European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To Kef a a Saj it  vol. 50, no. 354 350 Friday april 3,1992 d 8693 an Russia plans to Cut chunk from army adviser says Susanne m. Schafer associated press Washington a russian president Boris Yeltsin a military adviser has told . Officials that Russia plans a sharply reduced Independent armed Force of 1.2 million to 1.3 million and will adopt a defensive military doctrine a senior administration official said wednesday. Such a Force would be far less threatening than the former soviet unions military estimated to Range in size from 2.5 million to 3 million troops and characterized by its offensive capability said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Word of russians revised military strategy came the same Day president Bush pledged to help finance a $24 billion International Aid program to support the former soviet unions transition to democracy. . Officials Learned of the plans during defense Secretary Dick Cheney a meeting tuesday in Brussels with col. Gen. Pavel Grachev. The general Yeltsin Stop military adviser met privately with Cheney prior to natos first Ever conference among defense ministers of the East and West. The general said the reformed military will have Quot a heavy civilian contingent and a a total size. Between 1.2 and 1.3 million personnel. That a smaller than what see Russia on Page 7holding on for life firefighter Dennis Berwick of san Gabriel calif., tries to Rescue an unidentified 15-year-old Pasadena resident from the Rio Hondo River wednesday in Rosemead. The boy was finally rescued several Miles Down River. Heavy april thunderstorms caused flooding in the san Fernando Valley. For details on the weather in the states see the Story on Page 11. Worst Check abusers listed by House panel by the Baltimore Sun Washington the House ethics committee wednesday night publicly branded 22 current and former members of Congress As the worst a a abusers of the now closed House Bank though some bitterly proclaimed their innocence in the Check bouncing scandal. Two members a democratic reps. James Scheuer of new York and Charles Wilson of Texas a were dropped from the list when they successfully appealed their cases to the six member ethics subcommittee that reviewed the thousands of overdrafts written by members during the past three years. The members made desperate appeals to the subcommittee Over the past two weeks bringing in accountants staffers and cancelled checks in an Effort to be excluded from a is which could Likely be a political death sentence in a year when the entire House is up for re election. Several on the list took to the floor in an almost empty chamber to mount their defense. Some attacked the Bank a practices some the Media and others the ethics committee itself. A i did not think i had one insufficient fund Check a shouted rep. Joseph Early d-mass., who was listed with 140 overdrafts exceeding his next months pay 15 out of the 39 months. Early said he was never informed by the Bank that he had overdrafts a complaint made by other members Over the past few weeks. Early also bitterly lashed out at the ethics subcommittee for not letting him have a hearing before the full committee. A they ran like rats a he screamed. Several weeks ago the congressman attacked House speaker Thomas Foley d-wash., for not moving fast enough to Deal with the problems at the Bank Labelling his efforts a  rep. Charles Hayes d-iu., who was Defeated in his states primary Early last month stood in the Well of the House and said the leak of the abuser list a Cost me my re election  a my name was leaked by someone in this body or related to this body a lie charged. A i was the first official  one of those on the abuser list rep. Edward f. Feighan an Ohio Democrat listed with 397 overdrafts announced on tuesday he would not seek re election. Seventeen current and five former members were on the list of abusers defined by the committee As lawmakers who overdraw their next months salary for 8 out of the 39 months studied Between july 1,1988, and october 3,1991. A the subcommittee cannot say the people on this list intended to abuse see a abusers on Page 2 Nixon memories inspire a Rich Little pcs joke Washington a for Nixon haters it was the moment they a been dreading for 18 years. For fans of the former president it was a dream come True. Thousands of listeners on National Public radios talk of the nation program wednesday tuned in to hear Richard Nixon a As played by Impersonator Rich Little a announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. As with Orson Welles halloween 1938 broadcast of War of the worlds panic erupted in some quarters before listeners realized it was All an april fools Day joke. A people rushed out to Tell their mailman. Some were crying. They were really emotional a program Host John Hocken Berry said of people who called in after the program ended. Little read an a a announcements speech a i would not boast of a career in which so Many tragedies and setbacks have occurred Little said playing Nixon. A i would Only say that it is the True Leader who stands alone having marched up this hard Road and won Back your Confidence i ask you once again my fellow americans to make me your  the program then went to political analyst Norman Ornstein who gave a mock serious dissertation on the ram if cations of a Nixon Campaign. Then Harvard Law professor Lawrence tribe Dis see joke on Page 2 san Vito a 1,855 Italy in Curlik a 5,873 Turkey Izmir air station 878 Turkey Tempelhof Central 813 Airport Berlin Raf Greenham 1,141 common England 55 i Lull it i it Fli a i it i u11 a it p duo pm 22 114 2 95 1 80 0 79 4 57 see Story on Page 10