European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes wednesday May 29, 1991 from Page 1 a backed by a defensive Force of seven multinational corps kept at lower Levels of readiness. Reinforcements could be added to beef up the defensive units in time of conflict. The restructuring of forces is expected to take two to five years and will ultimately reduce natos military strength in Central Europe by about half Alliance officials said. Land forces in the rapid reaction corps will come under British command and will contain two British divisions a one to be located in Germany and the other in Britain Stolton Borg said. In a crisis the corps will add two other multinational divisions Stolton Borg added. One of the divisions would be composed of forces from nato s Southern Region most Likely Greece Italy Spain and possibly Turkey. The other multinational division would include German dutch British and belgian forces. British defense minister Tom King said the Alliance is studying the possibility of adding a fifth division which would be american. However the United states has. Not decided whether it will parties Pate in the Force nato sources said tuesday. A the rapid reaction Force will include air and naval components but nato is still reviewing the composition of these forces which would come under a rotating command. Stolton Borg also sketched out natos defense plan which could include As Many As seven corps. Utu Tiff this composition one corps would be totally German and would be located in Eastern Germany where nato agreed not to station Alliance forces As part of the terms worked out for the unification of the country a a. R the other corps would be multinational and include two German led corps one corps a belgian led corps a dutch led corps and one corps under a combined German and danish command. A a a. ,. Gen. John r. Galvin the head of the . European come has said the United states Likely will reduce its forces in Central Europe to the equivalent of one corps with about two divisions Down from the current two corps. The number of . Air wings will also be Cut to three or four from seven Galvin has said. In addition there will be some reductions to the 6th Fleet. On another Issue european members of nato who met monday said problems with implementing a treaty on conventional forces could Block Progress toward further arms control. The soviets have said they want to reclassify several land divisions As naval units to keep them from being counted in the treaty which does not address naval forces. A we Call upon the soviet Union to re solve the serious problems a is Oltenburg told a news conference after the meeting of defense ministers. A we see some limited Progress but without Complete fulfilment of All Points the timetable of arms control negotiations could be. In to this report the associated press in Brussels water from Page 1. Checked. A it lasted Fine to me a the president said of the water. However one of the president s doctors Lawrence Mohr said he and other White House doctors had asked the secret service to Check the water for chemicals that might cause a thyroid imbalance. Bush cracked a what do they know about water a the president said he was feeling much better now that he s been relaxing at his Oceanside Home for three days.�?T. A Quot Millie came Down last year with Lupus. Like Graves disease it is an autoimmune there is some concern about any possible environmental cause because of the enormous coincidence of having the president and the first lady both have this thyroid condition Quot the spokesman said. A some doctors have estimated one in several million As being the chances of that happening. A for that reason they Are checking for the presence of apparently iodine and Lithium which Are two environmental sources for a at least that have been identified with thyroid problems in some cases a he said a so they re checking for those two substances in the water at Camp David the White House and the naval Observatory As Well As walkers Point he said. The secret service is overseeing the work but Fitz water said he did not know who was doing the technical analysis. A no results yet Quot he added. Or. Burton j Lee Iii the presidents physician has asked Christian to look Over the medical records of the family and the dog he told the new York times. The president s disease was diagnosed earlier this month the first lady a in january 1990. Their Springer Spaniel was diag posed last summer with Lupus. Graves disease is a non contagious thyroid ailment Lupus is an inflammatory disease that affects the skirt or the connective tissues. The fact that three members of a household within the Span of 16 months contracted a disease in which the Ini Mune system interferes with the body a own tissues has set off speculation in medical circles the newspaper said. Although Graves disease Isnit contagious some exports suggest that germs or other environmental factors May trigger autoimmune disorders among those who Are genetically susceptible. The theory has t been proved. A a a a Quot a a a a a. The cause of Lupus is unknown. Christian Lias been asked to study the family a records to make sure nothing Lias been overlooked the newspaper said. He also has been asked to Check the medical history on a both sides of the family for other cases of autoimmune diseases the time i said. Vice president Dan Quayle and his wife Marilyn reportedly have wondered if the disease is linked to old plumbing and Lead pipes in the vice presidential residence where the Bushes lived for eight years. Of Crews at cuban Quot Washington apr a nuclear Power Complex nearing completion in Cuba is generating safety concerns among Federal and other experts who question the Quality of Wookerson the project 150 Miles from Florida. One scientist cuban defector Jorge Oro said the absence of adequately