European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Stift vol. 50, no. 315 monday february 24,1992 d 8693 a russian War scenario drawn up from staff and wire reports Washington a the Pentagon is preparing future military budgets based on hypothetical studies that included a scenario illustrating a massive War with Russia said the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Even though the soviet military threat is gone adm. David e. Jeremiah told the Senate armed services committee late last week the illustrative scenarios were drawn up to enable the military services to answer the following Aspin plans on defense confirmed Washington a the chairman of the House armed services committee has proposed wholesale military reductions to achieve deeper cuts in defense spending than president Bush is seeking aides confirmed sunday. The cuts proposed by rep. Les Aspin a wis. A As reported by the associated press on thursday a Range from $15 billion to $208 billion Over five years based on current office of management and budget estimates of military spending committee staffers said. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney in laying out Bush a planned reduction of $50 billion Over five years is proposing 12 Active army divisions 14 Active air Force fighter wings and 450 ships for the Navy. Under the most drastic of Aspinw a four plans there would be Only eight army divisions six air Force fighter wings and 220 Navy ships. However Aspin is urging his col a Are you prepared to Deal with a contingency like this and what Are the shortfalls a Jeremiah said the classified study involving seven crisis scenarios including a massive conflict Between nato and Russia did not represent actual schemes for Battle preparedness. The vice chairman testifying at his renomination hearing said the Pentagon has drawn up some 70 contingencies and a boiled them Down to a few that we thought were most  the classified scenarios were reported last week in the new York times and the Washington Post. The scenarios were not considered in the 1993 budget now before Congress but arc intended to be used in preparing budgets from 1994 to 1999, he said. Information published by the new York times is from a 70-Page classified document leaked by an unidentified official. According to the times article the official hoped to draw attention to a what he considered vigorous at see scenario on Page 2r is �?0.0 leagues to adopt a different option that Calls for about $91 billion in defense cuts. That plan would include nine army divisions 10 air Force fighter wings and 340 Navy ships. Based on that Force the . Military would be Able to handle a conflict similar to last years persian Gulf War with the ability to rotate troops for an extended period. The services also could participate in any conflict in Korea or Europe according to Aspin. A the debate Over defense in the coming years can revolve around these sorts of Concrete judgments about what we need to keep us Safe in the new Era rather than around percentages of Gross National product or other non threat related yardsticks a Aspin said in documents accompanying his proposal. A pro communist demonstrator with a bloodied face hangs on to the Side of a truck after clashing with riot police sunday in Moscow. Anti Yeltsin rally turns violent Moscow apr adding to pressures on Boris n. Yeltsin a government about 10,000 pro communist demonstrators rallied sunday some clashing with riot police. It was the most violent unrest in Moscow since the collapse of the soviet Union in december. A Down with the russian government a shouted some protesters. Carrying red soviet flags they tried to break through police lines to March toward the Kremlin in Defiance of a ban on such gatherings in the City Center. At one Point angry demonstrators pelted police with thousands of nearly worthless Kopecky to protest hardship they blamed on Yeltsin a economic reforms. Children scurried to pick up the coins under the feet of police. Several police officers were knocked to the ground and demonstrators faces were bloodied As police used truncheons to Force them Back. One of the protesters was seen trying to Jab a helmeted police officer in the head with a flagpole. Another police officer was seen with blood streaming Down his face. The clashes were a sign of the increasing boldness of pro communist and Hartline groups. Protesters have staged rallies in the City Center nearly every weekend since shortly after the August coup demanding restoration of soviet Power and removal of Yeltsin a government. But no serious clashes were reported before see rally on Page 2 Brown gives Challenge to Tsongas in Maine caucuses Portland Maine apr Paul Tsongas battled a Strong Challenge from Jerry Brown in Maine a caucuses on sunday As he bid to preserve his fragile momentum in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. An uncommitted slate also was running strongly with nearly half the precincts tallied. Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton was in fourth place. Tsongas won the new Hampshire primary last tuesday an up from nowhere Victory that automatically installed him As the favorite in next door Maine. Brown staged a relentless five Day Cam Saign in the state in a bid to rebound from is last place showing in new Hampshire. He stressed his opposition to the moneyed political interests he says corrupt both parties an Appeal that obviously touched a chord in a state hard hit by recession. With 46 percent of the states 665 precincts reporting these were the returns Tsongas 29 percent or 326 state convention delegates. Brown 27 percent or 304. Uncommitted 19 percent or 216. Clinton 14 percent or 160. Harkin 5 percent or 51. Kerrey 4 percent or 40. Democratic party activists gathered in hundreds of living rooms schools town Halls and fire houses to begin the two step process of choosing 23 delegates to the National convention. Republicans have until april 1 to hold their caucuses although several precincts were doing so today. Patrick Buchanan was making Little Effort to contest president Bush in the state. Tsongas and Brown made last minute Campaign stops in the state during the Day. Clinton mounted a Strong organizational Effort. Iowa sen. Tom Harkin and Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey battling for survival in tuesdays South Dakota Pri see Maine on Page 2