European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition vol. 50, no. 49 saturday june 1,1991 b authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forges. 35c d 8693 a36 bases added to Cut list5 Home ports targeted for possible closure Washington apr the base closure and realignment commission on Friday added 36 military a Sta lations to the Pentagon a list of 43 potential bases to close or scale Back according to a list obtained by Hie associated press. Among the major installations  list Are the five Lanned Home ports in new York Mississippi Ala Ama Washington and Texas a facilities nearing  but called into question by the Pentagon a e for a reduced 477-Slup Navy by the end of fiscal 1992. The inclusion of the Home ports is certain to cause consternation in Congress and the Navy which has defended the Pentagon list of naval facilities for possible closure by arguing that the Home ports would remain. The list released by the commission is in addition to the 43 bases that defense Secretary Dick Cheney recommended in april be closed or scaled Back. The commissions recommendations Are to be sub muted to president Ali Isle by july  president and Congress must accept or reject the commission s list m us entirety. The list also includes the army a cold weather training facilities in for1 Richardson Alaska and fort drum by the bases have been geared to preparing troops for Winter Battles against the soviet Union a a. See bases on Page 10 closes by Rosemary Sawyer. Staff writer Mut Langen Germany the 56th Field arty come officially ended the role of the controversial Pershing ii missile in. Europe on Friday in formal deactivation ceremonies at the Mut Langen missile. Storage area. A  facility was the scene of almost daily peace protests since the missiles arrived in Mut Langen and Friday was no different. About a dozen protesters gathered outside the Gate during the Ceredo Quot by to wave the message a thank you for leaving us alive.�?�. Pershing i is were deployed in the mid-1980s, along with nuclear cruise missiles in Britain Germany Italy and Belgium. Since the signing of the intermediate Range nuclear Force treaty in december 1987, lives of those in the 56th and the annals of alms control have been forever changed a Gen Crosbie e. Saint the commander of the . Aimy m la rope told the departing troops. A with the stroke of a diplomats pen a Long list of demanding. A a. Tasks  Friday s ceremony under sunny skies and before a crowd of about 600 marked the end to it of those chores. A the treaty dictated that All . And soviet misses with a Range of-500 to 5,500 Kilometres. Along with launchers and support equipment be eliminated by june 1, 1991. Tomorrow is june 1. The equipment has been  Saint said. A a a a a a a. A v a a a a Robert Ruder the former state Secre tary at the Baden Wurttemberge Mir fury of the Interior praised the Pershing so Diers for performing their duties a a with 4 see chapter on Page 10 get $2.5 million in Aid Washington a the . Government has Given families of americans held hostage in Iraq. Kuwait and Lebanon More than $2.5 million in Cash payments and life and health insurance under a Little known benefits program. A total of .381 families received $1,721,918 in salary compensation. 258 families were Given $36,923 for life insurance payments and 290 received $766,933. Lor health insurance. A m o s t o f t h e m o n by we n i to a i lies of the a human Shields held by iraqi president Saddam Hussein last fall in Kuwait. And Iraq in addition families of three of the six americans held hostage in Lebanon and a fourth released in april 1990 were paid a total of about $ 116,000. The figures were released thursday at tie request of the associated press. None of the names of the recipients were released by the state department which cited the privacy act for not disclosing their identity. A a v 1 a Congress with support from the White. House attached the compensation amendment to the foreign operations appropriations Bill in november. _ Quot the Quot aim was to guarantee a subsist see Aid on Page 10 High powered autographs amps Jim Dorheim Gen. Colin Towel chairman of the joint chiefs of staff autographs a Cap for staff sgt Judy Regan on Friday at Rhein main All. Powell was in route to the i tinted states after a visit to the Middle East. Regan is a reservist with the 50th Aerial port so from Norton Ai in Calif. Baker syrian to meet in bid to get talks on track Lisbon Portugal apr Secretary of slate James a Baker Iii in a Surprise announcement said Friday he will meet on saturday with syrians foreign minister in a fresh bid to end the stalemate Over setting up Middle East peace talks. A. Baker Here to attend the signing  an agreement to bring peace to Angola said he will meet with foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa after conferring on Middle East and other issues with soviet foreign minister Alexander Bessmer Nyoh. Baker disclosed his. Intention to meet Shar awhile posing for photographers with angolan president Jose. Eduardo Dos Santos. \  be Baker s  since March with senior syrian officials.,in� his Effort to set up direct discussions Between arabs and israelis. That Effort has stalled because., of differences be a tween Israel and Syria Over the nature of the peace talks and who should be allowed to participate. Asked whether the saturday meeting signalled a breakthrough Baker  would luf want to try to pre empt or pre judge the meeting. We 11 have the meeting and then see what a next a. Baker said that Syria is very important to the Middle last peace process in the end result is to be a comprehensive settlement state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said the saturday meeting is being held at Baker s request. Sharaa agreed to come to Lisbon following a request on i thursday by the . A Iii Cassador in Damascus Edward