European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 04, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes saturday april 4, 1992 at a glance Austin Texas has not forgotten the four teen age girls who were bound shot and set on Ore in a Yogurt shop 3 i months ago. See Story on pages 14 and 15.�?~casablanca�?T Star Dies Paul Henreid who played a stoic resistance fighter in the film Casablanca has died at 84. A Page 4seawolf move played Down the Pentagon denied thursday that its decision to proceed with construction of additional major components for the sea Wolf submarine signalled any intention to buy More than one of the attack vessels. -�age5florida infant buried Theresa Ann Campo Pearson whose nine Days of life with a partially formed brain renewed debate Over How to define brain death was buried thursday in Hollywood Fla. A Page 6deaths linked to guns Rise gun related death rates Are becoming an increasingly significant Public health problem a Federal health official said thursday. A Page 7two More leaving Congress a . Senator from North Dakota and a House member from Alabama Are joining the wave of congressmen leaving Capitol Hill. A Page 8jobless rate still 7.3% the nation s unemployment rate stayed stuck at 7.3 percent in March showing no improvement from february despite signs of recovery in the Economy. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. .16 comics. 1921 commentary. .13 crossword. .19 faces a no places .18 letters. .12 Money matters a .17 sports. 2228 to listings. .27 weather. .11 air Force from Page 1 for defensive counterattacks Rees said. Forward positioning of those aircraft is especially important to protect air and sea ports that would be critical elements of the wartime Supply pipeline Rees said. Four squadrons of f-16 fighting Falcons a Multi role fighter bomber will be based in Germany and Southern Europe Rees said. Quot these aircraft Are ideally suited for offensive counter air air interdiction close air support and suppression of enemy air defences Quot Rees said. Plans Call for stationing 60 f-16s, equal to Ivi squadrons at Span Dahlem a Germany and the rest at Ramstein a Germany said Safe spokesman Doug Moore. Presumably some of those aircraft will move farther South to the Mediterranean Region if a new Basing arrangement can be hammered out in the Wake of the collapse of plans to build a base at Croton  from Page 1 Moore had a hand in changing that even though he was thousands of Miles away. Gen. Crosbie e. Saint commander of . Army Europe talked of the Young Soldier and the trials he is going through As the draw Down reaches his military Community a Aschaffenbur Germany. The City is Home to the 3rd inf dives 3rd brigade a unit with about 9,000 . Troops assigned to it. Saint said he notified the brigade feb. 6 that it should be gone by oct. 15. One of the. Soldiers in that unit is Moore assigned to cod 4th in 7th inf. Saint said Moore a Florida native who has been in Germany two years and was deployed to the persian Gulf Region during operation desert storm is being reassigned to fort Irwin Calif. Quot he has been married for five years and has two children both under 5 years of age a Saint said. A the is responsible for the maintenance and turn in of a Bradley fighting vehicle Worth More than $1 million Moore a household goods were picked up March 23, and he is expected to Fly out of Germany by sunday Saint said. Quot but first hell have to Clear his German landlord or he wont get Back his Deposit of one month s rent of $636,&Quot Saint said. Quot his household goods will arrive in 45 Days. His car will arrive sometime after that and they Are going to ship it to St. Moore could not comment on which f-16s would move South. The defense department was due to receive a report Friday from nato on possible alternatives to Croton. Pentagon officials have said the Issue will be nigh on defense Secretary Dick Cheney a Agenda when he attends the next meeting of the alliances defense planning group this month. Pentagon officials have indicated that Italy remains the prime candidate to be Host nation for however Many f-16s eventually move to the Southern Region. Rees said one Squadron of a-10 Thunderbolt ii tank killers will join the f-16s at Span Dahlem to provide close air support for . And Allied ground operations. A that is obviously not an adequate number for wartime support but these aircraft coupled with f-16s and Allied aircraft will ensure daily support for Field training exercises a he said. For support Safe will have Kc-135 Strat tankers assigned to the 100th air refuelling Wing at Raf Alconbury England Ana c-130 Airlift planes assigned to the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein main a Germany Rees said. For reconnaissance Safe will put u-2r aircraft at Raf Alconbury and rc-135 aircraft at Raf Mildenhall England Rees said. A this is the Force level we intend to achieve by 1995,�?