European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday june 20,1986 oks South Africa Trade sanctions Washington a the to has unexpectedly approved legislation calling for withdrawal of . Business investment in South Africa and an All out Trade embargo the harshest sanctions proposed against the while minority Pretoria government. The punitive Steps approved wednes Day by voice Vole on a substitute Amend ment for the anti apartheid act of 1986 came ill a Lime of rising indignation in Congress Over apartheid in South Africa. But it became Clear that Many Law makers were concerned Mare about thwarting sanctions than imposing them. Republicans who allowed the subs i news briefs logo through said they did Virlia Mcnary ploy to kill prospects to Fra by inns will Ever be imposed. The Waytow Row Iirth said was to report out a Bill so harsh my Way n would Ever become Law. If adopted by the Senate and signed into Law by president Reagan the Mea sure would order All . Companies Oul of South Africa within 180 Days and impose a total Trade embargo. The vote came after rep. Ronald Del turns d-calif., said the crisis in South Afri Ca Calls for the abandonment of timidity. Strong Medicine is needed to end this madness he said. Although the enactment of the total disinvestment proposed by inc Dellums substitute is problematical the approach it proposes if it becomes Law Likely would Send Shock Waves throughout the african Economy. In the country would be comp a Cru aggressive  to have a heart attack an Tai Jaid after the Vole. He said he  did not ask for a Roll Call vote twill momentum is on our Side. The  cans Don t have the numbers to wreck this  French comedian killed in motorcycle Accident Paris a cd Luthc one of France s Best known comedians died thursday in a motorcycle Accident at Oppio near grass in Southern France his agent said. He was 4 i. Cluche was driving a motorcycle near Opp to when a truck Cut in front of him said the agent Paul Mcderman. The Shock was very violent and Cluche died on the spot. That is All the information i  the comedian whose real name was Michel co Lucci. Last year tried unsuccessfully to break a world motorcycling Speed record on an italian track. 1 St 5-year plan adopted under Gorbachev s Rule Moscow up the supreme soviet thursday adopted a new five year economic plan calling for a doubling of the nuclear Power Industry More Trade with the West and a crack Down on corruption to shove the stumbling Economy through the decade. The plan the 12th since the 1917 revolution was the first drawn up under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev. It appeared to Bear his per Sonal Mark with a Call for More dynamism with a doubling of the country s nuclear Power Capac Ity Despi e the chernobyl Accident by 1990 and emphasis on imaginative management and computerization and automation of Industry. S. Africa Blacks strike in protest of detentions Johannesburg South Africa a several thousand Black workers went on strike thursday at dozens of branches of major Chain stores in renewed protests Over the detentions of labor leaders under the week old nationwide state of emergency. In port Elizabeth a vote tally announced thursday showed whiles rejected a referendum to desegregate beaches the defeat embarrassed business leaders battling a Black consumer boy Cott in the Eastern Cape Industrial City head quarters of South Africa s Auto Industry. It also was seen is a setback for the government which says apartheid is being dismantled. The proposal to desegregate the beaches was Defeated wednesday by a 1,247-vote margin with just 16 percent of eligible Whites voting. Defense chief says fall in value of Dollar appears to be ended by Cunt Swift Washington Bureau Washington defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger says there Are some signs downward pres sure on the Dollar compared to currencies such As the japanese yen and German Mark May be easing. In an interview with the stars and stripes tuesday Weinberger said the More than 1 million service members Dod civilians and family members Over seas Are caught among conflicting interests in the fed eral government s International economic policy. A Strong Dollar helps it costs for those who live abroad and pay rent and utilities in foreign currencies but it hurts the nation s Trade balance. It s recognized that the fall of the Dollar has cause increasing difficulties for american citizen who live and work overseas and obviously the military is the largest group of that kind. It s also recognized in the extra expenditures we the defense department have to make Weinberger said. We saved quite a lot because inflation was much lower than anyone predicted but we had to give Al most All of that saving Back because of the fall in the Dollar. We also tried to make adjustments in various overseas allowances for people based on the Rise and fall of the Dollar he said. I think the general level of the fluctuation seems to be it feast at the Point where there Don t