European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 a Boeing 767, specially altered to re semble this Model will be used to carry proposed Star wars test plane out a test of a strategic defense Initia Tive system in 1988. The plane will carry a heat seeking senior inside the bump top the fuselage to follow a missile to be launched from California in a Simula Tion of a soviet attack. January s personal income drop was first in 8 months Washington a americans personal income fell 0,1 percent in january the first decline in eight months while consumer spending dropped an even sharper0.4 percent the government said Friday. The Commerce department report represented a Sharp turnaround from december when incomes soared by 1.2 percent and personal consumption spending surged by 2.1percent, the biggest increase in More than a decade. Commerce department analysts attributed the weak Ness in january to a variety of temporary factors. Still the Sharp decline in spending and income drop were Likely to raise concerns. A big question Mark in the Economy Lor 1986 is whether Consumers will be Able Lokeel up the torrid spending Pace of recent years. Some analysts believe consumer spending will Slacken this year. Since it accounts for nearly two thirds of total economic activity such a fall would drag Down Overall growth. However other analysts have said the recent Sharp drops in Oil prices will Spur Overall spending this year because Consumers will have lower Oil Bills and More Money for purchases of other goods. The  percent decline in personal incomes was the first drop since a 0.5 percent decline last May. The 0.4 percent drop in personal consumption spending which includes virtually everything except interest pay ments on debt was the first drop since a 1.3 percent fall i october brought on by ending Many Auto financing incan  department said a variety of unusual factors affected the january income  chief Factor acting to push income growth up included the annual Cost of living increase for social Security recipients. However social Security tax increases acted to hold he s an old cowhand from Buckingham Britain s Prince Charles admires a pair of Cowboy boots Given to him by san Antonio mayor Henry Cisneros. Charles attended a luncheon Friday in his Honor after Louring a san Antonio housing development. The Prince later flew to Palm Springs calif., for a fund raising and Polo playing visit. Income growth  or after tax income Rose 0.2 percent in Jan uary following a Large 1.2 percent december  savings rate savings As a percentage of Dis Posable income Rose to 4 percent in january up from december Rale of 3.4 percent. The various changes left personal income at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of s3.38 trillion a decline of $2.8  consumption spending totalled $2.68 trillion at an annual rate in january a decline of $10.6 billion fro the december level. Purchases of durable goods items expected to last three or More years dropped $2.3 billion in january following a giant increase of $24.8 billion in december. Spending Onnon durable goods declined $4.3 billion following a $9.1 billion december increase. Legislator says Dod won t test Masats Washington a a leading congressional opponent of . Satellite killer weapon tests said Friday he has been assured by defense Secretary Caspar Weinberg or that the Pentagon will comply with a Law Banning future  rep. Les Aucoin of Oregon released a let Ter from Weinberger in the Wake of reports that the air Force May have devised a Way to get around the lest ban Congress enacted late last  s letter dated feb. 18, assured Aucoin it is the intent of the department of defense to comply wit the  i am pleased said Aucoin who was one of the chief supporters of the ban that was attached to the Pentagon budget Bill for the current fiscal  air Force has developed an anti satellite weapon or asat. Last fall the air Force successfully conducted the first final stage test of the Small weapon. Weinberger and the air Force say the weapon is needed to offset soviet asat. But Aucoin and other opponents argue the . Tests will Only touch off a new arms race in space. He added the ban on future tests to the budget Bill despite Weinberger criticism of stopping the program. Despite the ban on More tests the Pentagon has asked to triple the anti satellite weapons budget in the next fiscal year from $10 million this year to $30 million in the Yea starting oct. 1. The . Weapon is a Small missile carried aloft by Anf-1s Jet. After launch it tracks its target with a sophisticated guidance system and slams into it at High speeds destroying both. Photographers7 Brawl reduces Madonna to tears London up pop superstar Madonna tried to enter Britain secretly Friday but a pack of paparazzi spotted her Trig Gering a Brawl that left the Singer in tears and a photographer with a sprained ankle. Madonna accompanied by two body guards arrived at London s Heathrow air port on a flight from Berlin and tried to leave unnoticed through a Side door. But trouble flared when about 10 photog Raphers who had camped out in anticipation of her arrival spotted her and dashed to catch the Rock Star. Witnesses said the photographers Man aged to prevent Madonna from entering he car and a Brawl erupted As her bodyguards tried to Clear the Way. The Singer broke Down in tears and after several minutes of pushing shoving and outright fighting she made it into tieback of the Black limousine the witnesses  the car started to race away photographer David Hogan who was leaning on the Hood slipped and sprained his ankle. Hogan was treated at a  came to London to shoot Interi or scenes for her film Shanghai