European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The Uon inside stripes urho Klied unofficial pu1lication f0� tuft vol. 45. No. 2b4 thursday. January �9. 1987 f to d 8693 a 500 soldiers face overseas extensions by Chuck i Wuhan gloat Bureau Washington about 6,500 who Are scheduled to return stateside this Sumn have their hours involuntarily extended army per. Nel officials soy soldiers in All 36-month overseas tour areas have a return Dale Between july 1 and sell. 30. Involuntarily extended Tor up to three Moju col. A Dennis duffle a military in the army s office of the Deputy Ujj it staff for personnel. A to ensure an orderly Tow soldiers with a return Date Tram overseas Jug of Tober or november also will have their Tours fll3ed by up to 45 Days but personnel the moves so affected soldiers will Fin the Stales by Christmas due Esaid. Or the army Blary personnel Center should announce the Jmel rotation schedule Early next month Tel who have completed a voluntary sex Len democrats conciliatory in response Washington not in their response to president Reagan s state of the Union speech democratic leaders in Congress tuesday nigh portrayed their party As willing in principle to help rebuild a weakened presidency but expressed scepticism of Reagan s competence and poli cies. The message conveyed by Jim Wright of Texas the House speaker and Robert c. Byrd of a Ca Virginia the Senate democratic Leader was one of conciliation mixed with warning the last two Yean of the Reagan presidency need not be a period of discord Byrd said. But he said Here was a gathering sense of mistrust As Well As real doubts about compe tence growing out of the disclosures last fall thai the Reagan adm imitation has secretly sold arms to Iran and that profits from the sales had been diverted to the Nicaragua contras. The administration s dealings with Iran Byrd said have cast a Long Shadow Over this coun he added without competence and a Good measure of common sense government will have a Tough Lime earning the nation s the majority Leader also said allies of the United states were bewildered by the Iran affair and question our addressing a National television audience he said they wonder How we can rail against terrorism and then Mil arms to terrorists. Many of you Are wondering this was the first Lime in the Reagan presi Dency that the democratic congressional leaders could speak for a majority in both houses As they responded to the state of the Union message. Byrd addressed military and foreign policy issues while Wright spoke chiefly about Domestic policy. He portrayed the democrats As eager to move Forward on education Trade and farm policy despite what he said was the presi Dent s reluctance to act on any of these issues. Sion of Aiko Firce months will not be involuntarily said. Soldi Cre who have completed a Kwh voluntary Extension will be involuntarily oed up to 30 Days and those who have completed r in Only voluntary Extension Wilt be involuntarily blended up to fio Days he said. Action is being taken because of continued con fell reductions in funds for official military personnel Nhi Igi Miels he said. This win the second series of involuntary tour extensions Uno Lakin by the army within a year. Al most 30,000 Soldie ibid their hours extended in 1986. Ram last Homas j., said there would be no delays his year for air of to personnel. In addition to the tour said the army also is putting into effect Oise he filed Initia Tives including extending the tour length for first Len i Diers on three year enlistments from 18 to 24 months a in con Linued on Page 28 Man .Uuu Soia inroad Tneia cd Tenoka the air Force Punj of fact a similar pram year to Cut reassign Mcnutt is but it Gen. Thoi Mickey that service s Edenhall a Page 28 q Carriat Kennedy deploy ent extended. D the challenger crash one War laterally 1 d seven players named to nil Hall of Fame p a 21 Landy Burnett on car rallies Page Reggan admits mistakes made in ran affair Wen vice president George Bash hit and House speaker Jim Wright applaud president Reagan s address. Washington not Jeri Dent Reagan trying to rebound from the Lowe Sodini of his presidency told Congress and a nation radio and television Audi ence tuesday night in Aube had one major regret the failure of the alter ant to win the Freedom of Ameri can hostages and Csc publish contacts with Iran. Although he Jjon t mention thai the attempt involved Selling jams to Iran Reagan admitted in his sixth state Jepthe Union message that serious mis takes he acknowledged that we did not achieve ii we wished and promised to assume full respond vilify for the affair which has dominated the for weeks and provoked a Sharp drop in his approval ratings. Be will get to the Bottom of this Reagan asserted i will take whatever action is called Reagan s Brief mention of the Iran affair fell far Short suggestions made by Many republicans that he Lamead Krantic step and apologize for the whole incident. Even before the speech was delivered some White House Aid acre expressing concern that it would nol be bold Enoile to revive Reagan s flagging administration and Nab him to reassert his influence Over the nation s Agenda the president a sought to divert attention from the Iran incident to raising he economic record of his administration a advancing a legislative Agenda that included these ele wits proposals design Etna improve America s eco nomic competitiveness no judging new science and technology centers increase Flmming for Basic re search and efforts to raise Iii Eric rates. A new program of insure like to protect people against catastrophic illness. Owner disputes within the administration prevented the aside from pro Viding details of this. A new welfare strategy to permit individual states and municipalities More devising solutions. A revisions in the Way Congress adopts budget and new Powers for the president 10 veto specs items contained in larger Bills. Over the next few weeks he said he would be ing to Congress special messages on budget Reoh welfare Reform catastrophic illness competitive be continued on Page 28
