European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday May 18, 1991gao critical of naval base closings Washington a the Navy used flawed information to select its bases for closure and realignment congressional investigators said Friday. But officials from the general accounting office told an Independent panel it was unable to say whether any of the nine Navy facilities slated for closing or the 17 chosen for realignment should not he on the proposed  Conahan of the Gao recommended that the base closure arid realignment commission seek additional information from the defense department and the Navy before making its decision. A the Navy and the defense department owe you people that information Quot Conahan testified before the panel. The Gao. In its review of the base do sure process found the army and air Force Docurro cited their selections adequately As part of a Pentagon base closing process. A a a a a. V the Navy however failed to produce adequate data on its selections making it difficult to assess the military value of the bases the Gao said in a report released thursday and in testimony Friday. Quot the fundamental information was flawed a Conahan told the commission at a Capitol Hill hearing the Navy established a base Structure committee but deduced that its working group favored keeping bases open the Gao reported. The Navy then turned to its various Navy and Marine corps Headquarters officials and representatives for recommendations. Y the outcome the Gao said is that the Navy will have excess space to berth its ships even if the bases recommended for closure Are accepted by president Bush and  Secretary Dick Cheney recommended last month the closure of 43 Domestic bases and the realignment of 28 others including major facilities such As fort Ord in California fort Mcclellan in Alabama and the Philadelphia naval base. A a a a y the list was submitted to the eight member base closure and realignment commission which must approve or Amend the list before sending it on to Bush and Congress on july 1. Even before the general accounting offices. Report was printed lawmakers were arguing to keep the Philadelphia shipyard open. Pennsylvania and new Jersey lawmakers said at a Capitol Hill news conference thursday the Navy had not provided All information pertinent to the recommendation  be closed. A i would Hope we could get the underlying data upon which the Navy has made its judgments a said sen. Bill Bradley . A a Navy spokesman it. Phillip Mcquinn said  not seen the Gao report and coi ild not comment on it specifically. But he said a four volume set of documents related to base closings wits available for Public review. In its report the Gao also said it found inaccuracies in  the defense department used in assessing the costs and savings from closing and realigning bases. But the study added a Overall Gao believes that the recommendations made for base closings and realignments offer an Opportunity for substantial  from Page 1 bases affected by flying Wing inactive Lions. The 50th tac fighter Wing at Hahn a Germany will inactivate by sept 50. The 66th electronic combat Wing at so Tyhach a Germany will inactivate this summer and turn Over the base runway to the germans. Zweig Rick in a which housed the 26th tac recon Wing will close sept,30. Y in All 228 . Military facilities in Europe have been identified for return to Host nations or for reduced operations according to the . European Contd. The latest changes were driven by budget constraints and a changing world situation Moore said. As to choosing Alcon Bury to locate the special operations units he said a it s a big facility and with the a-1 of going away it s a Good Host  a. By a the units to move to Alconbury support . Special operations forces by providing resupply and Airlift capability Moore said. Combat search  Are their secondary Mission. In peacetime they also help civilian authorities with search . The Hist a inactivation Means that ��3,637.military, 158 . Civilian and 368 British civilian jobs will be Cut. The wings 72 a-10s, based at Ben Waters and. Woodbridge. Will be returned to the air Force inventory or retired. Air Force officials expect Little change in the number of military and civilian authorizations or jobs at Alconbury because the special operations units move there will be offset by the loss of people working with the a-1 of. The Rhein main special operations units slated to move have 460 military and 17 . Civilian positions. Ten local National jobs at Rhein main will be lost because of the move to England. Moore said the 10 jobs were base support positions. A a a. A a a a a a a a the special operations units at Woodbridge have 468 military positions. Reactions to the decisions varied from sadness to disappointment. A we Are disappointed the air Force will be  said Jeremy Scholfield director of planning services for Suffolk coastal District Council. Ben Waters and Woodbridge Are located in Suffolk. A a we be developed Strong social and economical ties with the base people and Well be sad to see them  Schofield said that the Council will meet with ministry of defense officials to find ways to Lessen the economic Impact on the area. The news disappointed 1st it. Greg Zehner an a-10 Pilot with the 509th l a fighter so at Alconbury. A a it a kind of sad that we won t get a Chance to stay in Europe and perform our Mission a Zehner said. A i wanted to come to Europe to Fly for Safe. I m disappointed Well have to leave so  Zehner has been at Aicon Burn since june 1990. Quot \ contributing to this report Muriel the Winder at Raf Mildenhall England. Queen from Page 1. Bin Sultan the saudi Field commander during the persian Gulf War. The Queen accompanied by Prince Philip was greeted by Florida gov. Lawton Chiles and other dignitaries at Miami International Airport after the playing Tif the British and  National