appear to be major governmental efforts to change the value of the Dollar and More of a willingness to rely on he Market  despite the costs it is important to have americans defending Freedom abroad Weinberger said. The soviets Are adding More to their Navy and air Force in the Pacific than in any other part of the world. There s no disagreement that i be found in Korea Japan or China or other places that the soviet threat is there and growing. The ability to use Cam Ranh Bay is a major addition to their strength. This does not mean that we set aside any of our commitments or our resources that have to be devoted to other parts of the world. It Means that we recognize that the Pacific is Vita and therefore requires a larger total Effort on our part and More Vita commitments. Our role there is exactly the same As it is in nato and every other place where we re Forward deployed. We have to recognize that it s Jusi a great Deal easier a great Deal better militarily and a great Deal less expensive to defend the United states from far advanced Forward positions than it is to try to do it from within the continent it is also belter for our allies and belter for us to have Strong and free  pay from Page 1 Hal pay will remain a highly visible budget item he said. There is a lot of civilian demand for highly skilled people he said. We see that All the time pilots for example air traffic controllers High skill electro Nic work design and operation of computer capability. All of these Are professions that the civilian Side is Able quite frequently to offer very much greater compensation for. President Reagan has asked for a 4 percent military pay raise in his $320 billion request for defense next year. The Senate wants to Cut the total by s19 billion and the House wants to Cut it by $35 billion. Congressional staff members say the authorizing committees Are talking about a raise of 3 percent beginning Jan. 1. Weinberger does not think the pay decision should be influenced by a general accounting office report released this month that said military members receive 27 percent More in pay and compensation than civil ians of the same age and education. You re talking about average pay for age groups and the military has a lot of very expert specially Type of things in it and i Don t think you can average any of those tilings out he said the most Basic difference is that we Are asking people to make sacrifices that could include giving their lives without any prior notice whatever. People issues probably will grab a higher profile Ashe 1990s draw nearer and the Pool of eligible recruit ing age men and women shrinks he said. Anything that s 45 to 50 percent of our budget personnel costs is obviously something we emphasize he said. Bear in mind thai the comparable figure in the soviet Union is 9 percent. Not Only does that say a great Deal about the societies but it also indicates How much the soviets can get out of the budget for such things As ammunition hardware re search and development we think it s proper to devote pretty close to half our budget for personnel. It is after All one of the great advantages and leads that we have Over the soviet Union and Warsaw pact  3 years Stock of res cleared by army by Clint Swift Wshington Bureau Washington the army has cleared three years1 production of its meals ready to eat for use after inspections Ted to changes in sanitation Quality control and handling procedures Al one manufacturer s Plant an army spokes Man said thursday. It was a localized problem they fixed it said la col. Craig Macnab. He was referring to the manufacturer Star foods. Batches made in 1983, 1984 and 1986 Are Safe to use a message from washing ton told Field units earlier this week. Mcnab said inspections bad not been completed on stocks from 1985. Army surgeon general and logistics officials suspended use of the res in May. An army veterinary food inspector had found swollen leaking pouches of ground beef entrees Al a Star foods Plant in March. Mcnab said be did not know where the Plant was located. After the discovery inspectors from the agriculture department the defens personnel support Center and the army s Natick research and development Center inspected the Plant and found poor sanitation Quality control and handling procedures an army spokesman said last month. Inspectors also found Small holes in the packaging that could allow bacteria to enter and contaminate the food the spokesman said. The spokesman said there have been no reports of anyone becoming ill after eating res. Star is one of six manufacturer Mak ing the product that replaced c rations in army inventories five years ago. The defense logistics Agency has 4.7 million cases of res from about three years production. The Stock is valued at about 1250 million. The army used fresh refrigerated foods and canned food dehydrated meat and Box lunches while the res Wen suspended. Army officials said they knew of no plans to suspend Star or take any other against the manufacturer