European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday August 1, 1991 at a glance celtic crosses like this one nearly 1,200 years old arc part of the Irish past that lives on in Ireland a villages and in its Art. See stripes  approved the Senate has confirmed former democratic party chairman Robert Strauss As president Bush s ambassador to the soviet Union and Robert Kimmitt a West Point graduate and High ranking state department official As ambassador to Germany. A Page 4mia team in Cambodia . Military experts Are in Cambodia investigating so called Quot live sightings Quot of possible american pos and mias. A Page 9index Abby Ann Landers. 14 comics. 15-16 commentary. .13 letters. .12 Money matters .17 sports. 18-24 to listings. 23 weather. A it a to pact from Page 1 of the peace table in october. He did not say where the talks would by held a Bush said he and Gorbachev cannot impose a Cap on the Region but a this historic Opportunity must not be  said Gorbachev a we have a window of Opportunity in order to really achieve Progress in this very sensitive  Bush said Secretary of state James a Baker Iii would go to Israel today to a obtain israelis answer to our proposals for  leaders have objected to the makeup of a palestinian delegation that would attend and Yossi Ach Meir a spokesman for prime minister Yitzhak Shamir said wednesday that israelis position Hasni to changed. But he added he expects Baker to arrive at a Compromise proposal a if the Issue of the palestinian delegation is solved there will be a conference in october he said. Soviet foreign minister Alexander a. Bessmer Nyoh said he would make his own trip to Israel carrying the documents to establish diplomatic relations with the jewish state. The soviets had said that step would be taken Only when Israel was ready to enter peace talks with the arabs. The announcement came after five hours of talks in Gorbachev a country Home and the summits ceremonial highlight a the handshakes that sealed a far reaching arms Accord. At a news conference a questioner asked the leaders Why in the new Era of partnership they had not simply agreed to destroy All their nuclear missiles. Gorbachev said that step could not be made because other nations could still pose a nuclear threat. Bush said he too worried about nuclear armed  Gorbachev said the world is becoming aware of the a a Absurdity of a nuclear arms race. He said the treaty starts the a dismantling of the infrastructure of fear that has ruled the  the pre Dawn hours meanwhile brought a bloody reminder of the tensions Between Moscow and the Independence minded Baltic republics. Officials said armed attackers killed seven lithuanian guards and wounded two others at a Border Post run please have your payment of $11 ready by the secessionist lithuanian Goverio quient. A Barracks was also blown up in Lithuania and in a third incident an explosion aboard a passenger train from Moscow to the azerbaijani capital of Baku killed 15 people railway and police officials said. The explosion was a an act of subversion a a spokesman for the North caucasus rail Jne said. Both presidents discussed the lithuanian Border incident at the news conference. Gorbachev said a we Are doing everything ,. To avoid such excesses. A Bush said the United states favors negotiations Between the republics and the Kremlin a that would Lead to a reduction of Cross Border  ,. On tuesday Bush had urged soviet leaders to a find a Way to extend Freedom to the Baltic Peoples of Lithuania Latvia and. Estonia. Outside the Summit Bush preached the Virtues of democratic capitalism in a speech to budding soviet businessmen. A people must be free a to work to save to own their own Home to take risks to invest in each other and in essence to control their own lives a a he added. In Bush a audience Alexander Sinchenko who started a company that is publishing half a million bibles this year in the soviet Union called the speech Brave. A the is hot afraid to say what he thinks a Semchenko said., the treaty signed under the dome of Vladimir Hallin the Kremlin to the applause of an audience of diplomats will stand As a tangible Symbol of the end of the Gold War Between East and West. The 700-Page strategic arms. Reduction treaty will reversal the momentum of the arms race. It requires the ratification of both sides. If ratified Start will be the first binding strategic arms agreement since Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev signed an agreement in 1972 that limited the growth of nuclear  subsequent arms treaty forged by Brezhnev and Jimmy Carter was never ratified. Quot Bush and Gorbachev a discussions also focused on prickly differences Between the superpowers Moscow a military subsidy for Cuba the Kremlin a big defense budget and Freedom for the Baltic republics. Bush began his last full Day in Moscow by paying respects to servicemen slain in world War ii which claimed the lives of 27 million soviets. Under a Bright morning Sun he placed a Wreath at the Tomb of the unknown  because of a soured error a Chart that appeared in some of yesterdays editions of the stars and stripes incorrectly