European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b / the stars and stripes Friday april 1.1988 Reagan urged to Check on Meese Washington a a Republican senator thursday called on president Reagan to meet with a resigned Justice department official and then recon Sider whether attorney general Edwin Meese Iii should slay on the . Arlen Specter r-pa., said that a published re port quoting resigned assistant attorney general Wil Liam f. Weld As saying he would have moved to indict a Csc if the decision had been his requires a presiden tial inquiry and decision Mcnese is the target of a broadening criminal investigation. Department sources have said the top officials quit because they Felt Meese s Legal problems were poisoning the Justice department. On wednesday sen. Bob pack Wood r-ore., said Dally that Meese should resign. Senate democratic Leader Robert Byrd also called for his resignation calling him the Crown Prince of the sleaze Factor in Reagan administration , interviewed on Abc tvs today show referred to a report in the Washington Post that quote sources familiar with tuesday s meeting of Meese Weld and Deputy attorney general Amott bum. At which Weld and bums turned in their resignations. The Post said Weld told Meese his situation presented a close Call but that if it were up to him he Shamir vows Israel will crush Arab uprising  a Israel thursday clamped new restrictions on palestinians and prime minister Yitzhak Shamir told jewish settlers in the West Bank that Israel would crush the palestinian uprising. We will continue to act against the violence until we stamp it out Shamir Leader of the right Wing liked bloc told hundreds of cheering jewish settlers during a tour of erosion five Miles South  in the West Bank town of Ramallal israeli troops sealed off the City Hall after reports of a bomb threat Arab witnesses  of stale George p. Shutlz defended his recent rocketing with Arab americans who belong to the Palestine liberation organization s Parli Mcm in Chile. Benjamin Netanyahu Israel s ambassador to the United nations said be is resigning in protest of the meeting on wednesday when palestinians observed land Day Israel clamped Down on palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza strip with its toughest restrictions in20 years of occupation land Day commemorates a confrontation on march30, 1976, when israeli arabs protested the forced Sale of 1,600 acres of their land for jewish settlement. Six arabs were killed. Israel radio said thursday the Interior ministry place new travel restrictions on palestinians front East Jerusa Lem where 130,000 arabs live. Israel annexed the pre dominantly Arab scat roof the City in 1967. Swaggart from Page 1 miss so Agar from he denomination if he resumed Reachi njmay22, but that Swaggart could Appeal that. Juleene urn age a spokeswoman for the National office of to assemblies of god in Springfield mo., Laid swag Galb option to return after three months does nol  / the general rest Vicry  and with out a dissenting a Etc affirm the authority of the executive pre byte to mate decisions on matter concerning  she said. Although the 13-%mrt�er executive presbytery which acts As he chord aboard of directors interrupted its bimonthly met irk to watch Treeby s televise news conference. Virnal said we Don t consider that we be heard from Joji my Swaggart because Wedon t communicate Hirouth television news Confer races with   in Wageah had considered leaving the As  said Hen considering the possibility fan Appeal. He Hsi not thought beyond  lawyer conceded however that Swaggart i de parture is a possibility. If � year away from the pulpit would Runft lucrative ministry Treeby said he is All those  very  would present it to he grand jury for an indictment. Up until this moment or perhaps yesterday you had situation where she Independent counsel was looking. But i think now ii a Dieteren matter. The president has total to or. Weld has to examine the facts and then has to make a presidential decision sooner said. Specter earlier questioned whether the . Depart ment of Justice can function with Meese in charge you finally reach a place when there is a Cloud of suspicion a sufficient Cloud of suspicion that i think you owe it to the president to remove yourself be said. Sen Howard Metzenbaum a Ohio said thursday that people have lost Confidence in the attorney general and nay lose Confidence in the president if Meese in dropped. Ii is not a question of is he Guthry or in t he  raid on Abc tvs Good morning Ameri  the fact is the american people have a right to Loo to the attorney general put him on a Pedestal have respect for him As the chief Law enforcement  for i part Meese said there s no reason to re sign and Reagan reiterated his support for his old fiend saying lie s been a Friend for Over 20 years. Have every Confidence in  while House spokesman Martin Fitzwalter was asked wednesday Why Meese remained on the Job when while House chief of staff Howard Baker vice president George Bush and first lady Nancy Reagan wanted him out. I Don t think any of thai is Trot Fite Wales  if he was denying it he said i Don t know. I be never heard in said. I be never heard anybody say  with Burns the no. 2 official in the Depan Merit Ana Weld were four of their . Dennis Deconcini o-ariz., said he in drafting a letter to Meuse calling on him to resign became of Bis Lack of credibility and Confidence but sen. Oren g. Hatch a Utah. Said Mees should remain in