European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d defective Rifle charge probed by Dod Page 6 q death defying escapes to Freedom daily Magazine d Blue jays take Over 1st place in Al East sports Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication t0j vol.46. No. 113 sunday August 9, 1987 d 8693 a danger pay plan deadlocked it s not the Money it s Fife legislation official says _11. _ j u hmm to a n4i.v ii i of in and part a Pon no Rcpt vibe William j. Bartman Wash incl a Bureau Washington Congress and the Pentagon remained deadlocked Over giving . Forces in the per Sian Gulf danger pay after a Friday breakfast meeting Between defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and me chairwoman of the House armed services Mhilary personnel and compensation subcommittee. Rep. Beverly Byron d-md., left the meeting still determined to push the legislation authorizing danger pay through Congress immediately after its August recess aides and Pentagon sources said Weinberger Sim ply reiterated for Byron inc standing defense depart ment policy that it is up to the local commanders to seek the so called imminent danger pay which brings an additional is 10 monthly. Legislation before Byron s subcommittee Calls for granting the pay to All service members in or near the persian Gulf retroactive to May i the month the guided missile frigate Stark was hit by an iraqi missile that killed 37 sailors. We have no problem paying the a Penta gon source said. It s just that we have problems with he Bill by rep. Pat Schmo Cdr d-colo., would apply to maybe 15,000 service members in and All around the Gulf. But not All of Hose people arc in imminent the Stark Crew received one month s danger pay fro the May incident and Pentagon sources said the would Sec no problem granting danger pay to sailors who were escorting the .-Rcflaggcd kuwaiti Oil Tanker Grid scion when it struck a mine in inc Gulf last month. Do so far no such requests have arrived from local commanders in the Gulf and Pentagon officials could not explain Why. Members of Congress suspect the Pentagon does not want to Grant danger pay in the Gulf because such a move could create justification for implementation of the War Powers act. Whereby Congress could order an end to inc . Navy s escorts of kuwaiti tankers approved by inc Reagan administration. But the defense department source said that is totally untrue. Peace Accord signed american leaders Guatemala 4iy the presidents of five Cert Tal american nations signed an i a to inv ferment Fri Day designed to bring peace up the re Gion but left details to it implementation to be worked their foreign ministers. The tentative nature of the pact was suggested by its title which they avoided calling a treaty and instead termed procedure for establishing a firm Rable peace in Cental american the pact was signed of Guatemala in Carami of to Salvador Honduras and Cost Rica at a two Day Summit and a was cd on a proposal submitted by is Idem Oscar Arias of Costa Rich feb. 15. It gel tour a cease fire in 3 i months civil War and the leftist insurgency in Al Salvador bul Ponds on the willingness of insiuj0rtorccs i both nations to Lay dou0ffiir arms. President vivid Riczo of Guatemala hailed theod Flirta historic Rajm Viera Al Salvador s vice Mumuni cations. Said it was but an important step 5rd." tremendous breakthrough said life Solis chief of staff for the Costa rival foreign ministry. In addition to the cease fires the agreement Cail or reconciliation be tween the and opposition groups in Al Salvo land Nicaragua Steps to assure dam Corallyn each of the five nations an end to i teide Aid to irregular forces and a Hall ten the use of any country s Terri Lory by Rob Cost ing to sea peace on Laster sergeant guilty in Grinch larceny ase by Dave . Burchai Raf Bent Waters Englutt an air Force first sergeant prosecuting attorney in his court Maas a Wai convicted Frid charges that included stealing Hii Ron s Christmas tree fund. Master sgt. Clarence v Punk Lin 41. A former first sergeant Jef be kist tac fighter Wing civil leg re was ordered stripped of All Dis charged jailed a two Yean and fined ii 1,000 by a baht member court mar tial jury. He duty cd guilty to a separate charge of a Ncry. He was found guilty on one atm a charges of passing bad checks. As the Squadron s first sergeant from october 1984 to april 1986, Franklin also be offs the treasurer for the unit . It was from the coun cil coffers that Frankl n took the Bey All of which was proceeds from he Sale of Trees during the 1984 and 1985 Holiday seasons prosecuting attorney capt. Milch Ettinger said. Ranklin kept the Money that cairn1thf Sale of Riboul 1.2uo Trees during the Al Tingir said actions were uncovered in deccmberfi86 when his successor went to buy More macs and was asked to pay for the Previn a two care deliveries. Franklin had bal reassigned in april 1986 to Germany a first sergeant at the Wing s
