European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 10, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3planned cuts Surprise German official Rheinland Pfalz proposed local National employee reductions vat 7th medical come . Army medical Materiel Center Europe 2nd general Hospital 10th medical Laboratory 464th medical det he Usa eur it 7th army 381st personnel service co 189th personnel service co 21st theater army area come . Army Reserve storage activity regional support element 21 St Talcom . Military Community activity Worms . 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Army Europe a appropriated fund pays amps Roll by sept. 30, 1993, has one German official complaining that state officials were a kept in the Dajko about details of the cutbacks. The proposal which Usa eur said has not been approved Calls for a Cut of 6,000 . And local National civilians in the 56,000-Strong Force by sept. 30 this year said Usa eur spokeswoman Hilda Patton. By the end of the 1993 fiscal year another 13, to 14,000 civilian jobs will be Cut leaving the command with Between 36,000 and 37,000 positions Patton said. Since local nationals fill about two thirds and americans one third of All appropriated fund jobs the a Overall reductions will approximate that ratio a Patton said. Non appropriated fund jobs arc not affected in this cutback. Usa eur officials wont give out specifics until the plan is completed said Patton. However officials in the German state of Rheinland Pfalz on thursday released details of the army a proposal As it related to jobs in that Region which includes a heavy concentration of . Troops. Gunhild Weiher von Den Grid bin Deputy press Secretary to Interior minister Walter Zuber said the army provided the list to the state government wednesday after die Rhei Pfalz newspaper reported that Zuber was astonished that state officials had a been kept in the dark about the cutbacks. But Patton denied Usa eur was withholding information and said government officials were provided an Overall summary of the planned cutbacks before the works Council was notified of the plan. When German officials requested More details Patton said that the information had to be reorganized before it was released to the government. The plan Given to the works Council was broken Down by unit. A we had to break out which units were in which German states for the information Given to the government officials Patton said. A officials Are not interested in the state of Hessen when they re in the  during the 20-Day working period Patton said members of the works Council will be asking questions and getting clarifications on the plan. At the end of the period the Council will present their comments and recommendations to Usa eur. The German works Council which represents local National workers received notice of cutback plans from Usa eur officials on april 2. The Council has 20 working Days to offer their comments to the command Patton said. A the final numbers of jobs have not been finalized a she said. She added that the final plan will probably be available a few Days after april 30, when the 20-Day period for the works councils response has expired. Weiher von Den Grieben said thursday she did not know when the state government first Learned of the cutbacks. Zuber was away from his office thursday and was not scheduled to return until monday. Gunter Strasser spokesman for the Federal Union in Stuttgart said his office had no statistics on How each of the states with . Forces would be affected by the cutbacks. Staff writers de Reavis and Doe Dee Doko contributed to this report sex politician Cherberg Dies Olympia Wash. A John Cherberg who served As lieutenant governor for nearly one third of the states history died wednesday at 81. Cherberg a Democrat stepped Down in 1988 after eight four year terms. He served As lieutenant to five governors. Washington which entered the Union in 1889, elects its lieutenant governor separately from the  asks europeans to Back . Presence by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium the United hates remains committed to keeping orces in Europe but it needs the backing f europeans who support their pres nce says Gen. Colin l. Powell the chairman of the . Joint chiefs of staff. A we need to hear from you that we Are needed a Powell said wednesday night in i speech to the Grandes conferences Ca hol ques. A we need to hear from you not within just meeting Halls in Vienna or the staff buildings of Evere Home of nato Headquarters in Belgium but in the newspapers and in the magazines and every night on can a he said referring to the 24-hour Cable news network. Powell was in Brussels to discuss with other military chiefs plans for streamlining the alliances Force in response to the end of the cold War. Overall nato is expected to pare its Force by about 25 percent Over the next few years although not every member nation has announced its projected troop Levels. As for the United states Powell said a americans remain As committed to being in Europe As europeans remain committed to having us  the United states plans to reduce its cold War Force of about 300,000 troops in Europe to 150,000 by 1995. Members of Congress however have argued that deeper cuts should be made with some suggesting 100,000 or 75,000 would be More appropriate. Powell appealed to europeans to carry their share of the Mutual defense Burden and said the United states would continue to do its part. He also called on . Allies in Europe to consider participating in operations outside of nato territory a when it serves our Mutual  a we need a continuation of that cooperative spirit of regional and global responsibility a he said