European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stabs and stripes Page 28 if  briefs sergeant who killed wife gets 30-year prison term by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bur Tofta Stuttgart ail army sergeant who killed his wife june 28 in their Stuttgart apart ment received a Jaq year prison sentence thurs Day night in the Stuttgart trial Center. Set. Jock Newsome 29, a licensed practical nurse assigned to the . Army Hospital at bad Cannstatt Germany pleaded guilty id unpremeditated murder As part of a pretrial agreement. He had been charged with premeditated murder. Newsome Slabbed his wife army sgt. Cindylou Davis new some 25, after the iwo argued Ghoul the victim s alleged involvement with Amale co worker.  said at his sentencing that he got a knife from the Kitchen and Slabbed is wife after she had Cut him twice in the neck with another knife. He said he later Cut her wrists As she Lay on the floor then stashed his Awn wrists and jumped from his fourth floor Balcony in a Sui cide attempt. An autopsy showed that Davis new some die almost immediately from the wound inflicted by the 8-Inch knife Blade which broke off in Herback As she fell to the floor. Newsome a Hampton va., native assigned Toad Cannstatt since february 1985, also was Dis honorable discharged. Newsome said he had begun divorce priced Ings a few months before the murder but then moved Back in with hit wife in an attempt a reconciliation. Girl s meningitis death spurs treatments at base Raf Lakenheath England is a a year old girl died from a meningitis infection monday leading medical officials to treat 140people with antibiotics. The 140 were among 2so people exposed tothe girl and screened tuesday Al the base Hospi Tal Saint master set. Phil Haines base spokes Man. Medical officials said thursday they expect no additional cases said sol. Dave Malakoff another base spokesman. The girl who contracted fulminant Beningo Cocce inia died in the base Hospital emergency roam from cardiac and respiratory arrest according to a written statement from the Hospital commander. The parents of the child will no tallow military officials to release her name. Most of the people exposed to the girl were workers and children at the base s Day care Cen Ter Malakoff said. In the statement or. Col Jacob t. Moll said people who came into close Contact with the child were treated with antibiotics. The disease is spread Only by close Contact involving the transmission of saliva or nasal Dis charge such As sneezing into someone s face the statement said. Meningitis is a frequently fatal disease that infects the surface layer of the brain eventually affecting the the natural human defences of the patient according to Moll. Friday november 13,1987 personnel to be protected from budget cuts Taft says from Page 1 Choice made by president Reagan Las month May mean deeper cuts in weapons and other systems Tat said. It May mean n slowing Down in tic Purchase of Large systems he said. The Burden of it the cuts has been placed More in the major items of procure ment and the deferral in the acquisition of some of the major modernization  tall said Chi upcoming change in defense leadership will cause Little change in he department. The department is not going to skip a beat wit him Frank Carlucci in terms of fac support the mis Sion and the direction that we re headed Taft  task that is before us is exactly the same As it was and or. Carlucci is no stranger to  Carlucci who was named to succeed Caspar Wein Berger As defense Secretary previously filled Taft ipod Silion. As the Deputy defense Secretary Taft said car Gucci started a great Many of the programs we re just seeing come into the Force now. His commitment the was very Clear and very effective and remains  on the question of negotiations with Spain to main Tain the f-16 fighter Wing Al Torrejon a near Madrid Talt said there was no current plan to move them and that negotiations had not broken Down. The characterization that the talks have broke Down is not Correct he said they have moved to a new stage. We were not successful in the first six months of the year that s provided for these negotiations in reaching an agreement with the Spanish. Behave six More months to negotiate and the talks Are going to go  the objective he said is 10 continue the Mission of the 401st tac fighter Wing. That s been our objective and we re going to Slick with  Spain notified the United Stales tuesday it  renew a 34-year-old defense pact and would allow the treaty to lapse on its expiration Date of May 14,1988. If no agreement u reached in the a Cal six months the United states would have to withdraw it military presence in Spain by May 1989. On wednesday and Early thursday Taft visited the armed forces recreation Center for a firsthand look at the facilities. The future of a proposed 650-Rdomhotel and conference comple in Gar Misti is in the balance and Many observers feel the falling Dollar May have priced the Complex out of feasibility. Taft however said the concept of a new hotel is still alive. The proposal is there it s now in the department of the army and they re considering it and i have no reason to think that they re not going to be considering it favourably tall said. The main objective is to be sure that we have in place a facility that is attractive enough and economical enough and affordable enough that people will be wanting to me it and be Able to use i when the new hotel Complex was