European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stir4andiitripes vol. 51, no. 315 50$ Pentagon says Navy of list does f exist Charleston . A about a dozen Navy facilities arc on a Pentagon list of military bases to be closed or consolidated said sen. Ernest Fritz Hollings. But the Pentagon denied any such list has been  City of Charleston would be hard hit los ing its Navy base shipyard and Supply Center the naval electronics engineering Center the Navy Hospital and a Fleet and mine warfare training Center Hollings said Friday. Hollings said other Navy outposts to be close included Mare Island naval shipyard in the san Francisco Bay area the Navy training cent Erand Navy Hospital in Orlando  Navy aviation depot in Pensacola Fla. And the new London conn., Navy Sta Tion. But it. Col. . Crowley said sat urday that there is currently no list of bases slated for closing or cutback though one is due to be Complete Hollings next month. The process of evaluating our bases is a continuing process Crowley said. Hollings would not say where he got the information but said he was confident it was indeed the final list agreed on by the Navy and the de sense department. But Crowley said obviously As part of this process there s Back and Forth dialogue be tween the department of defense and the serv ices in terms of building the list. It s premature to say any one installation is on or off the  Hollings d-, said the Charleston Cut would mean a possible loss of More than 41,000 jobs with a payroll of $1.1 billion. The base closure commission will hold Public hearings before sending Clinton the final list. If the president approves it would take a vote of both houses of Congress to reject the entire list. Lawmakers cannot pick and choose which closures they want to reject. Sunday february 20,1993 d d 8693 a . Blast blamed on terrorist attack police and tire vehicles surround the streets near the world Trade enter in new York following an explosion in a parking garage Friday. Air Force Steps up suspensions of Carrier firms to Stem thefts by Crystal Laureano staff writer Ramstein Germany air Force officials in Europe have handed Down 62contract suspensions to household goods carriers since implementing stricter guidelines on missing items five months ago. A key aspect of the policy is a provi Sion suspending a Carrier when High value and highly pilfer Able items worth$100 or More Are missing from a ship ment. The policy has caused a five fold jumping suspensions Over a five month period said Brig. Gen. George t. Babbitt jr., the Deputy chief of staff for logistics for . Air forces in Europe. The changes followed a series of Cus Tomer complaints Between August an october of last year he said. In two Inci dents air Force officers lost an Esti mated $20,000 and $36,000 Worth of household goods certainly these were extreme cases Babbitt said. The average claim is usually less lower than $1,000." typical suspensions last 30 d Tys or More and continue until the Carrier shows it has corrected the problem Bab Bitt said. Examples of correctives include hiring different subcontractors such As packing agents trucking agents or port agents and changing seaport locations. Carriers have 20 Days to Appeal a sus pension before it takes effect. About 2percent of the suspensions have been overturned for reasons such As carriers continued on Page 3 new York a traces of nitrate were found at the site of an explosion that rocked the world Trade Cen Ter prompting police to say saturday that the blast was almost certainly caused by a bomb possibly planted by terrorists. The chemical deposits alone arc no conclusive police commissioner Ray mond Kelly said. But taken together with other evidence it would buttress our position that we believe it to be a  Kelly said authorities received 19 Tele phone Calls from All sorts of groups and individuals claiming responsibility forthe explosion. It May be terrorist related said James Fox head of the Fri s new York office. The toll from the explosion which brought the City s financial Center to a halt Friday was at least five dead anymore than 1,000 injured not to mention an in calculated loss of property and productivity. Kelly said two people were still Unac counted for saturday. If indeed this is a terrorist attack then no one is Safe in any City new York mayor David Dinkins said us news of the tragedy reached him in Osaka Japan. The explosion in an underground parking garage turned Friday s lunch hour in the twin 110-Story towers into terrifying test of survival. About 200 kindergarteners and Elemen tary school children were stranded on an observation deck 107 stories High while17 More youngsters and their adult Chap crones were trapped in an elevator forgive hours. A pregnant woman was plucked off the roof by a  people were trapped in elevators or in rubble in he garage and a train Sta Tion beneath it. Kelly speaking at a news conference Early saturday afternoon said there were three reasons to believe the explosion was caused by a bomb the magnitude of the explosion the fact that a significant amount of heat was generated and see blast on Page 2 protecting your valuables Here Are some things to do to help protect your valuables during a move do not hide High value items among other goods. Make a detailed list including Complete descriptions and serial numbers of All valuable items. Items of sentimental value should nor be packed together but spread throughout the shipment items difficult to replace should be shipped separately and insured. 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