European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday August 22,1986  update bomb caused death London up Scotland Yard said wednesday that it no believes a bomb caused the explosion in downtown London that destroyed a video store owned by a prominent anti Khomeini iranian killing one Man and injuring 12. The dead Man was reported to be the son of the shipowner. The news came As the iranian embassy and anti Khomeini Irani ans blamed each other for tuesday s explosion in a building on Kensing ton High Street. Vote halts protest Santa Barbara Calif. Rafice. Language to bar the irs from taxing military housing subsistence and other allowances As fringe benefits did no fare As Well in the negotiations. A spokesman for Warner who sponsored the Resolution Laid the clause did not survive the conference negotiating. We Warner s staff  a strategy session shortly to Contido what our next step ought to be to Correct thai said staffer Peter loom. Loomis said that under i fir in the 1984 tax Bill the irs might Terret cer Tain military allowances at  tax purposes. Loomis add those included allowances for subsistence quieten overseas stationing clothing and Dot Hilj maintenance and family separation. Tie variable homing allowance and death gratuity also Are  tax tre housing allow All a Neuse to Muir. Defense Bills seek improvement in Job opportunities for spouses by Chuck Vinch last year s defense authorization Bill the sensitivity of our european Iwin Lnolan Huron tract in fir inf a m Cru it of Nulu fun Iasu to  of  am Ungto bunk Washington with the Dollar sinking to five year lows against foreign currencies. Congress is attempting to Lessen the budgetary Burden on military families overseas by nuking it easier for spouses to find jobs. Both the Senate defense authorization Bill passed aug. 9, and the mouse ver Sion passed aug. Is address improved family member employment assistance. The Senate Bill advocates giving hiring preference to military spouses Tor de sense department jobs in grades gs-5 and above or the equivalent. Spouses would have to be among the Best Quali fied and reside in the same geographic area As the duty station of the sponsor to receive preference the Bill said. Las gave preference to spouses Only for jobs in the Grade of cs-7 and above or the equivalent. The House Bill directs the Pentagon to draw up a report on family member employment in Europe us would address the possibility of allowing family Mem Bers to apply for the 60,000 jobs now held by local National employees. Thai committee is particularly concerned about employment opportunities for military dependents in  the House armed services committee re port on the Hilt said. The report noted that Only about one third of the 90,000 civilians employed by the military in Europe Are family Mem Bers. Although the committee recognizes the sensitivity f r Auto 1othe employment of local National us acknowledges that the number of family members employed in Europe a in creased in recent Yean the Coa unified believes that much More can and should be done to improve family member employment opportunities in nato coun tries the report said. The committee has directed the Penta gon to submit a plan to achieve greater balance Over the next three to live Yean in the number of family members an local nationals employed in Europe. The report must be submitted by dec 31. Neither Bill addresses the family Mem Ber employment issues raised in the other so they will be disused when House and Senate conferees meet next month to reconcile differ Nina in us two Bills