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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, January 10, 1992

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes Friday january 10, 1992 spread of nuclear weapons real possibility Cheney says London a the West must plan for the spread of nuclear weapons following the breakup of the soviet Union defense Secretary Dick Cheney said thursday. He said reports that Libya offered jobs to two russian nuclear experts were indicative of the growing threat of nuclear proliferation. The scientists turned Down the jobs according to Vyacheslav Rozanov of the Kur Chatov Institute of atomic Energy. A i think that. As a result of the breakup of the former soviet Union the prospects for proliferation of technology personnel no Are knowledgeable about the technology and weapons of mass destruction have significantly increased a Cheney said. Cheney spoke to reporters As he arrived to meet British defense minister Tom King at the Start of a six Day visit to Britain and Germany to consult key allies on military issues following the soviet collapse. He was also meeting with British prime minister John major. King and Cheney said key items on their Agenda were the control and dismantling of the soviet nuclear Arsenal and what the West can do about nuclear proliferation. Cheney said he was t certain the West can successfully Stop technology transfers by former soviet nuclear scientists. A we need to try we re doing that by working with the soviets in this area a he said. But Cheney said Western defense ministers must plan a for All kinds of eventualities a including the a possibility that in the future there will be More nations of the world that have nuclear weapons than is True  in that planning Cheney said a a it a More important than Ever for us to get on with developing and deploying defences against ballistic missiles. A these missiles Are used to launch nuclear warheads. Cheney said the United states is also concerned by Ken Clauson Bremer Haven Bureau Bremerhaven Germany a seven men arrested in connection with a new years Day Brawl with american soldiers have been released from custody without being charged a Bremerhaven police spokesman said thursday. There were numerous witnesses to the altercation and some of the civilians arrested had blood on their clothing but the police Are so far unable to form a Concrete Case against any individuals said Wolfgang har los the police spokesman. German police and american military authorities Are still investigating he said. Three soldiers were hospitalized with injuries received in the fight and four others were treated and released. Spec. Lonnie t. Scott 19, a 2nd army div infantryman stationed in Karlstedt Germany is expected to be transferred today from a German Hospital in Bremen to the american military Hospital in Bremerhaven according to a unit spokesman. Scott was stabbed twice in the heart and was the person most seriously injured in the fight. Pfc. John d. Gregory 22, a Mechanic for the 69th trans co is expected to be released from the american Hospital in Bremerhaven within a few Days the spokesman said. Pfc. Billy l. Scoggins 22, also a 2nd army div infantryman has been released from a German Hospital in Bremerhaven and is on convalescent leave the spokesman said. The Brawl occurred just before 1 . Outside the Madhouse a Bremerhaven bar frequented by Ameri-3rd inf div losing Gie Belstadt Germany a amps the 3rd inf div will officially lose a brigade today As part of an army program designed to realign and consolidate units at bases in the United states. The divisions 6th brigade will dissolve during a ceremony at the Gie Belstadt army Airfield near Wurzburg said brigade adjutant capt. Michael Garrison. The units Headquarters is scheduled to move to fort Bragg n.c., where it will become the xviii airborne corps 159th aviation group. Before conventional forces Europe draw Downs and about the possibility of soviet republics Selling their conventional arms to raise Cash especially to a a part of the world where they create instability or be a Force for generating threats to  but he said the prospective Market for soviet weapons was dealt a blow by their performance in the Gulf War. A i think the experience of the forces in the persian Gulf have to some extent reduced the demand for things like t-72 tanks a he said. Cheney said the West  be surprised by the debate Between Russia and Ukraine Over control of the Black sea Fleet. A republics Are in the process of trying to divvy up one of the most import Cheney Tant assets of the former soviet Union a about their Only asset their enormous military capability a he said. A was Long As it is resolved peacefully i done to think it has to be a subject of great concern to those of us in the West a he said. The defense Secretary said the United states has offered the soviet republics with nuclear weapons encouragement to reduce their stockpiles and assistance to make certain the stockpiles remain a secure in responsible  the nuclear republics have Given a every indication they plan to Honor soviet commitments on arms treaties he said in an earlier bbl radio interview. Cans. Another american Soldier was stabbed outside the same bar in november during an altercation with civilians. No suspects have been charged in connection with that incident Harlos said. The most recent incident