European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ger i any edition vol. 50, no. 78 sunday june 30, 1991 b  publication for the . Armed forces 50c d 8693 . Team halts work in Ira Bush won t Rule out use of Force Baghdad Iraq apr a . Team suspended inspections in Iraq on saturday one Day after a confrontation with iraqi soldiers. Western envoys flew to Baghdad to help enforce cease fire accords while president Bush did not Rule out renewed military action. The teams suspension followed an incident Friday in which iraqi soldiers fired shots in the air As . Inspectors filmed a truck Convoy suspected of carrying nuclear related equipment. President Bush did not Rule out military action to eliminate nuclear weapons equipment that Allied forces May have missed destroying in the persian Gulf War. But he said saturday he prefers a diplomatic solution. The president indicated that he Wasny to about to move rashly. A a we be got plenty of time to think everything Over and have a concerted International Effort a Bush said. A you. Have to do certain things and we re taking the  Quot he insisted however that iraqi president Saddam Hussein allow . Inspectors to search for nuclear weapons equipment. Bush said that a harassing International inspectors is simply unacceptable to  a it takes me Back to where things were before they were wiped out on the Battlefield a Bush said. Speaking with reporters on the Golf course in Kennebunkport Maine the president accused Saddam of a cheating and lying and said he was dubious of Saddam a assertion that he would cooperate with . Observers. A i heard that a Bush said of Saddam a statement a but he a been lying so much i Hope like Heck he a telling the truth this time.�?�. The iraqi news Agency said Saddam had ordered his troops to cooperate with the . Inspectors. Bush who is spending the weekend at his family a see . On Page 10 scattered fights Dot Yugoslavia despite cease of i re Ljubljana Yugoslavia a gun Battles and tank movements were reported saturday in the rebel Republic of Slovenia despite a Western brokered truce that required Federal troops to withdraw and a halt to secessionist efforts. A however a shaky peace was holding in most areas officials said. The pact announced Early saturday by members of a european Community delegation was intended to give feuding leaders another Chance to ease the political and ethnic rivalries that have threatened to splinter the Patchwork nation. Slovenia and Croatia two of Yugoslavia a six republics declared Independence on tuesday following failed efforts to transform Yugoslavia into a Loose confederation of states. Federal troops stormed into Slovenia on thursday leaving dozens of soldiers and civilians dead. Slovenian president Milan Kucan said saturday that the agreement did not mean his Republic is retreating from Independence. A i see no democratic Means by which Slovenia could again be a part of Yugoslavia. It could Only be annexed a Kucan told reporters. However he said he had tentatively agreed to postpone Independence Steps for 90 Days. A numerous tank movements were reported saturday but it was not Clear if Federal forces were returning to their Barracks or reinforcing their numbers As slovenian radio claimed a we know that we cannot solve the problems of the yugoslav politics in one night of discussion a said Luxembourg foreign minister Jacques Poos one of three dec foreign ministers sent to Yugoslavia on Friday. A the main aim of our Mission. Is bringing about de-escalation.�?�. The foreign ministers returned to Luxembourg on saturday. The agreement. Poos said also Calls for election of Stipe music a croat As president of the eight Man collective state presidency. Macedonians representative on the body Vasil to Zurovski said the body had been expected to meet saturday but it was postponed. Meanwhile skirmishes continued. A firefight near Skofic on the Adriatic coast reportedly killed one person a yugoslav armoured personnel Carrier was overturned. Casualty figures from two Days of fight see fights on Page 10 the Iron lady cries former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher known in her 11-year reign As a the Iron lady a has an uncharacteristically emotional moment Friday after announcing she will not seek re election to the House of commons scat that brought her to Power. She was forced out As prime minister in november in a party struggle.7 air Force facilities targeted to close Washington apr seven air Force installations in the United states Are slated to be closed to save Money a Independent defense commission has decided. A Duane Cassidy a retired air Force general who sits on the seven member panel said the decision will eliminate three bases named for famous aviators Gus Grissom Eddie Rickenbacker and Ira Eaker. The panel facing a july 1 deadline voted Friday to shut Williams fab Chandler Ariz. Eaker fab Blytheville Ark. Lowry fab Denver Colo. Grissom fab Peru ind. Richards Gebaur air Reserve station Kansas City to. Rickenbacker air guard base Columbus Ohio and Wurtsmith fab Oscoda Mich. The defense base closure and realignment com missions decisions were unanimous As were a series of other decisions on Navy and army facilities. The group postponed until today its final meeting Day the most controversial closings including the possible shutdown of the army a fort Ord in California and the naval shipyard in Philadelphia. Former rep. Jim Courter r-n.j., the panels chairman said the group was sensitive to the hardships base closings put on local communities. A my colleagues and i know that our decisions will affect the lives of thousands of civilians a he said. A hours is an unenviable  the Pentagon estimates that closing the seven air Force facilities will mean a loss of Over 15,000 military and civilian jobs. The panel must present its list of closures to president Bush by july 1. Bush will have until july 15 to approve or reject the commissions final list. If Bush approves the closures will become final unless Congress rejects the entire list within 45 Days. I he defense department recommended shutting 43 facilities to save about $1 billion Over the next five years. The panel added Over a dozen of its own bases that might be closed. So far none of the bases submitted by the commission has been touched. For instance Goodfellow fab in san Angelo Texas was viewed As an alternative to Lowry which was on the Pentagon a list. Similar functions Are performed at. See close on Page 10