European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday May 25, 1991 at a glance Nagasaki residents Lay sandbags to protect the River Miz Nashi from volcanic mount Unzen which has been Active since last november. Health plan introduced legislation to provide health insurance for All americans has been introduced in  Page 4 Mcgovern wont run former sen George Mcgovern has bowed out of the thinly populated race for the democratic presidential nomination it a Page 5 Bush s hand strengthened Congress has Given president Bush wide latitude to negotiate a free Trade treaty with  Page 6 base talks deadlocked the Philippines refuses to Compromise in negotiations Over the future of . Military bases the chief philippine negotiator said. A a page9 overseas military sales Many . Defense contractors Are seeking International solutions to the problem of declining arms orders from the Pentagon. A Page 19index Abby Ann Landers. 21 action line. 18 comics. 22-23 commentary .15 crossword. 21 letters. 14 Money matters. 19 to listings. 24 sports. I. 24-32 weather. 11corrections / saturday s Page 19. Crossword and other features were inadvertently run in yesterdays stars and stripes. Fridays features Are in today s newspaper on Page 21. The memorial Day Observance at the Meuse Argonne cemetery in Romagne sous m onto aeon f Ranee will begin at 3 . An article in the last edition of sunday Magazine gave the wrong time. Washington a the chairman of the commission reviewing military base closings former rep. James courier announced thursday he had cancelled his $3,Flo a month Consu Ting contract with defense contractor Grumman corp. Courier who had consistently said his contract posed no conflict of interest said he had ended the arrangement because  work of the defense base closure and realignment commission must remain far above reproach a a i am concerned about perceptions a he said in a statement. Courier a former new j e Ursey re pub i i can congressman noted that Pentagon officials had earlier cleared his contract and said his actions went a Well beyond what the Law  a was chairman i fully intend to uphold the integrity and Independence of our work a he said. A for this reason i have cancelled my contract with  he also said he would not follow through with negotiations to become a paid contractor for Northrop corp. As chairman courier is presiding Over a politically sensitive review of defense Secretary Dick Cheney a recommendations to close or scale Back 31 major bases and 12 minor installations. A a moreover during my tenure As com Mission chairman1 will not enter into a any consulting arrangement that asks me to lobby Congress a he said. As recently As wednesday courier had said his work consulting on  f-14 fighter plane and work he might do on Northrop a b-2 bomber posed no conflict of interest a. A. His dual role As lobbyist and head of a Federal commission produced a curious scene ear tier this week with members of Congress urging a lobbyist to keep their local military bases from closing. Each lawmaker courier was Given five min  to speak. Whether they had a history of Pentagon bashing or boosting the message was about the same. Rep. Curt Weldon a statement was typical �?o1 want to state up front that i support the concept of base closure a the Pennsylvania Republican said. A however. I have not found any evidence to justify the closure of the Philadelphia naval shipyard.�?�. During the second Day of wednesday courier praised the Lawman. Ers for doing their jobs Well a a they re not coming hat in hand a he said. A they believe deeply in their states and the value of the bases to the nation. The chairman of the Senate armed services committee sen. Sam Nunn of. Georgia backed courier on wednesday. A a you be got to have people who have had Contact in the defense Industry a Nunn told reporters. �?o1 Haven to seen anything yet that would be  Nunns Republican counterpart of the committee sen. John Warner of Virginia said he would a express some concerns about the situation. A i certainly would like to get his couriers perspective and look at the opinion of the department of defense counsel who told courier it was of to take the lobbying contract. Blit for the most part lawmakers did no to want to touch the topic. A a in a not about to Render an opinion on that standing on one foot right after asking the commission to review the Navy a decision to close the Philadelphia shipyard said sen. Arlen Specter a a. World spent less on arms in 1990. Stockholm Sweden apr despite the buildup to the persian Gulf War in 1990, the world spent less Money on weaponry for the third consecutive year mainly because the superpowers made dramatic cuts researchers reported Friday. Although costly the mobilization of forces in the persian Gulf re Giori did not offset the downward trend in world military spending the Stockholm International peace research Institute said in its annual re port. A a a  a a. A a a a the report did not estimate costs for the Gulf War which started in mid january. But researcher Somnath sen said worldwide military spending was expected to decline again this year although at a slower puce. A Quot a a a. A a a. A a -. The Institute said world military expenditures totalled about $960 billion last year. That was almost 4 percent less than in 1989 mainly due to the end of the cold War it said. Y the figure included an estimated $12.2 billion spent for operation desert shield the report said. Middle East countries mainly saudi Arabia increased their spending by $4 billion or 10 percent Over the previous year. A Walter Stutie director of the Institute said that despite the downward trend a this is not an outbreak of peace a he said military spending around the world in 1990 was 70 percent higher than 25 years earlier after adjusting for inflation. The United states and the soviet Union now account for about 60 percent of the worlds total military spending the report said even after significant reductions last year . Spending was about 30 percent above the level of 1980 and soviet spending was almost 38 percent higher it said. New York up late night television Host Johnny Carson will retire from a the to night show a at the end of next season an Abc to spokesman confirmed Friday leaving Jay Leno As the heir apparent. Carson 65, announced his retirement to a group of broadcast executives thursday night saying his last show will be May 22, 1992, when he will have completed 30 years on the show. Sidekick de Mcmahon also will retire when Carson Steps  a a the tonight show has been the most successful late night franchise in television history a said Curt Block Abc vice president for Public relations. A obviously it will continue but no immediate announcement on Johnny a successor is  Block said network management a will spend the immediate future reflecting on the statement Johnny made yesterday a indicating that Carsons expected successor Leno would not be named until later or that he May hot be a shoo in for the Job. Leno 41, currently is the full time substitute for Carson. In recent years Carson has hosted a the tonight show three nights a week and had been working on a year to year contract reportedly making an annual $20 million. 1 by Joseph Owen Start writer Sll Opl Turkey a mine explosions killed a French Soldier and injured four other troops Friday in Northern Iraq. A spokesman for thai combined task Force said the injured included a . Soldier and a . Marine. Also British marines on Friday recovered the remains of two unidentified people from the mountains in northeastern Iraq. A British spokesman said it had not been determined whether the bodies Are those of British journalists who disappeared in Southern Turkey last month. The French Soldier was killed in a mine Clearing incident near Der Alok according to the task Force. The explosion 4 injured by iraqi mines injured two other French soldiers slightly. The americans suffered their injuries in an explosion two Miles South of Zawila and were evacuated by British sea King helicopter to a Field Hospital at sir senk Iraq. The military is withholding the names of the injured americans until their relatives have been notified. The two americans had been on a mis Sion to resupply coalition forces Heln Inu refugees m norther Iraq. B British marines found the two bodies during m search prompted by a report from a local resident according to a Brit ish forces spokesman army maj. Andrew Venus the marines were unable to do term me the gender or the race of either Corpse because the remains apparently had been there a Long time lie said. The bodies Are being flown to the United kingdom where a coroners inquiry is scheduled. Military police were searching the area where the discovery occurred for Addi Lional evidence. Search teams had combed the area for the three bbl workers a Charles Maxwell Nick Della Casa and Della Casals wife Rosanna a who were last seen in april while filming kurdish refugees the bbl said. The families have been notified of the discovery of the bodies Venus said. He described the notification As a Courtesy since there was no immediate evidence indicating that they were the bbl Jour a a lists