European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday january 26,1994 at a glance n cuts Marina Silic teaches american pupils about German culture in Firth As part of the children s intensive language education at a German school. Sec Story on Page 12. Harding accused Tonya Harding and her former husband Are trying to implicate the other in the attack on Nancy Kerri Gan a newspaper reports. Pages fuel canisters ordered the environmental Protection Agency has ordered that new cars gradually be equipped with canisters to capture gasoline fumes during re fueling. Page 16 i Index Abby Ann Landers. 24 classifieds. 25-27 comics.,22-24 commentary. 15 crossword. 24 education. 12 faces n1 places. 21 focus. 17-20 horoscope.27 Jumble. 27 letters. 14 Money matters. 16 sports. 29-36 to listings. 35 weather 13 l corrections because of a reporting error a Story tuesday incorrectly identified the rank of it. Col. William Mansell jr., the Community commander in Wiir Burg Germany. From Page Promise Are. Various Aid and enforcement missions involving the former Yugoslavia while provide Comfort is the Allied Effort to protect kurd in Northern Iraq. President Clinton who recently Reaf firmed . Intentions to leave 100,000 service members stationed in Europe me with Joulwan earlier this month during Clinton s trip to Brussels Belgium forthe nato Summit meeting. The president asked whether the troop figure was High enough Joulwan said. Clinton also said he wants to stabilize the remaining Force As fast As possible an take care of the military families in the shrunken Community the general said. Reminded of the president s highly publicized Lack of military experience Joulwan said that appeared to have no effect on Clinton s conduct As commander in chief. He was very much engaged in this presentation with his commanders Joulwan said. He asked a lot of questions and he displayed a great Deal of in Terest and knowledge about what we were doing. I think it was very reassuring to All of us  Joulwan who also is the top nato commander in Europe is serving his fifth tour of duty on the continent but he has been in his current Job Only since oct. 21. His assessment after three months is that the . Forces under his command Are doing More than Ever with fewer re sources than Ever. This is an exciting time in Europe he said. We have a very important Opportunity i think As both the . Forces Here and As part of nato to really consolidate the gains of democracy that were realized in 1989 and 90." Joulwan offered no insights into How a possible escalation of nato military activity in the former Yugoslavia might affect troops under his command. I d rather not speculate on that right now he said. But he stressed that americans deployed there now Are in the minority nato allies Are bearing the Brunt of the responsibility especially As . Peacekeepers. Europeans Are doing More for their own Security and i think that needs to be recognized he said. Joulwan also said he does t know yet said tuesday in Stuttgart Germany that he is not surelf100,000 troops in Europe. The target level for 1996 will be enough to meet the Many missions under the command s responsibility. Which non nato countries will be the first to participate in joint exercises Orother military activities under the new partnership for peace program but the initial activities Are Likely to occur in those countries not in nato countries. Asked what Security precautions will be necessary to prevent potentially unstable governments from learning too much about the . Military Joulwan said it is More important to focus on openness. I think you have to have hopefully some Trust and Confidence that you go through this reaching out to former adversaries in a Way that is useful. They have All declared themselves democracies he said. Joulwan acknowledged that the entrenchment of democracy May occur differently in each country but added i would not like to prejudge All of that. I think that there Are Good intentions.  Clinton gestures while talking with Gen. George a. Joulwan earlier this month in Brussels Belgium. Murtha from Page forces could prevail if the United states in t fighting elsewhere. But Murtha challenged a fundamental premise of the Clinton administration s de sense policy that . Troops Are Strong enough to fight two regional conflicts in different parts of the world simultaneously. We Don t have anywhere near the forces to fight a two Point War he said. Murtha recently returned to Washington from a trip with four other congressmen to Turkey Somalia Macedonia Kuwait Egypt and Germany. Because of a source error an incorrect number of military members remaining at Raf upper Heyford England was Given m a Friday Story about the Dedica Tion of a plaque. There Are about 1,287 military Mem Bers about 119 . Civilians about 1,867 dependents and about 383 British civil ians remaining on the base. The number of people at upper Heyford is continually changing because the base is drawing Down. Jackson from Page 1 said Only that a statement would be made later tuesday. Larry Feldman the boy lawyer refused to comment. Prosecutors would not comment on How a settlement might affect them but Legal analysts said the criminal investigations of Jackson would be doomed if the boy stopped cooperating. Jackson has no been charged with any crime. The settlement would probably not expressly bar the youngster from cooperate during an interview with the stars and stripes last week at Rhein main a Ger Many Murtha said the Middle East South Korea and Europe Are areas where . Troops must remain to maintain an influence that will prevent  however Murtha cited budget cutbacks As a stumbling Block to that overseas pres ence adding that Clinton could resolve that Issue by cutting Back on . Support of humanitarian missions. Murtha s committee plays a major role in the annual defense budget and policy de Bate. Appropriations committees in the House and Senate essentially write the checks that pay for the nation s military forces and Murtha s subcommittee makes key recommendations on those decisions. Ing with prosecutors because it is illegal to obstruct an investigation or com Pound a crime experts said. But if the boy and his family deter mined that it was in the child s Best inter ests to put the Case behind him state Law says he could not be forced to testify or be punished for refusing to cooperate with prosecutors. No prosecutor is going to prosecute if the victim does t want to testify. Crimi Nal prosecution after the civil settlement will be extremely unlikely said Peter Arenella of the Law school at the univer sity of California los Angeles. The boy sued in september claiming although Murtha would prefer to spend More on defense than Clinton wants to he conceded there is not enough support in Congress to increase defense spending or even halt the current program of cuts. The conclusion reached late last year by defense Secretary Les Aspin that the United states could fight two regional wars is based on the Best possible scenario Mur tha said. Murtha said intelligence estimates Indi Cate North Korea has massed 750,000 troops near the Border with South Korea. We Don t know their intentions Mur tha said. They re trying to delay us so they can continue their nuclear production and that would be a disaster because it will Lead to nuclear proliferation  that Jackson seduced him with lavish gift Sand vacations. Jackson 35, has denied the allegations. His lawyers said they Stem from a failed 520 million extortion attempt by the boy father and lawyer. The los Angeles county District attorney announced monday that an investigation of the extortion claim was Complete and that no charges would be filed. Jackson abandoned his dangerous world concert tour in the midst of the Media frenzy Over the allegations saying he was forced to Retreat to a drug rehabilitation Center in Europe for treatment of an addiction to painkillers