European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday augusts 1987 Gorrett takes oath As Navy undersecretary Washington a a Lawrence Gar Reti Iii the Pentagon s general counsel for the pail 18 months has been sworn in As undersecretary of the Navy the Pentagon said Friday. Garrett 4g, who was confirmed by the Senate a week earlier was administered the oath of of fice during a Brief ceremony in the Pentagon. He replaces James f. Goodrich who stepped Down earlier this , a native of Washington d.c., spent 20 years in the Navy As a Pilot and military attorney. He retired in 1981 with the rank of commander. He worked at the White House As a presiden tial counsel from 1983 unlit Early 1986, when he became the defense department1 general coun Sel. Inti Castro Leader freed fret of jail after 11 years As Venezuela a anti Castro Leader of Condo Bosch was released from jail Fri Day night Fier serving nearly 11 years behind ban on Chalk of planning the 1976 bombing of a cuban air life Bosch 39, a taken away from the la plants jail to an in Diomed location shortly before 11 i issued Friday by the Apko Bosch s acquittal in Thel de aviation plane in militant foe of cuban his acquittal upheld  of Bosch who is was never ital is being  release order 1 peals court that up bombing of the cd which 73 people were Bosch a physician Ai president Fidel Castro tuesday by a three judge rior penal court it was the third ruling in despite earlier lower court released from jail. The latest appealed to the supreme court. 1 Bosch has always maintained  plane on a commercial flight we Vene Zuela to Cuba on oct. 6, 1976, Blev shortly after taking off from a Stopover in a rhodos. Most of the passengers were cuban att yes re turning from a fencing tournament in Cai the two nations still have not exc Hanl Iii door although Lihty maintain lower Leel diplomatic representation. Railway launched missiles deployed by soviets Washington upi1 the soviet Union is deploying the world s first system of strategic nuclear missiles that can be launched from rail Road cars the White House said saturday. The Reagan administration used the occasion of what could be an ominous development to assail members of Congress who Are trying to Force the United Stales to comply Wilh the Una lifted expired Salt ii treaty signed in 1979 and officially abandoned by the Reagan administration last , Jesse Helms , gave the first clue that the soviets deployed the missiles when he revealed on the Senate floor Friday that Intelli gence defense and National Security experts agreed the deployment had taken place in Viola Tion of Salt ii provisions. We can confirm sen Helms statement As being Correct a senior Whit House official said saturday. Congress oks interim Bill to increase . Debt limit Washington a Congress late Friday passed a Short term increase in the government s debt Timil and recessed far the summer leaving unfinished a permanent debt Bill carrying a plan to Cut the nation s huge budget deficits. The Senate by a Vole of 51 to 39, followed the House in passing a Bill increasing the Treasury s Bor rowing to s2.35 trillion through sept. 23. The House action was by voice vote. The Stopgap Bil waa needed because a previous interim debt measure expired at 12 01 . On  of its borrowing authority the Treasury sus Pended tales of us. Savings Bonds and the govern ment faced default by mid August. President Reagan was expected to sign the Bill quickly and return Treasury operations to Normal. Passage of the then term debt Bill came after House and Senate negotiators failed in a we Klong Lurry of talks to reach agreement on a Long term debt Bill con Taining a plan to restore strength to the Gramm Rud Man budget balancing Law. However the limited duration of the debt Bill meant thai pressure would return in september to finish the legislation. Sen. Phil Gramm a Texas a prime sponsor of the original Law and the plan to revive it pressed his cause until the last minute but his colleagues succumbed to what one senator called the Siren song of their monthlong summer recess both Chambers previously had voted in favor of the $2.8 trillion debt Bill to finance the government s Defi Cit operations into 1989. Bui it was stalled because of negotiations Over the amendment restoring automatic spending cuts As the enforcement tool for Gramm Rudman s program of gradually smaller deficits. On Friday House democrats proposed and some senators agreed to renew the Taw for a three year trial period leaving it to a Mure Congress to decide whether to enforce the budget balancing program beyond thai. Democrats View strict deficit targets As a Way to Force Reagan to negotiate on a lax increase since Auto Matic cuts would Hurt his defense program. Tentative agreement was reached on requiring a reduction in the deficit of $23 billion in fiscal 1988 and j36 billion in fiscal 1989. But conservative Republican senators including Gramm said they could not accept anything less than a Fulty enforced Gramm Rudman that would Lead to a balanced budget Early in the 1990s. House democrats were unwilling to approve changes in the budget process that republicans were seeking in an Effort to give Reagan More Sway Over federa spending. Tankers from Page 1 along the Convoy s route. The United Stales has a nine ship Squadron As