European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                O army hoping $45 part can keep Bradley afloat Page 2 d . Sailor sentenced to jail freed after settlement Page 9 n Molitor extends hitting Streak to 39 games sports Page 21 the stars my tripes uth filieo unofficial publication for vol. 46, no. 131 thursday. August 27, 1987 Rcd Force d 8693 a air Force defends m the my the Best missile system cd the atomic weapon against a critical report or incl democratic controlled House can we have i   i it " said Brig. Gen. Charvis maj jr., Deputy director of advanced programs for the air Force. May held a news Confer by the House armed instead of being comply Mcnide system Ever developed in the history of the United Stales we re being Cri i Ici de for nol being perfect May said. We believe inc conclusions in the committee s  erroneous and a Public Siau int is required to set Ilic record  rep. Les Aspin a wis. Chairman of iln.1 utilise a Rcd services t a Nimish e. Was out or Washington mum he Arlins issued. A spokesman in i of tick said Aspiri  an immediate response. Page 28 foods landslides kill 9 in Western Europe by the associated press heavy Rains triggered floods and landslides in North Ern Italy Switzerland France Belgium and Austria leaving nine people dead and at least four missing officials said  said a collision of Arctic and african air currents created the storms. That is not unusual in August but Franca Chi Slovsky of Milan s Brora weather office said the Quantity of rain was absolutely  missing were two teen agers near Parma Italy where a Bridge collapsed into a swollen Stream and two people in Southern austrian Tyrol where authorities reported Bridges out and roads  floods and landslides blocked roads and rail Way lines in Many areas of Western Europe. About 20,000 people were evacuated from 21 villages Ina Lellina an Alpine Valley in Italy North of Milan. Authorities declared an emergency monday night when water Rose to a menacing level in an artificial Lake created in july and Early August by heavy Rains and landslides that killed 30 people. Ambulances buses and vans carried people to Safe ground from villages South of he artificial Lake. In Switzerland a Motorist drowned in the Canton of Valais. Floods and landslides Cut the main North South rail i inc. Trains were very late on the Gotthard and Simpson lines and several Alpine passes were closed including the Gotthard. Many Mountain resorts were isolated. Flood Waters of he Rhone River Cut off Zermatt and saas face in Valc Amonica in Italy North of Brescia an elderly couple were killed in a three Story building hit by landslide. In a nearby town a woman was swept away by the Waters of a swollen Stream. Also in Valc Amonica a Motorist was killed when he braked to avoid water on the Highway and his car was hit from behind by another vehicle according to the italian news Agency a is a. The Agency reported that in the Trento area of see floods an Page 2b flood Waters of the Russ River stretch Uver the Canton of Uri Switzerland covering the train tracks in flu Den. Reagan expected to of danger pay by Willuam j. Bas1 Man Washington Bureau Washington the Reagan administration appears ready to give in to congressional insistence that troops in the persian Gulf receive danger pay but whether it will go far enough to please critical democrats remains to be seen. Pentagon officials would say Only that the proposal is now with president Rea Gan in California where he is vacation ing. They would nol reveal How Many service members would qualify for the extra ii10 per month that has been re Quested in a classified message from Marine Gen. George b. Crist commander of the . Central come. Critics on Capitol Hill said they have heard that the defense department proposal is wide ranging enough to end con Gressional efforts to Force the Pentagon to authorize the so called imminent Dan Ger pay. An aide to rep. Beverly Byron d md., chairwoman of the House armed services subcommittee on military personnel and compensation said i think Byron s pleased with what she s heard and would not need to proceed with the legislation As Long As no  deterring the extra pay were slighted. Rep. Patricia Schroeder a Colo. Who introduced the danger pay Bill was unavailable for comment. She wants the pay to go to Between 10.000 and 15,000 service members in and around the Gulf. But he proposal which has been approved by Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger and inc joint chiefs of staff is expected to Clear danger pay for far fewer  cum Schroeder wanted. It reportedly would be limited to personnel involved in the escort of the .-flagged kuwaiti tankers through the Gulf. Byron will pro liable take a More conservative approach if if the numbers the aide said. She s Happy with what she s heard so for. This is what we wanted for it to be taken care of admin  once inc danger pay is allotted by the administration Byron s aide said he subcommittee would probably re Eval uate on the basis of who s gelling it and who s not getting  is pro Cdr has been pushing the danger pay Issue since an iraqi missile hit the guided missile frigate Stark in May. Kill ing 37 sailors. Vinla on officials said hey would he Happy to offer danger pay bul that offi Cial policy requires that the request should top from a Ammie Iwuh a direct Yinadu a in it situation. They opposed granting the pay hism  nol in the Gulf