European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                At a glance my in a if w defense Secretary William j. Perry applauds As his predecessor los Aspin leftist recognized in a fare Well ceremony Friday. See Story on Page 6. To the Rescue american and norwegian soldiers in Macedonia helped an ailing macedonian woman after a relative Rode a Donkey through rough terrain to seek medical Aid . Officials  Page 4 health plan pushed Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to put the administrations health care plan Back on track Friday naming insurance companies and the status quo As the Quot real  Page 7 payment questioned funds for a $7,322 loan payment made on then gov. Bill Clinton a behalf came from a company tied to the failed Arkansas a amp a that is now the subject of a Federal criminal investigation documents  Page 8 open door in Asia . Companies Are lining up to enter the vietnamese Market since president Clinton lifted the 19-year ban on Trade with the Southeast asian nation. A Page 11 North Korea warned the United states warned it will Start pressing for . Sanctions if North Korea does t open its nuclear installations to International  Page 12 rate boost might help a gentle nudge upward in Short term interest rates might help rather than hinder the Stock Market analysts  Page 23 i Index i Abby Ann Landers. 17 classifieds. 24-27 commentary. 15 faces n places .17 Horoscope 26 letters 14 Money matters 23 Mutual. 20-23 sports. 29-36 weather. 16europe must be willing to Beer Price of Security Glenn warns by Ron Jensen Nairn Borg Bureau Munich Germany a the commitment of european nations to pay for their own Security will weigh heavily As America ponders its future involvements abroad a . Senator said. Ohio Democrat John Glenn a member of the Senate armed services committee spoke saturday at an annual conference on Security policy. His comments came after a remark by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on Germany a troop strength. During a speech saturday to open the two Day conference Kohl said that his country would a stick to the agreed Force ceiling of 370,000�?� in the German army. His remark Drew a question from nor Bert Gansel of the German parliament who wondered if the figure was Only a target and if so what the Bottom line troop strength was for Germany a forces. Glenn one of several elected Ameri can officials among the More than 200 defense experts attending the annual conference pointed out that . Support for nato depends on the willingness of Europe to provide for its own  his recent visit to Europe president Clinton noted that the United states is willing Tiv keep 100,000 service members on the european continent Glenn said. However the senator pointed out that Many in the United states View defense budgets As a a Cash cow in the Post cold War Era. A a a v Quot a. Quot. A and in a time of tight budgets Money for nato could mean other programs Are Cut or a vice  a a it a that a vice versa that a bad a Glenn said. If Europe is viewed As unwilling to pay its share Glenn said a i think it would make it difficult for some of us to support the nato commitment the Way we want to support it. In response Kohl said that the troop strength of the German army will be 350,000 by the end of the year. He also said the ceiling would remain at 370,000, noting there would always be some flue. Tuition in the number of troops. In his speech Kohl also pointed out his willingness for German troops to participate More fully in peacekeeping operations outside nato territory a topic that has spawned debate Over whether such efforts Are allowed by the German Constitution. A i consider it absolutely necessary for Germany to participate in future peacekeeping operations though naturally Only in cooperation with its partners and friends in nato and the european Union a Kohl said. A we know our partners expect this of  the european Union formerly known As the european Community took its new name when the maastricht treaty on european Unity took effect in  from Page 1 american forces readiness pointing out that since the mid-1970s, the Force has shrunk by 33 percent but the amount spent on maintenance has gone up 25 percent. Perry also said that the military remains a career Field despite the draw Down and budget cuts. The draw Down is nearly Complete he said and the military pulled in 200,000 recruits last year a group that rated As the second Best in terms of intelligence and skills since those attributes have been measured. During the afternoon Perry moved quickly from the conference to a series of news meetings including a conference with German and american journalists and interviews with an the stars and stripes and individual German Media. He commented on a variety of subjects a if a peace agreement is reached in Bosnia and Herzegovina a division of american. Maintain the Force would come from Germany a americans commitment to the North Atlantic treaty organization has not waned in the years since the end