European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday March 8,1988 lawmakers fear overseas manpower cuts by William 3. Bartman Washington Birna Washington several congressmen last Tel complained to inc military s personnel chiefs that the Pentagon favors new equipment Over people with one warning thai manpower shortages will hamper . Overseas commitments. Wilh the defense department seeking 2 percent Cut backs in military and civilian personnel for fiscal 989,rep. Ike Kelian d-mo., said thursday during a hear ing of a House armed services subcommittee dealing with personnel that with the number of personnel behave in Europe Ike people we have in Korea there s no Way in the old for us to Strelch our Force Struc Ture and note it All happen Asil it  As a result of the proposed a callback you re going to Hove to have people stay longer in Europe. You redoing to have people slay longer in Korea Sec Lynn said. And you have the persian Gulf situation. They re spread like Ihnn Butler All Over the world while Congress and the while House negotiated Bugael reduction late last year with inc biggest chunk coming oat  it was the Pentagon that decided where to make the reduction. Grant s. Green jr., assistant Secretary of defense Tor personnel told Skelton be be Irvn the personnel reduction which translate to about 36.000 Active Mili tary Manton. Can be made without affecting Over seas  Green said lie and Secretary of defense Frank car Lucci see personnel As their no. 1 commitment. But rep. Richard Ray d-ga., Laid i think we do too much for equipment Anil not enough Tor  citing plans for several new aircraft carriers Over the next Tew years Ray said the Oki of pulling one Carrier out to sea runs about ji5 billion putting a heavy bite on personnel accounts. I just think we ire not looking at the personnel civilian or military enough Ray said. Rep. Arthur Ravenel it., , complained about Lack of Navy medical personnel. Referring to prob lems in his own District he said the situation i absolutely deplorable and  the subcommittee chairwoman Beverly Byron d md., reported hearing complaints Boul military medi Cal service during a tour of . Installations in the Pacific late Tut year. I was appalled to learn thai in the Pacific the Ait Force has one  for the whole area Byron said. Air Force medical officials later confirmed Byron statement. In addition to Green personnel chiefs for each of the services testified at the hearing. A stressed the need for Congress to approve a requested 43 percent pay raise for service members. Our soldiers expect adequate compensation Taid it. Gen. Allen do the array s Deputy chief of but for personnel. Military pay will bag behind civilian earnings in the private sector by 11 percent in fiscal 1988. If the growth in the pay Gap is not stopped retention will decline and the Quality of our no leadership in the next decade will be reduced. We must have the 4.3 percent increase called for in the president to get Josl to halt the Snypp  la. Gen. Thomas j. Mickey air Force Deputy chief of staff for personnel said the no leadership will be he key Tor earning he air Force through the austere budget years ahead the White House was forced 10 abandon its Plani for a increase in defense spending Neil year after inc Stock Market collapsed last october prompting t Bud get Summit Between the Reagan administration us congressional leaders. News updates Post contract of d new York Lorn fighter Light infantry troops and Jel transports started As scheduled monday the defense ministry said. Rice growers indicted Seville Spain a a court in Seville has indicted 32 Rice grow ers on charges of illegal use of pesticides blamed for the deaths of 20,000 Birds in the fall of 1986 near Europe s largest migratory Bird Sanctuary in Southern Spain a Spanis Hwn Agency reported. The Independent Agency Europa press said the court also indicted an andalusian regional govern Meni official and a former official for negligence in failing to Avert the september 1986 disaster in Rice growing areas our id the Colo Donna National Park on Spain s Southern Atlantic coast turkish Avalanche kills at least 19 Ankara Turkey weather has been particularly bad. Wilmain arteries in the province Are impassable and a number of villages have been cat off. We have 34 separate teams working Amend the Dock to open the  the Ankara meteorological office Tail own heavy snows were expected la the Region. Snow has been falling Tine fed deep Down there a spokesman said. 7 charged after crashing airman s party Raf upper Heyford. England Sis seven englishmen who crashed a party at a us. Airman s House have been charged with violent disorder i connection with a fight and a stabbing Al the party. Senior airman Lonnie King nor of ihe42qh aircraft generation so was treated for facial wounds and released saturday said a spokeswoman at Honor general Hospital. Kintner was hit in Hie face with a Battle. Darren faint a Bri ton was treated for superficial Sta wounds and released. The seven crashed the party in ded ing Tun about 11 30 . Friday said in Spector John Ansel a spokesman for the thames Valley police in Banbury. That developed into a Public disorder Type situation Ansell said. That sour Way of saying a  Ansel said he did not know if any of the men already charged were responsible for the stabbing. No one at yet Bis been charted is re tub to the stabbing he said. On saturday base spoken Aida Cape Amy Kniel said about 20 Ameri cans including family members were questioned by police about the incident at Kilner s House. Kainert Cid military police Al re investigating the incident. The seven men charged Are scheduled to appear March 31 before magistrates Ian Banbury Ansell said. A fined in Norway for hashish Possession Sardu Foss Norway is , Soldier arriving from West Ger Many for Winter exert us was fined by norwegian authorities for Possession of hashish when a drug dog sniffed the sub stance in the Soldier s baggage at the air port late last week. Officials found 3.47 Grams of hash Bidden in a Small to in a Glass filled with instant Coffee a norwegian military spokesman said monday the Soldier told norwegian military police be bought the drug enough for 15 cigarettes in West Germany for his own use during the exercise said it. Cmdr. Paal Jebsen. Jebien said the Soldier was handed Over to norwegian civil authorities who fined him 2,000 Krone about s317, norwegian officials who declined to identify the Soldier or his unit said hews 10 be returned to his unit monday or tuesday. A Usa eur spoken to Laid the command had no details abort the Soldier or his unit. More than 5,000 sol Dicks from a evict nato nations Are being airlifted to nor Way to take part in Arrowhead express 88, random drug checks will be con ducted throughout the exercise expected to end March 24, Jebsen said. The massive Airlift operation will he concluded this weekend. Soldier hospitalized after suicide attempt Carlstedt. West Germany Sis a Soldier was in serious condition monday after shooting himself in the Chest last week in an apparent suicide alter ant a spokesman at the Lucius d. Clay Cavern said. Staff sit warrent Hulsey 41, suffered a single shot to his Chest from a,38-Tallber revolver on wednesday according to spokesman Mickey Morales Hulsey apparently left a two Page let Ter for Hii wife Morales said. The sol Dier was serving As inc rear detachment no in charge for his unit d troop 2nd so 1st Cav regl the unit is on Maneu vers at Gra fun wish with the 2nd army div fwd from Gar Stedl Hulsey is the unit armorer. Morales said. Investigators believe the .38-Calibcr Smith and Wesson government Issue re Volver came from he unit armory. Mor ales said. Hulsey was Ai Home in the Haferk mip housing area in Osic Mou  the shooting occurred. Ids Wile was in inc apartment but was unharmed Morales said. The Soldier underwent surgery in civilian Hospital in  Schatra Buck before he was transferred to the military Hospital in brim Cravea Morales said. Field House official Dies after stroke Al Tburg a. West Germany Sis a civilian employee died Friday in t Trier Hospital two Days after suffering stroke Bise spokeswoman said monday. Edward j. O Connor died of complications from surgery he underwent follow ing the stroke Tina Corcoran  Connor was 59. The los Angeles native was the office manager of the Mike Mark memorial Field House at bib org where he had worked since april i 71. He retired from the air Force a 1971 11 a technical sergeant. A memorial service will but 11 a. Thursday at the Mike Mark memo a Field House. Burial will follow to bet Tingen. West Germany