European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 12, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 3nato to discuss nuclear cutback by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a possible cuts in . Air delivered tactical nuclear weapons in Europe will be discussed next week at the biannual nato nuclear planning group meeting in Taormina Sicily a senior Pentagon official said Friday. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and european defense ministers will focus on a How natos nuclear forces can be shaped folded and adapted to reflect the changed Security requirements that the Alliance now faces a the official said. The meeting set for oct. 16 to 18, will be the 50th for the group since it was established in the Early 1960s to improve Alliance consultation on nuclear issues. On tuesday the Day before the meeting begins Cheney will visit vice Aam William a. Owens 6th Fleet commander at Fleet Headquarters in Gaeta Italy. During the three Day session with the european ministers the group will also discuss potential changes in the nato command Structure Ana conventional Force issues. The new air base planned for Croton Italy will be included on the Agenda. Although Congress seems certain to continue to ban the use of . Funds for construction of the base in fiscal 1992, the official said Croton a remains a subject to be  nato defense ministers have reaffirmed the importance of the base to the Alliance but the official said it remains unclear whether other nato nations will agree to pick up the full Cost of building it As Congress would like. Talks of possible reductions in the number of natos air delivered tactical nuclear bombs would go beyond the initiatives outlined two weeks ago by president Bush to reduce . And soviet nuclear stockpiles. The United states is committed to keeping a nuclear element As part of natos deterrent Force the official said adding a but we will be exploring the question of whether we need the full number of air delivered bombs currently deployed in  the group will also discuss execution of other Bush initiatives that affect nato particularly the destruction of All . Ground based tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. The United states has about 1,000 nuclear artillery shells and about 700 Short Range nuclear tipped Lance missiles in Europe. Nato officials will also discuss a response to soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a recent proposal to move air launched tactical nuclear bombs to consolidated storage Sites away from the operational bases where aircraft could carry them. A that is possible but there Are questions we need to ask ourselves a the official said. A where would they be stored How much would it Cost to move them there How Many troops would we have to have to guard them that we currently done to budget for a whatever results from those discussions the official made it Clear that nato is not moving toward the Complete  of Europe. On other issues the official said natos command Structure will change a to reflect the end of the old traditional threat that weighted the alliances resources toward Central Europe. Such changes will reflect potential risks arising rom Quot areas other than Central Europe such As the persian Gulf he said. In addition to the broader strategy sessions Cheney will hold a series of one on one meetings with the defense ministers of great Britain Germany Canada Spain Norway and Italy to discuss bilateral concerns. After the meeting ends Friday Cheney will visit Rome for talks with ranking italian officials before returning to Washington on oct. 21. Driver s act of terror leaves 2 israelis dead pumpkin of her Eye one year old Jaime Lynn Vasquez May be contemplating taking this hefty specimen Home from a Flagstaff ariz., supermarket but the pumpkin is not for Sale. Its being used in a guess the weight contest. Tel Aviv Israel a a palestinian Driver slowed a Van into hitchhiking israeli soldiers at a Busy Tel Aviv intersection Friday killing two and injuring 11, police said. Authorities said the Driver a 25-Ycar-old Man from a Village in the occupied West Bank was arrested and that he acted on a nationalist  prime minister Yitzhak Shamir called it an a act of  Tel Aviv police spokeswoman Dalia Gilad confirmed radio reports that the Driver confessed he wanted to avenge the Temple mount killings. The incident came three Days after palestinians marked the first anniversary of the incident on the mount known in arabic As the Harames Sharif. Israeli police opened fire on the mount on oct. 8, 1990, to quell a disturbance killing 17 palestinians and wounding at least 150. The incident set off revenge attacks that have taken the lives of 19 israelis and two foreign tourists. Eight palestinians also have been killed some during the assaults. Fridays attack occurred As the Bush administration was trying to arrange a Mideast peace conference this month. Israeli hard liners oppose the meeting saying members of the Palestine liberation organization which