� Rees said. Quot to reach this level Safe is aggressively drawing Down personnel and  to illustrate the command s draw Down efforts Rees said that by the end of 1995, Safe will have 234 fighter aircraft compared to 636 in 1989. Additionally about 35 percent of the commands major bases will be closed and returned to Host nations by the end of 1995, 9 percent will be put on standby status Ana operations at 15 percent will be scaled Back he said. All told More than 20 of the commands 34 major bases will be Quot significantly affected by the draw Down Rees said. Military personnel strength in Safe will drop to 44,800 in fiscal 1995, compared with about 84,000 at the end of fiscal 1989, Rees  from Page 1 states is withdrawing its forces from Europe. The Pentagon plans to reduce its Active duty forces in Europe to 150,000 from a total of around 300,000 about three years ago. Members of Congress however have suggested that the numbers could be reduced even further. Quot we Are going to spend As much As $100 million on projects in Germany when we done to even know How Many troops Are going to be Over there Ana we got so Many needs in this country a said rep. John Kasich a Ohio. Kasich asked Gen. Crosbie e. Saint commander of the . Army Europe How could the lawmaker explain this to his constituents. A Tell them its for their sons and daughters we sent Over there a Saint said. The projects include $9.7 million for a hotel at Rhein main a Germany $8.7 million to improve the drainage system at Ramstein a Germany and $2 million for a child care Center at Ramstein. The defense department officials defended the plan saying the work is necessary for . Troops who will remain. The officials also said that if Congress objects it can withhold Money for the projects. Quot we done to have any Blanket authority to build facilities in Germany without appropriations from Congress a said Robert Stone Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for installations. Louis a so hell have to go to St. Louis and drive All the Way Back to California a Saint said. Moore will wait at least six months for housing at fort Irwin and must arrange for accommodations for his family in the meantime. Quot the Only Good news is that since both of his children were born in the states he already has passports for them and his family Back in the states knows when he is coming a Saint said. Quot this is just one representative example a he said. Quot we Are taking Down the whole Community in  he told the lawmakers that such reductions Are taking place at dozens of bases As fast As logistically possible and implored them not to Call for drastic increases in the Pace of the draw Down. Quot we Are doing the Best we can a Saint said. A but i have to Tell you that i am on Yeltsin from Page 1 have on reforms because Burbulis Gaidar and Shakh Rai All retain important posts. Gaidar remains As Deputy Premier and Shakh Rai As a presidential adviser. It is possible that the switches could be mainly cosmetic intended to pre empt Calls at the Congress for More far reaching changes. Yeltsin a order specifies that Burbulis As state Secretary will remain in charge of defense intelligence the police and the presidential staff. Yeltsin indicated thursday that he has no plans to swerve from the bold course of economic reforms. A senior aide suggested Gaidar a removal would allow him to concentrate on economic Reform strategy without being bogged Down in Day to Day technical details. Yeltsin a government is expected to face criticism at the Congress for freeing most prices on Jan. 2 As a painful first move toward a free Market. Woman named Munich Campus resident Dean Munich Germany a amps a Mary Baron has been named resident Dean of the University of Maryland a Munich Campus. Baron who was formerly the director of planning and development for the University of Maryland a asian division d he a officially assumed her duties last month. Baron replaced retiring Dean or. William e. Mcmahon who held the position since 1975. Baron holds a bachelors degree in journalism a masters degree in education and a doctorate in counselling psychology All from Arizona state University. She also holds a masters degree in International management from the american graduate school of International management in Arizona. Services breaking readiness and breaking the Confidence of the soldiers in their  service set monday for retired employee Heidelberg Germany a amps a memorial service is scheduled monday for Debe Theresa Betrus a longtime civilian employee of the . Army Europe who died monday. She was 68, Betrus died in a German Hospital in Heidelberg from complications stemming from a recent illness. The memorial service is set for 4 . At the Mark Twain Village Chapel. Betrus who retired from Federal service in 1990 after suffering a stroke is survived by two Sisters and five Brothers All of whom live in the United states. Betrus of Carthage n.y., arrived in Heidelberg in 1957 and worked at usage urn a resource management and internal review offices. Betrus was a member of the american society of military comptrollers and a member of local Bowling leagues. The family asks that donations be made in lieu of Flowers in her name to the augustinian Academy school 327 West St. Carthage