proposed the Price tag was estimated at about $60 million. Since then  said that figure has nearly doubled depending on which of three potential design is approved some official shave suggested that an alternative plan of renovating oust ing facilities in Gammisch May be adopted tall admitted that the Cost la a concern the cheaper solutions will have More attraction particularly in the situation that we re facing with the Deutsche Mark but it s something we re going to have to step up to Toft said. It s important to us and important to the troops Here that we have a first class  fund from Page 1 assigned to Tokyo with three dependents for example is now receiving a monthly Cost of living adjustment of 11,182 in addition to his Basic pay. An army sergeant with the same three dependents is drawing $738. Taking a snapshot right now we re looking at $325million in Anbu ageed costs in the military personnel accounts. I the Dollar does something else that s going to change. But. Based on the current drop we re looking at $325 million right  the Pentagon has devised a plan to cover that grow ing shortfall but it needs congressional authorization to Transfer funds among various accounts. Helm  thai flexibility the defense department will be forced to submit a supplemental budget request to Congress this fiscal year despite the drive to reduce the Federal deficit he said. The Pentagon has Little Choice because it is required by Law to pay overseas housing allowances and foreign Cost of a ving adjustments to military personnel deployed outside the United states he said. Helm said the department had begun fiscal 1988 on ocl. 1 with a budget of $777.4 million for these Over seas allowances. Roughly 500.000 of the 2.1 million men and women on Active duly Are deployed outside the United Stales. According to the comptroller the Pentagon s budget assumed the Dollar would buy 2.06 German Marks and 163.10 yen. Due to the financial turmoil that began with last month s Stock Market dive he Dollar is now buying Only 1.67 Marks and about 134 yen declines of about 20 percent and 1 8 percent respectively. Unless the Dollar Falls even More sharply Hel said the allowance deficit could be covered by tapping another account known As the currency fluctuation fund that fund was established by Congress in 1979 to provide extra Money when needed to pay for higher operating costs at overseas military base. The currency fluctuation fund receive it Money from so called expiring balance Money appropriated by Congress in previous Yean for weapon buying and operations and maintenance thai turned out not to be  we re asking Congress now it to allow us to use balances in the fluctuation fund for Oversea Sta Tion allowances. So that we Don t have to go up to the Hill and ask for a supplemental appropriation Helm said. Helm said he is optimistic that Congress would bless the procedure because it s the most attractive of a number of bad options to Deal with  paper reports defection of East German scientist Bonn up an East Oerman radar and air safety expert used a trip to the United slates 10 defect a West German newspaper said thursday. Die Well said professor Dietrich Eckhardt so did not return 10 East Germany from a scientific trip he look last month to the United states but instead trav eled to West Germany. The newspaper said Eckhardt headed a staff of Isola Dresden s government run Central Institute for by. Emetics and information technology. He is considered an expert on Nadir research and air safety the Welt said. Snowstorm from Page 1 dropped temperatures below freezing thursday in the South. Eight cities and towns from Texas to Virginia broke or tied their Low temperature records for the Day. Wednesday s snowfall left 3 inches in the mountains of North Carolina 8 inches in Harrisburg a. And 10 inches in Poughkeepsie . Snow Alu of 8 to 10 inches were reported Over Central and Western Massachusetts 6 to 10 inches Over portions of Eastern connection and Southern Vermont 5 to 7 inches Over Rhode Island 4 to a inches Over Southwest new Hampshire. The storm lost much of its Power As it moved up he coast late wednesday. However storm warnings for snowfall and Gusty winds remained along the Northern half of the new England coast thursday. Warnings of Gale Force winds were posted from the new Jersey coast to Cape Lookout on the North Carolina coast. In Rhode Island where nearly 10 inches fell i Providence All Public schools Ana Public universities were closed thursday. T. Of Green Airport in Warwick was closed until 7 30 a. Thursday. Hardest i by wednesday s sudden storm were Maryland the District of Columbia and Virginia where the storm lingered. Thunderstorm accompanying the Snow helped pro Duce 5 inches of Snow in three hours wednesday afternoon in the Washington area. Fifteen inches fell in nearby District Heights my and a foot of Snow shutdown Washington s National Airport for most of  snowfall Broyce the area s 1967 record when the total for the entire month we 6.9 inches. On wednesday it Denu in Anne Arundel count had to wait until 10 . At the old Mill Middle achoo for but rides Home. Rochers stayed Ute to supervise the children who were served pizza. Dozen of students in nearby Prince Georgc i county also had Long Waits for Kiuei mane vering through in towed streets. About 1,100 students in Fairfax county a. Were stranded Al Hayfield secondary school when they were served supper and watched movies until about 9p.m., when buses made it through