European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes learning teaching Sec Page 2 d Hurricane hits Texas Page 2 d of contracting probed Page 5 d Germany Argentina win in soccer Page 21 the stars vol. 45, no. 71 authorized Uno Pittai publication for the i Mei Force i Friday june 27, 19s6 Lac 0 8693 a House heeds Reagan oks help for contras Washington a heeding president Reagan s Picas the House wednesday night approved si00 million of mostly military Aid to inc contras fighting to overthrow the government of Nicaragua. The democratic controlled chamber approved. 221-209, a plan for $70 Mil lion Worth of military hardware and $30 million in non lethal Aid. That reverse the House s 222-210 defeat of a similar package three months ago. The rebel Aid proposal was attached to a Bill appropriating $8,1 billion for Mili tary construction projects and that Mea sure was passed 249-174. The Republican controlled Senate must pass the Bill before it can reach Reagan. Under the plan the . Government for the first time would openly give military support to inc contras and permits the Cia and Pentagon to Man age the Contra program. The rebels had been covertly supported by inc Cia from 1981 to i 984. The House approved 215-212, an amendment by rep Robert mrazick d n.y., to bar any . Military personnel in Honduras or Costa Rica from gelling to within 20milesol"ihe nicaraguan Bor Der to help he contras. The administration said it had no intention to use com Bat forces against Nicaragua. Nicaraguan pics Ideal Daniel Ortega in a nationally televised address said the see contras on Page 28 Congress passes go retirement Bill by Chuck Vonch Washington Bureau Washington after months of deliberation House and Senate conferees have agreed on a Compromise that will slash a boil s3.2 billion annually from the Pentagon s $18.2 billion Mili tary retirement account. The Senate passed the comp Romic by voice vote wednesday. The measure was approved by the House on thursday on a voice Vole and sent to the White House for president Reagan s signature. The Bill docs not affect current Mili tary personnel or retirees. Only recruits who enter Active duty after Reagan signs it will see any change in the Way their retirement pay is computed. The Compromise provides service members retiring after 30 years 75 per cent of their average base pay during their three highest earning years. Service members retiring after 20 years will gel 40 percent of the average base pay of their three highest earning Yean. The retirement pay for service members who leave the military with More than 20 years of service increases by 3.5 percent for each additional year. Servic members with 21 years of serv ice for example will gel 4j.5 percent of the average base pay of their three High est earning years Al 25 years of service they la get 57,5 percent of the average of their highest three earning years. Retirees Wilt get a Cost of living allow Ance pegged at one percentage Point below the consumer Price Index. At age 62, there will be a one time restoration to the amount the cola would have been with full inflation Protection. After that it will revert to one Point by of thecp1. The current military retirement sys tem has served this nation Well sen. John Glenn a Ohio said. If it were up to me i would not change a but Glenn said the changes were agreed to in order to reduce the future costs of retirement while meeting our need to retain qualified men and women in the military services military Bill May limit Navy Independence by Richard c. Grossup military writer Washington the House armed services committee overwhelmingly approved legislation wednesday to reorganize the military by giving More Power to commanders who direct combat forces and limiting Navy Independence congressional sources id the Bill which differs from a Senate version a so Navy an Page 28 13 Hurt in blast at Spain Airport Madrid Spain up a bomb hidden in a suitcase destined for an Al Al flight to Tel Aviv Israel exploded thursday at Barajas International Airport injuring 13 people authorities said. Three of the injured were seriously Hurt when the bomb went off at 3 25 . Near israeli airline Al Al non Stop Boeing 761 flight to Tel Aviv As the last of the 100 passengers were checking in their Luggage air port director Domingo Perez said at a news Confer ence. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bomb which exploded just one hour after Israel s am see blast on Page 28 feeling secure in the remains of a dilapidated old Church near Echt Nuch Luxembourg a Pigeon unflappable in a pigeonhole 5as Praia by Kan g calmly surveys his kingdom. He s found a pleasant place to Roost and he s in no Burr to leave in
