European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page. 10 6 the stars and stripes monday july 1, 1091 Ljubljana to Yugoslavia apr a defiant slave Nia refused sunday to accept an ultimatum by the Federal army exacting the terms for peace. At the same time european nations tried to intervene to Stop the civil War. Federal Premier Ante Markovic arrived in Ljubljana for talks with slovenian president Milan Kucan. Officials indicated the Republic was willing to move More slowly toward sovereignty. A but Kucan said Independence was  tensions were High throughout the Multi ethnic nation of six republics and two provinces but the sense of danger was perhaps most palpable in Ljubljana the slovene republics capital. A a streets were barricaded with buses and trucks and Many were nearly empty for More than an hour in the morning when residents followed government instructions and rushed to air raid shelters and basements. The  Romr minty or it it it apr Nurt Mig Jpn in three Days to Yugoslavia on sunday to try to revive a peace plan it proposed on Friday. A both sides had agreed to the plan. The head of the dec Luxembourg foreign minister Jacques Poos said the group would freeze $1 billion in Aid to Yugoslavia if Markovic did not publicly state that his government would follow through on its commitment. In Washington the state department criticized what it called a the intimidation and threats emanating from the High command of the yugoslav  a any escalation by the yugoslav army would have a serious effect on . Relations with Yugoslavia a it said in a statement. _ Federal troops in Slovenia rolled out of their Barracks on wednesday two Days after the Republic and neighbouring Croatia declared Independence. The republics took action after the Federal government re fused to allow the nation Tong torn by ethnic strife to evolve into a Loose confederation of states. A Slovenia moved to take control of its International Borders and the army launched a two Day land and air attack in which at least 43 people were reported killed. It announced a cease fire on Friday. The dec peace plan was announced later. Under it the troops were supposed to return to their Barracks Slovenia and Croatia said they would put off moves toward Independence for three months and All of the nations republics were supposed to revive the National collective presidency. But the Federal soldiers remained. A meeting on the presidency was scheduled for saturday but postponed. Slovenian officials said another meeting was set for sunday night. A there were numerous reports of scattered skirmishing Between troops and slovenian defense forces near the republics Borders with Austria and  from Page 1 Complete its study of the army a laboratories. In All the commission was deciding the Fate of dozens of army Navy and air Force installations a and thousands of jobs in communities scattered around the country. A your Job has been anything but easy a the commission chairman former rep. James Courter said As he gave led the session into order. I Lic panel weathered fierce lobbying from members of Congress state and local officials and even the military before sitting Down to make its final decisions. A a in be done everything i can a sen. Richard Shelby. D-ala., said of the ultimately successful efforts to save fort Mcclellan in his Home state. A a we be worked them a he added in words that echoed the efforts of others As Well. The final list will go to president Bush. He has until july 15 to accept or reject the recommendations or ask for further revisions although one administration official predicted sunday that the president would ratify whatever the commission submits to him. The list would then go to Congress which has 45 Days to approve or veto the recommendations but is prohibited from making any substitutions. The base closing panel tackled some of the less contentious issues Friday voting to shut Down  Force bases and save five army training facilities and one air Force base. Congress established the commission to make the politically Touchy decisions of which bases to close and which to retain in an Era of a shrinking defense establishment. Quot a base closures create hardship. There a no doubt about it a Courter said. A but with time and initiative communities that lose military bases will reclaim Prosperity. In a confident they will follow the Many Success stories of towns that have turned former bases into airports Industrial Parks schools residential areas and so  he said the panel held 28 hearings in Washington and other cities taking testimony from the Pentagon the general accounting office and the environmental Protection Agency. The Pentagon has announced Lon term plans to reduce the size of the Mili tary Force by one Quarter Over the next five years a reflection of the reduced threat from the soviet Union. On april 12, Secretary of defense Dick Cheney recommended closing 43 bases and realignment or Force reductions at 28 others. Early in june the commission came up with a list of 17 others to be considered for closure. The Pentagon has said it would Cost $5.7 billion Over the next five years to close the bases on its list. Closing them would eventually save an estimated $6.5 billion. That a a net savings of $850 million. The commissions staff said that in some cases the Cost of closing some bases would be higher than the Pentagon estimated. Besides Courter commission members include a former Secretary of the army Howard a a boy Callaway and a former Secretary of the Navy William l. Ball Iii the Battle Over the Philadelphia naval shipyard was one of the most inter Jse. The facility employs 9,000 military and civilian workers from Pennsylvania and new Jersey. The Pennsylvania congressional delegation lobbied hard to save the shipyard at the 11th hour arguing that Congress has already appropriated funds to rebuild the aircraft Carrier Kennedy and that the Philadelphia Yard Quot is the Only facility equipped to do the Job. The Pentagon recommended closing the Philadelphia Yard and keeping open the one at Long Beach Calif. The commission put the Long Beach shipyard on its list for possible closure. According to commission figures it would Cost $102 million to close the Philadelphia Yard and $147 million to shut Down Long Beach. The annual savings would be $36 million at Philadelphia and $21.2 million