European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Perry ready to bolster Korea Force Panama City apr preparing for the possibility of economic sanctions against North Korea defense Secretary William Perry has drawn up contingency plans that include sending dozens of aircraft and ships and hundreds More . Troops to the Region. Perry who divulged a rough outline of his proposals thursday on a flight to Panama to visit . Troops Laid them out at the White House a week ago As tensions were rising Over North koreans nuclear program. His comments provided insight into How far the administration is prepared to go if the crisis erupts into open conflict. Tensions eased wednesday when president Clinton announced that the North koreans had confirmed they would not refuel a key nuclear reactor or reprocess spent fuel into plutonium a a key ingredient for nuclear weapons a while High level talks Between Washington and Pyongyang proceed. Clinton also promised to drop his drive to impose . Sanctions against North Korea. Perry who said he had prepared three options for bolstering . Forces on the korean Peninsula declined to say How Many extra troops might he involved or where they would have come from. He said his first option involved Only support staff. Perry described the first step As a getting ready for reinforcements rather than adding combat capability Quot but said it a a was t a modest act. It involved a lot of people and a lot of activity and a lot of expense Quot but did not add to the combat forces on the ground. The second option a added a big increment of combat capability Quot a tactical aircraft squadrons ships and army battalions which arc roughly 700 soldiers but can vary depending upon the Type of combat unit. A the third alternative added even More of the same a and the Steps a were specifically selected As High leverage items Quot that would incrementally add More combat punch to the Force already on the ground. Perry said on thursday . Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said on Capitol Hill that Quot without a doubt . Forces in South Korea would be prepared for All contingencies. He said american commanders were involved in a Quot very careful re evaluation of recommendations they have made to Clinton for defending South Korea but would suspend any plans to bolster the 37,000 . Service members there. The defense Secretary scheduled classified briefings Friday with the commander of the . Southern come Gen. Barry r. Mccaffrey who is in charge of . Military operations in Central and South America. Perry has promised to visit All eight . Regional military commands around the world. New attack submarine games afoot Alex Trebuck right of the game show jeopardy interviews it. Chris Sullivan a ., Navy warfare communications officer at the Gulf base of . Naval forces Central come in Manama Bahrain. Sullivan 32, of Houston was the Only Winner trom among 100 . Military and family members serving in the persian Gulf area who will appear on jeopardy Washington a the Pentagon a second highest official said thursday that the government should develop a new attack submarine by the end of the Century and consider building one per year. A. A a Deputy defense Secretary John Deutch said in a memorandum to the top acquisition official at the Pentagon that a just completed Independent review has concluded that the submarine is the Navy a Best option. A a properly planned and executed nuclear attack submarine program is vital to our nation s Security a Deutch wrote in the memo. Deutch is chairman of the depart risen to a defense acquisition Board which makes recommendations on proposed weapons. His decision is a major hurdle for the submarine and a potential Boon for the electric boat division of general dynamics corp. In Groton conn., where engineers arc designing the vessel. A Vir Gina company May also compete for the submarine work. The Clinton administration supports the new submarine and is seeking $507 million in its defense budget request for development. A a today a decision protects that funding and Means billions More to come in the years ahead Quot said sen. Joseph lie Barman a Conn in another Victory for the Navy the Senate on thursday rejected 72-24 a proposal to postpone construction of a nuclear powered aircraft Carrier until 2000. The proposal by sen. Russell fingold d-\vis., would have Cut $3.6 billion from the 1995 defense budget and left the. Navy with 11 carriers one fewer than proposed by the Clinton administration. Senators from Virginia where the Carrier is built led the opposition. The attack submarine sometimes known As the Centurion is intended to be a cheaper alternative to the sea Wolf attack submarine. Both Are nuclear powered and designed to Hunt enemy submarines conduct surveillance and launch tactical strikes against Shore targets. But at $2.4 billion each the sea Wolf is the costliest submarine Ever ordered by the Navy so that the Pentagon is ordering Only three Over nearly a decade. At that rate of production electric boat with its 16,400 workers was threatened with extinction. A final Price tag on the new submarine has not been advanced but Navy officials have said they arc aiming for less than $2 billion. Of begins investigation into killer s history Spokane Wash. Apr the air Force began its investigation thursday into the enlistment history of the sex airman who sprayed a military Hospital with bullets earlier this week leaving six dead and 23 wounded a service for victims at Fairchild fab began with an announcement that a pregnant woman a 5-month-old fetus had died becoming the sixth fatality in the monday afternoon rampage at the base Hospital. The gunman Dean a. Mellberg and his four other victims died at the scene. The Mother of the dead baby was among the wounded. The air Force said it was reviewing Mellberg a military history dating from recruitment in june 1992 to his discharge in May. The investigation is expected to take about a month. Air Force officials would not say whether the investigation would focus on Why Mellberg was not discharged earlier despite recommendations from at least three psychiatrists. As Early As Basic training in 1992, an air Force psychiatrist recommended that Mellberg be Dis charged for a Quot personality disorders that apparently made him unable to get along with his Peers. Of the wounded still hospitalized four remain in critical condition four Are in serious condition and 10 Are listed in satisfactory condition. Fay feels great at Homecoming Kettering Ohio apr Michael Fay embraced friends and relatives As he arrived Home from Singapore and his father said he would take Legal action against the country that refused to spare his son the Rod. A i feel great Quot Fay said wednesday As he arrived at his fathers Home in suburban Dayton. A a in a not going to talk about anything else. Ill be talking sometime  Fay 19, was released tuesday from a Singapore prison where he was hit four times on his Bare buttocks with a Rattan Cane. He was imprisoned for 83 Days after pleading guilty to vandalism. George Fay said he would pursue Legal action against Singapore for his songs punishment. He had not decided How he would proceed. A i done to want to make any Money on it but i do want to take a hell of a lot of Money from Singapore Spock ets Quot he said. After Michael Fay was released he said that his interrogators had bullied him into falsely confessing that he sprayed paint on cars last fall with other foreign teen agers. He pleaded guilty to vandalism in March. Singapore authorities denied police abused the teenager. Michael Fay carry ing a gym bag full of mail he received while in prison threw his arms around family members As he arrived at his fathers White Brick House. A the just kept saying he was free Over and Over a said Amy Brown a neighbor. A the said he just wanted to get everything Back to  George Fay said his son will now turn his attention to finishing High school. He said he had not seen his songs scars. A a a the volunteered to show it a he said. A i Wasny to prepared to see  Queen to give up yacht pay private air fare London apr Queen Elizabeth ii agreed to become an Ordinary taxpayer last year. Now she a giving up her Royal yacht and has begun paying the ministry of defense for private air travel. The 412-fool yacht Britannia Wilt be dec Numis. Sion cd in 1997, a defense Secretary Malcolm i Firul said thursday. With its Crew of 255. Britannia costs the Rovula Navy about $16 million a year to operate. In addition a $13.5 million refit would have been required by 1997, and that would have prolonged the 40 year old yachts life Only five More years a ministry spokeswoman said. The Queen told prime minister John major that the pattern of Royal visits had changed Over the last four decades and that a Royal yacht was no longer necessary a Buckingham Palace spokesman said. 1 lie Britannia Trad a prominent role in a Day celebrations earlier this Monelli carrying the Queen from England to Normandy France. President Clinton went aboard for an overnight Stav