European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 22, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 7afn promises to stay to the end communities won t Lack radio broadcasts by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Lahr Germany a residents of . Military installations in Central Europe scheduled for closure can expect at least one service to remain available to them right up to the Day the Gates Are locked a american forces network radio broadcasts. A we Are not closing any station or affiliate until that Community goes away completely a said Afna a commander army col. Zachary s. Fowler. Fowler made the statement saturday at a seminar held in Lahr by the Canadian forces network a much smaller radio and television broadcasting organization that is facing cutbacks even More severe than those affecting an. An does not control television transmission broadcasts and cannot determine the future of those. But negotiations Are currently under Way with the 5th signal come which is responsible for television transmissions. An plans to end local radio broadcasting at its Munich affiliate station next april but the transmit Ter there will carry a network signal until december Fowler said in a later interview. The network Hopes to set up Low Power radio repeater transmitters in the bavarian cities of bad sibling and Memminger where . Military personnel now listen to stronger broadcast signals from Munich. The network also plans to close its Berlin affiliate station in 1993 or 1994. Afna a authorized personnel strength for both its radio and television services a counting military . Civilian and locally hired workers a was 257 until the end of september Fowler said. With the Start of the new fiscal year on oct. 1, 15 civilian jobs were deleted. The closure of the Munich and Berlin stations will eliminate another eight and 38 positions respectively. The network Hopes automation can make up for some of the pending and Likely personnel cuts Fowler told the seminar participants. An is working to obtain a High Quality satellite signal so it can use uni Star radio network satellite broadcasts for times of Day when the audience is Small. The satellite shows which feature civilian disc jockeys broadcasting live from the United states already Are airing on a test basis on Afna a counterpart network Southern european broadcasting from Midnight to 5 . Afna a programming of stateside television shows also May replace Sebus Independent programming he said cutting the programming work for the two networks by half. The plan would allow seb to turn More of its attention to its locally produced broadcasts Fowler said. Despite the trend toward automation Fowler stressed the importance of continuing local radio broadcasts citing the unusually close identification americans overseas have with them. A satellite disc jockey never would be Able to Tell americans in Europe whether the local school is closed because of Snow or what the Days Dollar Exchange rate is he said. Offering a More Concrete example he said an received so Many Calls from listeners during the persian Gulf War that the networks switchboard in Frankfurt actually started smoking and shut Down three times he  forces May be left in the dark Lahr Germany a amps a the pending closure of Canadas two Mili Tail bases in Europe has left an Uncertain future for broadcasting services for the 1,100 Canadian troops who will remain in Europe after 1995. Forces officials painted a Bleak picture saturday of their Likely ability to maintain adequate radio Ana television broadcasting staffs for the Canadian forces network. Network director Keith Randall said forces Headquarters in Ottawa is committed to providing a Range of amenities for its troops and broadcasting is one them. If the Post-1995 Canadian unit is stationed on an american or British military installation and relies on broadcasting services there however there is no Assurance that those Broad casts will exhibit any Canadian influence he said. The network currently operates radio and television studios in Lahr and at Canadian forces base Baden Solling in. It operates radio repeater stations at Heidelberg and Ramstein in Germany and at Brun sum in the Netherlands. Unlike its american counterpart the american forces network can has a staff of contracted civilian employees and locally recruited volunteers the latter usually Sci Reg family members of troops stationed in Germany. Those resources arc strained by virtue of the fact that can actually is two networks broadcasting simultaneously in English and French on both radio and . Brown jumps into race for White House Philadelphia apr former California gov. Jerry Brown burst into the 1992 democratic presidential race monday with a vitriolic attack on a political system he called captive to the wealthy and a corrupted by the powerful forces of  Brown launched his third White House bid by offering himself As the heir