European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d those caught by Price hike to get refund from cafes Page 2 d Bias Mother brings message to Hahn teens Page 3 d Pentagon studying privatizing of commissaries Page 9 g . Hockey team comeback fails Page 21 Thi . Id Foi ii vol. 46, no. 303 Friday february 19.1988 Good morning 1 08693 a $1.09 trillion budget seeks More education aids funds Washington a president Reagan thurs Day sent Congress a $1.09 trillion conciliatory elec Tion year budget combining i most restrained Mili tary request Ever with proposals for More spending on education science and the fight against aids. In present ire this budget t am keeping my cud of the bargain. I Call upon Congress to uphold its end Reagan said in the eighth and for practical purposes final budget of his  earlier Reagan budgets. The new document embodies in agric Manl on spending priorities already reached with  s 1989 budget Calls Tor reducing the Federal deficit from 1150.2 billion last year and the is 46.7 billion estimated for 1988 to 1129.5 billion in the Fis Cal year that begins nest oct. 1.thai s even below the target of si36 Bilton called for in the Gramm Rudman deficit reduction Law. When Reagan took office in 1981 with is Promise to balance the budget within three years the annual Defi Cit stood at j78  a White House photo session with congressional leaders Reagan extolled the budget for nol increasing tails while increasing spending to Battle aids and illicit  a pile of Blue budget documents stacked before him on the table Reagan said he hoped the White House and Congress can work together through this budget process this year clicking to our agreement and completing the appropriation process before the end of this fiscal  leaving a White House meeting with Reagan the Democrat who head the House and Senate budget committees said the budget is belter than Post Reagan . Lawton Chiles r-fla., said i think in i a Good Faith budget. It looks like it meets the budget Summit agreements. It s right at the  but see budget on Back Page proposed defense budget is leanest meanest in years by Chuck Vinch Vinyl Nelun i Urlau Washington the 1 Clagon which likes its fighting forces to be a an and mean carried thai philosophy Over to  policy thursday when 11 sent to Congress a revised defense budget for fiscal 1989 that is the leanest in years. The budget request totals sjw.5 billion $32.5 Bil i lion less than lit administration s  promo i Sal for fiscal 1989, Andi represents a fourth con i so Cutic year of decline in i defense investment do Fonse Secretary Frank Carlucci said at a Penta gon press conference thursday. The reduced spending Levels were set by adminis j ration and congressional if officials following an eco nomic Summit several Frank car local months ago in which the sought 10 lower Ilie Federal budget deficit and avoid Auto Matic cuts under the Gramm Rudman Law. Despite having less Money for fiscal 1989, the de sense department will not Cut Back on its Commil mints in any one area of the world Carlucci said. However he warned that continued cuts in defense funds lower the Overall deterrent capabilities of . Farces. The degree of risk is gelling to Law Point where we really have to Start worrying about it he said. Carlucci s priorities arc to protect people readiness 4.3% pay hike sought Page 3. Building funds Cut Only slightly Page 4. And training As much As possible at the expense of procurement and research and development. Still a Cut in personnel accounts of $3.2 billion which would mean the loss of 36.000 Active duty people would be needed to meet spending targets he said. Operation and maintenance funds would be Cut by s6 billion while procurement accounts would Lake the biggest hit 114.5 billion. Research and development continued on Back Page Campaign loses 2 contenders As Babbitt Dupont withdraw by 111 associated press Democrat Bruce Babbitt and Republican Pule Dupont fell by the presidential Campaign Wayside on thursday while vice president George Bush said. Tin telling the truth about gop rival Bob Dole in his Lough television commercials. With one exception the six democratic survivors converged on Texas for a debate broadcast live on  Bush Dole Jack Kemp and Pat Robertson vied for support in Nevada a Competition that Drew Little notice with Delegate Rich primaries just around the Corner. Related Story photo Page 5. Babbitt made  exit in a quip filled Washington news conference. Look i m nol going to slash my Throat if we Don t raise taxes tomorrow said the for Mer Arizona governor who had asked voters to stand up for a National sates lax to reduce the deficit. Babbitt who finished fifth in Iowa last week and sixth in new Hampshire s primary tuesday praised his former rivals but endorsed none of them saying he would Aid the eventual Winner of the democratic nomination. Dupont the former governor and congressman whose ideas about change in social Security and abolition of farm subsidies failed 10 attract voter support. Announced i withdrawal in Wilmington Del. Sen. Albert pore or. Of Tennessee said hit rivals had taken positions that were out of the mainstream. Illinois sen. Paul Simon was the Lone Democrat to skip the Texas debate. But he hedged on Hii earlier decision to quit the race if he could t win either the see Campaign on Back Page w photo it. Col. William . Accused of being a Cia agent group claims it kidnapped . Marine Tyre. Lebanon a the islamic revolutionary brigades kidnapped a . Marine offi cer a caller claimed thursday and he accused the officer of being a Cia agent. Retard Story photo. Page 4. The arabic speaking Man in a Telephone Cal to a Western news Agency said the group which was previously unknown took Marine . Col William r. Higgins out of Beirut after he was brought out from the  . Officials and Shine moslem militiamen staged a massive search for Higgins throughout South Lebanon and virtually scaled off the Are around Tyre 50 Miles South of Beirut in Washington. President Reagan said he wants to Rescue Higgins but he offered Node tails we re doing everything we can he said at a photo session. We re trying to find out As much As we can. We re trying to get him located and see Marine on Back Page