European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6the stars and stripes Friday june 7, 1991bases added to list up for review army engineers future also in the Washington a the governments base closure commission is taking a second look at the 36 military installations it added to the Pentagon hit list and the results could be Good news for states pleading for reprieves. 1. The defense base closure and realignment commission was to begin de Bate thursday of its own list with plans to whittle Down the choices and also consider the Pentagon proposal for realignment of the army corps of engineers. A a a a Quot v v a among the major bases Oyve the commission s list Are five of the Navy a Home ports in Staten Island n y. Pascagoula miss. Mobile Ala Everett Wash. And Ingleside Texas. The list also includes the Long Beach naval shipyard in California fort drum in new York and fort Richardson in  installations on the panels list represent alternatives to the 43 facilities targeted by defense Secretary. Dick Cheney. Whether the bases arc included on the commissions hit list or removed could leave some communities sighing with Relief and others gearing up for a Tough lobbying Campaign for example Cheney recommended closing the Philadelphia naval shipyard the commission last week added the Long Beach Yard to its list. A. If the panel votes to leave Long Beach on its list for possible closure or realignment supporters of the Philadelphia Yard might see a Ray of Hope. Commission chairman Jim courier however declined to share that View. A you can make that Assumption but it May be at your peril a he told reporters wednesday following the commissions hearing on the army corps of engineers. After the commission pares Down its list one member of the seven member panel will then visit any installation that becomes a closure candidate. Courier  decision on reorganizing the corps of engineers will be made sometime next week. Athe commission which was appointed by president Bush and approved by the Senate must decide by months end whether to accept or revise Cheney a recommended closure list of 31 major installations and 12 minor facilities in the United states. The commission will then submit the list to Bush and Congress which must a near. From wire reports Washington a religious group must be allowed to hand out leaflets in a sidewalk near the Vietnam veterans memorial during this weekends persian Gulf War Victory Parade a Federal judge ruled wednesday ., District judge George 11. Rover Coth issued a temporary order barring enforcement of a Federal Rule that he said a seems to Fly in the face of the first amendment.�?T�?T. A a lie National Park service for the last seven years has banned handing out leaflets in the sidewalks near the memorial along Constitution Avenue and la cry Bacon drive. Both sidewalks Are at least 1 h feet away from the memorial. Government  c. Cleary argued during a hearing that the restriction is needed to preserve the Tranquility of. The memorial. David Henderson head of the Jesus House ministries said his group wants to hand out religious literature along the route of saturdays Parade. A we feel its a total first amendment rights to distribute pamphlets along the sidewalk near the memorial said Henderson who attended Tje hearing. Henderson said he had been threat ened with arrest on two occasions this year for distributing pamphlets on the sidewalks near the memorial. Concord . A the army said wednesday that it dropped charges against an officer whose attorney argued that he Bent military rules in order to save lives during the persian Gulf War. A heavily censored army report on the investigation of state rep. David Young supported his attorney s claims. Young 2s, a lieutenant in the army special forces Reserve faced court martial and up to 111 years in prison on charges that he took another soldiers equipment lost some of it had subordinates get rid of some More tied under cent or reject the panel s re Comben Dation in its entirety. On wednesday Pentagon officials told commission members that the first major reorganization of the army corps of engineers in nearly 50 years must be done quickly. A a we May be perfectly structured for the 1930s and 1940s, but not for the 2030s and 2040s,�?� army it. Gen Henry j. Hatch told the Independent commission at a Capitol Hill hearing.  the corps commanding general. The Pentagon announced on May 24 that Cheney had sent Congress a proposal to consolidate the corps of engineers. The Pentagon plan would realign the boundaries  corps regional offices Cut the number of corps divisions from 10 to six and Cut the number of districts from 35 to 22.a fourteen of 36 District Headquarters would be closed and about 2,600 jobs a mostly civilian a would be Cut. The Pentagon estimates the Cost of implementing the plan is $266 million but it figures annual savings would total $112 million. The commission in broadening its scope announced last. Friday that it had added 36 military facilities including the corps of engineers to the Pentagon hit list a. A a a a a a a Pentagon officials told members of the commission wednesday that they would accept either congressional. Action or Steps by the commission for the corps  a hopefully it will be enacted this year. I underline it is our Hope a said Susan Livingstone an assistant Secretary of the army.,. A. The officials said the last major reorganization of the corps of engineers took place in 1942. The corps of engineers does both military and civilian work on dams jocks and Inland Waterways As Well As provides disaster assistance. Efforts to realign the corps of engineers since then have been abandoned because of congressional pressure the Pentagon officials said several members of Congress have said the corps of engineers Falls within con arc ssh area of responsibility and not the commissions. Courier said his panel had the Legal authority to act on the realignment. A a we la do our work a courier said a and Congress will be  his attorney Douglas w. Davis said Quot we do have to preserve the Tranquility of the memorial. However we do not do ii by eliminating a constitutional  Revercomb delayed his ruling s effect until the close of business thursday to let he govern Niento file an Appeal. If the  Court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit denies the Appeal or does not act Revor combo a order would be in effect for 10 Days including this weekend a a a a a a a the. Senate meanwhile voted overwhelmingly to oppose plans to include the syrian bag among those of other coalition partners in the Parade. The Senate has nothing to do with running the Parade which is being sponsored by the desert storm Homecoming foundation. But it agreed by a vote of 62-6 to go on record against any form of participation by Syria or its diplomats. A to have the syrian bag the Emblem of a ruthless dictatorship responsible Tor International terrorism drug trafficking and human rights abuses carried in the National Victory Parade is an absolute disgrace Quot said sen. Alfonso m. Do Amato , in introducing the non binding sense of the Senate Resolution _ no one spoke against do amatos proposal. But sen. Paul Wellstone d-mitin., one of the six who voted against it told a reporter that lie thought the Resolution was ridiculous. Holliday May sue George Holliday who videotaped the los violated copyright Law by airing the tape Angeles police beating of Rodney King is w without paying him. Holliday is demand threatening to file a $100 million lawsuit ing $7,500 from each of the estimated 900 against television stations that allegedly stations that have aired the tape. Against state oath and obstructed Justice. Tom Christo Young s attorney said Young borrowed two vehicles to Lead a daring Mission through artillery fire that Resul cd in the capture of iraqi soldiers who were hindering the Allied ground Advance into Kuwait. Christo who provided the report said an army investigator assigned to the ease last Spring recommended Young be cleared. Christo said Young was recommended for a Bronze Star for the. Same act that resulted in the charges. \ a there Lias been absolutely no Indica Tion that it Young committed any of these acts for personal gain. His sole to Lvalion appears to have been censored to accomplish his Mission Quot said the report by the army investigator whose name was blacked out. Y Quot it should be noted that it. Young s actions occurred on the eve of the ground War against Iraq during which it. Young would distinguish himself in action against armed and hostile forces Quot the report said. At fort Bragg.  army spokesman it. Ned inn Suonh said the charges were dismissed effective Mav 3 1. And the matter is being handled instead through the non judicial process. Longsworth said he  explain what that meant or provide further details until army officials discussed the Case  is a conservative Republican state legislator from Alstead . A former colleague in the legislature described him As a the Ouie North of new Hampshire Quot for his renegade tactics in politics. Young would have been assistant House Republican Leader this term if it Hadnot of been for the War