European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes Friday september 20, 1991v corps Leader disputes Fletcher Maddox doubts Bias is institutional in army by Gary Pomeroy and Rosemary Sawyer staff writers Griesheim Germany a the commander of v corps disagrees with recent charges by the . Civil rights commission chairman that institutional discrimination exists in the army in Europe. It. Gen. David m. Maddox said thursday he also believes that the army has no reason to feel embarrassed about its programs to Deal with racial discrimination. A fundamentally in a saying i done to think the systems flawed a Maddox told the stars and stripes in response to claims by civil rights Leader Arthur Fletcher. A the and 1 Are coming from very different Start Points a Maddox said. A the is being portrayed As believing that the system is not fair that we Are not dealing with discrimination and Are not properly caring for our people. And in a coming from exactly the opposite. I think we  Fletcher visited Europe last month As a guest of the european Branch of the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Durin his visit he said he hear a hundreds of complaints of discrimination from overseas school teachers Active duty service Mem ers civilian employees and their family members. A report of his findings Ich he said were a mine which and mine alone a was presented to members of the civil rights commission last week. Maddox Light Maddox said he a not claiming that the army has a perfect record noting that the army has a messed up on some individual cases. A but i honestly think its being addressed a he said. A a in be been very honest when in be said i done to think its 100 percent perfect. A fall my soldiers Are in fact being treated fairly and Are not being discriminated against for any reason. And where they feel that they have been. The Issue is openly properly and quickly addressed. A i think that a going on and i think the Only place that we could honestly do better is  a after Fletcher a claims were reported in the news Media Maddox said he made a Point of visiting several dining facilities to talk with soldiers. When asking a group of Black soldiers whether discrimination was going on he said they answered that it was but that it was not based on race. Acknowledging that it was a Small sampling Maddox said a i did not get feedback. That the image that is being presented by Fletcher is correct.�?�19 killed when two quakes shake Guatemala Guatemala City apr two earthquakes rocked Guatemala on wednesday killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens when their houses collapsed on them. Landslides blocked the pan american Highway. The first measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale Shook much of the country shortly after 4 . Wednesday and lasted about 10 seconds. A second less powerful quake measuring 4,0 on the Richter scale struck in the Early evening. The . Geological Survey in Golden colo., said the initial quake was entered about 25 Miles Southwest of Guatemala City. Local officials reported More than 12 Strong aftershocks. Reports of severe damage and deaths came from Pachuta about 80 Miles Southwest of the capital in the department of Chimal Venango. At least 13 people died in Pachuta and More than 60 were injured reported the guatemalan National emergency commission. The second quake was entered about 30 Miles West of the capital also in the department of Chimal Venango. Six other deaths were reported in the Village of san Lucas Toliman in the state of Solola about 75 Miles West of Guatemala City on the shores of Lake Stitten. A Man walks past the piles of rubble in Pachuta Guatemala where two earthquakes wednesday left at least 13 dead. Philippine officials urge Aquino to accept Senate vote on Subic Manila Philippines apr the vice chairman of the panel that negotiated the lease for Subic Bay naval base said thursday that president Corazon Aquino should accept a Senate decision to close the base. Similar Calls came from the assistant majority Leader in the House of representatives 16 of the 48 framers of the Constitution and the Senate president. But presidential executive Secretary Franklin Drilon said in a radio interview that the administration was still determined to push for a referendum on the base Issue because he said sovereignty rests with the people. On monday the Senate voted 12-11 to reject an agreement under which Washington would return Volcano damaged Clark air base but lease Subic for 10 More years in return for $203 million annually. Senators said the Money was inadequate. Aquino extended the stay of the americans indefinitely pending a referendum she Hopes to organize for december or Early next year. Administration officials acknowledge Legal problems. Assistant House majority Leader Raul Roco who co authored the referendum Law said Aquino should How to the Senate and the Constitution two of the institutions she established after the 1986 uprising that toppled the late president Ferdinand Marcos and propelled her into office. Quot there must be respect for Legal processes a Roco told a civic club. A there must be rededication to the Rule of Law. If we want Protection from the Constitution we cannot trivialize constitutional  during a speech thursday to an association of women lawyers Senate president Jovito Salonga described Aquino a actions As a a travesty of National  a it is now the Philippines unilaterally offering to undermine its own Constitution to please the United states a Salonga said. A it is an act of masochism at the very least. I did not want to describe it As a masterpiece of  a in a television interview health Secretary Alfredo Bengzon said the Cabinet itself was not unanimous in supporting the referendum. Bengzon resigned As vice chairman of the philippine negotiating panel in july shortly before agreement on the Subic lease was announced july 17, a perhaps the Senate having spoken it might be better to put it behind us and move on Forward a said bengzon.$50,000 is stolen from cheers pub Boston up a the Bull and Finch pub the bar that inspired the hit television series cheers was robbed this month by two men who made off with $50,000 after using a liquor bottle to Knock an employee unconscious. The pub More commonly known As cheers was robbed Early sept. 7, but the Holdup was not disclosed until the Boston Herald recently obtained a police report about the incident. The two men entered the tourist attraction on Boston s fashionable Beacon Hill and used a bottle of Midori liquor to Knock out an employee police said. The robbers handcuffed the unconscious employee to a food preparation table in the Kitchen and then chained the manager alongside him police said. The robbers used Bolt cutters to break into two Safe Deposit boxes and made off with the Money police said. The pub was the inspiration for the Abc sitcom which is about a neighbourhood bar. The bar is run by ladies Man Sam Malone played by Ted Danson and frequented by a Host of eccentric characters