European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes a verse ass Magazine i lace Page 2m us to i Page 5 wooden earn mar Young  17 the stars  a vol. 44, no. 211 Friday november 15, 1985 5uT" d 8693 a payment threat issued Senate oks funds Bill Washington a the White House said Federal agencies will Slop issuing new checks starting Friday if Congress has not increased the debt ceiling. The government would continue la function but it would temporarily Stop pay ing its Bills presidential spokesman Larry Scakes said. We Ore not going to Issue checks that will  Scakes made his comments wednesday As the Senate moving to Avert a different Type of financial crunch gave final congressional approval to legislation providing funding for most government programs until dec. 12. Current funding was due to expire thursday at Midnight and president Reagan is expected to sign the measure. The funding Bill is separate from a Sec Ond measure needed to raise the govern ment s borrowing authority and Scakes said checks would not be issued to Federal employees individuals receiving govern ment benefits state and local governments or vendors of government paid services until that crisis is resolved. James c. Miller Iii director of the of fice of management and budget issued a memorandum to Heads of departments and agencies directing them to Stop issuing the see Senate on Page 24 apologize or be tired Peres fes Sharon Jerusalem a prime minister Shimon Peres told his labor party that he would fire right Wing Cabinet minister Ariel Sharon on thursday unless Sharon retracts his Sharp attacks on Israel s peace overtures t Jordan Israel radio reported. The labor meeting followed a three hour Cabinet session wednesday at which Peres announced his intention to fire Sharon. But the prime minister delayed handing Sharon a formal letter of dismissal giving Sharon a Chance to apologize. Sharon the minister of Commerce and Industry told the Cabinet that he regrets insulting Peres but he refused to withdraw hit criticism of peres1 policies according to ministers who attended the session. Sharon has called the Premier weak and spineless As a result of some of his foreign policy decisions. Sharon also has accused Peres of planning to include Syria and the Palestine liberation organization in mid dle East peace talks without the consent of Sharon s liked bloc. A minister must express his views. It s not Only a right it s a duty. That s Why we sit in the Cabinet Sharon told reporters after the late night Cabinet session. My views Are Clear and  foreign minister Yitzhak Shamir who also is liked s chief warned Peres that Sharon s dismissal would prompt liked to walk out of the ruling coalition and would topple the 14-Monlh-old government. Cab inet Secretary Yossi Icilin said. The most Likely result of a liked walkout would be Early elections which could set Back efforts to Start peace negotiations with Jordan and could destroy the Peres plan for economic recovery. By israeli Law a Cabinet resignation or dismissal cannot take effect until 48 hours after a formal letter is delivered. Communications minister Amnon Rubinstein whose Liberal Shin i faction is Allied with labor said Peres did not give Sharon the letter of dismissal at the Cabinet meeting. Sharon tried to ease the crisis earlier wednesday by offering a partial apology. He expressed regret for personal attacks on Peres but said i stand by my positions concerning the Basic political  he has sharply criticized the prime min ister s overtures to Jordan which include Israel s acceptance of an International forum for peace negotiations. Peres gave the Cabinet a Long list of Rea sons for firing Sharon a former general who was a hero of the 1973 Middle East War. Peres said he would accept Only an apology that expressed Confidence in the prime minister according to his aide. In a meeting with Shamir before the see Sharon on Page 24 Winter storm extends icy grip Over Nebraska by the associated press a major storm that stranded scores of Hunters and hikers with up to 5 feet of Snow in the mountains of the West threw Snow onto the Plains on wednesday and travellers were warned of Slick roads from California to Nebraska. Since last Friday a series of storms has been blamed for at least 21 deaths from the Pacific Northwest into the upper Mississippi Valley. Thick Snow and ice downed Power lines serving thou Tandi of customers in Utah and behind the storm cold air drove temperatures Down in Arizona and usually Balmy Southern California. It s been quite a storm said National weather service meteorologist William Alder in Salt Lake City. There has been up to 29 inches of Snow at some Utah ski retorts. Since May we be had just big storms not Small  fast As the storm developed and As much Snow As it dropped i be never seen anything happen that fast Here said Pat Carlin superintendent of elementary schools in Kingman ariz., where schools were closed tuesday. Patches of Snow and ice greased highways from Wyoming to Northern Arizona and from California to Nebraska but few serious Accident were reported. The storm that had clogged the Sierra Nevada Range with up to 5 feet of Snow weakened wednesday in the Central Rockies but spread its Snow into Wyoming and Nebraska the National weather service said. Up to 10 inches of Snow fell overnight at Lander Wyo giving the City an accumulation of 16 inches with 3 inches at Kimball neb., and an additional 4 to 8 see storm on Page 24 Chipping away at the Law a roman policeman refuses to be ruffled As the ground round him is broken up by construction work in. The policeman continued to direct traffic Al the Busy Piazza Venezia