from East Germany or into any portion of Berlin from East Germany is still prohibited. Army rejects test of women in combat jobs by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a the army has rejected a recommendation to open up combat jobs to women for a four year test. A the army does not feel that a test is warranted a said the Brief statement released thursday. A we feel our current policy reflects the intent of Congress by excluding women from the highest risk of direct  the statement came in a response to a recommendation made last fall by the defense advisory committee on women in the services or dacoits. Its release came on the eve of the committees Spring conference which begins saturday in Alexandria a. The recommendation was backed by rep. Pat Schroeder d-colo., who introduced a Bill in March that would direct the army to run such a test. The five sentence statement said military women already Are offered a full career opportunities and maintain equitable advancement in schooling and promotion selection  but a staff member for Schroeder said the Battle on Capitol Hill will continue even though recent hearings indicated that there is not much support for the Bill among lawmakers. A we will definitely schedule some More hear see women on Back Page soviet Union tightens against breakaway Vilnius .s.r. Apr the soviet Union. Toughened its economic embargo against Lithuania on Friday by diverting some shipments of food Metal Wood Ana Industrial parts officials of the breakaway Republic said. In a revival of Strong Arm tactics against Lithuania s Independence drive dozens of red army soldiers stormed a printing Plant and beat at least 12 civilian guards and a local legislator witnesses said. Soviet soldiers had previously occupied More than a half dozen party and Public buildings but without violence. Two ships from Cuba carrying raw sugar were diverted from the lithuanian port of Klaipeda and a shipment of fish due to arrive from Latvia also was sent away Lithuania a Deputy prime minister Romualdas Vozolas told a news conference Friday night. Lithuania produces More meat and milk than it consumes and is in no danger of starving As the soviet Union escalates its punishing economic and military pressure. But it is entirely dependent on the soviet Union for Oil and Gas. Soviet ministries which control most supplies in the soviet Union Cut off the Supply of rubber tires poly Sterol cables bearings and caustic soda lithuanian official Algirdas Brazauskas said Friday. Huge scheduled shipments of Metal and Wood also did not arrive he said. Brazauskas the communist party chief of Lithuania and a supporter of the Independence bid said his Republic must find a Compromise or face critical shortages of Oil and natural Gas by May. A in two weeks we will have a critical situation a he see embargo on Back Page embargo Lithuania soviet soldiers padlock the lithuanian party printing Piant that was raided Friday. A communist cohort phaseout planned by october by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a army cohort units in Europe will be phased out by october a Pentagon official says. The change will alter the method of Manning 48 Europe based companies and batteries but should have Little effect on currently assigned soldiers. Cohort r cohesion operational readiness and training was reviewed in january by Gen. Carl Vuono the army a chief of staff. The cohort concept ff1111? 1981 As a Way to keep soldiers and their leaders together in units longer in nope of increasing cohesion and train ing effectiveness. After looking at the system Vuono decided to trim the number of cohort units worldwide from 306 to 191. Many units targeted for the change suffered from management problems because they Are isolated from other cohort units said John theologos a staff officer in Vuono a operations and plans directorate. Besides wanting to streamline the cohort system Vuono a decision to Ehase out All such units in Europe was ased on anticipated Force Structure changes. A the intent was to relieve Germany of More turmoil until troop Levels Are established a theologos said. Meanwhile cohort units will be limited to four divisions for a test period of about a year when Vuono will decide whether to expand the system. Only the 23th inf div in Hawaii and the 7tn inf div the 10th inf div and the 1st inf div Mech in the Continental United states will maintain cohort units during the test. Pentagon officials Hope during he test period to fix management difficulties and overcome communication problems that plagued the 9-year-old cohort system and left Many feeling confused about the purpose. A we did no to communicate Well How to use the system in the past a said Brig. Gen. Robert b. Rosenkranz the army director of Force programs integration. A but we have a gut feeling that if we work it right Well have a belter  since the programs inception the Walter Reed army Institute of research in Washington has studied cohort and found such units arc psychologically belter prepared for combat. What makes cohort units special is the Way soldiers Are assigned. In Europe cohort companies and batteries have see cohort on Back Page