office until the special prosecutor comes up with his  criminal investigation of Meese launched Lajla May 11 by Independent counsel James Mckay in continuing and so far has delved into his involvement through longtime Friend e. Robert Wallach with scan dal plagued cd teen corp. And is billion proposed iraqi pipeline  widened the probe this week by subpoena ing payroll records and other documents of be washing Ion chapter of the multiple Derosis society in connection with a s40,och 4-year Job Meese t wife Ursula Gol with the Charity in 1985, investigator Are examining Wallace s role in helping mrs. Meese get the Job. Raise Pago 1 months ago. Said a House armed services can Imilce staffer. As Long As the committee members stayed within that ceiling we Felt we could allocate the Money however we wanted the is affect old the stars and Stripe  the Job will top defend thai action on the House floor when we debate Uii authorization  full armed  voted to accept almost every recommend Anu made by its personnel and compensation Subco Mmith last week. The committee trimmed  s re Quested 4.3 percent raise and plans Toque the extra bit of Money to boost Basic allowance  by 7percent, effective Jan. 1, 1989. And fund an Imose in household goods weigh limits a longstanding the defense department. Military officials in the Pentagon grumbled mildly that the action is unfair to single personnel living in government housing who Don t get quarters allowance and to those members who manage to stay under their current household Good weight limits. Up that s like having your cake and eating in too the staffer countered. Dod has complained  Are hurling because of  costs and that s certainly True bad Petiot Kepi Pace with housing Cost increases. A Adwood also has complained about How Many members pay out of pocket Cost during pcs  of station moves because they go Over the weight  Here we Are a Pond to their complaints and they complain about to a there s just not enough Money to go Mound. Tut Way the committee broke Down the Money was designed to try to help As  As  in addition id m bad increase the committee also recommended Ajr Proval of an increase of 3.4 percent in variable Houting allowance for stateside members which Wiur truth or ease the Oul of Pohlel housing crunch for Many military personnel. The committee voted to repeal planned officer cuts of 4 percent Over the next two years. The services will still Nave to make some minor administrative Cut i officer strength that were already planned but a 3 Inch thick requirements study sent to Congress in Earl March appears to have persuaded the committee to abolish the larger  report definitely helped Dod i ease the staffer said. It was quite a bit More detailed than theft Depages they gave a last  the household goods weight allowance increases approved by the committee were the same recommendations made by Dod in n report last year that showed thai 19 percent of officers and i percent of enlisted personnel exceeded  Elmili an had to pay for the excess Pound my the plan which will  May 1,1989, Lis different Rales for Minnif find Tingle personnel. Mem Bers with families wind Benefit More with increases of up to 133 Yatfa for those in the Grade of e-4 with under two Jug offs of service. Single members would Szeitl Elween is percent and 33 percent. Imidee approved a Pentagon request for pilots of up 10 j 12,000 per year but directed of Ciali to Grant the Bonus Only to pilots in Job Feally designated As having critical shortages. The committee also gave the Pentagon approval tomake Permane realest program out allows service members to lease a base housing without having 10pay Security deposits if service member broke a lease inc government Wohnou arantes the amount of the Deposit for the landlord a the test was done at three stateside locations and Dod officials said they would Liminie program to the stain for the Lime being. But the count Nee staffer said approval was Given to Dod expand that program la overseas areas As soon As Putni could be drawn . Les Aspin a wis House armed services committee chairman Hopes to bring the defense authorization Bill to the House floor for debate and 4 vote the week of april is after Congress returns fro the enter recess. The Senate is moving More slowly on its version of the defense authorization Bill. The Senate armed serv ices manpower and personnel subcommittee Oai no yet begun work on the Bill. Panel backs inf treaty ratification Washington a the Senate foreign relations comr Flatt recommended overwhelmingly wednesday  ratify a historic treaty to eliminate All . And  Nafe nuclear weapons. This is a Small step away from Niheu Olsen. Alan Cranston d-calif., raid after the let s 17-2 Vole. It Means the elevator of nuclear escalation will finally Stop and hopefully descend Aid Nifte tee chairman sen. Claiborne Pell " Cranston said his  do More than five senators will  the inter mediate Runge nuclear forces treat Foben the full Senate takes in up probably . Ratification requires1 a two thirds  67 vote if All 100 senator Arper Eselma voting. The Only dissenting vote inside the committee were Cul by Sens Jesse Helms , and Larry realer . Helms has worked vigorously to derail the trea  resounding committee vote papered Over bit Ter partisan dispute Over an amendment added to the treaty on tuesday with the aim of assuring thai the meaning of the pad cannot i reinterpreted by a future president  of Congress. Many  Mililli Ini said the amender Jenl