to Washington Jefferson and Lincoln. A first and overriding is the priority to restore to the people what is rightfully theirs a the Power of democracy a he said at a noon rally outside Independence Hall the Birthplace of americans democracy. A in corrupted hands it is lifeless. In the Peoples hands it possesses an irrepressible  Brown 53, is the sixth major candidate in the suddenly crowded democratic Field. He positions himself As the ultimate outsider among a group that is taking  at both the Republican White House and Democrat controlled Congress. A some analysts however discount the sudden ant politics Credo of a career politician. Still there is ample evidence that voters Are frustrated with their government and angry Over congressional pay raises bounced checks and unpaid restau actor Aims at presidency Milwaukee apr Milwaukee born actor Tom Laughlin who played the establishment bucking karate chopping Lead character in the 1970s Billy Jack films said he will run for president. A recent events in Washington offer a Clear picture of the Way professional politicians abuse their office a said Laughlin 60. A a it a time to Send a Clear message to Washington that the american people Are fed  a America cannot survive four More years of president Bush. He is cynical callous and indifferent to the millions of hard working americans a Laughlin said. Laughlin backs National health insurance a reduction in taxes an overhaul of the education system and a limit on Senate land House terms. Rant tabs a All cited in Browne a stinging Call for a grass roots revolution. A the calamity which our forefathers feared most has in our time come to pass a an unholy Alliance of private greed and corrupt politics a Brown told a crowd of several Hundred supporters and curious tourists. Brown said millions of disgusted americans have Given up on politics and surrendered their right to vote. He quoted Jefferson Lincoln Thomas Paine and several episodes of revolutionary War history in arguing that the decay of government a constitutes a threat to America As deadly As any faced by our  a your democracy has been the subject of a hostile takeover engineered by a confederacy of corruption careerism and Campaign consulting a he said. Brown proposed scrapping the current Campaign finance system limiting congressional terms and provid Chicago apr new York gov. Mario Cuomo toying for months with the idea of a presidential run said he probably will decide by the end of next month whether to try for the democratic party a nomination. A the Bottom line problem is in a the governor of the state of new York. How do you manage that and do a presidential Campaign a Cuomo remarked sunday. A a it a not easy to do a Cuomo said comparing his situation to that of Michael Dukakis who ran for president in 1988 while serving As Massachusetts governor. A this is a Little bit different in some ways because the Campaign is starting later. But still there Are Many Many questions to answer and we re taking a look at  Cuomo was in Chicago to talk with top Illinois democrats in a closed door meeting and to accept a humanitarian award from israelis Ben Gurion University. Ing Universal health care which he said has been denied to the poor because of wealthy medical and insurance interests. A the leaders of Washington a incumbent party a both democrats and republicans a have failed their duty a he said. A a they be placed their own interests above the National interest they have allowed themselves to be trapped and in some cases corrupted by the powerful forces of greed. It is time for them to  Brown was introduced to the crowd by actor Ralph Waite who played papa Walton on the television show the Waltons. Waite who last year ran unsuccessfully for Congress said people Are a disillusioned and disgusted at the influence of Money in modern politics. Browne a staying Power in the race could be affected by his pledge to limit Campaign contributions to $100. Brown began pursuing his third White House run after abandoning plans to seek a . Senate scat in 1992. He ran  in 1976 and 1980, and waged an unsuccessful Senate bid in 1982. The son of former California gov. Edmund a a path Brown Jerry Brown himself served As the states governor from 1975-83. Cuomo said during a dinner speech that . Relations with Israel Are at the most dangerous Point since that nation was founded in 1948. A a there a a note of confusion in our administrations policy with threatening implications for Israel a Cuomo said. A the difficult circumstances of recent times have tempted our administration to appear to question even to depreciate our valued  Cuomo praised the administration for its work in organizing a Mideast peace conference but said he was concerned about closer relations with Syria since Iraq invaded Kuwait. He called syrian president Hafez Assad a a despot nearly without rival in the modern history of the  Brown Cuomo to decide by end of november