European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes Swetina Kozaczka celebrates with gis see Page 9 d 3 tankers bombed in iraqi raid Page 2 o ship support groups help spouses Page 8 g cowboys beat rams in nil Page 21 unofficial publication for t it . Armed feb if to 46, no 2-19 wednesday december 23. 1987 d 8693 a 2-part budget package gets Reagan signature Washington a resident Reagan tuesday signed a a Cicil Radut lion package combining spending and lax measures Pul together a tier Wall Street s Lack monday. Me said it will place our country on the right course toward culling red Ink and continuing economic expansion. There s shall More to he done Rea Gan said in an Oval office ceremony where he used a total of eight pens to sign the thick Slacks of legislation. While commending Congress for its work Reagan also criticized lawmakers for cramming so much into two Bills while i agree with these Bills at this Lime it must be said that wrapping up the entire legislative business of our country into two thousand Page Bills on the eve of Christmas is not the Way to do Reagan said. The president said the package would place our country on the right course toward reducing the Federal budget Defi Cit and continuing inc longest peacetime expansion in shortly before i ., inc Senate gave final approval. 61-28, to a $17.6 billion parcel of taxes Benefit reductions and Oiher savings. The House had passed the measure Laic monday. 217-181. Afler approving the Tan legislation the House about 2 30 Approved 209 208, a record Selling s60d billion fiscal 1988 spending Bill that contains $7.6 Bil lion in reductions from what had been inc expected Levels of growth. About 3 30 ., the Senate passed the halting some Aid to education programs in answer to budget cuts he Chick Vinci Viivi Init in Bureau Washington the will eliminate funding for its Basic skills and language Pruni iams and reduce the level of Lui Linn Assisi acc available to soldiers for the inst of fiscal 1988 to Cope with cuts in the defense budget. The actions Are necessary because the continuing education system by decl request for fiscal 1988, $126 Mil lion was Cut by about 20 percent to $ 100 million said col. Brute Baliey. Director of aces in an interview tuesday. In absorbing that Cut. Bailey said aces will protect the tuition assistance program at the expense of other Aci Ivil ies. In addition in Hatting funds fur lie Basic skill1. Education program and English As a second language funds for education Center operations and Sorn kinds of testing such As aptitude tests and College level Entrance exams will be Cut to 50 percent of fisc ii 1987 Levels. No changes will be made to High school completion programs. No civilians working for aces will lose their jobs As a result of these actions Batley said but according to John Raines education administrator for aces some contract employees May he let go. There could be some jobs lost among contract personnel Raines said. It s much Caster to reactivate a contract than it is to a Chirac full time Gove Mcm employees once they re no guidance on Toni act personnel see Aid on Page 29 Carlers clauses Greet Mildenhall new arrivals Bidav Odiehl i a. Bureau airman Vlasic Dawn Martell thought for sure she would have been chasing after her Luggage her sponsor or both when she got 10 her new assignment in England. T a Wiilma. Only three Days away for Llu future Raf Jilie Heath air Man was t exactly at the forefront of her mind. The thought if being on her own Al Christmas in England was a but Gryl inf. From Carlers colonels. Sant Claus. Und mrs. Claus brightened her Holiday Outlook. After the 6 a hour Elighi. There was even Coffee and cookies for mar Tell and some 1 so other weary filers disembarking from tuesday s flight us�5. For inc past seven or so Jears the folks Al Raf mild Nuj have been greeting each year s last official permanent change of Lalion flight with such festivities. This year officers enlisted men and women spouses and kids came nut to sing inc traditional tunes distribute gifts to the children and Hantl out refresh ments and welcomes to All. They crowded the arrival lounge that was be decked with All the Holiday trimmings and packed with As Many greeters As Gree Iees. The base family services group Organ i is ii annual yuletide affair. We do everything we can do to make them feet All is not lost said Irene frown a family services Volunteer. Hwn said the idea came up about eight years ago when someone noticed a plan Load of newcomers arriving at Mil see Greet on Page 2b spending measure. 59-30, and sent it to the White Linuse. Presidential spokesman Martin pm water said one of the Bills arrived at the while House before Dawn the other about mid morn ing. Fitzwater told reporters that Reagan had prevailed on Bey issues that he had said were grounds for a veto and that had kept inc Congress in session Over inc weekend delaying its Christmas adjournment. Earlier. Sen. Lawton Chiles in Fla. And the chairman of the Senate budget committee told his colleagues. I m convinced that time will Tell us this is a major Victory for the american people see budget on Page 28 a photo relatives and friends gather at Manila Harbor hoping thai the philippine Prin Cess which Jiki docked has rescued some of the passenger of the Dona i a. Boy 5, found alive on log after philippine collision Manila Philippines up a 5-Ycar-old boy on tuesday was found clinging to a la. Only the 27th known survivor of inc fiery collision Between a Landtr and a cruise liner that left More than 1.51x1 people missing and feared dead in one of history s worst maritime disasters. Officials meanwhile called off the search tar survivors of the sunday night wreck saing there was Only a very slim Chance of finding anyone Clec Aluc. They reported More than 20 bodies had been recovered from beaches on Mindoro Island near the scene. Anionio babies. Director of the gon r a Cal Rescue coordination Center said a radio operator in the governor s office in Oriental Mindoro reported fishermen found the Hoy clinging to a log along the Shore in the Village of tin Malayan about 10 Miles from the scene of the wreck. They rushed him to the Hospital there in Mindoro re abides said. He Bee boy on Page 28
