European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes Friday october 11, 1991 at a glance for Many life would be a grind without that daily cup of Coffee. See pages i4>16 for stories about the a last socially accepted vice in America. Nuclear disposal delayed the Federal government agreed to delay its plan to ship nuclear waste to an underground storage facility near Carlsbad n.m., while the state challenges the plan in court. A Page 4 . Drops Appeal the . Solicitor general has decided to drop plans to Appeal the $3.8 million award it was ordered to pay a Marine dying of aids. A Page 5 stealth defended Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak the air Force chief of staff said the b-2 stealth bomber probably could be spotted by soviet air defences but could not be tracked Long enough to get shot Down. A Page 6 Check cashing probe six House ethics committee members will form a subcommittee to investigate the chamber s Bank and their colleagues who abused the facility. A Page 7 Israel dismisses criticism israeli leaders rejected . Complaints about recent reconnaissance flights Over Iraq saying the country would take any Steps it considered necessary to defend itself. A Page 9 getting Tough with China the Bush administration has invoked a . Law that provides for stiff penalties against China unless it commits itself within a year to Stop blocking entry of american goods. A Page 17 Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 faces no places. .18 letters. .12 Money matters. .17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Core from Page 1 played quickly it would take time to put the pieces of the command and control system together he said. A it can tall be expected to come together at the last minute a he said. A you have to have a Structure on the ground Day in and Day  retaining a Safe a Range of capabilities As the command shrinks extends to air delivered tactical nuclear weapons Oaks said. As Long As a soviet tactical nuclear threat exists the United states must be Able to respond in kind he said. A to have the soviets maintain a tactical nuclear capability while we brought All ours Home would have a negative morale Impact on our people a he said. You done to want them to have a capability that you can to say a hey we might use it too a a but Oaks did not Rule out a change in that stance if the soviets continue to respond positively to . Nuclear arms control initiatives. A a a nobody loves nuclear weapons Oaks said. A they have played an important role in deterrence Over the years but i done to think any government would say a we love tactical nuclear weapons Ana wed hate to see a world without them. Oaks noted that president Bush a announcement to remove All . Ground based tactical nuclear weapons from Europe is Only two weeks old. A where we go from Here remains to be seen he said. ,. A but i am confident from the past soviet stockpile examined Washington the fall of the Warsaw pact and the opening of Eastern Europe gave . Intelligence analysts a unique Opportunity to Check the reliability of their estimates of soviet weapons systems and capabilities Gen. Robert c. Oaks said thursday. Oaks commander of . Air forces Europe said those estimates were generally on the Money with one notable exception a tactical munitions for tanks artillery rifles aircraft and other weapons. A we were off by a considerable margin a Oaks said. A the soviets had Forward stockpiled much More than we had thought. They had rounds stored everywhere. They  have had enough guns to shoot it  but much of the munitions proved to be in such poor shape that they probably would have caused Many of the guns that fired them to self destruct he said. Statements and actions of the administration that if the soviets wanted to negotiate further reductions in tactical nukes we would be anxious and eager to hear those proposals and respond to them with an Eye toward mutually balanced cuts Oaks said. In a broader context Oaks said nato officials should Complete restructuring decisions by the end of the year. He said one move might Well be a partial consolidation of three of the alliances major subordinate elements a Allied forces Southern Europe Allied forces Central Europe and Allied forces Northern Europe. A changes in strategy were obvious in the traditional layer cake general defense plan that just lined All of the corps up along the former inter German Border and then supported those forces in a very Static formation a Oaks said. The new byword is mobility particularly to go out of theater As in the Case of the persian Gulf War. Oaks said the War showed that a afe was not prepared to pack up and move for out of theater operations because its traditional doctrine had called for fighting out of its bases in Central Europe against a soviet push in that Region. A we proved we could do it but it took brute Force a he said. A we had to Cut things that were bolted to the floor major pieces of repair equipment to Send them to the Gulf. It worked but we did no to do it  Camps from Page 1 War ii in atonement for the nazis mistreatment of foreigners. It was unclear when the new procedure will begin and Many refugee Aid