of the cold War. One reason for his visit Perry said was to bring that message to partners in the Alliance. A neither the United states nor nato is ready to put forces in Bosnia to enforce a peace that none of the combatants in the former Yugoslavia supports. A the partnership for peace program offered to countries of the former Warsaw pact has Given new life to nato and strengthened americans role As a Leader in the Alliance. Troops might be sent to help in the Alliance. Lie peace. He implied that this a Money will be spent to create the j come from Germany. Next generation of precision guided weapons concentrating on those that can be fired from a great distance. Money will also be spent on the next generation of fighter  from Page 1 urday a stars and stripes the associated press erroneously reported that the Clinton administration will propose cutting 344,300. Defense department personnel in the next fiscal year including reductions of 179,400 in the Active duty military 100,900 in the reserves and 64,000 in the civilian work Force. Clinton a proposed budget Calls for holding the line on the governments aids prevention efforts administration officials and documents reveal. It also would Cut a program that helps prepare Low income youths for the work Force while boosting Aid to elementary and secondary schools. A the Only Way we can offer those new opportunities for education and training for new jobs and better jobs is to do the same things for the Federal budget that you do with your family budget a make Tough choices provide for the future and make distinctions Between luxuries and necessities a Clinton said in his weekly radio address. As new details of the $1.5 trillion spending plan emerged administration officials continued their Effort to portray themselves As Tough budget cutters. Administration officials said Clinton will propose killing 115 programs for a savings of $3.25 billion. Terminated prof rams would include the air forces f-16 fighter Public Library construction and a shark research Center. Ultimately the officials predicted a reluctant Congress will accept their proposals. Last years deficit reduction package muscled into Law by Congress majority democrats clamped tight Caps on spending. To stay within the limits Clinton a 1995 blueprint a for the fiscal year that starts next oct. 1 a will balance increases in some programs with cuts in less favored initiatives. Documents obtained by the associated press show that Clinton will seek a $264 billion military budget a bit More than is being spent this year. But to avoid swelling Pentagon coffers by an additional $4 billion Clinton will propose trimming the defense departments work Force by More than 180,000. That total includes 85,000 Active duty troops 46,000 selected Reserve forces a those who Drill regularly a and 55,000 civilian defense workers. Overall defence department employment Over a two year period would decline by 344,300. Clinton also will seek # a along with a $78 million increase in aids research no increases for prevention of the killer disease or housing for aids patients. A a $60 million Cut in a program under the Job training partnership act that provides Grants for training Low income Young people. A a $2.8 billion increase for the department of education bringing its budget to $31.7  from Page 1 Ling or any interdiction that would Block resupply of humanitarian assistance to the City a that would effectively bring the City to its  president Alija Izet Begovich a spokesman Kemal Muftic said the 120 my mortar Shell was fired from serbian held Markovici or Polzine North of Sarajevo. . Troops were analysing the Crater left by the Shell to determine the origin of the round. The bosnian serbs Leader Radovan Karadzic suggested that the bosnian governments own soldiers were to blame saying a the muslims do not choose their  but it was unlikely that government troops defending the City would fire on their own people. Civilians have been targeted More than half a dozen times since Sarajevo a siege began in april 1992. In most cases . Officials have found that serbian gunners ringing the City were responsible. Minutes after the Shell struck ambulances their sirens howling raced to and from the open Market. The dead Lay strewn beneath the markets tables As the wounded were rushed to hospitals. A it is a Little difficult to identify the victims and the number killed because a lot of them Are in pieces a said morgue worked Alija Hodzic. Rescue workers used blankets and a Green Canvas to drag bodies and body parts away from collapsed Market stalls. Other bodies were loaded onto open trucks and vans because there were not enough ambulances and morgue vehicles to carry them away. At one Hospital corridors and entrances were filled with the dead and wounded. One Man on a Stretcher called out a help me. Why does no to somebody help me a next to him a woman was already dead. By Early evening the death toll had risen to 60 and the number of wounded to 206, Hospital workers said