European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday March 7, 1992 at a glance former prime minister Menachem begins condition worsened Friday Israel radio reported. See Story on Page 8. A doonesbury tip taken More than 45,000 people have clipped out a Quot doonesbury Quot cartoon suggesting they seek unofficial Texas residency to get the same income tax break enjoyed by president George Bush. A Page 4 Syndicate wins lottery an australian lottery Syndicate came Forward thursday to claim a $27 million Virginia lotto Jackpot amid reports that it tried to Corner a winning share. A Page 5 . Officer defended an attorney for one of four White policemen charged in a Black motorists videotaped beating said thursday that his client tried to Stop the attack. A Page 7 Honecker action promised Russia has promised to deliver Erich Honecker to German authorities As soon As he is ousted from his chilean embassy Refuge an official said Friday. A Page 9 East germans Given books thousands of Library books from . Army and air Force bases Are being Given to selected libraries in Eastern Germany. A Page 10 Macy to shut 57 stores . Macy amp co. Inc. Will close five t. Magnin branches and 52 specially stores As part of the retailers bankruptcy reorganization. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 faces a places. 18 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Brown argues with Clinton about stands on civil rights from wire reports Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown engaged in a Lively free for All Over civil rights in the democrats latest presidential debate but the Economy and ways to revive it continued to dominate the race. Paul Tsongas found himself in familiar territory thursday night in the nationally televised debate from Dallas As he fended off attacks that his pro business plan was just More Quot trickle Down economics that help the Rich. The economic debate continued a Clinton Tsongas clash that has taken on a nastier tone As the Campaign Heads toward next weeks primaries and caucuses rate from Page 1 ulary hard. The rate was 7.6 percent in new Jersey up from 6.8 percent a month earlier 8.9 percent in new York up from 8.4 percent 7.6 percent in Pennsylva up from 7.1 percent and 8.7 Perceil California up from 8.1 percent. The mixed news on the employment front came despite signs of life elsewhere in the Economy including increased sales in february at major retail chains and a surge in new Home sales in january. According to economists the Job Market will not begin reflecting what is happening in other economic sectors until the second half of 1992. A what happens is sales Rise then businesses ask their existing work Force to work greater hours. Then if sales and production remain High they begin hiring a 11 contests in All with six in the South and 783 delegates at stake. During thursday nights 90-minute Abc to debate Brown and Iowa sen. Tom Harkin seemed to have the Black vote in mind a a bloc crucial in the six Southern primaries tuesday a As they swiped at Clinton. The most heated Exchange of the night came when Brown the former California governor questioned Clinton a civil rights credentials. Brown chided Clinton for visiting a prison like Boot Camp and being photographed with Georgia sen. Sam Nunn in front of about a dozen inmates most of people Back a said economist Mark Zandi of regional financial associates in West Chester a. A so you la see unemployment above 7 percent for a while. In fact Zandi said the unemployment rate May yet Edge a bit higher As labor Force dropouts Start looking for jobs again overwhelming the nascent recovery a ability to produce jobs. A your position is the recession is not Over a said economist Richard peach of the mortgage Bankers association of America. A from a technical standpoint one could argue the recession is Over. But its hard to convince the Man in the Street the recession is Over when the unemployment rate continues to Rise a he said. Both Zandi and economist Robert Dederick of Northern Trust co. In Chicago Are predicting the unemployment rate will creep Down Only to 6.8 percent by the end of the year. Whom were  said Nunn and Clinton a looked like colonial  Clinton spun in his chair and glared at Brown saying he had tried to pass a state Law but at the request of Black legislators formed a panel to draft a tougher one. A Jerry chill out you re from California chill out a Clinton said. A nobody has a better civil rights record than i  in Memphis tenn., president Bush hammered for his flip flops Over tax increases billed himself thursday As a Leader willing to make Tough decisions. Buchanan in Oklahoma City kept up criticism of Bush on issues such As taxes foreign Aid and Trade. Baker cursed Israel Koch says new York a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii dismissed Israel and its supporters with a four letter