anthems she is planning a private weekend aboard her 412-foot yacht Britannia rounding the Florida keys and Docking in Tampa for a Hun Ivec ride on monday at Schwarzkopf Headquarters. Briton Ann Lyons who works at Miami children a Hospital said a a in be been practising How to curtsy. As a British subject i have  she is to introduce three children who will be presenting watches for the Queens grandchildren. A two of the children that 1�?Tm taking Are Little girls and Quot. Lur been taught How to  the presentation is scheduled to be held in Vizcaya an antique filled 7l a Bong italian Renaissance mansion on Biscayne Bay. Party fare in the statue studded Vizcaya gardens will feature hours do oeuvres with a Florida flair including Stone crab in a pastry boat and marinated Frog legs in phyllo dough. Also on t he Queens Agenda her first Day in town Are a session with students learning English As a second language and a visit with Marjory St Neman Douglas the 0 year old Everglades preservation Pioneer. I m going to see if they Woulff like to learn How to curtsy a said Lyons. A and the Little boy has the Queens visit rekindled a Boycott by some Black groups who Are still miffed Over the handling of Nelson Mandela a visit last june when City offi vials did  formally recognize his presence . Smith a Black lawyer and organizer of a Black Boycott of Miami tourism said several dozen Black demonstrators were downtown and near the school that the Queen is to visit. A a we want to remind the world that while Miami Rolls out the red carpet for the Queen the Black Community in Miami gets the Royal snub and we re not genuflect ing a Smith said. Friday nights schedule was to include a Black tie dinner on the Britannia for guests from political religious and business circles notably former presidents Reagan and Ford. British mystery writer Dick Francis was among the celebrities invited to an after dinner reception that was end with the Royal Quot Marine band giving a musical signal to beat Retreat. The yacht was head for the Florida keys around Midnight. On monday the yacht is due to arrive in Tampa Docking at Harbour Island for a walking tour of the trendy Complex of condos shops and restau. Rants. A. A a / a a. A a. The Queen will then head for Macdill fab to meet Schwarzkopf. She is to leave the same Day for Texas. Foreigners who receive Knighthood do not use the the title a sir a which is reserved for britons Schwarz Kopf will not have to Kneel and be tapped on the Shoul Ders by the Queen when he gets the award. The generals will be entitled to use the initials Kab after their names. The full title is honorary Knight commander in the military division of the most honorable order of the Bath. Kuwait from Page 1. A v said. A but it is our objective to get . Forces out us quickly As  the 11th amid Cav regt Mission patrolled the former German Border until november 1989 since that time its main Mission has been training. The unit has about 5,000 soldiers in five squadrons a three ground one combat aviation and one combat service support a in Fulda bad Hersfeldt and bad Kissinger. Their equipment includes Abrams m1a1 tanks and m2 Bradley righting vehicles ah-1 cobra oh-58 Kiowa and uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 155mm self propelled howitzers. A group of 161 regiment soldiers including pilots and mechanics left with 15 Black Hawks for in Ciurlik a Turkey last month for operation provide Comfort. Another 60 soldiers departed for Turkey on april 23, taking five Kiowa and four More Black Hawks. No specific orders have been sent to the european come for the regiments move to Kuwait a command spokesman in Stuttgart Germany said Friday. Once the unit arrives in the Middle East it will come under the operational control of the Centra come. Of the roughly 540,000 troops who took part in operation desert storm More than 433,000, or about 80 percent have been redeployed to their Home stations. Apart from the 5,000 troops in Kuwait the remaining 102,000 . Personnel in the theater Are in saudi Arabia or aboard Navy ships in Waters surrounding the arabian Peninsula. Also contributing to this report staff writer Gary Pomery a Senate from Page 1 beginning in 1994 acid provide partial Public financing of running costs. A similar amendment in which Graham also would have required debates Between Senate candidates was rejected 73-22 in last years failed attempt to pass Campaign finance Reform. This year Graham dropped the requirement for Senate candidates opponents said presidential candidates should still have the option whether or not to debate. A there Are circumstances where you simply  want to enter into a debate with your opponent Quot said sen. David l. Boren d-qklu., the primary author of the Hill a an opponent with no  his of n might simply want to use a debate to attack  democratic leaders and Reform groups a supporting the Bill Are struggling to main Tain a majority in their efforts to expand financing of presidential elections into congressional campaigns. 7 four democrats bucked their party leaders thursday by joining All 40 republicans present in opposing a plan to raise the Money by removing the tax deductibility of lobbying expenses for the thousands of corporations that try to influence Congress. The non binding a sense of the Senate Resolution was approved on a 50-44 vote but the closeness dramatized the sensitivity of lawmakers to seeking Public subsidies to help pay for their own and their opponents television Campaign ads. In bringing their Bill to the Senate floor wednesday democrats Cut by More than half the Public financing role in the version they pushed through the Senate rules committee two months ago. The Senate approved a nearly identical Bill 59-40, last year. But the measure died when lawmakers gave up any Hope of trying to meld it with a widely different version approved by the House