European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 8 the stars and stripes saturday August 22. 1987raqb o it n w Iii Jii in finl i Fol support funds May not be slashed panel swayed by pleas sources say by William a baht am Washington Burtton Washington the House appropriations subcommittee on defense has reportedly backed away from proposals to slash funding for military commissaries exchanges transportation and morale welfare and recreation activities. The Subco Milter was swayed by pleas from the services and their congressional supporters who said the cuts would take a staggering toll on support program for military personnel sources on Capitol Hill said thursday. The panel reportedly is looking at a Jim million Cut in fiscal year 1988. Rather than the originally proposed $500 million. Protecting military stores and other mar accounts however would take its toll on other parts of the defense budget. But nobody in Congress knows exactly where the crunch will come. Among the guesses Are personnel Levels. It could come to cutting flying Days for like that to protect the mar account said one House staff member. If the House and the Senate which is behind on the military appropriations planning keep the mar cuts relatively Light it will give defense officials some breathing room As they consider massive changes in military support activities. Just last week the Pentagon As or dered by Congress reworked the mar system to rely less on Federal funding. While these changes will not affect overseas mar activities As much As they will affect support activities in Hie United states a Pentagon manpower official said the. Effects will be Felt every where. The i really is in the United Stales More than overseas the official said explaining that foreign locations generally qualify for More support anyway. But Federal support win drop at facilities abroad Loo he said. Less government Money for the pro Grams might mean new or higher fees for certain activities or reducing costs at certain operations officials said. With 11.32 billion poured into mar support in fiscal year 1986. Congress decided to reduce its support by 5 percent in the coming year and prod military officials into making the various activities self reliant on the Revenue they Gen Erate from users. The Pentagon proposed putting Many facilities such As Bowling lanes and Golf courses a Par with the alcoholic beverage stores which Are self sustaining operations. Among a few exceptions to this change however were child care centers and military clubs. In a report submitted monday to the House and Senate armed services committees the Pentagon s manpower and personnel office said that while the military has made great Prog Ress in providing child care Long waiting lists Are still the Rule at most military installations. Officials proposed a slight increase in Federal funding for the centers but stressed thai wages for child care work ers the primary Cost in Day care and child development centers would be paid from Parent fees. The House armed services commit Lee wanted military clubs 10 become self reliant. But the Pentagon manpower offi Cial said we Fri l inc clubs arc. Is Scalia a and have a role to defense officials Are crossing their Fin Gers however hoping the House panel does t reject this argument. Military clubs received about s200 million in fed eral funds in fiscal year 1986. The Penta gon report citing the clubs institutional values limited Patron base wartime Mission and Community support said continued funding is warranted but offered to limit such Federal help to 20 per cent of the operations total costs. To reduce the amount of Federal Money used in supporting Bowling Cen ters officials eliminated the need for fed eral fund support for Bowling operation with More than 12 lanes. Of the 565 Bowling centers in the military services 282 have 12 lanes or fewer and 168 of these Ore located outside the Continental United states. Aquino leads services marking anniversary of husband s death Manila Philippines a president Corazon Aquino led 2,000 people Friday in services marking the fourth anniversary of the assassination of her Hus band without whom she said her country would be sitting in after the ceremony thousands of people marched through Manila shouting Down with Cory and de Mand ing she Roll Back fuel prices and increase workers wages. Aquino joined Cardinal Jaime l. Sin the archbishop of Manila and other dignitaries for memorial serv ices in Santo Domingo Church where sen. Bpm Gnu Aquino or. Lay in slate after his assassination aug. 21, 1983, at Manila International Airport. Aquino s murder moments Afler returning to the Philippines from three years exile in the unite states unleashed a wave of Public outrage that most believe paved the Way for the ouster of president Ferdinan Marcoi in february 19s5. Mrs Aquino was swept to Power in a civilian Mili tary uprising that toppled Marcos who fled to Hawaii with his wife