European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The a  authorized unofficial publication f0r the  Falmed forces. We alleged rape victim testifies at Rota court martial. Page 2 a court nominee Souter continues meetings with senators Page 4 a . Base callers win opener at Goodwill games. Page 21 a Barry refuses to testify in his own  Page nerve Gas removal Clausen West Germany resident Karl Metzger holds his baby Nikolaus As he watches a . Army truck loaded with nerve Gas ammunition leave Clau sen on thursday. The chemicals Are being shipped to Johnston atoll in the Pacific Ocean where they will be destroyed. See stories on Page 3. Unseen by the Washington Post Washington a a Bush administration plan designed to Cut the fiscal 1991 budget deficit by about $54 billion Calls for limiting Federal tax deductions for state and local taxes Republican participants in budget talks said thursday. The plan also Calls for a fivefold increase Ini Federal Beer and wine taxes. _ but the plan has yet to reach the bargaining table As negotiations Between the White House and congressional leaders continued to flounder amid partisan bickering and blame assessment. President Bush and his top aides threatened to Call a special session of Congress during the lawmakers month Long August recess and warned that Bush would make a television address to the nation to blame lawmakers if the talks collapsed. Democrats meanwhile said the Republican plan which they have not officially seen was not a basis for serious bargaining. Congressional negotiators have virtually Given up Hope or reaching a budget agreement before they leave for the recess and discussed cutting the break snort to resume talks late next month. Republican negotiators insisted thursday that they would not officially propose their plan unlit the see talks on Back Page House reprimands Frank rep. Barney Frank by the los Angeles times Washington a the House of representatives voted overwhelmingly thursday to formally reprimand rep Barney Frank a mass for ethics violations stemming from his relationship with a male prostitute. The 408-18 vote to reprimand came after of Nae hours of uncommonly rancorous debate the House easily turned aside attempts by some republicans to impose on Frank a one of Iwa openly Gay congressmen a the harsher Perl Matfes of censure or expulsion. T in an emotional speech on the to amp a floor Frank apologized to his colleagues. A these mistakes were mine a he said. It i should have known better. Now i do. But it s a Little too  Frank 50, attributed his ethical problems to a 34-year Effort to keep his homosexuality secret an Effort that Frank abandoned three years ago with a Public announcement that he is Gay. A three years ago i decided that concealment did not work a Frank told members who packed the House chamber. A i wish i had decided it  after the votes rep. Julian c. Dixon a Califi chairman of the House ethics committee old reporters a a in a very pleased the House stayed with the  of Frank Dixon said a i think he indicated he made a serious mistake but he wanted to let people know Why. He had done so and that is because he is a Gay  the Euci committee recommended the reprimand on july 20 in a 57-Page report that capped a 10-month investigation of Franks relationship with admitted prostitute Stephen l. Gobie whom Frank had placed on his personal staff at his own expense. A reprimand is the least serious of three punishments that the full House can administer followed by censure and expulsion reprimand and censure require simple majority votes while it takes two thirds of the House to expel a member. The ethics committee found that sea Frank on Back Page Galvin wants to 100 by Vince Crawley Nymberg Bureau Stuttgart West Germany a Gen. John r. Galvin said thursday that he a sent to Washington for approval a list of 100 bases that he wants closed. Galvin who is natos top general in Europe and the commander of the . European come would not reveal the lists contents during an interview with the stars and stripes. He told the Wall Street journal earlier this month that most of the bases Are in West Germany and that 12 arc major military complexes. A a a we be got All the planning done a Galvin said thursday afternoon at his Stuttgart Headquarters. Galvin hinted that the contents of his list probably wont be revealed anytime soon. After congressional approval there will still be a government to govern Mem consultations Between the United states and the Host nations. A then it will be a matter of coordination at the local level and we intend to do plenty of that with the German Side and with the other Host nations Jie said. A obviously we re going to listen very carefully to Host nations opinions about base closings. We have done that already. Of course you done to live with your neighbors As we have with the Host nations and not know what their desires Are. A and we will continue to regard their decisions As part of the  in the interview Galvin also talked. See Galvin on Back Page