European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday March 9.1988page2 my lawmakers fear overseas manpower cuts by William j. Bartma Washington Bumm was1 Imp Towata several congressmen last week complained to the mind  chiefs that the Pentagon Favory new equipment most Ople with one warning that manpower . Overseas  to defense department seeking 2 per Wal Cut backs in military and civilian personnel for fiscal 1989,rep. Ike Skelton do. Said thursday during a hear ing of a House armed services subcommittee dealing with personnel that with the number of personnel we have in Europe the people we have in Korea there no Way in the world for i to stretch our Force Struc Ture and make it All happen As it is  a result of the proposed Schleback you Rej to have to have people stay longer in Guruaj rigging to have people stay longer in Kagi Skelton said. And you have the   re spread like thin buyer Juwer the  while Congress  House negotiate budget reductions Lautif Staycar with the biggest chunk coming out Odd fire it was the Pentagon that decided where Loffre the reductions. N or. Assistant Secretary of defense for personnel told Skelton he believes the personnel reductions which translate to about 36,000 Active Mili tary members can be made without affecting Over seas  Green said he and Secretary of defense Frank car Lucci Sec personnel As their no. I commitment but rep. Richard Ray a a said i Thi Knuch for equipment and not enough jump. Set Glicr several new aircraft Kimner Over the next  thumm priming one Carrier out to sea rum Abo Jay of flan putting a heavy item or Ftp cd. I jus Gerwe Are not in Norm Jshii fal r r non n rpm military enough Ray said. _ a. Arthur Ravenel jr., , Compla lne a lock 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 did reported hearing complaints about military medi Cal service during a tour of . Installations in the Pacific late last year. I was appalled to learn that in the Pacific he air Force has one ophthalmologist for the whole area Byron said. Air Force medical officials  in a statement in addition Logil we sonnet chiefs for each of the serviccm0fln at the hearing. All stressed the mfr eur to approve a requested 4.3 percent for service members. Our soldiers expect adequate compensation Taidt Gen. Allen Ono the array s Deputy chief of staff for personnel. Military pay will lag behind civilian earnings in the private sector by 11 percent in focal 1988. If the growth in the pay Gap is not stopped retention will decline and the Quality of our no leadership in the nest decade will be reduced we must have the 4.3 percent increase called for in president s budget just to Hall the pay Gap  Thomas j. Hickey air Force Deputy chief of  said the no leadership will be the key for carry a air fore1 through the austere budget years Ahe the while House was lot Olio abandon its plan for an increase in defense spend Raj it year after the Stock Market collapsed last october pin naming a Bud get Summit Between the Reagan administration and congressional leaders. News updates Post contract of d new York api the 1 the 10 unions of the new a overwhelmingly Apoc contract sunday Clearing. Dovd in Union Bur the Sale of the Pap r Peter Kalikow. Newspaper Pilis cussed for two of concessions req before voting 22 said unit nuns. Finally said of have a after there makes after All the lion  learn d let at it  it d be b accept Lenny Thi Peter 1 Kiggins i just it Acca shame if the uni i Lead nip recommended approval of pc contract. Rejection Biany of the unions could have Osrail Costi agreement by Kalikow la buy lie newspaper from Rupert Munich who is under pressure Toj la because of Federal rules Bant ownership of both a news Alfand television station in the sat Tity. Falkland Maneu vers i Britain Mon focus the id reinforce ending the Dis despite per d other latin. Mou just to it be. Ian overs in r. Light sports Sla 1 the. The mini i the process list the Day Edn armed  than Loiry troops As schned base min Lon donday began first test of Imen strategy puled fall tests from american thee  when i forces m the Lorn he and Jet led Isery Rice Flowers it licked be. Spain a f has indicted 32 j of illegal to. D for the Birds in the fall oils largest migratory m a Southern Spain a a reported. Independent Agency said the court also i did Lusian regional it official and a former t negligence in failing loj a september 1986 Ossa St net growing areas outside Coto Donna National Spain s Southern Atlantic c turkish Avalanche kills at least 19turkey Ufir at least 19people Diekow their sleep when an Avalanche desc Mas the size of a Sii Slor building buried or jul Hoti ses in