European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Europe urged to offer benefits to gis Hurt by Buck Page 2 d policy challenged on sending Fame ies overseas Page 8 d anti smoking campaigns growing in Europe Dally Magazine authorized unofficial of  Fok it . Fount vol. 46, no. 242 wednesday december 16, 1987 to in 0 8693 a i m Back in the race Gary Hart announces gun hurl Concord. . A Gary hartre entered the democratic presidential race tuesday in a slanting turnabout seven months after withdrawing amid controversy about his relationship with a Miami Model. I m Back in the race. Let s let the people decide Han said on he state Hose Steps in new Hampshire with his wife acc at his Side. Sometimes the Best thing to do is what you feel you must do he said. After formally tiling As a candidate in the first in Lac nation new Hampshire primary the presidential hopeful strolled Down Concord s main so ret shaking hands and trailed by a mob of reporters. Hart was the Clear Cut front runner for the democratic presidential nomination when he quit the Campaign last May and he rejoined it Al a Lime when the Side cleared democratic candidates arc still struggling to generate National support. He stated his respect for his once and present rivals and said he is sure they will respect my right to make my Case this will not be like any Campaign you have Ever seen because i am going dire i to the people Han said in a brie statement that made no mention of the personal controversies that forced him from the race last Spring. Hart s decision seemed to catch his rivals off guard we All woke up this morning with a Surprise under the Christmas tree name Gary Hart said former Arizona gov. Bruce Babbitt another democratic con tender. He will either be a front runner or a ghost of Christmas past in a matter of  said he has no Campaign funds polls or staff but he added "1 have something even better i have the Power of ideas. And i can govern this  s announcement followed months of insistence that he would not rejoin the race he was forced to abandon after questions were raised last Spring see Hart on Page 28 2 percent pay hike almost o sure thing by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington the Wrangle Over the size of the fiscal 1988 military pay raise seems to be Over except for the formalities and the result is not what  had hoped. The raise will be limited to 2 percent. The Cap on the raise was one of the items in the deficit reduction package passed by he Senate last week. The package incorporates spending guidelines set out by Lite nov. 20 economic agreement Between the administration and Congress. Before president Reagan can sign he Bill into Taw the House and Senate will have to meet to Iron out differences in their respective spending Bills. But no significant changes Are expected to come out of the conference a House suffer said because the spending guidelines in the economic agreement were supported by both Chambers. The House and Senate Bills differ mainly because the House pass edits version before the economic Summit concluded. The Senate Bill would supersede the 3 percent pay raise contained in the fiscal 19bs defense authorization act which the president already has signed into Law. A Senate appropriations committee staffer said that while Many lawmakers supported the 3 percent raise there was simply no Way to allow it and Sta within the spending limit of$2bs billion in the sen ale Bill. The Bill also shoots Down Pentagon plans to boost variable housing allowance for stateside personnel by 3.4 percent and a proposal to increase Basic Al Lowance for quarters by up to 6 percent if funds could be found in other accounts. The final hone for getting a 3 percent raise de Pended upon whether Congress would agree to give the Pentagon discretion to fund the additional on percentage Point which would Cost about $750 Mil lion from other military accounts the Senate Bill docs not provide that authority and the House staffer said conferees on the House Side would not push the Issue when the conference gels under Way in is week. While defense department officials arc disappointed with what appears to be the final results of the fiscal 1988 budget Battle on Capitol Hill some said it could have bean worse. There was talk Al one time of freezing pay at fiscal 1987 Levels no raise at All said one official. We asked for 4 percent originally but when you consider thai we could have gotten nothing half a loaf is belter than  West must rely on nuke deterrence Shultz says by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Bonn Secretary of slate George Shultz while calling for a to percent Cut inthe superpowers strategic Arsenal tuesday said the West would have to continue sorely on the nuclear deterrent to War. We All realize nuclear deterrence has kept the peace in Europe for the past 40 years and so far As anyone can see ahead we re going to have to rely nonnuclear deterrence Shutlz said Al a news conference following meetings with West German leaders. Maybe out there at some Point it will be possible to do so at lesser Levels with lesser Levels of risk. That s what we re working  Shutlz who is on a five nation trip following last week s Summit betwee president Reagan and soviet Leader Mik Hail Gorbachev arrived in Bonn tues Day morning from Oslo Norway and was scheduled to Fly to London for meet Ings with British officials. He praised German leaders for put Ling together the ideas and exerting the strength of purpose necessary in the successful negotiation of the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty signed at the Summit. The treaty includes the removal of . Medium Range nuclear weapons from Germany. Shuttz praised Germany for its part in generating ideas carrying through on them stepping up on their implementation and being a reasonable negotiating partner. Asked about european concern for the eventual elimination of Short Range weapons Shutlz said the question of what to do about Short Range nuclear sys tems is not ruled out forever by any Means but it is not viewed Stop prior Ity by nato nations in  Chancellor Helmut Kohl s government has agreed to a common nato position that puts negotiations on Long Range strategic weapons conventional farces and chemical weapons ahead of Short Range Battlefield weapons. United press International reported. Shutlz said nato meetings last june and this month already had outlined the Alliance s course of  said the Alliance would Fin t look to ils conventional capability although he said modernization efforts were ongoing and no particular plans to upgrade have been made in connection with the inf  continuing modernization Effort has ils relationship to the willingness of the countries involved to spend the re sources they should on defense including the United slates be said. Sulu met tuesday with Kohl. For eign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher and defense minister Manfred Womer nato s Secretary general elect. To Dis cuss Steps Alliance countries will take in the Wake of the treaty s signing. Shultz also visited former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt who was in Power when nato decided to deploy medium Range missiles to counter similar soviet weapons targeted at the West. Schmidt proposed in 1979 thai nato deploy the missiles while continuing to seek negotiations with the so vices. The foreign ministry said Shultz and Genscher cared for a 50 percent reduction in the superpowers strategic nuclear arsenals the associated press reported. A statement issued by the ministry said Shutlz and Genscher stressed the interest of both sides for a to percent reduction of the strategic potential of Bolh  Genscher and Shultz agreed the treat should be followed by other disarmament proposals the a said. Genscher also called for speedy East West talks about the soviet bloc s superiority in conventional forces and on a worldwide ban on chemical weapons the statement said. Tips on Holiday entertaining daiy Magazine