European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes monday december 30, 1991 at a glance while the French continue to capture the snob Market with their High priced champagnes other european wine makers Are capitalizing on More plebeian markets. See Story on Page 18. Little change for visas the soviet unions breakup into Independent states has so far meant Tittle change in visa requirements for  Page 4 Sac following soviet path the strategic air come the nerve Center of the . Nuclear strike Force is fading into history along with the soviet  Page 5 Crew proved itself the Crew of the aircraft Carrier Forrestal had a Chance to prove itself during operation provide  Page 8 85 teachers to lose jobs of the estimated 170 teaching positions targeted to be Cut in Germany next month Only 85 people will actually lose their  Page 9 offer he can to refuse a lot of american schools have offered former soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a position on their faculty but one of them the University of Texas at Arlington claims it has the advantage. A Page 14 targeting telemarketers a House report is calling for sweeping changes in the Way Federal regulators do business so they can put crooked telemarketers out of business. A Page 20 in Pix Abby Ann Landers 21 comics.21-23 commentary.13 faces in places .24 letters .12 Money matters.20 sports.25-32 to listings.31 weather.11army from Page 1 european posts most in Germany by the end of 1991. Their flow of household goods included about 10,950 pets 15,890 cars and 48,200 family members officials said. By sept. 30, the end of fiscal 1992, 65,230 soldiers Are expected to move out of Europe along with 19,000 pets 25,000 cars and 82,500 spouses and children. A family of four has 4,000 to 5,000 pounds of household goods and a typical Transfer a for example from bad i Freud Nach Germany to fort Bragg . A costs $6,900 to $7,800, army officials say. While such rotations Arentt cheap officials say they Are Well Worth it in the Long run. It costs about 50 percent More to keep a family posted overseas than it does to maintain them at a Domestic base. A there will be a significant savings in bringing these people Home a Sullivan said. The past year has been one of tumultuous change for the army. In May its ranks were swollen when the National guard and reserves were called up for desert storm and 930,000 men and women were on Active duty. Seven months later the number is Down to 703,000. Sullivan will Mark a historical Milestone for the army on Jan. 17, when he attends a series of ceremonies retiring the flags of two divisions that stood guard in Germany throughout the cold War. While the changes in Europe reflect the fact the army will shrink from 18 to 12 divisions in the coming years smaller does no to mean weaker Sullivan contends. He Points to the members of the mechanized 4th inf div based at fort Carson colo., which has travelled in past months to Korea Europe and the desert like conditions near fort Hood Texas to hone a variety of Battle skills. A this Isnit just a smaller version of a cold War army a Sullivan said. A a unit that has trained for contingencies in Korea Europe and the desert of Southwest Asia tells you about the changes extant in the . Army. We be changed but Many people Arentt aware of  from Page 1 sunday that the vast federation will join other republics in creating separate armies under the umbrella of a unified military the Tass news Agency said. A Russia will also have its own National guard of about 30,000-40,000 men. We will revive the old russian traditions up to the level of the guardsmen and his uniform a Tass reported him As saying. He gave no other details. Russian officials in the past have been non committal about their plans to create a separate defense Force choosing instead to push for a unified military on the territory of the former soviet Union. However preliminary agreements reached in Moscow on Friday by the defense ministers indicated that ukrainian moldovan formerly moldavian and azerbaijani plans to form their own armies were still a major obstacle in the talks. The defense chiefs will meet formally starting today in the belorussian formerly byelorussian capital Minsk the administrative Center of the new Commonwealth. Ukraine in particular has been undaunted in creation of a separate army of several thousand men. President Leonid Kravchuk has declared control Over All soviet troops and weapons in Ukraine except Long Range nuclear missiles. He said saturday that Ukraine intends also to be a sea Power. Even As he announced plans for the russian guard Yeltsin said Commonwealth members must agree on a unified military. The West led by the United states has insisted that the former republics establish a secure Central command Over the old soviet Arsenal if they want Aid and diplomatic recognition. The russian Leader said the Commonwealth would be guided by councils of member states leaders but affirmed that neither the Commonwealth nor Russia would dominate Over the other members a we Are equals among equals a Yeltsin said. Differences on economic defense and foreign policy have troubled the new Commonwealth in the week following its proclamation and four Days after Mikhail. Gorbachev resigned As president of the soviet Union. Later sunday Yeltsin