European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday february 10,1993 at a glance the Carlyle group a Washington based investment firm is one of Many groups that would like army Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to join it ranks. Sec Story on Page 4. Three doctors shot a gunman burst into a los an Geles emergency room and critically wounded three doctors. Pago 4 395 cases confirmed an outbreak of deadly bacteria poisoning in the West has been con firmed in 395 victims. Page 5 76 attacks admitted a Man has implicated himself in 76 of about 100 fires that have plagued suburban Seattle an investigator says. Page 6 court martial starts the court martial of a servicemen Ber charged with murdering a Homo sexual Sailor has begun in Japan. Page euthanasia sanctioned the dutch parliament has approved strict guidelines for mercy killing making Holland the first Industrial nation to officially Sanction euthanasia. Page 10 Abc accused by pm general motors corp. Alleges that Abc rigged two crashes to show that certain pm pickups were prone to fires. Page 13 Index Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds 25-28 commentary. 15 comics 21-23 faces n places. 24 focus 17-20 Horoscope 27 Jumble 27 letters. 14 military 1 Money matters 12-13 sports 29-36 to listings 35 weather 16 Clinton to limit jobs pay limousines at White House Washington a saying the government must Reform itself to regain the Peoples Trust president Clinton announced a plan tuesday to Cut 350 White House workers trim salaries restrict the use of limousines and turn an exclusive dining room into a cafeteria for All his employees. The move was intended to show that the administration will share in the sacrifices other americans will be asked to make As part of deficit reduction and the economic stimulus plan Clinton is to unveil next week. The staff reductions Down to 1,044. Employees will save millions of Dol Lars Clinton said. The reductions Are to be achieved through Early retirements by not hiring employees for All openings and by sending borrowed employees Back to their Home agencies. This smaller White House will work better and serve the american people better Clinton said. He said he was Ful filling a Campaign pledge to Cut the White House staff by 25 percent. Officials cautioned that spending will have to be increased in other areas such As for computers and telephones to bring the White House up to Date. While cutting his staff Clinton went through some contortions to achieve his promised 25 percent in personnel. For example he exempted 800 budget workers Ana Trade negotiators from the 25 percent. Instead they will be included in a less stringent plan to trim the entire government by 100,000 people. Depart ments and agencies were to begin announcing today How they would meet that objective. Further the 350 spots being eliminated included 117 people who were on Tempo Rary assignment to the White House from other agencies. They will merely go Back to their old jobs. And Clinton gave him self until oct. 1 to meet his goal. The hardest hit staff will be the office of National drug control policy which will be Cut from 146 people in the Bush administration to 25 under Clinton. Clin ton s advisers said the office had been packed with political appointees rather than experts in the fight against drugs. To signal that he is not retreating from the drug War Clinton was to announce that his yet to be named drug Czar will have Cabinet rank. In a largely symbolic gesture Clinton directed that the use of chauffeur drive limousines from Home to work be limited to three senior officials the chief of staff the National Security adviser and the Dep Uty National Security adviser. Under president Bush the limousine privileges were Given to those officials As Well As to the chief of protocol the director of the office of management and budget and the chairman of the Council of economic advisers. In another symbolic move Clinton or dered that the White House mess be opened to All employees. Now Only senior officials can to Dine there although Junior aides have takeout privileges. A White House official said the mess would be functionally turned into a cafeteria Fornall employees. Services from Page 1 military in various Host nations. In countries where abortions Are Ille Gal the procedure May be unavailable . Facilities the official said if that s the Case it would t be much different than Many other situations where a patient has to take a medevac flight to another country in the theater for treatment the official said. The Reagan administration implemented the ban on abortions in military facilities overseas sparking an unsuccessful congressional Battle by pro Choice lawmakers to overturn it. The debate continued through the four years of the Bush administration. The White House order to reverse the ban was among several abortion rights poli cies put into effect by Clinton As one of his first official acts after taking office Jan. 20. Prior to the ban an average of Only 15 to 20 abortions a year were performed in overseas facilities and just six were done in 1988. But pro Choice advocates argued that female service members and Federal civil Ian employees were being denied the same rights to abortion services As women in the United states had. They said that although relatively few women overseas sought abortions those who did had Only two unattractive options to go to a foreign Hospital where medi Cal care might be far below . Standards or to spend Large amounts of time and Money to return to the United states forthe procedure. As pin from Page 1 by an Independent Federal panel. The Forrestal s overhaul was expected to provide work through this november allowing the facility to keep operating ending the arrival of the aircraft Carrie Rohn f. Kennedy for an overhaul in sep tember. The Navy also proposed retiring about dozen other ships in the coming year pulling More of its aging Carrier based a 6 bombers out of service and delaying engine purchases for future aircraft. You go for the manpower intensive ships like cruisers and wipe out an entire class Early said a second official. I saves repair costs. It saves on  under the proposals the strategic de sense initiative popularly known As Star wars would Cut Back on its Brillian pebbles space based defense and focus More on ground based anti missile de lenses. The air Force is proposing to Stop buying f-16 fighters while the army is forces from Page 1 the Home of several Headquarters including the . Army Europe Central army group 4th Allied tac air Force 7tn cafes announces 3 product recalls because of possible safety problems medical come and six other organizations. Land forces Central Europe a seven Numion nato organization will replace the Central army group on july 1 the tactical air Force s Headquarters is scheduled to disappear on the same Day in conformity with a reorganization plan for Birndorf Germany is re Calls on three products were announced tuesday by the army and air Force Exchange service. Two Crayola Lite desk products the fashion designer Lite desk Model 04-5608, and the vehicle designer Lite desk Model 04-5609 have been re called by the manufacturer Binney Smith inc. The folded plastic unit that houses the Battery and Light bulb May overheat due to a Short circuit in some units. The Battery Assembly unit can become hot w m and Emit smoke the manufacturer called the likelihood of serious injury Low and said no injuries have been reported. Cafes customers in Europe can re turn the entire Lite desk to an Exchange for a full refund by feb. 25. General electric is recalling Jas we Xuac of a potential safety problem created during Assembly. Customers should Stop using the Lucs immediately and return them to an Exchange for a full refund by fcb 8 planning to hasten preparations for retiring two Active divisions and cutting personnel with Early retirements and reduced recruitment. As the largest service with 601,000 service members the army is expected to slash its ranks to As Low As 520,000 by the end of the decade. We will get smaller but we will be Able to do it without involuntary separations said a third official. These Aren t huge cuts but they Aren t painless either. Some Tough Deci Sions have to be made  f the nato command Structure. Patton Barracks will be the primary support facility for non american troops at the land forces Central Europe head quarters Huff said. The reduction in the Community s size Means the army will be Able to House a much higher percentage of its Force in government housing areas Huff said. The Community has about 2,000 family housing units in government housing areas and 1,000 Barracks units. In 1991, members of the military Community were occupying another 2,440 government leased or private rental dwellings. That off Post number should drop to about 675 this year Huff said and to nearly 600by 1995. The Community Hopes to terminate All of its government housing rental pro Gram Long term lease contracts he said. Budget shortages and population de Cline have prompted a number of Heidel Berg program curtailments As Well including a reduction in shuttle bus routes from five to three the elimination of ground keeping contracts and the limit ing of repair work to emergency cases