European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news updates the stars and stripes thursday december 6,1990strike resolved Paris a a we Klong strike by musicians at the opera Listille and the palais gamier ended monday opera officials said the strike which forced the cancellation of several performances last week was resolved when musicians agreed to open negotiations with opera administrators. Extradition delay Huntsville Texas up condemned killer Henry Lee Lucas May owe a note of thanks to iraqi president Saddam Hussein Lucas a extradition from Texas death Row to Florida to stand trial for murder is being delayed because the states chief investigator has been sent to saudi Arabia with a military Reserve unit taking part in operation desert shield. Lucas 54, was to have been executed monday but won a stay to new by Ron Mckinney staff writer Wackenheim Germany a the european deployment for operation desert shield tests an evolving defense strategy that will replace outdated cold War thinking Gen. John r. Galvin said wednesday. Galvin commander of natos european forces stopped at Mccully Barracks to talk to air defense troops of the 8th inf div who Are preparing to deploy to the persian Gulf. The unit could not be identified for Security reasons. The general said that after 40 years nato forces cannot prepare to Battle a specific enemy As they did with the Warsaw pact during the cold War. Quot we still need a strategy. We re not saying against a particular enemy. That was an aberration of the cold War. In All of history before that we did not train military troops to fight some particular enemy on a particular piece of ground a Galvin said. A that was just a Way that it turned out with this very Strong threat against us. A. A a a. A 1 1. A Galvin said the new strategy would Call for Small but More Mobile forces that Are composed of multinational units and that would depend on reserves being mobilized. A a Quot each unit will have Many flags in it a he said. That strategy May also reduce the number of weapons in Europe., a i personally believe that we can get along under the new strategy with a stockpile of weapons that is much much smaller than what we have been accustomed to in the Nast a Galvin said. 1 a Quot and we. Can make Many Otner changes. This will depend on our polite  Galvin who also commands . Forces in Europe said the deployment to desert shield is ahead of schedule. Through the help of the German Railroad and ports in Germany Belgium and the Netherlands Galvin said the european deployment has been smooth a it  be better a he said. Quot right now i am amazed that there Are no hitches in  the smooth deployment results from numerous Field exercises that have provided plenty of training in troop movements Galvin stressed. Quot All of the reformer exercises that we have had Over Here contributed to our capability to deploy very rapidly a he said. To press by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau. A Brussels Belgium defense Secretary Dick Cheney this week will reiterate a Call for americans european allies to provide More aircraft and ships to carry reinforcements to the persian Gulf. Cheney will discuss the crisis when he meets with the Alliance defense ministers thursday and Friday a senior american official at nato said. The United states urgently needs More ships and planes from its allies to help ferry to saudi Arabia thousands of pieces of equipment and troops now based in Germany said the official who spoke on the condition of  lo6,000 . Troops based in Europe Are being sent to the persian Gulf Over the next several months. In particular Cheney is expected to press Germany Belgium and the Netherlands for More assistance in transporting equipment to european ports and in helping with Dock operations in Bremerhaven Germany Antwerp Belgium and Rotterdam Netherlands the source said. An official told the associated press that the United states also would be asking for chemical warfare suits. Quot we have received some notably from the germans. The British and some of the Arab forces in the Gulf Region need them As Well the official said. Cheney will also give a status report on activities in the persian Gulf. But the Middle East crisis is not the Only item on the ministers Agenda. In the face of congressional opposition defense ministers Are Likely to reaffirm their support for the construction of a new f-16 base at Croton Italy nato sources said. A v Congress has refused to pay the United states 28 percent share of the construction costs which is estimated at $800 million to $900 million. Congressional authorization committees asked that the United states go Back to nato and ask the allies if they still supported the base the question will also be taken up when see retail of state James Baker and other nato foreign ministers meet later this month. More the base would House the 72 f-16s of the 401st tac fighter Wing. The Wing Hist leave its Home at Torrejos a Spain by the end of 1992. The defense ministers will also review the Progress on a new Allied military strategy in Europe As called for by the july nato Summit in London. The new strategy Aims to adapt nato to the new Security situation in Europe. A a. A a a a the strategy Calls on the allies to adapt new conventional and