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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, October 23, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 budget tightens Dod construction plans by Cunt Swift Washington Bureau Washington in keeping wit the austere defense budget Congress sent the president last weekend the big ticket military construction item this fiscal year will hardly be glamorous. For example $36 million for Utility work at Vilseck Germany s3 2.5 million for a runway at Clark a philippine124 million for family housing at Tilburg a Germany the Pentagon will have $8.1 billion this fiscal year for new construction and improvements to military facilities and schools around the world including s3.1 billion for family housing. More than1,500 units of family housing will be built in Europe and the far Host. The funds arc contained in the fiscal 1987 military construction appropriations act approved by Congress late last week and signed by president Reagan on saturday. Projects in Europe received particular scrutiny and the act requires a Pentagon study on reducing manpower Levels with out reducing commitments to nato. The study due March i is to pay special attention to the Prospect for Closi glow priority installations. The increasing mobility of  worldwide presents a real Opportunity to Lessen the number of  and assets permanently stationed in nato countries without lessening . Commitment to the Alliance or the defense of Europe the act states the House and Senate appropriation committees also want a report by mid february on Pentagon plans for accompanied Tours in South Korea. The act directs the military to focus on the costs of i increasing accompanied Tours there. The act require a study by Jan. 31 on How much of child care Center operating costs Are covered by user fees. The act denies funds for any More mobilization hospitals overseas saying two studies have raised questions about whether the service have enough mined people and Host nation support agreements to make them effective. The act says even the Money approved for such purchases Lait year $129 million More than the Pentagon requested Abo May not be spent until a report due by june 1, is received. Housing child centers get go ahead in by 87 Washington Sas Here is a sampling of military facility and family housing construction approved for fiscal year 1987. Belgium Florences $1.2 million for a ground launched cruise missile computer facility and is. 2 million for an elementary and High school addition. Germany bad Kreuz Nach $900,000 for a child development Center. Baum order $10 million for a command an control building $4 million for ammunition storage and $2 million for a child development Center. To Eslingen $3.6 million for a dispensary an dental clinic. Pitburg a 514 million for 332 units of family housing is 3.8 million for a training area Barracks and $ 1 .8 million for a dining Hall. Crail sheim $3.2 million for 40 units of family housing. Darmstadt $2.5 million for 40 units of family housing. Leahcim $2.4 million for an elementary school  $7.7 inf Fiat for 106 Ramiro homing Niu fold _ $1 Mithoo for Craod  Center. It coca $3j Miff Ioa for a Ltd nation and $2.1i  $3.9 million for a dispensary and Leitta clinic Haju a ji0.3 million for Iso units of family Kcf i to $4 Mibra fur Bachelor enlisted housing and so Aldao for High school addition. A twin til million for modernization $7. 1 Mil for an aircraft hangar and $3.7 million for a flight  is. 8 million for an operations build _ $1.6 million for a chm development Center. Rilea Veronn $2. T million for a Barracks. A hero base $2.6 million for 34 uni i of family housing. Hess Isch of Dundorf $2.3 million for an Slemon tary school. Hohenfels s8.8 million for a combat Man Euver raining Complex and $2.8 million for the City fighting training site. Kaiserslautern $1.4 million for a Petroleum Laboratory. Karlsruhe $10 million for modernization and$6.8 million for a dispensary and dental clinic. Mannheim $2.4 million for a Range Complex. Nuernberg $8.5 million for an elementary school ecu Ulm $21.8 million for a site support up  a $9.3 million for Bachelor enlisted housing and $2.3 million for an f-16 munitions Load Crew training facility. Span Dahlem a $3.7 million for Bachelor enlisted housing improvements and ii.7 million for chemical warfare operations facility. Sheinberg $10.5 million for a Barracks and Din ing Hall. Sembach 54.9 million for Bachelor enlisted hous ing improvements and $2.2 million for c-130 Security. Schwa Infgirl $13.6 million for an equipment shop s6j nuo Ioa for 90 units of family Honing and $900,000 Tor child development Center. Stuttgart 14 j million for an elementary and Junior Wuh school addition. Viherek $36 million for Utility work including expansion of the cutting Power Plant increased Capac Ity of the Pott electrical system and improvement Towater and sewer networks $17.8 til lion for z24 unit of family housing $5.6 minion for a dispensary arid dental clinic $4 i film to relocate an ammunition area and $ 1.8 million for a Provost manful office Wil Flecken $1.5 Buhian far 24 unit of family housing. Wuerz Faure $1 million for child development enter and $7.7 million for a Middle Aduol we Bruecken $2.7 million for Bachelor entitled housing and ,9 million for a re Romiral warfare opera tons facility. Iceland Kcf Lavik $28.6 million for 2sd units of family housing and $13.4 million for Airfield paving. Italy is Gonella $8.2 million for a transmitter facility. Naples $1.5 million for a submarine mooring facility. Comiso $1.5 million fora chemical warfare Wing command Post facility. San Vilo $3.3 million for Bachelor enlisted hous ing. Netherlands Woen Sprecht $8.6 million for utilities paving and roads $7.4 million for an elementary and sign school addition $5.3 million for Bachelor enlisted housing and $3.5 million for a civil engineers com  new Amsterdam $5 million for a clinic and dental clinic. Portugal Laws Field $4.7 million for Bachelor enlisted housing improvements. Scotland Edzell $2.2 million for an Ocean surveillance building addition. Spain Rota $4.6 million for fuel pipeline improvements. Turkey in Ciurlik $4.8 million for a vehicle modernization facility. United kingdom Raf Alconbury $2.4 million for Bachelor enlisted housing. Raf Ben Twaiten $1.2 million for a computer facility. Raf Lakenheath $2.5 million for a gymnasium. Raf Mildenhall $4.7 million for Bachelor enlisted housing. Raf upper Heyford $4.5 million for Bachelor enlisted housing improvements. Most Raveley Man working on place no 304 Columbus Ohio a Parke Thompson by tip Tor world travellers the Oieu in Tibet Are Lew f"1 Bodd know. He pent the last three ,1985, Wentse Guia a Bod of a oreo Odds u the most travelled Roan. They Dotty have the motels the accommodations or the dicta like to other 17 about a trip to Tibet adding that be he to otay in Farmr army Barrack fellow travel Buffi Don Buckley of Denver and John Clouse of Evansville ind. Have visited 301 its not a Competition Aid Davidson  bunder flue los Aatif Den dub. These. Are " Wewt every com gym we wow. The Tav Dert Century our u Ulm i tojboae100 count no or from their Parent country citing Hawaii and Alaska As example. Thompson started travelling 30 Yean ago an found he could no Stop while buddy did i Node a naval officer in muted i wanderlust you either have an urge to or you do c nid Buckley 77, who spent 20 Yean in the at Force and 21 Yem w other Federal jobs i just wanted to Wall then was in the world and 1 think i be done a pretty Good  the travellers have found thai travel has in heart stopping moment like the time a 50-ton whale charged a ship Buckley to on near Mexico. The ship got Between her and her calf be Aid. She almost broke the boat up. Luckily we got the outboard motors started and escaped i rafts Clouse 61, Aid he was once arrested by a soviet Soldier while taking a picture in Central Asia. Toil toy starts to interrogate me said gome who like Thompson � a lawyer. That i when we realize we try fortunate in the Eujla. To have the Legal Stem we  he finally can Vinced the Soldier he had done nothing wrong. All three a the trip arc becoming Man and More half Mim a Lisa crap Region of and Arctic a Moog be Pace they Haven gotten to. The last five years my fondest Memorin have been of getting to area so difficult to get to it take Many resources to make it Thompson said. It took him 10 Yean to find the Best Way to reach Jairn Bland which he visited last month. He flew to new zealand then paid a $1,500 fare on a ship headed Crow Ore  can a a sponsor with $36,000, 1 could get tothe last place just like that Thompson wid. Tok Only placet he has t seen arc four Retios in Antarctica and the Island of Fernando de Koro aha of the coast otitis Mother country bonil., abuse next target to boo vet Bland 1,700 , for a Thop i Captain willing to land there. Last Tine he tried the ship could t land became the weather Wai Obad. Buckley who hat spent about $200.000 on Tjw veh say he wants to try to reach the obscure Island of tristan Dacunha in the South Atlantic. But be a pct hell have to rough in a Ftp trial travel to such place Don t of Vic l be Doong " no. Bucksky a act  
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