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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 6, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes the my unofficial publication Fob the tl.�. Med fqrce1 vol. 45. No. 50 Friday june 6. 1986 d 8693 a Tell it to the marines Reagan tells budget foes Pollard wife plead guilty in spy Case Washington api Jonathan Jay Pollard a former civilian Navy intelligence analyst pleaded guilty wednesday to espionage. And  disclosed thai lie and his wife were conspirators in a sophisticated israeli Spring operating in the United  members included in israeli air Force colonel and Al least four other is Actis see Pollard on Page 24 Parr is Island. . A presi Dent Reagan came to a Marine corps Boot Camp wednesday fighting to save his Mili tary buildup rim the budget a and daring critics of Hin defense spending plans in Tell it to the  in another in a series of trips emphasizing America s military readiness Reagan demanded that cultures approve his proposal to spend s320 billion on defense in fiscal 1987, which begins ocl. I. Sometimes i d like intake some of those people in Washington who arc always try ing to Cut defense spending and bring them Here to Perris Island said Reagan the first president to visit Psirris 1 land since Franklin 0. Roosevelt travelled to the base in 1943, if we Ever must Send our Young service men in harm s nay then it s our moral duty to give them absolutely the Hest equipment Ana support thai America can Muster he said. I Promise that i will fight As hard As i know How in make sure Yuu get the sup port you  the president s remark was created with enthusiastic hoots from some 3,700 Marine recruits seated on the ground and wearing camouflage fatigues. Reagan looked on As the recruits traversed obstacles known As the Monkey Bridge and slide Tor life. They were to have navigated another of the ii obstacles on the course known As the a Frame but officials continued on Page 24 a photo president Reagan dons nil Ellary Cap. With Marine maj. Gen. Stephen g. Olmstead Al Parris Island tax cafe base opens opponents cry fou Washington u l the Senate opened debate wednesday on it sweeping tax Reform Bill that sponsors Call historic but opponents said they arc being steam filled. Sen. Bob puck Good chairman of the finance commit tee that wrote the legislation boasted it would fix a lax code no convoluted that it is finally falling of its own  it is Lime to try a different Lack said Packwood r orc. He said the Bill would virtually eliminate lax shelters and make the Rich and corporations pay their fair share of lanes. There Wilt be no More storks of general electric pay ing no Latch or general dynamics paying no taxes he Aid. This is genuinely Radical Packwood said of the Bill unanimously approved by his committee. In essence it drastically curtails lax Breaks in return for lower tax rates for both individuals and corporations while trying to maintain government income at existing Levels. There were no votes wednesday and most of the several hours of debate was taken up by supporters of the Bill claiming it would end years of inequities in inc american lax system. Sab Stantial votes were not expected until next Eccl. This is an historic Day for americans said sen. Bill Bradley d-nj., an original architect of lax Reform. Nol since 1913. When the Congress passed our first income Tan of the 20th a Colury has there been a Bill of such sweep and significance other supporters were just As enthusiastic although Many were split Over whether the Bill should be changed on the floor. Some argued the measure could be improved while others agreed with the gop leadership that an alteration could Lead to the death of the Bill. A cadre of members campaigned to save deductions fur individual retirement accounts which would be eliminated by the Bill. As sponsors pushed the plan of her senators worked on a variety of amendments and some complained they had been Given too Lille time to study the 1,490-Pagc Bill. Both republicans and democrats charged it was arro Gant for Packwood and the majority Leader Robert Dole. A Kan to try to ram Llie Bill through without Amend ments. President Reagan supports the Bill. Commissary shoppers putting dollars on Europe by Clint Swift Washington. Pen in Europe Are voting with their dollars Lor european red meal defense officials  assessment comes at the Halfway paint of a congressionally ordered test of shipping . Beef to military commissaries in  three months european beef was of culling us. Beef 475,000 Pound 105,000 pounds inventories showed cd Pean pork was  57,000 pounds to Aboul jul or Panda. A Pirvey Olja toppers who returned cart rid chg Fri Tice was the overwhelming reason. An official said the Survey indicated there was a less than favourable response to the chilled meats from the United Stales. I roast sold for 53.99 a Pound in the  Jan paced to 11.27 a Pound for rib Roasli bps Iii  said. Even Stew beef Fror slates Cost 47 cents a Douai Putnan to from Europe the au0pbf was priced to cover in preparing it and Bip it overseas a commissary official in Trie states said. A Pentagon official said shipping beef overseas Tor a full year could Cost 140 million. But officials with air Force commissaries Europe and the army1 troop support Agency said the Cost of shipping and casing inc meat was  aled funds and emf of Tunc Sale Price jul Vas ordered in this year s do  Bill and began feb. 1. It is to run through july 31. T has two goals. One is to find out react when they find  with euro Pean beef in he cooler. Out whether . Beef and pork can Ped and stored Al the constant temperature needed to ensure Quality and nit adequate shelf life. I be seen enough to convince me Llinat we can get it there with enough shelf Lime in optic or monitoring the test. But the customers arc having their say Al the Cash  it has been taking about 24 Days from the Lime the beef is slaughtered to the Day in arrives at the commissaries. The . Beef has been lasting 60 Days and the pork More than 40 Days without deterioration officials said. No problem have been found in shipping or storing the meal. The meal is being shipped to commissar Burg by thurs. Gissen Karls in Germany and to Raf . In the Survey sholld0 indicated see  24  
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