European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gorbachev to quit after loss of asian republics aides say Moscow apr five More republics said Friday they would join russian president Boris n. Yeltsin a new Commonwealth of Independent states making it almost inevitable that Mikhail s. Gorbachev would resign a perhaps As Early As next week according to aides to the soviet Leader. At a meeting in Ashkhabad 1,600 Miles Southeast of Moscow the leaders of Kazakhstan and the Central asian republics of Kirghizia Kadzhi Kristan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan agreed to enter the Commonwealth if they Are recognized As equal co founders. That Means eight republics representing More than 90 percent of the soviet population arc moving to abandon Gorbachev s cherished Union in favor of Yeltsin a looser Structure. Of the remaining four republics Armenia Azerbaijan and Moldavia have shown Strong interest in the pact and Georgia is studying it. But cracks already Are developing in the Commonwealth Over military and economic issues. The 60-year-old soviet president s future was Cloudy. President Askar Zakaev or Kirghizia said the republics were a not excluding the possibility of using Mikhail Gorbachev in the new Commonwealth. But it All depends on Gorbachev  on thursday Gorbachev pledged to accept the decision of the republics but insisted a i am convinced that we Are now making the biggest mistake since the beginning of perestroika. We Are destroying a state when it needs to be  he added that he would turn Down a role in the new see republics on Page 2 russian president Boris Yeltsin left and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev right Are the major protagonists in drama unfolding in the soviet  urged to keep tight control of arms by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a nato defense ministers Friday reiterated the need for the soviet nuclear Arsenal to remain under a Central control and said the Atlantic Alliance stood ready to help the soviets ensure tight rein Over their weapons. A what is absolutely essential in our View is that the current changes in political and state structures do not Lead to proliferation of nuclear weapons and their control a said nato Secretary general Manfred Worner. A we attach the greatest importance to the control of these weapons under a single  if the soviets do Appeal to the 16-member Alliance for assistance a there is without any doubt a Broad preparedness to help a Wymer said at the end of a two Day meeting of nato defense ministers. Just How the Alliance will cooperate with the soviets however is unclear since current nato Liaison plans Call for dialogue with the foreign minister of a Central government that this week was made impotent when several soviet republics moved to form a separate Commonwealth. A the question of who Speaks for the see soviets on Page 2 Dodds cutting teacher ranks by Jimi Jones education writer Frankfurt Germany a an estimated 200 teachers in Germany will join the jobless ranks next month As the result of the ongoing reduction of. Forces in Europe military overseas school officials said Friday. Additional reductions beyond the 200 Are dependent on the Speed and size of Force reductions in Europe said John Stremple the school systems director. In an interview Friday Stremple said the 200 teachers who will be terminated following the semester break Jan. 24 were locally hired and told that their jobs were temporary. Stremple said the Job losses will not come As a Surprise to department of defense dependents schools teachers in Germany where student population has dropped by about 7,000 since school began in August. About 77,200 students were enrolled in overseas schools in Germany at the beginning of the school year. Germany Region officials signed an agreement with the overseas education association in late november see Dodds on Page 2 inside tomorrow s paper sunday n Ethe gift of gag Dave Barry offers a Christmas bag of gifts service members overseas cola going by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington the Cost of living allowance for most service members overseas will go up in december and then dip in february the Pentagon said. Most service members will get about $84 of allowance Money in their december and january pay. Then in february the overseas cola will be Cut yup for most two Index Points or about $28. The Cut will be made because of an annual Survey of the Cost of living for stateside military members said Leonard Pomeroy the Cost of living allowance chief for the per diem travel and transportation allowance committee. Overseas civilian allowances based on local currency Exchange rates Are adjusted biweekly and not linked to military compensation a state department official said. The december increases for the military Are based on recent reviews of the dollars foreign Exchange rate which has been on the downswing Pomeroy said. Service members in Spain will probably not see As big a change As other european countries Pomeroy said. To make up for the reduced buying Power in Many foreign countries most service members living allowances will increase from about $28 to about $84, or from two to six Index Points depending on the local Exchange rate the release said. Each cola Index Point is equal to about $14. The 1990 Survey called a living pattern Survey of conus randomly surveyed 3,600 people and found that stateside service members use the Mili see cola on Page 2