obscenity and an observation that they Hadnot voted for president Bush former new York City mayor Edward i. Koch says. Koch wrote in his column Friday in the new York Post a when Baker was criticized recently at a meeting of High level White House advisers for his belligerent attitude toward Israel he responded of Mem. They did no to vote for us. A state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said Friday a the article is false. It is outrageous. It is  the Post quoted Koch As saying that Baker made the comment a in the presence of the person who repeated it to me. I have no doubt that Baker made  Galvin from Page 1 for Ramstein a and Span Dahlem a both in Germany and Buckley air National guard base in Colorado. The unit must be out of Torrejon completely by the end of this year but air Force officials in the Pentagon said the service is aiming to have All the fighters out of the base located outside of Madrid by summer. In interviews and congressional testimony Galvin has steadfastly emphasized that the congressional decision to deny . Funding for construction at Croton has not alleviated the need to maintain the combat air Power of a fighter Wing on natos volatile and historically weak Southern flank. He said. Nato is actively exploring several alternatives to Croton. A we expect to begin reviewing these options in april a he said adding that the Issue will be on the Agenda at the alliances next defense planning committee meeting this Spring. The nato infrastructure funding request for fiscal 1993, which pays for construction and renovation of facilities that Are owned by the Alliance As a whole rather than by any one particular member nations armed forces is $221 million Galvin said. Navy from Page 1 Gage in the activity that they have engaged in since the  Garrett was supported in his criticism of Aspinw a plan by Gen. Carl e. Mundy jr., commandant of the Marine corps. Under Aspinw a proposal the corps would be Cut to 138,000 marines compared to 159,000 under the base Force concept a and Mundy has criticized even that number As being too Low. He is the Only one of the four uniformed service chiefs to publicly question the current Pentagon plan. A if All we want to do with our armed forces is to recede to a fortress american and to sit Here with 138,000 marines i can probably build a couple of Good divisions and air wings just to sit Back Here and wait for the next War to Start a he said. A and then we can Send them out to get shot  Garrett challenged suggestions that the Pentagon plan was developed after the collapse of the Warsaw pact but without regard to the dissolution of the soviet Union. He said those suggestions assumed planners did not look into the future. A we did do that. If we failed in any regard the Only aspect was the rapidity with which these events unfolded a Garrett said. He also said that downsizing the Navy faster or further than already planned would result in forced separations that would be devastating for sailors and marines. A we would have no option but to break Faith with our people he said. Garrett described the a Fleet of 1996�?� As planned under the base Force As a new entity a not just old wine in new  to reach the administrations target of 450 ships the Navy must decommission an average of three ships every two weeks from the Fleet he said. He warned that deeper cuts could Lead to a replay of Post world War ii scenes in which ships were left tied up at Home ports because there were not enough sailors to safely move them to docks for decommissioning. Adm. Frank b. Kelso ii chief of naval Quality Sawao for sailors under increased operations expressed concern about the Quot of life of Lown pressure. He noted that the Crew of the aircraft Carrier America had been at sea for 12 of the last 16 months. A sailors must go to sea a he said but the Post Vietnam draw Down showed that retention suffers when sailors Are away from Home More than 60 percent of the year. A we can to grow a chief Petty officer or commanding officer overnight a Kelso said. He noted that sailors were not Rushing to accept Cash incentives to voluntarily leave the service. Mundy Kelso a Marine corps counterpart noted that marines also Are choosing to stay in the service. The corps goal under the voluntary separation incentive and the special separation Bonus plans was to reduce the Force by 265 officers and 700 enlisted marines. So far three officers and 118 enlisted marines have applied he said. Mundy said that drawing Down to the level planned by the Pentagon would require marines to be away from their Home bases for Maneu vers Lor an average of 200 Days a year. A we can to sustain that a he said. The corps must have enough marines to meet its operational commitments while ensuring an adequate balance Between the amount of time individuals Are deployed on Maneu vers and recuperating at their Home bases Mundy said