nuclear Force plans the conventional level w1ll include discussions by the ministers on multinational forces. On nuclear planning issues the ministers will take up the matter of Start Rifg negotiations on reducing Short Range nuclear missiles and artillery. They will also look at How much of a residual nuclear Force will be needed in Europe in the future nato in its London Summit declaration has already proposed that it would withdraw All nuclear artillery m Europe if the soviets did the same. R the military strategy review is not expected to be completed before May nato sources Saia. Panama City Panama apr a former senior police official who escaped from prison and then seized National police Headquarters was captured wednesday by american troops after he fled the building. A the former official. Col. Eduardo Herrera Hassan walked out of the building ringed by Loyal police and an estimated 80 journalists who were trying to ask him questions. The Cluster crossed a Roadblock staffed by . Troops and Herrera who was wearing civilian clothes got away Panama standoff in the confusion. He escaped in a car but was captured a Short time later at a condominium building near the police he quarters. Several shots were fired and one of Herrera a supporters was wounded. About 50 armed men with Herrera also gave up after trying to flee. Herrera escaped tuesday afternoon from prison on the Pacific Island of Naos aboard a private helicopter flown by police. He took Over the police Headquarters near the Panama canal Early wednesday. .. Troops and panamanian police then took up positions 300 Yards away from the building but both sides held their fire the . Embassy said troops provided the support at the request of the panamanian government. Before fleeing Herrera met with . And panamanian officials but it was not immediately known what they discussed. The standoff was the first Challenge to the nearly year old government of president Guillermo Endara who accused Herrera of trying to stage a coup. Herrera denied that however saying he was seeking to gain More respect for the police. A. A a. The National police Force was created after . Forces invaded last december and toppled Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega who is jailed in Miami awaiting trial on drug trafficking and Money laundering week movie Herrera a former Noriega associate was fired As Deputy National police chief in August and jailed in october on charges of conspiring against the new government. By Randy Mcclain staff writer done to look for those convenient pre printed schedules in take Home displays at cafes movie Heaters much longer. On Jan. 5, the two week listings will be discontinued. Instead the Exchange service plans to rely on roughly 60 Community newspapers the stars and stripes and an radio to publicize its movie show times. A. Charles Poffenbarger director of the food and services division at cafes Europe Headquarters acknowledged that doing away with the pre printed schedules May Nib a few cd goers the wrong Way but he said the new method of promoting coming attractions will make it possible for cafes to show its movies sooner. Quot we have actually had prints of movies in our film Library on hold for several weeks As a result of having to print that schedule in Advance a Poffenbarger said the Normal lag time involved in devising a schedule printing it mailing it to cafes outlets across Europe and then delivering it to base Heaters has allowed some films to fall through the cracks Poffenbarger said. Last Summers hit Quot teenage mutant ninja turtles a was in Europe a full four weeks before it was shown simply because of problems associated with drawing up ?-, , said capt Wes Davis of cafes s Public affairs office. The sooner films can be shown in Europe the greater dance at cafes films might even increase if movies Are shown closer to their . Release dates when word of Mouth advertising and Media publicity Are at a High there Are some hurdles to be overcome with cafes re Lyme on publications to publicize its movie schedule instead of doing the Job itself. But officials with the Exchange service think the new system will work in the Long run a process of mailing out a letter asking All the publications for their deadlines and we i get the theater schedules to them on time a Davis said.  a a a this All will be evaluated As time goes on and we us a them Are ways to improve it a Davis said Quot maybe. There will be some people who will not be served quite As Well but the belief Here is that a majority will be served at least equally As Well As they Are now a ch1more snap is that the pre printed Fach in Jer t Msj Para a regions in Europe and each schedule listed show times for several different Shuf five r a viewers Ltd did no to mind a Short drive to catch a film in a nearby town to no system Exchange service will have to ask Community newspapers to fist show times for now of bases edition to their own 4 to e , Only the films in the Eden As a r,e�?olns10 have to depend on the editors decisions there a Davis said a i offal 8rranments flight Iso have to be made that Are published Only once a month or biweekly he said Piti mfg releases movie patrons might have to Call Community Heaters on the Day of a showing to learn when a film starts Davis said