Southeast Ern  spokesman at the yup a province near Turkey s Border Witham said the Avalanche struck the  without warning during the night  Wall of Snow was As big As Al floor building an official said. Houses were  said they had evacuated 130 Ixo ple in the area and villager carrying out their own Rescue efforts. Rescue teams were Down to the disaster site by helicopter because Snow had blocked local roads. Fla local official said no one i this because there has t been up a Blanche Here for 15  of a spokesman at the  n were Mam i ate of roads Jinjr Fukara said this year weather Hancen particularly bad. Six � in the province Are it Pas a number of villages have or be have 24 separate learn working around the clock to open the roads the Ankara meteorological office said More heavy mows were expected in in Region. Snow has been falling three feel deep Down there a spokesman said. 7 charged after ring airman s party Raf upper Heyford England is seven englishmen who crashed a party at a . Airman Bouse have been chafed with violent disorder in connection with a fight and a stabbing atthe party. Senior airman Lonnie Kintner of t420th aircraft generation so treated for facial wounds and Iel saturday said a spokeswoman Al Ilton general Hospital. Kilner Wai Hurin the face with a bottle. Darren fans. A Bri ton was a flu for superficial slab wounds aug fetes a. The Wren Nash Euhe party in  11 30  t Taid in or John Ansell a Ponman for the ibs Valley police in Bai that Devoto red into a Publ Brisard or Type situation Ansell  Way of saying a fight Ansell said he did not know if any the men already charged were responsible for the stabbing. No one As yet has been charged i relation to the subbing he said. On saturday base spokeswoman Al. Amy Kriff said about 20 Ameri cans including family members were questioned by police about the incident at kintncr1 Bouse Kiti Elsaid military police also ire investigating the  seven men charged Are scheduled 1 appear March 31 Belory magistrates injury Ansell said. Go Fine a Norway for hashish possess on Bardu Foss Xor Way is . Soldier Are Fang from West Ger Many for Winf exercises was fined by norwegian Al homilies for Possession of hashish we Fri a drug Dot sniffed the tub stance in be Soldier s baggage at the air port Laytart week. Found 1.47 Grams of hash hidden in a Small Box in a Glass filled instant the Soldier told norwegian military police he bought the drug enough for 15 cigarettes in West Germany for his own use during the exercise said la. Cmdr. Paal  said the Soldier was handed Over to norwegian civil authorities who fined him 2,000 Krone about Iii 7. It tuesday. A Sabeur spokesman Tai Dihe command had a details about the Soldier or his  than 5,000 Soldie Tom seven nato nations arc being air Rhino nor Way to Lake part in Arrow he. 88. Random drug checks will dulled throughout the exercise concluded this weekend. No in England held in assault on son Raf Alconbury England is a technical sergeant whose Young son. Is hospitalized in critical condition i being held by military police on suspicion of aggravated assault a base official said monday. The 36-year-old no b being held at the Raf Lakenheath confinement facility according to a spokesperson who asked nol to be identified the sergeant was taken into custody saturday by Huntingdon police after his23-month-old son was taken to the hos Pital. The child on monday afternoon won a Respirator at Addenbrooke i Hospi Tal in Cambridge in critical condition the official said a Hospital spokeswoman monday eve Ning said the child was in very poor condition. A Rehi announces Frestone makeover bid Milan Lily up Pirelli ,the italian lire maker. Monday announced Jis a share takeover bid Forfi Tittone tire & rubber co. In a bid to head off joint venture Between the .company and Bridgest oae corp. Of Tokyo. Pirelli pneumatic of Milan and it holding company Pirelli International of Basel Switzerland said the offer total ing st.931 billion is conditioned on acquiring two thirds of Firestone s shares by april i Chicago based Firestone reported feb.16 that it had agreed to Transfer in lire unit to a joint venture mainly controlled by Bridges Lone for More than Al billion in Cash and said it would distribute substantial portion of thai Money to its shareholders. A statement issued by Pirelli mid i offer is aimed at blocking approval by Firestone shareholders to the plan  t 75 percent slake and fire Stone 25 percent in the joint enter rift which would own and manage fire hone s worldwide tire business. The bid is conditioned on tenders of a least two thirds of Firestone s Stock and a dismantling of its takeover defences