prepared workers could Lead to a nuclear Accident with devastating effects not Only in Cuba but throughout Florida As Well. Several american experts agreed that the Quality of the cuban work Force was worrisome but none believed the consequences would be As severe a amp Oro suggested. One . Government expert asking not to be identified described Orozs doomsday prediction As a very highly unlikely because of the safety features the cubans Are installing at Issue is a four reactor nuclear Complex Cuba is building at Juraga near Cienfuegos along the Southern coast. Completion of the pressurized water reactors is not expected before the end of 1992,. Uncertainty about the reliability of so jct Oil supplies has Given the project added importance for Cuba which Hopes to become As Energy Independent As possible. For american experts perhaps the most reassuring aspect of the project is that the design is far More comparable to the american nuclear facility at three mile Island where damage following a 1979 Accident was limited than to the soviet installation at chernobyl. Most experts agreed that the safety devices at Juraga including 5-foot-thick Concrete and steel domes encasing the reactors preclude off site contamination of the kind that occurred at chernobyl in april 1986. At the same time most had doubts about the Quality of the cuban work Force. A they need to familiarize themselves with the culture of nuclear safety a said Harold Denton a senior official at the nuclear regulatory commission who visited the project two years ago. A the key to safety is whether they assemble a cadre of Well trained and attentive operators a he said. But the likelihood of a major Accident is limited because of the safety procedures Denton said. The soviets had about 3,000 technicians in Cuba until two years ago but a withdrawal has been under Way and the figure is expected to drop to about 1,000. The remaining technicians will assist cubans at strategic projects including the nuclear operation according to soviet diplomats. Gary Milhollin a nuclear non proliferation expert and former member of the arc Board that licenses Power plants said a no matter Bow foolproof you try to make a reactor a poor operator can defeat the Best even in the event of Low level contamination following a nuclear Accident in Cuba Milhollin said the costs would be High in Florida because it would trigger an exodus that would disrupt countless lives. A but William Arkin of Greenpeace an anti nuclear environmental group said he believes the level of cuban technical skills is High. He a inclined to dismiss warnings that a disaster is in the offing. �?�1 just did no to find anything that gave me any cause for concern a Arkin said. A. But Oro 38, a geologist by profession who did work for the Center of nuclear investigations in Cuba before his defection three months ago has a different View. A there is a. Fundamental problem a said Oro who studied in the soviet Union and Holland. A the general technological level in Cuba is very Low. The organizational level in Cuba is very Low the availability of Stock spare parts supplies is very Smalt a nuclear Industry cannot operate this from Page 1 depend on them to live but you still Don t want to see them when you get Back a one fort Hood Soldier told the Houston chronicle in an interview published monday. A a a \ the soldiers already have taken part in countless ceremonies at fort Hood. F about 300 soldiers from fort Hood marched saturday in a massive operation Celebration Parade in Houston. That Celebration also interrupted leave for 80 soldiers from fort Polk la. Many of those soldiers had planned a four Day Holiday weekend before learning they had to take part in the Parade. Quot there Are a lot of soldiers who feel this Way a said a fort Hood Soldier who did not want his name used. A i Hope the civilian population does t take it the wrong Way. Us not that we done to appreciate them and their support but we re just tired right now its a stressful life Over there. It a be Nice to be Able to re Tim Burns already has marched in six parades at fort Hood and is relieved he will not have to join festivities next month in Washington. J a a in a just rather spend time with my wife and kids a he said. A a a a Linsle Wald was married last april and had hoped to a l a honeymoon in june. Now he and his Wile a Delia will have to wait at least until late july. They can understand wanting to Welcome you Home but at the same time we re being a Little selfish Quot he said. A we want time with our families.�?�. At hens Greece apr an appeals Council on tuesday granted Italy a request to extradite a palestinian convicted in absent a for helping plan the 1985 hijacking of the luxury liner Achille Lauro. T he Man Abdulrahim Khaled has 24 hours to Appeal the decision to the supreme court. If the supreme court denies an Appeal the final decision on extradition rests with the ministry of Justice. Khaled also faces greek charges of terrorism and attempted escape. If convicted he May have to serve time in Greece before being extradited. T he appeals Council rejected Khaledi a claim that lie is iraqi citizen with the same name As the palestinian convicted in connection with the hijacking. A the italians say the 56-year-old Khaled a Yemen citizen is a ranking official in Abu Abbas palestinian liberation front. He was convicted by an italian court in 1987 of helping plan the hijacking and sentenced to life in prison. Leon Klinghoffer an american jew from new York was killed by the hijackers. Khaled was arrested in Athens two months ago in an apartment containing explosives and was charged with terrorism. On May 12, he tried to escape from prison along with 31 other inmates but was caught. A terrorism conviction carries a sentence of five years to life while attempted Jailbreak can be punished with a Tive year term. A a
