European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 4 the stars and stripes saturday december 19,1987 Pentagon budget cuts Spur proposal to abandon satellite killer program by Norman Black a military writer Carlucci added he was naming Derek Vander j Shaaf inc defense department s Deputy inspector Washington the air Force has proposed the general to head a 15-person study team abandonment of its asat satellite killer weapon i exp Cal a report of findings and recommendations giving up for budget reasons a program Hal had been to be submitted to me no later than feb. I 1988." repeatedly condemned by congressional leaders offi Carlucci wrote vials said Friday. The air Force recommendation is part Ofa package of proposed culs to the fiscal 1989 budget now being reviewed by defense Secretary Frank a Carlucci said inc officials who asked not lobe named. Carlucci Lias Yel to make a decision on the recommendation. Bui Given the asat program s past Trou bled history on Capitol Hill this one is probably expendable said one source. In a related development the Pentagon announced Friday that Carlucci had ordered a special fasl Irack study of inc Headquarters staffs of inc join chiefs of staff and major military commands around the world. The primary objective of the review should be to reduce manpower Levels and overhead costs Carlucci wrote in a memorandum to the armed services. Particular mention should be Given to overlapping responsibilities. Duplication of functions and excessive layering of organizational  the Headquarters organize Lions selected by the de sense Secretary for study employ roughly 16,500 Mili tary and civilian personnel. Besides the staff that serves the joint chiefs of staff they include almost every major command in he military Structure the Atlantic come the Central come inc european come inc Pacific come the space come inc Strate Gic air come the forces come and the . Portion of the nato command in Europe. The new study is the latest move in a drive by the Pentagon to shave j32.9 billion from the defense department s fiscal 1989 budget. The Pentagon submitted a 1989 budget to Congress almost a year ago totalling 1332.4 billion. But a new deficit reduction Compromise unveiled on nov. 20 and now winding its Way through Congress sets a Ceil ing of s299.5 billion for 1989 military spending. Late list month All four military services were Given proportionate target reductions for their individual budgets and ordered to inform Carlucci what programs hey would Cut to reach the new targets. The recommendation la kill i asat program grew but of dial direct Ivy i Amagon sources had earlier disclosed the air Force also is proposing to kill the mid Gilman Mobile missile program to Strcich out procurement of Jet fighters and certain aircraft missiles such As the new Omraam air to air missile and to slow development of the new c-17 cargo plane. The sources said Friday the service has further recommended shutting Down its Squadron of High Speed sk-71 Blackbird reconnaissance planes. Such a move would probably save in least s300 million in operational expenses one official said adding Ihal the air Force believes it can rely on new spy satellites. Unlike the Midg Eima Capitol Hill inc asat Congress for More than i democrats have succeeded in Banning tests of the new rocket in space essentially stopping the weapon s final development. Despite the congressional opposition. Pics Dent Reagan has insisted on pursuing development of the asat a Small missile that is carried 10 High Altitude by an f-15 jul fighter and then fired into space to attack satellites in Low Earth Orbil. The weapon destroys its target through the Force of Impact. The air Force managed to test the asat Only once against an actual target in space. Mid Geiman Plikh enjoys support on program has been hobbled by r mor three years now. Congressional Dole vows to Lead fight for arms treaty approval Washington a gop presidential contender Dob Dole declared his support for president Reagan s arms control treaty with the soviet Union on thursday and shrugged off inc defections his Campaign has suffered while he was making up his mind about i Epact. In an appearance in the while House with Reagan at his Side. Inc Senate re publican Leader pledged to Lead the Light for approval during nest year s ratification debate on the treaty to eliminate medium Range nuclear missiles. At inc same Lime he said he and Sev eral other lawmakers have concerns Over issues of soviet compliance and inc imbalance in conventional forces favouring the soviet allies in Eastern Europe. Dole had been asked several limes by reporters whether he would vote for the treaty in its present form. He announced his support hours after three lop supporters in Rhode Island said they were jumping to vice president George Bush s Campaign and after an other rival Pulc do Pom accused the Kansas senator of bending with the  former Delaware gov do Pom an a Phola Republican sen. Bob Dole of Kansu accompanies president reran to i Bric Fina thursday id which he vowed support for the .