European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The draft Lam amp of Mes vol. 50, no. 176 sunday october 6,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 50c d 8693 Gorbachev announces big cuts in land sea nuclear weapons Moscow apr president Mikhail s. Gorbachev on saturday announced sweeping cuts in tactical nuclear weapons on land and sea to match reductions offered by president Bush the news Agency Tass reported. Gorbachev made the announcement after meeting with a . Delegation headed by undersecretary of state Reginald bartholomew.6 to probe army Leo effectiveness by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a six civilians appointed by the army Secretary will arrive in Germany on monday to assess the army a equal Opportunity programs and policies in Europe the service announced. The group will visit every major army command in Germany during its five Day stay and speak to soldiers civilian employees family members Ana commanders at All Levels officials said Friday. Army Secretary Michael . Stone chose the group members because of their a experience and reputations for Candor insight and judgment a an army news release said. Gen. Crosbie e. Saint the . Army Europe commander requested the group visit Germany to investigate allegations of racial discrimination that surfaced during a recent visit by Arthur Fletcher chairman of the civil rights commission. A we have set up three itineraries and have sent them off for the group s approval a Jim Boyle a . Army Europe spokesman said saturday. A we will try to meet whatever requirements they  Boyle did not know if members of the group asked Usa eur to develop the itineraries or if they had had any input. He said the group would be free to make any adjustments it wanted. Boyle said he had not seen the names of those in the group and would not comment on their qualifications. Fletcher could not be reached saturday for comment. The . European come is not expected to be in see Leo on Page 2 on saturday Bartholomew met with the first Deputy soviet foreign minister Vladimir Petrovsky Tass reported. Petrovsky told his . Guest the soviet response would strengthen a strategic stability and International  Bush announced recently that the United states was unilaterally reducing its Arsenal of Short Range nuclear weapons. He called on the soviets to take similar Steps and to enter negotiations to eliminate intercontinental ballistic missiles with multiple warheads. On thursday Gorbachev said in a television interview that the soviet Union welcomed the cuts but needed to clarify several issues. A a its a very Complex matter a Gorbachev said. A and see cuts on Page 2,protest in Jerusalem police give Chase to orthodox jews in Jerusalem. Riot jews tried to Block a new Highway claiming traffic dising broke out saturday after thousands of orthodox turns their Sabbath observances. See Story on Page 9.three rescues by Navy All in a Day s work Manama Bahrain apr the . Navy rescued two fishing boats and helped an injured merchant Seaman a in the Persia Gulf and the red sea a on a single Day the naval command said saturday. Rear adm. Raynor . Taylor said All of the rescues took place a Friday. The first was carried out by the Fleet Ocean tug Sioux a military sea lift command vessel in the Northern persian Gulf. Winds were blowing at 40 knots and the seas were running 4 to 6 feet said chief Jim Richeson of the command s Public relations office. A the two crewmen of the boat who were iranian fishermen were experiencing great difficulty in keeping their Small fishing boat afloat in the heavy seas and they requested to come aboard Sioux and rest until conditions abated a Richeson said. So the fishing boat was loaded onto the Sioux and the fishermen spent the night aboard until the winds calmed on sat urday morning. Near the Strait of Hormuz the strategic Gateway to the Gulf about 620 Miles South the guided missile Cruiser Arkansas encountered an Indian fishing dhow floating dead in the water. The Crew was waving rags and clothing to signal for help Richeson said. It had been disabled for seven Days after the engine broke Down while sailing from Bombay India to the Southern Gulf port of Dubai with a cargo of onions. The Arkansas gave the Crew members water and took the wooden hulled ship under Tow toward Dubai where the United Arab emirates coast guard took Over. Early Friday evening on the other Side of the arabian Peninsula in the red sea the guided missile frigate Aubrey Fitch Learned that the first mate of the merchant ship Esso Hawaii fell in a cargo hold breaking a hip and an Arm. It sent a helicopter to Fly him to a Hospital in saudi  Bazaar wrap up a sunday Magazine