European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d holidays can bring weighty problems Page 2 d soldiers orphans share Christmas spirit Page 9 d Aba Roundup sports Page 21 the stars am gripes authorized unofficial Ruei lotion a the . Ahmed vol. -16. No. 246 sunday. December 20. 1987 Jno oar 0 8693 a Reagan insists on Contra Aid Washington api president Reagan said saturday he will demand Hal a Catchall spending Bill Tor he government include funds for the Contra rebels fighting the san Dinsla govern ment in Nicaragua. While the Hou c and Senate Laboured Over a More than a Foo billion Hill to finance government operations Reagan said that n High ranking sandinista de Fector maj. Roger Miranda Bengoechea has come Forward with some shocking re Vela i  the nicaraguan communists it seems have been planning All along to use the Central american peace process As a weapon to consolidate heir Power the president said in his weekly radio address from the Oval office. Daniel Ortega As much As confirmed in is this week when he publicly stated that vied my or no elections the Sandi Nisla communists would never give up  on Friday Reagan said he was ready to veto the spending Bill then give up his Christmas vacation und make Congress stay in Lown to write a replacement acceptable to him. The president issued his warning in a closed door meeting at the White House with Republican leaders of Congress. The   resumed private meetings saturday on medicare benefits and Aid to the Nicara Guan contras. Issues hampering attempts to Complete he soon billion spending Bill and an accompanying deficit reduction measure. We re Down to the most difficult is sues on the two major  House majority Leader Thomas s. Foley d-waih., told reporters. Lawmakers and their staffs plan to work through the weekend to finish the Mammoth spending Bill and a compan Ion Intai Uil thai would  j23 Lii Liuigi in lanes Over two years and re Duck Many Federal Benefit programs including med . Work on the two measures which to see Reagan on Page 28 it was hard unbelievably hard but 3 passed the jeopardy test by Connie Dickey staff writer Frankfurt jeopardy game show Host Alex Trebek asked the crowd filling inc Frankfurt playhouse whether their audition test was Pink or Blue. Blue of you got the easy one he said. Easy Tor him. Of inc 63 contestant hopefuls at e&5 hold of slain Mari Ion Trebek helps � Ian with camera trouble. The show s audit Ion saturday Only three passed and went on to inc personality interview and the mock up jeopardy game besides Frankfurt in arc will be auditions today in Heidelberg Stuttgart on tuesday and Berlin on wednesday and saturday. The show s search team will select at least three people to appear on the game show in the Spring. The auditions Are sponsored by the us. Applicants were nos in by random drawing dec. 7. Dave Schneider Phil Hughes and army maj. Linn Hogue the selectee from the Frankfurt Audi Tion said they were fairly confident of passing the test. I knew the questions i answered were right Schneider said. He said he left Aboul five questions Blank. Never watch to or listen to the radio so i could t even attempt an answer to questions about them like what was inc song Pat bronc Sang in some movie from inc 50s. The stuff on the lest was something you had to know Schneider said. I mean when someone asks who was inc first holy roman emperor you have to know in win Charlemagne. You Ean t guess Schneider said the first part of the test was made up of More serious questions but the last part was pure trivia. And then to gel up there during the mock game and having to Hii the Bell first your reflexes have got to be  but tension still ran High. My Palms Are still wet Schneider said. I could still feel the tension when my name was read off saying i had  people began lining up oils id the Frankfurt playhouse at 9 . For the 10 . Contestant search. Some had husbands wives and children in Tow for moral support. Others were alone. They see test on Page 28 Carlucci plans cuts in staffs of top commands by Richard hair Oran Washington not Secretary of defense Frank c. Carlucci has Lold the leading commanders of . Military forces around the world Hal he into adj to make their Headquarters More efficient and will Cut their staffs to help reduce the Pentagon budget. To a memorandum to senior civilian and military officials Carlucci ordered the Pentagon s Deputy inspector general Derek Vander Schaaf to assess he staffs of the joint chiefs of staff the american Headquarters within the North Atlantic treaty organization and the regional Headquarters of combined american fighting forces around the Globe. While the slated purpose of the review was to save Money Carlucci also said in inc memorandum particular attention should be Given to overlapping responsibilities duplication of functions and excessive layering of organizational  Vander Schaaf is responsible for ferreting out waste fraud and abuse within the military services their Field commands and manufacturing and service companies in the arms Industry. The review directed by the defense Secretary is part of an Effort to slice Aboul s33 billion or More than 10 percent from the military budget for the 1989 fiscal year which begins on oct. 1, As part of an Effort to reduce the Federal deficit. Pentagon officials said however that the joint chiefs annual staff budget was about $58 million or a pittance in Pentagon terms. Most of her costs covered by the memorandum s has pay and Bene fits for officers on the staffs arc included in inc budgets of their Parent scr vice. Thus inc officials said they could not estimate How much might be saved. The 10 Headquarters to be assessed Are commanded by four Star generals or admirals responsible for joint american military operations in inc Atlantic inc a see cuts on Page 28 oven tests had army scrambling for answers Natick mass. A army a ecu Vars in California were punctuated by Small explosions but they were Only omelettes blowing up in microwave ovens being tested for use in the Field military researchers say. Soldiers at the front now Dine on food boiled in plastic bags or Kepi in Large trays fit to feed 35 at a Lime Art rear Don spokesman for the army s Nalick research development and engineering Center said Friday. But when smaller groups of five to is sold ices go out much of the food packed this Way is wasted Reidon said. Research ers Here arc trying out commercial Micro wave ovens for feeding units far afield. Once in a while you might have a Small group of three to five people that might be out in the Boondocks for some sort of a reason a radio station mime thing like that Reardon said. Some Guinea pig gourmets tested Cue microwave ovens during Maneu vers last August said Jim Prioli a civilian mechanical Engineer overseeing the tests during 14-Day drills at fort Ord in Monterey. Calif., and Aboul 100 Miles South Al fort Hunter Lig Gitl army men and women used the ovens then filled out questionnaires. Instead of Standard rations they ate Standard supermarket fare prepared for microwaving. The ovens were plugged Mlo batteries on tactical vehicles. A few problems occurred. Omelettes exploded. Batteries failed. Bill inc Mosi in Ueni comment was a Roquem to keep Llie oven a Apical breakfast was a Bacon ome Lette corned beef hash fruit and juice. Lunch and dinner offered such repast As tuna casserole carrots and pudding. However the tests purpose was not to gauge Soldier s culinary satisfaction. According loan army statement the tests were conducted to a wow the survival rate Oft  the ovens passed Musler. Including one that fell from a loading Dock on the Way from Massachusetts to California inc army said