European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday june 13. 1980 panel approves Compromise budget b f Jin inn Miira in Fly a for of Zofonti Washington a House and Senate budget negotiators reached agreement wednesday on a Compromise 1981 budget that would trim spending for defense and restore $300 million for Domestic programs. The House was expected to vote on the new Compromise soon with the Prospect that the Long dispute Over the budget could be ended by the weekend. The Compromise proposed by House negotiators wednesday morning and accepted by Senate conferees that afternoon would put Federal spending at $613.6 billion in fiscal 1981, which starts oct. I. It projects a $200 million surplus Al cars that the deepening recession made a balanced budget unlikely. An earlier Compromise $613.3 billion budget agreed upon by negotiators was Defeated in the House last month after it was opposed by president Carter and o Neill the record peacetime increase in 1981 de sense outlays it reduces by s800 million the defense budget authority which commits the government to programs beyond 1981. That promised spending is distributed among various Domestic programs. Pay drugs family problems discussed soldiers take their gripes to House committee it Page ii Augsburg. Germany blamed recruiters whom he said were so eager to make a quota that they allowed unqualified persons to be sworn in. When i was in a training unit Boggan said. I found that some 5 to 8 percent of those people coming in were fraudulently enlisted for military command sol. Maj. James Blount of the k2nd airborne division at fort Bragg. . A Black said he thought discrimination against minorities has greatly abated from earlier Days and that racial Bias in promotion for higher enlisted ranks is Virtu ally non existent. Spec. 5 Joseph Pelligrini a Cook at Camp Rice six Miles from the demilitarized zone in South Korea Suid Only 4 percent or so of the soldiers in his command have morale problems. But there is a lot of resentment because the president and the Secretary of defense and the Secretary of the army went Over there and promised substantial pay raises for people living in the billets and they Haven t lived up to their some committee members were upset be cause several of thursday 5 witnesses were on hand wednesday As Alexander and Meyer answered questions. As it turned out. The rank and Hie were invited by Alexander to attend the session. Rep. Samuel Stratton d-n.y., said he understood they were told to be Here so they can find out what the parly line is and won t deviate from it in their own testimony. Alexander said he did t know specifically what the officers and enlisted men were told but doubted Stratton s statement that they would View an invitation from the Secretary us an the committee called the hearing As the first step in reviewing the manpower needs of the military which have become a prime topic of conversation in Washington since the soviet moves into Afghanistan and the failure of the . Hostage Rescue Mission in other testimony Alexander and Meyer said it would be a serious mistake for con Gress to reduce the size of the army by 25, 000 soldiers a move that is being consid ered by the Senate armed services committee. That move would be based on a belief that a smaller Force would be easier to maintain in a High stale of readiness. I would be violently opposed on emotional and practical bases Meyer said. First the general said considering the current state of the world a cutback would Send a message to other countries that the United states is unable to raise a 744,000 reporter describes soviet air strikes London a soviet warplanes launch almost daily strikes against villages and rebel centers in Afghanistan s Nanga har province a British journalist caught in the Middle of an hour Long Aerial bombard ment wednesday reported thursday. Peter pics Wand correspondent of the guardian newspaper spent 12 Days with Mujahid can rebels in the province on Afghanistan s Eastern Border with Pakistan. In a front Page report thursday a Csc Wand described coming under fire from so Viet helicopters and Mig fighters. He said the soviet grip on Nan Gahar was tenuous and weakening with afghan fighters roaming freely and fully armed to within blockades towed away from nuclear waste ship in Maiden Netherlands a police launches towed away a flotilla of boats to end a blockade of a ship loaded with radioactive material for dumping a spokes Man for the Greenpeace environmentalist group said the police launches towed the is bolts one by one from around the Andreas Smit in this North sea port about 20 Miles West of Amsterdam. The blocked cars organized by Green peace did not offer any resistance the spokesman added. He said the Andreas Smit sailed soon after for a dumping site about 400 Miles Southeast of lands end England with its cargo of radioactive material from laboratories and nuclear plants across the nether lands. The waste includes discarded cloth ing gloves filters and brooms and cleaning Greenpeace View is that the waste should be stored on land until an alternative Means of disposal other than dumping is found. A Carneiro Back to work Lisbon a portuguese Premier Francisco a Carneiro feeling almost fully recovered resumed the full duties of his office after a three week rest to mend a Back injury received in an automobile Acci Dent outside London last month. Two Miles of the provincial capital Jalapa bad. Jala Labad is some 90 Miles East of the afghan capital Kabul where tension is reportedly mounting As soviet troops strike against insurgents gathering in the nearby mountains. Pics Wand said soviet troops hold Jalapa bad with half hearted support from the afghan army some of whose officers collaborate