European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Afghanistan admits War is worsening Page 2 d Ray Floyd captures . Open sports Page 21 d today s Dollar buys 2.18 Marks rates Page 27 author Tzeo Knopf Cut puilic1tioh to Tut . Ifica vol. 45, no 61 tuesday june 17, 1986 � com d 8693 a ruling on balanced budget Law held Back after leak by network Washington a despite a broadcast report that it was about to strike Down a key provision of the Law requiring a balanced budget by 1991, the supreme court issued no ruling monday on the constitutional i  reduction statute. Abc news reported sunday that the court would announce in a 7-2 ruling monday morning that the legislation violates the constitutional separation of Powers doctrine. The court had announced previously it would hand Down three decisions monday. But it announced Only two neither invoking inc Cramm Rudman balanced budget Law asked for comment after monday s decisions were announced Abc news Washington Bureau chief George Watson said the network stood behind ils report. Tim o Brien also pointed out in his report last night lh.1l inc decision had been made and was schned pure if court Roundup Fulcd to be made today and that in he past leaks had caused inc court to delay he scheduled announce ment he said. The network Tiad reported that the court was Aboul to announce a decision striking Down inc Law s provi Sion giving important Powers to inc comptroller Gener Al an officer of  a decision would uphold the feb. 7 ruling of a special three judge Federal  the Law passed by Congress last year inc comptroller general is charged with determining Hud get ceilings that must be implemented if Congress fails to pass a spending plan meeting deficit reduction  of the Law s authors. Sen. Phil Gramm r Texas. Said the ruling would not necessarily mean the sea budget on Page 28 almost frightening 10-year Lead Over . Soviets ahead in space race Jane s says London a the soviet space program has taken an almost frighten ing 10-year Lead Over thai of the United Stales Jane s space flight directory says in its latest edition published tuesday. Editor Reginald Turnill writes that the biggest Surprise Aboul the americans space shuttle disaster was that inc National aeronautics and space administration had made no contingency plans for the space program in Case of an Acci Dent. The Agency had a 100-percent flight safety record for 25 years and no trims port system can Hope 10 maintain such perfection in the face of human fallibility he said. Turnill s assessments came in inc introduction to the 1986 directory published by the company thai produces the authoritative Jane s reference works on aircraft military vessels and weapons systems. The soviet Lead in space is now Al most frightening wrote Tumill adding that because of the challenger shuttle disaster plans to use the shuttle As the see space on Page 28 a photo band sound in Berlin american Boms blare out along the Street of june 17 in West Berlin As a . Military Bud lakes putt in the 23rd Allied forces Day Parade of British French ind american nails in the divided City. About 70,000 people turned out saturday for the annual show which involved 2,750 Allied troops. South african Blacks strike across nation Johannesburg South Africa a millions of Blacks confronted with the harshest government crackdown Ever monday staged a nationwide strike to Mark he i oth anniversary of riots in Soweto that galvanized inc anti apartheid struggle. Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu the nation s Lead ing Black anti apartheid activist told Aboul 500 while supporters at St. Mary s Cathedral that the govern ment is trampling our dignity under fool and rubbing our noses in the  noting that the government banned gatherings to Mark the Soweto uprising inc Nobel peace prize win Ner thanked those who came to the nation s main anglican Church for vicariously enabling Black people to commemorate this  the service proceeded with out interference from Security forces. Major cities and townships across the nation were deserted As the general strike brought Commerce to a Hall. Telephone service to Many major Black townships was Cut off. The government clamped strict controls on the Media limiting journalists movements and their a Cess 10 information. But local journalists reported Inci dents of Stone throwing gasoline bombings and buses being burned in townships near Cape town and Dur ban. Government officials said there had been no major disturbances since Daybreak. They said police tired tear Gas into a crowded Cape town mosque late Sun Day after snipers fired at officers. Asian wives military husbands daily Magazine