European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday january 14, 1992 Cheney from Page 1 they re going to be in two years and is it Wise to plan for a career in the army a Barnum told reporters after presenting a 3rd inf div commemorative Coin to the Pentagon Stop Man. Barnum chosen to make the presentation because he comes from Rock Springs Wyo. A near Cheney a Hometown a has been working with computer graphics since his infantry battalion disbanded last year. He says he a undecided about whether hell stay in the army. Cheney told tank Crews at Grafen Wohr a Range 117, a a we re going through some Tough Days. We Hope you la Bear with  i be promised the soldiers that the Pentagon is trying to conduct its troop cuts  the my Abrams tank crewmen from a co 4th in 70th Armor regt Are based in Erlanger Germany. Cheney spent most of his time with them asking about their combat experience in the persian Gulf War. The gis said they left Germany on new years eve 1990, and fought iraqi Armor at the Battles of Medina Ridge the Northern flank and Al Busty Yah. The Bush administration is still committed to keeping 150,000 troops in Europe after 1995, half the cold War number Cheney told reporters. A we Are going to continue to be very actively involved in nato a Cheney said. A there still will definitely be . Forces deployed Here As Long As our friends in Germany want us  he went on to say a contrary to some of the press reports that in be seen in the last couple of Days we Are not in the posture now where we Are getting ready to announce additional reductions in worldwide troop strength. The president will Quot have some program changes to announce Quot during his Jan. 28 state of the Union address but these will not involve a further reductions in end strength beyond those that have previously been announced a Cheney said. The Pentagon is trimming its worldwide Active duty strength from 2.1 million people to about 1.5 million he said. Despite a 25 percent reduction in defense department manpower a a we re still going to need a first class army with close to half a million men and women in the United states army a Cheney said. A a it la be More competitive than its Ever been before a the defense Secretary said. A it la be tougher to get in and you la have to meet higher standards to stay. But it la be the kind of Force that 1 think people can be proud to be a part of a Cheney said that although dramatic changes have taken place in the former soviet Union a i think its Clear that we re still going to need significant . Military  a we live in a dangerous world. We just fought a major War in the Gulf that had absolutely nothing to do with the soviet Union a he said. A so any kind of suggestion that somehow we can now afford to do without military capability obviously is a foolish  Cheney said the United states demonstrated its military forces conclusively during the persian Gulf War and training areas particularly the graft Wohr gunnery ranges will continue to be vital. Cheney also said he doubts the United states will furlough All the foreign workers at its overseas bases. A a we be found that the mix we be got Between . Military and German civilians works very Well a he said. A so i would suspect that As Long As we re Here there will always be  troops from an army installation in Munster Germany have done their part to help Shore up depleted blood supplies. See Story on pages 14-15. Heart disease still no. 1 heart attacks strokes and other cardiovascular problems remain the no. 1 cause of death in the United states and Eastern europeans and people who live in the former soviet republics Are at even greater risk according to a report. A Page 4 court stymies extradition a Federal court has blocked the extradition of a Lormer member of the Irish Republican army. A Page 5 weapons remain popular other businesses May feel the gloom of recession but at the annual meeting of the firearms manufacturing Industry the glow of Prosperity was in the air. A Page 6 Buchanan picks up support president Bush s Campaign chairman said new Hampshire s economic troubles Are allowing Patrick Buchanan to pick up support. A Page 7 germans reflect on nazis forty two percent of germans surveyed for a new poll believe that the nazis had their Good sides a news Magazine reported sunday. A Page b Auto forecast gloomy . Automakers face continued sluggish sales increased Competition and More red tape to the coming decade the University of Michigan predicted. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 20 action line .16 comics.18-20 commentary.13 crossword .20 faces no places .10 letters. 12 Money matters.17 sports.21-28 to listings.27 weather. 11 prices from Page 1 amount of the increase was not immediately known. Roughly 5,000 people waved soviet flags and carried portraits of Stalin at a demonstration sunday in Moscow scentral Maneth Square. They demanded resurrection of the deceased soviet Union placement of Power a in the hands of the working people and the lowering of prices to what they had been before being allowed to float free on Jan. 2, russian television reported. In St. Petersburg about 100 people picketed in front of the Winter Palace holding signs that read Quot take the country a traitors to court a the russian information Agency reported. Russian television said a similar mass meetings of bolsheviks were held in Rostov and Chelyabinsk As Well As in Turkmenistan a capital of Ashkhabad. In Turkmenistan president a Parma Rad Niyazov halved the prices of butter and some meat products radio Moscow said sunday. Butter was Cut