European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d battalion training in danish deep freeze Page 3 re licensing of unproven ads drug urged Page 5 o Art Schlichter arrested for gambling. Sports Page 26 the a is  a authorized unofficial publication ran the . Wjk Mcd Force vol. 45, no. 273 sunday january in. 1987 i Ito 0 8693 a services seek to Cut moves reduce costs by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington faced with con Gressional cuts in military reassignment fund the services have launched several initiatives aimed Al reducing moves made by  Ana cutting costs the Pentagon s manpower chief said. Some Servic members have receive involuntary extensions As the services scramble to meet cuts in reassignment funds for this fiscal year. Additionally the services have made a number of policy changes such As extending time on station requirements and relaxing Rule governing consecutive overseas Tours the conflict in our pcs programs is not going to go away said Chapma Cox. Assistant Secretary of defense for Force management and personnel. Congress has a legitimate concern Over the rapid escalation of our pcs a Saa moves on Page 28 Ecuador s president freed offer 10 hours a photo a woman in pro takes advantage of the new powder in front of the Sacre Contr. Freeze toll hits 291 thaw causes new woes London up Europe s killer freeze eased in some areas but created new misery with burst pipes and the death toll saturday mounted to 291 including 10 people killed in Romania by the collapse of a Snow Laden roof. In the London area a thaw filled Homes with water leaking from ice burst pipes and authorities called on people to use water sparingly inn in the Region s supplies were stretched to the limit by All the leaks. Searchers plying the Atlantic 160 Miles off the southwestern tip of Portu Gal gave up their Hunt for up to 30 philippine sailors missing and presumed drowned since tuesday when their cargo ship Sank in storm lashed seas. The 17-Day cold snap of bitter winds blizzards and record Low temperatures that stretched from Siberia West to ire land in the continent s most Savage freezing wave in 50 Yean has killed As Many As 291 people. Parts of Western Europe experience thaws and from Britain to Scandinavia schools reopened roads were cleared an trains resumed their schedules. But the misery went on with widespread flood ing caused by bunt pipes from Stock Holm Sweden to London. In Italy the weight of melting Snow snapped Power lines Slid off roofs onto see freeze on Page 28 Quito Ecuador a renegade paratroopers who held president Leon pc bras Cordero hostage for More than 10 hours released him unharmed after he ordered the Freedom of a general who had led a revolt against the government. Unconfirmed reports said from four to 15 people were killed and dozens injured in a gun Battle Between paratroopers Loyal to jailed Gen. Frank Vargas Bazios and presidential body guards during the hostage taking Fri Day morning. Febres Cordero defense minister Gen. Medardo Salazar and several bystanders were seized at about 9 45 . Friday during a visit to the Taur air base near Guayaquil. Vice president its so Penaherrera said in a radio broadcast several hours later that Vargas Azzos was at the base with the status of a free citizen Vargas Azzos was still at the base sat urday morning and gave no indication of his immediate plans. The 52-year-ptd general had been in jail awaiting trial on charges stemming from an attempted revolt he led against Febres Cordero in March 19b5. Febres see Ecuador on Page 28 Leon fibres Content by b scores 1 St successful launch of missile Edwards fab Calif. A a by b bomber Friday conducted the aircraft Type s first successful launch of the spam a Short Range air to ground attack missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead the air Force said. The by flew from Edwards fab North of los an Geles to the Tonopah test Range North of Las vegas nev., where it launched the unarmed spam a missile at about 500 feet Altitude while Hying just under the Speed of sound said air Force spokesman Paul Sewell. Thomas c. Cooper the air Force s assistant Secre tary for research development and logistics told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee last Mont that the b-1b bomber s missile launching system was defective. When the missiles separate from certain positions there is an aerodynamic problem Cooper tit lifted the by the nation s newest strategic bomber also has come under criticism for problems ranging from Leaky fuel tanks to bugs in advanced electronics sys tems. Sewell said the spam successfully hit a target during Friday s test although he did t know the nature of the target. Spam a missiles have been launched from Proto Type by a aircraft twice before but Friday marked the first time one was launched from a b-1 a Sewell said. This first successful live launch of a spam from a b-1b is a significant data Point and Milestone in the aircraft s very energetic test program said a statement issued by col. Barry c. Granary director of by b test and evaluation at Wright Patterson fab Ohio. Srams which Are envisioned for use against heavily defended targets can carry a nuclear warhead or conventional High explosives but the missile tested Friday carried a package of instruments Sewell said