European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pge28 the stars and stripes tuesday january 8, 1987reagan surgery shows no cancer Washington a president re Assn under went what was described As very Raul inc prostate surgery at Bethesda naval Hospital monday and hit doctor said afterwards a preliminary examination shows no suspicion of cancer related photo on Page 4, army col. John Hulton the presidential physician issued a Brief statement saying the operation begin at8 15 and look about an hour. It was a very routine trans urethral rejection the operation to relieve what a spokesman de scribed As mild recurring discomfort was per formed after a weekend physical examination that found no new evidence of Colon cancer which Reagan suffered in july 1985. Prostate tissue removed during monday s surgery will be examined in the Laboratory but Hutton said a preliminary View of All specimens shows no suspicion  the 75-year-old president was believed to be suffer ing from an enlarged prostate a common ailment in older men. On sunday Reagan s private physicians wording at the Hospital just outside Washington found and re moved four Small of filips Wiull Fleshy growths similar to several found in earlier examinations from Rea Gan i Colon. Presidential spokesman Larry Speakes said monday that overnight Laboratory examination or tissue from that procedure had shown they were be Nign As  although Reagan still is scheduled for a computerized a Ray examination of his internal organs tues Day Mutton said All tests so far show no evidence of a recurrence of the cancer found in july 1985." Speakes said Reagan was awake during the prostate surgery being performed under a spinal aesthetic hat numbs the lower body without rendering the patient unconscious. The spokesman said vice president George Bush was in his office at the White House during the surgery but that the 25th amendment was not invoked to Transfer Power to Bush As was done just before the president underwent major surgery for Colon cancer 18 months ago. White House chief of staff Donald Regan visited the president at the Hospital shortly before Reagan went into surgery to transact a couple of items of business Speakes said. The spokesman said he did not know what was discussed. The president is expected to remain hospitalised for several Days. Doctors say full recovery lakes As Long As six weeks. One More lest a cat scan a computerized three dimensional a Ray of the internal organs to Check forthe possible spread of cancer was scheduled for tues  Hutton an army surgeon is the presi Dent s doctor the colonoscopy and prostate surgery Are in the hands of civilian specialists flown in from the Mayo Genic in Rochester minn., at the instigation of Nancy Reagan. Speakes Nas told reporters the White House would be he sole source of Public information regarding Rea Gan s condition. Mrs. Reagan panic tardy has been disturbed by the graphic details regarding her bus band s treatment Ana has ordered a Clampdown on information about his health to the Point of covering up for several Days i treatment for a minor skin cancer in August 1985, tax from Page 1 military no longer need signature of consulates for travel to France usage of utilities from 600 Marks 1315 10 10,000 Marks $5,263 Al Rcd gave this example a customer whose year end Bill is for 600 Marks will gel More than 75 Marks in tax re Lief. Allred said people who have their Bills paid automatically through ban accounts should Alert their Banks not to pay the utilities. Customers should pay those Bills separately so they can be eligible for the 14 percent Tut Relief at the end of the year he said. Most Utility Bills Are paid on a monthly or bimonthly basis with in voices that show a breakdown of charges to include the tax amounts charged Allred said. In order for a customer to get tax Relief the company must be wining to participate in the program Allred said. This program is strictly voluntary for the Vendor and the customer. But we have found thai most German Ven Dors Are willing 10 participate he said. Customers must process their pay ments through their army or air Force Community vat office. What they should do is gel the Utility company to Moke out the Bill to the Community vat office Allred said. Then when the Bill comes in they Lakeit to the vat office for processing. If they can t get the company to do that the vat office can Over stamp the individual s name with its own office  staff Wiur de  Tana if cml. By the stars and stripes Stuttgart . Military Mem Bers travelling to France no longer need to have their travel documents signed by consulates a Neucom spokesman said monday. The policy went into effect in late no vember and was confirmed by the French government dec. 23, maj. Den Nis Pinkham said. Military personnel on temporary duty in France must carry a military identification card and nato travel orders. . Military personnel travelling through France while on temporary duly must have an id card and a Neucom form 80, an identity document needed to Cross Borders. Military personnel travelling to France on leave must have an id