European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday. August 23,1986 Secretary s death Guadalajara Mexico up1 auth Orilien wednesday ruled out foul play in a weekend car crash thai Icil fed a . Drag Agency Secretary saying an autopsy report showed a High level of alcohol in her blood. Susan Hoefler. 32, an american Secretary at the drug enforcement administration office in Guadalajara was kilted saturday evening when she apparently lost control other car which smashed into a util Ity pole . Officials said. New or Pepper Deal new York a the owner of or Pepper co. Has agreed to sell the son drink maker to a group of investors for $416 million after antitrust objections blocked the Sale of the company to coca cola co. For $470 Milton. Font Mann Little & co. Scrapped the proposed coca cola Deal earlier this month after the Federal Trade commission won a court injunction against it. Sailor granted Asylum Cleveland up a pol ish Sailor who defected aug. 5 has been granted political Asylum the immigration and naturalization service said thursday. Jan cd Berkus 35, the second polish Sailor Given Asylum in Cleveland in less Ilian a year is living in an apartment with Lusze Klapsa who was Given Asylum in december. The two former sailors first met in Cleveland a few months ago. I thought it the United slates was a great country but now i think it s greater cd Berkus said through interpreter Ladd Anthony an aide to sen. Howard Melzen Baum a Ohio. I never expected to gel All the help from sen. Act  Baum the immigration depart ment and All the people that i be  h 7t1 ,b3 m not Ctet to i s7 out a Torero t a fit to Ninf. T congressman says some Back with Bycul Washington Washington som to the. Pacific nations including certain to . Allies arc starting to flirt Back soviet military economic and politics activity in the Region the . Congress Man from Guam warns. The South Pacific our world War ii ally is allowing soviet inroads because of disillusionment with the United slates and resentment with what the Region s leaders Sec As our Unm Tercel in their Wel fare As Well As disagreement Over fishing policies Republican rep. Ben Blaz said in an address at the heritage foundation. He pointed to these Devil open Kiribati is renewing its $1.5jgpnon fishing agreement with the saris and May add port Access to the Vanuatu has decide no establish diplomatic lies with a  Libya and the soviets. In a soon be announced fish ing treaty it will vide the soviets port and Shore fac plus at Hie . World War ii  Santo. Ncw4ealand has barred port visits by Mich capable . Navy ships. Traditional friends such As Fiji also arc iter Taining soviet offers of fishing ire Agics. Anger with French nuclear and Colo Nial policies in Tahiti and new calec1 Nia is spilling Over onto the a states because it is believed the,1" scan influence French j the most porn Issue  whal a penal leaders Sec As years  tactics by american  who re fuse to pay Flutur to a caught in the islands exc bar Oconor Rmanes the Jar Are the we ally Blaz said. Regional leaders savor  superpower rivalry but the. Ave discovered that the Best Way to get our attention is to flirt Back at the communists Blaz said. What i believe they Are saying to us is if we Are not interested in their Long term economic Well being beyond lip service and $8 million to $10 million a year in development Aid they will go elsewhere for underwriters Blaz said he is not suggesting that the United states try to buy allegiance in the South Pacific but he add effective Ai could be relatively inexpensive because there Are Only about 5 million islanders scattered Over several million Square Miles of Ocean. De these recommendations try conjunction with . Allies be of Tiatco a comprehensive Long term development plan scaled to the size and needs of the islands. Conclude a fisheries treaty at the earliest possible time recognizing the exclusive economic zones and the Island ers rights to fishing fees. Expand the . Presence in the re Gion diplomatically politically and economically especially with tourism and business investment. Blaz said an in creased presence is needed because u is important to Deal face to face with Island leaders. Support the moderate Center of Thel spectrum allowing the Moder ales to mag extremists around through  Emph Sambat barring of . Nuclear forces is Dell zing because it can promote a  soviet strength a. Re evaluate the  on French nuclear testing in the nmn an dissociate the unite if states for Oruku if necessary. Similarly dissociate the de states from French colonial p., especially in new Caledonia which be said is threatened by racial War betwee indigenous Melanc sians and while settlers. Double fax break for is Surv ves but of Inge benefits9 could be h by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington the double tax break for military homeowners survived last week s closed door negotiations that led to the lax Reform Bill approved by congressional conference committee. But language meant to prevent military housing allowances and other benefits from being taxed As fringe benefits was re moved from the Bill. The Bill will go before the House and Senate next month. Members of the ways and and of the staffs of sen. John a Goth k mo., and sen. John warukva., said the Homeowner tax Judd my been pre served Dan Fortne Osier had championed the exe Magnor clergy Warner had backed Thermal for the  tax break allows irn embers and members of the to receive tax free housing allow ances and also tale mortgage interest property tax deductions on their exemption has been " ened Iii Jap. When the Intel nue Servic Iii constituted a Dou under an Aga in thai the de sense and irs ruling year beginning Jan. 1,1987. J the exemption becomes Law the. Could begin trimming service member and clergy deductions by pan of the amount they receive in the allowances. Pentagon figures show that one in five service members or about 250,000, Are homeowners and could lose 54,000 to $9,000 in deductions in addition to paying$800 to 13,000 More in taxes. That would represents pay Cut of a to 6 percent. It could not be determined immediately whether the exemption also Cov r tent civilians Over. Receive a housing allowance. Guage to bar the irs from taxing military housing subsistence and other allowances As fringe benefits did not fare As Well in the negotiation. A spokesman for Warner who sponsored the Resolution said the clause did not survive the conference negotiating. " be Warner s staff will be Meetin Garntt Atey session shortly to consider l Tep ought to be to Correct that Sainio Breter   language in the 1984 tax Bio the for ought interpret cer Tain military allowances fringe benefits for lax purposes. Loor Niss de allowances for subsistence overseas stationing clothing and  and family separation. The variable housing allowance and death gratuity also Are included. Defense Bills seek improvement b opportunities for spouses Bachul Washington boreal Washington with the sinking to five year lows against foreign currencies. Congress is attempting to Lessen the budgetary Burden on military families overseas by making it easier for spouses to find jobs. Both the Senate defense authorization Bill passed aug. 9, and the House ver Sion passed aug. 15, address improved family member employment assistance. The Senate Bill advocates or preference to military spout Tor de sense department jobs rads os-5 and above or the  Valenly. Spouses would have Tai Ornong the Best Quali fied and Emhe in the same geographic area am to duty station of the sponsor to  the Bill said. Last year s defense authorization Bill gave preference to spouses Only for jobs die Grade of os-7 and above or the latent. Bill directs the pent draw up  in ploy ment in eur the possibility of Bers to  held by local Vional employees. Ommittee is particularly con bed about employment opportunities for military dependents in Europe the House armed services committee re port on the Bill said. The report noted that Only about pne third of the 90,000 civilians employed by the military in Europe Ore family Mem Bers although the committee recognizes the sensitivity of our european ally the employment Oric   of family  in Europe has to Fin recent years the committee 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 110 submit a plan to achieve a greater Over the net three to five Yean in uie other of family members and local Nal Ioir bbl eyed in Europe. The report must Beth to dby dec. 31. Neither Bill addresses mily Mem Ber employment issues Calhun the other so they will be discussed Rudien House and Senate conferees meet next month to reconcile differences in the two ills