European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Climbing the dolomites see stripes Magazine o upcoming elections voting results pages 2,6 q Randy Barnett s car Corner Page 13 d yanks Blue jays both lose Page 17 the stars and 5tripes authorized unofficial publication for t vol. 44, no. 155 Friday september 20. 1985 med forcc1or d 8693 a Beirut kidnappers free . Missionary Concord . A the Rev. Benjamin Weir is free Afler a 16-month kidnapping ordeal in Lebanon but presi Dent Reagan says he will not be satisfied until the six remaining american captives also arc released. Weir was released to . Authorities in Beirut on saturday but an announcement was withheld to determine whether the re lease of the other americans might also be obtained. We were trying to keep it so quiet be cause we Don t want to do anything that endangers the chances of the other six Reagan said at the conclusion of a speech promoting his lax Reform proposal. White House spokesman Edward do arc Jian briefing inc press after Reagan s speech said in became apparent tuesday see Beirut on Page 24 the Rev. Benjamin Weir British Call Oft spy wars a Fer 4 furious rounds London a it looks wild spy wars Between Britain and the soviet Union is fuhed after four rounds of the two nations booting out Fach other s diplomats journalists and businessmen. A main said wednesday it would not Deport More Sovic Jfhn retaliation for the latest ouster of six britons from Mccow. We wish to draw Anne under this affair said Christopher Meyer the read of the foreign office news department. Jar we have no Plain a at present for further expulsions from  f the foreign Omax statement came a few hours after the soviets Rodenb out five British embassy staff Mem Ben and a Joun list in the latest round of tit for Tat expulsions trigger by the defection to Britain of the Kab spy Agency Szef operative in London last week. Meyer sap during a news conference that Britain has the firm mention of restoring the British embassy staff in Moscow but he did not say when. He a cd charges that the British decision amounts to Backi mown in the face of Kremlin Defiance calling this a Kujbus distortion of  int minister Margaret Thatcher insisted that the t Union had lost out in the crisis that threatened father damage to Anglo soviet relations. Caking to reporters in Egypt where she is on an Al visit Thatcher said this shows the soviet Union to a pretty poor Light. They were caught red handed and see Britain on Page 24 Fiona by Titan i missile flies into pieces after isl from High powered chemical laser. The was tested sept. 6 at while Sands missile a n.m., As part of president Reagan s Star ars program. Reagan blasts critics pushes for tax Reform Concord. . A president Reagan return ing to a state that helped propel him to the while House struck Back wednesday at critics who say the Public is unenthusiastic about the tax revision plan he has made a Keystone of his second term program. There Are politicians in Washington some of the same ones who constructed this tax code monstrosity who say you the american people Are not interested i tax Reform Reagan told a cheering crowd from the Steps of the new Hampshire state House. The political establishment Back in Washington says you Don t care about these things he said. "1 say the Washington establishment is out of touch with the  in Washington congressional leaders agreed they will not be Able to deliver tax overhaul legislation to Reagan s desk this year As he wanted. I Don t think it has any Chance of getting through Congress this year House speaker Thomas p. O Neill jr., d-mass., said after a private meeting with Senate majority Leader Robert Dole r-kan., and other top con Gressional leaders. Earlier in the Day Dole repealed to reporters his View that i Don t Sec How we can finish it this  members of Congress ranging from the Liberal o Neill to conservative sen. Jesse Helms r-n.c., have said that they detect no enthusiasm for tax revision among voters who they say Are More interested in Trade and other issues. The loudest cheers came at the end of Reagan s 25 see Reagan on Page 24 Orr assails Stockman s stance on go pensions by Norman Black Washington a air Force Secretary Verne Orr saying that military morale is extremely High attacked former budget director David a. Stockman for criticizing the military pension system. Addressing the annual convention of the air Force association Orr never mentioned Stockman by  but he left no doubt about the identity of his target when he began discussing proposals to Cut Back military  is extremely High said Orr who will retire nov. 30. There Are warning Clouds on the and one is the rather think ill thought of own tit to change " he to a recent letter to the military forces by defense Secretary Cas Par Weinberger that told them any change would t affect those who arc now in. But there is scepticism we have not been helped when a member of this administration who had the Sanctity of divinity school during a time when his comrades were Yii Vietnam called the military tem a scandal and  top ill Mcmanan for a re a Ponsch Malhy Werc unsuccessful of rect 6, during testimony before Senate budget committee Stockman said the military pension system was too generous and a scandal because top offi cers were More worried about protecting their pensions than National Security. The veterans of foreign wars immediately denounced Stockman at the time Asa draft  Pentagon officials including Orr and Weinberger also Ria Cicco angrily. But before tuesday them had made Stockman s. Stepped Down As budget Botn july spent two years at har Vard divinity school after graduating from Michigan state in 1968, before join ing the staff of former rep. John Ander son a Iii. Because of his divinity school status he received a draft , who served As a Supply corps offi cer during world War ii suggested that the american Public had been misled about the pension system by the news  average person does t retire from the air Force he said son people stay in to retire. Tif this is the great Bonanza that peo ple talk about How come 87 percent of these smart Young americans Don t think it s Good enough to slay around for he  we can l pay $8,800 to a tech sergeant who has made a dozen moves for his country has gone to Rumole locations and has put his life on the line then i think our priorities need to be re  a House Senate conference committee has approved a tentative Compromise that would Cut the Pentagon s $18 billion re quest for military pensions by $2.9 billion. It would Force the Pentagon to restructure the system Lor future enlisted people