European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thes ripes vol. 50, no. 141 sunday september 1,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 50c d 8693 a9th Republic leaves Union from wire reports Moscow a Uzbekistan declared its Independence saturday becoming the ninth soviet Republic to announce that it was seceding a news Agency reported. The Independent inter fax news Agency said the decision came in an extraordinary session of the Central asian republics parliament meeting in the capital of Tashkent. The inter fax news Agency said Uzbekistan a supreme soviet made the decision to break away at a special session of the legislature saturday in the republics the soviet Union be transferred to the jurisdiction of Uzbekistan. It also asserted Uzbekistan s Independence in foreign political and economic relate is As Well As issues of National capital of Tashkent. Inter fax said the measure on Independence ordered that enterprises owned by state structures the news Agency said. Uzbekistan a president islam Karimov indicated to his parliament that sovereignty meant not Only Independence from the soviet Union but also from an emerging dominant role for the giant russian Republic. Karimov saluted the russian republics role in thwarting the three Day hard line communist coup but said that Victory gives it no right to claim a leading role in see Union on Page 2 overcoming obstacles a amps Ken Clou Ion airman 1st class Robert Collins jr., of the 4th air support operations groups act 1 in Schweinfurt Germany crawls through an obstacle course at Clay Ca sern in Garl Studt. It was part of the Competition for air Force tactical air command and control specialists from throughout Germany. See Story on Page 3. Saint requests Fletcher detail Bias allegations by the stars and stripes Heidelberg Germany a the army Stop commander in Europe has asked the chairman of the . Commission on civil rights to cite specifics in support of his recent allegation that the army is riddled with discrimination. A it is alleged that during your visits to army installations you received a hundreds of complaints a Gen. Crosbie e. Saint wrote in a letter dated thursday to Arthur a. Fletcher. A certainly if you have knowledge of specific incidents or problems in any areas i request that you let me know so that i can quickly and resolutely address Fletcher said in an interview before leaving Germany that he had a probably found systemic discrimination based on a pattern of complaints he received from military and civilian personnel during his 13-Day visit this month. Based on his observations Fletcher said the army so be All you can be slogan was a More a vision than a he also referred to reports from Black civilians who said a a Glass ceiling existed that prevented them from rising above the gs-12 pay level of $37,294 to $48,481. Fletcher said he was surprised that military members feared talking to him could ruin their military careers. He also said service members indicated a Lack of Trust in the systems set up to to problems including equal employment Opportunity staffs and the inspector see Saint on Page 2 Germany seeks More say in actions of British nato troops on its soil Bonn Germany apr Germany wants a greater say in the actions of american British and other nato troops on its soil and has called a special meeting to renegotiate a key postwar Accord the foreign ministry said Friday. The negotiations begin As Germany starts to exercise More International influence than at any time since the end of world War ii. German and Allied officials refused to reveal the specifics of the thursday and Friday talks in Bonn. But decades of German annoyance with Allied military Maneu vers a combined with German worry about the hard economic Impact of scheduled . Troop withdrawals a could both figure in the negotiations. About 372,000 foreign nato troops a most of them american a were stationed in Western Germany at the Start of the year. Their numbers Are being reduced As nato nations Cut Back on their defense budgets. France Britain the Netherlands Belgium and Canada also have troops on German soil and will participate in the negotiations the ministry said. The talks will hot involve the soviet Union which has about 273,000 troops in former East Germany that Are to be withdrawn by 1994 under bilateral treaties. A foreign ministry spokesman said Germany and the sue nato partners will be renegotiating a 1959 supplemental agreement to Alliance troop stationing statutes. The 1959 Accord primarily regulates what foreign nato forces May legally do on German soil. The talks will examine Germany so voice in the movement and actions of troops in Germany a Low level flights Maneu vers and so Forth a a foreign ministry spokesman said. He refused to elaborate and it was not immediately Clear what Germany hoped to accomplish with the talks. Additional negotiations a covering Only British and Canadian Maneu vers a will begin with those nations sept. 9, the ministry spokesman said. The official said the supplemental Accord needs to be a Are examined in View of the attainment of German Unity and of Germany a full he said it would not be a a one time a Long term negotiations Are completely possible a he added. For More than four decades nato tanks have rumbled across German Farmland and its air planes streaked across see troops on Page 2 country Star Dottie West critically Hurt grammy award winning country Singer Dottie West was critically injured Friday night on her Way to perform at the grand Ole opry in Nashville. I police said the car in which she was Riding was going too fast when it veered off Ian exit ramp. I West 58, was in critical condition i Early saturday i after surgery hos Spital officials said. West see Story on Page 8
