European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Volcano still rampaging typhoon also bearing Down on Philippines Manila Philippi nes apr Rivers of red hot debris poured from mount Pinatubo on Friday lighting the night sky with an Orange glow in the strongest eruption since the Volcano came to life this week after 600 years. A Strong typhoon in the Pacific roared toward land raising fears that heavy Rains May unleash tremendous landslides on the Ash covered slopes of the 4,795-foot  Corazon Aquino mean while dismissed a British newspaper report that the americans warned her of possible radioactive contamination if the Volcano damages nuclear storage Sites at Clark a. The . Installation was abandoned monday by nearly 15,000 americans fearful of a major eruption at least four people have died four Are missing and 24 have been injured since mount Pinatubo began erupting sunday officials said. About 84,000 people have been evacuated. Six explosions hurled Ash Over a wide area on Friday including Clark located 10 Miles East of the Volcano and Subic Bay naval facilities 25 Miles to the Southwest. That is where Clark personnel Are being temporarily housed. At Clark the 1,500 . Troops left behind to guard the installation donned goggles and surgical masks for Protection from the Ash. At one Point the troops prepared to abandon the base but later decided to stay. Police on Friday said 12 people have been arrested for allegedly looting at Clark since mondays evacuation. The . Also has begun evacuating its planes from the Philippines to Okinawa because of the eruption of mount Pinatubo officials said Friday. In the first of two explosions after Sunset the Volcano spewed two streams of Orangis glowing material from its Crater. Scientists initially thought it was the first see Volcano on Page 10 Gao wants to shut new Home ports Washington up the general accounting office putting itself at Odds with a special base closure commission recommended Friday that All six new Navy Home ports be closed because the size of the Navy is shrinking. A the expanded Home porting Structure is not necessary to accommodate the Navy a Fleet most of the original objectives of the strategic Home porting program will not be met and fiscal realities require reductions in the defense budget a congresses investigative Arm said in a report to two senior House members. The report however May be a bit after the fact be cause last week a special base closure commission recommended that five of the six facilities remain operational. The commission decided to exempt from consideration for at least two years five of the six towns. Only Staten Island n.y., a left on the panels list of facilities under consideration for closure. The commission will make its final decisions on what bases to close at the end of june. The Pentagon has proposed closing 43 major and minor facilities and the commission added 35 bases and the army corps of engineers to the list for study and then Cut 18 bases off its own tally including five of the six Home ports. The commission is looking at the corps for possible consolidation of its operations not a total closure. The Pentagon said it disagreed with the Gao a rec Omnie nation and protested that the Gao a assessment of the Home ports began before the commissions work and it did not evaluate the ports on an equal basis with other Home ports and did not consider the final closure selection criteria Quot the Navy which now has about 545 ships is due to shrink to 451 ships by fiscal 1995. The Gao estimated that the Pentagon would save $593 million by closing the Staten Island port halting future development of the other new ports and Selling off the land and improvements that have been made so far. It also estimated that the operating costs that would be saved each year would amount to $ 129 million. Of warns against a a a. A a. A. Is amps. Gus Schuttlor warrant officer 2 Paul Stein left from the 5th so 6th Cav Wiesbaden a Germany and Cape. Steve rudder of Marine Light attack so 367 display ammunition for the Aii-64a Apache attack helicopter. \ Gulf hardware stars in Paris show by Randy Mcclain i financial writer Paris t its a Good thing iraqi president Saddam Hussein Isnit planning a visit to the 39th Paris air show that began this week. The. Iraqi Leader would probably get a bad Case of the shakes after seeing the amount of american and Allied aircraft from the persian Gulf War on display. Lebourget Airport outside Paris where the air show is held every two years looks More like a staging area for an air strike against Baghdad than a defense Industry Trade show. On display Are an f-117a stealth fighter manufactured by Lockheed corp., the Aii-64a Apache attack helicopter built by Mcdonnell Douglas corp., the a-10a Thunderbolt ii tank killer built by Fairchild Republic co., and a Host of other hardware Battle tested in the persian Gulf conflict. A the . Pavilion where defense contractors and the american military have set up 140 sales and information Booths also features an outside display of a Patriot missile Battery manned by a Crew from the 43rd air defense arty of Giessen Germany. Raythelon corp., manufacturer of the Patriot also is on hand with a team of executives in support of the missile display. Raythelon like a number of other defense firms see hardware on Page 10 in by Deedee Arrington Doke staff writer Span Dahlem a Germany a air Force lawyers have been told to watch for improper command influence in military courts martial following an incident last year at Span Dahlem a. The air forces former top Legal official maj. Gen. . Nelson issued the directive in two separate letters last sep tember and in january. The letters advised lawyers to make sensitivity to command influence a part of the checklist in their Day to Day routines Cut. Jack Giese an air Force spokesman said thursday. Nelson has since left the Job but his successor maj. Gen. David Moorehouse also is emphasizing the directive Giese said. The directive followed a department of defense inspector general a investigation last year at Span Dahlem. The complaint alleged that col. Rudolf Peksens 52nd tac fighter Wing commander told a group of commanders and first sergeants that they should not testify on behalf of anyone convicted of drug charges. In a separate meeting with a Squadron commander he was said to have made the same remarks the complaint charged. A it was Clear that the consequences of failing to abide by his direction will be the loss of the commanders first sergeants position a said it. Col. William w. Brackin in his in complaint. Brackin retired from the air Force in summer 1990. The comments came a week after see warns on Page 10