de a scribed a number of installations in Italy v and Turkey to be released by the United states As weapons storage annexes. The . European Conid said wednesday that those installations Are water system  time your stars and stripes Carrier will be collecting soon at government housing areas for the subscription period from Page 1 for something when you finally retire for  the proposed incentives transferability also has raised questions the staff member said. A a that a kind of Flaky a you can sell the Benefit to someone else for Money up front who can you sell it Quot to anyone you please we re going to have to take a Long hard look at  a a the Pentagon plans to review the vesting concept that Glenn favors but a military official said that should not be considered an alternative to Vii. A vesting would represent a permanent change to the military compensation and retirement programs and would influence the  retention of All members a the1 official said. As far As the transferability Issue the official pointed out that the Bonus would be offered primarily to personnel Quot with More than 10 years of service. A a today a senior officers and enlisted personnel Are smart mature professionals a he said. A we should be Able to Trust them with their own  a military official in Washington said the services would want to offer the incentive to people in career Fields with More than enough personnel for future needs. Over the next four years the services plan to reduce their strength by Between How the plan would function a the army would use the voluntary separation incentive to trim the enlisted ranks in Over staffed career Fields and pay grades particularly in cases where promotions have stagnated. For officers army officials said they could substantially reduce planned High year tenure separations and reductions in Force in fiscal 1992 by using the Vii. A a a the Navy expects it would use Vii sparingly in a few Overma fied career specialities with no More than 2,000 personnel a year qualifying for the incentive. A. A a. A the Marine corps wants to offer Vii to majors in Over strength skills and to enlisted personnel in various pay grades in Over strength skills. Officials said 1,500 and 1,600 personnel would be offered the Bonus in fiscal 1992. A the air Force would target officers and cos with Between 11 and 17 years of service in Over strength skills. The services plans Call for offering Vii to about 5,000 enlisted personnel primarily in pay grades e-5 and e-6 with 11 to 15 years of service and 400 officers mostly in grades 0-3 and 0-4 with 11 to 15 years of service in the next fiscal year. A 400,000 to 500,000 military personnel. A but this huge reduction can to be accomplished in such a Short time by Normal attrition and reduced recruiting alone a the official said. A even if it could be promotions would stagnate skills would not match requirements and we would have a top heavy Force in terms of rank a the official said. About 24,000 people probably will be involuntarily separated each year Over the next few years according to officials projections. By making it More attractive for mid career people to leave voluntarily fewer people must be forced out he said. Based on current draw Down plans and the projected number of people who would take the Vii Pentagon officials speculate that the Cash Bonus could Cut scheduled involuntary separations Between fiscal 1992 and fiscal 1995 by More than 20,000, most of those in the army. Pentagon officials said the Vii program can be administered at no additional Cost to the government if the services manage it prudently and if it is not of Fer cd to people who would have left the military voluntarily without the incentive. From Paget _ $4.1. Billion to close the installations. Among the major Domestic bases slated for closing Are fort Ord Calif fort Devens mass. The Philadelphia naval base which includes the Philadelphia naval shipyard and naval station Loring fab Maine and Carswell fab Texas. About s0.uu0 military and 37,000 civilian jobs will be affected by the cutbacks. Despite complaints from lawmakers Congress was forbidden from altering the list. Lawmakers had to accept the package on a take it or Jeave it basis. James Courter chairman of the commission praised the House its vote promises to a strengthen americans National Security and save billions of tax dollars a he said Courter a former Republican congressman from new Jersey had Many key allies in the House from both parties. Rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee said the commission a fulfilled its Promise of  �?o1 certainly would not Rule out the possibility that some mistakes wer made and certainly the commission would be the first to admit that some of its decisions were extremely close judgment Calls a Aspin said but Overall he said the base closings were necessary so the Pentagon could reduce its forces by 25 percent Over the next five years. A the threat of the soviet Union is not there anymore Quot said rep. Sonny Montgomeryd  rep. Les Aucoin d-ore., added that the Money would be better spent on training and education rather than on a obsolete military