they consider to be terrorist should not be allowed to attend. The incident also came at a time of heightened Arab israeli tension following the seizure wednesday of six houses in an Arab neighbourhood of Jerusalem by jewish nationalists. Shamir said fridays a act of terror was a further proof of the murderous character of our enemies who do not loathe using any method to harm our  the statement pledged to a take All necessary actions to protect the lives of the citizens and prevent the reign of  he did not elaborate. But rabbi Yerachmiel Boyer mayor of the Bonci Brak suburb of Tel Aviv said he would push for Banning palestinians from entering the city.5 Security police at Ben Waters convicted by Meridith Winder . Bureau five air Force Security policemen face jail terms and other punishment in connection with break ins and thefts at Raf Ben Waters England. The airmen All Security specialists with Bent Waters 81st Security police so were convicted on a variety of charges in five separate courts martial held Between june and last monday. They stole government property Worth More than $700 and personal property valued at close to $600, said capt. Kathryn Kabat a lawyer with Bent Waters Legal office. The policemen were a senior airman Mark m. Strathman no age available was convicted of conspiracy to commit larceny housebreaking larceny of government property and larceny of personal property. Strathman was Given a bad conduct discharge confinement for 15 months demoted to airman Basic and ordered to forfeit $500 a month for 10 months. He was tried in june. A senior airman Sean k. Moore 20, was convicted of conspiracy to commit larceny housebreaking larceny of government property and larceny of personal property. Moore was also tried and convicted of an unrelated charge of unlawfully entering the dormitory room of a female airman. He was Given a bad conduct discharge confinement for a year demoted to airman Basic and ordered to forfeit $700 a month for 12 months. He was tried in july. A sgt. John d. Misken 25, was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit Marc ency three counts of larceny of government property larceny of personal property and destruction of government property. Mis Ken was Given a dishonourable discharge two years confinement demoted to airman Basic and ordered to forfeit $100 a month for five months. His trial was held in late july and Early August. A senior airman Raymond n. Goldbach 22, was convicted of two counts of housebreaking two counts of conspiracy to commit larceny of government property wilful destruction of government property and three counts of larceny of government property. He was sentenced to six months confinement ordered to forfeit $50 a month for six months and demoted to airman first class. His trial was in july. A sgt. Eric j. Hufford no age available was convicted of receiving stolen property concealing stolen property and making a false statement. He was Given a bad conduct discharge and demoted to airman first class. His trial was held this month. The court cases revolved around incidents dating to last december and included a March 15 break in at the 92nd tac fighter so Kabat said. The March 15 break in happened when Strathman Moore and Misken were on duty. Witnesses said Strathman asked for a knife that he later used to pry open a lock on the door to the 92nd�?Ts operations building. Once inside the policemen helped themselves to flight jackets helmet bags pilots gloves compasses taken off survival vests a personal stereo portable compact disc player and other items. The thefts were discovered and reported to Security police investigators March 18. A because it the crime occurred Over the weekend and the Remote location of the building and other factors the investigators thought either cops did it or they saw something Kabat said. Later that Day investigators were talking about the break in when one of them wanted to know what a helmet bag looked like Kabat said when Misken came along carrying one. When Misken was called in to talk about it investigators discovered that the name tag of the original owner was still in the bag. Misken had also written his name inside the bag and attached his name tag to it Kabat said. Investigators later linked tool thefts to Misken Strathman Goldbach and Hufford. In one Case Kabat said Misken used Bolt cutters from his Security police truck to break into Bent Waters rapid runway repair teams storage Box last december. Some of the cases were tried by a judge alone. Others were heard by All officer panels. Misken whom witnesses portrayed As the ringleader is on his second tour of Active duty. The other four were All first term airmen. Ironically Kabat said Misken will retain military benefits that accompany honorable discharges once he is released from jail although his partners in crime will Fot. A the was serving a second tour on Active duty and had already received an honorable discharge a Rabat said. A the does no to lose any of those benefits he a earned. He just can to receive any new