European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 51, no. 44 50c sunday May 31, 1992 d 8693 a Maddox draw Down generated change should end commander say stability by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Frankfurt Germany a an adaptation of Franklin Roosevelt a famous comment about fear sums up it. Gen. David m. Maddox a goal As . Army Europe a next commander. The Only thing we have to change Maddox believes is change itself. The current commander Gen. Crosbie the Only thing that has been constant in the test 2i� years has been change. And i want to put change in the out Box a it. Gen. David m. Maddox a Saint started with a Quarter million troops sent some Home then dispatched thousands to a War in the persian Gulf then resumed sending most of his Force to the United states. Maddox a 54-year-old Chicago native said he looks Forward to a period of stability for soldiers in Europe now that the most difficult draw Down tasks Are finished. He will focus on managing the transition to a 92,200-Soldier Force he said expecting the command to operate much As it has under Saint. A i am not going to Heidelberg with any intention of changing any fundamental policy a Maddox said Friday during an interview in his Frankfurt office. He added later a a the Only thing that has been constant in the past 2vi years has been change. And i want to go to Heidelberg and put change in the a out Maddox now serves As v corps commander sitting at a desk Dwight d. Eisenhower once used regularly. His office is decorated with cartoon depictions of his previous assignments and with a sign the youngest of his four children made for him. A dad is Cool a it says. He expects to assume his new duties at a change of command ceremony tentatively scheduled for july 9. The a a sergeant a time and a prime time programs which Reserve thursday afternoons for Soldier training and personal business Are two Saint initiatives Maddox said he plans to continue. He also plans to maintain the soldiers recreation Center at Berchtesgaden despite the impression that it was designed to be a temporary a a Reward for wartime service. Maddox repeated his assertion that living and serving in army communities in Europe will improve after the draw Down. A i honestly have had some people say to me a you done to really believe that do see Maddox on Page 2 a amps Dave Casey it. Gen. David m. Maddox discusses inc future of . Army Europe. Maddox expects to take command on july 9.revelation of nuclear Bunker raises ire from wire reports Washington House and Senate leaders said Friday that the Security of an underground shelter designed to protect members of Congress from nuclear attack had been compromised and its Overall usefulness jeopardized by the publication of articles revealing the existence of the West Virginia site. In a joint statement congressional leaders of both parties expressed a a regret at a decision by the Washington Post to publish a Magazine article sunday identifying the facility beneath and within the posh Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs . Inside today prom night an american tradition european style sunday the Washington times referring to the upcoming Post article disclosed in a front Page Story Friday the location of what it called a the Greenbrier the Concrete and steel facility built in 1958 at a Cost of $14 million includes Halls where Congress could meet communications equipment and a Well equipped underground Bunker. It Wasny to built to sustain a direct nuclear strike. So its location was kept top secret with Only a few executive Branch officials and the top leaders in Congress supposed to be aware of it. A the key vulnerability of the program was that it relied upon a fixed facility which was not capable of withstanding a direct nuclear blast Quot said the statement issued by House speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., on behalf of himself and Senate majority Leader George j. Mitchell a Maine Senate minority Leader Robert Dole a Kan. House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt do and House minority Leader Robert h. Michel r ill. A it was always dear that if the secret of the facility s location were to be compromised the effectiveness and Security of the program would be jeopardized if not see Congress on Page 2 Ohio White Sulphur it West Virginia Charleston site of secret s tit11 Ter is a i n e . Council votes sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro United nations apr the nations of the world joined forces saturday to choke the Belgrade government accused of sparking Europe a bloodiest fighting and biggest flight of refugees since world War ii. The . Security Council put Serbia and Montenegro its Only sister Republic in what remains of the yugoslav federation in the same league As Iraq and Libya in facing worldwide condemnation and sweeping economic sanctions. The vote was 13 in favor and none against with abstentions by Zimbabwe and China. Most Council members Hope the sanctions contained in Security Council Resolution 757 will Force Serbia and Montenegro to agree to a cease fire in the latest and bloodiest Battlefield Bosnia and Herzegovina. M a Rocco a ambassador and the islamic conferences Oice on the Council Ahmed Soussi said he would see sanctions on Page 2
