European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes o Navy warn of in anti submarine 2 d it Gridlan Taves Roberts from fead1lne Page 5 d Rahal Mats team wins at Sebring sports Page 21 the auth Omito Uno Miculs Putli Cimon to to . Med Foi ii vol. 45, no. 337 monday March 23. 1987 ,-, d 8693 a to pop ceiling Risy ads tells granel by Chuck i Washington t Washington keeping a . Troop strength in Europe increases the risk of nun for War by draining conventional capabilities As new grab Jusys terns arc fielded a top military official told Congo the ceiling which limits the number of . Troin Europe to 326,414. Is having a serious add Impact on conventional capabilities that Capo no Nave been envisioned at the time the established said air Force Gen Thomas , Dep Uty commander of the european Corner Richards testifying Friday Kcf orals defense policy panel or the House committee said his command is either 10 Sundback to the slates units nailed to permit essential modernization or to defer Bloy ment of such units to Europe related glory by 2. Recently we be Spoto Trade conventional Man Power spaces to of perching it mis Siles and the up minued deployment of ground launched Cruz missiles he said. This situation Means i half deploy a system designed to stability in Europe we must lower our Bial capability and thus increase the risk of Nucla conflict if deterrence i command s most pressing priority is to address problem of 28,000 unfitted army combat support and Corr Pervice support positions in Europe Rickii be need those people to fix broken equip haul and Issue supplies and to help handle Ducc mints coming to Europe from the states in nime he said. We have the management of All european Man Power spaces tinder control he said. It s my Hope it Congress can find ways to Lead the allies without Ying on a troop ceiling the threat of withdrawal of a forces Lack of support to the infrastructure pro bother punitive Richards urging. Congress it unlikely to support a1kcrease in troop strength in Europe said a staffer for armed services committee. In fact ther probably More support right no for culling the mawr of troops there although it s not nearly enough Folt to happen either the staffer said. But i Don t Sce Bun crease in the near future. The current climate on a Mulhill just in t Favora Lefor the Pentagon has Long abolishing the congressionally mandated Selling unwary of defense Caspar Weinberger and can. Be Marai a Gers com Mander of . Forces in Europe have out against it. Rogers testified last year that head be enforced to Cut combat muscle to stay with the troop strength limit. Challenger tribute Midori Fujimoto places a Lei on he the Crew of the space shuttle challenger after it Iris dedicated saturday it Arlington National cemetery. See Story Page 4 Jusic Man Robert Preston Dies Santa Barbara Robert Preston the fast talking travelling Salesman of the music Man died sat urday of lung cancer. He was 68, Preston who had been ill Tor sometime died at about 4 . Ai Santa bar Bara cottage Hospital nursing supervisor Lisa Slot ser said. He had lung cancer and bad been ill Tor several months said John Springer Preston s longtime publicist in a phone interview from Fli Iii Vii a Preston proved Iii Iolj in Roadway remix hot twentieth Cen Tury an inc male animal before his As the Slick Long cd band in Mph Aiumu Ernan pro Fessor Harold River City in the stage prod nor the music Man promising to Start High school band. That role earned hirn1962 film role was nominated of raft frs army award for bests Lowon an Oscar Tor musical Lor Ray Heindorf. The music Man ran Tor 1.375 per romances on Broadway before being made into a movie. If you re going to do the him version of music Man you gel the Best Hill Preston said Ina Lupik with the Assoc arthrs . At this late who can do it better Lan 1 can trim full of m a pan of the role7h�fc the Meredith Willson shows several Long lasting song favourites including seventy six trombones Gary Indiana and Marion the i Preston used Marion to soothe bespectacled spinster played in the movie by Shirley Jones. Featuring buddy hacked As the pro to sidekick and a Young Ron How Ard As the shy lisping younger brother of Marion the movie continues to be see regularly on television. In 1982, Preston won renewed Aclair Nas the homosexual confidante of Julie Andrews in the Story Ujj Jingo who finds Success by Mas a Man who masquerades Asa in rim in he noted film critic Preston with his Broad smile brings an unholy \ see Preston on Page 28 Jar s fall puts squeeze on gis in Italy by and Alba Bra Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy la Dolce Vita the Sweet life still exists in Italy but american forces americans stationed in Italy have had to tighten their belts to adjust for the declining value of the Dollar. And while some of thei Bells May be cd i or Puccini Sal late l%5when a singled nought As Many As 2, he Xinji of infant can no longer easily Aff Ahw niceties that once made life in la very comfortable. Today with the anaemic Dollar fetching Only about 1,300 lira americans have altered their lifestyles they Are travelling beating out Jess often and buying fewer lems on the Economy. Is Fem those without housing allowances or Ujj Jsang costs far exceed their allowances. It in t unusual for a with a Good View in one of a better neighbourhoods to rent11,000 a month. in 1986. Many opted up Giorc than their housing Jlou Glemo move into a much Jmc nent or Villa. When the Dol a cd some of those people found Mem selves paying $400 or s500 a month out of pocket far rent Mary Quintey a Volunteer worker forthe Navy Relief society at the Navat support activity in Naples sees who have been struck by the drop of the Dollar. Today two people came into our of fice and said they just could not afford to live Here anymore Quigney said. We find that those who arc in trouble arc generally the ones who arrived in Naples when the Dollar was quite High. No they Are locked Imo High Ino longer afford. " problem ills Are sent out Only or three months. However eople May go for months and a Bill. Then the Bills they of usage. The real people s Nile is arc actual naps once a year or every two. Those Bills arc quite Large often running Between the equivalent of 11,000 and$2,000, and they arc due immediately. If people Haven t been putting Money aside right along in anticipation of those Utility Bills they May be in real to help people navigate through financial Straits the Navy Relief society offers financial counselling Loans an Grants that Don t j would to vember and february theoffice has seen a 25 percent increase in the number of visitors Over the same period last year she said. Although the society gave out 23 loan sin both january 1986 and january 1987. The amount of Vioney was -40 percent More this year because people s needs were greater she id in a typical month inc Tollko sees 40_50 people she said More than half for Grants and the rest for budget Cou car insure my i Ritthi r growing expense. Vehicle Uirl Iii Francc rules arc set by the italian Bow Tai ii and Are subject to Moll yearly incr a i bought a Smigill Fiat Lino in and it runs me approximately a million1 sea Dollar on Page 3
