European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 the stars and stripes sunday april 24,19b3 Poffel orders study of cola Oha by Chuc Washington "4c House armed services  thai overseas housing and allowances arc not adequately  against the ravages the weak Dollar overseas has ordered major study of the to special pay supplements. The committee s report on its version of the fiscal 1989 defense authorization Bill directs the or Nerol accounting of Fec to conduct a yearlong study of the adequacy and Lime iness of the allow ances. With regard la the cola program the committee further directs inc Gao to review the Market Basket Survey to ensure thai All appropriate Klemt Are in  the report said. The Gao should also determine whether any fur ther provisions should be made for High out of pocket expenses unique to certain areas or  the Market Basket Survey lists Price for various common state tide goods and services and is then used to determine the proper cola rates for various Over seas areas. Lawmakers who recently visited Over Yescas bases were told by some Scricc turn bars that despite the objective of mating their overseas purchasing Power roughly equal to stateside Levels Oha and cola increases were not adequate and. Mov specifically did nol cover some Tii a so items such As automobile registration impair and insurance the House report san a military comlus Avion official said the Pentagon  Oao review because we feel in in show that the system is working quite  said compensation official West Germany within the Crft two weeks to conduct their  an expect la come up with Thoj my resells the official said there were problems about a year ago when the Dollar was plummeting wildly hut the Date used to Peg the allowance Levels was updated and those Levels now can be adjusted As of Tenns every two weeks if the Doubr rate changes. There is one segment of the ova population that May planning and that is the Pajoff who Are not command sponsored pit elect Loaring their families Der anyway the official said Tea wife eligible Only for the Oha and of a at the single Rale there s Ria of nol a lot we can do for hem. A tits have chosen to place Ihm sly sluts id the  jugs Fps House report noted that Congress was focused almost exclusively on hous ing program in the United states an has not taken a close look at the situs lion overseas for some time. To report said the Oha is intended to reimburse total housing costs for 80 percent of the  in a Given overseas local the Wilh housing Cost sin the top Zorn want Matt pity the differ ence fromn Kir  pockets. Ola is meant to give overseas the same purchasing Power As Eric Myers with the same pay Trade and length of service in the United slates. The volatility of the Dollar Over the past 20 months has resulted in  requirements in the Oha and cola programs s500 million in fiscal 1987 and an estimated is billion during the next two  the House report said. Trio so figures coupled Wilh the per Sonal concerns voiced by services cab ers led to the committee s requirement for the Oao review. The Senate armed services committee would have to agree to the provision in conference wit its House counterpart before it would be come pan of the final defense authorization Law.  Washington Bantu Washington the air for has More bad new s for America s to deficit some of the service s Contr Sia new night jackets Are Bein Nanu fact Rcd from foreign goal i this in t another Cas of overseas suppliers gelling Amer liars Goat on International markets Row Cvar As air Force officials Are Juick to Point out. The fact is. There bal Aren t enough red while and Blue nmn to meet demands. Have buy usa1 clauses. In our  said air Force ipod Giulan capt. Chris Canfield. But he contractor told us he needed a. Foreign goats to provide some of jackets on the clause in order to fulfil tar contract. We definitely wanted t4oafldcr i assessment. From our Point of View we re far from marking Lime he old reporters at the Windup of two Days of talks. But he said the going is hard i trying to conclude an arms treaty in Lime for president Reagan and Gorbachev to. Sign at their May 29-Junc 2 Sun meeting Here. In a joint statement the two negotiators would Deal with lha of disputed issues on priority  Shu Tutas scheduled to have sat visit Kiev and Tbilisi Stop in is u Brief the North Atlantic trea. Ionization on monday and then Fly lome. He will hold another session with for eign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze before the Moscow Summit probably in Geneva around May 10. Were brought Ifo the 1media cd Lei be vat including pern Uhl army re for treatment Sun transp Dued from . Perez was drawn from lands it main when Elk Bonafed a c-141 roman Drewfus . Good con Diun and will lied at Brook army me Tyreal ceo u Antonio Texas. Three other injured Tea Ian left Germany thursday. Body found a Apa Rhent identified As  near midair collisions up Tokyo a there were 163 near midair collision Over Japan last year More than twice the number reported the year wort an aviation workers Union reported Friday. It Laid the a malic jump was due to an increase in the num Ber of aircraft flying the skies Over Japan. Correction an article Friday incorrectly identified the Petty officer in charge of the Raf Edzell Scotland dining Hall. The Man is senior chief Petty officer John Ruisch Schweinfurt West Germany is army authorities confirmed Friday that the Soldier found dead in burning apartment monday was spec. 4 Hubert Russell. The ii year old Soldier from Bury c. Lit in 10th Field arty apparently i of slab wound Between 1 50 ton. 3 30 . Monday a 3rd inf div Man said Friday. German firefighters found body along with two others to 3j . I they responded to a fire Atri med. A of Russell s badly j body wit hide through the use of in records the  said. The Bodie of acne Nita car Talesman Joey Mcneil and his we Petra also were found in the Mcneal apartment. Russel ii survived by his . F. Until and mixer Joyce f. R use of , election 88 Washington voting officials have released an update on presidential and state primary dates for june. North Dakota s presidential and slate primary elections will be held june 14. Maine will hold its state primary elec Tion june 14. Members of the armed forces civilian employees and their family members should Contact unit voting assistance officers for details on How to Register and obtain Absentee ballots. A completed Federal Post card application should be mailed to stateside voting authorities Early. 5,000 Iff Athens protest bases ego actions Athens Green a More than5,000 leftist pro enters paraded through the City cent Emo parliament thursday demanding a end to negotiations for a new . Bates agreement. The Rosr chars chanted out Wilh the basis or death and americans Mur Dere Rorm people As they walked to Cen trial Constitution Square they demanded that Premier Andreas Papandreou s socialist government Ball negotiations for a new . Bases Accord to replace the one thai expires in december. Greek and american officials this week began a fifth round of negotiations. The talks began in november but id because of greek insistence that a no Haccord be linked with Progress on Greck Jush disputes and the Cyprus problem Vic United stale refuses to become inv Zmij in regional disputes. The United Sta he operated four Bates in Greece to near Athens and two on Crete is itch he i pos