European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Friday August 22 19b6 news. Bra l fed cuts discount rate Washington a the Federal re serve Board announced wednesday thai in was culling a key Bank lending Rale for the fourth time mis year in an Effort to stimulate a sluggish Economy. The Central Hank said in was reducing us Dis count Rale from 6 percent to 5.5 percent a Fec tic thursday. The announcement by the fed came one Day after the government reported that inc Overall Economy As measured by the Gross National product grew at annual rate of just 0.6 percent from april through june the slowest growth fat since the end of the last recession. Mideast talks planned Jerusalem Dpi prime minister Shi Mon Peres said Israel and Egypt will hold a sum Mil Nunt Moth bul he said egyptian presiden Hosni Mubarak must be the first to announce inc Lime and place there was no immediate response from Cairo on feres announcement of the last Lime the Heads of state of inc two countries met was in August 1981, when prime minister Menachem begin and egyptian presi Dent Anwar Sadat held talks in Alexandria Egypt. Sadat was assassinated iwo months later. Gorbachev May get tour Santa Barbara Calif. Up Whitehouse chief of staff Donald Regan said wednes Day thai president Reagan May invite soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Lour the United Stales if he Cornea Tor a Summit As expected i november or december. That s a Regan told wire service reporters we would like him o Sec this coun try and Gorbachev could do whatever he wants in the Way of sightseeing British fugitive held Miami a a British citizen wanted for questioning in a s38.7 million Gold robbery at London s Heathrow Airport was being held wednesday by . Officials after being de Pond from Cosla John Robert Fleming was being detained m the Krome Avenue detention Camp . Government official said. Fleming is wanted in London for questioning in connection with a november 1983 Gold Rob Bery from the brinks mat firm. Bomb blamed for death London up Scotland wednesday that in now believes a b the explosion in downtown to Ronai destroyed a video stare own Dpra prominent anti Khomeini iranian by Brone Man and in Juring 12, or l,.,.,the dead Man Wall ported to be the 22-year old son of the Cwi re at the iranian embassy and anti Khz put iranians blamed each other for tuesday implosion in a three Story building on up High Street a popular shopping area the iranian embassy. Vote Heads off protest Santa Barbara Calif. A homeless people arc satisfied with a City Council decision to let them deep in Roadside shrubbery culverts and Itna Beds s spokesman said wednesday. The Council Voi tuesday headed off a prom by thousands of transients who threatened to sleep in the streets of the coastal tourist Tow while president Reagan enjoyed a labor Day vacation at his nearby ranch. Gulf War affects Oil prices by United press International Oil prices see sawed on world markets wednesday after two More vessels were attack Din the persian Gulf. Analysts said prices on the new York mercantile Exchange were buoyed by the renewed hostilities in the Gulf a and the american Petroleum instituted weekly report tuesday which showed a de Cline in gasoline and crude Oil stocks in the unite states i Elargest Oil consuming nation. A liberian Tanker and a panamanian tug caught tire in the Gulf after coming under attack by iraqi planes South of the iranian Oil terminal i Harg Island. Time tax break May get 1 than Cejp 1 Day payday d Chuck 1washington Huri Washington a Ciji Lalive it fuck to Iri about s2.6 billion from the defense Dopa Robt s Mil itary pay accounts could provide a one time 1for Nisi year according to a Ponh compensation House defense author ration Bill passed Day Calls for a one Day delay in military Pup would shift the budgetary Burden of one a pro the nem fiscal year. would not lose aunty the shift would simply mean thai the Paap scheduled for sept. 30, 1987, would move lot 1, 1987, the first Day of the new fiscal year. Tel Ould reduce Federal spending in fiscal 1987 Bijl but while the Merit s budget Cycle i tied to the fiscal pc the internal Revenue service bases taxes on gel Raar year. Moving the military payday to the Omafay of each month would mean the payday sche Djak for dec. 31, 1987, would be delayed until jan.j988 a new tax year. On would pay taxes on oneness to Rieck in Calendar year 1987. According to a Peja Fon compensation official Servic members who Are paid once a 11 paychecks in Calendar year 1987u�rnan 12. So the Ami be one a Welfly less taxable income than us Diw port for 1987, and that translates into a p of about 8 percent when they file inert return he said. Ice members who gel paid twice a month would 23 paychecks in 1987 rather than 24, a reduction in income of about 4 percent the official Thi House Bill the move to pay re the first Day of each month rather Leanthe last Day uld become permanent. But the Tan break would Vyvine Lime occurrence the official said because serv members would once again get either 12 or 24 scale us does not address the Issue soil will be raised when Misc and Senate conferees meet after the summer Reche Woncile differences in the