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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 2b a the stabs and stripes saturday february 20,1sbb Reagan submits $ 1.09 trillion budget from Page 1 new document docs nol fully reflect my prior Iii l nor presumably Inose of any particuln7fln�4xjircori  Bui. Tiling give late Vikt on a  Reagan told c _ of deficit reduction through spending Duclion must he  the two sear budget pact struck Wilh Congress last november in the Wake of inc Stock Market collapse. Sets limits for both military increases and social pro Gram Cuis and restricts new lanes to the si4 billion already passed for i "89 by Congress the new Reagan budget contends ital the Economy has shown few signs of serious damage from bit october s Stock Market plunge and that the recent Boom in Cipols holds out the Promise of continued economic expansion. In fact the new Reagan sums a it Clining rate of ird wrent fall ing ilm m rates  growth of2.4 percent  3.5 percent nest year.  is More Popli  by congressional in Nims and private forecasters bul closer to their predictions than in previous years. However if growth is even one per can Lac Point less than Reagan s forecast the deficit would Rise an additional 16.3 billion in 1989 and sift billion in 1990, the budget report conceded. An s new budget proposed Mali Lio Rily of $299.5 billion in fiscal l9w3mlijialdutlays for the year of $294 billion a billion in 1988 in budget Auto s285.4 billion in outlays that increase which does t keep Pace with last increase in inflation maj Fuk the smallest military  Ever sent 10 Congressa Juban. It is Likely to result in Rcd Antiri some of the Mili tary Cote idea weapons programs thai have frown substantially since he be to president. Reagan s budget recycles a number of favorite administration proposals for reducing government programs. These include inc abolition of the interstate Commerce commission the economic development administration Small business administration direct Loans Urban development action Grants and Public subsidies for Amtrak rail Pas Senger service and mass transit systems. In addition Reagan again proposed the talc of naval Petroleum reserves and some regional Power marketing authorities including the Alaska Power administration. At the same time the his 1989 request Wilh to Hoof items certain to be  in  in spending a combat the Scourge of ent increase Over 1988 is. In addition reap i Hojas year caused congressional co Sim proposing Sharp cuts in Edu Calk. Ing proposed a $ 1.5 billion increase i education outlays a Rise of 8 percent Well Over inflation. The new budget also earmarked si.6 billion in spending authority to upgrade the Nalion s air control system and a 1430 million increase for the superfund program to clean up hazardous Basic Sites. Other new proposals for spending authority in Reagan s 1989 budget a request for s43t million More than double last year s budget for Feder Al prison construction to relieve Over crowding. .,�e.�-a 111 Nii Hefti a i lion,jai4liwffenforctment and treat puff Gairis. A request for $ 11.5 billion for space programs including the program to orbit a manned space station end to improve the performance and reliability of the space shuttle. Spending of $363 million to begin construction of the superconducting super Collider the largest pure science project Ever undertaken stepped up Law enforcement efforts. Ill a focus on White Collar crime or i and terrorism. For a $2.5 billion five year program Jim Tel acid rain. Although the  would come in under the $136  ceiling specified by the Gromm Ruport Ltd Law pan of the savings would be accomplished Wilh the Sale of Federal assets including about $12 billion in Federal Loans. Face i Page 1 rival no Dole in his Lough television Tonu foals and . Jack Kemp and pal Robertson a for sup port  s caucuses a Competition to Drew Little notice Vith Denale Rah primaries just Amund inc Cor Ner. \ f a Shiv made Ilis Mil gracefully in a a a a filled Wash Ringlon nebs Cunfer Vicc. Look i m golfing to slash my Throat if Dun raise lairs Lommon said inc former Arizona go Cmur. Who had asked Vituj to land up for s National Sas tax to reduce the de-fid1 hah bilt to finished fifth in i was caucuses last week and sixth in View Hampshire s print try on tuesday said the Tampa Ignias the greatest jul of my