European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Deeper cuts under consideration a the army would Cut the number of Active divisions to 10 by 1995 from the current 18. Under the Pentagon s current plan army divisions would be reduced to 12 by 1995. A the air Force would reduce fighter wings to 20 from the current 36, instead of 26. A the Navy would pare its Carrier Fleet to nine ships from 14, rather than 12, As currently planned. A the Marine corps already by far the smallest of the forces is shrinking to 177,000 troops by 1995 from 194,000 now and would not Likely suffer deeper cuts. Sas Bush plan would slash military officials say by the new York times Washington a fearful of a congressional Stampede on the military budget next year the Pentagon is quietly preparing options for deeper Long term spending cuts than were planned a options that president Bush could use to reclaim the initiative on the Domestic front senior administration and defense department officials said. The cuts a which would affect fundamental military programs including troops weapons purchases and military bases a could free As much As $50 billion Over the next five years. Those funds could then be used in other Domestic programs at a time when Bush is under growing attack by democrats who say he Nas failed to address problems at Home the officials said. The administration has made no final decision on the deeper reductions which would probably require modifying last years budget agreement. It publicly continues to resist cuts beyond the 25 percent reduction in forces envisioned by the pressures Are growing on the Domestic front for reducing the defense budget beyond the present plan sen. John w. Warner 1995 under current Pentagon plans. But defense Secretary Dick Cheney and Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff have ordered a comprehensive review of future military needs that could result in deeper reductions in troops warplanes and aircraft carriers. Some officials said Bush could announce an initiative Early next year possibly in his state of the Union address in january. Under these cuts the Pentagon a budget could decline to about $240 billion and possibly lower. Congress on saturday passed a $270 billion defense Bill to pay for most of the defense spending during the fiscal year that began oct. 1. A the pressures Are growing on the Domestic front for reducing the defense budget beyond the present plan a said sen. John w. Warner r-va., the ranking Republican on the Senate armed services committee. The reviews Are being conducted in extraordinary secrecy by members of the military a joint staff under army Brig. Gen. William Fedorochko jr., Deputy director for Force Structure and resources and by senior Pentagon staff members see Bush on Page 2drawdown of Gulf War gear on target Manama Bahrain apr last year at this time it. Gen. William a a Gus Pagonis was supervising the arrival of hundreds of shipload of military equipment sent to saudi Arabia to confront Iraq in the persian Gulf crisis. Since March a month after  allies ousted Iraq from Kuwait he a been sending it Back to the United states in an average of two to three ships a Day a almost 100 percent intact. The return shipments Are a Little lighter but not by much. Only about 100 shipload of ammunition clothing food sandbags and worn out tents were used up or lost in the desert. A a that a not much a said Pagonis the commander of the most dramatic . Military deployment since world War ii. A not even 1 percent was lost a Pagonis said adding that Only a few tanks and artillery pieces were destroyed and Only a few trucks were lost in Highway accidents. Pagonis was interviewed saturday by Telephone from his Headquarters in Dhah ran saudi Arabia. He arrived a week after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 to oversee the ship ment of 12,500 tanks and artillery pieces 117,300 vehicles 2,000 army helicopters and transport planes 350,000 tons of ammunition and 34,837 containers. At the height of the War he also oversaw the deployment of an estimated 541,000 troops from the four . Military branches. A what makes this operation unique is How rapidly it was All done a said Pagonis. A for example after the War ended we moved Home 365,000 soldiers in less than 90 Days almost 5,000 a  with the exception of ammunition All supplies a including food equipment tanks and trucks a will be shipped by . 15. Ammunition will be gone by Spring. Helicopters and vehicles have scoured the desert to pick up All that was retrievable. Medical supplies that will expire in the next few years went to hospitals in Kuwait and saudi Arabia and food rations were donated to Turkey to Aid kurdish refugees. By Christmas he said there will be less than 2,000 american army troops left in saudi Arabia. They will Monitor the return of the ammunition. Israel wants . To reconsider . As location for peace talks from wire reports Jerusalem a Israel has asked the United states to reconsider its proposed Washington location for the next stage of Middle East peace talks prime minister Yitzhak Shamir said sunday. The site Issue led outraged Cabinet members to accuse the United states of failing to consult Israel before inviting Middle East parties to Washington. Shamir seeking to tone Down the ministers Strong language criticized a remark attributed to police minister Roni Milo who reportedly told the Cabinet that the . Move was a a nervy  a i done to think there is room to use such terms. There is no ultimatum and i  add these adjectives a Shamir said at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv after see talks on Page 2it s time to write your letters to Sente and enter stripes annual Christmas colouring contest. Details on Page 10. Hero or Hood legend of . Cooper 20 years old  a or inf a Seattle apr sunday was . Coopers 20th anniversary. But was it the 20th year of the legendary skyjacker a death or 20 years since he began a new life with a Bagful of stolen greenbacks As is their annual custom Cooper fans from Seattle to san Jose to Salt Lake City organized celebrations to Honor their hero who they believe melted into society after committing the perfect crime a parachuting from an Airliner Over Washington state with $200,000 in Ransom Money in nov. 24,1971. Two decades after the unique exploit which a retired Fri agent called stupid and almost certainly fatal Coopers real identity is still a mystery. Nobody knows if he is a pile of bleached Bones in the mountains of Washington or the Guy next door. Coopers crime in which no one was Hurt seems almost quaint in today a violent world. And his $200,000 in marked Money a its value ravaged by an inflation rate of 337 percent Over 20 years a would hardly make him a Rich Man. The Story began thanksgiving eve when a Man wearing dark glasses boarded a Northwest Orient airlines Boeing 727 at Portland International Airport. He used the name Dan Cooper to Purchase his plane ticket. The name became popularized As . Cooper after a Law enforcement official erroneously referred to him that Way. Once airborne Cooper handed a see Cooper on Page 2