Imelda. Without Ninoy i would t be the president of this great and proud country respected by the world mrs. Aquino said referring to her husband by his Nick name. Without him we would still be Silling in dark Ness sin urged filipinos still struggling to build a nation amid the challenges of poverty widespread corruption and armed insurgencies to display Faith i god Faith in each other As Ninoy otherwise he said our nation will die in the marshes of our self seeking and Ninoy s sacrifice will have been in forty defendants Are on trial for the Aquino assassination following the supreme courts decision last september that voided a december 1985 acquittal handed Down by a tribunal in the final i months of the Marcos administration. The first court ruled that Aquino the country s Lead in opposition figure was murdered by Rolando Ual Man. Who himself was shot and killed by military guards at inc Airport. Marcos termed Caiman a communist. But the prosecution in the new trial believes Cai Man an underworld figure Wilh links to the military was set up As a cover for the real killers. During a meeting thursday Wilh 350 japanese businessmen mrs. Aquino repeated her belief thai the Mil itary was behind the killing. The prosecution is seeking to prove Aquino was shot and killed by military escorts who look him off the China airlines Jet shortly after its arrival in the Philippines. The military under Marcos then had something to do with the assassination of Ninoy she told the delegation. A new philippine banknote is been is fwd bearing the portrait of assassinated sen. Binigno Aquino. Mrs. Aquino said film taken by japanese journalists on the China airlines plane showed Caiman could not possibly have committed the murder. About 1,500 pol and troops stood guard Nearman Laranang Palace Friday As about 8,000 anti presi Dent Aquino protesters marched to the nearby Man Diola Bridge. Police Strung barbed wire along the Bridge blocking the Street to the Palace about 500 Yards , including roman Catholic seminarians in White Hassocks chanted Cory Aquino puppet of the americans a Convoy of a do in cars and Public jeeps preceded the marchers blaring their horns. Some Manila newspapers criticized Friday s memo rial service suggesting that slate sponsored veneration of mrs Aquino denigrated other prominent players in the anti Marcos struggle and obscured inc nations Many social government declared Friday a regular work Day. But the anniversary was marked by several ceremonies and Manila television so Anions planned tributes to the late the eve of the anniversary the government unveiled a new 500-Pcso s25 Bill Al alluring Aquino s portrait and scenes of his Philippines Congress a i Nacu a re naming Manila Airport after Aquino. Tow Hiil. Inc first passed by the new iwo Bouse legislature is availing the president s signature. World today Little Progress reported in talks Tokyo up1 . Undersecretary of Commerce Bruce smart ending a week of Trade talks in Japan reported minimal Progress Friday on key disputes but still predicted a favourable Impact on Trade legislation before Congress after four Days of talk with japanese officials smart said movement on . Demands for greater Access to Japan s Auto parts Market and for participation in a major new Airport construction project Nad been limited to still smart said the few concessions he secured would give the Reagan administration new ammunition in its Battle against elements it regards As protectionist in the made legislation under consideration by Congress. Tensions mount Between religious secular jews Jerusalem a police said Friday a assailant Sta Wasj ski year old Ultra of Hnin boy on a Jerusalem Street and Cut off his Side locks considered a severe insult to observant jews. The incident came As tensions escalated be tween religious and secular jews Over we mow ing of movies in on the jewish Sab Bath which lasts from Sunset Friday to Sunset saturday jewish Law bans work and entertainment on the clashes recently have marred weekend movie screenings and More protests were scheduled by orthodox and secular groups tonight. Woman claiming 32 births says one More. Ill die san Juan Argentina a a 49-year-ow woman who gave birth wednesday to what she claimed was her 32nd child has finally Lead enough saying thursday one More baby and i u die. Maria Benita olivers gave birth to a healthy b / Pound boy at Ventura Loveras Hospital in Cau a Etc 10 Miles from this Western Argentine City according to the Argentine news Agency woman who lives on a farm told report ers she first gave birth to triplets at age 13. When asked for the names of her children she was Able to remember Only those of the triplets and the last seven the news Agency said. She said nearly All of her children had been born on the farm. In one Caw. She said Sheave birth alone in a barn and had to Oil the child s umbilical Cord with a Ramr news Agency reported Hal she had 25 Chil Dren by her first husband and seun by her second
