European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 vol. 50, no. 324 wednesday March 4,1992 8693voters could clarify race March 0 primaries mid caucuses slate territory Seu Tebon system rap delegates at stake Dan. Registered voters american Samoa caucus 3 a Colorado primary 37 47 1,921,653 Georgia primary 52 75 2.772,816 Idaho caucus 18 540,247 Maryland primary 42 67 2,128,068 Minnesota caucus 32 78 2,830,649 Utah primary 23 780,555 Washington caucus 71 2,225,101 aps amps Bush seeks to stave off Buchanan democrats looking for wider Appeal by John King a political writer voters to seven states tuesday were giving shape to the confounding 1992 presidential race As Patrick Buchanan sought a Southern boost for his gop insurgency and the democrats battled across regional lines for elusive National stature. It was the biggest Day so far in this years Campaign an often confusing venture for both parties As an electorate anxious about the Economy and angry with government used votes to Register a protest. President Bush said in Washington he expected to win tuesdays Republican primaries in Georgia Maryland and Colorado. He is also expected to win party caucuses a a less direct nomination procedure a in Minnesota. The democrats were holding primaries in Georgia Colorado Maryland and Utah and caucuses in Washington Minnesota Idaho and american Samoa. In All 383 delegates to the party a july convention were at stake it takes 2,144 delegates to win the party a nomination for the november presidential elections. The race has no Clear front runner. Former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas won the new Hampshire primaries and virtually tied with former California gov. Jerry Brown in Maine. Iowa sen. Tom Harkin won his states caucuses but has sputtered since. Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey won big last week in neighbouring South Dakota but has struggled elsewhere. Early morning voters often expressed discontent but that was not Alt bad for Bush. Quot Overall i feel he a done 90 percent of the things i would like to see done and certainly made everyone proud of the Way he handled the Middle East crisis Quot said Tom Ragsdale a Pecan grower in Georgia. Baltimore Longshoreman Toby Valmas said he voted for Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton a Democrat because a i like his proposal about giving the Middle class a tax break and i think he a the most realistic about winning against  Quot i should vote for Bush because in a a Republican but in a going to Vole for Buchanan because i want to Send a message a said Tom Grove of Hagerstown mde a a retired Salesman. In Denver Peter Betsch an insurance represent a see voters on Page 28 sex soviet republics become . Members United nations a in its most Public affirmation of the shattering of the soviet Union and end of the cold War the general Assembly on monday welcomed eight former soviet republics As new . Members. The worlds oldest Independent Republic landlocked san Marino also joined the world body raising to 175 the number of countries in the United nations. The flags of the nine new members were run up flagpoles outside . Headquarters along new Yorkus first Avenue. In welcoming speeches , diplomats noted the global changes that led to the mass admission of nine nations the biggest group entry since the world body was founded in 1945 with 51 members. The easing of cold War tension enabled seven nations to join last september North and South Korea the newly Independent Baltic states of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia the Marshall islands and the Federated states of Micronesia. The Genera Assembly a admission of eight former soviet republics by acclamation illustrates the complications of the so called new world order. The eight former soviet republics applied for . Membership after last a see soviets on Page 2 Qadhafi says hell Burn Oil if . Tries to seize Wells Rome apr col. Moa mar Qadhafi said Libya will set its Oil Wells afire if the United states tries to seize them by Force. His remarks appeared linked to . Demands for the extradition of two libyans charged with the bombing of pan am flight 103, but there have been no reports of any . Plans to invade the country and seize the Wells. Quot by god they should know that if they want to seize libyan Oil by Force i will leave not a single drop of Oil for them a he said in a speech monday broadcast by libyan television. A they will not be Able to put the fire out like they did in Kuwait. Libya will remain without Oil until the Day of judgment and they can have the  the speech monitored in London appeared to be Qadhafi a a latest Salvo in his standoff with the United states and Britain Over their demands that Libya surrender the two suspects who arc accused of the bombing of pan see Qadhafi on Page 2keep troops at Home congresswoman urges by David Tarrant staff writer entering the . Army base at Mannheim Germany is like going Home rep Patricia Schroeder once said. Quot driving through the Gate you leave behind the medieval architecture of a German City on the Banks of the Rhine and enter Middle America a the Colorado Democrat a senior member of the House armed services committee wrote in an essay for the Washington Post two years ago. A you find yourself in a Small City that might be in Colorado Ohio or Alabama Complete with supermarkets and split level Homes swimming pools and schools Bowling alleys and barbershops bars and Barbecue pits Barking dogs and screaming  these Quot Little knots landings a As Schroeder described the overseas posts might have been justified during the cold War but now she says they make no sense. If Schroeder gets her Way All but a skeletal Crew of you have to reinvent America everywhere you go. And that s very expensive rep. Patricia Schroeder on . Bases overseas . Forces stationed in Europe will come Home and troops will return to Europe for Only Short training missions lasting no More than a couple of weeks. That Way there wont be any expensive bases to worry about. No exchanges. No commissaries. No schools. No Bowling alleys. No Burger bars. No reinventing of America overseas. Keep the troops Home argues Schroeder and you save billions in the defense budget. Then Start putting that Money to work where its needed the most. America. Schroeder would like to see the concept of dual Basing replace the current system of rotating troops overseas for Tours lasting two to three years or More. All units including artillery infantry fighter aircraft and close air support would be permanently based in the United states. Those units would rotate overseas for Short term assignments. Quot you base everybody in the United states and then the service member can be on temporary duty on joint exercises. Kind of like what we be done in Norway which wont allow us to base troops there. But we go Over and train for a couple of weeks Quot Schroeder said in a recent interview with the stars and stripes. Only those units whose missions require them to be based overseas a such As intelligence collection maintenance of pre positioned War Materiel treaty Verinica see troops on Page 3