signed to the Gulf escorts. In addition the earner Constellation leads a seven vessel Battle group outside the Gulf and of her ships Are in route including the Battle ship Missouri United press International reported saturday that outside the Gulf in the North arabian sea . Navy Rescue units searched fora Navy enlisted Man missing from the Constellation since fonday and presumed lost at sea in Kuwait a Western Diplomat said several float ing mines had been found in the Gulf in recent Days. He did the . Navy would attempt some mine sweep ing ahead of the Convoy. The 401,283-ton supertanker Bridgeton one of the first two kuwaiti tankers to be re flagged by the. United Stales was damaged by an underwater Mineon the first unbound Convoy july 24. A second ship the Oak Prince was later escorted oui of the Gulf in route to  kuwaiti shipping source speaking on condition of anonymity said Carrier that Miaw sweeping was not crucial because neither the empty tankers nor the warships would need to use the Channel where the Bridgeton was  Channel runs near fan Island 120 Miles off Kuwait. It is sometimes used by Iran to stage attacks. . Officials believe iranians planted the mine that damaged the  saturday Kuwait denied a British newspaper report that in secretly was negotiating with Iran to end . Re flagging if Iran stops attacking kuwaiti  kuwaiti shipping source also speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said that mine sweeping Wai not crucial to the current Convoy because neither the empty Oil tankers nor the . Warships need to use the Farsi  helicopter Carrier Guadalcanal a to ferry eight Rh-s3d mine sweeper helicopters to the persian Gulf. . Officials said in left the Indian Ocean Island of Diego Garcia on  than 330 ships have been mocked in the per Sian Gulf since the War Between Iraq and Iran began seven years ago. Wright seeks peace plan support Washington a House speaker Jim Wright called on Congress and his fellow democrats saturday to support president Reagan s peace plan in Central America so Long As president Reagan is sincerely trying to end the needless conflict in Central America the legislative Branch and his Loyal democratic Domestic opposition owe that Effort our unflinching help said Wright a Texas in the democratic response to presi Dent Reagan s weekly radio address. Wright who helped draft the administration s peace plan added we join wholeheartedly in this ambitious attempt to give peace a  the Reagan administration s peace plan Calls for a cease fire subject to verification by Aii International group of observers suspension of military Aid to the nicaraguan Contra rebels and withdrawal of outside troops. The plan was announced last week. Wright noted that joint efforts involving the administration and Congress were common during the tenure of presidents Roosevelt Truman and Eisenhower but consensus policymaking has been absent in recent Yean. This weakens . Policy he Laid. If american policy is to be believable in must represent a National consensus. And the world must Lee us practising what we preach Wright said. Obviously we cannot enjoy the Benefit of bipartisanship if the administration conceals in purposes and plans from the  payments from Page 1 More than the system it was replacing. Both the House and Senate armed services committees in reports on their respective versions of the 1988 defense authorization Bill recommended drop Ping that requirement although the Nave put the Pentagon on nonce that they will closely Monitor the program s costs. The recent lodging plus rate increase was brought about by a general service administration action that raised the per diem rates for civilians on temporary duly True said. Federal civilians came under the new lodging plus plan in july of 1986," he said. We re Ion of lied to the Gas As far As what the Rales for service members will be. When Gas makes a change we make a corresponding change. They did a review and decided to up their Rales so we did  the Navy if running a worldwide test of lodging plus to give finance officials a Chance 10 learn the nuances of inc new system. The marines came under the system july is while the Navy switched aug. 1. But although Navy officials Are using the new procedures they Are operating with the old lower Rales. The higher Rales allowed under lodging plus can t be paid until Congress passes the Nec Essary legislation this fall. Aside from being More generous than the current per diem system. Lodging plus greatly simplifies the Way in which finance officials determine payments. There s no Chance for argument As to what s reimbursable and what s not True did. You simply get a Flat rate formals and incidentals and gel reimbursed for your actual lodging expenses and that s  All locations in the United slain fall into two categories for meal payments service members will gel either $25 or j33. Overseas meal payments Are pegged at 46 percent of whatever the maximum lodging Rale is for a particular location. Those meal rates Are paid regardless of what members spend for food. Lodging costs on the other hand Are paid based upon actual expense up to a set limit for each location. The per diem committee has a Book listing maximum lodging Rales for hundreds of locations around the world. The lowest ceiling on the list is s35 a Day