workers and politicians including Interior minister Wolfgang Schauble doubted it would Stop the influx of foreigners. Chancellor Helmut Kohls governing coalition and the main opposition social democrats agreed to use army Barracks around the country to accommodate the tens of thousands of Asylum seekers expected in the next few months. Each Camp would accommodate a maximum of 500 refugees and initial calculations indicate about 90 Camps would be needed. The idea of refugee Camps has been fervently opposed by Many Church officials who argue that gathering Asylum seekers into Large groups would actually make it easier for right ring radicals to attack. Such refugee Camps Are common in Southeast Asia where countries have reluctantly provided shelter for tens of thousands of vietnamese boat people fleeing their communist Homeland. Vietnam recently agreed to the forced repatriation of those refugees found to have fled for economic reasons. There have been More than 500 attacks on foreigners this year. Many have occurred in economically depressed Eastern Germany some by Neo nazi groups. Many of the foreigners Are from Eastern Europe but there Are also Large numbers of turks africans and vietnamese. The Camps would hold the foreigners until a decision on Asylum was made and authorities would try to make such decisions in six weeks. Because of appeals the current procedure now can take months. Most applicants who prove they face to Crew chief sentenced in Rifle smuggling Case by the stars and stripes Raf Alconbury England a an a-10 Crew chief who noticed an airman trying to smuggle an ak-47 from saudi Arabia to England aboard an a-10 but did no to report it was Given two months confinement following a special court martial tuesday according to a base spokeswoman. Staff sgt. Clive Williams with the 10th aircraft generation so was also ordered to forfeit $500 a month for two months and Given a written reprimand by a military judge. He will serve his confinement at Raf Lakenheath. Williams pleaded guilty to one count of wilful dereliction of duty said base spokeswoman tech. Sgt. Linda Mitchell. During the investigation of senior airman Ronald p. Cannon jr., who was convicted of secretly shipping the ak-47 Rifle out of saudi Arabia it was Learned that Williams knew about Cannon s actions. According to trial records Williams admitted that he saw Cannon closing a panel beneath an a-10 and noticed the ak-47. Williams then ordered Cannon to remove the Rifle from the plane and get rid of it records indicate but did not stay to see if Cannon removed it and did not report the incident. The 14-year air Force Veteran was accused of negligence because he failed to remove or cause the removal of the Rifle from the a-10. For his role in shipping the Rifle Cannon was found guilty of dealing in captured or abandoned property larceny of military property failure to obey a lawful regulation and damaging military property. He was Given a bad conduct discharge and three years confinement at his general court martial held sept. 20. Williams a 33-year-old Georgetown Guyana native has been stationed at Alconbury since May 1990. The maximum sentence he could have received was a bad conduct discharge six months confinement forfeit of two thirds pay for six Mouths and reduction to airman Basic. Lotical prosecution in their Homeland or Are from a strife town nation can now get in. Under the present procedure very Small numbers of the refugees actually leave Germany. Meanwhile the president of parliament delivered an emotional speech in which she said German lawmakers solidly Side with the victims of xenophobic attacks. A we denounce intolerance and violence and oppose violent acts with All decisiveness a Rita Siihsmuth said in the bundestag parliaments lower House. A the bundestag gives its Solidarity to those who Are attacked. There is no justification or forgiveness for the violence of the past weeks and Days a she said. A shortening the Asylum process is the most reasonable solution for All a Boom Engholm Leader of the main opposition social democrats said before his party and Kohls governing coalition announced their decision. Kohls Christian democrats and the social democrats have been bickering about How to reduce a record influx of Asylum seekers of 29,000 per month. Politicians argue that the huge wave of refugees has helped fuel xenophobia. Kohl has been pressing for changing the 1948 Constitution which in practice Grants Basic Asylum. The social democrats however have refused to tamper with that right. Mar official Dies of natural causes Rhein main a Germany Robert l. Mccutcheon 61, the chief of the base morale welfare and recreation division died wednesday at his Home in Passenheim. A statement from the base said he died in his sleep of natural causes. Mccutcheon retired from the air Force in 1969 As a senior master sergeant. He began working at Rhein main As manager of the officers and no club Complex in 1984. He became chief of the mar division in 1987. He is survived by his wife Emmi Mccutcheon. The West Baden ind., native will be buried at 10 30 . Tuesday in Passenheim. A memorial service will be held at 10 30 . Wednesday at the base Chapel