European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 154 saturday september 14,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces c 35c d 8693 Anat plans to withdraw Battlefield nuclear arms by William Tuohy los Angeles times London a the North Atlantic treaty organization has decided that All of its tactical nuclear weapons will be removed from Europe. Ratification of the decision May be announced As Early As november when the 16 nato defense ministers Are scheduled to meet in Rome Alliance Secretary general Manfred Worner said thursday in Bonn Germany. Nato officials in Brussels Belgium disclosed that eliminating the so called Battlefield nuclear arms will be part of its revised doctrine. The doctrine has been undergoing change since the disappearance of the Warsaw pact and is being further revised because of the upheaval in the soviet Union. The move has Long been called for by Germany where almost All of natos More than 2,000 nuclear artillery shells and Short Range missiles Are based. The shells have a Range of about 20 Miles the missiles a Range of about 60 Miles. A . Official at nato Headquarters in Belgium said no timetable has been set. Officials said other mechanics connected with the removal of weapons will be discussed later. The . European come in Stuttgart Germany had no comment on the report. A representative of the German defense department said Friday that he could not comment. A we wont have a statement until november when the next nato meeting takes place in Rome Quot he said originally removal of Short Range nuclear weapons was meant to be the subject of negotiations Between nato and the soviet Union As was the treaty on conventional arms reduction signed last november. But it is now unclear whether the emerging government in Moscow will be capable of such negotiations. However a senior american nato official declared a it  Hurt for the . To get out ahead on this Issue since the nuclear weapons Are going to be see nato of Page 2 civil rights complaints Given to commission by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a complaints gathered from americans in Europe were presented Friday at a meeting of the . Commission on civil rights. The complaints a which were placed in three boxes atop a table in the commission hearing room a were gathered by commission chairman Arthur Fletcher during a recent visit to Germany. Fletcher said during fridays hearing that the complaints will be the focus of a meeting the commis see related Story on Page 8 Sion will ask for with Secretary of defense Dick Cheney. A we might be the ones to remove the veil that the military was a Utopia in issues of integration a said commissioner Blandina c. Ramirez during the meeting. The Pentagon has yet to comment on the report except to say that racial discrimination will not be tolerated in the military. The commission addressed the complaints from overseas schoolteachers Active duty members and their spouses and civilian government workers. During the Friday meeting the commission discussed holding hearings in Germany. However budget restrictions May make that impossible Fletcher said. The commission worked with a budget of $7.5 million in 1991 and president Bush has requested $10 million in funding for next year said spokeswoman Barbara Brooks. A we May need special appropriations to fund hear Ings Quot Fletcher said. A it would certainly demonstrate the intent of Congress if we got  an attorney who attended the meeting spoke about civil rights abuse cases he has worked on Over the past six years. A i have easily had Over 200 cases since 1984,�?� said Leodis Matthews of the von Maur Matthews and partners Law firm in Frankfurt Germany. A my clients have been people who have gotten to the Point where they sought a private lawyer to solve a discrimination problem. A if you be got that Many people willing to seek counsel for their complaints then you can figure its the tip of the iceberg a he told the stars and stripes in an interview after the discussion. Matthews examples included a a Black woman had not been promoted for years yet had trained others who were later promoted. When the woman complained her car was Spray painted with a racial slur inside the fenced parking area for her Frankfurt office. A a number of the Law firms Black clients have complained Over the past year about not receiving regular performance ratings while their White Federal government co workers have received the reports. Research shows that the missed performance ratings could cause the Black workers to lose their jobs in the upcoming Force reductions. Matthews alleged that the Justice system is being used As a tool to eliminate Blacks from the military in effect reducing the number of Whites who might be forced out in the upcoming troop cuts Matthews said. Fletcher echoed these sentiments in a preliminary see civil rights on Page 2up and away the space shuttle discovery lists off thursday evening from Kennedy space Center in Florida to begin a five Day Mission. The shuttle is carrying five astronauts and a Complex research satellite that scientists Hope will help them learn Why the Earth s Ozone layer is shrinking. See Story on Page 7. Virginia s Wilder joins presidential race Richmond a. A gov. L. Douglas Wilder the nations first elected Black governor entered the 1992 democratic presidential race Friday. He vowed to Cut billions of dollars in wasteful Federal spending and attacked president Bush for a leading a Retreat on civil rights. A for More than 20 years i have challenged the old ways of thinking in Pursuit of a Promise for a better tomorrow for All Virginia Quot said Wilder a 60-year-old grandson of slaves who presides Over a state that closed its schools rather than integrate them. A i cannot stand on the sidelines while the country i love stumbles further Back a he said acknowledging that he is the a longest of Long shots in the Campaign. He made his announcement on a portico draped with Bunting and flags outside the state Capitol. He was flanked by members of his family and a crowd of several Hundred attended cheering loudly when he uttered the words that made him a candidate. Wilder became the second major democratic candidate to enter the late starting race joining former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas. Liberal Iowa sen. Tom Harkin is scheduled to declare his candidacy on sunday and at least two More entries Are Likely by Early october Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey and Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton. Oklahoma rep. Dave Mccurdy also is mulling the race with a decision due after he visits half a dozen states. At the White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said he expects president Bush will seek a second term next year. Bush scores strongly in Public opinion polls. Wilder criticized the leaders of both political parties for their economic policies and sharply attacked Bush a views on civil rights in his debut As a candidate. He said Bush was a deliberately trying to take us backs on civil rights by raising the Issue of racial quotas. A for the first time in a great Many years the president of the United states is leading a Retreat. Instead of Healing leadership he offers divisive rhetoric that see Wilder on Pace 2