European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes n dead Man revived after an hour in icy Creek Page 5 n soviets troop Cut proposal criticized Page 9 d football army 27, Navy 7 by 23, air Force 3 Page 21 a them a unofficial publication vol.45, no. 234 monday december 8, 1986 d 8693 a Reagan acknowledges errors Washington a president Reagan adopt ing a conciliatory Lone amid unrelenting criticism Over secret arms deals Wilh ran and payments to Nicara Guan rebels said in his weekly radio address saturday that mistakes were made in carrying out his policies and pledged 10 set things related stories pages 3 and a while acknowledging hat mistakes were made Rea Gan defended his policy of reaching Oul to iranian moderates. Reagan continued to deny that he had attempted to Swap arms for hostages and promised that his administration would get Alf the facts on How . Arms we resold 10 Iran and some proceeds sent to nicaraguan was not my intent to do business with Ayatollah Khomeini to Trade weapons for hostages nor to undercut our policy of anti terrorism the president said on nov. 25, when the administration disclosed that up to $30 million paid Tor . Arms shipped 1o Iran was sent to .-Backcd nicaraguan rebels that one element of the implementation of his policy was seriously his saturday statement was the first time he has referred to mistakes but redid not specify the errors. Senate Republican Leader Bob dote of Kansas said Reagan s speech represented a Little change in Posi Tion for the president and goes a Long Way toward improving his i think he s sticking by his policy of improving relations with Iran Dole said but added that he thinks Reagan s reference to mistakes being mad implies that the president shares blame. The president knows that the Buck stops at his desk Dole said. Sen Claiborne Pell d-r.i-, the ranking Democrat on the Senate foreign relations committee said it is not enough for Reagan to say the execution of his policy was flawed. Student riots in Paris Ftp photo parisian students clash with police in the latin Quarter late saturday. A 22-year-old student Wasu led in one confrontation. Rioting erupted earlier in the week Over proposed changes in the educational system. Barricades were raised can were overturned and shops were tooted. Story on Page 3. When the president. Concurred that mistake were made that was a step in the right he said. But before this matter comes to a conclusion indy View there s going to have to be an agreement that a mistake in policy was , House speaker Thomas p. O Neill jr., d-mass., in an interview to be published tuesday i Washington jewish week said he believes Reagan knew of the diversion through a Swiss Bank account of iranian arms payments to the Contra rebels. My personal opinion is i honestly believe the president knew. I think this is probably one judgment the president made on his own. And the judgment was wrong o Neill said. Even if the president did t know he should have known asked if he meant to say the president was not Tell ing the truth o Neill replied i be talked to generals since this thing happened. I be talked to colonels lieu sea Reagan on Page 28 Hasenfus thinks wit ice House orders Managua not Arangua a Eugene Hasenfus the american merc diary serving a 30-year sentence for helping deliver arms if nicaraguan rebels believed hews working under american lawyer Sai Hasenfus spoke Frid five Miles East of Mam of the . National la one of the four Andy at the University of Art conference saturday that . Government to speak up _ Silverman quoted i was working out of t Blank Bull knew it Hasenfus who worke Twer the morale air services Saiffe did Ngram to ship arms orc rebels was secret . Arms sales to Iran sir White House has affirmed that some Iran sales was ducted to the nicaraguan from the while House relay. Ight in the tip Tapa ii Wilh four Guild. Join in Tucson old a news us Han expected the in curing his i was not Kllc House Point private firm Cor now if the pro 1 elected with the an said. The icy from the Felt the finds for the arms were skiing from some slush Flotd Silverman quoted Asemis As say ing. They coiled states government has a slush funds fornese , 45, of Marinette. Wis. Was Cap Luad oct.6 on Day after the plane on which he was a cargo see Hasenfus on Page 28 new tax Law favors civilians Navy says Nail Washington almost All se"rv1omirnbcrs Willet an increase in after tax income under a teide re form act of 1986. But they will not gain As civilians a Navy study shows. A comparison of the income of service members an civilians shows a average loss of 1 percent in the value of Tola military pay under the new Law say Navy manpower analysts. Officer and enlisted personnel in the High pay who have families and live on the Economy i particularly hard hit. They will get 2 percept to 3 per cent less in after tax income paid civilians according to the navysilly7those who receive Lump wifi bonuses will see a Sim Ilar decrease because inf to averaging which allowed Hie tax Burden to be spread Over several Yean will noltoow1 under the new Law. Since Lump sum bonuses Are Given for skills wit critical shortages the Law amounts to a Targete " reduction for the people the military study said. Cd the cause of the Reutti Omli pm value of military a is that a Large to mfr i a service member s pay allowances for housing e study that whenever taxes Are Cut service her percentage reductions in their taxes wit they generally see smaller Dollar reduce Oil tax rate reductions Alwa Mirije the greatest gains to those Wilh the highest the stud said. Military personnel with huge n3buijable Bene fit will always gain Ess in after tax income rate Cut and lose leu from a tax rate increase civilians Wilh Simitar total , while observers might claim that military mire better off in after lax income under the new Law we find that the relative advantages of the Law Are a statistical illusion. Service members Are clearly worse off in relative after lax income the critical retention variable it though service members gain after tax income from the new Law Many Are More Likely to leave the service if their civilian counterparts gain significantly More the study study compared two single income military families one with a sponsor in the Grade of e-6 wit height years of service he other Wilh a sponsor in the Grade of 0-5 Wilh 17 years of service with civil families who received the same after tax income under the old study assumed that both Gervice member had spouses and two children and were drawing Basic hous ing and subsistence allowances and the National aver see tax Law on Page 28 of
