European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes thursday october 10,1991#92 Europe building plan modest by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a landmark International changes and uncertainty Over the future shape of . Forces overseas have combined to produce a rather modest military construction program for Europe in fiscal 1992 a compared with previous years. The defense department requested funding for Only a handful of projects in Europe and lawmakers approved even fewer preferring to Channel funds into construction at stateside bases instead. The Pentagon requested $89.6 million for 17 specified projects in Europe. Lawmakers approved $68.7 million to fund 11 of them. Details of the $8.5 billion fiscal 1992 military construction appropriations Bill show that almost All construction projects slated for Europe Are related to the military Mission. There Are no new schools hospitals family housing units libraries recreation centers Post offices or athletic facilities on the list although $3 million was approved for unspecified minor construction at existing department of defense dependents schools. In fact the single Bona fide a Quality of life initiative in Europe contained in the Bill Wasny to even requested by the Pentagon. Lawmakers directed that the air Force take $340,000 from its spending account for unspecified minor construction to turn an unused facility at Rhein main a Germany into an addition to the bases existing child care Center. A the conferees Are concerned with the backlog of children on the waiting list for child care at the base and wish to pro military construction Bill approved Washington a the House on tuesday approved a $8.56 billion military construction Bill that withholds Money for a nato air base in Italy the administration contends is needed for an f-16 fighter Wing. The legislation a Compromise worked out last week by House and Senate negotiators was adopted on a voice vote. The Senate has not voted on final passage. The Bill provides $4.2 billion for construction of military facilities at bases in the United states and abroad $3.6 billion for housing construction for Mil itary families and $758 million to prepare certain . Bases for closure. The spending total is $120 million More than was provided in last years budget and $55 million less than president Bush requested for fiscal 1992, which began oct. 1. The Money includes $225 million As a . Contribution to the North Atlantic treaty organization fund used for jointly financed projects such As building military bases roads or Bridges. The Bill specifically bars spending any of the . Contribution Tor construction of the proposed f-16 air base at Croton Italy. The administration says the base intended to accommodate the 401st tac fighter Wing being withdrawn from Spain is vital to nato defense in the Mediterranean. Congress has prohibited spending on the Croton project in each of the last few years mainly As a political response to the Pentagon a plans for closing Domestic military bases. The Bill provides $29.5 million for continued construction of facilities to House up to 30 b-2 stealth bombers at Whiteman fab in Missouri. That is $20 million less than requested. Vide additional space to alleviate the problem a said the explanatory report accompanying the Bill. The measure contains $5 million for a control Tower and radar approach control at Lajes Field in the azores. But lawmakers said the Money can to be spent until the Pentagon checks on possible nato funding. The Bill provides Only $225 million for the nato infrastructure account $134 million less than the Pentagon wanted and also maintains a ban on using any funds from that account for construction of a new nato base at Croton Italy. The Bill report said lawmakers will re visit the Croton Issue next year with an Eye toward fashioning a much leaner and less expensive base construction plan. Following is a country by country run poles announce Accord on soviet troop pullout Warsaw Poland up polish and soviet negotiators have worked out a draft treaty on cooperation Between their two nations including the pullout of some 45,000 soviet troops from Poland by the end of 1992, a foreign ministry spokesman confirmed tuesday. Polish newspapers tuesday headlined the news on the talks which ended monday in Moscow. The negotiations were led by polish Deputy foreign minister Jerzy Makarczuk and his soviet counterpart Yuri Dyc Ryabin. A it is a breakthrough in soviet polish relations a the Independent newspaper Wycie Warszawa said in an editorial tuesday. A it is one of the biggest achievements of polish  political experts say the draft document is As vital for polish Security As the treaty with Berlin that guaranteed the inviolability of Poland a Western Border by United Germany. The biggest obstacle in the negotiations which dragged on for months was Moscow a objection to a polish demand that there should be absolutely no restrictions on its sovereignty. A everything concerning the satellite doctrine had been removedr2�? Wycie Warszawa quoted Makarczyk. A we have achieved the Best and most modern text geared to future european  a the draft excluded anything which would limit Poland a Independence a Makarczyk said. A the atmosphere during the talks was  Makarczyk said the treaty is expected to be signed at the end of october in Warsaw by soviet foreign minister Boris Pankin. Polish officials also said that before Pankins visit the 13th round of talks on the pullout of soviet troops will be held in Warsaw. S. Korea reportedly buying patriots Seoul South Korea apr the government will pay $600 million to buy four sets of Patriot missiles from the United states to counter possible scud missile attacks by North Korea the newspaper Chosun Ubo said tuesday. It quoted an unidentified . Weapons dealer As saying the Seoul government agreed to buy the sets a interceptor missiles launch pads and control systems a by 1993. The report also said Seoul would be buying an upgraded version of the Patriot system that . Forces used in the persian Gulf War. The new system can predict the exact location of an interception 10 minutes beforehand compared with 90 seconds for the earlier version. The Down of action lawmakers took on other construction projects requested for Europe. A Germany lawmakers rejected All three projects requested a $590,000 temporary aviation maintenance hangar at Echt army Airfield a $960,000 Rock Crusher Plant at the Hohenfels training area Ana a $3.5 million expansion and alteration of a vehicle maintenance facility at Ramstein a. A Iceland lawmakers approved a $9.3 million fuel facility and a $10.6 million communications Center but rejected a $10.5 million helicopter Rescue recovery hangar at Nas Kef Lavik. A Italy lawmakers rejected a $4.8 million air cargo terminal at naval support activity Naples but approved four other projects. They Are a $6.5 million utilities system upgrade at Naples a $2.8 million satellite terminal at the Sicily naval communications station a $2.3 million addition to the engine maintenance shop at Nas Simonella and a $9.9 million operations control Center at Simonella. A United kingdom lawmakers approved a $1.4 million upgrade to a facility at Raf Edzell Scotland a $1.8 million satellite terminal at the London naval communications unit a $3.6 million f-15e fuel facility at Raf Lakenheath England and a $15.6 million joint analysis Center at Raf Molesworth England. The Only project disapproved for the United kingdom was a $700,000 dedicated aircraft support system Dass facility. The Bill approved by the House tuesday now needs Senate passage before going to president Bush for his signature. New system will give people More time to take cover. South korean officials were not available for comment. However the chief of staff for the South korean air Force Hahn Joo Seok told a parliamentary committee last month that South Korea needed a defensive missile system and was considering the Purchase of the Patriot missiles. The hard line communist government in North Korea is believed to have More than 100 scud missiles the paper quoted its source As saying. The pro Western South and communist North Korea Are technically still at War because no peace treaty was signed after the 1950-1953 korean  show must go on  staff sgt. Bryan Gonzales foreground did no to miss a beat when he dropped one of h drumsticks. Gonzales did what any pro would do he just kept on drumming using h Bare hand and the single stick grasped in his other hand. The mishap occurred at performance by the 3rd annd div bund last week in Prague the capital or Czechoslovakia. The band is based in Frank flirt Germany