European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday May 4, 1991 at a glance Hydl Powell had been married 98 Days when her husband sgt. Dodge Powell was killed in the persian Gulf War. See Story on Page 14. Exxon Deal rejected the alaskan House rejected a Deal that would let Exxon pay $1 billion Over 11 years to Settle the nation s worst Oil spill proposing in Stead that Exxon pay $1,2 billion up front. A Page 4conscientious objector a Federal judge has ordered the Marine corps to reconsider conscientious objector status for a reservist who deserted during the persian Gulf War a Page 5no cloning around a panel of scientists and historians have warily endorsed an Effort to clone genetic fragments of Abraham Lincoln s remains. A Page 6short-lived Freedom a teen Ager branded the nation s most prolific Graffiti artist is Back in custody suspected of scrawling his nickname in a los Angeles courthouse elevator he Rode in after being released from jail. A 1.________ a Page 7southeast recovering although much of the United states remains in the grip of recession there s growing evidence that the return of troops from the Middle East is having a big Impact in at least the Southeast Region of the country where Many military installations Are located. Page 17index Abby Ann Landers .19 action line. .16 comics. 19-20-21 commentary. A. 13 crossword. 19 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 22 weather. 11 . Envoy leaves Manila after bases talks collapse Manila Philippines up a talks on the future of  Basing rights collapsed Friday in a dispute Over time and a Money and a a very disappointed chief  envoy flew Home to Washington officials  negotiator Richard Armitage left Manila after five Days of discussions wit foreign Secretary Raul Mang Lapus to report to president Bush on the stalled talks. Spokesmen could not say if there will be another meeting after the sixth round of talks bogged Down on such issues As How much the United states is willing to pay and How Long the Philippines is willing to extend the 44-year-old lease. A a or. Armitage is very disappointed we have not made Progress this week a said . Spokesman Stanley Schrager. A the is not returning to the United states to get More Money a he said. A there is a limit a to How. Much the United states is willing to. Pay the Cash strapped Philippines he said. The 1947 lease on the giant Clark a Subic Bay naval facilities and four smaller facilities expires sept. 16. Mang Lapus reported to president co Razon Aquino at the close of the discussions but details of the meeting were not disclosed a Aquino offered to renew the agreement for seven years for an annual $400 million in Cash and $425 million in Trade benefits the United states proposed a 10 to 12-Ycar Extension for $360 million annually. The United states provided the Philippines with $481 million in each of the last two years of the treaty for use of the six facilities manned by 14,500 troops. It has agreed to give the four Small facilities to the Philippines. Philippine spokesman Raul Rabi said the Philippines views the return of Armitage to Washington As a a continuation of efforts to arrive at a mutually acceptable  he expressed optimism that an agreement would be reached before the lease expires. A it is not a closing of doors a Rabe said. A it is a temporary difficulty a freighter to return to Gulf quickly by Ken Clauson Bremerhaven Bureau Bremerhaven Germany freighter returning to Germany with Ucli copters from the persian Gulf War will make a Quick turnaround next week setting sail from Bremer Haven with army construction equipment bound for operation provide Comfort. The 207-foot Cape Domingo is to arrive monday with helicopters and equipment used by the 12th aviation brigade during operation desert storm. When the ship arrives in Bremerhaven military and civilian workers Wilt unload the Wiesbaden aviation units equipment and immediately reload it with bulldozers graders scrapers and other heavy construction equipment belonging to the 94th engr in of Darmstadt. The engineers Are deploying to Northern Iraq to build Camps for kurdish Refu departures leave Cavern ghostly empty Bobingen Germany a amps the army a Panzer Cavern in Bowling in became a temporary ghost town this week with the inactivation of three of its biggest tenant units All of them part of the 1st inf div fwd. V the units Are the 3rd in 34th army regt 1st in 16th inf regt and cod 1st engr in. Their official inactivation was wednesday but their troop strength had been depleted gradually Over the past several weeks. A the inactivation is part of troop reductions announced last fall in the Wake of improved relations Between nato nations and the now defunct Warsaw pact. Earlier this year the defense department announced the entire 1st inf div fwd will be inactivated aug. 1. The latest inactivation draw the number of division troops in Germany Down to less than a third of the maximum authorized troop strength last year which was More than 4,400, said unit spokes Man maj. Lane Van do Sterg. Three of its five battalions and one of its. Three separate companies Are gone. Most troops who remain Are at Cooke Barracks in Goppinger the divisions Forward Headquarters. A the divisions 2nd in 5th Field arty which had been stationed at Wiley Barracks in Neu Ulm inactivated on March 1. Panzer Cavern will remain largely vacant until about s00 soldiers in two special forces units move there this summer from Flint Cavern in bad Tolz. The deadline for completion of the move is sept. 30. Gees. The Cape Domingo could be Back at sea by wednesday afternoon Accord ing to maj. Dennis Faver Deputy commander and operations chief of the military traffic management come Bremerhaven terminal. A your goal is to get loading done by noon on the 8th, because there is a German Holiday on the 9th,�?� Faver said a they can probably be underway in a few  the deployment will not disrupt Normal port operations although entire shipload of military equipment arc somewhat rare he said. Usu ally three or four ships per week arrive in Bremerhaven with . Military cargo  Only a portion of their loads. Loading of . Military equipment at the port is done by a combination of soldiers and civilian stevedores he said. The  military permanently leases a Small portion of a Large commercial port in Bremerhaven and has limited storage Quot space for vehicles and cargo a about enough for one shipload he said. Most of the tanks trucks and other equipment being returned to Germany from operation desert storm Are sex pc cd to begin arriving in the Middle of june although some shipments have already moved through the port. A we will attempt to lease More storage areas As the need arises a Faver said a none of this is a problem its just a Normal part of business around  when equipment arrives from the Middle East soldiers from the owning units will have to assist the off loading operations. Faver said. German civilians Are not allowed to drive equipment such As my tanks and other specialized equipment. The contractors also do not have enough Drivers to rapidly unload entire shipload of military equipment he said. A amps Michael Abrams Victory Parade members of the Wiesbaden air Force a Roth Honor guard Lead a Parade Friday that kicked off a two Day v Victory est at Wiesbaden a Germany