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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d lodging plus per diem system to go into effect Jan. 1 Page 2 d policy challenged on sending families overseas Page 8 d win a trip for two to the super bowl sports Page 26 authorized unofficial Public lion for vol. .16. No. 243 thursday. December 17, 1987 Meo pohce1 d 8693 a i m Back in the race Gary Hart announces Gary Hart Concord . Not Gary Hart resumed his presidential Campaign tuesday shocking democratic leaders and the six others seeking the party s nomination. I m Back in the  he said. Let s let the people  the former senator from Colorado was leading Public opinion polls when he abandoned the democratic race seven months ago. The report Hal he had an affair with a Miami woman and the Way he dealt with the resulting juror led Many voters to express deep concern Aboul his character. Tuesday in Concord he did not men Tion the scandal or the suggestions at the time that other news reports Aboul his Sun life were imminent. Instead he stressed his desire to offer new ideas for addressing the nation s problems Hart said that he is rejoining he race because he had expected other Candi dates to pick up some is ideas and other National leaders 10 join the con test but Hal has not happened. His a Jion threw the contest for the democratic presidential nomination into confusion and was greeted with glee by republicans. After his announcement Hart formally filed As a candidate in inc new Hamp Shire primary the nation s first next feb. 16. Speaking on the Granite Steps of the slate Capitol his wife Lee by his Side. He said i Don t have a National head quarters or staff. I Don t have any Money. Don t have pollsters or Consul Lanis or Media advisers or political endorsements but i have something even Heller he went on. I have the Power of ideas and i can govern this  in his speech Hart said my family Lee John and Andrea understand clearly the difficulties that lie ahead and hey arc totally behind this  Lee Hart said "1 will travel with Gary As much As i can. I Only ask some time to do a Little skiing this  the Harts son John was also present for i he announcement. Their daughter. See Hart on Page 28 2 percent pay hike almost a sure thing by Chuck Vinci Jlon Bureau the size of Washington the fiscal 1988 military pay raise except for the formalities and the result is Liot  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 the Senate last week. The package incorporates spending a set out by the nov. 20 economic agreement the administration and  before president rcaganui0mebill into Law the House and  meet to Iron out differences in the a fictive spending Bills. Bui  changes arc wheeled to come con Terence a House staffer said because the spending guidelines in inc economic agree Mcnol were supported by both Chambers. The House and Senate Bills differ mainly because the House passed its version before inc economic Summit concluded he Senate Bill would supersede Thoj awned in the fiscal Ujj amp j signed into Law. So or a Lac Many lawmakers sup5. Sise there was simply no Way to allow within the spending limit of $285 billion in the 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 Hope for belting a 3j Pended upon whether veg hmm the  additional one Hatch would Cost Aboul s7so Mil am other military accounts. The Senate Bill does not provide Hal authority and the House staffer said conferees on the House Side would not push the Issue when the conference gels under Way this week. While defense department officials Are disappointed with what appears to be the final results of 1988 budget Bailie on Capitol Hill some a Jive been worse. At one time of freezing pay at fiscal 1987   said one official. We asked for 4  but when you consider thai we could Nat huh lung half i loaf is belter than  Shultz allies Confer in Summit follow up by Rosemary Sawyer sin it writer in inc superpowers strategic Arsenal tuesday said the Wesl will have to continue to rely on inc nuclear deterrent to War. We All realize nuclear deterrence has Kepi the peace in Europe for the past 40 years and so far As anyone can see ahead we re going to have to rely on nuclear deterrence Shutlz said at a news conference following a timings with Wesl German leaders. Maybe out in arc Al some Point be possible to do so Al  lesser Levels of risk.  we re working  Tfir Shullie who Jim a five nation trip after last Weck Wnm Mit Between president Rea Gan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in Bonn tuesday morning from Oslo Norway and flew to London for meetings with British officials. He praised German leaders for put Ting together the ideas and exerting the strength of purpose necessary in the Otia Tion of the into rec at the Summit removal of . Medium rang weapons from Germany. Shutlz praised Germany for its generating ideas carrying Juji ii if on them stepping up  Tion and  negotiating it european concern Lor the Lial 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 in is no viewed As top prior Ity by nato nations in general. German Chancellor Helm us Kohl s government has agreed to a common nato position thai puts negotiations on Long Range strategic weapons convention sae Shultz on Page 28 Secretary of staff George Shultz de planes from a West German Millu iry Jet in i Londott tuesday. Shulti few from Bonn in her in engine  Craft after the air Force Boeing 707 carrying him and his croup would not Start  
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