European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday october 9, 1994 i . The stars and stripes Page 7 Dixon of d As head of base closure panel from the associated press Washington a the Senate confirmed a former colleague Alan Dixon on Friday As head of the defense base closure and realignment commission Dixon takes Over the delicate Job of recommending which bases would be shut Down As part of the Pentagon a spending and personnel cuts. At confirmation hearings the former senator from Illinois pledged to work to protect . The Democrat served on the Senate armed services committee for nine years and headed a subcommittee that Drew up legislation creating the commission in 1990. He will be responsible for a third round of closures scheduled for next year. The chairman during the first two rounds in 1991 and 1993, former rep. Jim courier r-n.j., resigned in june. Retired Admiral Dies Falls Church a. Former naval Academy superintendent William Renwick Smedberg Iii died of congestive heart failure he was 92. Smedberg who retired As a vice Admiral in 1964, served As Academy superintendent from 1956 to�?T58. During world War ii he commanded the destroyer Lansdowne and the destroyer Hudson he was Captain of the battleship Iowa during the korean War. Smedberg died oct. S. He is survived by three children 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Decision in Packwood probe Washington a a Senate panels investigation of sen. Bob pack Wood is a year behind schedule and the committee says it will take months before it decides whether to hold Public hearings. 7 summarizing its probe of possible sexual misconduct Ana other matters involving Packwood the Senate select committee of ethics ended months of silence Friday saying its next step will be to review audio tapes of the Oregon republicans diaries. When it began the investigation in february 1993, the panel said it planned to finish the preliminary stage by october of that year. The matter remains at that stage which must be completed before a decision on hearings is made. In a statement the committee blamed delays in obtaining transcripts and tapes of Packwood a diaries for its slow movement on the Case. 7 in addition to reviewing the tapes the panel said it will finish taking a sworn statement from the senator Quot and under take any additional inquiries necessitated by the review and the committee said it has yet to receive the audio tapes which it said pack Wood May have altered. A provided the tapes Are received and no unforeseen circumstances arise the committee staff will then prepare the preliminary inquiry report for presentation to the committee a the statement said a any discussion of the future course of the inquiry will occur after the committee receives the report a More than two dozen women have accused Packwood of making unwanted sexual advances and some have accused him of touching and kissing them against their will. Several were Senate employees at the time. Packwood has apologized for a terribly offensive conduct toward women but says he has no memory of most of his accusers. Ai 7 a 77 the committee also is looking at Job offers that business people and lobbyists made to Packwood a wife Georgie while the couple was going through a divorce and his Alimony payments were being de Lerminez. Other areas of inquiry include whether Packwood and others intimidated witnesses in the Case and whether the senator altered the diary tapes when he Learned a committee subpoena was imminent. 77-/\7 a a once the initial inquiry is completed the next phase could include Public hearings. The final stage would involve a decision by the Senate that could Lead to exoneration of Packwood or punishment ranging from censure to expulsion. It was during. Packwood a initial deposition that the committee Learned of the Job offers from the senators personal diaries. The panel subpoenaed additional diaries to obtain More information about the Job offers and other possible misconduct but Packwood challenged the subpoena in court after the Senate voted 946 to enforce it. A . 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