European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 18, 19b6 the stars and stripes Page s Washington up the head of the House armed services committee Slid military personnel would suffer under the proposed House and Senate military Bud gets and he administration said Friday. Foreign Aid budget cuts would cause serious damage to . Policy the critics administration spokesman Edward Ducr Chian and House armed serv ices committee chairman Les Aspin. D wis., pounced one Day after the House pissed to 5994 billion democratic Budge that would slash president Reagan s pro posed military spending for next year from 1320 billion to s28s billion and his request for foreign nid from si6.5 billion to j13.8 billion. The Republican led Senate approved a in military readiness budget lust month i Iii granted higher funding Levels bul still did not approach Reagan s request allocating $301 billion for the Pentagon and $11.2 billion in for eign Aid. The problem Aspin said lies in the fact that reducing the amount authorized for a program produces shallow cuts in actual yearly spending or outlays in budget Jar gon on big ticket weapons which take years to build and pay for. But they produce dras tic cuts in personnel accounts where about 97 cents of each Al authorized is Spini immediately Overall he said for each Sis in spending permission Given the Pentagon is 0 is actually spent in a year. But the House budget carries a 17-to-Io ratio that if applied across the Board would mean an 11 percent Cut in both procurement and personnel. My calculations show that ii percent off  require firing on the order of 100,000 people after freezing All  promotions and cutting non pay elements of the personnel accounts to the Bone said Aspin. Aspin said that because of the Way budgeting operates to meet either House or Senate figure we d have to Cut More deeply into personnel and readiness than weapons procurement. Military budget experts in Congress have always been opposed to culling readiness and personnel out Aspin said both budget plans now underestimated spending for he military in order to meet the deficit ceiling in the new budget balancing Law. If you were in poll liberals. Moderates und . I can idl you All three would overwhelmingly agree that s not the wily input the budget Aspin said. The two sides will attempt to inn tit their differences in meetings that could begin As Early As next week. The White a Stiuso likes neither chamber s budget but particularly dislikes the House s. Not Only is in a recipe for disinter Dacre Jilin said Friday we find tin House budget numbers to be Lola Fly iroc pain role in their the fens and foreign policy Imp Lica tions.". Djerejian said the1 lower spending would require More than a one fourth reduction in Security assistance programs and . De this would canst Tuic very serious damage to Wiur foreign policy and Security interests across the world.". Twisters floods kill 4 in Southeast Missouri a Runnel Cloud forms Orr Ems Villa ind As part of barrage of storms thai hit la Midwest thursday mount Hood survivors fight for life Portland Ore. A two teen agers who sur Vived three Days huddled with six companions in a Snow Cave on mount Hood fought Tor life Friday As families and schoolmates mourned nine others who died in the worst no Cidern int tic Mountain s history. The condition of one of the survivors 16-year-old Giles Thompson of Long Lew wash., worsened Friday afternoon when his arms and legs began to bleed. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May in 1946 a Survey released by the bavarian stale statistical office showed that More illegitimate children than legitimate children were born in Germany in american occupation zone cities in january. 30 years ago today. Mav 18,1956 the House foreign affairs committee agreed to a statement of intent to continue foreign Aid As Long As necessary to fight communism. 20 years ago today. May 18, 1966 president Johnson appealed to dissident buddhists in South Vietnam to Compromise with other political elements and join forces. 10 years ago foday. May 18, 1976 the convictions of John Ehrlichman and 0. Gordon Liddy for i hair parts in the l971 break in of Daniel Ells cry s psychiatrist s office were upheld in court he was reported in very critical condition. Brinton Clark 15, of Portland was in critical but stable Condi lion. Thompson apparently thought he had died during the ordeal and was somewhat surprised that he was alive when he woke up in his Hospital room a doctor said ear Lier. Nine of the 13 people who set out on the expedition monday died As a result of he Freak blizzard that trapped Ihm High on the Peak. Thompson and Clark were conscious but unable to speak when they and six others were pulled from the Cave late thursday in a dramatic Rescue that came after an intense search by about 100 people. Given the fact that they Vert in such extreme conditions for two three Days i think the whole situation is really miraculous that we did have some survivors said or. Gregory lorts at Providence medical Center the other six. Tour students and two faculty members at Oregon episcopal school showed no vital signs on arrival at Portland hospitals. The bodies of three other teen agers were found wednesday on the 11,235-fool Mountain two other members of the climbing parly had hiked off the Mountain tuesday seeking help. Throughout the week classes were held us usual at the school but the Chapel was kept open a special service was conducted at the Chapel on thursday Thompson was somewhat surprised that he was alive when he woke up Lons said. When he did awake from the aesthetic and the cardiac bypass he related some information that he thought he was  surgery performed Friday morning to reduce the swell ing in Thompson s legs and an Arm was successful and no amputation was anticipated said or Dunne Dictz his temperature had returned to Normal. Sikeston my. A Rood ulers surged through Southeast Missouri in i riday following a barrage of Lorna ivs and thunderstorms thai billed four people and left Hundred of Homes and by mesh Hal it Ted air buried in mud the tornadoes swoon d Down thursday