European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday november 11,1987 january go pay raise could get the a from Page 1 percent increase to the Gramm Rudman a. Colas have since been exempted from Gramm Rudman cuts but they could be reduced by the economic sum Mit the aide said. Decisions resulting from the Summit Lake precedence Over anything else thai has Hcan agreed upon. No is briefs if Summit conferees decide to eliminate or Cut the pay raise for example inc authorization Bill would have to be changed to reflect that he aide said. A House budget committee staffer said freezing military pay would save about ii.5 billion. Cutting inc military pay raise from 3 percent to 1 percent would save about $500 million while delaying it until april i would save the same amount he said. Freezing will military and Federal civilian pay and Retiree would save ji2 billion More half the amount that Summit leaders Hope tout from the deficit he said. The Summit which began two weeks ago must come up with a plan by nov.20, or automatic across the Board Gramm Rudman cuts of $23 billion in Federal spending will he triggered. President Reagan Al Caily has declared that military personnel accounts including pay would be shielded from any Gramm Rudman cuts. Ironically we re in a situation where would probably be better off if this budget Summit can t reach an agreement because under Miramm Rudman All personnel Money is protected said a Pentagon manpower official. 2nd Man sought in slaying of 2 German policemen Frankfurt up authorities said a second suspect was being sought it1, the fatal Shu Owings of two policemen whose funerals were held in a packed Frankfurt Church tuesday. Hans Juergen Foerster spokesman for West Germany s chief Federal prosecutor said a War rant had been issued for the arrest of Frank Hoffmann 24, in connection with he two Mur Ders during a nov. 2 environmental protest against a Frankfurt Airport s newest runway. Andreas Eichler 33, was arrested in connection with the shootings last tuesday Afler the murder weapon t 9mm pistol stolen from a policeman during a Riol last year was found in a raid on his Girlfriend s apartment in Frankfurt. Of Ersler said a list of Bankers and business men associated with the construction of the disputed runway was discovered in Eichlein ban safety Deposit Box but Foerster declined to de scribe it As b hit list. Also found in the Box was a typed note taking responsibility for a terror attack that never took place foe Riler said. Thousands of mourners meantime crowded into the Cathedral in Frankfurt for inc funeral of the two slain policemen Klaus Eichhoefer 44, and to Horslin Schwalm 33. Filipino lawyer killed educator Hurt in ambush Manila Philippines a gunmen tuesday ambushed the car of a University president whom police had accused of harbouring communist rebels. Police said the educator was wounded and one of i three companions was killed. Police said the four were in a car Ravelin across a Bridge in suburban Santa Ana about 10 30 . When their assailants opened lire with .45-Caiber pistols and m-16 rifles. Police said Nam Casio Pru Donle president of the polytechnic University of the Philippines was wounded in the left High and right Arm. Hospital sources said his injuries were not serious. Alex Marta a an attorney for the school was killed in the attack police said. Rep. Pablo Ocampo said prudence was re turning after a meeting at the congressman s Home when the ambush took place. Manila s police chief. Brig. Gen. Alfredo Lim was sup posed to have appeared at the meeting but did not Ocampo told private radio stations. Reagan from Page 1 major industrialized democracies to promote Exchange rate the Dollar is one item among several economic uncertainties that have plagued inc administration in re cent weeks. Dealer attributed the latest decline to the failure Ofa monday meeting of Central Bank officials in Basel Switzerland to produce effective measures to coordinate financial policy. On Capitol Hill the inability of the administration and Congress to come to terms on a bipartisan plan to Cut the other twin economic evil the Federal budget deficit has been blamed for weak investor Confidence thai has shaken Wall Street since he Market plunge of three weeks ago. In Europe the Dollar plunged to new lows with the Money markets closing before Reagan s remark that he wants no further decline could have any effect on trading. The american currency closed Al a new All time Low in Zurich 31 1.3527 Swiss francs and was 1.6530 Marks in Frankfurt despite intervention by the Central Bank. The Dollar hit five year lows in Brussels Amster dam London and Milan. In London the British Pound gained against the Dollar to close at $1.80. The Dollar closed in Brussels at 34.77 belgian francs in Paris at 5.6230 French francs in Milan at j,220, lire and in Amsterdam at 1,8575 guilders. In the earlier Tokyo Market the Dollar closed at new postwar record Low of 133.65 japanese yen. Down from monday s fixing of l3s the previous record Low. It was the fifth straight record Low on the Tokyo foreign Exchange Market and came despite the Bank of Japan reported Purchase of More than $1.6 billion to prop up the Greenback Spain from Page 1 previous negotiations Over the past 16 months it also has turned Down proposals to relocate the f-16i, which for the 401 is tac Fuhler Wing at