European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday May 31, 1991 at a glance air Lauda owner Niki Lauda and aviation officials Hope the flight re Corder will shed some Light on the austrian Airliner that crashed sunday see Story on Page 9. Base closures questioned the Navy to under attack by lawmakers intent on proving the service used a subjective process to decide which of its bases ought to be closed r a / a a a a a i a Page 4 a amp a settlement Neil Bush and 10 other people have reached a tentative $49.5 million settlement with regulators concerning the failure of their Colorado savings and loan. A Page 6 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 action line. A a a a a 16 comics. 19-20 -21 commentary. 13 crossword. A a a i a 19 letters a. A. A a 12 Money matters. A m a 17 sports. 22 -28 to listings. 22 weather. A n a a a 11 collection time your stars and stripes Carrier will be collecting soon at government housing areas for the subscription period please have your payment of $11 ready corrections because of a reporting error a Story thursday about Apo mail delivery Quot la operation provide Comfort contained the wrong address of the military Post of lice that was closed in Wiik Sebkova Turkey. The Apo number is 09398. Demause of a reporting i of the 18th engr brigade engulf War temporary about 15.000 by the Washington Post Washington the persian Gulf War saved a at least temporarily a the jobs of More than 15,000 army Navy arid air Force civilians who were due to be Laid off last summer because of defense department cuts. Last August s overnight shift Ironi Lay Olfs to a War buildup saved the jobs a with an average salary of about $27,000 a and also generated thousands of hours of paid and voluntary overtime. It helped the economics of communities in new Hampshire Ohio Pennsylvania Utah Oklahoma and Texas that depend on the civilian Federal payroll. Sales of unlikely but related items a from bottled water to sunscreen lotions a jumped although Many communities were financially Hurt by the departure of military personnel the fact that civilian layoffs were put on hold will help them More in the Long run especially As the military personnel return. A year ago nearly 21,000 defense. Depart me it civilian s were due to lose their Job. Some already had 30-Day Layoff notices in hand. A few had been fired. Now officials say that Many on the 1990 Layoff list will keep working at least through 993 to help process returning desert shield equipment. \ thousands of tanks vehicles and pieces of equipment that were repainted desert Tan and coated with anti chemical agents in the United states must now be decontaminated to kill a Rufful insects and crated overseas before being returned. Once in the ., they will go to army Materiel come warehouses or air Force or Navy storage Sites and put in storage. That will require the services of thousands of people who otherwise would have been sex Federal employees defense units had planned reorganizations and cutbacks affecting 200,000 civilian workers in 1990. They planned to Cut 21,000 jobs via Early retirement trans frs Normal attrition and reductions if Force. After Kuwait was invaded workers with if notices found themselves work Trig 12-hour shifts seven Days a week. When the dust settled Only about 2,200 had taken Early retirement and 300 were Laid off. . To pay 72% in next phase of israeli anti missile project Jerusalem a defense Secretary Dick Cheney said thursday that the United states will pick up almost 75 percent of the Tab for the next phase of Israel s Arrow defense missile project. The Arrow is to replace the  Patriot Here. The director general of israelis defense ministry David Ivri told army radio that the Arrow is a supposed to provide four to 10 times More Protection than the  the United states already contributed so percent of the first phase of the Arrow project which Cost $158 million. Cheney said thursday the United states will pay for 72 percent of the next phase which has been estimated at $200 million and Israel will cover the  after a meeting with israeli defense minister Myshe Arens Cheney said Israel also will be Given 10 used f-15 fighter plane Huilt in the 1970s. Cheney aved in Israel on wednes Day for falks with israeli leaders. He said thursday the  Commitment to israelis Security was a absolutely unshaken Bjes and cited the a enormous importance the United states places on the. Strategic relationship with Israel a the Arrow ground to air missile is intended to intercept incoming medium Range ballistic missiles and could become a key israeli defense against non conventional weapons. The missile is not expected to be deployed until 1995, go charged in stabbing of fellow go Wurzburg Germany a amps a3rd inf div Soldier has been charged with attempted murder in the May 11 stabbing of another Soldier a division spokesman said. Pvt i Corey u. Hinton 23, of l la co 123rd signal in at Hindenburg Cavern in Wurzburg also faces charges of aggravated assault and breaking restriction. Master sgt Hal leathers said. Hie stabbing occurred at a Home in Dettelbach a town about 8 Miles cast of Wurzburg. The victim assigned to the battalions co a suffered multiple Stah wounds. The victim was admitted to the University Hospital in Wurzburg and was treated and released. German and  Authorities Are invest Ligating. \. V Hinton is in pretrial confinement at the army jail in Mannheim. A Date for his trial has not been set leathers said. . Officials discouraging romanian adoption error the name Ingr brigade commander was misspelled in thursdays editions. Col. Stephen a. Winsor Heads the unit. Washington apr the stale department on thursday urged americans wishing to adopt romanian babies not to travel to the for me stalinist country until adoption rules Are clarified and the political situation settles Down. In a cautionary statement issued to the Public the department said the romanian government is considering changes in its controversial adoption procedure that a May involve lengthy delays or a suspension of  \ in fact the romanian government has announced it is suspending  beginning saturday while it reorganizes  also has been an outcry in recent weeks from americans who were refused permission by  Authorities to bring their newly adopted children into the United states. V. In addition the department warned All american visitors to Romania that they May encounter Quot significant unrest due to Large Street demonstrations taking place in Urban areas. It urged . Citizens to avoid such demonstrations  they should not attempt to photograph the events. A in the Wake of the popular uprising that overthrew stalinist dictator Nikolae Ceausescu in december 19s9, romanian orphanages were thrown open and the country quickly became a baby Mill for would be adoptive parents. In it addition to about 100, 100 children in romanian orphanages a Shady Maby Market developed in which people travelling  bought children. I however the immigration and naturalization service has refused to Grant visas to some children obtained through private deals from parents who Are still living and did not abandon their children. The  Embassy in Romania has granted about 800 visas for adopted children this year. About 50 families have been denied visas for their new children. 3rd army div Soldier gets 9 months for desertion Hanau Germany a a 3rd army div Soldier has been sentenced to nine months in prison for desertion and missing a troop movement to the Middle East. /. A. A sgt. Addis g. Wiley of i in Dot 2nd brigade in Gellhausen was also reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade and Given a bad conduct discharge at ids May 23 general court martial a division spokesman said. Wiley is a three year army Veteran. Citing the privacy act the division would not give Wiley s age nor comment on his application for conscientious objector status. Anti aircraft round explode injuring  Soldier in Ira 1ncir1.1k a Turkey a an army Soldier wounded wednesday when an anti aircraft round was handling exploded combined task Force of i said 1 thursday. A r indent occurred at 7 . About 10 Miles s of Zakhoo. Iraq. The Soldier was evacuated to the British Field h Tal in Sirsen Turkey. A his name is being withheld until his family is lied,.the task Force said. Military authorities Are investigating the Accident