European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 31, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 Senate Bill focuses on joint military operations Washington a the chairman or the joint chiefs of staff would have new authority and the armed forces would emphasize joint operations under draft legis lation made Public by Lac Senate armed forces committee. But the Bill drafted 05 a starting Point for debate by he committee s bipartisan staff shied away from the principal recommendation of a staff report last year dial the joint chiefs be abolished and replaced with an Independent military advisory Council of senior officers. The issuance of the staff report was Fol Jowid by the testimony of 45 witnesses Dur ing 23 Days of hearings. Many witnesses strongly opposed the idea of eliminating the joint chiefs. The draft Bill was released wednesday by the committee s chairman. Sen. Barry bum figures Worth $23 Biff on Golden scr r-ariz., and its ranking demo crat sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia. Nunn said it was written in an attempt to include " he consensus views thai had emerged Dur ing the committee s lengthy  Goldwater and Nunn made Clear that no member has yet endorsed the draft Bill which they said Mil be examined in a series of hearings beginning tuesday. The draft legislation would make a Large number of specific changes in the Organiza Tion of the office of the Secretary of defense the joint chiefs of staff the military departments and in unified and specialized military commands. Specifically the legislation permits the president to name the joint chiefs chair Man to a third two year term and expand his duties in ways that would strengthen joint planning and joint operations involving two or More of the armed services. It would also create a new four Star vice chairman of the of the joint chiefs of staff and permit him to serve As acting chairman with the full Powers of the office in the chairman s absence. The Bill would designate the chairman As the principal military adviser to the presi Dent National Security adviser and defense and it would make the joint chiefs assisted by the pcs staff the military staff of the Secretary of defense. Individual chiefs would be permitted to go directly to the president or the defense Secretary when they disagree with the chairman s position. In addition the present 400-Offitcr limit on the size of the pcs staff would be re pealed and the chairman would be authorized to independently manage the staff. The Bill is intended to meet a number of deficiencies in military organization cited in the staff report including complaint thai military advice has been neither useful nor timely because of divisions among competing service chiefs. It is also aimed at addressing criticism that joint operations have not been con ducted efficiently or with Complete Success because of inter service rivalries. In a joint statement the two senators said the summary outlines a staff proposal which was prepared to help the committee focus on specific organizational changes in the defense  although we May not agree with every provision of the draft Bill we do believe it represents an excellent starting Point for the committee s consideration they said. Dod reaps inflation Bonanza Washington a the Pentagon received s23 billion More than Congress intended during the past three years because the defense department overestimated the inflation rate according to a new study. The report by the congressional budget office led to a renewed Call by rep Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee far overhauling the process for figuring inflation. When it approves the budget each fiscal year Congress factors in the expected inflation rate and in the Case of the Pentagon budgets the defense department s own projections usually have been accepted. During the 1970s, when the inflation rate annually run above projections that led to Pentagon estimates of de sense spending that turned out to be too Low. But in this decade As inflation has continually fallen below projections. Pentagon budgets have usually ended up with More Money than cup cited. For cd ample the cumulative inflation rate from 1978 to 1981 was 40 percent almost double the 21 percent which had been forecast annually by the Pentagon. That meant More Money had to be approved the co noted. In the fiscal years 1983-85. The Pentagon estimated High but reality came in Low Anil the Pentagon walked off with the difference said Aspin. Last Spring As Congress was preparing to approve a defense Bill smaller than requested by the Reagan administration defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger Laid Congress that his Agency had overestimated inflation by s4 billion. That led to charges by critics that the Pentagon had a slush fund and complaints by Weinberger that the Rea Gan administration was being unfairly penalized for successfully lowering the inflation rate. In the defense budget enacted for this fiscal year. Con Gress wrote restrictions on the ways the Pentagon can use that 14 billion and banned the defense department from using the Money to soften the effect of a budget balancing Law enacted last month. Aspin said he is still waiting for the administration to propose a Way to overhaul the inflation projection system to try to come up