European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday May 1,1937 if possible next year army says by Charlie Bowden tit the army has avoided a Whoie Sare a farce during this fiscal year by forced to begin a if next year unless Congress changes the 1986 defense authorization act the army s personnel chief said wednesday. Congress directed the services to re Duce i hair officer strength by 6 per Over a three year period. This array reduced its of a Lgth by 1,575 through  actions. If of fires Are made those cuts will be followed by a 2 percent reduction in fiscal 1988 and a 3 percent reduction in fiscal 1989. We continue with the reductions in Viil be a require ment Tor a mfr a Tam. Elton Deputy chief of Small sonnet. However Wev and hard  i an at Sal ism crave the additional removed from the Law or to live a moratorium  a moratorium would give army Lead ers Lime to regroup Elton said. We d be Able to Lay out More carefully to the Congress the absolute devastation that would be caused if we had lore Duce officer strength hat additional 5 percent he said. The cuts 2jl�wat Ilmah of  said. Fill us most at that portion of Julg  to Elton said. If Congress refuses to change its min under an intense lobbying Effort from leaders in All the services then the Secre tary of defense plans to have the if include  regular and Reserve officers of All grades Elton said. The army went through a period of expanding the size auls officer Cortlin Knast of that in Mii and at the company Grade level Elton said. The growth was precisely where you should expand if you re building a Force Structure thai starts with an army in the Field he said we re proud of that growth and still Lin lain that in is in the Best interest of pathetic to inc said we re hoping they by voting to at least have a moratorium on the reductions he said. Am signs with Hema to build jeeps in Turkey Detroit up american motors corp. Said wednesday in signed an agreement to build jeep vehicles in Turkey Starling Early next year. Am said the Deal signed with turkish Industrial conglomerate Hema Calls for the production and distribution of up to 4,000 jeeps a year. Plans Call for about 2,000 units to be built during the first full year of production. Am spokesman Bill Pelfrey said that the Wilshi corp., which owned jeep before am refused it in 1970, had been building jeep vehicles in Turkey in the 1950s. This is the first time they Are being built in Turkey since am bought jeep Pelfrey said. Under the agreement Hema will become the tote assembler and distributor of jeeps in tur key. Production will take place in Kayseri 165 Miles from Ankara beginning with a Long bed jeep Comanche pickup truck. A jeep Cherokee sport Utility vehicle and an open vehicle based on the jeep wrangler will follow. Third bombing in Athens damages Union Carbide Athens Greece a a bomb exploded outside the greek subsidiary of a . Chemical company in suburban Athens Early thursday one hour after simultaneous blasts at two government us offices police said. The explosion at the offices of Union Carbide Hellas at 12 10 . Broke windows but caused no injuries a police spokesman said no group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast at Union Carbide Hellas which produces dry cell batteries and agricultural chemicals. Javy aviator s remains Iti fied Pentagon is Washington a the re pub of a Navy Avilor killed during Ihen Jmwa War have been i Winified by an  according to Shewe Nagon. A the Roma univ i. Javid m. Christian were resumed to Emke Stales by Vietnam in april 1986 Andjik identified by the . Army s Central Jerk cation Laboratory in Honolulu the Imago new according of the pen Lacon Christian Waskom Jan. Jit 1941, and Lut Chis borne of re Cord As Ink Kan. Christian Impi Golingan a-4 attack a Tover North Vietnam men he Digap 1,196 a the Pentagon  s remains were among 3\rctumett United Stales by Vietnam on Oril 10, tune your stars and strips Carrier will be calling soon. Pleast have your payment ready. Trade from Page 1 Nese said Rostenkowski the chairman of the House ways and Means committee minority Leader Robert h. Michel r-i1i., warned that president Reagan might Well octo a Trade Bill con Taining the Gephardt plan. If it is True As the old saying goes that the Road to hell is paved with Good intentions this amendment is Aone Way expressway to an economic inferno for Amer ican workers Michel said. In a statement after the vote Reagan said that de spite the approval i am pleased by the size an strength of the Vole against protectionism and Manda tory retaliation called for by this amendment. The Strong leadership from those committed to free and fair Trade sends a Clear signal that protectionism is not the Way to resolve our Trade imbalance Reagan said As this Bill continues to move through Congress we will work with them to Craft a Bill that