another base in Southern Spain. A new round of talks is set for mid december. Spanish officials have indicated thai Spain s return to democracy 12 years ago and its membership in nato since 1982 have changed inc nature of its de sense relations with the United slates. Washington argues that the figs Are vital Lonato s air defense especially in View of the impending ban on nuclear arms in Europe which enhances the importance of conventional weapons. But prime minister Felipe Gonzalez says he u bound by the results of a referendum of March 1986 in which spaniards voted for continued membership in nato in Exchange for a reduction of inc american military pres ence. Spain also wants live refuelling planes removed from Zaragoza a in northeastern Spain but has nude no de mands for other reductions there and at Moron a in the South or the naval base at Rota which guards the Atlantic approaches to the Mediterranean sea costly phone scam lands airman in jail by Dave dieh1, . Haw Raf upper Heyford England an air Force jury collected on a whopper of a phone Bill tuesday by fining a lovelorn airman and disconnecting him from the service for accepting collect Calls on Barracks phones. Airman Michael Fay a Security policeman with ihe7320th Security police so rang up a $4,700 phone Bill by accepting 77 collect phone Calls Between june 4 and july 28, the Calls came from Fay s Girlfriend in Farmingville n.y., Legal officials said. During the trial. Fay said he was trying to save an ailing relationship with his Nance who wanted him Home. I m sorry for whal i did Fay told the jury. I would t have done it if it was t for in the one Day general court martial Fay 20, pleaded guilty to a single charge of obtaining Telephone Calls under false five officer jury fined him $4,200. Fay also was reduced him in rank to Al ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances while confined for six months and Given a bad conduct discharge. Fay already had paid the government 1772.61 of the Bill. It Wax set. Charles Connolly the Farmer Barracks manager where Fay lived who helped pull the plug on the airman s ions distance scam. In june Connolly answered an Extension phone in the Barrack and Over heard Fay on another phone accept lies a collect Call according to written evidence presented in the Case. Nolly then told police. Investigators found that Fay Conno used three separate Barracks phones to accept the collect Calls which were made from a single stateside s chats which lasted from three to 92 minutes ran up a total Bill of More than 2.946 pounds with Ute nation Al Telephone company British telecoms. In All. Fay s Calls added up to some 40 Hounion trans Atlantic talk. Deserter from Page 1 Wagen across the Border into East Ger Many last p b. 27 after he deserted from his unit Btry a 3rd Fin 79th Field any in Gic Ssan. The unit now is 2nd in 32nd Field arty regt. The couple arrived in Moscow april 2 and a granted political Asylum in the soviet Union. They moved into a room Ai Moscow s hotel Budapest and for a while everything progressed As in a fairy tale Neumann said. It was terrific. We dined on smoked Salmon and caviar Neumann said. Roberts told soviet authorities he would like to work in animal husbandry. Even though he said he liked All animals except snakes the authorities assigned him to work at a Snake farm in far off Turkmenistan 1,500 Miles from mos cow she said. He Imd to feed cobras vipers and Black mamas with mice she said. His Boss was even bitten by a the couple received a three room apartment in which All the appointments were red red furniture red carpet red wait paper. All we Ever saw was red said Neu Mann. And to top that off she said the place was overrun with cockroaches and there was hardly anything decent to eat. She said Roberts once told Hen our neighbor Are demanding from me that i share you with them. They say that s the custom Neumann said she had to stand in food lines for hours and in the end there was Only Camel meat left women were treated like cattle. They were sold one woman for three camels and five sheep she recalled. Neumann who had separated from her husband said she met Roberts at a party near Wiessen and found him she said he showed up in lean at he door one night to say Petia i can t Lake it anymore. she said Roberts sergeant had Tor tured him psychologically and even took away his Bible. Neumann said the smuggled him to the East bloc in her car because he had no travel documents asked whal would happen to the Cou ple if Roberts went to jail she said. We will Slick it out through that As she Laid they plan 10 name their son Trevor Dieter. Meanwhile the questioning of Rob erts is continuing Al the Philadelphia naval Yard Brig where he was transferred Afler two Days of questioning Al fort Dix n.j., army spokeswoman Ros Waldrop said monday she said Roberts was transferred Sun Day because of an army regulation that limits to 72 hours the time a person can be kept in a temporary detention facility. She said officials have not Yei decided what if any charges will be brought against him. Officials have been questioning Rob erts about whal he did during his eight month absence. He will remain at the Philadelphia base while the army investigation continues Waldrop said. Roberts has asked the army to give him an administrative discharge rather than require him to stand trial Waldro said