card and a Neucom form 80. None of the forms requires a countersignature by French officials. Department of defense civilians and All family members must carry a . Passport with a French visa. Several different visas Are available based on desired length of stay. A one year multiple entry visa is the longest available to . Forces related person Nel. Visas Are available to personnel with a . Passport and a civilian or dependent id card. Photos Are required for visa applications. The Only Issue that remains undecideds the Type of visa to be Given to family members with non-. Passports Pink Bam said. The . Embassy in Paris will announce the requirements when the Yare worked Oul he said. West lashed by winds rain Snow coastal storm wets much of South by the associated press a storm sent Snow rain and gust winds through much of the West Mon Day while another storm off Florida pushed rain across Broad sections of the South. Elsewhere mostly Clear skies prevailed Over the Middle Atlantic coast Region the Northeast Georgia the Tennessee and Ohio valleys the Gulf coast Region the Middle and lower Mississippi Valley and the Central and Southern Plains. Snow was falling across the Colorado Rockies and mountains of Southern Cali fornia and Arizona and was developing in the new Mexico mountains. Ski areas near Wrightwood calif., in the san Gabriel mountains of Souther California already had fool deep Snow. Rain was falling along the coast of Southern California with As much As a Inch More expected while another 2 inches of rain was possible for the lower coastal slopes. The storm off the Eastern coast of Florida spread rain from Southeastern North Carolina across Eastern sections of South Carolina and Georgia through Florida. Mountain areas of Southern California were under Winter storm warnings for Snow Gusty winds and blowing Snow. A Winter storm warning for a fool or More of Snow was issued for the Central mountains of Arizona. Winter storm warnings were posted for the mountains of Western Wyoming and a Snow advisory was issued for lower elevations of far Western Wyoming. The storm had dumped up to 8 incites of Snow in sections of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Heavy Snow warnings were issued forthe Southwest mountains of Colorado while travellers advisories were in effect for the mountains and Western valleys of Utah. Snow prompted travellers advisories were issued for High country of Central and Eastern Nevada and across Southeast Idaho. Budget from Page 1 programs and mass transit Are again targeted for deep cuu or elimination. Reagan proposed eliminating Federal Amtrak subsidies entirely and Altini the rail passenger Corpora lion s Wai Hington new York Boston line. Farm programs would come in for some of the deep est cuts of All in the new budget. Spending on ail farm programs would be slashed to $26.3 billion from the current  billion with spending reduced to si8.2 billion by i9sc. The proposed changes would reduce government farm target prices by 10 percent per year to reduce incentives to  the current maximum $250,000 that an individual Farmer can receive would be slashed to $50,000. The budget Calls for a 28 percent increase or1118 million for the government s program to com Bat aids. The budget headed Tor an Uncertain Fate on Capi Tol Hill especially now that both Chambers Are under democratic control. And As they have done in previous years con Gressional leaders voiced scepticism in Advance to Ward the proposal. The new budget projects $916.6 billion in receipts for fiscal 1988, which begins next oct. I up from the $842.4 billion estimated in the current fiscal year. And while it does t specifically Call for lax increases $23 billion of the estimated $42 billion in deficit savings in the new plan would come from new reve Nues. These would include sales to private investors of a variety of government assets. Other new revenues would come from tightened enforcement by the internal Revenue service of lax of fenders and from a variety of user fees ranging fro higher charges for acquiring government backed Mort gages to higher fees for using National Parks and a perennial to ministration Favole a fee on boaters for coast guard i vices. Here Are some highlights of the president s new Bud get Federal subsidies for College student Loans would be wiped out. Students would be charged fall Market rate interest on such Loans from the Day they entered school. Federal subsidies for Campus jobs would also be ended. Members of Congress and other top Federal Lott vials would get salary increases. Spending for the space shuttle and other space programs would be increased. Spending for International affairs including for eign Aid would be increased. Officials said the budget included a request for $ 105 million in Aid to Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Most Grants for Moss transit systems would be eliminated. Fees for veterans administration Loans would go from 1 percent to 2.5 percent. The budget is not legislation As such but a spending blueprint even though Many of its proposals would require congressional action