European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse 50 years of service Maddox seeks stability draw Down generated change should end commander says 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 last 2i years has Himin Chancre. And i win to put change in the out a it. Gen. David m. Maddox e. 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 Quot 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 the Only thing that has been 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 it. Gen. David m. Maddox discusses the of Titre of to take command on july 9. Saslav Catoy . Army Europe. Maddox expect Congress nuclear Bunker publicized 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 . Side today prom night an american tradition european style sunday m a g a i n 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 a 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 Roll. A it was always Clear that if the secret of the facility a location were to be compromised the effectiveness and Security of the program would be jeopardized if not see Congress on Page 2 Yugoslavia seeks urgent meeting Belgrade Yugoslavia apr in a last minute Effort to Avert the imposition of sweeping u n. Sanctions yugoslav leaders on saturday called for an urgent International conference to solve the Balkan country a crisis. In an 11th hour Cable to u n. 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