European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1942-1992 so years of service election edition vol. 51, no. 202 350 thursday novembers 1992 8693 new beginning Clinton promises fast action on by John King a political writer president elect Bill Clinton wednesday promised a the new blood the new directions to change America casting his Victory Over president Bush As a mandate for a fresh economic course. A year punctuated by voter anger ended tuesday with the first democratic White House Victory since 1976 a and Only the second democratic presidency in a Quarter Century. Clinton won 32 states and the District of Columbia Bush took 18 states. Voters gave the 42nd president Strong majorities in Congress ending 12 years of divided government. Also women and minorities made dramatic gains in the new Congress. M l the american people have voted to make a new beginning Clinton said in a Victory speech in Little Rock Ark. A this election is a Clarion Call for our country to face the challenges of the end of the cold War and the beginning of the next Century to restore growth to our country and Opportunity to our  Clinton vowed to confront problems a too Long ignored a from the Economy to aids and the environment. A we will seek the Best and most Able and most committed people throughout this country to be a part of our team a Clinton pledged promising to consider republicans and independents As Well As democrats. His first priority an economic stimulus package anchored by Road Bridge and president elect Bill Clinton embraces his wife Mary in Little Rock Ark after claiming Victory Over president Bush on tuesday wholesale military cutbacks not i providing within 100 Days and he pledged to push quickly for a family leave Law and Campaign finance Reform. Foreign affairs got relatively scant attention during the Campaign. Bush and Clinton both agreed that  . Military should be Cut Back although Clinton see Clinton on Page 3 by Chuck Vonch Washington Bureau Ashington president elect i intone a defense policy Calls for a a More flexible military but an say that with a relatively healthy j forces in place Clinton s Aims Are refinement than overhaul Ntoni a plan is driven partly by the need of democrats to offset a traditional tag that they Are a soft on defense and partly by the recognition that the Energy spent on four decades of keeping the . Economy on a virtually constant wartime footing can to be redirected overnight. A clearly Clinton a plan is to tailor the military for a different world without making wholesale downsizing changes just for the Sake of getting smaller a said Gordon Adams director of the non partisan defense budget project. The basics of the Clinton plan include a reducing the Overall number of troops on Active duty and the number of service members abroad particularly in Europe to a greater degree than planned. A Basing a higher percentage of the Force in the United states and building up air and sea transport capabilities so the stateside forces can respond quickly to regional assignments. A forging a partnership Between business and the military to develop tech see military on Page 15