European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday May 10,1990u.s. Will not remove All troops from Europe by Check Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the United states will not consider removing All its conventional forces from Western Europe even if All soviet troops Are pulled out of Eastern Europe a lop Pentagon official said wednesday. The nato allies will be expected to pick up More of the Burden for Forward based defense and there Wilt be More periodic deploy ments to Europe by stateside based . Units. But the United states a will never contemplate going to Zero Quot said Paul Wolfowitz. Defense undersecretary for policy. Testifying before the Senate foreign relations subcommittee on european affairs w Olkowitz said the soviets face an enormous task just to scale Down their East bloc forces from their current level of 600,000 to the 195.000 figure that is Central to the ongoing conventional forces reduction negotiations. A that would be a major change for them a Wolfowitz said. Quot we hear All kinds of reports about soviet officers in Eastern Europe not wanting to go Back and live in the soviet  but even if a conventional forces in Europe treaty is signed the United slates expects the soviets to go below 195,000 and eventually remove All of its troops from Eastern Europe he said. A at that Point no one will argue that 195,000 should be the floor for the . Troop level in Europe Wolfowitz said. A but we need to maintain a presence  other officials have also called for a sizable number of . Troops to remain in Europe. Nato secret at general Manfred Wymer said monday that . Forces Are needed to counterbalance traditional fractious rivalries on the continent that have caused numerous conflicts throughout history including both world wars. Two weeks ago. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., the influential chairman of the Senate armed services committee said 75,000 to 100,000 . Military personnel should be stationed in Europe. Nato defense ministers have begun sifting through numerous issues facing the Alliance including troop Levels nuclear arms and weapons stockpiles during a three Day meeting this week in Calgary Alberta. Dump Dweller converts trash into Art san Francisco apr who steals William Ward Ham s work steals an who steals his raw materials steals trash indeed. Ward Ham is the first artist in Resi Dence at san Francisco s huge trash Transfer station near candlestick Park. He s happily been welding Metal scraps into More than half a dozen works already on display near his work area. A there is so much activity so much history in  the 48-Yearod sculptor said holding crumpled Chrome that once was a grocers cart. A you immediately ask yourself How it got that Way. Was it crushed by a Hydraulic press Here in the Yard or did something happen to the grocery can Quot Jacqueline Tripp head of the program for Normal solid waste systems inc., said the goal is to get people to Stan thinking about recycling to reduce the amount of garbage they generate. A a it a important to be aware of All the waste out there and that some of it can be reclaimed Quot Tripp said. Ward Ham says the smell bothers him occasionally although the 2,000 tons of trash received every Day is deodorized somewhat by a scented Aerator that also controls dust with moisture. Tripp said Normal plans to pay Art Isis in residence an average of $2,000 a month for a one to six month stint at the site where trash is dumped and then shipped to landfills at other Sites. Completed works will remain at the solid waste Transfer station As part of a growing exhibit open to visitors. Quot we renovated a building for an artist s studio right on site Here a Tripp said. �?o1 think w Ell see some interesting pieces of Art  to Hanson a longtime conceptual artist who helps select artists for the dump project proposed it out of her love of creating Art from trash she found on the streets in front of her san Francisco House. Quot by bringing together the environment and Art we re carrying a message that will make people More thoughtful about materials a she said. Sculptor William Ward Ham at work on some water Heater tanks. Anasa delays 1 St Star photo from Hubble Washington apr Nasa engineers delayed until at least Friday an attempt to snap the first photograph of stars using the main camera of the Hubble space Telescope the space Agency said wednesday. Nasa had said tuesday that they would try to get the first picture wednesday even if engineers had to interrupt the telescopes Shakedown tests now entering the third week. But Nasa spokesman Dave Garrett said wednesday a the first Light picture will not be until at least  Garrett said he had no information about the reason for the delay. Other Public affairs officers More closely connected to the Hubble program were not available. The first Light picture is the traditional first photograph of the stars taken by a new Telescope. The plan would be to photograph a 3 billion year old Star Field called Theta Carina Quot or a the ships keel a visible in the Southern sky. The Star Cluster. 1.260 Light years away can be seen with the naked Eye from parts of Africa South America and Australia. On tuesday ground controllers tried unsuccessfully to Leach the Telescope exactly what in the heavens it is looking at. The instrument was told to look for stars of a certain brightness in what scientists thought was a Rich Field. It found none. A it was somewhat of a Surprise a said Michael Harrington the Nasa manager in charge of the checkout. Quot we had expected that this Field has a plenitude of that size stars and that we had no problem getting plenty. It did no to turn out quite like  once the Telescope locks on to the Bright stars it will remember where it was pointing and that in Tum will enable it later to find any other target ordered by the ground. Harrington said there probably were gaps in the Star Field without any stars of the brightness being sought. A we thought we had hit the Field that was Rich enough. Its not a problem with the  the 12.5-ton Telescope which Cost $1.5 billion was released from the space shuttle discovery on april 25.first round set for budget talks a taxes included Washington apr White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said wednesday that key negotiations on the widening 1991 budget Gap will begin next tuesday. He announced the talks after Senate and House leaders met with president Bush for More than an hour in the Oval office to discuss Money matters. Fitzwater said the question of whether taxes would be included in any Compromise was a a matter for the negotiators to  although Bush won the White House pledging a no new taxes Quot he abandoned that pronouncement this week in face of the spiralling Federal deficit. A severe action needs to be taken a Fitzwater said wednesday blaming the nations worsening deficit Situa Tion on rising interest rates reduced revenues to the Treasury and a previous underestimate of the costs of the savings and loan bailout. Quot the table is clean a Fitzwater said suggesting that lax increases could be part of the eventual Compromise. Congressional leaders speaking with reporters outside the White House after the meeting generally steered away from questions about tax increases. House speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., said Quot i think there is an understanding we d like to avoid the automatic spending cuts that would be triggered in the absence of a budget agreement. A no decisions have been made other than to begin discussions next week a said Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine. House minority Leader Robert Michel r-i1l, said they Are limits to what negotiators can do because they re faced with the need to make As much As $ 100 billion in cuts. Budget slashes of such magnitude run the risk of being Quot injurious to the Economy Michel said. Fitzwater said that from the presidents Vantage Point the special budget negotiations have four Basic objectives a reduce the deficit a substantially on a multiyear  a allow the Economy Quot to grow at a continued Strong  a overhaul the congressional budget process. A Quot avoid the Adverse economic and programmatic effects of a stalemate that might otherwise