European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes sunday March 10, 1991 dutch link military cuts to lessening soviet threat the Hague Netherlands a the dutch government Friday announced plans to trim its armed forces by almost one third because of the diminished military threat from the soviet Union and its former Eastern european allies. The plan presented by defense minister Relus Ter Beek was described As  Radical reorganization of the nato nations military since world War ii. The 130,000-Strong dutch army Navy and air Force will be reduced by 40,000 people Over the next decade Ter Beck told reporters during a news conference. In addition the dutch will get rid of almost half their Armor and artillery by 1995, the official said. A it is obvious that the Security situation in Europe has drastically and Perma Mcnutly improved a Ter Beek said. A a Quot a a a Quot a. But he also warned against a the continuing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction elsewhere such As the chemical weapons believed to have been developed by Iraq. I Ter Beek said the government was slashing $413 million from its $8 billion defense budget by 1995. The changes Are aimed at transforming most of the military into smaller More Mobile units that can be used As rapid deployment forces outside Europe he said. Hardest hit by the cuts will be the 77,000-member army whose main Job is defending the nation against an invasion across German soil by the recently Dis the owner of a Brand new car a Well at least Brand new to him a a removes the License plate in Rasdorf Germany near Berlin on Friday. The owners buy is banded Warsaw pact. However the bulk of the 5,000-Mcmbcr army brigade stationed in Northern Germany will remain in place defense ministry spokesman Hendrik Schonau said. A ,. V a. A. A a. Although the plans need parliamentary approval it is unlikely that they will requite major changes. Ter Beck is a member of ther labor party a partner in Premier Ruud Lubbers Center left government. Under the government plan the armed forces will need 19,000 fewer conscripts 14,500 fewer volunteers and 6,500 fewer civilians. The military now includes 40,000 men who have been called up for their 12-month stint of compulsory military service which Ter Beek recently reduced from 14 months. A a. A.  a. A a a a a. A Ter Beek said the air Force will pull its anti air missile batteries out of Germany including a Patriot missile unit. The government sent two Patriot batteries to Turkey and one to Israel during the persian Gulf War but has announced no decision on what will happen to those missiles. A a a. A a a a. A -. A a a. A a a a a a.  .,. A Ter Beek said there Are no new plans for major changes in the nations nuclear role within the North Atlantic treaty organization. Those Are carried out by the Navy a Orion anti submarine aircraft and f-16 fighter jets. Trabant. And the Price of the car was right a about $180. The cars auctioned on Friday reportedly were used by the East German police before  refugees pose health problem in Italy from wire reports Brindisi Italy a fearing an epidemic among thousands of albanian refugees sleeping in the open in squalid conditions at docks ice in Brindisi italian police began rounding them up Friday evening to move them into local schools for the night a the move appeared to be the first step in the italian governments pc dec earlier in the Day to find temporary shelter for about 20,000 albanians who have sailed on rickety boats arid Rusty. Ships across the Adriatic to this and other italian coastal towns in the last few Days to seek work and Refuge. But a foreign ministry spokesman repeated Friday that those who did not meet requirements for political Asylum or have a visa to enter Italy would eventually be  s Charm worked All the Way to the Bank St. Catharines Ontario a Fatima was a charmer All right a torture Teller who persuaded a 64-year-old Man his Money would earn interest while she kept it in a Safe Deposit Box police say. A he cashed in Bonds Worth More than $51,500 last August a but when police with a search warrant opened fhe Box last week All they found was a note which read a co Rabunga dude. Done to have a cow  staff sgt. Murray Macleod of Niagara regional police said Friday that the Man was one of Lour City residents bilked of thousands of dollars by rating who authorities Are trying to track Down. -. A a a a a another nuclear Plant shuts Down in Japan Tokyo a a nuclear fuel Plant North of Tokyo has shut Down automatically officials say in the latest of a series of problems prompting concern Over the safety of Japan a atomic Power a stations. A a a. The new incident Friday evening at a reprocessing Center in Tokimura 7f Miles Northwest of Tokyo was at least the third reported at a japanese nuclear facility in a month. Japan s ambitious nuclear program which pro Vales More than one fourth of the country a electricity suffered its worst Accident feb. 9 at the Pihama Power Plant in Southern Japan when a pipe burst in a steam generator.4 killed 20 injured. In South african Battle Johannesburg South Africa a Battle Early saturday Between supporters of rival Black movements a the african National Congress and inkatha Freedom party in Alexandra town ship a killed at least four people and injured 20, police and medical sources said. One of the. Dead men had been burned to death by having a gasoline soaked tire Hung around his neck and lit police spokesman col. Frans Malherbe said. .11,000 new ads cases reported worldwide. ,9neva nearly 11,000 new cases of aids were reported to the world health organization during february increasing the global total to 334,215 Sirice the Start of records. Ii.1 int Fly update published Friday who said the United states accounted for 6,497 of the new cases. The United states has notified the. Health Agency of 161,288 cases of the disease. Since 1981. A Zambia reported 542 new victims raising its total to 4,036. Uganda is the worst hit country in Iwa with a. Total 17.422 cases but Manv cases on the comment go unreported. Quot in 1 Lii Ope. France recorded 651 new eases for. An of rail total of s.277. Bangkok Thailand up a military coup leaders released ousted prime minister Chatrchai Choo Shavan from detention saturday and the 71-year-old Leader immediately announced his retirement from politics. A i have washed my hands of politics and i am no longer head of Riby party a Chatrchai said on his release from Miti tary detention at air Force Headquarters in Northern Bangkok. �?o1 am 71 years old. It is time to  Chatrchai detained at gunpoint at the outset of the feb. 23 coup d eat that overthrew his elected government met with the coup leaders supreme commander Genii. Sunthorn Kon Sompong and army commander Gen. Suchinda Kra Prayoon along with interim prime minister Anand Panyarachun just before his release. Military television showed the Iea Deis chatting and Jok Iii Over a breakfast table. ,. Chatrchai however was reluctant to answer questions about the military  is nothing to say. Of a Erv Lhing is  he said. Chatrchai said he had Confidence in the abilities of Anand As the interim civilian Premier. A i want to give my Best wishes to the thai people for getting a capable hew prime minister a he said. Chatrchai said he had not yet decided whether he would stay in Thailand or live abroad. He said he had been comfortable during his detention. Sunthorn Hassid there Are no current criminal charges against Chatrchai but his assets Haw been Frozen by a commission set up by the military to investigate political corruption. A it was not immediately Clear whether Chatrchai would be under some form of House arrest or other restrictions. There was no official Vyford Quot on the other officials including Deputy prime minister Archit Kami Ina cd. Do lain cd with Chu Lehai but a military official said they were also being  he in United slates and several Oiler countries had called Lor the rapid release of he former prime Misier buyers Market