European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 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 a Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to join its ranks. See 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 8 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 1720 Horoscope 27 Jumble 27 letters 14 military 1 Money matters 12-13 sports 29-36 television 35 weather 16. Heidelberg to still hold reins of army s forces in Europe by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany As Longas . Soldiers remain in Europe they will be taking their orders from Heidel Berg according to the chief of the Community support unit there. One thing we know Heidelberg will always be the Headquarters of the senior army component commander in Europe said it. Col. David b. Huff com Mander of the 411th base support in. Huff made the statement monday night while addressing several dozen Community residents who attended a f town Hal meeting in the Patrick Henry Village housing area. Heidelberg s american population began declining from about 25,000 in 1991 and was expected to level off a around 16,000 this year and remain Sta ble through 1995, he said. Huff noted however that the Popula Tion projection was made before the Clin ton administration announced last week that it will seek further troop cuts in Europe. That original projection foresaw about 3,500 . Soldiers and 3,500 civil ians plus about 9,000 family members Liv ing in the area he said. The Heidelberg military Community Isth Home of several Headquarters including the . Army Europe Central army group 4th Allied tac air Force 7th medical come and six other Organiza forces Central Europe a seven nation 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 forthe 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 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 allow 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 in eluding reduction in the number of shuttle bus routes from five to three elimination of grounds coping contracts and limiting of repair work to emergency cases. Orders from Page 1 military in various Host nations. In countries where abortions Are Ille Gal the procedure May be unavailable in . 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 Light 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 theban 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 to20 abortions a year were performed in overseas facilities and just six were done in988. But pro Choice advocates argued that female service members and Federal civil Ian employees were being denied the Sam 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. Asp in 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 pending the arrival of the aircraft Carrier John 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 go for the manpower intensive ships like cruisers and wipe out an entire class Early said a second official. It saves repair costs. It saves on the proposals the strategic de sense initiative popularly known As Sta wars would Cut Back on its Brilliant pebbles space based defense and focus More on ground based anti missile de air Force is proposing to Stop buying f-16 fighters while the army be Meese lied Iran Contra Prober says Washington a it s going Tobe a Long two years attorney general Edwin Mcnese 111 mused in a note to Cas Par w. Weinberger As Congress clamoured for details of the arms for hostages Deal with Iran. Iran Contra prosecutor Lawrence disclosed Meese s note monday accusing the former attorney general of making a false statement to protect Ron Ald Reagan then president. Walsh re ported that at a nov. 24, 1986, White House meeting Meese said the president had not known about one of the arms shipments. Walsh said that Meese made the same false statement on television cafes announces 3 product recalls because of possible safety problems 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 0-4-5608, and the vehicle designer Lite desk Model 04-5609 have been re called by the manufacturer Dinney Smith inc. The folded plastic unit that House the Battery and Light bulb May overheat due to a Short circuit in some units. The Battery Assembly unit can become hot and Emit smoke. The manufacture 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 its Foi it i i because of a potential safety problem created during Assembly. Customers should Stop using the Plues immediately and return them to an Exchange for a full refund by feb 28 the next Day even though Secretary of state George p. Shultz had told Meese on nov. 22 that Reagan knew about the arms denied monday night that he had lied. But Weinberger s notes Walsh said suggested Meese was warning the president s advisers that to disclose the president s knowledge of a 1985 missile shipment to Iran would expose him to a charge of illegal an interim report to Congress Walsh said former White House chief distaff Donald Regan was prepared to testify in court that he feared impeachment of the president and that Regan Nail known Meese s statement to be untrue. Reagan Meese and Shultz Kne Meese s statement was false Wai said. The prosecutor added that geor Bush then vice president should Mac known the statement was false be he and Reagan had been briefed i the Cia assisted delivery of anti Ai missiles to Reagan and his aides did not rect Meese s assertion Walsh added. Planning to hasten preparations for retiring two Active divisions and cutting personnel with Early retirements and reduced recruitment. As the largest service with 601,000servicemembcrs, the army is expected to slash its ranks to As Low As 520,000 by thend of the decade. We will get smaller but we will Beable to do it without involuntary separations said a third official. These Aren t huge cuts but thearen t painless either. Some Tough Deci Sions have to be made us
