European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2-1 the stabs and stripes no is briefs syrian Diplomat slain in front of Brussels Home Brussels Belgium a a syrian Diplo mat was shot and filled in front of is Home in Brussels wednesday police reported. Police identified the syrian As second Secre tary Antanios Hanna. The shooting look place around 3 30 ., police said. They said the attacker s identity was not known. Investigators said Hanna was shot several limes As he left his Home on Avenue Mojo in in Uncle a residential suburb of Brussels. Shortly Alicr the shooting an Anonymous caller to the belgian news Agency Belga claimed responsibility for the murder of a syrian secret agent on behalf of syrian Mujahid can holy warriors. California quake damage estimated at $ 125 million los Angeles a anole or aftershock rattled Southern California on wednesday As officials said damage from last week s powerful temblor would exceed $125 million. The latest aftershock struck at 4 35  An measured 3.0 on the Richcr scale said Robert finn spokesman for the California Institute of technology s seismology lab in Pasadena. It apparently caused no damage. The Shock was entered in the earthquake aftershock zone six Miles South Southwest of Pas Adena finn said and was the 26th to measure a least 3.0 on the Richler scale. Two shocks below 3.0 also have been recorded since thursday morning s 6.1 quake. Seven deaths have been attn used to the quake and aftershocks and thousands of buildings in los Angeles and Orange counties have been damaged. 7 West German tourists die in fiery crash in Spain Ibiza Spain a seven West German tourists died wednesday when the bus in which they were Riding crashed head on into a motor Cycle and burst into flames on this Mediterranean Island. Anole or 20 passengers suffered serious injuries and bums. The Accident occurred North of the town of Santa Eulalia Del Rio 20. The bus carrying a total of 40 people caught fire following the crash police said. Eight of the 20 injured suffering from serious Burns were flown to the Burn unit of la be hos Pital in Valencia on the Spanish Mainland. The other 12 injured were taken to can Mise Hospital in he town of Ibiza. No identities or hometowns were immediately available. E. German family uses truck to escape to West Hannover Germany a an East German couple and their three sons used a sur plus army truck to ram through their communist Homeland s bolder barriers and escape unharmed to West Germany West German police said wednesday. The escape occurred ate tuesday near the Remote West German Border town of a Alsdorf about 55 Miles East of Hannover. The family a 36-year-old Gardener his 33 year old wife and their three sons aged 10. 7, and 5 surprised East German Bonder guards and reached West German territory before the sentries could intervene according to West Ger Man Border police in Hannover. West German police declined to identify the family in keeping with established policy. Thursday october b. 1987 Dod has some Tough choices from Page 1 pm Cal. Democratic leaders moreover Are planning an Effort to raise taxes by about $12 billion which presumably would Case the need for cuts in spending. But president Reagan has threatened to veto any lax increase. The full reduction in inc revised budget balancing Law would be s23 billion and it would go into effect nov. 20. The Law requires the defense department Loab sorb half of $23 billion in mandated reductions. But it permits Weinberger to exempt All or part of the funds for personnel. For every exempt Ion in personnel however the defense department must slice into accounts for operations or procurement of arms. Helm made no recommendations but the thrust of his analysis was to protect personnel. Thai appears to reflect the thinking of most senior military officers who in the past have preferred to protect personnel Al the expense of new weapons. Under inc revised Law Weinberger is scheduled to submit a recommendation to Reagan who. In turn must notify the Congress of his Choice by Del. 10. The Pentagon comptroller s analysis said that if personnel funds Are totally exempted from reduction every non personnel account will be reduced by 10.5 percent below the fiscal year 1988 appropriated level specifically it said the operating Tempo of deployed forces will be reduced below Levels achieved in fiscal year 1980," just before the Reagan administration took office. That Means the army would decrease ils operation by about 30 percent of what it presently does the paper said. Large exercises such As those Al the National training Center in the desert of California would be restricted As would joint service exercises. Similarly the analysis said the Navy s steaming Days would be reduced to 33.5 in each Quarter a reduction of about 10 percent. Ship Crews will not receive sufficient training to meet deployment schedules it said. Some ships maybe tied up. Exercises will be cancelled. The Navy will be unable to meet National commitments in the air the paper said air Crews will not be prepared to perform assigned  since some units May not be Able to meet minimum requirements for Safe flight they will be unable to Fly. Flying hours and readiness will decrease in All services. In procurement he Purchase of eight helicopters four Flag fighters and iwo f-15 fighters would be delayed As would the Purchase of 400 tactical missiles of various types. Ammunition purchases would be Cut by $200 million and spare pans by $300 million the analysts said. In strategic missiles the Purchase of