European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d army reveals big changes for special forces Page 5 d getting a taste of the Middle Ages pages 14,15 o today s Dollar buys 2.49 Marks rates Page 27 the stars and stripes author Ltd unofficial publication for the u v armed forces vol. 44, no. 244 wednesday december 18, 1905 Short term Bill passed by House to keep . Government afloat Washington api Congress struggling to Hack including a Large defense spending increase that suffered an with Congress already Well beyond its original adjourn a path through inc year end legislative Thicket moved tuesday to approve yet another Short term spending Bill needed to keep Many Federal agencies afloat and prevent disruption of government services. Truly the system has broken Down complained Rea Gan administration budget director James c. Miller Hias the House passed its third emergency Stopgap spending Bill since late september and its second in less than a week and sent it to the Senate. But lawmakers said there was plenty of blame to go around and privately faulted administration officials for failing to push for passage of a Long term s370 billion spending Bill including overwhelming defeat in the House late monday night. The Long running drama Over the spending Bill resumed while the House voted 258-168 to revive tax overhaul legislation the top Ilem on president Reagan s second term Domestic Agenda. Still ahead were several additional hours of debate on the measure and a final Vole and passage was by no Means assured. The measure was sidetracked last week by rebellious republicans but an intensive drive by Reagan including a monday visit to Capitol Hill claimed several do err converts on the preliminary vote As 70 gop lawmakers agreed to Advance the measure. Wit ment target lawmakers expressed frustration Over the length of the session. Would any of you like to be with your families asked House Republican whip Trent loll of Mississippi. The new adjournment target seemed to be wednesday or thursday and by then the two houses were hoping to approve a $52 billion farm Bill a companion measure to bail out the farm credit system and a measure to Cut Federal spending by As much As $80 billion Over three years. The Senate spent inc morning debating a variety of presidential appointments confirming Anne Graham by see Congress on Page 28 caskets met by mourners special guard Dover fab do. A a 123 Mcm bar Honor guard stood Vigil at a Caver Nous hangar tuesday As the Flag draped casket of orc victims of a military Char Ter crash in Newfoundland were returned to . Soil. So related Story. Page 2. A cargo plane carrying 35 bodies landed at mid morning and three More planes carrying 35 bodies each were scheduled to arrive later tuesday said army capt. Ken Smith. A dc-8 chartered from Arrow air crashed thursday at Gander newfound land killing the Crew of eight and 248 members of the 101st airborne div who were returning Home after six months of duty with the International peacekeeping Force in the Sinai. Two shipments of 10 bodies each arrived monday. A few mourners were on hand for the first arrival during which an army band played hymns and officers extended condolences in a solemn one hour ceremony in the huge hangar known As memorial Hall. There were no speeches for later Arri Vals but the same band played at each subsequent half hour ceremony and the entire Honor guard remained on duty to Salute the returning crash victims. President Reagan and his wife Nancy attended a memorial service monday at fort Campbell ky., Headquarters of the 101st airborne. A of 0to an Honor guard u present As crash victims bodies arrive at Dover fab Del. The bodies Are being brought to Dover because the base houses the largest Mili tary mortuary. The remains will be identified autopsies will be performed and the bodies prepared for burial and Transfer according to the wishes of their families base officials said. In monday s ceremony. Army officials praised the soldiers for their service in the Middle Hast. Their duty As soldiers took them far from Himie and family. Their tasks were difficult and demanding and they did them superbly. They were great sol Diers said army Secretary John o. Marsh or. Our hearts our loves our prayers go Oul to those who suffer inc most by such a loss. We shall seek to Comfort them aware we can never fully thank them or assuage their  he said. Army c Hief of staff Jen. John a. Wickhamjr. Said the army was deeply saddened that the soldiers trip Home for the holidays ended in tragedy. He called their deaths the ultimate sacrifice and added that soldiers who follow behind them will know of their dedication patriotism and  the base mortuary handled casualties from the Vietnam War the marines killed in a terrorist bombing in 1983 in Beirut Lebanon and the bodies from the Jim see mourners on Page 28 health plan not Tor overseas Dod says insurance conf racing proposal Likely limited to . By Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington the proposal to seek a single National health insurer to provide care to military Reti Rees and family members at a fixed Cost probably never will have any effect overseas the Pentagon s top health official said tuesday. In fact the defense department s desire to do More surgery and other Complex medical procedures in its clinics and Send retirees and family members to civil Ian physicians for routine care probably can be instituted overseas said or. William Mayer assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs. Mar was responding to a question about whether american civilians and military family members on foreign assignments would be As willing to seek medi Cal care outside military clinics As they Are in the states Given language difficulties and differing Stan Dards and practices of care. It will not be possible to take As much advantage of the civilian sector of Medicine in countries outside inc United states if we had such a health insurance scheme in this country Mayer said. Mayer said one Strong pocket of resistance to such initiatives overseas would be what he called a consid Erable feeling in Washington that americans Over seas should be Able to Sec an american doctor sure we can have contract american physicians but inc idea of maybe entering into a More business like relationship with major purls of the american medical Community is contemplated at this Point just in the United  Mayer wants to Lake advantage of the growing com petition among health care providers in the United slates to serve military families retirees and their families at less Cost to taxpayers and beneficiaries than under Campus the civilian Laval la and medical see Dod on Page 28