at Long Beach it said. Facilities voted for closure Friday included a Ira Eaker fab in Blytheville Ark. A Grissom fab near Peru ind. A Richards Gebaur air Reserve station in Kansas City to. A Rickenbacker air guard base in Columbus Ohio. A Wurtsmith fab near Oscoda Mich. A Williams fab in Chandler Ariz. A Lowry fab in Denver. The commission voted to spare Good fellow fab near san Angelo Texas the army a fort Pickett and fort . Hill in Virginia and army training Camps at fort Mccoy wis., fort Indiantown Gap pa., and fort Buchanan puerto rico.1st army from Page 1 to discuss any part of the actions even when they Are not classified. Meanwhile the changes Are already having an Impact on communities throughout the 1st army div which covers most of Northern Bavaria including Nair Sherg Ansbach Bamberg and Vilsick. In Niernberg which is Home for 8,000 of the divisions 17,500 soldiers a High ranking Community official estimated that 2,000 to 3,000 troops would be leaving the area by the end of the year. In Ansbach a spokesman for lord mayor Ralf Felb i claims Folber has been told by reliable sources that Large american troop withdrawals Are planned from that City. The local newspaper the Frankis Chc lands i icing claims to have the same information. The area is Home for about 5,000 of the 1st army div s soldiers and includes the divisions Headquarters and helicopter units. A the lord mayor has been told that 2,500 . Troops about half those stationed Here will be removed from the City by this fall a said Karl Hann Der spokesman for Ansbach a lord mayor who declined to name the sources. A press spokesman for the bavarian state government would not comment about possible troop reduction in Ansbach. A we refer All such questions to the . Authorities a he said. The army transferred some of the 1st army dives units from Vii corps to v corps on june 15, Waters confirmed last week. Other officials have privately said that these units Are being re flagged under Wurzburg a 3rd inf div. Soldiers from some 1st army div units  confirmed this. One sergeant said that his infantry unit would be wearing the 3rd inf div Patch by mid july. Unit moves Are being handled at battalion level to allow flexibility for logistical problems an officer said. An army battalion typically contains about 500 people. In the Case of a unit that a deactivating soldiers Are being sent to new commands within Europe if they have More than 18 months remaining on their Tours according to policies announced last september. Otherwise they will be reassigned to stateside units. Personnel offices will attempt to prepare reassignment orders for All the soldiers involved by the end of the summer an officer said. About 30,000 soldiers Are expected to leave Europe by october Saint said in a television interview june 19. However some units originally marked for deactivation will instead be transplanted Back to the states Saint said. At Pinder Barracks in Birndorf site of the divisions Field artillery Headquarters soldiers and families from one of the battalions were briefed tuesday night and told not to discuss it. A come on Down and see for yourself a said one Pinder Soldier when asked about his units deactivation. He refused to discuss it further. One person who attended the meeting said the battalion was being transferred to the states this summer. Pinder Barracks has been mentioned As a possible site for the army and air Force Exchange systems european Headquarters which is moving from Munich As part of the troop realignments. The Cavern was also mentioned in september a Pentagon base closing list. Soldiers from Erlanger North of Niernberg say that at least one tank battalion there is in the midst of being deactivated and that one of the infantry  is moving Over to the 3rd inf div. Also offices in the Niernberg military Community Are beginning to handle the reassignment of about 200 to 300 soldiers who Are already without units because of unit deactivation administrators acknowledged. Although the mayor of Ansbach a has not been Given official . Military confirmation he stands by the information he has received about troop withdrawals there said Anneder the majors spokesman. An article in the Franzische Lande Zeitung on Friday stated that the newspaper had received secret information confirming the same information. The move it said involves  the . Troops stationed in the City. Griffith said he had been told about the German newspaper article that outlined possible withdrawals in the Ansbach area. However he said that he had not read a full translation of it. A there i probably a lot of accuracy in the article a Griffith Szijj but cautioned that the accurate information is mixed in with rumours and speculation much of which May not be True. Handed eur said that the withdrawal information has been relayed by Many reliable sources. He said hat mayor Felber a has been told that the majority of departing gis will be taken from Hinden Burg  the Cavern which is across the Street from Ansbach sold town Wall and shopping District is the site of the divisions Headquarters. Hindenburg Cavern was also on the list of overseas base closures announced last september. Other soldiers will depart from the towns Barton Barracks and Bleidorn Cavern Anneder said. On tuesday an article in the Ansbach newspaper estimated that the pullout would mean a loss of jobs for 280 German civilians who work for the military in Ansbach. A a great majority of those who will be without employment Are Over 40 years old and Lack qualifications for jobs on the local Economy a reported the newspaper. A the atmosphere is quite sad a said Ingrid Enser works Council chairwoman for the German employees u Niskach military Community. A the people like the army As an employer and what makes the people really sad is it looks like the . Army is leaving and does t care about  about 1,000 germans from the Ansbach area work for the american army making it the towns biggest employer. No German employees have yet been let go because of troop cuts said Frauke Davis an american spokeswoman-1? the tuesday edition of the Ansbach newspaper he  military was criticized for withholding information and for not taking More interest in the social problems that will develop As a result of local unemployment. Arwids writ6rs effi8 Baths Vince cra�?T7ley and Mary n0,h contributed to this