with More accurate forecasts. The co study notes that the defense department the largest single Agency of the Federal government uses Dif Ferent methods for figuring inflation in differing parts of its budget. Wisconsin shedding 28-year-old Mothballs Washington a the battleship Wisconsin moored at the same pier in Philadelphia for almost 28 years is making a new move toward the High seas. The Navy said the battleship would be moved to another pier thursday a distance of Only about 2,000 feet but it is the first Lime the ship has been moved since it entered the shipyard As a member of the Atlantic Reserve  the battleship will be towed to pier six within the Industrial area where work will begin to prepare the ship for its move to an As yet unnamed private contractor for the vessel s refurbishment the Navy said wednesday. The Wisconsin has been in Mothballs Al the Phila Cephia naval shipyard since it was decommissioned March 8, 1953. It is scheduled to be modernized Anil brought Back to life by 1988 As part of a military build up that Cal is for a 600-ship Fleet. The battleships new Jersey and Iowa already have been reactivated. A third the Missouri is now undergoing sea trials and is scheduled to return to Active duty in May. The Wisconsin will be the fourth and last ship of its class to be reactivated. The Navy said it expects to award a contract for the wisconsin1 modernization in August. The t to inc in Rita l Phila Wisconsin opponent says White s nerdy past fed of Texas no pass no play Rule Texas a a sube Natori cities said Mark Mckinnon while Cam Crowder said the. -. � 1. 11 Al  ism Uil Huntt to Ftp not Elf clllhi�tl1c in rebel s reception Secretary of slate George Shulti right poses wild angolan rebel Leader joins sol Mil it the state department on wednesday the first Day of Salm by s in Day Lisit to the United slates. A Vumbi also met with defense a Rrt by Caspar w. Weinberg or. His rebel forces a Ltd South african support arc fighting soviet backed angolan government troops and billed cuban forces. He is seeking additional american support. Austin Texas a a gubernatorial hopeful claims that Goy. Mark while i failure to participate in High school activities May have made him one of the. First nerds in  a. Don Crowder opposing while in the democratic primary displayed a copy of while s High school yearbook entry at a news conference and said a Lack of entries for extracurricular participation May account for the governor s refusal 10 ease the no pass no play academic Rule and Nis Lack of support from teachers. The first term governor s aides said Crowder was wrong on All counts. The governor was very Active daring Junior High and High school and worked to support his family since the seven h Grade. In addition to working after school he was quite Active in a number of school activities including school plays and Church activities pain spokesman. The governor is 100 percent four Square behind education and behind teach ers. He s just trying to raise the standards Mckinnon said. The no pass no play Rule pushed by White As part of the stale s school Reform Laws prohibits students from All extracurricular activities for six weeks if they fait any class. Crowder said the Lack of listings of extra curricular activities in White s entry in his High school yearbook entry from Lamar High in Houston indicates to me and leads me to believe that perhaps Mark while was one of the first nerd in  "1 think that shows and gives a Clear Indica Tion of Why he does not favor extracurricular activities and wants la punish those who would choose to engage in them and learn from that experience Crowder said. Crowder said the Rule should be eased to bar Only students who Don t make a 75 per cent average of All their course grades rail ing that the suspension period should be reduced to one to three weeks he said. Crowder also accused the governor of becoming vicious with teachers who complained about White s endorsement of limited drug testing of Public and private workers including teachers. When leaders of some teacher organizations complained White said those India duals did t look closely enough at his re Marks to understand that he Means testing Only in costs where drug use is suspected. After the drug testing controversy arose and the teachers complained about the Lan Guage he used he said they weren t literate referred to them As illiterates and said they weren t capable of interpreting what he said Crowder charged. Tax Man accused of lifting checks Philadelphia a a former clerk at the troubled Philadelphia internal Revenue service Center has been indicted on charges of stealing More than $65,000 in checks and exchanging them for cocaine authorities said. Lawrence w. Williams 24, was charged along with City sanitation worker David Hall. 3j, in an indictment unsealed wednesday said assistant . Attorney Ronald Sarachan. Williams a four year internal Revenue service employee who resigned in novem Ber purchased the cocaine from Hall last summer with checks taxpayers had sent to the irs said Sarachan. Williams charged with conspiracy and obstruction of the mail faces up to 5w years in prison and s230,000 in fines if convicted. Hall charged with conspiracy receipt of stolen government property and distribution of cocaine could receive up to to years in prison and $750,000 in fines