European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 news update the stars and stripes wednesday october 22,1986 von Bulow testifies new York up Clauston Bulow who was acquitted of twice trying to Hill his wealthy wife Wilh insulin injections testified under oath for the first time thai twas drugs and spiked eggnog that sent her into a coma. Von Bulow 59, gave his account monday in a disposition As pan of a suit brought against Humby his wife s two children. Martha von Bulow went into Acoma in 1979 and never recovered. Von Bulow said his wife s last conscious hours were spent in their Newport. R.i., mansion complaining about Haw much time he spent away from Home and How she could not gel to sleep. 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U. 7m Wuu set to ten trip Thor now wry Rukwid pm Muir i Dnn i a u Moa Iii. Do 4 mar Kim a 4t 43 Csc. D a tar into d to a corrections Washington is the Mili tary pay Chart reflecting the 3 percent raise effective Jan. 1 that appeared i Friday s newspaper contained four errors. An 0-9 with 18 years of service will make $5.761.00 not the s5,900.10 shown in the Chart an 0-5 will 16 years of service will repaid j3.124.00, not 13,224.00. An 0-2 with four years of service Willet 1,969.80, not ,905.60. An 0-2 with six years of service Willet $2,011.20, not $1,969.80. Civilian pay charts reflecting a 3 per cent nay raise Are not expected to be re leased until Etc this Weet a spokesman or the office of personnel management in Washington d.c., mid tuesday. New spending plan adds up to program limits expansion by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington from a 3 percent pay raise to a trimming of the officer corps Congress fiscal 1987 spending plan settles a variety of issues alte cling military personnel. The final two obstacles to annual Mili tary and civilian pay raises were cleared when Congress passed the fiscal 1987 appropriations Bill Friday and president Reagan signed it into Law Over the week end. The appropriations and designed to fund programs outlined in the authorization act passed last week contain More than .9 billion to fund a 3 percent pay raise that will take effect Jan. 1 for serv inc members and Federal civilians. But lawmakers seeking to hold Down costs Cut $28 billion from the administration s Overall defense spending re quest of $320 billion. Congress ordered number of manpower and compensation initiatives that Wilt reduce personnel lev Els and Cut some programs. Among them personnel the appropriation act allows for a personnel increase of 6,500 less than half the 13,730 re Quested by the administration. Mrs of the additional personnel will be assigned to new Navy ships coming on Tine. Officer cuts the Pentagon Wilt have to trim its officer corps under the provisions of the an which cuts $77million in officer pay and allowance funds for fiscal 1987. The defense authorization act Calls for a gradual 6 percent reduction in officers Over the next three years. " Janis s77 million reduction is to reapplied by the services to the officer pay and allowance account As deemed appropriate either through a decrease in the total number of officers or through policy or program revisions the Confer ence report on the Bill stated. Pcs accounts the act give the defense department j2.5 billion for its permanent change of station account but Calls for savings of about $186 Mil lion to be achieved through policy changes such As increasing overseas Lou lengths. Household goods another197 million will be saved because the act denied a Dod request to increase House hold goods weight allowances for officers and mid Grade and senior cos. Temporary lodging expense eliminating the year old temporary lodging expense program for everyone except personnel in the Grade ofe-4 and Belovs with families Wilt save about $92.7 million. The program is de signed to offset costs associated with re location to the states. Congress wanted to kill the program completely because few personnel have been using it but conferees decided to keep it for lower ranking personnel who need the Money most. He enlistment bonuses the appropriations Bill cuts 1239 million from the re anti Simont Bonus accounts. About s171 million will be saved be cause Cong Ess denied a Dod request to begin making Lump sum payments of 75 percent. The bonuses will continue to be awarded using a 50 percent Lump sum payment and the rest in equal install ments Over the re enlistment period. Travel funds appropriations committee conferees reduced temporary duty funds by More than $114 million. The Senate expressed concern Over the fact hat travel costs pm to vary widely among the services. The Marine corps budgets $337 per person per year for travel costs White the air Force budgets$653. The general accounting Chi ice has been asked to review the Issue. Family advocacy conferees agreed to full funding for family advocacy programs at the level requested Byrod to 5.3 million. Mental health the Bill directs the army o use available re sources to fund a demonstration project to provide mental health care to family members. The conferees noted that i Hearty was considering such a project at fort Bragg n.c., but did not request funds for it in the service s fiscal 1987 budget. This proposal has Cost savings Poten tial As it May reduce the requirement of civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services funding Tor men Tal health the conference report on the Bill stated. Champs Reform Aims to reduce out of pocket expenses paperwork by Cunt Swift Washington Bureau Washington congressionally approved Reform of champs May Cut out of pocket patient expenses by 80 per cent and trim the program s $1.5 billion budget. Changes to the civilian health an medical program of the uniformed services Are to be phased in Over three years in three regions in the United Stales according to the fiscal 1987 de sense authorization and appropriations acts. The conferee consider these phases especially the first phase As tests of champs Reform the appropriation act said. The Reform seeks to Cut patients out of pocket Cost by As much As 80 percent and reduce paperwork and waiting Tim for appointment by contracting some care to agencies such As Large health maintenance organizations. Or. William Mayer assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs Hopes the system will prove attractive enough that peacetime family care shifts to civilian providers leaving military hospitals to focus on surgery and other care needed during War. Mayer has said the changes will not property sales ka1serslautern the de sense re utilization and marketing service win hold a clearance Sale oct. 31 and an auction nov. 11, according to marketing office news releases. The clearance Sale win be from 8 30to 11 30 . Oct. 31. Wood furniture a Foci military health care overseas. Mayer had hoped to have the reformed system in place by the fall of 1987. But the language of the acts which refer to the phase in As a test or a project showed that members of the armed services and appropriation committees were concerned about the Impact that the developing changes might have. The appropriations act directed the Pentagon to begin phasing in the reforming one Region of the Continental United Stales including one third of the approximately 6.2 million beneficiaries starting no later than sept. 30,19s7. The congressional schedule Calls for phasing in the rest of the country at nine Mouth intervals with the whole syst Emlo be converted by raid-1989, at the same time the funding Law or dered a smaller two year lest of a reformed champs starting no later than june 30, 1987. That test is to involve a centrally managed comprehensive health care system and if it works participating beneficiaries Are to be allowed to negotiate Wilh the regional health care contractor to continue receiving care when champs Reform is phased into the area. The lest is to take place in an area that has at least 30,000 beneficiaries but no in patient military treatment facility. Members of Congress had these Dila tons among others does the Reform to save Money or just slow the growth of costs How can enrolments be predicted to minimize the financial risk to lie government and the contractors what exactly will be the role of medical treatment facility commanders in steering beneficiaries among health care options will the Pentagon need All the computers it has ordered fora medical information system if much of the Heartl Tamfor retirees and family Mumbert it contracted out to civilian provident the funding Bill Alio said the go slow approach should help assure Competition and lower costs by giving Community hospitals not for profit proved Ert and other health care consortium the Opportunity to bid on the Pentagon contract. Champs is the civilian component of the defense health Terv Icet. It Serva military members families and Retiree and their families who generally pay 20percent to 25 percent of the Bill will be offered for $5 to s2s. The auction wih begin at 9 an nov. 11, with Legi Sonion Begu Ming at 8 a, May inspect auction items monday through Friday starting nov. 4at area 400 near the Auto strip Yud. The auction and clearance Sale of flee held in area 100, also near the Auto strip Yard. Both Are open to jul u. Cardholders. Marketing officials ask that outage transportation for immediate re of purchased items. For non information us item Sosi 0631-40307 or ets 483-8691,. Is a is
