European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 the stars and stripes saturday july 31,11993 a at a glance Cristina Elisabeth Caldas of Pawtucket r.i., and a portuguese child drowned after they were sucked into the pump of a ride at a water Park in Lisbon. See Story on Page 8.sad Day for troops army col. Charles a Seland and his soldiers bid a emotional Farewell to Crail sheim Germany on Friday. A paged Dod practice faulted the Pentagon is skirting its own rules by farming out defense con tracts to other Federal agencies documents show. A pages War probe sought a . Senator has asked defense Secretary Les Aspin to investigate claims that american soldiers were attacked with chemical weapons during the persian Gulf War. A Page 7somalia role defended administration officials reject criticism that . Troops have become an occupying army in Somalia despised by the local population. It a Page 9retirement push Congress and the Clinton administration apparently have decided to push legislation that would let agencies offer voluntary retirement incentives. A Page 16 Index 1 Abby Ann Landers. 21 automotive. 12 classifieds. Comics. Commentary. Crossword. Faces n places. A 24 focus. Horoscope. A a a a a 27 Jumble. Letters. Money matters. Religion. Sports. To listings. 35 weather. . Asking nations to bail raids on serbs official says Washington a the Clinton administration is seeking nato and russian agreement for the use of air strikes to Force bosnian serbs to halt their attacks on Sarajevo the bosnian Danijal a state department official said Friday. Consultations Are under Way with the British and French and the official speaking on condition of anonymity said discussions were to take place this weekend with the Spanish dutch germans an russians As Well As with members of Congress. Western officials have been concerned that military action against the serbs would encourage the muslims to resist efforts to negotiate a settlement. At peace talks in Geneva on Friday bosnian Muslim president Alija ize Begovic rejected a plan to partition Bosnia and Herzegovina into a Loose confederation Washington a the Senate armed services committee on Friday endorsed the recommendations of the base closing commission to shut Down 130 installations and scale Back 43 others. By voice vote the panel backed the work of the commission that targeted major facilities in South Carolina Michigan and California and will mean the loss of thousands of jobs nationwide. Quot All of us feel the deep pain at bases affected Quot said sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the armed services committee. Quot these people helped us win the cold  nevertheless reductions in the military of three ethnic states. The plan followed proposals put Forth by serbs and croats. Rep. Lee h. Hamilton d-ind., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee said the administration is negotiating with allies Over the use of airstrikes that Likely would be aimed at artillery placements Quot in and around  if the allies agree to go ahead the air Campaign would be a significant step be Yon a plans to use airstrikes to protect . Peacekeeping forces in Bosnia. The Clintora administration pushed a similar plan last May but it was rejected by european allies. The official said the move toward military action was an acknowledgement that Quot the diplomatic track Quot had failed to secure sate areas for the bosnian muslims. He said the allies could conduct a far More aggressive air Campaign than previously contemplated striking at Serbia backs base infrastructure have lagged behind cuts in the number of troops ships tanks and aircraft Nunn said. The failure to eliminate bases will undermine the military he said. Among those voting with Nunn were Republican sen. John w. Warner and democratic sen. Charles s. Robb. Their Home state of Virginia was hard hit by the commissions decisions. Warner said that although he was unhappy with the commissions action he realizes that without base closings the military would have to reduce the number of troops. Robb said it was necessary to Quot prepare for the future and not spend time de positions without waiting for further provocation. Quot Bosnia is driving towards catastrophe Quot Hamilton said. A the United states and the International Community cannot sit by  at the White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said a we Are continuing to talk with our allies on what we can do about the deteriorating humanitarian situation Quot in Bosnia. She did not dispute reports that the administration was looking at wider roles for air Power than just defending . Peacekeepers saying the United states was committed to protecting the Relief Effort. The state department official said one element of any plan to use Allied air Power in Bosnia would be to make it Clear to the muslims that All they could expect was Protection for Safe  fending the status  the Only audible Quot no Quot vote came from sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina the ranking Republican on the commit tee. His state is slated to lose Charleston naval base and shipyard. Thurmond said that he supported the base closure process but that the panels action would have a devastating effect on his state with Job losses estimated at 50,000. Technically the committee reported unfavourably to the full Senate a Resolution of disapproval of the commissions work. The Senate is expected to consider the committees recommendation next  from Pago 1. Military women who want to Fly and i rejoice in their Opportunity to do  the Only other discordant note was sparked by previous news reports that a private yacht club in Massachusetts in which her husband is a member discriminates against jews. Officials of the Eastern yacht club in Marblehead have vigorously denied the charges and have pointed out that there Are a number of jewish members. A i do not believe the club is discriminatory Quot Widnall said at her  it really saddens me that such issues Are brought up in the context of my nomination to be Secretary of the air Force something that is so exhilarating t  Widnall has made no secret that she covets the Post calling it one of her Quot longstanding  \ she faces no immediate crises within the service which analysts in and outside the Pentagon say has generally been Well positioned to weather the turmoil of the draw Down under the guidance of its chief of staff Gen. Merrill a. Quot Tony Quot Mcpeak. 7 on policy issues Widnall remained in a a Tentio Nally vague although she said future tactical aircraft programs would need to be closely scrutinized because the shrinking defense budget will not allow the military to have a several different fighters under development at the same  she also said airstrikes alone will not be nearly enough to separate the warring factions in the former Yugoslavia and establish peace in that fractious land. An aide to Georgia democratic sen. Sam Nunn chairman of the armed services committee said the committee expects to vote on Widnall a nomination within the next few  from Pago 1 ment to withhold information from the Public about potentially defective condoms the Agency had distributed. Elders acknowledged that As a member of the Arkansas National Bank a Board of directors she had been reprimanded by the office of the comptroller of the currency the Federal Agency that regulates Banks. But elders said the reprimand for mismanagement had been directed at the Board collectively not at her As an individual. She also said she Hasni to to blame for her family a failure to pay the social Security taxes for a nurse hired to take care of elders Mother in Law. Avis Lavelle spokeswoman for the department of health and human services said the Clinton administration was concerned about the possibility of a filibuster to Block elders a confirmation when it comes before the full Senate but was confident of getting enough votes to prevent that. Quot we re on a steady March toward that Quot Lavelle said. A Cdr. Elders by dint of her personality has won Over Many people who were not thought to be Likely to vote for her a said Lavelle. The administration also wants the vote to occur sooner rather than later and Hopes to have it before the Senate takes its August recess. Quot we want to get her through a Lavelle said. V corps gis slated for Southwest fascia duty Frankfurt. Germany is amp so a deployment Date or Eive the exert he. Ftp Frankfurt Germany a amps More than 900 v corps soldiers will deploy to Southwest Asia in mid August to Man Patriot missile batteries As part of a routine rotation of units in the area a v corps spokeswoman said. V corps could not release a specific deployment Date or give the exact deployment location. Most of the soldiers. Will come from 69th air defense arty in headquartered in Ansbach Germany the spokeswoman said. However members of the 8th Maint in in Hanau and the 16th engr in in Erlanger Are also scheduled to deploy. The soldiers will be deployed for about eve months the spokeswoman said. They Are scheduled to replace members of the 2nd in 7th air defense arty from fort Bliss Texas