European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 o the stars and stripes sunday december 8, 1985 gis still sceptical on retirement plan changes a Chick Vinci Washington Bureau the defense department is hav ing Fri Cults mincing pit Tennial career Seni Mcmeni Bers that their it of mint benefits will not be reduced despite repealed Assir  from Congress that any changes will affect ill i  Cion Kubert m. Hon. The to the a Personne chief told the manpower and personnel Suycott Juji Tecc of he Senate armed services committee that in arc a sur vey of soldiers leaving the service 14 percent Sai were doing so because of proposed changes to the retire ment system. He  they made the decision to leave even after being told that they would be Grundal Herd or protected against reductions. In another Survey that asked 17.000 troops what fac tors affected their decisions to re enlist one third of the mid level cos said the retirement benefits were the t most important Fulton said. Soldiers perceive projected decreases in benefits As a first step and a Strong threat if ppr own retirement benefits Elton said. Whir by inc to re enlist some May decide to leave bcu0rof loss of Faith and Trust. And those soldiers Aag Curtly to pass on their loss of Faith and Trust to  who May not be  air Force log to. Chavarris Deputy  Secretary of fuse for personnel policy said that de sense department estimates indicate a reduction of be tween h percent and 12 percent among soldiers with 10 to 20 years of service it either of the two options arc enacted. A reduction of Between 16 percent and 37 per cent among soldiers with 21 to 30 years of service could be expected he said. Sen John i Lynn a Ohio. Ranking minority member of the subcommittee reiterated that there will be no change in the retirement system for people now in Active duty or already retired. It would be a breach of Faith to Cut those a coptic off at the Knees Glenn said. The subcommittee held hearings1 wednesday on a package that Congress directed the defense depart men to draw up. The package details two options tha trim the military retirement budget. 2_.9 billion Cut from the fiscal 98�jjg.wni budget of n. Rjfi0chairm.n of the subcommittee.  mj0lronncl chiefs of overstating the negative  options on retention. Lie said fit when incl a i three system was Intro 1980, the do  predicted an  loss of 40,000 people. ""rn84sdid not occur he said. The High three system Calls for Racli Remeau Lewicy to be computed on the average base pay of a service Ber s top three earning years rather than on base pay at the time of retirement. The defense department maintains that pay raises and other compensations suppressed the effect of the High three system. Chavarrie said he fears that the enactment of one of the two options under consideration could have a much More powerful Impact. Chavarris said that he does t consider the system Loo generous or costly. About 64 percent of our enlisted retirees draw annuities below the poverty level for a family of four and funding for retirement accrual is less than 25 percent of the military personnel budget and about 6 percent of the defense budpel."1 he said. It seems to be that the current Price for ensuring our combat readiness is not inordinate when considered in these  he said. The two propose do Wrt arc known As Structure Only and  would Cut retirement pay by Apu Mallm compared to that received by soldiers Golm Rcd the service before i9ko, when the High three to Stem was introduced. The Structure Only plan would compute retirement pay using a High five system Basing it on the highest 60 months base pay of the . In addition the multipliers would be changed. Scr  entering Active duty before 1980 accrue 2.5 percent of their base pay per year toward retirement. Under the Structure Only option service Mem Bers would accrue 2.15 percent per year for the first 20 years of service and 3.2 percent per year after that up to 30 years. Full Cost of living adjustments would be included. Under the combination option the High three system would be retained. The multipliers would be 2.2 percent r for the first 20 years and 3.1 percent per year a up to 30 years. Retirees a i Drc chive a Cost of living allowance that would be one a cuff age Point below the consumer Price Index with a one Tifni to Floral on the 40th anniversary of entry onto Active duty. When pressed by the subcommittee about which option they would prefer the personnel chiefs said the combination plan is the least damaging because it allows a slightly higher retirement pay level than the Structure Only plan. Copter from Page 1 and the military presence in Nicaragua and on the Mainland of this hemisphere Shultz said. It s not news to us that this is taking place but the bringing Down of the helicopter with the cuban Pilot and co Pilot on it is sort of incontrovertible  asked about the rebels feat in Downing the chopper Shult noted their growing . Airmen injured Mif Ingle car Crast a Germany is five airmen re injured at about 1 pm. Friday in a on in Accident near the Jairn of tra bin trash a base spokes i said. The five.