European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday december 29, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 Dod averted worst scenario on go pay from Page 1 fund Revenue general ing activities such As Bowling alleys and Golf courses in an Effort to make those activities self sup porting. All the services have begun projects to revamp heir mar structures. The air Force and Navy have yet to discuss de tails of their projects bul the army is considering transferring some of its mar activities to the army and air Force Exchange service in a program scheduled to begin Early next year. While these changes Wilt almost certainly mean at least a Small increase in user fees at mar activities some officials admit the congressional pressure May not be such a bad Hing. No one likes budget cuts in any area but in this Case it s forcing the services to Suea line their mar organi Anions and make them More efficient said a Penta gon official. Pressure from Congress also led Dod to reduce the number of personnel moves each year. Officials tinkered with incentive plans made it easier for personnel to gel consecutive overseas hours and also made changes to Lour lengths that have resulted in longer Tours at Many overseas locations. Probably the most innovative pro Gram launched in 1987 to reduce assign ment turbulence came from the air Force and it is getting increasing Atten Tion from Dod officials and Congress the concept which allows overseas personnel to serve an open ended tour with no set Dale for return to the states has saved about 6,600 realignments and s35 million for the air Force since in began Early in 1987, service officials said. The Federal budget for fiscal 1988 where the Money comes from where the Money goes. Total outlays in percent o total revenues in percent Rel total outlays in talons o dollars per fiscal year borrowing Iraj Bidual income loses Nel interest 9?" role Roll a Gallons 11% \ 3b% 14% \ / Grants to m1.011. To. St x. Jux states and -85 other. Of to a m 7 a \ f i ,6t excise " v a v a j taxes a a t of f3% National / Dolensek comporato Shoal Security taxes and afl1i direct be fit income lanes contributions payments Tor 11% 33% individuals 19a 81 82 83 pm 84 b5 96 87 8" cafe no to Nam our tic sour Oslica of Mant ziment Ino Bdrm estimate proposed one of inc few programs approved this year that will mean More Money for Servic members is inc new lodging plus payment system for temporary duly travel. Congress struck Down a provision re Quiring Dod to prove that lodging plus which is More generous and efficient than the old system would t be More costly to operate. Military officials had been unable to do that causing the pro Gram to be delayed for More than a year. But it is now cleared to begin Jan. I. And in a rare Case of Congress approving a personnel Money Benefit opposed by Dod 10,000 Servit members in or near the persian Gulf began receiving imminent danger Dodar Gued that the Gulf is not a combat zone a requirement for the pay 10 be authorized but lawmakers who were led by rep. Pat Schroeder a Colo. Pushed for inc pay and Dod finally relented in a gust. The Pentagon lost the latest round of another longstanding Battle when con Gress again denied a request to increase household goods weight allowances for sen Tor enlisted personnel. But lawmakers held out Hope that the request May yet be approved. The fiscal 1988 defense authorization act stated the Issue would be studied again next year with the goal of possibly approving increases for All enlisted grades and establishing separate weight limits for mar ried and single personnel. Finally another debate Between Law makers and Dod was resolved when Congress approved a provision allowing neat and conservative religious clothing to be worn by service members in uni form. The action was aimed in such items As jewish Yarmulke and sikh tur bans military officials argued hard against the action claiming in would erode uniformity morale and discipline the Ink on the fiscal 19bs defense budget is barely dry but Dod already is preparing for further gloomy news in the next few years. Deputy Secretary of de sense William h. Taft in recently told the services they would have to trim their fiscal 1989 budget requests by Al most v32 billion or about 10 percent each some military officials in the services have indicated they will try to spare personnel As much As possible bul they said that is by no Means assured. $8 million for French jewish schools of d Washington a As Congress rushed Load Journ last week sen. Daniel Inouye a Hawaii persuaded colleagues to appropriate a million to build jewish schools in France in a project supported by a Campaign contributor but opposed by the state department. The stale department and some members of con Gress raised questions about devoting Money in inc refugee Aid budget for North african jews settled in France. They arc not classified As refugees by the state department the . High commission for refugees or the French government. Many have lived in France a decade or More. This is a program to subsidize