with the guerrillas. Wednesday s onslaught was on Borabora a collection of mud walled buildings on the Side of a Ravine a Day s climb from the Paki Stan Frontier said pics Wand. In the 5 . Raid two soviet ml-8 Heli copters followed by four Mig-23 jets pounded the rebel Center badly damaging buildings but causing no casualties As re Bels look cover under Trees or behind rocks said pics Wand. Nieswand reported witnessing three Days earlier a bombardment on the out skirts of Jala Labad by 16 to 18 soviet Heli copters sending More than 100 rockets smashing into a mosque houses and shops and injuring three persons. Pics Wand said the emphasis of the soviet attacks is against buildings but casual tics Are generally Light As the rebels take cover or try to get into upward positions to fire Down on the helicopters their Only Hope without ground to air missiles of hit Ting a warplane. The attack outside Jala Labad pics Wand reported was an apparent reprisal for the killing by Mujahid can snipers Over the pre Vious 48 hours of four soviet soldiers. Two soviet soldiers were shot while swimming and another two As they tried to protect an afghan electrician attempting to repair a sabotaged Pylon the report said. Egyptians Israel agree to resume talks in Washington up1 president Carter wednesday announced that Egypt and Israel have accepted his invitation to Send their lop negotiators to Washington to Lay the ground work for a resumption of the palestinian autonomy talks. Press Secretary Jody Powell said a Mutu ally agreeable Date will be set in the near future. The United states has been holding discussions with both Egypt and Israel concerning the issues which have impeded a resumption of the autonomy talks he said. All parties recognize that it is essential to pursue the negotiations to a successful conclusion As As Egypt and Israel failed to meet the target Date for agreement on palestinian self government which wat tet for May 26, and there has been intensive activity on the part of the . To get the talks Back on track. The talks will be focused on setting a formal Date for resumption of autonomy negotiations the location and the Agenda for future discussion of the issues. Carter has been particularly concerned that european leaders would move ahead with their own palestinian recognition plans bypassing the Camp David accords. But they have agreed to hold off until the . Elections in november according to diplomatic sources. Powell said the president is pleased that Egypt and Israel have accepted the invitations of the United states 1 to Send their Heads of delegation to meet with ambassador sol Linowitz the american Mideast negotiator to prepare for the resumption of negotiations at a mutually agreeable Date that will be set in the near the two negotiators Are israeli representative Yosef Borg and Egypt s Hassan Kamal Ali. The announcement came at a time when both Egypt and Israel were taking i. Hard line on their respective positions with Egypt denouncing prime minister Menachem be Gin for insisting that 10 More settlements will be built against Arab protests on the occupied West Bank. Member army. As a practical matter he added the Cut. Back would create such turbulence that it would have a tremendous Impact on Readi Ness and on retention of forces. Alexander agreed with a questioner that a cutback would be unacceptable. -. The House committee called the hearing. As the first step in reviewing the manpower i needs of the military which have become a. Prime topic of conversation in Washington since the soviet moves into Afghanistan and the failure of the us. Hostage Rescue mis Sion in Iran. The american Public does not think the army is capable of defending this country said rep. Claude Leach a la. Overall Alexander told the committee today s army is competent and dedicated to its Job much like the armies of the he and Meyer conceded however that the army has a serious problem in the loss of Middle level personnel and those trained in highly technical skills. Alexander said soldiers Are not re enlist ing because of poor military education Low pay and housing allowances and poor medi Cal care for their families. He conceded the Pentagon has been slow to ask Congress for Money to improve those benefits but prom ised to do better. He and Meyer disagreed with the Conten Tion of several committee members that the Volunteer army should be scrapped and the draft re imposed. Meyer noted that if the draft were in effect this year the army would Call up. Fewer than 20,000 soldiers because there arc almost enough volunteers to fill the Force of 774,000. The Active component of the army would have problems with the draft because they would have people who do not want to be there he said. Alexander conceded the draft would bring in More Whites and More youths from wealthier families. But would that mat Ter he asked. Rep. Dan Daniel d-va., said it would matter. The Volunteer army is 30 percent Black triple the percentage or Blacks in the . Population he noted. If there is another War Daniel contended Blacks would be perceived As fighting a White Man s War. The poor would be fighting a Rich nun s Alexander agreed it would be better if the army could broaden it base. But he added i Don t know which Volunteer we Tell Stop you can t come in " the two army chiefs said it would be a serious mistake for Congress to reduce the size of the army by 25,000 soldiers a move that is being considered by the Senate armed services committee. That move would be based on a belief that a smaller Force would be easier to maintain in a High state of readiness. Central Europe Frau i Outlook us Lor to tar to wily Cloudy in with Midi morning tog no ill Rogn hut. 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