European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 203 saturday november 2,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35 d 8693 peace talks hit impasse Middle East enemies can t agree on location Madrid Spain apr the Middle East peace conference adjourned in rancor Friday after Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii failed to win Arab and israeli agreement Over where to hold the next phase of the talks. But the peace process moved ahead nonetheless. Israelis and the palestinians agreed to attend an initial face to face session in Madrid on sunday at which the future location of the talks was expected to be discussed. A palestinian Delegate said the other arabs had agreed to have similar separate meetings with Israel. Likewise israelis Deputy foreign minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel has named delegations for bilateral talks sunday with the Arab parties. Without an Overall agreement on where to hold the next phase of talks the much vaunted peace conference a the first in a generation to bring the warring parties together a could collapse altogether. Bakery a remarks which closed the contentious three Day opening session of the talks followed a Day of acrimonious speeches by the delegates. In one especially bitter Exchange the syrian foreign minister waved a wanted poster of prime minister Yitzhak Shamir dating from the israeli leaders 1940s activity in the jewish underground fighting British Rule in Palestine. Sounding disappointed and angry. See talks on Page 2 budget Deal clips wings of b-2 bomber Washington apr House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Friday on a $291 billion defense Bill that strikes another major blow to the embattled b-2 stealth bomber but gives new life to the Star wars project. The measure which continues the shrinking of the . Military in response to a diminished soviet military threat was expected to gain full Senate and House approval next week but it was unclear whether president Bush would sign it. Sen. John Warner of Virginia the ranking Republican on the Senate armed services committee said defense Secretary Dick Cheney had assured him Friday morning that he would not oppose the Bill and that Bush would not veto it. But Pete Williams Cheney a spokesman said later that Cheney wanted to read the Bill a full contents before deciding whether to recommend that Bush sign it. Sen. Sam Nunn chairman of the Senate armed services committee told a hastily arranged news conference that Only a few a Loose ends remained to be tied up none of which was expected to change the hard fought Compromise on the b-2. A the b-2 is alive but not completely healthy a said Nunn a Georgia Democrat who has supported continued production of the radar evading plane in the face of a growing consensus in Congress that the nation cannot afford the bomber. The defense Bill would provide $1.8 billion to keep the b-2 production line open but it would not author Rize the Purchase of any additional planes beyond the 15 already being built. The Senate had proposed building four the House pushed for Zero. One key provision in the defense Bill would waive a longstanding prohibition on women flying combat missions in the Navy and air Force said Nunn who called this a certainly a breakthrough for service women. Still to be resolved was a House proposal to permit servicewomen and spouses of servicemen to Piave Pri see Deal on Page 2 in this weekend s sunday surviving the draw Down As troops leave Europe so do jobs. How to face the transition by. Say Yov \ it \ s s a a  dirty Job coming to an end Sas Dow Didio a firefighter stands beneath a Jet of water while battling one of the last Oil Well fires in Northern Kuwait hundreds of the Wells were set afire by iraqi troops during the persian Gulf War but a multinational group of firefighters has combined to put out All but a hand fill. On thursday they celebrated. See Story Page 9. Sleeker cheaper air Force duds tailored for trim Tough image by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a air Force members will be zooming around in distinctive but less expensive new duds by 1994, the services chief of staff says. Devoid of name tag Metal insignia and outside pockets the new uniform resembles that used by the British Royal air Force or the airline Industry. A it fits in with. Our image of a streamlined trim and tougher air Force with less doodads a said air Force Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak who wore a prototype of the new officers uniform to the Pentagon briefing thursday. A we have a dynamic air Force. Its about time we have something to Lead us into the new Century a Mcpeak said. Rank insignia for officers and senior enlisted personnel will be noticeably different on the new dress uniform. Gone will be the officers Silver bars Oak leaves and eagles that they Wear on their shoulders to signify rank. It fits in with. Our image of a streamlined trim and tougher air Force with less doodads. A Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak in their place will be bands on the coat sleeves similar to those found on Navy uniforms. For example colonels will be identified by four Silver bands on their coat sleeves instead of eagles on their Epa lets. The insignia change will be less dramatic for air see duds on Page 2