French education which we Don t think in the current budget climate is needed said a state department official who spoke Only on condition of anonymity this in t the proper use of . Taxpayers Money to build parochial schools in a developed country. When the Aid Bill was under consideration the state department objected to inc practice of Congress Dic Laung specifically How Money for refugee Relief was to be earmarked. Jonathan Moore the department s coordinator of refugee programs wrote the Senate to complain thai earmarking items can have a dangerous negative and possibility discriminatory Impact on the 11.5. Govern ment s ability to Cope with refugees worldwide the s8 million contained in the state department s budget for refugees is designated for Ozar Katorah. A non profit organization that intends to build schools for North african jews living in Paris. Several members of Congress said they agreed to approve the is million Only after Inouye pressed hard at meetings of House so Nail conferees ironing out differences Between the two Chambers versions of a massive 1600 billion appropriations Bill Rea Gan signed into Law tuesday. Inouye is chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations. I hold my nose and Vole for a lot of things around Here said rep. William Lehman a Fla. Who said he knew very Little about oar Katorah. The Money in the refugee budget does t make any sense bul Dan wanted in badly Lehman said. This seemed to be very important to him. He said there was a genuine need. These people were having a problem adjusting in one of the people who backed the pro Cal was Rcv Wolfson a prominent new York real estate Developer who said he is a member of Ozar Katorah s governing committee. Wolfson said he has met Inouye and that he gave the senator s1,000 inc Legal limit for an individual donor for his primary Campaign in 1965. But Wolfson said neither i nor anyone associated with Ozar Katorah stands to gain personally from the �8 million construction Money. Everybody involved Here is a Volunteer he said. No body has a personal rep David obey d wis., chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations said he agreed to the item As part of the Compromise process in Congress because Inouye wanted it. Nonic obey became irate when questioned about the project. It was a Lousy 58 million he said a relatively Small amount in the Overall foreign operations appropriation of about $ 13 billion. Rep. Sidney Yalcs d-iii., also said he did t know specifics about Ozar Katorah but bowed to Inouye s wishes. This was something he wanted Yates said. Numerous attempts to reach Nouye Over two Days were unsuccessful. Gregg Takayama. His press aide said inc senator had been Given a list of questions about the Mailer. Inouye did not return Telephone Calls. Under the Bill the slate department s inspector general will have audit and inspection control Over the Money. Thai language was added to the Senate passed Bill after House members raised questions. Ozar Katorah is a new York based group Mab Lish fld in the Lale 1940s to provide educational opportunities to sephardic jews in North Africa which is predominantly moslem according 10 Stephen shalom a new York real estate investor whose father founded the group. Although the group maintains schools in Morocco and Tunisia shalom said its main base is France where As Many As 450,000 jews from North Africa have settled Over the last four decades. Ocrel wines another oar Katorah Board member said the $8 million will be used to build schools to serve More than 3,000 students from kindergarten through the 12th Grade. The Money is needed because the French govern ment which provides two thirds of the funds to main Tain Ozar Katorah s schools in France is barred from building the structures he said. Wines principal of the Oran Clown Muncie hebrew school in Suffern . An orthodox jewish school for boys said the schools will offer a Standard French curriculum As Well As jewish studies. The . Government s activity is worthy because these arc legitimate refugees who cannot return to their countries of origin he said. However the appropriation clearly was not some thing pushed by jewish interest groups in general an official of the b Nai b Rith speaking on condition he not be identified by name said the in million was not something the organization sought. They Are Citi Zens of France he said of inc North african jews in France. Carl Zuckerman Csc Eutivi vice president of the he brew immigrant Aid society in new York refused to comment on his group s position on the Money Israel Singer Secretary general of the world jewish Congress in new York said he North african jews in France have had a mixed record of Success. Some arc doing wonderfully but they arc in inc he said. Others have no had As easy a Lime adjusting in France because that country is not As Wel coming to foreigners As is inc l nil cd states for in stance he said. Singer added i m not going to decide whether or not the us. Government should be giving Muncy to these pro pc. That fur the . Government to de
