European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D report cites hunger in America Page 5 d Vikings Browns win in nil action spoils Page 21 i d aboard the Kidd \ in the med Page 28 Authol Zep unofficial publication for Tyvol. 46, no. 193 wednesday october is 1967 to alarmed Foffel d 8693 a plus go raise proposed inc Vinch Washington  to work out differences in House and so talc Numis of next year s defense authorization Bill agreed to a military pay raise of 3 percent Al Jan. I according to congressional sources. And depending on the size of the final defense Bud get the administration May gel the authority to raise the Basic allowance for quarters by As much As 5.7 percent giving Scricc members an Overall increase in income of 3,5 percent. The pay raise was one of several personnel items discussed by House and Senate conferees working on the authorization Bill. Once the conference ends both  prove the final package and it must by so by presi Dent Reagan to become Law. Sources said the conf rely in Ould wrap up its deliberations by mid Kcf under the Prici my plan the increase in quarters allowance Msj of Rcd to the size of the defense budget source who asked not to be identified. I depends largely on whether Reagan is witling to Swallow the tax increase advocated by Congress to help reduce the budget deficit. It s really tied to what the president docs the House source said. If he agrees to the Tan hike hell get $296 billion in defense budget authority for fiscal 1988. If he vetoes a tax hike defense budget authority Yil be s 289  the $296 billion defense authority to quarters Atlow pfc Ruchaj Jerk Cut the source said. That woul to Maffia 3.5 percent pay hike for most 5crviccrniw\wtajrce said. Is  done in iheflamo5t recently by the Carter add Rob a nation to own the Overall Cost of military Hile still giving most  a raise in come. Raising the bad rather than base pay saves Money because not everyone gets the allowance according to Pentagon officials. It does t go to people living in Barracks on ships or in military family housing. It will not affect the pensions of Scricc members retiring in fiscal 1988 or inc compilations for re enlistment bonuses. Increasing Basic pay by 3.5 percent would Cost about twice As much As a 3 percent increase with he additional bad increase inc official said. The House source said it in cum not Reagan to decide whether to shifubm0f"nrie bad. Congress can Only Recomb my a wasps to  he said. We Caa  to do that.". No alive plan is a Compromise Between Senate if Recs who pushed for a 4 percent pay raise and House members who wanted a 3 percent increase the source said. This was inc Only Way we could find the Bucks to give service members something More than a straight 3 percent raise he said. The House source confirmed action an several other personnel issues. He said inc conferees agreed to set a catastrophic Cap on medical costs Lor family members under the civilian Tula Ltd medical program of the uniformed services. Djupe Active duly personnel would have their costs Copf Clit $1,000 per year while families of Reti Rees  Ajjan of 10,000 per year. Approved Anim in Navy submarine pay and a plan to restructure Canh Ufa pay to make it More generous. Turned Down a Senate prom of increase the household goods weight allowance Foll Taupe enlisted personnel. That plan in t totally dead my considered again until next year inc sour Cal Reagan confident of treaty Washington a president Reagan said monday thai . Soviet affairs arc a Little up in the air after soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s refusal to pick a Dale at a Summit but added he still believes a treaty to ban medium Range nuclear weapons is going to be  i Don t think it was a diplomatic set Back and whether it was a Man Euver or not i would t have an answer to Hal Reagan told european television correspondents. Reagan said we were hoping they would set a Dale for a superpower sum Mit thai would bring Gorbachev to the United Stales for the first time. We have said to them that it s up to hem to set a Dale if they would like to have it and i Hare not counted it out As yet Reagan added. I Don t think thai it was a deliberate negative because i think they would have simply said they weren t going to be attending a Summit he said. Of the move by the two superpowers to reach agreement on a treaty to eliminate intermediate Range nuclear weapons. Rea Gan said it seems that our negotiator have eliminated All of inc major differences and there May be a few Little details to work out. Bui we do believe that s going to be signed. ,. Of course we re a Little Upin inc air right  Secretary of slate George p. Shull said meanwhile that the soviets arc making a mistake if they think their unwillingness to Sci a Dale for a Summit meeting will produce . Concessions. Shutlz said inc . Is prepared to Dis cuss with the soviets the . Quest for a space based defense against Miv in i. But we Are Noi wilting and 1 Don t think we Ever will be willing to throw in the Towel on learning How 10 defend our selves Shutlz said. In Force launches rocket carrying secret payload Titan 34d rockets into the California sky Alop a column of flame and smoke. Vandenhe Bitah Calif. A the to surf monday launched its first Jiff sad since inc same Type of Rock Cico up on liftoff More than a Yew Igo. Experts said it probably a top secret spy satellite but air Force would say Only that in carried a classified payload. Air Force Secretary Edward c. Al Dridge said the launch had tremendous significance because in allows us to resume launching critical National Security payload on a regular  John Pike a space policy sex pc for the federation of american scientists in Washington said inc rocket most Likely carried a lop Svercl Khz ii pit Oto reconnaissance satellite. Since another Kh-11 was deactivated in August 1985, the United states has had Only one such satellite in orbit to Monitor soviet military activities and it is caring inc end of its three year lifetime. Pike said a successful Khz ii Nch would mean we re out of the in terms of the threat of being Lii Ullin  the fac orc has a More advanced K.H-12 in Roccon Naissance satellite. But Pike sji9ju is so heavy it can be launched Only space shuttles which Hase Bacn the undid since the challenger expo do january 1986, or on Titan 4  Fucich won t be ready until Nam car. Mor Jay s launch  Ali frs of a Titan ,14l since one blew Jun during liftoff from a Judenberg on april 18, i9s6. The air Force blamed the sex Liim in on inc peeling of Insu Ilion inside one of the Roc Lei s solid fuel boosters