European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes that big band sound stripes Magazine q new Trident 2 to be tested Page 7 i Randy Barnett s car Corner Page 13 o cardinals beat giants 5-3 Page 17 it Howliet unofficial Public Fotion f0� the . Armed vol. 46, no. 173 thursday october 8, 1987 d 8693 a Dod has Tough Choice Cut people or Cut arms by Richard Mallohan Washington not a new Pentagon analysis contends that i lie re Vised budget balancing Law has con fronted Secretary of defense Caspar  with the Choice of dismissing Large numbers of military personnel or cutting sharply into funds fur operations and weapons. The Jin Lysis asserts thai in either Case gains in military Power under the Reagan administration would be jeopardized. It says Weinberger could choose. For instance to reduce the armed forces of 2.1 million people by 275,000, which would make it the smallest Force since inc korean War or he could order de lays in buying missiles ships and tanks. The analysis laying out the options prepared by tile defense department s comptroller Robert w. Helm presents the worst possible ease As do Many Pentagon documents of i his Type. Even Dis counting that however Weinberger appears to be faced with a painful decision. Congressional aides on the staffs of some democrats who control both houses of Congress agree that the cuts would have As one said a definite Impact on the armed forces. But they suggested that inc gloomy assessment fro the Pentagon was excessive. They said the general feeling in con Gress is that the Pentagon should protect personnel funds As much As possible with operations having second priority and make cuts in procurement of new weapons and in research and do vol sea top on Page 24 arc increasing room program prices by Charlie Bowde Munich Bureau garm1sch, German prices for room Board and recreation programs Al the armed forces recreation Center s bavarian hotels will increase Jan. 3 As officials try to get the operation out of the red. The Price hikes will affect every area of inc arc operation hut Are geared to have the least Impact on the Junior enlisted people said maj. Gen. Isaac d. Smith Deputy chief of staff for personnel for the army in Europe. We have to show hat we arc doing everything that we can possibly do. With out ripping soldiers off in order 10 break even at the end of his budget year Smith mid. Without a change the operation could be As much Assi million in the red he said primarily because of inc decreased value of the Dollar against foreign currencies. The arc Board of directors recommended inc Price hikes last month. The increases were approved by Usa eur commander Gen. Glenn Kotis Smith said. Smith spoke to the stars and stripes during Usa eur s annual personnel Spon and administration conferences red by 1st personnel come room Rales will increase an average of11 percent. Smith said but the bulk of that is directed ale Fis and above civil ians and other authorized guests for example in arc s Standard hotels the rate Tore a through e-5 will increase ii. We have protected the Young mar sea arc on Page 24 the fist that missed no one appears la be Retting really Hurt in this scuffle outside Seattle s Ken game but there s no doubt that tempers Are flaring Between striking National football league players and their replace ments. The fight has broken up quickly by police. See Page 17 far the latest in the walkout ., soviet Union coming closer at Geneva talks  writer Bonn the United Stales and soviet Union have made significant Progress Over the last year toward a treaty that would reduce by half their stockpiles of strategic arms the chief . Negotiator to the Geneva arms talks said wednesday. Although important and significant issues remain the two sides Are really coming closer together both on the number of weapons and the definitions said Ronald p. Lehman head of the . Delegation to the strategic arms reduction talks or starts overshadowed in recent months by Progress made in reducing intermediate nuclear forces in Europe the Start negotiations continue to rank High on the Agenda of the United Stales and its allies Lehman said. Lehman in Bonn for talks with government officials and arms control experts told a news conference he would set no deadlines on his negotiations. However the United Stales believes an Accord could be concluded by the end of the year he said he said he had been told by several members of Congress that the Senate would need the proposed treaty by March if it were to be ratified while president Reagan is still in office. Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to seek a so percent reduction in strategic arms at the Summit in Reykjavik Iceland last year. Lehman said the negotiators have been working see Geneva on Page 24r Cla Ifield today in stripes Magazine