European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday May 4,1990w. Germans to have a say in base closings by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a top Pentagon officials have agreed to consult with the West German government before decisions arc made on closing . Military bases in that country. In a meeting tuesday. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney told West German defense minister Gerhard Stoltenberg that the United states will take West German concerns into account said a Pentagon official who requested anonymity. Stoltenberg raised the Issue following recent Calls from the presidents of the West German slates of Hessen and Rhein land Pfalz for bilateral negotiations on the future of . Facilities in their regions. The Pentagon official said a Range of factors will enter into the base closings negotiations including environmental and economic concerns of the West germans. But he said the prime consideration is the Overall revamping of the . Force Structure. A a we re willing to accommodate the West germans when we can a the official said. A a we re not going to take out a base that the germans want or leave a base where they done to want one a if we can. But the Bottom line is that Force Structure what will drive this whole  minister president Carl Ludwig Wagner of Rheinland Pfalz was in Washington in March lobbying Congress and the Pentagon. He presented a list of 12 facilities he said Are his first choices for closure because they can be converted to private Industrial uses relatively easily. Rhein land Pfalz has the highest . Troop concentration in West Germany. Wagner stressed that there Are some bases that he would like to stay open. He said he hoped any reductions would be done carefully and gradually. Minister president Walter Wal Mann of Hessen is planning a similar visit to Washington this month. F a amps l. Emmett Lewis or. Standing tall sixth graders Erik Cornilsen and Bryona Jackson shovel dirt thursday Over the roots of a tree near the Gen. . Arnold High school at Wiesbaden West Germany. They re among eight children in the class who planted five Trees in the school area. The project is one of several that students have carried out with some adult guidance. It is part of a . Program for the worldwide children s Day which was april 22, according to teacher Glenda Hall student  from Page 1 heated debate last Spring nato leaders also agreed that negotiations to reduce the Short Range missiles would take place Only after an East West conventional arms control treaty in Europe had been implemented. The accelerated timetable Calls for starting those negotiations after completion of the treaty a negotiations and before its implementation. A when you look at the changes that have taken place Over the course of the past year i think you can understand Why that policy change is being suggested a Baker said. Although the negotiations will include Only the United states and the soviet Union a the Only nations in Europe with such weapons a a the negotiating position will be worked out in close consultation with our allies a Baker said. Baker said the Bush administration was not looking for something in Exchange from the soviet Union for its decision to cancel the modernization. But he added that it might be an incentive for the soviets to a not be As Strong in their opposition for instance to the concept of a unified Germany in nato a although that a not the reason that it was  there has been speculation among Western allies that the United states May eventually replace All ground based nuclear missiles deployed in Europe with a new air based nuclear system known As the tactical air to surface missile. That is a position strongly favored by the United states Britain and France. The missile is still being developed Baker noted. A a in a quite confident though it would be one of the things that would be discussed As we develop a negotiating position in conjunction with our  in England an expert with a defense think tank said the announcement May be another sign indicating an end to ground based nuclear weapons on German soil. Pershing ii missiles which come under the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty and ground launched cruise missiles Are already being withdrawn. But Marc fielder a european Security specialist at London a Royal United services Institute said scrapping the Lance was probably inevitable. Fielder said the modernization was about six years behind schedule and the current Lance which has a Range of about 80 Miles will be obsolete by 1995. The soviet Union maintains about 1,600 Short Range single warhead launchers compared with 88 launchers for the United states. The . Launchers carry about 600 warheads. Baker said key questions to be discussed at nato s summer Summit will include a in what ways can natos political role and Mission be enhanced a the Alliance needs to develop its political role As a Way of building peace and consolidating democracy in Central and Eastern Europe a Baker said. A what conventional forces will the Alliance need following the soviet withdrawal in Eastern Europe and future arms control results a what should natos positions be on future arms control negotiations a was the nature of the threat changes of course our military posture must also change permitting a build Down of our standing forces a he said. A what role should european based nuclear weapons play in the alliances future military strategy a How can the 35-member conference on Security and cooperation in Europe be strengthened to secure the democratic values in the new Europe the Csc should not become an alternative to nato but should complement Alliance efforts to achieve a new european Security system Baker said. Baker repeated the administrations View that a formal Csc Summit which has been suggested for later this year should Only be held in conjunction with the signing of the conventional arms control agreement now under negotiation in Vienna Austria. Nato foreign ministers also discussed German re unification and the 2-plus-4 talks scheduled to begin in Bonn on saturday with the two Germany and the four victorious world War ii allies a the United states Britain France and the soviet Union. Contributing to the report Dave Diehl at Raf Mildenhall. England cafes from Page 1 to do a Greenwald said in a Telephone interview from his office in Westbury . A if you offend and if you Are a Halfway decent human being you apologize. That a what we  Charles Kaufman creator of the a Aback talk Page called the decision to apologize a swim pish behaviour. Kaufman added that Anderson the publisher told him to tread lightly in the future when doing cartoons. A the implied to me that there will be less humor in the future and if there is some it will not make fun of anybody in the military or cafes a Kaufman said. The May Issue of overseas included a a Fred and Frank cartoon Page Labelling May As a a cafes appreciation month. A Greenwald said the cartoon strip which included a clip and mail �?o1 love a fest Coupon was meant to make amends with the Exchange service. Fred and Frank Are continuing characters Kaufman has used in overseas Magazine for More than 10 years. Kaufman thinks cafes officials should have been Able to take a joke. A i think its funny what people waste their time complaining about a he said. Greg Ballinger editor of overseas said he thinks humor has a place in the Magazine but he acknowledged that he had killed two other cartoons that Kaufman had penned for the latest Issue. Ballinger said they were killed because of space problems. One drawing showed a a we won the cold War postage stamp in which a smiling i celebrated while holding american and German flags. The other cartoon poked fun at rumoured . Troop cuts in Europe. Kaufman said he a afraid readers have seen the last of his lighthearted work in  a i Haven to done anything for june yet a he said. A and 1 done to intend to unless someone reminds  co owner Anderson declined to comment on How humor will be handled at overseas in the months to come but he still appears to be concerned about ruffling a fest a feathers. Before publishing the a i love a fest Page in the current Issue of overseas Anderson sent an Advance copy to capt. Wes Davis of cafes Europe a Public affairs division. Davis said he considered the sneak preview a a Courtesy a and he showed it to the Exchange services top brass in Munich West Germany. A the Anderson had expressed a specific concern that we might have taken the first humor column the wrong Way and he wanted to be sure nothing would be done a Davis said. But cafes did no to indicate its approval or disapproval of the new cartoon spread Davis said. Whatever overseas chooses to publish is a the editorial Call Quot of its staff he said. Dub Bush Deputy chief of Public affairs with cafes in Dallas said he does no to know who originally complained about the april slogan contest in  he declined to say whether he thought the complaints were justified. A i can to speak for whoever it was a he said. Quot everyone sees things in their own  Bush said he did like the magazines a a cafes appreciation month idea. A a it a always Nice to get a vote of appreciation a he said. A a it what sort of jokes will overseas print in the future Ballinger said no written humor guidelines have been established. A but i done to want to Cut the humor  the editor added. A having fun is part of  sex Phoenix mayor Hance Dies of cancer at 66 Phoenix apr Margaret t. Hance a pro Busi Ness Leader who presided Over eight years of explosive growth As Phoenix a first woman mayor has died d cancer. She was 66. Hance a National co chairwoman of president re gangs 1984 re election Campaign was elected mayor in november 1975 and served four two year terms Belore retiring in 1983. In 1988, she directed George Bush a presidential Campaign in Arizona