European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes n Shultz to Start african tour Page 3 g former miss America Vanessa Williams weds Page 5 g nil playoff action. Sports Hutkoi Tyllo unofficial pu1lication. Armed Force ivol. 45. No. 260 monday january 5, t9b7 d 6693 a hidden Dod funding ill. The administration tried to hide ssi  spending in two recent budgets sent to chairman of the joint Day. The charge by rep. David obey a wis. Came Only a Day before president Reagan sends Congress his Bud get request for fiscal i9ss, which begins oct. I. The Pentagon portion of thai budget is Likel one or the most controversial items House expected to seek s312  com pared o the current j 290 billio obey s complaint Washer Tilton a general account ing office review Flor Fri administration budget re quests Tor Nusca fairs 1986 and 1987. The conclusions by tic  watchdog Agency were disputed by Thomac of management and budget which pc Styc spending plan sent to Congress. The dispute involves the so called current services  which is required by Congress As Par budget prepared by the administration up intr glory current services is tic anal of Attar Ous pro Liams and activities a finn hey were  outwear at the same level As the Curry Orcesi also involves exceptions to the current  the Gao said thai the White House was talin7nmli�lbf 1 Ose exceptions. This president in an apparent attempt to concept the amount of additional defense spending he was re questing in his budgets has juggled the current service budget numbers to the Point they Are meaningless said obey. According to the Gao the current services defense budget for fiscal 1986 and 1987 show a $14.2 billion authorized military spending. But in fact tie Gao said the Correct figure should have been a increase of $36.9 billion meaning the net difference Between the two figures was ji1.1 billion. The Gao report suggested that Congress should consider eliminating the requirement that a current services package be submitted As part of the budget request. The bomb in its response to the Gao report Sai Domb officials were unclear about what Congress in fended when it required the current services budget. Nuch less Clear what the drafters had in  programs that arc normally Contr Nevi a Ninual appropriations wrote ibid Mathiasen  get review. Budget technicians  difficulties in interpreting what a current Levoff services meant for Many of these  president in Hospital for surgery Washington a _ president Reagan said he Felt Fine As he entered Bethesda naval medical Center on Sun Day to undergo a series of examinations to Check for recurrence of the Colon can cer he suffered in 1985 and to undergo prostate surgery monday morning. Reagan 75, and his wife Nancy left the White House and boarded a helicopter about 9 30 sunday morning. Asked How he Tell As he crossed the Lawn Reagan replied Fine  the helicopter landed at the Hospital in Maryland a few minutes after leaving the while House and the reagans entered a Black limousine and were drive into a Hospital garage. White House officials were expected to announce the results of the cancer examination late sunday or Early monday. Doctors have said that the prostate surgery is routine performed on 90 per cent of men who suffer from an enlarged prostate. The president had a similar operation in 1967. The procedure involves Little risk of death or severe Corn plications according to medical authorities. Military surgeons performed Regan s cancer surgery in july 1985. This time a team of seven civilian physicians from the. Mayo clinic in Rochester. Minn., will perform the prostate operation. They were chosen by an old Friend of Nancy Reagan s Stepfather the late or. Loyal Davis. Mrs. Reagan reportedly chose private doctors in an Effort to minimize publicity Over the operation. Fury of Winter storm r Homes in Hull mass., take a during a vicious northeastern hat Bat Tensive damage along much of the East ring from towering storm Waves tired the Region. The storm spread sex coast. Story on Page 28. May Lead probe of private Contra aids i of  Washington a Laureit _ pendent counsel appointed in the Iran Contr Althis week will consider taking Over a Justice depart ment investigation of possible criminal activity involving private Aid to the contras sources said. Justice department spokesman Patrick Kortyn last week that Walsh and associate a Tome it Stephen troll would work out Anu if a Toni under which Walsh would gel a Nanai pc have that comes under a Hama a 1ffleridcd to inc Independent counsel  appeals coun panel that a oin cd him. T there Likely Aid no Dale had been set for be Walsh declined to i some principals in the Iran Contra conf such As former air Forte maj. Gen. Richard Accord and Southern air transport inc., also Are Central Fig ures in the Justice department s continuing criminal investigations into private assistance to the contras. Tor turning them the broadly word ii ii Tanjala Walsh go from the Federal appeals coun panel that appointed him direct Shim la investigate any assistance 10 the contras since 1984 that might involve . Officials. For two years finning in 1984, Congress banned . Military As Contra rebels filing 10 Vurl Linw Nic tie 1 than the just in Page 28