Bills. But the House staffer said the serv ices committee is generally supportive of theil to will probably go especially if we re iriv Flatin conference to hit a specific budget outlay target he said thai s All this is a device to shift outlays from fiscal 1987 to fiscal 1988." pain fights Montserrat Blaze Barcelona Spain a firefighters brought afo Resl fire under control wednesday after it ravaged Montserrat Mountain and forced the evacuation of3,000 tourists from a historic monastery. The fire destroyed almost 20,000 acres of Woodland on the Mountain which had one of the most important ecological reserves in Europe said Josep Miro arde Vot agriculture Secretary in the catalonian regional government. The 4,054-foot Mountain rises from the Plains about 36 Miles from Barcelona. Fifty fire trucks from Barcelona Tarragona and Lerida provinces and five planes and three helicopter worked together to extinguish the Blaze which stifled monday. Miro said More than 300 people including firefighters soldiers civil guard Pouce and Vot unters battled the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria which Dales from the ninth Century is near the top of the Mountain. On tuesday authorities evacuated monks pilgrims and tourists from Montserrat Abbot Cassia Maria just told reporters. Vote close in Utah Wyoming by United press International in two of the closest primaries of the year real Costa e agent Craig Oliver won the democratic scale Nomi nation in Utah by Only 297 votes wednesday and Pete Simpson claimed the Republican nomination for governor in Wyoming by just 486 votes. The Utah vote was so close that it triggered Testate s automatic recount Law bul officials said there probably will not be a recount in All 470 precincts in Wyoming reporting Simp son had 25,983 votes or about 27 per cell and Bil Budd was a close second with 25,497. Five other candidates split the rest of the , the brother of sen. Alan Simpson r Wyo. Will face democratic nominee Mike Sullivan a Asper attorney who has not held elected political of fice in the general election in said he had no reason to question the Validity Secretary of slate s office said an automatic re count does not appear to be Utah Oliver finished less than 300 Voles ahead of Black state sen. Terry Williams in the democratic Pri Mary for the right to take on popular Republican sen. Jake Cam. Pending a recount of the unofficial results in Utah Oliver appeared to be the Winner 14,644 to 14,347, inthe Only statewide race. A recount is automatic under Utah Law when so few votes separate two , it s on to Lake Gam in november said Oliver a three time loser in local politics who plans to raise 1100,000 by Selling Campaign to shirt believe me Jake Cam is going to know he a in a Utah s 2nd congressional District county com missioner Tom Shimizu seeking to become the first Republican of japanese extraction to sit in the House won Over conservative Doug , a two term sail Lake county commissioner had 17,203 Voles to Bischoff s 10,665. He will oppose Farmer democratic rep. Wayne Owens. Fitness from Page 1 new fitness standards As of oct. 1. Under the new Navy regulations 20-year-old male sailors Musl perform at least 29 push in two min utes a 20-year-old female must perform a minimum of11. A male Soldier in the same age group must perform 42 push in the same Lime. A 20-year-old female Soldier has to do 18 push . For sailors an outstanding Grade would require52 push in two minutes for a 20-year-old Man and 29 by a woman of the same age. A 40-year-old male Sailor can meet the new Stan Dards by performing 20 push . The 40-year-old female would need to do at least five. Some standards on the existing Navy tests have been raised. For example a 30-year-old male Sailor used to pass with a time of 16 minutes on the 1,5-Tniierun. The new minimum is 1s minutes the same requirement the air Force has for its men age 30. A 30-Yrar-old female Sailor must run the course in a least 17 minutes now compared with the old Standard of 18 minutes. A 17-year-old male Sailor used to be Able to pass thesis up test by performing 33 in two minutes the mini mum now is 45, seven fewer than a Soldier the same age must do. A 17-year-old female Sailor must do a minimum of 40 sit up compared with the old Stan Dard of 27, and with the army Standard of 50, Vomm the annual air Force physical fitness test requires a ii.5-mile run or 3-mile walk. A 20-year-old male air-1 Man Musl Complete the run in 14 minutes and the walk in 40 minutes 54 seconds. A 20-year-old female Musi Complete the run in 15 minutes 36 seconds an the walk in 43 minutes 52 seconds. Sailors who fail the Standard Are a detriment tothe readiness and sustainability of heir units and com Promise the Overall Mission effectiveness of the Navy treat s directive warns failing any one component of the Navy test will result in a failing Grade for the entire exam troll said. Those who fail the exam will enter a remedial exer Cise program. If they continue to fail their opportunities for advancement and promotions will be curtailed,.and, ultimately they could be denied permission to re-1 enlist or be discharged. I Bun Pfluf oui wound ind us aug owl i lit Tiv Tum to a
