European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q 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 n . Hockey team comeback fails Page 21 be 2$the stars and gripes ugh Omro unofficial Kiili cation rat inc a. Omid until vol. 48. No. 3d3 Friday february 19,1988 Good morning d 8693 a $1.09 trillion budget seeks cation Washington a president Reagan thurs Day sent Congress a si.09 trillion conciliatory elec Tion year budget combining his most restrained Mili tary request Ever with proposals for More spending on education science and he fight against aids. J in presenting this budget t am lip Nino a the bargain. I Call upon Congress Toudt Reagan said in the eighth. Andjjaj0mnrcai purposes final budget of his preside Milf unlike earlier the new document embodies an Ajja Manl on spending priorities already jfmgrcss.l98�t a decl Calls for redwing the Federal deficit from s1 Suttom Aklil Imi Dalic 1146.7 billion csiimatciuijj0mrfosi cat a Cuhrt a none to oct. 1.riven below he target of si36 billion called in the Tramm Rudman a Cicil reduello Law. When Reagan took offi in 1981 with a Promise to balance the budget within three years the annual Defi Cit stood at 178 a White House photo session with congressional leaders Reagan extolled the budget for not increasing taxes while increasing spending to Bailie aids and illicit a pile of Blue budget documents stacked before reposed defense buget a Reneff meanest years a Check Vinch Wuh Irmin Bureau Washington the Talagon which likes its fighting forces to be lean if Knynn carried that philosophy Over to fiscal policy tto Day when it sent to Congress a revised defense bldg Flitcr fiscal i9c that is the leanest in years. The budget request totals $299.5 billion lion less than is ration s of Rijiro i Sal for fisc rms a Ora fourth con in Culi Ofcar of decline Indef of investment de Secretary Frank Allucci said at a Penta gon press conference thursday. The reduced spending Levels were set by administration and congressional officials following an eco nomic summit1 several a Carlucci months Ugo in which they lower the Federal budget deficit and avoid Aulo a culs under the Gramm Rudman Law. Spite having less Money for fiscal i9s9, the de sense will not Cut Back on its commit area of the world Carlucci said. Of liner he warned that continued cuts in defens Blower the Overall deterrent capabilities of . Pcs. The degree of risk is getting to he Point where a really have to Start worrying about it he said. Carlucci s priorities arc to protect people readiness d is seeking a 4.3% pay military personnel in fiscal. See Page 3. And training Ai a cult us Siulc at the expense of procurement and . Still a Cut in personnel accounts of it Huovi which would mean the loss of 36.000 ocl ivc do Lyell a for Ould be needed to meet spending targets he said. Operation and maintenance funds would be �6 billion while procurement accounts would Lake l.,biggest i i $ 14.5 billion. Research and development continued on Back Page Babbitt quits demo Campaign after losing in new Hampshire Washington a former Arizona gov. Bruce Babbitt declaring i am thursday abandoned his faltering Campaign for the democratic presidential nomination but vowed to carry on his fight for the politics of the first democratic casualty of 1988, Babbit said he was not ready to endorse any of the six democrats still in the race related Story Phulo Page 5. After finishing fifth in Iowa and sixth in new Hampshire Babbitt s Campaign for the democratic nomination clearly had no place to go. At a news conference the former governor whose wit had drawn sympathetic coverage Tram the Media said people had told him you fought a Good fight you were in it right up to the beginning i Don i know Why we fared no he went on. Him on the table ring aft said he hoped the White House and Congress can work together through this s this year sticking to our agreement and Merop Dialion process before the end of this a while h3hb�fcfl�wiih Reagan the democrats who head the budget committees said the budget is belter i . Lawlon Chiles r-fla., said i think it s a Good Faith budget. It look like ii meets the budget Summit agreements. It s right at the but see budget on Back Page 11 i leave that for others to in answering reporters questions. Babbitt displayed the wit and Sitf Derc caring humor that characterized his Campaign. Asked if he would consider the vice presidential spot he replied you probably ought to select a vice presidential candidate from a stale with More than seven electoral he added that if reincarnated he would try to be from the neighbouring Del Gaic Rich stale Oft Sas. Asked Haw the generally favourable press coverage he received affected the race. Babbitt joked you engaged in a deliberate conspiracy to destroy my Candi Dacy by making me into kind of a House pet. To destroy my credibility with the american the 48-year-old former Arizona governor spent see Babbitt on Back Page it. Cot f Tim r. of being a Cia agent group claims it a snapped mane of Lebanon a the islamic revolt a brigades kidnapped a in. Marine offi Jailer claimed thursday fed he accused finer of being a Cia agent. T arabic speaking Man in a. Vested news Agency said the. Previously unknown took a Hli Arn it. Kiggins out of Beirut a night out from he . Oft trials and shiite moslem aged a massive search for Higgins flu in Lebanon and virtually scaled Bround Tyre. 50 Miles South of Beirut. I in Washington president Reagan wants to Rescue Higgins but he offered tails. We re doing everything we he said to a Holo session. We re trying to Fine out As much As we can. We re trying to get him located and see Marine on Back Page a phone Caliup which e u col. 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