European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d storm covers Midwest with Snow tee Page 3 g soviets hitting embassy again with microwave radiation Page 5 d flight attendants Call drug testing unfair Page 6 p Missouri upsets no. 4 sooner in College basketball Page 26 to tin , Imio Foncet vol. 46, no. 320 saturday March 5, 19bb Good morning 08693 a humanitarian Bill loses in House demos Contra Aid plan rejected Washington the a Csc rejected a package of $.1u million in human Lyrian Aid for Nicaragua s Contra and fur Oun victims of Ihl War. The proposal had been pushed by democrats As an alternative in rms Tail Aid for the rebels. The final Volf of 2lfi-2 i was a defeat for House speaker Jim Wright Anil his democratic lieutenants who had sought in Cranfi a package thai would Dill its pressure for future Mii Ilary Aid Tor the rebels. Bui it also damaged  Hopes that the contras whose last . Aid  Oul tuesday could to Given and new infusion Ltd in the near future. Liberal democrats opposed to inc Contra joined republicans who thug i the package Loo weak in voting it Down. I Louse action tame just a month after inc House rejected president realm s request for Bush human Larian and military Aid. The demo Craitic package had included Money for food clothing Medicine and shelter for inc anti Sandl nista rebels and a ji4 million program of Aid for Chil Dren injured in the Nicaragua civil War. Reagan welcomed the vote Bui Wright a Tchai. Said in May prove a somewhat pyrrhic Victory for republicans. Wright said he has no immediate plans to revive a Contra Aid plan and other democrats vowed to make any new try for Aid difficult. As far As i m concerned in ought to be a damned lengthy process said rep. David obey a wis. Chair Man of the House appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction Over the matter and a Contra opponent. This hns effectively mopped Aid for the near fun lure added rep. Sieny hover did. In a written statement. Reagan called on Congress to act urgently to develop an Aid Portage which is effectively deliverable and of sufficient Quantity to sus Tain the nicaraguan Freedom  if not inc prospects for peace and democracy in Side Nicaragua will diminish quickly Cagan said. The House had Sci up a procedure under which the do moral will in package would come before the chamber As an amendment to a competing Mil similar Republican Bill. It was adopted on a Vic of 215 to 2iff. Replacing the gop version. Sui minutes later the entire package was Defeated on a final vote. The House never voted on the Republican plan. Rep. Mickey Edwards. A okla. Who led the Republican debate said supporters of Contra Aid were never Given an option they could support. This plan did t do  he said. In was just see Contra on Back Page new focus urged on role of reserves  Ai Militan wrist Washington a i1a High level Hoard of military and dish in advisers is departing from its sunni in policy stance to que slain the future of a buildup in Reserve Funt. See re Jenl slurp Ajit a i he suggestion Hiat he reuse forces May be Everest ended memo As budget Prosk ins appear Hedv in i unit any significant growth in n-seru1 Aiu nation Al Juard forces in fiscal i. In recent years the 22-Memher re sen e forces policy Board Lias consistently argued that More Money be appropriated for the a Ecru s Wain of their increasing role in military preparedness and Sirai egy. The selected a nerve forces the drilling so called weekend warriors now total More than  million compared with hell million on Active duty. Under the total Force policy adopted in 1973, Many of those resen1 Isk and guards Man would go to War be fore their Active duty counterparts he cause if the equipment they use or the jobs for which they have been trained. The policy Board in its just released fiscal 1987 report repeats its plea for greater financial support for the Reserve forces. Hut it also advances the unexpected suggestion thai the Pentagon should Allend to the strength of its at tic Dull forces first. An appropriate balance should exist Between the Active and Reserve components the Board stated. According to col Phil Pogel an aide to like panel the Board issued its warning this year in part because of declining projections fur military spending. When you have budget constraints. See reserves on Back panel Calls for cutoff of . Ties to Noriega Washington ia1 the Senate foreign relations committee voted unanimously Frida for a Resolution Uig ing the Reagan administration to end All contacts with Gen. Manuel Antonio no Riega and to consider imposing economic unctions against his military regime in i Anama. Hut the committee took no action on legislation introduced on thursday ant co sponsored by -5 senators which would impose a Iota Trade embargo on Panama in an Effort to break Noriega s hold on inc country. The 15-0 committee vote approving the non binding Resolution came after administration officials. Sieving to avoid passage of Trade embargo legislation proposed a Sci of Milder alternatives that still would Penalise the Noriega regime. National Security adviser Colin Powell told Leporiere thursday night thai sever Al economic and financial measures were being prepared for consideration by president Reagan but he refused to be More specific. Other officials insisting on anonymity said the administration believes a bipartisan congressional proposal Tor a Trade air travel and currency embargo against Panama would be unwise. The administration believes . Interests would be better served if Noriega were ousted primarily by panamanian and not american pressure. The of legals said displays of Ameri can he Ivy handed Ness could be used by see Noriega on Bac Page unscheduled Stop a bus in Norwich England ills it. Police the Oriel the he and � stranded in a Holt Hal appt Frfd Sud similar one nearby Hal led in the Cuc filly and Wal lord inc bus n Back ution of several Homes Muica Ikid by end As its passengers made a Insl cae  f an abandoned mine