to 45 rubles a kilogram 2.2 pounds and sausage to 38bush from Page 1 for the groups annual meeting. Bush spoke of his Elvoris to Knock Down barriers abroad to american goods. He spoke As talks were resuming in Geneva on the 108-nation talks to produce new global trading rules called the general agreement on tariffs and Trade. A i am absolutely convinced that the Best Way to have the Best possible foreign Trade. Is to get a successful conclusion of this Gatt round Quot Bush said. A we have been pounded out there by unfair subsidies and we re not going to have some kind of unilateral Deal that is naive in the face of unfair world Competition a he said. N his speech to the full convention Bush said a sooner or later the dec must Stop hiding behind its own Iron curtain of  he also defended his asian trip As a an important and successful step toward a world of fully open markets. A some political critics say i should not have taken this trip. Wrong. I will continue to tight for american jobs a every wik us Irish said. A in these Tough times rubles per kilo r1a said. The average wage in the former soviet republics that last month forged a new Commonwealth is about 960 rubles a month. The number of Street protesters in Moscow and St. Petersburg on sunday was roughly the same As in previous weeks. But the reports of rallies in outlying areas indicated that the hard line groups that organized them May be getting More support. The groups including Nashi ours and Trudo Vaya moskva Moscow labor claim just a few Hundred Core members. There is concern however that communist Power brokers in the provinces who stand to lose fiefdoms established under soviet Rule Are encouraging opposition to Yeltsin a reforms. Russians Deputy prime minister Gennady Burbulis said top russian managers will be evaluated at months end and those who obstruct reforms or Are incompetent will be fired. A we cannot allow regional administration Heads who either cannot fulfil their tasks or for some reason sabotage or ignore them to hold their posts a he said on russian television sunday night. Russians have become increasingly a president should do no  a open markets Are the key to our economic future both for american agriculture and business a Bush said. A this new world of Opportunity wont happen overnight. But i can Tell you this empty headed rhetoric wont get us  a we won the cold War a and we will win the competitive wars a Bush pledged. And speaking of . Economic woes Bush said a a done to listen to All those Gloo Sayers. We Are going to make the lot of every single american  european Trade and farm ministers last Friday walked at a proposal to Roll Back the european Community a Large subsidies for its Farmers. Ten percent of europeans Are engaged in agriculture compared with just 2 percent of americans. The United states has backed off its original demands that Europe Cut its farm subsidies by As much As 90 percent. In recent months it has moved closer to a european offer of a 30 percent Cut in limited areas. Arthur Dunkel the director general of Gatt has proposed trimming Domestic farm supports by 20 percent and Export subsidies by 36 percent. He also would impose a 24 percent Cut on the actual tonnage of subsidized farm produce. A we Are not pessimistic. There Are some very positive signs in this Dunkel desperate As prices have increased As much As 300 percent in the two weeks since controls were lifted. Russians lifting of controls forced other former soviet republics to follow suit to avoid runs on their stores from those in other republics. Yeltsin made the drastic move to free prices in an attempt to Force the shift of a decaying Economy to Market principles. Poland after throwing off communist control in 1989, undertook a strategy known As a Shock therapy Quot that included freeing prices As Well As capping wages and making their currency convertible. The moves brought initial suffering but now appear to be bearing fruit. Supporters of Yeltsin a strategy say freeing prices will quickly stimulate production and rapidly fill the stores infamously Bare shelves. But some Are expressing scepticism. On sunday Yeltsin Sally russian legislature chairman Ruslan Khas Bulatov was quoted by Ria As saying he was disappointed that the Price liberalization plan a did not solve the problems of empty  he said an increase in prices could result in a precipitous drop in production. Report a Bush said of a lengthy Compromise proposed by Dunkel. A it is very important to those of us who believe we can compete anywhere in the world if the playing Field is level Quot he said. Bush also sounded a sympathetic note regarding Farmers complaints about stricter Federal definitions of wetlands. �?o1 am pledged to a sound environmental approach but i am not pledged to throw people out of work a Bush said. Farm Bureau president Dean Kleckner addressing the convention before Bush arrived strongly endorsed the latest push to Complete a Trade agreement saying a we need to eliminate Trade barriers around the world now More than Ever. A a american a Farmers and ranchers have the productive capability to Bury this country several feet deep with our products Kleckner said. A we be just got to sell our stuff outside of our Borders. Thedarl talks must come to a  the farm Bureau boasts 3.9 million members including 90 percent of the nations Farmers. Farm exports have been a Bright spot in the . Trade picture. After weathering difficult times in the Early 1980s, Farmers enjoyed record income last year. Recent Low interest rates have helped ilium reduce their indebtedness. At a glance