European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday february 2,1992 peace dawns in country where terror once reigned san Salvador Al Salvador a a ghostly silence draped Over the capital before Dawn saturday As peace took effect ending a 12-year civil War that killed More than 75,000 people. A the usually Lively streets of the capital were oddly deserted As the Midnight deadline passed. But the government and former rebels who Drew thousands of supporters at their Homecoming Friday planned major celebrations later saturday. The  cease fire agreement signed Jan. 16 in Mexico City establishes a new social blueprint for this country of 5.2 million people. Former guerrillas will turn into policemen and the army has promised to Bow to civilian authority. The Accord also Marks the end of a regional Battleground in the cold War a Battlefield where the . Government each year pumped millions of dollars in military Aid to a government fighting leftist rebels. . Military Aid is to be halved to about $40 million general finds quite a change in draw Down by John Millar Wiir Burg Bureau Furth Germany a if there were an army school for unit deactivation transitions and troop wit drawls the 3rd inf dives James l. Wilson would have earned a draw Down diploma. The 49-year old brigadier general became the 3rd�?Ts assistant division commander for transition on Jan. 7, a position not found in any other division in Europe and possibly the entire  is responsible for the moves deactivation and transitions of the divisions units and those from other commands in an area that includes but is larger than the German state of Bavaria. While there is no school where senior army commanders can learn How to shape the Post cold War army Wilson had the next Best thing a trial by fire experience with the 1st army div. Wilson a native of Grenola kan., said that until a year ago most of his assignments were involved with training and mane vering of units in the held. That changed when he arrived in Firth in june As an assistant division commander for the 1st army div and commander of the Nimberg military Community. Instead of finding a division in training he found a division in transition. First army div troops had just returned from the persian Gulf and troop draw Downs had begun. The plan called for the 1st army div to move to bad Treu Zach to take the place of the 8th inf div. In reality the 8th changed its name to the 1st, while troops of the 1st were absorbed by an Ever growing 3rd inf div. A from june through the end of the year when i was with 1st armoured division that Sall i did a he said about the units transitions. A it was quite a  on aug. 16, All 1st army div brigades came under the command of the 3rd inf div creating the largest division in the army. Some 30,000 soldiers Strong the 3rd had eight brigades or twice the number of an Ordinary division. Wilson said the position he now holds was created in Art because the 3rd inf div is the largest in the army it has to return to Normal division size. A division spokesman master sgt. Hal leathers said there Are now about 23,000 soldiers in the division and by september it will shrink to about 19,000. Wilson said the division is shuffling units at Aschaffenbur Erlanger Gie Belstadt Kitzinger Schwein Furt Wertheim and Wurzburg. Some units like the divisions 6th brigade at Gie Belstadt have left for the states to make room for those that will stay. Other units Are moving out of caverns that Are closing and into those vacated by deactivating units. The reason for the moves a is so when we finish we have soldiers living in the Best facilities possible a Wilson said. The number of caverns is also being reduced he said which will result in a More efficient organization and less overhead. With lower costs he added come better facilities for soldiers and their families. The big Guy in the transition business Hasni to lost sight a year the first significant reduction in 12 years. On the eve of the cease fire leaders of the leftist a Dabundo Marti National liberation front or Feln returned to a Welcome of Flowers and flags in the capital. The army chief of staff Gen. Gilberto Rubio declared the War at an end. A i have the Honor of informing the salvadoran nation that today is the end of the military Campaign against communist aggression and in defense of the state a Rubio told a major military review in the capital. Gen. Rene Emilio Ponce the minister of defense said a it is now the responsibility of All salvadorans not to curse the Shadow the past has cast but to maintain the flame on the Candle of peace. Let us Bury forever sectarian strife and the vanity of seeking  the rebels later arrived at san Salvador a com Alapa Airport where they were greeted by thousands of people Many waving rebel banners that had been hidden from Public View for years. Brig. Gen. James l. Wilson a amps John Millar of the Little Guy who is affected by All the change. Wilson said his biggest Challenge was to move soldiers and their families to