will not put us on a collision course with the world and ignite a series of Trade  but Afl-c1o president Lane Kirkland said adoption of the Gephardt amendment serves notice that our country is determined to reduce its current Job destroying huge Trade deficit the Al Cio Wilt seek similar action by the  the action came As japanese prime minister Yasu Biro Nakasone flew to Washington to Confer with Rea Gan on escalating Trade tensions. The president lobbied Republican lawmakers in a last ditch Effort 10 defeat the measure but 17 go members joined 201 democrats in approval. Voting. Against it in a republicans and 55 democrats a dozen Cabinet members on monday night branded the amendment As a mistake. They Laid the Gephardt plan would make it hard far them to recommend a presidential signature on the  told the House that the question came Dawn to whether or not you want a Standard of accountability How much pressure you believe ii Nec Essary in order to gel markets abroad to be  my belief is we will not get change in behaviour by Ibe japanese the taiwanese the South koreans and Many of the european nations who would qualify under this amendment if we do not apply procure unless they understand that unless Thoi if markets there will be definitive action taken by the United Stales he said. The Striate finance committee is drafting its own Trade legislation and Gephardt Bat Aid he would be prepared to Compromise on his plan in a House Senate Confer Nee committee. Critics condemned the  As bound to bring retaliation against the nation a farm exporter whose est single nation customer i Japan. Ronnie from Page 1 Rivera of die metro Dade police department i Miami said he got involved with the boy when his wife nursed him at Miami children s Hospital. She told me what a Spunky kid Ronnie  Rivera said. I wish in had had a happier ending. There Are a lot of people  the boy s condition look a drastic turn for the worse sunday night a Day after he was placed Back on the wailing list for a fourth transplant the third liver which he received april 23, never began to function properly Hospital officials said. Ronnie had gone into his third transplant suffering from abdominal infection a non infectious form of pneumonia and an inflamed pancreas. Two Days ear Lier he underwent two operations to Correct an Abdo Minal pain and internal bleeding. Doctors had told do silvers that he third transplant on her Only child would be very Tricky because of the boy s weakened condition from his previous surgery. She agreed to the surgery saying there s no Way Pecan turn  Ronnie received his second donor Tiver april 3 aftera viral infection damaged his first transplanted Organ and spread to his lungs. The second transplant Wai complicated by excessive bleeding. Ronnie s second and third donor liven came from unidentified children of comparable size but with Dif Ferent blood types. Surgeon decided to proceed wit the transplants preferring the risk of crossing two types of blood Iver the greater risk of wailing for an other donor Slih relatively rare a blood. Ronnie apr eared to recover quickly from his first transplant a 12-hour operation. The following week he was chatting with other patients and nurses. He was placed on the liver transplant wailing list for the second time March 22, however after nil tint donor Organ began to fail As a result of an infection known As . On March 27, the rapidly deteriorating boy Wai placed on a Respirator and his condition Wai Down graded to critical he began receiving an experimental drug known Asdhig to control the virus us Well As drug that paralysed him so he would not tamper with the air tube inserted into his Windpipe. Of by the vacancies. E percent of Lions will be the Las Safe traditionally operate allotted personnel Smith said. Was increasing his year to about 98 Perce diced Manning program will leave the level Ai 96 percent. Despite the Overall level Remai some areas will feel the shortage tie overseas Extension Priou Appl unsafe already have attracted 2.310  air Force members who had been Kumf Teurn to the United states in fiscal 19 option of previewing the upcoming assignment and turning in Back in. Air Force officials now ire consid ering whether to extend the Deros turnback program into next year Smith said. Some initiatives aimed Al reducing moves Hay tried and terminated. The Revi program in void members de jmj Buhser bachelors. Those who were a a Birry 36-month tour faced four Yeara in the Extension. That was dropped from the Smith said. Able to Roll that prof am Back he said. Jjo this we Are going Back and trying to right thet Mutta a determine Are wrong. That Wai  a but problems Caus a ret iced funding for changes of station probably few pc oing away soon. It s our understanding that the vhf Aldom is Gonglo be a critical item for Hie air Force in future Smith said