European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes at a glance former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher Speaks at the North Dallas chamber or Commerce meeting monday. Her son Mark lives in Dallas. Presence in the Gulf the army May keep a command Center in Riyadh saudi Arabia and american troops May train on the arabian Peninsula As the . Milk tary Abandons its traditionally town key presence in the Gulf. A Page 4 pilots treated harshly downed air Force pilots captured during . Bombing raids Over Iraq were treated Quot somewhat harshly Quot and were injured during their Captivity an air Force general said. A a a a a. A a a Page 5 who a that Guy president Bush pulled out his Drivers License and a credit card monday to prove his identity to a sceptical 8-year-old. A pages War Over bases members of Congress Are busily invoking the persian Gulf War to a save their local military bases As the Pentagon prepares a list of installations to be closed. A Page 7 anti libyan plan fails a 2-year-old Covert policy to destabilize col. Moa mar Qadhafi with  libyan commandos has ended in failure. A. A a a a a page9 saudi shopping spree with the business of War out of the Way troops in saudi Arabia Are converging on shopping areas before heading Home. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16. A a. A a a a comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 letters. 12 Money matters -----17 sports. 22-28 to listings. %22 weather. 11 wednesday March 13,1991 must not by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a a new All european military Force would work Only if it did not compete with nato in Europe top nato military and political of. Facial say. V.1 y european leaders have said recently that the persian Gulf War demonstrates the need to create a european rapid deployment Force to act outside of nato territory. Jacques Delors head of the european Community a executive commission said Europe a military absence during the War Hurt its ability to have much influence on a major world event. A a Community limited to a big economic Market but refusing to assume its ambitions and responsibilities in the world will not be peaceful will not be Able to assure its children that they will live in Security a he said in a Paris radio interview sunday night. A draft defense treaty has been circulated to european capitals this week. Gen. Vileik Eide chairman of natos military committee said he had no problem with european forces acting outside Alliance territory a if National leaders desired. But Eide who is spearheading a yearlong Post cold War overhaul of nato strategy wanted against a new Force that would compete inside natos territory in Western Europe. He also warned against setting up another permanent military command Structure within  a a a a y a a a a. A Quot inside the nato area there must be Only one nato command organization Quot Eide said a to duplicate a command Structure would of course Cost a lot of Money and it could also some say endanger the cohesion and cause confusion and  european nations would not have to keep separate forces for nato and a european expeditionary Force Eide said. Quot the forces could be the same. We have double hatted forces today a National forces who Are also assigned to  but to have separate forces reporting to separate command structures a would split the Alliance Eide said. Instead he advised that there could be and hoc military command structures created if european forces were needed outside nato a territory. A a a a Delorso proposal Calls for temporarily entrusting decision making on  Pean defense policy with the Western european Union a group of nine european members of nato before handing Over that responsibility to the dec by 1998. France and Germany favor a joint european defense policy and believe it. Would not weaken nato. French president Francois Mitterrand said a european rapid reaction Force could meet european needs to intervene in trouble spots that do not interest the United states. But Britain and the Netherlands Are wary of the idea. Nato is prohibited by its charter from taking concerted military action outside. The territory of its 16 nations. Although some individual members including Britain and France have decided on their own to take action outside of natos area a such As the persian Gulf a Many european nations Are too Small to do much individually. The Effort to forge a new All european Force to act outside Europe has also stirred warnings from american officials. Quot we done to want to see anything that would undermine the trans Atlantic relationship or what we have right now with nato Quot said an american source. Stripes offering 2 scholarships to High school seniors in Europe by Jimi Jones education writer Darmstadt Germany the stars and stripes plans to award two $1,500 scholarships this year to seniors in military High schools overseas the papers publisher said tuesday. / the scholarships will a visibly communicate that we understand the importance of our Young people and provide Quot something for Young adults emerging into society a said col Gene Townsend the newspapers commander publisher. The newspaper also is part of the educational process Townsend said. A in the last 10 or 20 years test scores in areas such As mathematics and Reading seem to indicate Basic skills in our Young people Are declining for a variety of reasons Townsend said. A Reading skills Are so essential for people to function Well in our society and the newspaper is basically a daily Reading program for the  Townsend said the decision to offer the awards was influenced by a Reader who was asked his impressions of the newspaper. L a the was basically complimentary of the newspaper and Bookstore operation but said a in the last five years the newspaper has lost its heart. In be forgotten what a lot of people have said when they visited the stars and stripes but in be never forgotten what that army troop said Quot Townsend said. The Grants Are one Way that the newspaper can show it has a heart Townsend said. The scholarships a one a journalism Grant based of Merit the other a general Grant based in part on financial need a will be awarded at graduations this year. Both scholarships Are open to All 1991 graduates of department of defense dependents schools in Europe. To qualify for the journalism scholarship seniors must be planning to enter a four year College with journalism mass communication majors. Applicants must submit High school transcripts three examples of writing and a letter of recommendation from a journalism adviser or other instructor. The recipient will be chosen by a panel made up of a professor a journalist from a . Daily newspaper Ana a representative from the stars and stripes. The general scholarship will be judged by a stars and stripes committee. To qualify a student must plan to enter a four year College and provide a transcript a letter from a teacher or Counselor and an estimate of family income. The application deadline is april 15. Applications Are available at High school guidance Counselor offices or students can write to stars and stripes scholarship the stars and stripes Apo 09211. Applicants should specify which scholarship they Are seeking. A in discussing the scholarships Townsend said a since we Are a newspaper we hoped one of our Young people could be encouraged to pursue a career in journalism the final analysis is some Young person very Well could be helped encouraged or enabled to go to  and he added a we need to demonstrate that we have a heart. Ultimately it comes Down to its not what you say but what you  by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the Navy and air Force will exceed their limits for officers for the current fiscal year the defense department said tuesday. The High numbers Are attributed in part to the persian Gulf War. The Navy was suppose to trim its officer corps to 69,992 by sept. 30, but that Linn has now been raised to 71,095, Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. \ the air Force goal of 95,027 has been revised to 96,660, Williams said. In the fiscal 1991 defense authorization act Congress set specific personnel limits for each of the military services. A but they said we should achieve those limits through voluntary Means Quot Williams said. A if we  Thep the services would be authorized to waive the limits. We have now done  a military personnel official said the army would probably have to follow suit and request a waiver on its officer limits. And one or More of the services use of War might have to seek waivers for their enlisted manpower strength goals As Well the official said. The military a decision to keep serv ice members of Active duty past their Normal separation and retirement dates during the Gulf crisis has complicated the situation for personnel managers Williams said. Without a War waivers still May have been necessary Williams said because the services probably would have been unable to meet their mandated goals solely through voluntary actions