European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Rama teen s 512th wins Competition Page 2 o broken neck can t Stop Lan Stuhl Soldier Page 9 d cardinals tigers win in playoffs sports Page 21 the authorized unofficial Fujiu cation fou Thi . A timid Faucit vol. 46, no. 176 sunday october 11, 1987 d 8693 a go personnel cuts ruled out administration tells Congress of decision Washington the Reagan administration notified Congress on sat urday that it intends to exempt military personnel from defense spending cuts that will be required under automatic deficit reduction provisions of the Gramm Rudman act. Budget director James c. Miller Iii in a idler to House speaker Jim Wright a to Baa said the decision is consid ered to be in the National under a revised version of the Gramm Rudman act which president Reagan signed last month Federal spend ing would have to be Cut by about 123 billion in fiscal 1988, which started . The Law specifics that half of that amount would have to be absorbed bythe defense department. But a provision of the Law gave Rea Gan the option of exempting military personnel accounts from the sequestration of funds that would take place under the automatic budget culling Pentagon analysis released earlier in the week said that spending cuts required under the revised Gramm Rudman act could have forced the dismissal of215,000 uniformed personnel or could have sharply reduced training maintenance and weapons purchasing. In the letter to Wright Miller said the administration concluded that it must safeguard he resources necessary a compensate the men and women serving to defend our nation and to maintain the Force Levels required for our National Security the decision before the while House and budget office was whether the por Tion of automatic budget cuts to be absorbed by the Pentagon would include Al facets of defense spending including Money spent on is recognized that this action Wilt adversely affect other defense programs particularly those related to readiness Miller s Teller said. Ii is essential How Ever to avoid causing financial hardship to individual service personnel and Amajor upheaval in military manpower projects the Gramm Rudman and specifies that the administration can exempt All or sea cuts on Page 28 Brothers meet in Germany after 20 years by Duvel White Augsburg Germany set. 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The Soott decision sent ill seven children to continued on Page 28 Reagan welcomes decision by Bork not to withdraw Jackson begins formal Dru Raleigh a Jesse a on formally announced a candidacy saturday Truie 19s& democratic Pratsi denial nomination saying Kvanli to serve America with bold leadership and a the fiery preacher who up the 1984 Campaign with extraordinary Veloqu be started his second Campaign for the White Haft in his native South saying that much has Chan Vlince he was bom in Green Ville s.c., in 1941. A we ire Here top at the Dawn Early in the morn ing of the new Seth the Black civil rights activist told toe conv Albi of his Rainbow coalition. This Region of Rich a and poor people can Lead America tits loftiest in Iglesi 1984 the outsider running against then system is now the Leader in the National the Only Democrat to be making his second Laid out the themes of his Campaign with a Call Lic Justice and morality in foreign policy. Now is the time Tor bold leadership acid a new see Jackson on pay 28 Washington a president Reagan indicated saturday that he would have acceded to a re quest by appeals court judge Robert h. Bork to with draw As a supreme court nominee but he said he was gratified by Bork s decision to carry on. To his weekly radio address to the nation broadcast from Camp David md., Reagan said "1 won t easily forget How Bork described the agony of deciding whether to remain in the fight. But Reagan also said he shared Bork s feeling that there should be no illusions about his prospects for confirmation. Reagan said that Bork s record has been subjected to distortions and misrepresentations and he noted that while i refused to withdraw his name 1 under stood Why judge Bork himself might choose to do i knew that any decision made by judge Bork would be made on solid grounds of principle in con Trast to those who would politicize our courts jeopardize the Independence of the judiciary and hold our courts and Constitution Bui Reagan giving his listeners a rare presidential description of the kinds of meetings that go on behind closed doors and out of Public View at the while House talked of How Bork had come to visit Friday to slate his feelings on the embattled nomination. I had a meeting i won t easily forget Reagan Wenton. The Man who came to see me was Robert i wish you could have been there the president said As he looked me in the Eye and said we must do not what was right or easy for himself but what was right for the Reagan told of How the 60-year-old Bork had Bee there to Tell me after several Days of soul searching about a decision he bad Reagan charged that in the contentious debate that has accompanied the Bork nomination in july and the subsequent hearings Many Here in Washington closed their eyes to the wrong being done to the Judi Cial some voices were raised to withdraw this Nomi nation he said. This 1 refused to but Reagan also said he knew that White i refuse to withdraw his name i understood Why judge Bork might choose to do the president said i Felt that in Many ways head already won an important Victory by giving americans a missive lesson in the importance of judicial restraint and because of the ordeal he had already experienced. The Senate judiciary committee voted 9-s Las week against recommending Bork favourably to the full Senate and an associated press Survey of committed senators shows that 53 of them have gone on record a planning to Vole against the nomination when in comes to the floor. Debate on the nomination will Likely begin Bork Imecs while House Friday after announcing Hiwot Bow out As supreme court nominee. During the week of oct. 19, my fellow americans Andrew Jackson said once that one Man with courage makes a majority Reagan said obviously Bob Bork has thai courage he let s you and i give him our support. 1 agree with judge Bork. There Are no illusions but Reagan also said that our judges should be faithful to the written Constitution the Bedrock of our liberties. Those selected for the supreme court Mustbe aware of All Points of View and their decisions based on government by the this statement apparently reflected Reagan s belie that his overwhelming re election Victory in 1984 gave him a mandate from the american people that contained among other things a right to place a candidate of his Choice on the supreme court. Bui it seemed to collide with a Point that Bork judge on the . Circuit court of appeals for the i Ulrici of Columbia had made in his statement Fri Day when he said Federal judges Are not appointed to decide cases according to the latest opinion
