European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Saturday May 7, 1994 still on Washington apr defense Secretary William Perry denied that the Pentagon is considering a delay in closing some bases until after the 1996 election but he conceded thursday that he May ask Congress for another round in 1997. A we plan to go ahead with a vigorous base closing in 1995. And we will propose to close As Many bases As we can effectively and efficiently execute a Perry told Mutual Abc radio. \ Blit he said the 1995 round which is required by Law does not preclude another round two years later. A a that a up to the Congress to decide because the present legislation does not provide for that. Its conceivable that we might go to the Congress and ask for an additional turn at base closings but that has nothing to do with �?T95. We will close As Many in �?T95 As we effectively can a Perry said. T / news that the Clinton administration was weighing a delay in some closings to ease the political and economic Impact on the eve of the election Drew an angry response from some Senate republicans. The lawmakers argued that deferring base closings would Force the military to make reductions elsewhere including personnel. A i done to believe we can Tell Young men and women they have to leave the Mili Tail. And Arthe same time say we re going to keep this base open because its too expensive a said sen. John Mccain r-ariz., a member of the Senate armed services committee. Sen Phil Gramm a Texas contended that a the longer we wait to close them the harder it will be and the More expensive it will  a but one Republican sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska expressed support for a delay citing the expense of environmental cleanup at the facilities. A i think we should not incur the additional expenses of additional base closures a Stevens said. The government has ordered the closure of 103 bases since 1988, but so far it has actually shut Down 24 and reports savings of Only $1.3 billion a compared to an annual defense budget of More than $263 billion. A in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago May 7,1984 a. Walter Mondale got the support he wanted in the Texas democratic primary and Gary Harts state Campaign manager suggested that it might be time for the Colorado senator to consider ending his presidential quest. 20 year Sago May 7,1974 a army officials say Black representation in the ranks May Rise to 25 percent Oyer the Long term. This would be about 5 percent higher than the 1974 level. 30 years ago May 7,1964 a former Oklahoma football coach Bud Wilkinson in his first political venture won the Republican nomination fora spot in november a Senate election. 40 year Sago May 7,1954 a Roger Bannister Britain s olympic track Flop cracked the four minute mile with a 3 59,4 Effort in Oxford England one of the truly historic feats in sports annals in i world War ii 50 years ago today May 7 1 3333 v o a 4 �?�4 american and nationalist chinese soldiers Cut off escape routes from re thong defeating an attempt by a japanese Force to Retreat from the stronghold in northeastern Burma. On new Britain Island soldiers of the . Army s 40th div capture the Cape Hopkins Airfield without opposition trom the japanese. Soviet troops Batter Axis soldiers holding out in Sevastopol Crimea. Source 2194 Days of w. H. Smith Public amp hers toe. Tho world almanac of world War ii Bison books com. 1991. A Washington a despite desert storms image of High tech warfare the Pentagon has been slow in harnessing recent dramatic developments in inf or mation technology defense Secretary William Perry said  capability to acquire huge volumes of information process them and pass them onto fighters in the Battlefield is a changing the face of War a Perry told a forum of aerospace and aeronautics experts. A. A  desert storm the military used such advances As a joint stars aircraft to produce real time images of iraqi troops on the Battlefield and satellites to help locate Allied forces. But a we lacked the glue for tying it All together a Perry said a we have to do  the Secretary noted that during a re cent visit with f-15 Eagle pilots in Alaska he found that they Are using some of the most advanced missiles and avionics but Are forced to use a notebooks strapped onto their Knees to keep some types of information at hand. Perry also pointed out that the military a logistical forces Are Only now adapting technology that has been used for years in the private sector to help move and keep track of vast amounts of supplies. Perry said the military has a flagged he hindu the private sector in the development of certain technologies such As those used to Send and track packages around the world or even open a car door from afar. _ a these Are simple and timely things. The technology exists to apply them and we should be doing that Quot he said. Perry criticized what he called a current mood of a political correctness in Washington that _ apparently. Overestimates the use of military exercises in the Field and underestimates the Power of using computer technology. He pointed out that the military is Only a scratching the surface Quot of using computerized simulations to train and exercise troops and design military hardware. The next decade will be crucial for the military to a harness the Power of the microprocessor. We re not doing it anywhere near its full capacity Quot Perry said. A 0k William Hammer of augustan College in Rock Island Iii displays the fossilized Skull of a Dinosaur found 409 Miles from the South  in Washington a Polar Plains now scoured by frigid winds and subzero temperatures were warm enough 200 million years ago to be Home to Large meat eating dinosaurs researchers say. William Hammer associate professor of geology at augustan College in Rock Island 111., reported in fridays science journal that fossils of a previously unknown Dinosaur were found on an Antarctica Mountainside 400 Miles from the South pole. Hammer led an expedition that braved minus 25-degree temperatures to dig out 5,000 pounds of Fossil bearing Rock. The fossils have now been assembled to reveal a meat eating Dinosaur with a distinctive Bony Crest on top of its head a we called it  Elli to or Frozen crested reptile a Hammer said thursday. A a that a because its got a Crest on its head and we almost froze to death collecting  the animal measured about 25 feet in length and stood about 12 feet High when it walked on its Large Hind legs. It had Small for feet a Long Tail and powerful jaws armed with rows of Sharp Teeth Hammer said. Its appear Ance is similar to a group of meat eating dinosaurs called All saurus. But the crested reptile was unique because of its location and the age in a drawing shows the  Elliot which was about 25 feet Long and stood about 12 feet High. Which it lived. A this is the first Dinosaur find on the Mainland of Antarctica. And is the highest latitude find a Hammer said .7. 7 7 a 7. A. This shows he said that Antarctica then had a climate mild enough to support Large animal life including herds of Plant eaters that would be the prey of the crested reptile. He said the climate of the area then probably was similar to that of Northern California Oregon and Washington at the time the animal lived Antarctica was still attached to Southern continents. A process called Continental Drift caused the Large land masses to slowly separate from a single body. Milwaukee a a teen Ager who says she could be killed if she is forced into an arranged marriage in the Middle East has been put in protective custody by a judge the 17-year-old girl told a social worker that she was raped by a relative at 14 and that she fears if she marries in Jerusalem As her palestinian parents wish she will be murdered when it is discovered that she is not a Virgin. Circuit court judge Michael Malm Stadt ordered this week that the girl re manage main in Foster care at a secret location for at least a year. The girl s parents who done to sea English did no to appear in court for hearing tuesday so Malmstadt Rule they lost custody by default. The girl and a Cousin ran away from Home aug. 23. The girls who grew up in the unite states told authorities that their Paren were trying to put them on a plane for i Rusalem where they would be married