European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Canadian liberals stage walkout Page 2 q army rejects 400 recruits after test for aids  5 d Virginia Tach upends Memphis state 76-72 Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for . Armed forces vol. 44. No. 290 monday february 3, 1986 f a d 8693 a 1st round of budget cuts begins Washington a president Reagan saturday ordered the first round of spending cuts under a Law de signed to balance the Federal budget by 1991, but complained that the cuts make no distinction Between High priority programs and those of Little  i m confident we can achieve these reductions while main Taining government services Reagan said in his weekly radio broadcast delivered from Camp David the presidential re treat in the Cato tin mountains of Maryland. However he said the fiscal 1987 budget he will submit to Cong Ess on wednesday will take a different an better approach to the legislation s goal of reducing the deficit to $144 billion from a projected $200 billion or More by the end of the fiscal year that starts in octo Ber. We propose to Reform or eliminate the programs and activities that arc either too big or should t exist at  he said. And we propose to Transfer programs that should be handled by state and local governments or private Enterprise consistent with their traditional  but the president said his budget will not Cut the essential programs to anyone who needs such assistance will not Cut social Security benefits and will provide for modest but steady growth to sustain the defense program set in Moli five years  the cuts Reagan ordered saturday which apply to spending for the current fiscal year amount to $11.7 Bil lion 4.3 percent for Domestic programs and 4.9 percent for defense. Troop strength will be left untouched because the president took advantage of a special provision in the Bill alb Wing Hirr to exempt military manpower. Social Security benefits also will not be affected. As required by the Gramm Rudman budget balancing Law passed by Congress last year the president followed the cuts outlined in january by comptroller general see budget on Page 28 film shows apparent cause of Shue blast canaveral Fla. Up a Jet of flame  a Blowtorch against the challenger s fuel tank from iter cached Side of a Booster rocket apparently triggered a Fawn reaction that blew apart the shuttle Nasa tracking t however Hugh hates a spokesman for the National aeronautics and Spacek ministration said saturday that a Board of investigation imbued that the initial cause of tuesday disaster is still in Etc us and neither the Board nor Nasa will speculate As to Tel i pfc or effect of this  the previously untre Lascu motion picture Filfli still photos clearly show flame spewing out of the lower so the right hand Booster rocket a View not seen fron Nasa s television film of the Brief flight. The 5,900-Dcgrec Tongue of flame shooting against the Side of the Jhin walled aluminium external tank presumably caused it to rupture spewing explosive Hydrogen into the rocket exhaust. The photos which started 58.32 seconds after launch show that the deadly sequence of events took 15 Sacco a. Although it was possible the breach of the boost pocket Wall occurred earlier. Independent computer enhanced Vid Cotay showed a mass of vapor spewing from the Ydrogo Section of the tank. Gas poured from the top of the Jamik and streamed Down into the Hydrogen. Sources Yak this undoubtedly was oxygen and could have coma from a pressure Relief valve. The previously  is of the other Side of the shuttle show the first evidence of fire near the Bottorof the 154-foot fuel tank Tuff seconds after launch. Down Side Hydrogen burst win the Bottom of the tank 72.77 seconds after Launt almost simultaneously a Stream of oxygen poured win the Side of the tank. The Clamcy Brucd into an inferno 72.85 seconds into the Mission 72.87 seconds there was an explosion Midway up the tank. Thoj holc tank blew up 72.98 seconds after launch Start org with a Halo of White at the tip of the tank that into an Orange fireball. Asa sources in Houston said the Tongue of flame tearing through the Side of the Booster could have heated the liquid Hydrogen in the external tank to such an Cap no ii photo sequence shows Jet of flame which Nasa scientists think May have triggered challenger explosion. In la he manse pressure blew out the base of the tank Cong explosive Hydrogen into the rocket exhaust. Harris said however that the investigation Board had not reached any conclusions. Nasa said a recovered Section of one Booster rocket showed that separation rockets had not been ignited indicating commander Francis Scobee did not have Lime to push a Button to Jettison the rockets. The other members o the Crew were Michael Smith Judith Kusnik Ellison oni Uka Ronald a Nair Gregory Jarvis and teacher Christa Mcauliffe. The film released by Nasa came from a tracking camera North of the launch pad. The 15-Sccond sequence released to news Media began 58.32 seconds after launch and clearly showed the Booster rocket abnormality a that time. The initial frames appeared to show a Bright flare like flame on the Side of the rocket spewing against the Exter Nal fuel tank. The fiery plume from the flame grew quickly. Harris said investigators studying the film observed what appears to be an unexpected change in the rang tracking image seen As an unusual plume in the lower part of the right solid rocket Booster area of the  " helicopter drops Wreath the Kennedy space Center ground Crew held a me Morial service for the Crew and at 11 39 . Est the time challenger blew up a helicopter dropped a Wreath Jhc Atlantic Ocean a half mile cast of the Cape. Ard Smith director of the Kennedy space Center Saidt Nin inc port will observe a moment of silence everyman. 28 aph39 . Northeast Zwic Cape a Nasa ship lowered a robot submersible Sal film to inspect a Large object spotted by sonar on the Ocean i there was a pos Sibil of Jhc object was the remains of the shuttle s Crew compar tit eight coast guard and Niff ships continue to criss Cross a 4,500-Squarc-Milc area Orth Pecan North of the Cape searching for any debris that str via be afloat. A dozen coast guard auxiliary Veik joined the search and two coast guard jets sea Row a much broader area from the Cape to Savannah a. Army to test new per diem system uck Vinch Washington the  diem system that officials say will Mokel duty payments much simpler. The army program called lodging plus is set to Start in mid february. The air Force and Navy Alica. Have begun testing a slightly different Syston Flat rate per  0under the army syst nya j0itwill be assigned a certain per diem twp Sewill be paid a Flat rate for meals andjmlitmals7witn no need for itemization a or  also will be reimbursed for actual lodging costs up to a certain limit according to an official wit the defense department s per diem travel and transportation allowance committee. Forty percent of the per diem rate will be used meals and incidental expenses the office or cell being Usu Jim Tor lodging that s All Aid. My plus  the system used now he said. Jay of one you Don t have to itemize every lodging plus. Two you re paid actual lodging rather than the old Way of totalling up lodging costs forthe entire try and dividing that by the number of travel  the splits Are different he said. The old sys tem used 46 percent for meals and incidentals and 54 or cell for lodging inst under hot Cnancy for arguments As to what s Allowa ble for reimbursement and what s not he said. You get the rate for meals and incidentals keep the receipts for lodging and that s  the system being tested by the air Force and Navy people arc paid a Flat Rale for the area where the j3y takes place the official said. Go to to new York for example and the govern guld Cost an average of $75 a Day to cover Tuuu Ivan $75 a Day and you can do what you  no questions asked he said. If you can find Sanwo Praksta with and scrimp see per diem on Page 28