European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 15, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3lawmakers set sights on defens new mix in Congress could bring budget Battle to a head by Art Pine los Angeles times successful congressional candidate Martin t. Meehan spent much of his time on the hustings this year calling for a a massive reductions in defense spending. A we need them to have the Money it takes to make the Economy More competitive a the Massachusetts Democrat said. Now As a congressman elect Meehan is getting ready to take aim a and fire. As one of his first actions in the 103rd Congress he plans to introduce a detailed plan to slash an extra $218 billion in Pentagon spending Over five years a some $28.51 billion of it next year. The Lowell mass., lawyer Isnit counting on immediate action on his own proposal but he is confident that he can use it to help prod House leaders to make deeper cuts. A a it a not enough to say that we can to Cut any More in defense spending because of worry about jobs a he warned. Meehan Isnit the Only member of Congress who has the defense budget in his sights. Gordon Adams director of the defense budget project estimates that More than half the 110 newly elected lawmakers share those views a along with a substantial number of incumbents As Well. Some of them campaigned hard on the Issue. Last years congressional budget agreement and leaders caution forestalled any raid on the defense budget before now. But As the budget accords restrict thit is a real Wata Rahad Momant. Every self Tala National is curly Lacaua la As Opan As it has t bean since the Lata 1940a. A Gordon Adams director of the defense budget project tons expire this fiscal year an incoming Congress with Many new faces has a lot on its mind beyond the jobs in one embattled Industry. A this is a real watershed moment a said Adams whose Washington based organization monitors defense spending closely. A the Opportunity to remake the entire National Security Agenda from top to Bottoms will be before the new Congress and president. A every single National Security Issue is As open As it Hasni to been since the late 1940s.�?� much will depend on How the new Clinton administration chooses to identify the chief threats to american Security in the Post coid War world. A there must be a concept for the use of american military forces and How they fit in with our Overall role in the world under a president Clinton a said Robert Ellsworth a former defense policy maker. Defense experts arc advising Clinton to protect his military flanks by moving quickly to decide just what kind of a role he wants the armed forces to play and standing firm behind a military budget plan that is designed to provide it. The Arkansas governor wants to Cut about $12 billion a year More than Bush out of a $270 billion Pentagon budget a and re juggle some key programs. He also has promised to revive production of the v-22 Osprey tilt Rotor aircraft and the so Wolf submarine. And tie wants to slow the shrinkage of the nation s defense Industrial base and launch a program to help retrain defense workers. The president elect has proposed accomplishing these changes essentially by trimming troop Levels further cutting Navy ship strength and increasing the military a Reliance on reservists a instead of Active duty personnel a and higher technology weapons. Clinton would Cut . Troop strength by another 200,000 during the next five years about a third of it by pulling Back from Europe reduce the number of aircraft carriers to 10, from a dozen today and eliminate the space based portion of the strategic defense initiative. The idea would be to use the savings from the defense spending cuts a to allow you to keep spending More on hardware which again produces jobs a said Harold Brown who was Secretary of defense during the Carter administration. Iranian submarine reportedly in Gulf Manama Bahrain apr an iranian submarine whose presence in the persian Gulf has raised fears in the Region was reportedly cruising in iranian Waters in the Southern Gulf saturday. Its exact position was not known. Earlier reports had said the diesel electric sub was headed toward Iran a big naval base at Bandar a a Abbas on the Northern Shore of the Strait of Hormuz the Only Gateway to and from the Oil Rich Gulf. Iran became the first Gulf state to have submarines when it bought two from Russia with an option on a third Over . Objections. The acquisition has alarmed Tehran Sarab neighbors and their Western protectors by heavily Tilting the balance of naval Power in the Region to Iran at a time when it is rearming on a major scale. Earlier this month the Topeka a nuclear powered submarine armed with torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles entered the Gulf with the declared purpose of routine maintenance. But it was widely believed to be there to Monitor the iranian submarine. Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said thursday that the sub had entered the Gulf and was last spotted 30 Miles South of Bandar a a Abbas. The americans have not reported its location since then. But sources in the Region speaking on condition of anonymity said saturday that the submarine was believed to be in iranian Waters in the Southern Gulf. Shipping sources in the Region said they had not spotted the sub or intercepted its radio messages. But the sketchy information raised speculation that the submarine May have submerged or docked in Bandar a a Abbas. There has been no official word from Tehran on the submarines whereabouts and the state run iranian Media have not mentioned the vessel. The sub is manned by a Crew of russians and iranians with torpedoes As its main weapon. It had been on the surface escorted by a russian ship when it sailed through the red sea. The gulfs shallow Waters Are considered unsuitable for submarines and it is More Likely that the iranian vessel will be used in the deeper Waters of the arabian sea. Tehran had Long sought to acquire a submarine to bolster its ambition to be the dominant military Power in the Region. Iran bought the two kilo class subs in a $750 million Deal with Moscow. Refugee Camp needs menswear Darmstadt Germany a amps operators of a tent City for refugees and immigrants Here Are accepting donations of clothing for adult males As Winter weather turns Camp life cold. About 420 unmarried men Are now being housed in the Encampment on an old German cavalry Post on am Kavalle Wiesand in Darmstadt a few blocks from the . Army a Nathan Hale depot and Kelley Barracks. The Camp is one of Many pitched earlier in the fall by the state of Hessen a and elsewhere in Germany a to accommodate overflow numbers of refugees from the yugoslav civil War and other immigrants seeking permanent residency in Germany. Initially the Darmstadt Camp also included families with Young children. However when the weather turned cold the families were moved elsewhere. German authorities provide refugees with Basic food clothing and shelter. But Hanin Bahar Rapp a social worker at the Darmstadt facility said the men at the tent City could use additional clothing. A a its cold and we done to have enough a she said. A we need jackets and shoes and  donors May Call 06151-897-524 or deliver supplies directly to the Darmstadt Camp. Contributions of clothing and other assistance can be made elsewhere in Germany through the German red Cross by calling 0225-s82-390 or 0225-6061. Protesting attacks demonstrators March saturday in Bonn Germany to protest right Wing violence against foreigners and anti semitism. The sign in the foreground proclaims a a everyone a a foreigner virtually  later nearly 200,000 people rallied at Bonn University where Many demonstrators accused Chancellor Helmut Kohls government of fomenting xenophobia by sending Asylum seekers Back to their homelands