European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fun in Majorca stripes Magazine d part ii suicide in the military pages 8,9 g cards  traded to a s Page 17 q today s Dollar buys 2.53 Marks Page 23 St and Fries vol. 44, no. 238 thursday december 12, 198 armed forces 8693 a budget plan would convention by Norman Black Washington a if Congress passes a budget balancing Bill the pen gon would rather Cut Baek on pure conventional weapons than for personnel Scadin senior defense Cju a font official said tuesday. But Umb fat trial said the Pentagon is much flexibility it will  shaping the fiscal 1986 budget and. Looking it a $1 s billion on reduction in its budget a to meet the requirements this year. That s a stiff task when you re Halfway through the fiscal ear said the official who agreed to Brief reporters on the Pentagon s budget on condition he not be identified we arc facing the first negative real growth a defense spending of Ronald Reagan s  said Pentagon spokesman Hob Sims who estimated that the department faces a $ percent to 8 per cent reduction. The official requesting anonymity also said the defense department is proceed ing to plan a fiscal i9k7 budget of 5323 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 a troop level remains Madrid Spain up the us states agreed tuesday to reduce 11 per of its troops in Spain after he sum ing Spain remains in nato forces can replace them. J in a joint statement Issue matter two Days of talks american and Kanish officials said the adj step or will involve a phased reduction go uple . Military pres ence in Spain Bashton the Assumption by the Spanish a Fla forces of specific responsibilities Anjet scions currently undertaken also emphasized the in of the Atlantic Alliance to which  into talks on the presence of 12,500 . Troops in Spain started in october at the request of socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez who has tied reducing . Forces to continued membership in nato a question of controversy in Spain. Delegations led by . Ambassador Thomas p. Enders and Spanish foreign affairs policy chief Maximo Cajal. Met for two Days then. Both sides agreed to Analy a the contribution of . Forces in Spain to Western defences. The delegations exchanged reports Mon Day a . Embassy spokesman said and met several times tuesday before reaching see troop on Page 24 Aquino Laurel decide they la run As a team Manila Philippines a opposition Leaden Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel announced wednesday that they have agreed to run As a team headed by Aquino in the special elections called by president Ferdinand e. Marcos. The announcement came after Marcos nominated by his party for another term in office chose Maverick assemblyman Arturo m. Tolentino As his running mate in the presidential election Marcos Hopes will Blunt Crit icum of his 20-year-old government Aquino the widow of assassinated opposition Leader Binigno Aquino and Laurel a former senator filed for their United Candi Dacy at the National election Headquarters one hour before the Midnight filing dead line for the special feb. 7 election. It s going to be a Cory Dov ticket Laurel said referring to the candidates by their nicknames. The announcement came three Days after Laurel announced his own presidential can see Aquino on Page 24 a photo a Hospital in h erne i Hemps a  to Send sonet emigre Vladimir l