entire Public i Ife he Praise cd All his former Riv bul endorsed none of them. Saying a would do what  to Aid the Cven Luat Winner of  nomination. Dupont. A he Pra Oculi change in social Verity and failed to at race Nych voter drawl  the Campaign Las Low continues i  Grussman. He said Hal they re com ing to Ai Core hoping to or after super tuesday  were out of the one who could Lead inc Dick Gephardt. Fie male. Has changed one Posi Tion after another. Les Jackson has l had a single1 ver Neil. Mike Dukakis has i Tineri Enjo in foreign policy. We re Fine in Ink Campaign and the a Cal 19  hcs Aid. I inc net Hampshire primary on Lory Ocul week in Minn peas about fundamental Ilii Ion of farm subsidies it. Announced his a Viii f Ilmington Del. A its Flag but the crusade former governor and con re right for inc country and Oner or  sic democratic front runner his rivals had taken positions isl ram. And added he was the ii Crais to Victory in 1988. Day of experience i had a single Day going to Lay in on ii Days Are going to i a Dukakis who tuesday and is Aming for a Yii Sota threw his strike in Maine. I m Noi he after he is . Eccl to any us visiting la j Illinois inc Texas do qui the Rai primary o Mcphai behind Union paper workers on the pm toured a Gar Iowa a for Luense from Pagel to make a Carf Cairn speech he said a proclamation Bip porting the United itch National Union but i would t of he told two it ten strikers who were  Boston. Paul Simon was the inc Democrat to skip ale. But he hedged on % earlier decision to if he curl in l win with the South Dakota inn Esola caucuses next we. Who is bidding for a i Tivin South Dakota one he earned in Iowa on fcb. U. Picked up eni of former Cov. Haply Wollman and Inion citizens Center Jet hew Home 10 Denver after mar finishes in new Hampshire. He said his Csc pain is nol my  bul for a cause and vowed la Infin be. Bush had his new Down Home  on Dis play id Missouri where he visited the tin Lizzie truck Stop Ris Laurant. The vice preside in also sores his service we really have Ulban worrying about it he said. Carlucci said this department s priorities Are 10 protect a Monte and  and training As much As possible at the exp Cumpf procurement and research and development. Mill Axil in personnel accounts of $3 2 billion which would paean the. Loss of 36,000 Active duty people would belted cd to meet spending targets he said it operation and maintenance fun Lac would be Cut by $6 billion while procurement acco Utas would take the biggest hit sm-5 billion. Research  Puld shrink by s6.2 billion. In addition to inc manpower cuts i spending would a Cush in the loss of More unw200 combat aircraft and 620 helicopters Carlucci Saio 1 the Navy would also lose 16 frigates and one submarine leaving 580 ships in fiscal 1989. That would dash inc service s Long cherished goal of haying a 600 ship Fleet this year. The Large Dale for 600 ships is fiscal 1991 while each service was expected to share qua Fin the $32.5 billion reduction the final  let the army off lightly compared to the or Prce and Navy. The army budget would be Cut Jon v $6.9 billion. The air Force would lose $ 10 Tifin while the Navy would lose 312.3 billion. The her $3.3 billion would come out of defense Agonci a Pentagon official who ask Linot to be identified said the army is being pro lord because of height ened conventional Force a fms in the Wake of the inter mediate Range null Torce agreement. Details of proposed in Structure changes include army the army Wou Jofose about 9,000 soldiers by oct. 1. Reducing total length to 772,600, the fewest in More than a Drtad edition any. About 36,000 civilian and selected re pc personnel would be Cut saving More . One to Gad ofthe9thlnfdivat fort Lewis Wash would do deactivated and its Mission responsibilities Picut up by a unil of inc Washington army National Iii kid. The guard s Roland air defense Muile unit in new Mexico would be re equipped Wilh the less Cupon Sivc Chaparral missile. The service also would cancel the planned Tion of two Light infantry battalions for the 6lbjprdiv in Alaska. Those cuts would save $4.5 Hahn. The army would retire a total of 620 Oha and us i helicopters far savings of $2.2 billion-1 nary a. The Navy s Active duty forc Puld not shrink but a planned increase in end Jve  
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