in a year end address congratulated his countrymen on avoiding violence warned that hard times lie ahead but promised that life eventually would get better. Speaking on nationwide television with a White Blue and red russian Flag at his Side Yeltsin appeared to be trying to head off civil conflict both in his vast Republic and throughout the former soviet Union. He acknowledged that it has been a difficult year. A nonetheless we have been Able to preserve the generally peaceful character of developments in the country to preserve civil peace a he  from Page 1 Devoe were also present James said. None of the stars were reported injured. The gym was overcrowded and something caused the crowd in an area where there were bleacher seats to panic and begin running James said. A what we had there was a Large group inside and a Large group outside. The gym  accommodate All the people a she said. People trying to escape the crowding inside attempted to push their Way out while people outside the facility struggled to get inside she said. A there were several thousand people inside and possibly several thousand outside Quot said it. Ray of Donnell a police spokesman at the scene. A there was mass pushing people trying to get in and people trying to get out and something happened inside and people got crushed one said. Mayor David Dinkins and Deputy mayor Bill Lynch hurried to the scene. Lynch said Between 3,000 and 5,000 people were crammed in and around the auditorium when the Stampede began. The gymnasium reportedly could hold about 2,500 people. Dazed and weeping relatives began arriving at the gym to identify the bodies. They were shown photographs of the victims officials said. Suzanne Trazoff Deputy police commissioner for Public information said the bodies of the six victims who were crushed to death were Laid out on tables at the gym. A a it a sad. There a a Row of tables that they re on. They re covered with plastic and you can see their sneakers and some in Bare feet. You can Tell they re Young people a she said. The bodies were later wrapped in White sheets and carried out of the gym to the medical examiners office. Dirk Swain 20, Darrin a. Brown 28, Jamaal Rainey 15, Yule Daroga 24, Leonard Nelson 17, and Sonya Williams 20, were the Only victims identified said police spokeswoman sgt. Maty Wrensen. A we saw three people carried in and Laid on the floor along the sidelines. People were carrying blocks of ice hand towels. Entertainers came to their Aid at court Side a said Kaye Morgan 19, a Temple University student. She said the mood inside the gym was Calm at first but there was Little Omen and it was impossible to resist the Force of the crowd. Desantis one of the first paramedics to arrive said emergency workers at first could not understand what happened. A it was just crazy Man people were literally All Over the place. We were finding dead bodies and we did no to know there was a Stampede. There was no blood so they weren to shot. We had no idea Why they were lying there a he said. David Coleman 28, another paramedic said people were distraught to explain what had happened. Quot no one around could say. They were hysterical and were shocked a he  from Page 1 Steps to curb automobile exports.�?o1 categorically deny that is under consideration a Watanabe said speaking in English front Tokyo. A it was a wrong report by one  but he said a we would like to expand our imports. We Are studying earnestly what we can offer to the United states to facilitate expansion of United states exports to  the leading economic newspaper Nihon Meizai reported sunday that a of tank a five major Auto manufacturers plan Urther increases in their purchases of . Parts. Without citing its sources Nihon Meizai said Toyota Nissan Mazda Mitsubishi and Honda would announce parts purchases totalling 30 percent to 40 percent More than agreed to in november. The newspaper said the companies would announce specifics during Bush a visit. Bush was leaving today on a far East trip with Australia As hts first Stop. He will be in Tokyo on Jan. 7-10 and will be accompanied by 21 . Corporate executives including the Heads of the big three automakers. Secretary of Commerce Robert mos Bacher also interviewed on Quot meet the press said Bush would try to open japanese markets to . Products not to a close Down free  under questioning however he said government action to limit japanese Auto exports to the United states a is an options if other Means to redress the Trade imbalance Between the two countries fail. House majority Leader Richard Gep Hardt d-mo., appearing on in no a news maker sunday said he believed a principal goal for the president should be a to get actual greater Access to their  a i think the president has got to get those results or begin taking action to make it More difficult for the japanese to come Here by duplicating japanese barriers against automobile imports Gephardt said. Watanabe said he does t believe the state of Trade Between the United states and Japan has contributed to the decline of the . Economy. A a it a not a matter of unfair Trade a he said. American automobile companies Watanabe said could have modernized and expanded their factories during the 10 years Japan has had voluntary Export controls. A somehow that has not taken place a he said