three air Force my missiles and one Trident 1 Navy missile would be delayed. The construction of a Large Navy ship such As a Cruiser or submarine would be delayed. In the army the Purchase of 36 my tanks and 31 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles would be postponed. J however if Weinberger should decide to Cut funds in personnel the analysis said a reduction in Force could Range from 275,000 with no exemption Down to 67,000 if three quarters of the account is exempted. With no exemption the analysis said the Pentagon would be required to enforce massive separations of people from the services and to hold Down recruiting. Gains in Quality will be wiped out in said Asmore than 90 percent of the recruits today Are High school graduates the highest ratio since world War ii. Those Young people would be less Likely to enlist. The analysts said that no exemption will leave a hollow Force with Only Basic cadre adding ships will be tied  moreover it said morale will be lowered As working Days and family separations in crease in an attempt to perform missions. If half of the personnel account were exempted a reduction of 164,000 people would be necessary the analysis Taid negating the significant improvement achieved in the Reagan  thai would reduce the armed forces to a level below that of 1979, the analysis said. In a covering memorandum. Helm said thai under any plan Weinberger chose the lint Cut should be made in discretionary costs including permanent changes of station bonuses for enlistment or re enlist ment proficiency pay for aviators and funds for re serve training. Reagan As is $270 million for contras Washington a president Reagan warn ing he won t be footed by sandinista facades of free Dom asked Congress on wednesday to approve $270 million in Contra Aid As an insurance policy for peace in Nicaragua. Reagan in a roughly worded address to the organization of american is Sci lauded recent Steps taken toward peace under a regional Accord. But he also said the pact is Only a beginning an described a series of Steps the leftist Sand Mista govern ment in Managua must Lake in order to assure thai . Military Aid to the Contra rebels ends. Full free and fair elections and the open society that alone can make them possible including full human rights and expulsion of All soviet and cuban forces these must be the Bedrock of conditions upon which any further agreement with the sandinista inbuilt Reagan said. Although House speaker Jim Wright a Texas has Sard Reagan has Little Chance of obtaining renewed military Aid the president lectured Congress against abandoning the Contra after supporting them in the past. It cannot just walk away he said. "1 have made a personal commitment to them and i will not walk  Reagan termed the Aid package the essential Gua Rantee hat the sandinista will live up to the demo cratic conditions of the Guatemala Accord the peace pact signed in August by five Central american nations including Nicaragua. The president said he would request and fight for the $270 million 18-month Aid package which administration officials have said would go Forward before the nov. 7 cease fire Date called for under the regional peace Accord. Arc from Page 1 ried couples by keeping it Al about the same rate As be fore Smith said. With the change Junior enlisted personnel Wilt have to pay the same rate As everyone else i they slay in a Superior hotel. Only four of the 12 hotels Are Standard the Alpine inn and Mcnair in Berchtesgaden the Park Al Chi Emsee and the Abrams in Garmisch room rates for a is through is will be $16 for a single room with Bath $9 for a single room without Bath 120 for a double with Bath and $ 11 for a double without Bath in a Standard hotel. A and above and civilians in a Standard hotel will pay $21 fora single Wilh Bath $14 for a single without Bath $28 for a double with Bath and $18 for a double without Bath in Superior hotels the Rales will be $26 for single with Bath $18 for single without Bath $34 for double with Bath and 123 for double without Bath. Other increases include a 12 percent hike in food prices 8 percent on beverages and 20 percent on Recita Tion programs. Smith said. The ski week package for example will increase from $209 to $246, including clothing arid ski equipment. By comparison he said the average Price of a Sti week pack age on the Economy is 390 Marks about $216 but does include room Board clothing or ski equipment. Geneva from Page 1 from a joint draft treaty since August but that Progress would have to be made on the number of delivery systems and warheads allowed each of the countries and the form that verification measures would Lake. The two sides also disagree on How Long the reduction would take the United states is opting for seven years the soviets for five but Lehman Felt confident that Issue could be resolved quickly. I frankly Don t see that As a major Issue because i think the soviet Union will agree to seven years he said. Soviet insistence that a Start agreement be linked to Reagan s strategic defense initiative has been Amajor stumbling Block in Geneva Lehman said add ing he Hopes Gorbachev has come to understand that our 50 percent reduction should not be held hostage to another agreement on defensive Arm Lehman said inf talks in Geneva have been pro Gressing at an incredible Pace but that More pro Gress is necessary. Obviously there area number of verification Issue that need to be resolved. That could be done quickly. On the other hand thai could Lake some time we re hopeful he said