the United states or other installations in Europe within specified periods. A but at the same time do it in an organized manner so we done to hassle them we done to put their families and the soldiers themselves through uncertainty and through unnecessary stress a he said. A some people use. The army term a Duffel bag  you say a of go Here nah nah go Here get there hurry up and  that a what we want to avoid a Wilson said. A to do that takes a great Deal of coordination very detailed  ideally soldiers and their families should be notified of a move make their plans and a depart when they think they re going to depart a Wilson said. A and the Community division support apparatus accomplishes this without them receiving undo harassment or hassle. A i look at with problems Usa eur the corps the division and the Community structures so to the Soldier its cosmetic a he said. A the does no to see  the unit transition process is working Wilson said largely because of experiences gained with the 1st and 3rd army div moves. A we know better to anticipate certain problem areas a he said. Keeping soldiers and their families informed is critical Wilson said. A the Challenge we have is when we do make changes let them know far enough ahead so they can plan on it. There a nothing More frustrating than the  myself As coordinating that identifying s ahead of time solving them through world Clapton says he blames no one for son s death from wire reports London a a British Coroner ruled Friday that the Faye Arnold son of Rock St enc Clapton new York apartment building. The Coroner held an inquest into the incident because the Clapton family Home is in the Southern English county of Surrey. Clapton 47, told the inquest in Guildford Surrey that he blamed no one for the death of his son who fell last March from an open window in his mothers Manhattan apartment. The boy ran across a room tripped and fell from the window left open by a cleaner. Clapton told the inquest that he arrived at the new York apartment shortly after his songs death. He described the scene As  in a television interview with the Grenada network Clapton said he could not blame anyone for what happened. Clapton also said he had written a song tears in heaven in memory of his  kill 37 shirt Turkey a a series of avalanches killed at least 37 people Early saturday in Southeastern Turkey the sem official Anatolian news Agency said. The heaviest casualties occurred at a military station in Eruth where 22 soldiers were killed in their sleeping quarters. Twelve other soldiers were pulled alive from beneath tons of Snow officials said. Two other avalanches struck villages in the neighbouring Simak province. One killed five peo it be in Alemer and the other hit Gorec a Vil age of 258 people. Simak gov. Nurettin Guven said earlier in a statement that rescuers had reached Gorec late in the afternoon and five bodies had been recovered. He said the death toll May Rise As the Village was totally buried. Three people were killed in Dolus Alkim Village when another Avalanche crushed their House. Another Avalanche killed two soldiers on sentry duty in nearby ulu Dere. A statement from the combined task Force Headquarters in in Ciurlik a said two helicopters sent at turkeys request to investigate the situation had to turn Back because of the  Rush on thai Street Bangkok Thailand a a Gold seller caused panic on a Bangkok Street when he dropped a bag containing hundreds of nuggets of the precious Metal a news report said saturday. The Bangkok Post reported that the 50-year-old Man was crossing the Street in a Busy downtown area Friday morning when he was almost hit by a speeding motorcyclist. In his fright he dropped his bag which contained about 18 pounds of Gold the paper said. Traffic was backed up for several hours As disbelieving bystanders and passing motorists scrambled to snatch the tiny nuggets off the Road and sidewalk despite police attempts to allow the Gold shop owner to retrieve his valuables.44 killed in bus crash Beijing a an overcrowded bus tumbled 250 feet Down a Mountain slope killing 44 people and injuring 25, a chinese newspaper reported. In saturdays edition the Wen Hui Bao said 74 people were aboard the bus on Jan. 16. It was travelling to Xizang county in Southwest China a Sichuan province. The Driver was unable to negotiate a Sharp turn in the Mountain Road and the bus tumbled Down the Mountainside. A preliminary investigation found that the buses brakes were in poor condition and it was carrying 22 More people than allowed the report  Abe indicted Tokyo a Veteran lawmaker Fumio Abe a longtime ally of prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa was indicted saturday on suspicion of accepting bribes the Kyodo news service reported. Abe has been under interrogation by prosecutors since he was jailed Jan. 13. He was arrested for allegedly taking $634,000 in bribes Between August 1989 and january 1990 from Kiowa co., a now bankrupt steel Frame company involved in property development