%1 members of of cloth Security police ski Cre rid Inak car driven by airman  Stover lost control of the pm Saj Capi. Jack Giese. The vehicle  line went off the Road travelled Bugh an embankment and into a plow cd and overturned Sev eral limes be i Stover and Jbf or air fein Dennis Moore were in stay condition he the air Force Hospital a Ken. Senior than Richard Hoag Wafle ated and role t t. Acker was list Lin critical Condo fat the army Hospital a lands a. Kirt a. Dietrich was a curious on at the air Force Hospital if Vics Bam Giese said. Ability to handle sophisticated arms and said they be used it the ability effectively and i say Fine. I m All for it " Shultz said it would be wrong to think that the Contra should put up with Heli copter attacks without doing something about it. If i were them i d certainly want to and they do up reported earlier Friday a top nicaraguan official denied that cuban military advisers arc taking part in combat against Contra re Bels As . Officials have charged and i accused Washington of seeking an excuse expand its Aid to the insurgents. Up a Toga said every time an escalation of terrorism is launched against Nicaragua the United states has resorted to the presumed presence of cuban soldiers in  we do not deny that there arc military advisers in the country but not in the num Ber that the United states says he said. Reagan administration officials say 2,500 cuban military advisers arc stationed in Nicaragua. Ortega earlier this year said there were 800. In another development thousands of nicaraguans began a March Friday afternoon to the . Embassy in Managua to protest what they claimed was the . Supplying of Sam 7 rockets to the c contras. The use of such Rock ets would be a first by the contras. At the United nations spokesman fran Cois Giuliani said Nicaragua s Mission was seeking a Security Council meeting to com Plain of increased activity by .-Supportcd guerrillas in the Central american nation. Earlier in the Day the . General Assem Bly s economic committee approved a Resolution calling for an end to the . Trade pm Barg against Nicaragua. A main a from Page 1 lion that if Reagan docs not agma the Star wars program there will new unparalleled arms race. Desc Olinc said he secured Protection of Britain s intellectual rights with regard Jig patents and technology  the Accord permits Britain Lack Tam our intellectual rights in a Oapl rinse and he indicated any Bittak breakthrough under an ski  not be lost. I fled spelled out 18 different Fields in which Britain could be expected to win research contracts. Weinberger said Britain has particular expertise in directed Energy beams lasers a rays increasing computerized capacity and effects of Veather on  the chief  Leader in of the socialist staid ski and British Partick f Nee Hokd destabilizing and dangerous and  British brain Drain to the United desc Olinc however said prevent a brain Drain by getting brits Psi panics into the research and keeping scientists and experts in Britain rather than losing them to ski projects in the United states. Aids victim faces felony sniffing charge Flint Mich. A an aids victim who allegedly spat on four police officers during a traffic arrest was charged Friday with assault with intent to murder. John Richards of Davison was charged with the felony warrant because it appears the Man knows he has aids and was trying to transmit it by spitting on the officers said the assistant gun Csc county prosecutor John Mcgraw. A physician consulted during a police investigation before the warrant was issued said he does t think the aids virus could be transmitted by spitting. Or. Willis Mueller said he told sgt. Michael Ahearne that aids is transmitted from blood and intimate Contact. I told him i did t think his people were at  Ahearne could not be reached for com ment. Richards has been confirmed As being positive for presence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome Mueller said. Mueller said he believed the diagnosis was made when Richards was confined Sev eral weeks ago in Genesce county jail. Mueller identified the jail physician As or. Dennis Lloyd who did not comment. Police responded to a traffic Accident about 2 30 . Friday on the City s North bide and were trying to arrest Richards when he allegedly spat on four of them and said he was trying to contaminate them with the aids virus Mcgraw said. Richards was being held in the county jail pending arraignment in 68th District court said sgt. Darwin storms. Richards also faced a Misdemeanour charge of driving with a suspended License in addition to the assault charge storms said. Aids is an affliction in which the body s immune system becomes unable to resist disease. Aids caused by a virus was first identified in male homosexuals Haemophiliacs and intravenous drug abusers. The virus can be transmitted by sexual Contact the sharing of contaminated Needles by intravenous drug abusers transfusions of tainted blood or blood products or infection from Mother to child before or shortly after the time of birth. 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