prompted Brig. Gen. Paul e. Blackwell commander of the 2nd Armda divan of the entire greater Bremerhaven military Community to Issue a memorandum cautioning soldiers to avoid confrontations with local civilians. A the friction Between the German right Wing and non German ethnic groups a the memo said a has risen to the Point that american service members their families and Dod department of defense civilians could at various times be drawn into the conflict or become innocent  the memo said it remained unclear however if perpetrators of the new years eve incident which the memo warned a May have ethnic overtones a were Quot looking to attack americans venting their anger against someone they mistook for German a skinheads or responding to comments made by one of the  the Jan. 3 memorandum said the americans were involved in a dispute with a group of turkish people. Some soldiers have said privately that there is considerable friction Between soldiers and Young turkish men in both Bremerhaven and Bremen and that the new years Day fight was a result of that animosity. However Harlos said that Only one of the seven civilians initially arrested was turkish three were lebanese two German and one portuguese. The memo also urged americans to a Aback Down from confrontations even if provoked by another individual or  brigade today realignments began the brigade consisted of two attack helicopter battalions one general support battalion and a division cavalry Squadron. All but two companies of the brigades units have either inactivated or transferred to other locations Garrison said. The 4th combat aviation brigade located in Katter Bach Germany and formerly with the 1st army div will take Over As the 3rd inf dives main combat aviation unit. The Katterbach brigade was realigned under the 3rd inf div in  for Dodds Dies after Long illness Wiesbaden Germany a a 21-year Veteran of department of defense dependents schools has died of cancer. Janet Dworschak a guidance Counselor at Patch elementary school m Stuttgart died at her Home Jan. 7 after a prolonged illness. She was 55. Dworschak spent most of her teaching career with Dodds in the greater Stuttgart area. She was one of nine remaining teachers who opened the elementary school in 1979. Before joining the military overseas school system she taught in elementary schools in the san Francisco Bay area. She also was involved in head Start and other educational programs for disadvantaged students in the Bay area. She earned a bachelors degree from the College of notre Dame in California in 1959 and a masters degree in education from Boston University in 1976. Dworschak is survived by her husband Gemot Dworschak of Bobingen her Mother Angelica Hamilton of san Francisco and two Brothers living in Costa Rica. A memorial service will be held 3 . Monday at the old cemetery on Horweg in Bobingen. Friends Are invited to a a Celebration of life at Patch elementary school following the  schoolteacher Dies in . Hospital Wiesbaden Germany a a longtime military overseas school teacher has died after an extended illness. Eva m. Moses who taught at Wurzburg elementary school from 1985 to 1991, died nov. 13 at the memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in new York City. She was 54. Moses began teaching for the department of defense dependents schools at Ingrande France in the 1960s. She later taught at Frankfurt elementary school before going to Wurzburg Germany. She also taught in new York and Virginia before moving to Frankfurt with her family in 1971. Moses is survived by two daughters Gina m. Moses of Germany and Eva Moses of new York and two sons Charles and Joseph both of whom reside in the United states. A memorial service will be planned in the Wurzburg Community at a later Date. In lieu of Flowers and cards the family asks that donations be made to the merchants Community Bank account 135-225579, to help defray medical costs that have accumulated the past two  sergeant found dead on Road near Wurzburg Post Wurzburg Germany a amps a an army noncommissioned officer was found dead on a Road near a major . Military Cavern wednesday a Wurzburg area support group spokeswoman said thursday. The body of sgt. 1st class Fidel Alvarado was found near Leighton Barracks in Wurzburg in the Early morning hours on wednesday spokeswoman Babs Angel said. An unidentified passer by found the body on a Road leading to the . Army a roman Hill weapons qualification Range just East of Leighton Barracks Angel said. Officials refused to release the cause of death Angel said As the death is under investigation. Alvarado was the no in charge of the food service Section at the 67th evacuation Hospital in Wurzburg. He is survived by his wife and two sons in Germany and three daughters in the United states. A memorial service for Alvarado is scheduled for 2 . Today at the Leighton Barracks  closing Jan. 20 Frankfurt Germany a the american consulate general and the America House in Frankfurt will be closed Jan. 20 in Observance of Martin Luther King Day a consulate officer  Yerby Dies at 76 Madrid Spain apr Frank Yerby a prolific novelist whose themes ran the Gamut from life in the antebellum South to Basque terrorism has died of heart failure his wife Blanca Calle Perez said wednesday. He was 76. German police release 7 men arrested in bar fight with gis  
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