European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stapes Delaya shuttle launch for seventh time Page 2 q air Force encouraging software literacy Page 9 d afghan rebels show of strength daily Magazine the stars and stripes vol. 44. No. 268 sunday january 12, 1986 Meo Fob is in omit Suwon 0 8693 a service members to be shielded from Gramm Rudman reductions Washington a president Reagan told con Gress on Friday that he Pentagon will slash its operations weapons buying and research accounts rather than reduce personnel spending to comply with the Gramm Rudman balanced Budge Law. Tilt president s decision was disclosed by while House spokesman Larry up cakes Pentagon sources agreed 10 elaborate on the condition of anonymity. The sources Siirid Reagan exercising a special Grant of flexibility that applies Only 10 the current year s budget Lead decided to protect roughly $67.7 billion out or the $67.9 Bil lion authorized by Congress for military personnel. The sources said the president decided to do whenever was necessary to avoid cuts that would Force Rcd cimons in the nation s troop strength. By leaving Only about s245 million in the account unprotected the Pentagon will be Able to maintain its current strength of 2.1 million Active duty personnel and 1.1 million Active reservists the sources added. One source said Lite $245 million that will be sacrificed see reductions on Page 28 Italy cuts off Sale of arms of Libya Rome a Italy banned arms exports to Libya on Friday becoming the first . Ally to heed president Reagan s Call Tor economic sanctions against col. Foam mar a Huday regime. Xanadu followed suit later Friday announcing that it would bar government Aid to companies seeking new business with Libya and would ban the Sale of Oil drilling equipment to Libya. It also urged canadians not to Lake the jobs of american work ers ordered by the Reagan administration to leave Libya the italian foreign ministry said the decision on arms exports was made after a Cabinet meeting was held thursday la examine Kalian libyan relations in View of serious suspicions regarding Libya s Toler Ance and support for terrorists believed to have carried out the attacks last month at airports in Rome and Vienna Austria. Italy has been Libya s third largest source of weapons after the soviet Union and France. Reagan on tuesday imposed sanctions on Libya in response to the dec. 27 Airport attacks that left 19 people dead including five americans Ana four terrorists. The stale department blamed Libya for the attacks Reagan has sent messages to . Allies see Italy on Page 28 Libya Cash in . Pays for terror report says by Norman Black Washington a . Intelli gence officials have discovered that libyan Money deposited in . Bank accounts is being used by the North african nation to finance terrorism an admins Lra Tian source said Friday. I can confirm that millions and Mil Lions of dollars have been involved the source said speaking on the condition of anonymity. These Bank accounts Are legitimate. But the Money is definitely going to illegitimate  the source said a top secret intelligence report on the mutter made it Clear that the Central Bank of Libya is using Money Tun need through the accounts. The los Angeles times also quoting sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity reported in its late editions Friday thai an apparent laundering operation with funds from libyans private Bank accounts in Washington Hud been uncovered More than a week ago. President Reagan on wednesday announced that he was freezing libyan government assets in . Bonks but the see terror on Page 26 burning frenzy moslem demonstrators Burn american and israeli togs Friday outside Chr egyptian diplomatic Mission in Beirut Lebanon. The protesters charged that egyptian authorities had killed prisoner Sulci Shnur. Nhu shut and killed a in israeli tourists in october ill a Sinai Border Post. He Mas found dead in his cell in  p rec in authorities said he committed suicide. Proposal to raise commissary cigarette prices blasted Vacti i nth 1 3i1iouiv  by Lii Rev he it official to raise cigarette prices in military com Ries should be consigned to the shredder to Virginia Washington health Massarie Jjon Gressun says. The last thing the men und women in the armed forces need is a brass Nanny said rep. Dan chairman of the morale welfare and Ceria the mouse appropriations Gimm Imja wind incas sub committee. 00 Daniel a  to or. William e. Mayer s a Rappeno raise the Price of cigarettes in com a level comparable to the Price in civilian Stu i s. Mayer the assistant Secretary of defense Abr health affairs said the Price increase would reduce what he considers excessive smoking by Scricc members. Has been i decision. A Chii Lului jmj Ali Hub. Expected requested by Congress jul the study to determine the effects of cigarette prices an military consumption patterns the health of military personnel and the economic cosi to the military and society is mandated in the i9h defense appropriations Bill. The Bill also directs the Pentagon to report on the economic Impact of increasing the Price of tobacco products  _ taxes in the Price of tobacco products. Commissary cigarette prices Are about j5 percent Tower than in civilian stares according to. Defense department statistics. His is not or. Mayer s first Effort in divert funds cd fur and recreation Daniel said. 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