European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 31, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 beware of Bullfrog pedestrians travellers in Medrand South Africa pain one of Many Road signs bearing the warning of bullfrogs  the aim were reeled to protect the Breed ing ground of the threatened . Senate committee rejects proposal to shift funds for Federal pay hike Washington a Reagan administration plans to shift millions of dollars around the budget to cover Feder Al workers pay raises were attacked on two fronts from the Senate appropriations committee and from the chief of the american federation of govern ment employees. The appropriations committee on thursday rejected an administration plan to move $28.5 million from the agriculture department s emergency food program to cover part of the 3 percent Federal pay raise. Sen. Quentin Burdick d-n.d., said the administration s proposal would affect 57 percent of the food program s funding this year and Means that the states Art going to have to eliminate the  a great Many people especially the elderly and marginal income families depend on this program to supplement inc indicts Burdick said. The damage caused by the proposal would be compounded because the commodities used Are in surplus and if they Are not donated to this program they will be left to sit in storage go unused incur storage costs for the government and May get discarded in the end Burdick Saio. Meanwhile Kenneth t. Blaylock president of the american federation of government employees criticized presi Dent Reagan s proposal to divert $258 million from other programs to pay forthe raises which Federal workers received earlier this month. The administration planned to get the Money for the pay raise from 25 differ ent accounts that it no longer considers necessary said Edwin Dale a spokesman for the office of management and Bud get. Those accounts include mass transit food programs and occupational safely programs he said. Congress voted the pay increase last year but did not provide funds to pay for Dale said that under the Gramm Rud Man deficit reduction Law new program cannot be paid for unless accompanying reductions Are made in other accounts. Dale said the package of fund defer rals was assembled after consultation Between budget director James Miller Iii and leaders of House and Senate appropriations committees. An additional $56 million would come from Urban mass transportation administration programs and $2.4 million from an occupational safety and health administration training program Dale said. Shortfall in 86 Trade set record Washington a the United Stales accumulated a $169.8 billion Trade deficit in 1986, in largest Ever but Sharp improvement in december kept it from soaring even higher the govern ment reported Friday the Commerce department said americans imported si0.7 billion More than they exported in december Down from the $19.2 billion deficit reported the previous month. The Reagan administration had con tended the november figures were a Fluke and the Trade imbalance is easing under pressure of a weakening Dollar. It had predicted an improvement in the deficit this year in the Vicinity or $30billion. There have been decline in he deficit in five of the last sin month. Still the tool 1986 deficit was $21.3billion higher than the 1985 deficit of $148.5 billion a disappointment tothe administration and some private analysts who earlier had expected an improvement in Trade accounts in 1986. Americans imported $387.1 billion in merchandise in 1986, up 7 percent from the previous year. Exports Rose by 2 per cent to $217.3 billion. Agricultural exports during the year declined 10.7 percent to 126.1 billion reflecting lost Market to . Farmers partly due to world surpluses. Agricultural imports increased 5.3 percent to $23.2 billion. As before the United slates ran its largest deficit with Japan a record $38.6billion in 1986, the largest Trade imbalance Ever posted Between two nations. It was up from a $49.7 billion Defi Cit with Japan the previous year. The next largest deficit was with the 12-nation european economic Community $26.4 billion up from $22.6 billion the year before. The United states ran a $23.3 billion deficit with Canada up from $22,1 Bil lion a Al 5.7 billion deficit with Taiwan up from si3.0 billion and a si0.7 Bil lion deficit with he organization of Petroleum exporting countries Down from is 1.6billion, Norway to Cut Oil output Oslo Norway a the state Council Friday approved a measure tout Oil production by 7.5 percent from february through the end of june the Oil and Energy ministry announced. Ski instructor training course offered in March by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau the first ski instructor training course to be held in Europe by the american certifying organization is scheduled for late March in the austrian Village of aiding near Kilz Bushel in the Tyrol. The course is certified by the Eastern division of the professional ski instructors of America and is being held in conjunction with the tyrolean ski school said Psia representative Dennis Campbell. Ski instructors from the american ski club in Europe the armed forces recreation Center or members of the National ski patrol can become registered members of the Psia by attending the course Campbell said. Current member scan update their membership. Although geared toward instructors. The course is open to any Good downhill skier interested in learning More about teaching the sport he said the course begins March 21 and i offered in four Day and six Day sessions. The four Day course costs 2,600 austrian schillings j20band the six Day class costs 3,400 schillings $272. The Price docs not include food and lodging. Members of the american and Austri an National ski demonstration teams will conduct the training Campbell said. Ses Sions will be held on the nearby Slein Platte but the course also includes visit to ski schools in Elmau and Kitz Buerd. For registration forms or additional information Contact Campbell in Salz Burg Austria at 0043-662-75523. Or Werner Oberhauser at the tourist office in Waldring at 0043-5353-5242. The platters to give Benefit concert for Uso Frankfurt is the platters a 60s super group Best known for the hits smoke gets in your  the great pretender and Only  will per form a Benefit concert for the United service organizations wednesday. Now called the platters Golden hits revue the group will perform at 7 . At the Abrams Complex Terrace club in Celebration of the us s 46ih birthday. They Are currently touring Europe said Al Robinson director of the Frankfurt Uso and this will be the first Lime they have played for the organization. No one had Ever asked them before he said. Also on the Bill arc Steed a top 40 band and Joan Faulkner who performs both jazz and top 40 standards. The financial situation of the Uso has been highly publicized lately and people in the Frankfurt area Are responding tothe us s need. A lady walked into our women s Cen Ter recently and to pfc a Down a per Sonal Check for $1,000, Robinson said. The Frankfurt Uso also received a Check for 1,000 Marks from the Junior chapter of the Stueben Shurz society a German american Friendship club. Tickets for the show will Cost a Dona Tion of s5 or 10 Marks and Are available at the Uso office in the Frankfurt shop Ping area or at the Terrace club the night of the show