-Sovirt Row it opponent of the treaty said. Bob Dole has had his Finger up to the wind be s determined which Way it s blowing and later today he s going a take a stand. I think ii s the wrong stand despite contentions by Bush aides Dole told reporters there has been no erosion of the Lead he has held in Public opinion polls in Iowa tile of a critical Early Campaign lest next year. Asked Aboul the defection of the mayor of Ames Iowa several Days ago Dole replied Well that s Good now in t  As for the three Rhode Island switches he said one of them got a Job from the governor who s for  Bush has pressed Dole repeatedly to endorse the in Cay. He also has run Tele vision advertisements in Iowa in recent Days showing his meeting with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev last week and claiming to be the Only Republican will ing to Lake the Lead in support of the Summit. Andich  it s Clear Hal he s Dole responding to the vice president s Call for him and other republicans to support the presi Dent said Pete Celcy a spokesman for Bush s Campaign. But Dole said he was the Only con tender who has inc Opportunity to vote for the treaty and insisted that Domestic politics played no part in his announce ment. He said he made up his mind after Reading the Fine print of the treaty and consulting Wilh numerous officials in the United states and overseas. My Job now will be to iry to get As Many Republican votes As i can. And i want a lot of Republican votes he said adding Hal he expects to testify in sup port or inc Paci. Finalists in 4 states picked for teacher1 Competition Washington a teachers from Ala bams Alaska new York and Tennessee Are finalists for the 1988 National teacher of the year the Council of chief slate school officer said thursday. The Winner will be named in april. The finalists All holders of their Slat teacher of the year Lille Are Addie Rhodes Lee. A business education teacher at Rogers area vocational Center in Gardendale Ala. Lorraine Sammie Crawford a social studies Leachjr at Soldotna High school in sol Donna Alaska Donna Kenney Moffat a prekindergarten teacher Al Public school no. 80 in Buffalo . Terry weeks a seventh Grade geography and history teacher Al Central Middle school in  Tenn. The current honoree is Donna Oliver of North Carolina. The contest held annually since i9s2, is sponsored by the encyclopaedia Britannica cos. And Good housekeeping Magazine and administered by the state school superintendents. House reprimands a. Lawmaker Washington a the House voted 324-68 Friday to reprimand rep. Austin j. Murphy d-pa., for four ethics violations making him the first Mem Berlo be disciplined in More than three Yean. A reprimand was the Leas severe Penally of the options available to the House. Murphy could have faced censure loss of seniority or even expulsion. Before the vote. Murphy stood defiantly facing his colleagues in the House chamber and gesturing frequently presented a count by count rebuttal of the charges. Murphy attacked the process by which the House ethics committee investigated him determined his Guiliand recommended a punish Mem. We have put members of this House in the untenable position of being investigator of being prosecutor of being grand juror and then reversing thei r roles and coming Back to be a judge and a jury of the fans Murphy said. No one can change Hati thai rapidly. No one can change from being an investigator to being a fair juror he said. But rep. James Hansen a Utah termed inc Evi Dence overwhelming and rep. John Myers r-lnd., called on his colleagues to set aside friendships and support the reprimand. Murphy s Case stemmed from a report in the Washington times that said he flouted ethics rules. The panel investigated on its own eventually charging Murphy with one count of placing a no show employee on the payroll of an education and labor sub committee and one count of diverting House re sources such As photocopy equipment and Long distance Telephone service to his former Law firm. Murphy was also accused in three counts of having an unidentified colleague vote for him on the House floor while he was out of town but one count was dropped by the committee for insufficient evidence. Murphy is an attorney and Furtner Marine from an industrialized portion of Western Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. He has often claimed Hal the com mice sought 10 make an example of him to prove its might in the face of Republican criticism that it has been Loo la. The House had not disciplined an one since George Hansen. An Idaho Republican was reprimanded in july i9k4 for filing false financial disclosure forms. He later we in to prison. Before thai the House censured Gerry Studds of Massachusetts and Daniel b. Crane of Illinois for be Ual misconduct both in 198.1