European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D hot wheels in the spotlight Page 3 n is a drink a drink no say wine Beer firms Page 5 j n Senate testimony on aids overstated army says Page 28 i vol. 44, no. 164 sunday september 29, 1985 d 8693 a Gloria kills 6 damage is slight by the associated press Hurricane Gloria dealt a glancing blow to the fast coast tearing Down Power lines and buckling Board walks but causing less damage than expected before it rapidly weakened Over new England. A half million people had fled what was once one of the most dangerous Atlantic storms on record. Six deaths were linked to the storm which moved North after smashing into North Carolina before Dawn soviets make new arms offer Shultz reports Washington a soviet foreign minister  Uard a. Shevardnadze outlined a new proposal for reducing nuclear weapons in a meeting Friday with president Reagan Secretary of slate George Shultz said. Shultz who participated in the two hours of talks and a working lunch afterwards refused to reveal details of the klan but said Reagan welcomed what was put before in and the soviets suggestion that they put it on the table for discussion at the  arms control talks in Geneva next week. We Hope it can Lead to a process of genuine negotiations Shultz said adding that serious bargaining must be conducted in the privacy of the arms control forum not in Public debate Between the two superpowers. Will not characterize it other than to say it is a change in their position the Secretary said briefing re porters after she Varnad a left the White House. Shutlz said the proposal was contained in a lengthy letter from soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev that Shevardnadze handed Reagan during his opening presenta Tion. He said the foreign minister outlined the proposal. The letter which was More detailed was in russian and had not been translated when Shultz spoke with report  did say however that the subject is a complicated one As evidenced by the soviets request for two Days to present it in plenary session next monday and tuesday in Geneva. He described it As a counterproposal to . Arms reductions offers already put Forward during earlier rounds of the arms talks and said it is different from the Posi Tion that they have been  reports attributed to soviet sources and Reagan administration officials have suggested the Long awaited proposal would involve a 40-10-50 percent reduction in missile launchers and nuclear warheads linked to restraints on see Shultz on Page 28 Friday with 130-Mph winds. By Friday night however Gloria weakened into a tropical storm As it swept Over Western Maine and headed into Canada s maritime provinces. Low lying areas were flooded and More than 2.75 million customers lost electricity. Two people were killed in storm related traffic Acci dents in Connecticut and a third was killed when struck by a fallen tree that was being Cut apart. One person was killed when he touched a live Power line at Long , . A 60-year-old Utility worker was killed in Rampan. N.y., when he was struck by tree while repairing Ais main. A Rhode Island Man also was killed by a tailing tree. Gloria rapidly weakened once it ran aground in Connecticut and thick Gray Clouds were replaced by Sun Shine from North Carolina to Massachusetts. The gain see Gloria of Page 28 silence in Mexico City motorists on Mexico City s Pasea de la Reforma push their cars during morning Rush hour Friday to eliminate engine noise. Rescue workers had called for the traffic Ball to make it easier to listen for people trapped in earthquake damaged buildings. As Hope for suchors diminished an exodus of foreign Rescue teams began. Late thursday 30 Swiss Rescue workers and 12 search dogs returned to Switzerland. Teams from West Germany Canada and France were preparing to pull out saturday. Congress wrangles Over defense Bill timing of go pay raise still by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington the 3 percent military pay raise won t be in army mid month checks in october but air Force members could still see their raise around the 15th if the House passes the defense authorization Bill by oct a Navy spokesman said he could t Firu Lup minis service s finance Community whom pry when the raise would have to be  were to Sec it in their checks next Man will Stein Chism me array s joint uniform Mili tary pay sv0inranch for Active duty members at fort  ind., said his office computes end of the month checks based on data in month. Pule the checks service members rpm Lac i5lh of the following Moa Means it s already too late lop fld 15, and re raise would have to be authorized by soldiers to receive it at the end of october or mid to vim bar he said. Air Force capt. Tom Warsdale of the finance and accounting Center at Lowry fab outside Denver said the cutoff Date for mid month checks in his service is oct. 4. Defense compensation officials said that if necessary the raise would be paid retroactively to oct. 1, the Date on which the defense authorization Bill says the increase should Lake effect. The Senate has passed the fiscal year 19x6 defense authorization Bill but Many House members  re belled against the spending total in that measure s302.5 billion. House members who say the total is Sio billion Loo i stave agreed to pass the authorization Bill if they gel on a measure that would order the Ped at s292.5 billion. House dam pm rare a Njal doing thursday Over How the Resolution should be won no one at the armed services Wolffi to was Guys see pay Ott