European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes fun in Majorca stripes Magazine d part ii suicide in the military pages 8, 9 o cards Andujar traded to a s Page 17 re today s Dollar buys 2.53 Marks Page 23 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 238 thursday december 12, 1985 i Manv Ond d 8693 a budget plan Wou  first by Norman Black Washington a if Cong passes a budget balancing Bill to gon would rather Cut Back  of conventional weapons Reuwee funds for personnel read mar Star  a senior Dafen Jill a turkmen a official said tuesday said the Pentagon is How much flexibility it will have reshaping the fiscal 1986 budget and tick is it is looking at a si5 billion to $20 billion reduction in its budget authority to meet the requirements this year. Thai s a stiff task when you re Halfway through the fiscal years Iid the official who agreed to Brief reporters on the Pentagon s budget on condition he nut be identified. We Are facing the first negative real growth in defense spending of Ronald Reagan s  said Pentagon spokesman Bob Sims who estimated that the department faces a 3 percent to s per cent reduction. The official requesting Anor Umily also said the defense department i proceed ing to plan a fiscal iw7 budget of s.u3 billion which would include a 3 percent increase after inflation. The official noted that president Rea Gan and defense Secretary Caspar w. See plan on Page 24 agrees to Cut of Roosevel it Spain remains Rena to Madrid Spain up the United states agreed tuesday to reduce the num Ber of its troops in Spain after 1988, Assum ing Spain remains in nato and Spanish forces can replace them. In a joint statement issued after two Days of talks american and Spanish officials said the adjustments will involve a phased reduction of the . Military pres ence in Spain based on the Assumption by the Spanish armed forces of specific responsibilities and missions currently undertaken by .  the statement also emphasized the importance of the Atlantic Alliance to which Spain  Tanksl the presence of 12,500 . Troops in spa started in october at the request of soon a prime minister Felipe Gonzalez who a tied reducing . Forces to continued Nam Pership in nato a question of  Spain. Delegations led by Thomas o. Enders and spa foreign affairs policy chief Maximo Caj Blacl for two Days then. Both sides agreed t the contribution of . Forces in Swu to Western defences. The delegations exchanged reports my Day a . Embassy spokesman said Ana met several times tuesday before reaching see troop on Page 24 House vote nearly kills Reagan s 85 tax initiative Washington a republicans on wednesday All but scuttled president Reagan s tax overhaul initiative for the year by preventing the House from voting on rival tax plans. By a 223-202 vote the House rejected procedures that the opposition democratic leadership had established for considering two rival tax Bills either of which would Cut taxes for most americans and make the most sweeping changes in the tax system in 71 years. Conservative members of the Congress and business leaders oppose the tax Bills because they claim the Bills would shift the tax Burden from the individual to businesses thus adversely affecting the nation s Economy. The tax tight has put Reagan in the Camp of the opposition democrats and at Odds with Republican leaders. Reagan has made tax overhaul the no. I legislative initiative of his second term. Reagan s chief economics adviser Beryl Sprinkel was quoted earlier As saying that either the Republican or democratic Bill see tax on Page 24 rap photo a Hospital in Hemel Hemps Lead , plans to Send soviet emigre Vladimir a Conte to Fiance because he is feigning unconsciousness to avoid questioning. Sleeping russian of be sent to France London a a soviet emigre who has avoided police questioning by lying in a Hospital bed with his eyes shut for almost three weeks will be sent Home to France by ambulance a frustrated Hospital official said wednesday. The 43-year-old Man identified by police As Vladimir Leonteva has been nicknamed the red in bed or the sleeping russian by British newspapers which say he has been known to sneak food left for him when nurses Are not looking. Police said he was hospitalized for two Days of observation after a Road Accident nov. 16. When police later look him to court to face a traffic violation he slipped to the ground apparently pre tending to be unconscious icy said. The traffic charge was dropped wednesday but police say they still see russian on Page 24 Apo super fast with first contest entries let s Bear it for he men and women Dowa at the Apo just one Day after the first ballot for the stars and stripes super bowl contest appeared in our sports Section the mailman dropped o