European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 inside stripes d food costs boost prices in March. D sen. Simon joins presidential race Page 7 d Cook s 69 leads masters Golf , Page 21  a Tolomei. Yutuc Loii of full Thi . �m0 Macij vol. 5. No. 356 saturday april 11, 1987 08693 a Senate oks Webb As Navy Secretary junes Webb a photo Washington a the Senate on thursday voted to confirm James h. Webb As the new Secretary of the Navy despite criticism of an article he wrote m 1979 saying women in the armed service academies were poisoning the Atmo sphere there by voice vote the full Senate approved the nomination of Webb who will replace John f. Lehman or. Webb was the assistant Secretary of defense Tor Reserve affairs until he was nominated by president Reagan to succeed Lehman who resigned to return to private business. Lehman Hud been the civilian chief of the Navy since 1981, guiding the service As it bum toward the so ship goal set by Reagan when he took office Webb came under lire this week Tor the 1979 Magazine article in which he wrote that by attempting to sterilize the naval Academy environment in the name of Equality this country has sterilized he whole process of combat leadership training and our military services Are doomed to suffer the  on monday Webb told the Senate armed services committee that he accepts Legal changes allowing women into his Alma mater the naval Academy and other service schools but believes the institutions arc no longer effective in train ing men for combat. He also said women see webs on Page 23 House oks $1 trillion demo budget by Chuck v1nchwashington Bureau Washington the House approved a $1 trillion fiscal 1988 budget thursday that includes an Jis billion tax increase and cuts in defense spending although the plan includes Money for a 3 percent raise for servicemen Iacre and civilians. Secretary or defense Caspar Wein Berger attacked the plan thursday say ing important improvement in Mili tary personnel readiness and modernization that Congress has sup ported in the past six years can t be sustained or retained under this retrench ment in National Security  the House approved the measure 230 192, generally along parly lines. All House republicans along with 19 democrats opposed the plan. Earlier the House shot Down Reagan s budget proposal 394-21. Also rejected by overwhelming margins were two other plans offered by rep. William e. Danne Meyer r-calif., and by the House Black caucus. The budget sets Pentagon spending authority at $288.7 billion $23 billion less than Reagan had requested and $14 billion below the level that would keep Pace with inflation the plan freezes Pentagon spending at fiscal 1987 Levels except Tor Money to fund the pay raise which would Lake effect Jan. I. The plan also assumes sufficient growth for 3 percent pay raises in fiscal 989 and 990. Weinberger doubled that the full 3 see budget on Page 28 Reagan says arms talks outweigh Security Flap los Angeles a president Reagan in a major address Selling the tone for  talks next week said Friday there is no excuse for the Way . Security was handled at the Moscow embassy but the spy scandal should not derail arms control negotiations or relations Between the superpowers. If 1 had to characterize .-sovsct relations in one word it would be this proceeding " Reagan said in remarks prepared for delivery to the world affairs Council. No great cause for excite ment no great cause for  the president offered no major new proposals in his address. But he started off by denouncing the soviets for infiltrating the embassy. At the same time he was critical of the Way . Officials oversaw Security at inc facility. There s no in Csc for what the Sovi ets did or for the Way Security was handled in Moscow Reagan said adding such soviet actions come As no sur  Reagan s criticism of inc manner in which Security was handled at the embassy was the strongest yet. Oil thursday he Senate angered at reports of widespread espionage urged Secretary of stale George Shultz to either cancel his planned talks with soviet officials in Moscow or find a secure place to hold them. The state department declined imme Diate comment but Shultz said he planned to 30 ahead with the trip. One while House official speaking Friday on condition he not be identified said the president clearly intended to fault . Personnel for the Security breakdown at the Moscow embassy. The president said .-Sovicl relations must be based not on false Hopes or Wishful thinking. It s based on a candid assessment of soviet actions and a Long term understanding of their Intel  on the Issue of arms control Reagan said the soviets have shown new seriousness in recent weeks particularly in inc area of eliminating medium Range weapons from Europe and cutting Back on Long Range strategic missiles. But Reagan also accused the soviets of Alico Ptim to stifle his space based strategic defense initiative. White not giving any specific timetable Reagan said he has made some very see Reagan on Paga 2b Prague Welcome soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Waves to crowds of la Ushers in a Prague shopping malt. Gorbachev has welcomed by an estimated 150,000 people in the czechoslovakian capital. Story Oil Pace 28. Cla Ifield and details on Page Iii of advertising insert